New Renault F1 R28

The new Renault R28 was presented today to the public at the team's communication headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt

Renault F1 R28 Technical Specifications:

• Chassis: Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque, manufactured by the
• Renault F1 Team and designed for maximum strength and stiffness with minimum weight.
• RS27 V8 engine installed as a fully-stressed member.
• Front suspension: Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard rocker via a pushrod system. This is connected to a torsion bar and damper units which are mounted at the front of the monocoque. Zero-keel design for front suspension mounting in order to optimise front end aerodynamic performance.
• Rear suspension: Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones operating vertically-mounted torsion bars and horizontally-mounted damper units mounted on the top of the gearbox casing.
• Transmission: Seven-speed semi-automatic titanium gearbox with one reverse gear. “Quickshift” system in operation to maximise speed of gearshifts.
• Fuel system: Kevlar-reinforced rubber fuel cell by ATL.
• Cooling system: Separate oil and water radiators located in the car's sidepods and cooled using airflow from the car's forward motion
• Electrical: MES-Microsoft standard Electronic Control Unit.
• Braking system: Carbon discs and pads (Hitco); calipers by AP Racing.
• Cockpit: Removable driver’s seat made of anatomically formed carbon composite, with six-point harness seat belt. Steering wheel integrates gear change and clutch paddles.

Car dimensions and weight

• Front: track 1450 mm
• Rear: track 1400 mm
• Overall length: 4800 mm
• Overall height: 950 mm
• Overall width: 1800 mm
• Overall weight: 605 kg, with driver, camera and ballast

Renault F1 RS27 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 2400 cc
• Architecture: 90° V8
• Weight: 95 kg
• Max rpm: 19,000 rpm
• Spark plugs: Champion
• ECU: MES SECU
• Fuel: Elf
• Oil: Elf
• Battery: Renault F1 Team

Identical specification RS27 engines will be supplied to the ING Renault F1 Team and to Red Bull Racing for the 2008 season.

Comic: 30th January 2008

Honda RA108 Launched

Honda just presented their new 2008 Formula One Championship challenger, the Honda RA108 at the team’s operational headquarters in Brackley, UK.

RA108 Technical specifications:

Chassis

• Construction: Moulded carbon fibre and honeycomb composite structure
• Suspension: Wishbone & pushrod-activated torsion springs & rockers
• Dampers: Showa
• Wheels: BBS forged magnesium
• Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
• Brakes: Alcon calipers
• Brake: discs/pads Carbon/Carbon
• Steering: Honda power assisted Rack & Pinion
• Steering wheel: Honda carbon fibre construction
• Electronics: FIA standard ECU & FIA homologated electronic & electrical system

Transmission

• Gearbox: Carbon composite maincase: 7-speed unit, Honda internals
• Gear: selection Sequential, semi-automatic, hydraulic activation
• Clutch: Carbon plate

Dimensions

• Overall length: 4700mm
• Overall height: 950mm
• Overall width: 1800mm

Engine

• Name: Honda RA808E
• Displacement: 2.4 litres
• Configuration: V8 - naturally aspirated
• Vee angle: 90 degrees
• Maximum power: More than 700 ps
• Maximum revs: 19000 rpm
• Valve train: 4 valves per cylinder - pneumatic valve system
• Throttle system: Electronic hydraulically-operated system
• Spark Plugs: NGK
• Oil: ENEOS

New Nikon D60 + 3 New Lenses

Nikon announced a bunch of new cameras, one of them is this new D60 D-SLR camera. Also launched, 3 new lenses. On the outside, the D60 looks just like D40x. But inside, Nikon had included some new features such as dust reduction, d-lighting, stop-motion recording mode and Expeed branding.

