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  1. Hi All, Came across this gadget while surfing gmarket. Not sure if it is good. Want to hear bros opinion on this. MPower
  2. The cost to make an iPod, Xbox, and other electronics has big bottom-line implications at Apple, Microsoft, and their peers. Some companies are willing to swallow losses on some gadgets -- for instance, gaming consoles -- in hopes that they'll make up the difference, and then some, on sales of related gear, such as video game software. Other companies, including Apple, are able to sell many products for a healthy profit from the go Market research company iSuppli takes it upon itself to tear down popular gadgets to find out the price of the component parts and the vendors supplying those ingredients. A rundown of several recent iSuppli teardowns follows -- each slide lists the product, maker, release date, retail price on the release date, and iSuppli's estimate of the cost of materials. Apple iPad Date: March 2010; April 2010 for 3G models Retail price: Starting at $499 Cost of components: $219.35 to $334.95 In the coming months, Apple plans to introduce six models of the iPad -- three with 3G, three without. Researchers at market research firm iSuppli say the mid-range 32-gigabyte 3G model will likely be the most profitable of the six, given its retail price of $729 and estimated material cost of $275.95. Components for the entry-level iPad that sells for $499 will cost $219.35. The high-end 64-gigabyte model, which sells for $829, will cost almost $335 to build. Google Nexus One Date: Jan. 5, 2010 Retail price: Starting at $179 Cost of components: $174 Manufactured by HTC, Google's phone boasts the Android operating system. T-Mobile USA sells the Nexus One for $179 with a two-year contract; Google sells a version without a service contract for $529. Verizon Wireless is expected to begin carrying the Nexus One sometime in 2010. Motorola Droid Date: Nov. 6, 2009 Retail price: Starting at $199 Cost of components: $185 Motorola and Verizon Wireless went to great lengths to promote the Droid, Verizon's first phone running the Android operating system, as the anti-iPhone in TV ads. Verizon Wireless carries the phone for $199 with a two-year contract; it can be purchased contract-free from Best Buy for $599. Apple iPhone 3GS Date: June 19, 2009 Retail price: Starting at $199 Cost of components: $179.16 Apple.com Usually the cost of components goes down from one generation of a product to the next. The iPhone 3G, released in July 2008, cost $53 less to build than the original iPhone, released in 2007. But costs rose by about $5 for the iPhone 3GS. One reason is that the price of memory hasn't declined as quickly as in the past. The newest iPhone comes in two flavors, 16 gigabytes and 32 gigabytes, while the high-end version released in 2008 had 16GB of memory. An improved 3-megapixel camera with auto-focus costs more than the camera used in the previous generation. Finally, a new Samsung applications chip, at $14.46 a pop, costs a dollar more than last year. Palm Pre Date: Expected no later than June 6, 2009 Retail price: Expected to be about $200 Projected cost of components: $137.83 Palm.com Palm (PALM) needs a winner in the Pre, and it's up against some formidable competition in a smart phone field that includes Apple and its iPhone and Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry. Boasting a completely new operating system called WebOS, the Pre bears little resemblance to the Treo line of smart phones that Palm has sold for years. Like the iPhone, the Pre sports a so-called multi-touch display that lets the screen react to more than one finger touch at a time. In an analysis of the probably cost of Pre components, iSuppli estimates the display alone runs $39.51, or almost one-fourth the total hardware expense. Add in $15.96 for eight gigabytes of flash memory, $15.41 for wireless components, and $12.39 for the 3-megapixel camera, and you've accounted for more than half of the Pre's estimated hardware cost. Amazon Kindle 2 Date: Feb. 9, 2009 Retail price: $359 Cost of components: $185.49 Amazon.com Amazon's second device to bear the Kindle name is thinner than its predecessor, and in some ways more sophisticated. The main cost-driver is the $60 display designed by E Ink Corp., while a wireless module from Novatel Wireless adds another $39.50 to the cost of materials. An applications chip from Freescale Semiconductor adds another $8.64 while two kinds of memory chips from Samsung add another $6.10. Add in $4.45 for the enclosure, $7.50 for the battery