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TOKYO - Presiden syarikat Toyota Motor Corp, Akio Toyoda memperkenalkan kereta konsep futuristik yang memiliki bentuk menyerupai sebuah telefon pintar gergasi dalam satu majlis di sini semalam. Dinamakan Fun-Vii, beliau menggelarkan kereta konsep tersebut sebagai "sebuah telefon pintar bertayar empat". Kereta itu berfungsi seperti sebuah komputer peribadi dengan pemandunya boleh berhubung dengan orang lain dengan mengetuk panel pintu kereta tersebut. Pintu kenderaan itu dilengkapi skrin besar dengan fungsi sentuh yang beroperasi seperti sebuah telefon pintar. "Sebuah kereta perlu mempunyai daya tarikan," kata Toyoda. Beliau turut memperkenalkan sebuah skuter yang boleh ditunggang sambil berdiri yang dinamakan Winglet pada majlis berkenaan.

Toyota had debuted the FT-86 few months ago in concept form, and now the production is known as GT 86. The GT 86 is said to be inspired by the legendary AE86! I'm sure that many know AE86 was the king of the hills (in hill racing, not offroading, mind you) and delivers great handling and performance in the 80s. Measuring at 4240mm long, 1280mm high, 1770mm wide and with a 2570mm wheelbase, Toyota claims that the GT 86 has the lowest centre of gravity (460mm) among all of its products! It is also the most compact four-seater (2+2 to be exact) available to date! While I have no unfavourable comments on the GT 86's design, a more sporty and low slung side profile will be appreciated. The front and rear end design of it looks great and prepare to produce some exhilarating performances on the road. The rear-wheel-drive GT 86 with front mounted 2.0litre Boxer engine is able to churn out 197bhp at 7,000 rpm and 205 Nm of torque at 6,600rpm. The powerpla...

So you want to ditch your corporate cubicle and join the ranks of web workers? But you have a mortgage, maybe a dependent or two, and a taste for Venti Mochas from Starbucks? You can make money in the new economy, though it might not be as easy or cushy as keeping your old economy job. I’m not talking about advertising or affiliate marketing or selling your junk on eBay. Those are so last millennium! I’m talking about the new new economy. 1. Offer your professional expertise in an online marketplace .These days, you can do more than just sell your old books via Amazon and your old Coach handbags via eBay—now you can sell your professional capabilities in a marketplace. No longer are you limited to looking for a permanent or contract job on Web 1.0 style job sites like Monster or CareerBuilder . The new breed of freelancing and project-oriented sites let companies needing help describe their projects. Then freelancers and small businesses offer bids or ideas or proposals ...

Volvo S60 T4 If you lost touch to the outside world since a decade ago, you will be filled with disbelief if I present the 2011 Volvo S60 to you and tell you it is a Volvo. The S60 is no doubt one of the best products had ever created by Volvo. Comtemporary and sleek styling, not to mention the safest Volvo to date, which is claimed by Volvo themselves. When Volvo says the S60 is the best, you'll know how good it is when it comes to safety... S60 T4 (left) and S60 T5 (right) While the Volvo XC60 is Volvo's best looking SUV, the S60 is Volvo's most attractive sedan to date. It has dynamic design that no one would ever possibly imagine a Volvo a decade ago. The low slung roofline promotes a coupe-like silhouette, but thankfully this is achieved without sacrificing the rear occupants' headroom. Settling in the driver's seat and you'll find the driver-focused cockpit centre console and instrument panel looks upmarket and good build quality. A...

One big advantage of Kindle Store, iBookstore and other e-book store is users can easily download and buy books anywhere. Same as drinks / snacks / tickets / crabs automatic vending machines, consumers can make payments by cash. After payment, vending machines will print out a receipt with a QR code. Consumers through taking photo of QR code to obtain the e-books’ download link. Compared to the online book store, Glory’s book selling machines could display all the sold books through a large-screen, providing a “look” books place for passers. In addition, the payment method of Glory is traditional, it does not require users to register account which reduces the cost of the primary user to get started. It is an interesting attempt – but I am afraid it is only an interesting attempt nothing more.

Celcom is on the roll with more Samsung device up for bundling. Today they have revealed its Samsung Galaxy W offer which can be yours from RM328. As usual, you have a choice of 3 plans and 2 contract periods – 12 months and 18 months. The cheapest offer of RM328 is applicable on the Celcom Exec 250 with 2 years duration. At the bare minimum, it is offered at RM708 on 12 months contact of Celcom Exec 50 + 1GB Data plan. If you’re not willing to fork out too much money for the latest but looking for something decent, the Galaxy W is the best value priced phone under RM1,000 at the moment. Another telco that’s offering the Galaxy W is U Mobile which is now open for registration of interest.

It seems to be raining tablets in Malaysia with massive offers and smaller sized tablets coming our way. The Motorola Xoom is now more attractive with another round of price cut. According to IMCC, the Motorola Xoom WiFi is now priced at RM1,399 while the Motorola Xoom WiFi + 3G version is going for RM1,599. That’s a massive price difference which is almost RM1,000 less from its launch price. This offer is valid from IMCC while stocks last. Just to recap on the specs, both Motorola Xoom 3G and WiFi versions runs on a dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and comes with 32GB of internal storage. Just recently Android 3.2 Honeycomb update has been rolled out to Xoom users which puts it up to date with other tablets out there. If you’re looking for a better bargain for the Xoom, you might want to check out Maxis RM299 Xoom 3G offer which recently resumed.

