Energy storage system producer 24M Technologies spun out of lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems today to become a separate venture. The company raised a $10 million Series A funding round from Charles River Ventures and North Bridge Venture Partners. The company raised an additional $6 million in a grant from the Department of Energy‘s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). The funding will h...

Want an ebook reader in the states? You have two choices: the Kindle or the Nook. That’s about it. Either other manufacturers are pulling out of the US market or they’re avoiding it altogether. Samsung introduced its ebook reader with much fanfare at CES 2010, but now it’s not going to be released here. This isn’t exactly a bad thing as both the Kindle and Nook are well-polished devices and are about as g...

Everyone is in to this carbon fiber look; I see it everywhere. iCarbons.com has decided the best place to put carbon fiber is on every Apple device you own. iCarbons.com uses 3M Di-Noc vinyl custom-cut to fit various Apple devices – a solid range of them. The protective material adheres well to the devices, and comes off without any residue (I left mine on my iPhone a week before removing to test for...