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If Nissan has its way, our future world would be filled with arrow-shaped electric cars. We’ve just seen the ZEOD RC Le Mans electric racecar and on its way to the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show is this, the Nissan BladeGlider Concept. More than a concept, the BladeGlider is both a proposal for the future direction of Nissan EV development and an exploratory prototype of an upcoming production vehicle from the world’s leading EV manufacturer. Developed with form following function, Nissan crafted the vehicle’s unique layout to give the driver and passengers “sustainable exhilaration”. Its shape alone, with a narrow 1.0-metre front track, challenges the convention that has dominated our roads since the birth of the internal combustion engine. The BladeGlider has its conceptual roots in two aerial images: the soaring, silent, panoramic freedom of a glider and the triangular shape of a high performance “swept wing” aircraft. In terms of engineering, the BladeGlider’s development...

In the just concluded special event , Apple has refreshed its tablet line up for 2013. The full sized iPad in its 5th generation is given a new name – the iPad air while the iPad mini gets a much needed screen bump in resolution with Retina Display. iPad Air The new iPad Air retains the same 9.7″ Retina Display but now comes in a much slimmer package. As expected, it follows the same design language as the current iPad mini with a thinner bezel for a narrower width. The new iPad air is now just 7.5mm thick and weighs 469 grams which is 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the current 4th gen iPad with Retina Display. In fact, the iPad Air is currently the lightest full sized tablet. As comparison, the water and dust resistant Sony Xperia Tablet Z is heavier at 495 grams but it is still thinner at just 6.9mm. Powering the new iPad Air is Apple’s latest A7 chip and M7 co-processor which also powers their current iPhone 5S . Contrary to earlier leaks and speculation, t...

Prices for the Toyota Vios are to start from RM73,200 for the entry-level 1.5 J manual variant, and go all the way up to RM93,200 for the TRD Sportivo. Here’s a quick look at the new Toyota’s prices and variants (all prices are OTR with Insurance): Toyota Vios 1.5 J (M) – RM73,200 Toyota Vios 1.5 J (A) – RM77,300 Toyota Vios 1.5 E – RM82,900 Toyota Vios 1.5 G – RM88,500 Toyota Vios 1.5 TRD Sportivo – RM93,200   Buyer’s Guide: The locally-assembled 2013 Toyota Vios looks good, drives comfortably and is a tried and tested formula by the Japanese carmaker. It comes with a three-year/ 100,000km warranty, and is offered in five different colour options (White, Silver Metallic, Medium Silver, Attitude Black, and Quartz Brown). There’s a good list of options for those of you who wish to spec-up your variant, and these include an Aerokit (featured as standard on the TRD Sportivo), and a DVD-AVN/AVX system with Reverse Camera.  

Check out the new Nissan Grand Livina 2013 with price in Malaysia from RM86,880 for a 1.6(M) version. Enjoy low car  installment from RM599 monthly. Specs & Features of Nissan Grand Livina 2013: 7 Seater MPV Keyless Entry Steering Wheel with Audio Control & Fine Vision Meter with MID Sleek Headlights & Rear Lamps Updated Cockpit & Steering Wheel Stylish Chrome Grille Fog Lamps* & High Mount LED Stop Lamp Dual Front SRS Airbags Nissan Grand Livina 2013 Gallery: Nissan Grand Livina 2013 Price in Malaysia: 1.6 (M): RM86,880 1.6 (A): RM89,880 1.8 (A): RM99,880 * Above on-the-road price in Peninsular Malaysia inclusive of NSP, excise duty, sales tax and standard accessories/package. Only applicable for private registration.

It looks rather good in the flesh; much better than most pictures suggest. Its ‘Dual Solid Motion’ design concept is distinctive, if not exactly unique. The character line that runs across the side of the vehicle draws attention away from the thick proportion as well as help improve all-round visibility. Honda calls it the ‘lightning-bolt’ belt line. While the front is heavily based on the Brio hatchback it’s derived from, the rear end is all new. The lights have a BMW-like notched design, and the D-pillar is partly covered by the rear quarter panel – another move to break up the visual mass. The prototype sits on 15-inch aluminium wheels. No pictures of the interior yet, as we weren’t allowed in (this is a prototype, after all). Honda claims to have a class-leading “sensation and comfortable” cabin, without saying it’ll be the roomiest small MPV around. It goes on to say that the rear-most seats will have limited space, but makes up for it by having a “comfortable ...