Despite record sales elsewhere, iPhone 4S sales in South Korea have been surprisingly slow reports The Korean Times on Wednesday. Customers of one of the world’s most tech savvy country cite the phone’s poor battery performance and lack of support for 4G LTE as the main reasons why they’ve decided to forgo Apple’s latest smartphone. The paper reports that pre-sales of the iPhone 4S have totaled between 150,000 and 300,000 units combined at SK Telecom and Korea Telecom, citing unnamed carrier officials in stating that a number of customers who have made pre-orders have recently cancelled. “I dropped my plan to buy the iPhone 4S. It’s not wholly-new and also there are big problems relating to hardware-related issues,” one iPhone 4 owner told The Korea Times. “I am a big Apple fan. But I’m very disappointed by the uncompetitive iPhone 4S.” Local press and customers in the region have been vocal in complaining that the new iPhone failed to meet their high expectations. The r...

The current Toyota Avanza found on our road has been around for many years. Despite that, it is still selling well and became some small families' trusty family mover or moms' favourite car to fetch their kids to school due to its compact MPV dimension. The all-new Avanza's exterior dimension didn't change much compared to the outgoing Avanza. The former is wider by 30mm at 1660mm, longer by 20mm at 4140mm while the wheelbase and ovrall height remain unchanged. The exterior styling has become sleeker and less boxy compared to the outgoing model. More curves were added to the front, side and rear of the all-new Avanza, making it less dull and more lively. According to the spec sheet, the all-new Avanza uses Electronic Power Steering (EPS) which is found in many modern cars like our very own Perodua Myvi. It promotes lower maintanence, fuel consumption and easier manoeuvrability. The cabin features tidier looking dashboard, resemblance to t...

Ford has been producing some awesome looking cars when they start to introduce its kinetic design language into them. For instance, Ford Mondeo, S-Max, Fiesta, to name a few. Now, Ford has evolved its kinetic design language, make improvement to the already attractive design, and the result is the above - Ford Escape. The new design language first appeared in Ford Evos Concept, a 2-door concept car with a brand new 'face of Ford' which is similar to the one found on the latest generation of Ford Focus. The overall design resemblance of the Ford Kuga, and coincidently Ford Espace will wear the 'Kuga' badge when it is sold in some countries. There will be 3 engines available for the all-new Escape. A 1.6 EcoBoost with 173bhp and 240Nm, a 2.0 EcoBoost that offers 237bhp and 338Nm and a 2.5litre engine with 168bhp and 226 Nm of torque.

2012 Honda CR-V When Honda unveils its third generation Honda CR-V, a huge SUV but with controversial styling. Not everyone was able to accept its design and criticized it, especially the 'shark mouth' front end. Now, the fourth generation of Honda CR-V is debuted with a more upmarket and less (but still has) controversial styling... The front end design is toned down compared to the 3rd generation CR-V. The added ruggedness to the exterior design helps to gain more road presence. The bulkier rear end promotes more boot space, but I think the CR-V looks slightly butt-heavy from the side. Overall, I would still say the CR-V's design is a commendable job since Honda previous work on the all-new Civic doesn't work quite well. I know Honda tried hard to give the rear end of the CR-V a style of its own, but it still has resemblance of Volvo XC60's. Like every successor, the all-new Honda CR-V is more refined, safer, has better fuel economy and imp...

Mitsubishi MiEV  The Mitsubishi MiEV is based on the Mitsubishi i kei-car which is only available currently in other countries. Being a kei car, it measures 1475mm wide, 1600mm tall, 3395mm long and a staggering 2550mm long wheelbase (compared to Myvi's 2440mm!). These figures translate a cabin which is bigger than normal kei car like Perodua Viva! The exterior and interior of the MiEV looks ordinary and almost similar to Mitsubishi i. However, the instrument panel is changed to accomodate information about the electric powertrain. There's a meter which will move from charge to eco depending on your driving condition, almost similar concept like Honda's eco lighting in the instrument panel which will turn from green to blue when you drive aggressively. As an electric car, the MiEV is utter silence when it's not moving on the outside. When you turn the ignition on, the MiEV only vibrated with an unapparent frequency. You can only listen the sound o...

Satu masa dulu, Hentian Bas Klang atau turut dikenali sebagai Terminal Bas Pasarama Kota begitu gah. Dirasmikan pada 10 November 1968, bangunan itu bukan saja lokasi bas ‘berlabuh’ mengambil dan menurunkan penumpang, tetapi juga tempat meletak kereta bertingkat pertama didirikan di ibu kota. Upacara perasmian bangunan berkenaan diadakan dengan gilang-gemilang. Letupan mercun yang diikat sepanjang 15 meter memeriahkan pembukaan bangunan terletak di Jalan Sekolah (kini Jalan Sultan Mohamed) berharga RM997,000 itu. Selepas empat dekad mencurah bakti, bangunan yang canggih pada zamannya kini tidak lagi selari dengan kepesatan pembangunan di ibu negara. Bangunan lama berwajah kusam itu akan menyembah bumi akhir tahun ini bagi membolehkan kerja pembinaan stesen My Rapid Transit (MRT) Pasar Seni bawah tanah yang baru. Kemudian, terminal bas baru yang lebih moden akan dibangunkan semula di tapak sama selepas projek MRT selesai dijangka pada 2016. Sejak 1 ...