The features:

• 10.2 effective Megapixel CCD
• Supports most Nikon F-mount lenses with a 1.5X focal length conversion; only AF-S lenses will support autofocus (like the D40/D40x)
• EXPEED image processing concept
• Compact, well constructed body; smallest Nikon D-SLR available
• 2.5" LCD display with 230k pixels; an eye sensor turns off info screen on LCD when you're using the optical viewfinder
• Optical viewfinder has 0.8X magnification and 95% coverage
• Updated dust reduction system shakes off dust and channels particles away from the sensor using an "Airflow Control System"
• Full manual controls; ISO range of 100 - 1600; shutter speed range of 30 - 1/4000 sec
• RAW image format supported
• Shoots at 3 frames/second in burst mode
• Active D-Lighting
• In-camera editing: redeye removal, trimming, color filters, and more
• New stop motion animation function lets you create a movie out of (up to) 100 JPEGs
• SD/SDHC memory card slot; Eye-Fi wireless cards supported as well
• Uses EN-EL9 lithium-ion battery; 500 shots per charge
• USB 2.0 High Speed support
• Kit Lens: AF-S DX F3.5-5.6, 18 - 55 mm VR lens

The 3 new lenses:

AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED

PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED with tilt/shift functionality

Putra Mosque, Putrajaya

A set of photos around Putra Mosque in Putrajaya.

Hard disk and PCMCIA card

New photos taken just a couple of hours ago. The subject: dead hard disk (teared apart) and pcmcia compact flash adapter.

2008 F1 Cars Launch Date - Updated

It's only the 4th day of 2008, and starting this weekend the F1 teams will reveals their 2008 machine to challenge each other for the championship. The only teams that didn't confirm on the launching includes Williams (no launching event) and Toro Rosso. These are the details on the launch dates:

January 6 - Ferrari F1 2008, Fiorano, Italy
January 7 - McLaren MP4-23, Stuttgart, Germany
January 10 - Toyota TF108, Cologne, Germany
January 14 - BMW Sauber F1.08, Munich, Germany
January 16 - Red Bull RB4, Jerez, Spain
January 29 - Honda RA108, Brackley, UK
January 31 - Renault R28, Paris, France
February 19 - Super Aguri SA08, Catalunya, Spain

*Recently announced
February 7 - Force India, Mumbai, India

Official F1 news

Jiggling and Wiggling iPhone's Icon

The new features on iPhone is that you can customize the home screen. The icon will go wiggling as you tap and hold on any icon on the home screen and it let you know that you can customize the home screen.

Pentax K20D and K200D

On Wednesday, 23 Jan 08, Pentax announced two new SLR namely K20D as K10D replacement and K200D as K100D replacement.

K20D Features:

• 14.6 Megapixel CMOS sensor
• Supports all Pentax K-mount lenses
• Sensor-shift image stabilization
• 2.7" LCD display (230k pixels) with live view; AF can be activated by pressing AF button on back of camera; frame can be enlarged for checking focus
• Weather and dust-resistant body
• Improved dust reduction system; camera can now pinpoint location of dust on sensor (for manual cleaning purposes)
  
• Optical viewfinder has 0.95x magnification and 95% field-of-view
• Full manual controls; ISO range of 100-3200, expandable to 6400
• Supports both RAW (KEF) and DNG formats
• Can shoot up to 14 RAW, 16 DNG, and 38 JPEGs in a row at 3 fps
• Same unique sensitivity and aperture+shutter priority modes as the K10D
• New Custom Image functions (think Picture Styles on Canon SLRs) let you have six sets of camera settings (including saturation, hue, saturation, sharpness, and dynamic range)
• Hot shoe and new flash sync port for external flash use
• SD/SDHC memory card slot
• Uses D-LI50 lithium-ion battery; 530 shots per charge
• Optional battery grip
• USB 2.0 High speed support
• Shipping in April for $1299, body only

K200D Features

• 10.2 effective Megapixel CCD
• Supports all Pentax K-mount lenses
• Sensor-shift image stabilization
• 2.7" LCD display with 230,000 pixels (no live view)
• Compact weather and dust-resistant body (a rarity in this class)
• Optical viewfinder has 0.85x magnification and 96% field-of-view
• Full manual controls; ISO range of 100-1600
• RAW image format supported
• Shoots up to 4 RAW and an unknown number of JPEGs at 2.8 frames/second
• Same dust reduction, sensitivity priority mode, and Custom Image functions as the K20D
• Hot shoe for external flash
• SD/SDHC memory card slot
• Uses four AA batteries (also a rarity these days)
• Optional battery grip
• USB 2.0 High speed support

Fuji Finepix S100FS

This new camera, introduced yesterday Jan 24, is a D-SLR look-alike. The only difference is that the lens on S100SF is fixed and it's not a DSLR. It's an advanced prosumer digital camera.