Both Fiesta bodystyles – which arrived in showrooms last weekend – are equipped with a 1.5 litre Duratec Ti-VCT four-cylinder engine, which has 112 PS at 6,300 rpm and 140 Nm at 4,400 rpm for output numbers (the outgoing 1.6 Ti-VCT unit offers 120 PS at 6,000 rpm and 152 Nm at 4,050 rpm, an eight PS and 12 Nm difference in output). The Sigma-family lump is paired with the familiar Getrag 6DCT250 dry dual-clutch six-speed PowerShift transmission, now with a gearshift-mounted SelectShift manual override. The ratios and final drive remain unchanged from previously. The facelift arrives with minor exterior revisions, the most noticeable change being with the front – fresh to the car is a large trapezoidal front grille, and the design of both bonnet and halogen CSR headlamps has also been revised, as has that of the rear lamps. The sedan, meanwhile, features a new bumper fascia and heavier use of chrome accents. Inside, the Sport hatch gets new fabric/leather combinat...

The ASUS PadFone Infinity which is arriving in Malaysia this month has gotten a new sibling. Simply called as the New PadFone Infinity, the new version offers updated hardware and some improvements on its build quality. Although the design is rather identical, there are some subtle changes on the new version. The back comes with diamond cut edges which gives it a more premium feel, a microSD card slot for storage expansion and a secondary mic for noise cancellation. Internally, the processor is upgraded from the previous 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 to a faster 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800. . The rest of the PadFone hardware remains the same which includes a 5″ Full HD Super IPS display, 13MP BSI camera, 2MP front facing camera and a 2,400mAh battery. In terms of storage, the new version comes with a lower option of 16GB/32GB while the 2GB memory has been upgraded from LPDDR2 to LPDDR3. Meanwhile the base PadStation tablet remains unchanged with the same 10.1″ di...

A fingerprint scanner in an iPhone. When we heard about it, we dismissed it as a ridiculous rumour and for good reason. Fingerprint scanners have been in computers for years now, they promise enhanced security but they are notorious for piss poor accuracy and when they do work they take way too long to read your print. So you can understand why we didn’t think Apple would bother with a fingerprint scanner on their latest iPhone. It’s just too cumbersome, too finicky, too unApple to find the place in the sleek, intuitive iPhone. And then Apple reinvented the fingerprint scanner. Obviously we’ve not yet tried Touch ID ourselves but looking at the many hands-on reviews and comments from people who have the experience is totally unlike anything that we are used to. Apple’s Touch ID does everything fingerprint scanners didn’t. It’s easy to setup, it’s accurate, its fast, its intuitive and most important of all, it doesn’t change the way you use your iPhone. Yet at the sam...

ASUS Malaysia has been teasing the launch of MeMO Pad HD 7 on its official website as well as on Facebook since early this month. Well, the wait is about to be over because the Taiwanese company will bring the tablet to Malaysia in mid August. According to a spokesperson from ASUS Malaysia, they will announce MeMO Pad HD 7 in a media event on August 14. FYI, the tablet was first unveiled earlier last month at Computex Taipei 2013. The tablet may hit stores as early as August 15, a week after the Raya celebration. To recap on the specs,  ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7  features a 7-inch HD IPS display with 1280 x 800 resolution and 170 degree wide viewing angles. The tablet is powered by an ARM Cortex A7 quad-core processor with 1GB of memory and storage option of 8GB or 16GB. There is a microSD card slot to expand the storage. 16GB of free one-year ASUS WebStorage is also included. Other features include a 1.2MP front-facing HD camera, a 5MP rear camera ...

Rumours about the new iPhones are rife and the latest one reported by Japan’s Nikkei says that the first wave of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C shipments will hit Japan on September 20. Japan, like the US and a few other key markets, were among the first countries to start selling the iPhone 5 and if Nikkei’s sources are reliable, it’s a good indication of when we can expect the new iPhones to hit Malaysia. If we had to guess, it would be somewhere between November and December perhaps even as early as October. What’s certain is that Celcom, DiGi and Maxis will offer the new iPhones at the same time. Persistent rumours say that Apple is working on two new iphones. One will be an update of the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 will receive the “S” moniker and a minor refresh with an updated processor, improved camera hardware including a dual-LED flash as well as an embedded fingerprint scanner. There’s also a new gold color option on the same anodised aluminium body. The other new iPho...