and you've accounted for most of the materials and manufacturing cost of the device, according to iSuppli estimates. Apple iPod Shuffle Date: Mar. 11, 2009 Retail price: $49 (4GB) Cost of components: $21.77 Apple.com The latest iPod shuffle is so small -- less than 2 inches long -- there's hardly room for parts or controls. The most costly components inside are $6 worth of flash memory for storing music. In the unit examined by iSuppli, the memory was supplied by Samsung. The tiny Apple device also includes a Samsung-made chip that handles music and control functions and costs $5.98. Add in the cost of the battery ($1.55) and the headphones with the inline volume controls ($1.20), and you've accounted for about two-thirds of a device that costs less than $22 to make, including packaging. Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm Date: Nov. 21. 2008 Retail price: $249 before rebate Cost of components: $202.89 BlackBerry.com Research In Motion's latest effort to outpace Apple in the hotly contested smart phone market, the BlackBerry Storm sports a unique touch screen design that evokes the iPhone in many ways. Reports say RIM sold more than a half a million Storms in its first month on the market. All told, the materials used to make it cost $202.89, according to an iSuppli teardown analysis. Surprisingly, its most expensive component is not the screen, but its Qualcomm-made wireless chip, which costs nearly $35. Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold Date: Oct. 2008, in the U.S. (expected release date) Retail price: Expected to be about $300 Cost of components: $169.41 RIM.com Research In Motion kicks its smart phone battle with Apple into overdrive with the release of three new devices this year, including the BlackBerry Bold. This device cost just under $170 to build and may sell for as much as $300 when it
  3. Honda has developed a new walking assist device for the disabled and/or elderly, which "uses brushless DC motors powered by lithium ion batteries that allow up to two hours of walking assistance per charge." Click here for first picture in gallery. http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/t...-assist-device
  4. Picture 1. Loaded the LTA Gadget. Picture 2. Click on the picture to bring up all the linked highway. Picture 3. I click on the round icon on Woodlands Checkpoint, it will bring up the linked highway. Picture 4. It will load the screen captured. Picture 5. Click anyway on the desktop, the picture captured will displayed on the gadget. There is a refresh icon, click twice to refresh the screen captured. This gadget is created by Singaporean, welldone for your efforts. Although from the website, some commented there is runtime error, but i dont encounter it, probably the programmer had updated the application. Download link below. http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.asp...57ed2&bt=1&pl=1 /cheers
  5. any bro who has installed the E-cool gadget in cars - done by STAR cost about $300+. Their ad claims to reduce the heat of a car parked in the hot sun by 10 - 15 degrees. Can share your experience?
  6. Hi all, Done my ride with toughseal PPS www.toughseal.com.sg Bought the car washing equipment which is very good www.carwash.com.sg Enjoying my weekend afternoon ever since for past 2 months
  7. Hey guys and gals, Check this out... interesting gadget where you lose all your drivers points when you speed...http://www.lasertech.com/MicroDigiCamwCompact.pdf high tech man.... unbelieveable
  8. Hi guys ..... was wondering if any of you have come across this product (http://www.geocities.com/proton_aeroback/blowersound.html) before? Does it work? Can we get it in Singapore? Is it bad for the exhaust system since it restrict exhaust flow?
  9. Hi guys, happen to chance upon something on a new carwash gadget at Channel News Asia a couple of days back. It was showing how this guy came up with his own invention to solve his car washing problem in multi-storey car parks. IMHO, the machine looks simple yet functional. Comes with 1 year warranty as well. U can find the write-up and introduction of the gadget at www.carwash.com.sg Pls give me some honest feedback and comments. One of my friends was actually thinking of getting it as he doesn't want to rely on "illegal" methods forever leh Maybe if it works for my friend, our forum can arrange a group buy for interested foruumers and get a discount from the inventor leh Btw, I'm not related to the inventor in anyway leh So all the car wash gurus and si-fus, pls shoot away
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