CyberHeart raises $3.6M for cardiac radiosurgery
CyberHeart, a company that develops radiosurgical equipment for non-invasive cardiac surgeries (radiosurgery is used to treat benign and malignant tumors), has brought in $3.6 million of a targeted $8.1 million round of debt, rights and securities according to a filing with the SEC. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., the company is backed by Emergent Medical Ventures, Mitsubishi, Venture Select and United Investments.
Mitsubishi sprints ahead with i-MiEV sales launch on July 31
Mitsubishi announced today that it will begin taking orders for its zero-emissions car, the electric i-MiEV, on July 31. As soon as tomorrow, it will deliver the first few hatchback models to several electric power corporations in Japan. Individual buyers will receive them as soon as next April, the company says.
With a pricetag of about $49,000 in mind, Mitsubishi says its target is to sell 1,400 cars in the next year and 5,000 in Japan… Continue Reading
Mitsubishi jumps into U.S. electric car race with i MiEV . . . in Oregon?
Venture-backed electric car companies have been getting the lion’s share of attention these days. Fisker Automotive just raised a cool $85 million to produce its hybrid-electric Karma, and Tesla Motors has been abuzz since unveiling its Model S sedan. But that doesn’t mean the traditional auto titans are down and out. Just today, Mitsubishi announced plans to bring its all-electric i MiEV vehicle to the U.S.
This is a pretty big milestone: The car will be… Continue Reading
CES: Are 3-D glasses moving beyond the gimmick stage? Nah
Before my trip to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, I predicted that TV and computer makers would be hawking 3-D options in order to differentiate themselves. Hollywood’s been trying to use 3-D glasses in theaters in an effort to make an experience not available at home, and I expected TV makers would probably be playing catch-up. And I was right. I saw LG, Samsung, Sony, Nvidia, Viewsonic, iZ3D and others pushing… Continue Reading