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Splashr.com has a neat little tool which lets you specify some topic tags and it then grabs suitable photos from Flickr.com and presents them in whatever way you want. There are actually a lot of choices. You can then view presentation in a popout window or embed into your web page.
Of course, you can pick any topic under the sun. As long as there are some photos with the tags you pick, you’ll get results. You can choose 25, 50, or 100 images for a given presentation (if there are that manny with those tags).
Here’s an example of photos tagged with “car”, “cars”, “automotive”, “mobile”, “travel”. It takes a bit of time for the presentation to be set up, but once it has been, it’s relatively fast.
Posted in Auto Show, Cars by Somu Muthuswamy · Leave a reply
It’s a festive season all over the world. With Christmas and New Year just around the corner, what excites more than this is the NAIAS auto show in Detroit coming January 2007. It’s a world premier auto show showcasing automotive over the years. It’s a special one this time with centenary year to NAIAS Auto Show. Hope this should be a most successful show ever happened in the history creating a new land mark since from the inception in 1907.
The show already have confirmation of 66 exhibitors as of mid November 2006 from worldwide and it is expected to go up surpassing the previous participation record. It’s a 15 days mega event and will have 11 worldwide concepts, 15 worldwide productions and 2 North American productions as major exhibitors. The itinerary includes Media, Charity, Public shows and not to forget the most interesting racing day.
You can’t get better chance than this to see your entire favorite machines all together at one place. Hope to see you all there.
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Volkswagen Tiguan, the compact SUV in diesel version was unveiled last week in LA auto show and took everyone by surprise. Even their competitors have pulled out a compact SUV diesel version out of race due to emission reasons, but Tiguan stands out and announces its arrival loud and clear, raring to go with excellent features.
It has advanced Blue Tec technology in some emission components, complies strictly with emission standards. It has High pressure fuel-injection system and doesn’t use the urea injection. Instead uses Nox storage catalytic converter to reduce emission.
It also helps to gain 30 percent economy over gasoline engine. Tiguan well built 173.2 inches long, 72.8 inches wide 66.5 inches resembles Touran compact minivan, but gives better space than a mini van. It has panoramic sunroof and immaculate interior makes it a best compact SUV.
This economical, sturdy and environmental friendly SUV will hit the market next year end in all states of US. Sure its going to rock, join the party.
Posted in Cars, Design, jr hokkaido by Somu Muthuswamy · Leave a reply
The dual mode rail-cum-road car is the latest model designed by JR Hokkaido Railway Company of Japan. This car can be used to ride on roads and on rail tracks. It is a micro bus with rubber tyres and steel wheels. So it automatically changes itself from road mode to rail mode at stations.
The advantages of using rail-cum-road car are
- Easy to use
- Cost is $150,000 which is one seventh of diesel rail car
- Fuel cost is quarter of diesel rail car
- Maintenance cost is one eighth of diesel rail car
The vehicle is pulling the attention of small rail operators in Japan. Because the dual mode vehicle’s main motto is to reduce the operating cost of local railway lines. Semmo Line near Shiretoko is eagerly waiting for the first commercial ride of the dual mode car. Let’s hope the rail-cum-road car will bring a new dimension in traveling in the 21st century.
Posted in Audi, Cars, Design by Somu Muthuswamy · Leave a reply
Audi RS 4 is unanimous choice of every car lover in the sedan segment of car. Not only that its hard see a sedan being stylish, powerful and with high performance, the RS 4 is first of its kind offers lovely style, high speed engine, and good performance. You will be struck with wonder to see this well balanced super luxury sedan.
Whats more in it? It offers room for four, a full –size trunk ,specially bolstered Konig seats(its saves life better than the conventional air bags during accident), lightning speed, averages 18mpg in different condition, 6-speed manual transmission, all wheel drive and much more.
