Malaysian Robocon 2008

The Malaysian Robocon 2008 has finally ended. There has been a change in trend this year where UTM lost their champions to MMU. UTeM out of nowhere turns out first runner up in the competition. Second runner up was grant to UPM. MMU with their outstanding strategy and great robots are able to curb strategy used by UTeM. UTM on the other hand suffered technical error which costed their championship.

The lost of UTeM was not suprising as it had been used several times in the competition. Hence it was slightly predictable. UPM's manual robot was among the best manual on the arena so was MMU.

MMU will be representing Malaysia for Robocon at Pune India.

BMW Outdo Prius In Terms of MPG

Supprising enough but that's the fact. BMW's diesel powered 5 series has outdo prius in terms of MPG. Prius which was being hail as one of the most fuel efficient hybrids in the world has been surpassed by BMW which is famous for their high performance high capacity cars. BMW has 0.9 mpg better than Prius. How could it possibly happend. It has raise doubt amongs critics on how efficient a car could be.

BMW has improve several aspects of the car which result in remarkable fuel efficiency.

resources

http://www.goodcleantech.com/2008/03/bmw_beats_prius_in_mpgs.php

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Yahoo's Top Pick Car 2008

Green car: Toyota Prius
Small sedan: Hyundai Elantra SE
Family sedan: Honda Accord
Upscale sedan: Infiniti G35
Luxury sedan: Lexus LS 460L
Fun to drive: Mazda MX-5 Miata
Small SUV: Toyota RAV4
Midsized SUV: Hyundai Santa Fe
Minivan: Toyota Sienna
Pickup truck: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab

Resources

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/450/Top-Picks-2008/;_ylc=X3oDMTE0bG0zbnQ0BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawN0b3AtMjAwOA--

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Sony Ericsson C902 and C702
They are the best camera phone that you cannot get anywhere else. The Sony Ericsson C902 and C702 offer superb picture quality as well as High End features such as HSPDA and UMTS networks support.

They are in Cybershot range of camera. As usual there will be softwares such as image stabiliser and face detection.

Most of the features in C902 and C702 are similar but the only difference is that C902 offers image resolution for up to 5 megapixels. While C702 offers 3.2 megapixels image resolution. The most interesting of all is that the C702's camera is splash and dust proof.

The C902 and C702 are integrated with GPS so you won't get lost even you try to!!! The C902 comes in two version C902 Cybershot and C902c. The difference between these two cameras is that C902c does not support HSPDA and UMTS. It is an EDGE/GSM/Quadband phone.

resources
http://gizmodo.com/354746/sony-ericsson-c902-c702-bring-high+end-photography-to-your-pocket

Computer For The Blind

A good news for those who lost their eyesight. Siafu Computer is here to help. This is the latest concept by Jonathan Lucas. If this computer is put into production it might just have ended the use of Braille type writter. It consist of dynamic Braille surface which is able to display word as well as PICTURES !!! This does not just allow user to read but also visualise the thing that they are reading.

resources
http://gizmodo.com/362235/siafu-computer-brings-eyes-to-hands