The Features:

• 8th-generation, 2/3" SuperCCD HR sensor with 11.1 effective Megapixels
• F2.8-5.3, 14.3X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 28 - 400 mm
• Optical image stabilization
• Manual zoom and focus rings
• 2.5" tilt-able LCD display (230k pixels) + electronic viewfinder
• Full manual controls; ISO goes to 3200 at full resolution, 6400 at 6MP, and 10,000 at 3MP
• Dynamic range can be expanded by up to 400%
• RAW image format supported
• Can take up to 3 RAW or 7 JPEGs in a row at 3 frames/second; dropping the resolution to 3MP lets you take 50 shots in a row at 7 fps
• Three film simulation modes: soft, Velvia (vibrant), and Provia (general use)
• Face Detection can find faces in profile; redeye can be removed automatically
• Hot shoe for external flash
• Can record movies at 640 x 480 (30 fps) with sound; zoom can be operated while recording
• 25MB onboard memory + xD/SD/SDHC card slot
• Uses NP-140 lithium-ion battery; battery life numbers not available
• USB 2.0 High Speed supported

Canon EOS 450D, EOS 400D Replacement

From outside, it's very similar to 400D, but there are lots of improvements in 450D.

The EOS 450D features:

• 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor
• Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System
• 3.5 frames per second
• 3.0” LCD with Live View shooting
• 9-point wide-area AF system with f/2.8 cross-type centre point
• Picture Style image processing parameters
• DIGIC III image processor
• Digital Photo Professional RAW processing software1
• Compact and Lightweight body
• Fully compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites

Samsung GX-20

Samsung GX-20, the new SLR from Samsung. It's identical to the new Pentax K20D in the inside. Especially the sensor which were jointly developed.

Key Features:

• 14.6M, APS-C size Samsung CMOS Sensor
• Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
• Dual Dust Reduction System (Dust reduction by shake & Special coating)
• Sealed build with 72 different points (Semi water & dust proof)
• Live view (Digital Preview)
• 3 fps, up to 9 fps
  
• 2.7” Large wide Color TFT LCD (230,000 pixels)
• X sync. terminal for external Flash
• Enhanced Digital filter (HDR - High Dynamic Range & Pixel Mapping)
• Professional RAW Converting S/W
• Lens and Accessories

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-H10

This model is the follow-up of the previous DSC-H3. Here are the main features:

• 8.1 effective Megapixel CCD
• F3.5-4.4, 10X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 38 - 380 mm
• Optical image stabilization
• 3-inch LCD display with 230,000 pixels
• Compact body (by ultra zoom standards) comes in silver and black
• Some manual controls
• Face detection, in-camera redeye reduction, and fancy slideshow features
• Records movies at 640 x 480 (30 fps) with sound
• 31MB onboard memory + Memory Stick Duo slot
• Optional conversion lenses, HD video output cable and cradle
• Uses NP-BG1 lithium-ion battery; 310 shots per charge
• USB 2.0 High Speed support

New 20X Zoom Olympus SP-570 UZ

This is the new flagship model in Olympus consumer compact digital camera lineup. Featuring a long 20X zoom lens, 10 Megapixel CCD, sensor-shift image stabilization, manual zoom ring, 2.7" LCD, EVF, full manual control, raw format photos, 1.2 fps for full resolution (7.2 fps; 5MP, 13.5 fps; 3mp), face detection and it use AA batteries.

Singapore's Nanyang Technical University - School of Art, Design and Media Building

Located at the junction of Nanyang Ave and Nanyang Drive in Singapore.

The design was conceived as 3 intertwining blocks that are apparent natural extensions of the ground. These blocks interweave to enclose a picturesque plaza and landscape. Major spaces such as the Auditorium, Media Studios, library and art galleries surround this outdoor activity node.

The highlight of the building is the verdant turfed roof which blends with the ground contour. Apart from its visual impact, the turfed roofscape is a functional space which is easily accessible via sidesteps along the roof edge, thereby allowing the rooftop to be a scenic outdoor communal space. Environmentally, it helps to lower the roof temperature and surrounding areas.

The facade design is a glass curtain wall in neutral grey colour. The remaining parts of the building comprised off-form concrete walls which eschew painting or external rendering works.