Audi RS 4 is best sedan which beats the likes of Porsche Carrera 4S, Chevrolet Corvette or Mercedes 500SL. Outstanding look, astonishing performance, durability, lavish design and interiors adds feather to the cap of manufacturer.
Posted in Cars, Design, Ford, Lincoln by Somu Muthuswamy · Leave a reply
Ford is expected to reveal Lincoln RWD concept in auto show at Detroit this time. This news has drawn the attention of car enthusiasts and the manufacturers. When Ford GT was revealed a couple of years ago, car lovers are eagerly waiting for the auto show to begin, just to see another masterpiece from Ford, hope Ford lives up to the expectation of its fans.
Earlier this year the car enthusiast had to bid a bye to Ford GT, and this Lincoln revelation will definitely come as a consolation for them from Ford. Lincoln is also surrounded by some rumors before it could actually be unveiled at Detroit and creates hype among people. There were some rumors that Lincoln was based on a same platform of Ford Australia’s next generation Falcon. However the Australian sources have denied these rumors, other than confirmation of making debut at Detroit nothing has been revealed such as technical specs, car styling or even price.
Lets wait for a few more weeks to have a look at the LINCOLN RWD.
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The concept car which is first exposed in the Detroit Auto Show 2002, is seeing its final day today. Ford GT has started production over 2 years ago in Michigan. Till now, more than 4038 GTs have been sold, primarily to the US market, and Canada has its part of the share as well.
According to Ford, its one of the fastest projects that has been completed in the Ford company. To develop this model from Concept to Production, it took them less than an year.
Not much demand for Ford GT has been cited for the reason for stopping the production of this car. The company says that it has really enjoyed making this model, but wanted to concentrate their energies on much more prioritized requirements.
Lets bid adieu to this high speed car which clocked around 210 mph in Italy.
Posted in Car Tech, Design by Somu Muthuswamy · Leave a reply
Europe is flooded with large number of Portable Navigation Units and still the demand doesn’t seem to be consolidating anytime soon. Recent report published by Research & Markets shows that there is a huge potential for the European navigation market to exploit this opportunity for improved business success.
There is a sustained growth for both portable and embedded navigation systems in medium and upper vehicle market segments. It is reflected in reports that large number of suppliers are competing to take a share of this market.
Reports gives great areas of opportunities for the businesses to tackle upon:
- Detailed mapping
- Points of Information (POI) for select locations
- Advanced Driver Assist (ADAS) functions like high risk areas for accidents
- Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA)
New avenues like smartphone navigation can also be considered for the new growth areas, the report says.
Posted in Design, Jeep by Somu Muthuswamy · Leave a reply
Wow! Everyone will be surprised to see this new kid on the block, the exciting 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. A four door version jeep with power windows, extended rear seat leg room and lengthier than traditional SUV’s. Comes with 3 panel hard top and soft top with sunroof features.
It’s more than a jeep and what amazes is the space you get for a cargo. It doesn’t cost you anything to improve your cargo space. Just fold the seats and get a whopping 83 cubic feet cargo space, if the seats are unfolded still provides the space. The keyless entry, satellite radio and navigation systems are incredible.
This jeep sahara is better than the SUV’s and cargo carriers. This all in one new wrangler will be out in 3 models with unlimited features. The ultimate choice for unlimited pleasure of driving. If you are as much of a fan of Jeeps, go check one out soon at your Jeep Wrangler dealership.
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Ariel Atom, the sports car manufactured by Brammo Motorsports is a two-seat cockpit. You got to get closer and take a look at this super car, one of the best racing car manufactured in the recent history. Standing by its name, its a true minimal sports car with innovative engine, high speed rider. No wonder its attracting celebrities like Jay Leno.
Just take a look and decide for yourself. But if you think you want to buy it, do it fast. The word on the street is, the price is to be hiked to as high as $4500.
As of now, you can get the company’s promise of keeping up with the current price on all orders received till the end of the year. Its not far away and you need to act fast.