Thank you for asking. I hope you get a lot of responses.

Who cares? Seriously, you're saying that the lumens per watt isn't that spectacular with the driver but you're forgetting all the other points of comparison. How many 1000w HID bulbs can you fit per square foot of reflector area? How many of these? And how hot would that get? You could stick a half dozen or so of these in the same space as a single HID bulb. Even if it uses more electricity than a 1000w HID you'd be getting tons more light, more concentrated, and less heat. It's like LEDs without the weak lighting problem they have. As hautions says there's still some tech issues to be worked out before these things are practical anyway, so it's reasonable to expect the tech for the bulbs themselves will improve in that time too. There's no reason at all to get disappointed about these things unless it's because they're not ready to use right now.

'A couple of years' I note there is just a brief mention in their latest financial report. Below is a link to a somewhat more informative article than all the stale press releases. (extracted quotes below) "..It turned out, however, to house an R&D company with some very clever people and technology, including a linear compressor , a compressor that uses gas bearings, creating very little friction and, therefore, energy savings..... Project designer and assistant engineer for the new compressor technology, Gordon Otte, believes it is testament to the strength of that design philosophy that Embraco dropped its own linear compressor design to embrace Fisher & Paykel's technology..... When the company revealed the technology last September, he admits he was surprised to realise just how long it had taken to develop. "It did take a long time, but that was because there was a lot to invent," he says of the project, which is protected by at least 15 basic patents. " Here is a link that might be useful: How Fisher Paykel took on the World

It never ceases to amaze me when people leave GPSs, purses, cell phones, computers and any other valuables in plain sight, then act surprised when someone breaks in and steals it! I just don't have sympathy for that anymore. However there's other things that people that are intelligent often don't consider. Just taking the GPS off and leaving the bracket tells the thief you have one so it could be under the seat, in the glovebox, or in the trunk. So might as well break in and play the odds. It doesn't take long and could be other gain. Other telltale signs? How about that big ring on the windshield from the suction cup when people did at least remove the bracket. And don't forget the chargers left plugged in or out in plain sight. Antenna on the roof or trunk? Getting a text for a PIN number and sending it? Yeah right. There's another stupidity penalty if it's true, but I don't believe it. And anyone that truly would send sensitive info via text would deserve what they get. It's a "stoopid penalty" and if they don't wise up they can keep paying it and give us something to laugh at. I never give my entire keyring when at a service shop or something and if I'm leaving the vehicle the garage door opener is taken with me too. Got in the habit to use it to get back in. I don't use valet parking so that's not an issue either. Again, common sense is rare. These email stories that always end in SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!! really irritate me. Often people are at home while some are at the game. There's too many holes in this story to believe it. Spammers enjoy this stuff. They take theory and conjecture, add a lot of BS and people just must believe it because it came in an email. I don't believe things unless there's some links to check out in it. "a friend told me" it happened to someone they know doesn't cut it with me. Just like the $250 cookie recipe, the Bill Gates will pay you to email and all the other hoaxes. There is some value to a couple of the points but please don't just pass things on because it says to. I don't care if an email comes from "god@god.god" and has a burning bush graphic, I'll question it and look for substantiation. Seems to me a diety would use something other than email to warn me about armageddon anyway. These hoaxes (or is it hoaxi?) do have some value for discussion and getting people to think and share ideas. The insurance card is a good point. But don't overlook the owner's papers that might be in the glovebox or service records too. Do you have a registration card, cab card or license plate receipt in there? How about some bills, mail or even a magazine with name and address on it? But all this aside, if you don't make your vehicle attractive for theft in the first place, a lot of this is moot anyway.