Italy: Piaggio announces the e-scooter ONE. To debut at Beijing Motor Show on May 28.

The Piaggio ONE marks the arrival of a completely new generation of e-scooters making their world debut on TIK TOK. The social network provides the stage for a scooter set to revolutionize electric mobility by directly addressing the generations that decreed the worldwide success of today’s hippest social network.

Confirming its mission as an e-scooter for global mobility, the Piaggio ONE makes its debut live at the Beijing Motor Show, which, from 28 May, will showcase the latest trends in urban and metropolitan mobility.

Light, easy to ride, essential yet smart – as an e-scooter should be – the Piaggio ONE also delivers the best content of Piaggio scooters: quality, reliability, and a robust chassis for maximum riding pleasure and guaranteed safety and enjoyment. Because the Piaggio ONE promises to be so easy and such fun to ride that youngsters will fall in love with two-wheelers as the coolest way to commute.

Style, eco-sustainability with its zero emissions, lightweight, brilliant performance, the Piaggio ONE has everything to delight the youngest generations.

The Piaggio ONE features a wealth of technological features, including a digital color instrument panel with a sensor to adapt the background and luminosity to ambient conditions, full LED lights, a keyless start system, two motor maps.

The original design of the Piaggio ONE incorporates the essentiality required by urban electric mobility but retains the unmistakable style, quality materials, and assemblies that distinguish the entire range of Piaggio scooters. First, the Piaggio ONE is a user-friendly two-wheeler, created to improve and simplify daily travel in an urban environment. As a keyless vehicle, the Piaggio ONE uses a remote start system.

On the road, the new Piaggio e-scooter is a lightweight vehicle that is very easy to manage, with a comfortable riding position, a low seat, a flat roomy footplate, plus practical and robust pull-out footpegs for the passenger. The Piaggio ONE is also the only e-scooter in its category to provide a capacious compartment below the seat.

The Piaggio ONE will be available in several versions offering different powers (moped and motorcycle) and different ranges, all powered by an electric motor whose lithium-ion batteries can be easily extracted for recharging at home or in the office. 

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Telefonica reached agreement to buy an 11.1 per cent stake in the pay-TV unit of Italy’s Mediaset.

Telefonica reached agreement to buy an 11.1 per cent stake in the pay-TV unit of Italy’s Mediaset for €100 million, hot on the heels of an earlier media deal in its home market with the same partner.

In Italy, the Spanish operator said it will buy its minority stake in Mediaset Premium in the coming months.

That deal follows Telefonica’s agreement to purchase Mediaset’s 22 per cent stake in Spanish pay-TV player Distribuidora de Television (DTS) for €295 million.

The operator is now the complete owner of DTS, having agreed in early June to up its stake to 78 per cent with an agreement to buy a 56 per cent stake from Prisa for €750 million.

Telefonica wants exclusive access to content such as DTS’ so it can customise the quadplay packages it offers in competition with rivals such as Vodafone, which last week received EC approval for the purchase of cable TV operator Ono.

In Italy, the strategy is less clear. Mediaset’s own statement noted: “This partnership marks an important alliance between Mediaset and Telefonica for future cooperation in their respective pay TV activities in terms of technology, know-how and content.”

The Italian company is spinning off its pay-TV activities into a separate company with an equity value of €900 million.

Its aim is to bring in a series of international shareholders to develop content production and distribution activities.

A number of names have been circulated as possible investors. According to Reuters, deputy chairman Pier Silvio Berlusconi said last week Mediaset was in talks with Qatari-owned TV broadcaster Al Jazeera.

Another report in Corriere della Sera quoted Berlusconi as saying talks were ongoing with French group Vivendi.  Access to English-speaking markets was another objective Berlusconi said, as was Spanish ones. Telefonica has enabled Mediaset to reach that particular objective.

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Back from the Future: Piaggio rewinds the scooter Vespa 946

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Back from the Future: Piaggio rewinds the  scooter Vespa 946.

Sixty-six years and 17 million vehicles after the Piaggio group decided to return to their origins to present an updated version of the first Vespa prototype presented in 1946. 

The recently concluded Motorcycle Hall of Milan was the venue chosen by the Italian manufacturer for the world debut of this model, which combines the classic style of the iconic retro 'scooter' cutting with futuristic details.

In terms of structure, the first 946 incorporates a body made ​​of steel and aluminum, which seeks to reduce the overall weight and thus optimize energy efficiency. 

Also available is the new rear shock, which is now horizontal and not vertical, as it was in previous models. Moreover, the preload is adjustable in four positions, to adapt the response of the suspension to the different situations and improve the ride comfort. 

Piaggio realizes that the 946 is known for its stability, which exceeds that of the great GTS, while its lightness and wide steering angle make it very agile, a quality he shares with the small LX. The seat is an important design element. With hinges placed on an aluminum support, leaves the air back. The upholstery is made from a fabric waterproof. 

In terms of security, has disc brakes assisted by an antilock system. It also incorporates the innovative ASR traction control, which prevents the front wheel slip slightly adherent surfaces.

Techno(eco)logical milestones

Vespa Quarantasei (forty-six, the name refers to the year in which the first Vespa was manufactured) opens a window to the future in technology as well.

The beating heart of the Vespa Quarantasei is an extremely modern engine which unveils the development lines of motoring in the new future, characterised by low fuel consumption and decreased gas and sound emissions.

The single cylinder 125 cc 4 stroke, 3 valve, air cooled engine with electronic injection represents Piaggio Group's state of the art technology in scooter engines.

