Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Prius ran 100km with 2.31 litre of gasoline

The news in:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jul05/1572

It was done in Tour de Sol race in May 13 to 16. They change the original 1.3 kWh Prius' battery with 9kWh one. And it also write convensional cars could also modified to use alternative fuel only costing $100. This car capable to run 100km with 0.47 liter of gasoline.

The report also write that the modification of Prius battery cost the owner $15,000 and the weight of the battery is 68 kg.

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Unable to find a computer in private network

If you think you already set well the setting, but you still unable to found the computer. Try turning-off the firewall of computer you're searching.

Apple iPhone

Apple sold its iPhone for US$499 (4GB) and US$599 (8 GB). While its manufacturing cost US$265.83 according to Bloomberg (ref), that mean more than 55 percent of gross margin.

Apple shares rose 4.9 percent on July 3, 2007. Its shares has been doubled since last year (ref).