A kilometer lost for every four minutes of AC idling
I turns out I burn away a kilometer of travel for every four minutes or so of running my van’s engine just to power the air-conditioner while stationary. Talk about a rude awakening….
Honda unveils advanced AI, mobile connectivity for zero collision fatalities by 2050
Using artificial intelligence (AI) and pervasive mobile connectivity, the Honda Motor Company of Japan intends to prevent all traffic collision deaths involving their cars and motorcycles by 2050. AI would provide driver assistance…
Power commuting
Just in case you’re wondering, if you’re lucky enough to ride one of the newer P2P buses, the one with individual LCD panels, one for each passenger … yes, you CAN charge your…
Family-run PBC Car Adapt makes cutting-edge wheelchair transport solutions more accessible to Filipinos
Transport is an ordeal to the wheelchair-bound. They can be independent, they struggle to be independent, in many cases had been fully independent before affliction or old age had assailed them. But the…
Why GrabTrike is a good thing even if you don’t actually use it
The GrabTrike option on the Grab app could serve as your online resource for holding tricycles to the fare matrix that’s probably posted for public reference but only in locations familiar to locals….
Kitty Hawk Flyer proves manned flight possible on all-electric drone-copter platform
WWW, 24 April 2017—Google co-founder Larry Page has revealed the Kitty Hawk Flyer, tweeting a YouTube video showing its prototype being flown by outdoorsman and freelance writer Cimeron Morrissey. The prototype Kitty Hawk…
Pushing it with the OPPO F1s
Dubbed a “selfie-expert,” the OPPO F1s proved its worth as a handy laptop and camera replacement, on the job and covering the bustling opening of the 2016 Philippine International Motor Show last month….
The why’s of OPPO’s new F1
It’s come a long way, that front camera meant for video calls back when MMS was the big thing. For a while there, front cameras packed just enough resolution to make a face…
Driving the BYD F-0 AMT: It’s not a ‘matic, but it’s automated
For their F-0’s AMT variant, what BYD did was bolt a Magneti Marelli kit onto the same 5-speed manual gearbox of the micro-hatchback’s MT variants. Like other carmakers in China (and also in…
OPPO launches R7 series
Once described as having richly-featured though quirky products, particularly after the launch of their esoteric N1 and N3 models with manually and electronically swiveled main cameras, respectively, OPPO seems to be hitting its…
The new Starmobile UP Neo, a rebadged Panasonic P55 Novo
If you’re brand-aware but on a budget, consider the new Starmobile UP Neo. Virtual twins, the new Starmobile UP Neo and Panasonic P55 Novo were launched simultaneously last July 2 in the Philippines…
From Megapixels To Inches
It seems that we rarely get the details we really need from photolab and printing specialists whenever we ask if our image files are big enough for large-format or high-quality prints. For example,…