The new engine has been designed, developed and manufactured entirely in Pontedera, Piaggio's largest plant, which is one of the most advanced engine development and production centres in the world. This engine is born from the challenge that the Piaggio Group has taken on: to provide an increasingly more evolved customer with a product that guarantees performance, reliability and safety while also leading the field in respect for the environment.

An extremely modern engine.

The innovative 3 valve timing which characterises the Vespa Quarantasei engine allows optimisation of the load motion in the cylinder both in terms of tumble and swirl as well as optimal positioning of the spark plug, increasing combustion performance and at the same time guaranteeing optimum cooling of the parts inside the head.

For all of the bodies in motion bearings have been used in order to keep internal friction to a minimum: the timing rockers have a roller, all to the advantage of reducing noise and increasing mechanical efficiency, the camshaft is on bearings as well as the entire final drive.

The cooling system was carefully analysed, even through thermal fluid-dynamic simulations, in order to further improve performance, thereby obtaining significant reduction in terms of absorbed power and acoustics.

The injection system is state of the art for functionality and rideability, with automatic idle control and closed-loop titre management with a lambda probe. The three dimensional maps of advance, titre and injection timing are managed by a new generation control unit. Together with the trivalent catalytic converter, compliance with the Euro3 standard is more than guaranteed, even in anticipation of future standards which will be increasingly restrictive in terms of containment of polluting emissions.

CES 2012: Video: i´mWatch Promo Ad

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CES 2012: The world’s first real smartwatch: i´m WATCH.

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Get your intuitive interface in a complex world. 

Slick, thin and ergonomic, i'm Watch is made to be part of you. And it’s always with you by all means: phone, web, music, radio, organizer, photo, video, and whatever App you may come up with. Born for multi-tasking exploit, i'm Watch is so fast and simple to use that everything else will be left behind, likely on your car backseat.

Italy: LG Optimus Pad launches for EUR 899.

WorldWide ech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.


LG has announced the availability of the Optimus Pad, a tablet with 3D video recording, on the Italian market. 


The multimedia tablet is available at the suggested retail price of EUR 899. In comparison, the most expensive version of the Apple iPad 2 costs EUR 799 (Wi-Fi + 3G with 64 GB of memory). 


Other important features of the Optimus Pad are the multi-touch 8.9-inch diagonal screen with resolution 1280x768 pixels, the Tegra 2 processor dual core, which together with Android 3.0 OS, provides access to a range of applications and games of the Tegra Zone.

Italy: TIM, Vodafone, Wind, 3 Italia, Fastweb and PosteMobile operators launch mobile payments platform

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Italian operators TIM, Vodafone, Wind, 3 Italia, Fastweb and PosteMobile launched a shared platform to pay for digital content and services with a single click, using phone credit.

 Purchases are possible from any device (mobile, smartphone, PC or tablet), with the mobile number and a password used for authentication.

The interface was developed by technology partners Engineering and Reply. A number of media and content companies have already agreed to adopt the platform, which is expected to support mass use of mobile commerce in Italy.

Italy: PosteMobile launches ZTE tablet with one year free internet

WorldWideTech & SCience. Francisco De Jesús.

Italian MVNO PosteMobile has teamed up with ZTE to launch the PM1152 Tabula tablet on the local market.

The Tabula is the seventh device marketed by the two companies within 13 months and is part of ZTE's new investment strategy across Europe.

This device has a 7-inch touch screen, weighs 400 g and uses the Android 2.1 OS. Connectivity is guaranteed by compatibility with GSM triband (900/1800/1900), UMTS 2100 and HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps download, with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, RAM 512 MB and ROM of 512 MB, with expandable microSD memory up to 32 GB. On the back of the device is a 3 MP camera.

The Tabula is offered at a retail price of EUR 349 and those buying a PosteMobile Sim before October 15 receive one year free internet.

Italy: Acer announces the agreement with Ducati

WorldWideTech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Under this agreement Acer will become Official Partner of the glorious motorcycle company.

Just like in all teams that want to excel in sport competition, also in Ducati to achieve the objectives requires teamwork, commitment, continuity, flexibility and endurance while giving each individual its due value. And Acer, whose commitment to the world of sport, particularly in the motor world, is long standing and not fortuitous, bases its strength and continued growth on these same values.

Historical Italian brand, Ducati debuted in MotoGP in 2003, becoming quickly one of the most successful players. The similarities between Acer and Ducati Racing are deep. The passion for performance and excellence, total commitment and determination to achieve new goals, the willingness to open up new paths and to invest in innovation motivate both companies.

"Both Acer and Ducati have proved that teamwork and the spirit of competition can turn ambitious goals into concrete results," said Gianpiero Morbello, Corporate Vice President Marketing and Brand, Acer Group. "We decided to sign this important new partnership with the belief that the combination of the two brands will have a positive value for Acer, as well as to strengthen their commitment to the world of motorsport."

"The agreement with Acer for us represents an achievement of an important goal," commented Filippo Preziosi, Ducati Corse General Director. "Acer shall be a partner that not only is able to provide reliable and high performance systems, but also a great experience in the racing world. With this agreement we have achieved both goals, in the delicate project engineering work also in the demanding and dynamic activity of the track. "

The agreement of the initial term of two years covers the supply of hardware including Acer branded clients and Gateway servers. Thanks to Acer and Gateway's solutions, Ducati will benefit from the most modern and efficient systems for the 3D CAD for their engine's design; from systems based on high performance computing for fluid dynamics simulation, as well as high-performance mobile devices that deliver the power necessary for processing telemetry data analysis.

The partnership between two dynamic and innovative brands such as Acer and Ducati can only be beneficial and a source of excellence for both companies.

Source: Ducati.