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Chevrolet Cruze hitting showrooms
Oct 19th
The much awaited Chevrolet Cruze with a Rs 11 lakh price tag is now available in showrooms. Named as GM India’s latest midlevel sedan for India roads, the Chevrolet Cruze has been introduced at an aggressive price tag of Rs 10.99 lakh for the Cruze LT variant and Rs 12.45 lakh for the fully loaded LTZ variant, both prices ex-showroom Thane.
General Motors India has introduced the Cruze exclusively with the 2-litre diesel engine. The car also has a single 5-speed manual transmission option. The other Cruze advantages over its competition are the push-button start, all-alloys, standard ABS and an alltime Electronic Stability Program.
NEW KAWASAKI NINJA 250R
Oct 19th
Kawasaki product is the latest addition to the Indian bike industry. It has got a hefty price tag which will discourage all other Indian manufacturer from coming up with a similar offering. Overall the total package looks good even at this price. The Hero Honda Karizma is nearly priced 70K which is a 223cc bike. Now what needs to be looked at is how many people would be intesrested to shell out Rs 2 lakh more for KAWASAKI NINJA 250R?
KAWASAKI NINJA 250R is real superbiking in a practical sense with the luxury and speed packaged into one.
Epson Stylus TX111
Aug 20th
You can Print, you can copy, you can scan with the latest all-in-one product from Epson. With the additional Epson’s Inkdividual Cartridges has great savings by maximisation of efficiency with a print speed of up to 30 pages per minute. It has a copy speed of only 3 seconds per page. Due to the presence of Durabrite Ultra Ink, the prints last much longer and its impressive resolution of 5760 dpi is just an added advantage.
Logitech Cooling Pad N100
Aug 20th
Using Logitech Cooling Pad N100 improves the airflow around the notebook allowing a USB powered fan to distribute air evenly and silently. The device consumes minimal power and doesn’t even affect the laptop’s battery too much.
Lenovo ThinkPad W700
Aug 20th
Lenovo’s W700 looks like a high-performance notebook with an HDMI port. The key features includes Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 processor, Mobile Intel PM45 Express chipset, Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M graphic card, 2GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, 17” TFT, Digital pen, Digitizer, 3.81 kg in Weight.
Suzuki Grand Vitara
Aug 19th
Suzuki introduced the Grand Vitara in 2003, with a powerful V6. Suzuki then came out with the all new Vitara in 2007 equipped with a 2.0 litre inline-4 unit.
The Grand Vitara has in its new looks, the bulging wheels arches now flanked by bigger 225 section 17 inch tyres add a lot of macho appeal to the car. The 2.4 now also sports roof rails which add a sporty touch to the car. Rest of the car is pretty much the same barring the 2.4 and VVT badges. Which is a good thing since the Vitara is quite a handsome looking vehicle. The competitors for this model are the Mitsubishi Outlander and the Honda CR-V. The layout of the dashboard remains the same, but there are some welcome additions in the form of climate control, an all new trip computer and an in-dash 6-CD changer.
A bigger engine, slightly more weight coupled with full time 4WD is bound to take a toll on the fuel efficiency. However, the figures the GV spewed out are pretty much par for the course. Under city conditions the GV sipped a litre of fuel every 7.3 km, while on the highway the figure went upto a decent 11 kmpl. With a 66 litre tank, the Vitara manages a good 541 km before you visit the next petrol pump.
SPECIFICATIONS
Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.4 VVT
Engine: 2.4 litre inline-4 VVT
Displacement: 2393cc
Fuel supply: Fuel Injection
Max power: 165PS @ 6,000rpm
Max torque: 225Nm @ 4000rpm
Bore x Stroke: 92mmx90mm
No of Valves: 16
Compression ratio: 10.2:1
Length: 4500 mm
Width: 1810mm
Height: 1695mm
Wheelbase: 2640 mm
Steering: Hydraulic rack and Pinion
Suspension(front): Independent McPherson Strut
Rear: Multi Link
Brakes (F/R): Ventilated Disc, Solid disc
Boot Space: 398 Litres
Turning Circle: 5.5m
Tyre Size: 225/65 R17
Price: Rs. 16.67 Lakh (Manual)
Rs. 17.97 Lakh(Auto)
iPod touch versus iPod nano
Aug 2nd
• iPod touch with 3.5 inch display; wi-fi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity
— Available with 8GB ($229), 16GB ($299) & 32GB ($399)
• iPod nano with 2 inch display; USB connectivity only
— Available with 8GB ($149) and 16GB ($199)
The iPod touch is a almost an handheld computer that Apple is marketing as a gaming platform. It’s relatively easy to enjoy a movie or game or TV show on an iPod touch.
The nano is the better choice as far as music players are concerned as it can easily fit into in your pocket to perform simple tasks like repeating songs, clicking ahead or pausing/playing. On the touch this requires both your eyes and hands.
Nintendo releases an update with Wii Sports Resort
Aug 2nd
Nintendo has released an update with Wii Sports Resort. THe new version has archery, wakeboarding, Frisbee, swordplay, basketball, table tennis, jet skiing, cycling, canoeing, skydiving and airplane flying. The nuance comes from Nintendo’s new Wii MotionPlus. MotionPlus has added the featuers for spin on a bowling ball and to “slice” a table tennis shot.
All the sports can be played in a solo or multiplayer game to the maximum of upto four people.
Wii Sports Resort is the perfect party game. Everyone from kindergartners to seniors and every age in between will enjoy playing these games.
Gaming Review: Bionic Commando
Aug 2nd
The Bionic Commando is a 7th generation adventure-platformer series game.
The gamer has the role of game’s main protagonist Nathan “Rad” Spencer, who has just released from prison, on the terms of assisting Federal Security Agency against the threat to Ascension City, which has been bombed by a “Bio-Reign” ( a terrorist group ).
Re-untied with the Bionic Arm, and sent to hunt the former colleagues, the gamer do this by swinging across this endangered city, stopping every so often to shoot soldiers or wrestle with machines.
The games weapons sound and feel like spud guns, the robotic sausage-arm fares better. It’s the most capable grappling hooks, reminding you of a Spiderman-like superhero.
The initial part of this game appears to be boring and slow. Later on the game does gradually transforms into a hectic, old school arcade title.
Bionic Commando game does not come upto the expectations of a long awaited classic arcade, with it’s initial game play and graphics, it’s still not a bad game to have, with loads of arcade fun in the later stages.
HTC myTouch 3G
Jul 31st
HTC myTouch will start its sale in August 2009 at a $200 price tag. The myTouch looks similar to the G1, an has a slimmer, lighter frame that sports a touch-screen keyboard like that of the iPhone. myTouch has better battery life and is being rated for up to seven hours of talk time.
The myTouch comes with a 4 gigabyte microSD memory card that gives plenty of space for storing songs and videos.
myTouch users will also have access to the Android Market. It now has more than 6,300 free and paid applications and widgets you can download to the phone, including Shazam for identifying songs and Twidgit Lite for monitoring short messages on Twitter.