+Nanyang Technical University
via Inhabitat

Mobile Phone Etiquette - PC Weenies

LAPCAT - A Hydrogen-powered Hypersonic Aircraft

Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies or LAPCAT for short is a project funded by European Space Agency.

This project is to examine the propulsion concepts and technologies required to reduce long-distance flights, e.g. From Brussels to Sydney, to less than 2 to 4 hours. Achieving this goal intrinsically requires a new flight regime for commercial transport with Mach numbers ranging from 4 to 8.

This require the use of a hypersonic aircraft with range up to 20,000km. The hydrogen fuel is needed to achieve this range because the fossil fuel have very low calorific energy of hydrocarbon. This aircraft is capable of achieving Mach 5 speed.

Below are some official photos from Reaction Engines

For more information, visit Reaction Engines | LAPCAT

There's something in the air!

This is the comic strip of PC Weenies on the new Apple Macbook Air

First image of Renault R28

This is the first image of the Renault R28. Its debut at Valencia is for testing and Alonso is driving it here. They'll have a official launch at a special ceremony in Paris, next Thursday.

AT&T Williams FW30 Debut at Valencia

On Monday, Williams debuted their car at the Valencia track in Spain for the first time. They'll not go for a official launch as other teams had done.

FW30 Technical specifications

• Chassis construction: Monocoque construction fabricated from carbon aramid epoxy and honeycomb composite structure, surpassing FIA impact and strength requirements
• Front suspension: Carbon fibre double wishbone arrangement, with composite toelink and pushrod activated torsion springs
• Rear suspension: Double wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs and rockers
• Transmission: WilliamsF1 seven speed seamless sequential semi-automatic shift plus reverse gear in a aluminium maincase, gear selection electro-hydraulically actuated
• Clutch: AP Carbon plate
• Dampers: WilliamsF1
• Wheels: RAYS forged magnesium
• Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza, F 350mm wide, R 375mm wide
• Brake system: 6 piston AP calipers all round, Carbon Industrie carbon discs and pads
• Steering: WilliamsF1 power assisted rack and pinion
• Fuel system: ATL Kevlar-reinforced rubber bladder
• Electronic systems:MES
• Fuel: Fuel by Petrobras
• Cooling system: Marston oil, water, and gearbox radiators
• Cockpit: Driver six point safety harness with 75mm shoulder straps & HANS system, removable anatomically formed carbon fibre seat covered in Alcantara. Safety Devices extinguisher systems
• Motive Power: Toyota 2.4L V8, 900 V angle, pneumatic valve train. Fuel management and ignition systems by Toyota spark plugs by ND. Engine materials include block and pistons in aluminium, crankshaft in steel billet, connecting rods in titanium

Dimensions & weight

• Weight: 605kg with driver, camera and ballast
• Wheelbase: 3100mm
• Overall length: 4500mm
• Overall height: 950mm
• Overall width: 1800mm

Photos copyright: Williams / LAT

Long Term Hamilton-McLaren Deal

"I feel that I could easily drive for this team for the whole of my Formula 1 career. I am with the right team to compete for race wins and both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships in the future."

"We will have a lot of challenges ahead, but I am 100% positive I am with the people to take them on. The first of those challenges is the 2008 season."

Those are some quotes by Hamilton on the announcement of his drive for McLaren Mercedes Formula One Team until 2012.

How Did You Define Maturity?

This is not my original topics. I've just came cross a blog post on Dumb Little Man: Do You Recognize the 7 Ingredients of Maturity?.

The article is about what maturity is about, in the author opinion. Yeah, you always said to someone who didn't act as he/she should, to be more mature in his/her action.

The authot suggest 7 points to refer about maturity:

1. Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction
2. Maturity is patience
3. Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse
4. Maturity is humility
5. Maturity is the ability to make a decision and follow through
6. Maturity means dependability and coming through in a crisis
7. Maturity is the art of living in peace

I'm not going to explain more. You can read the article on Dumb Little Man.

Comic 18-01-08

For someone that do technology support, they'll met all this suspect

BMW Sauber F1.08 Wallpaper

BMW Sauber F1.08 wallpaper. Created from the official photos, some resizing and cloning, 1280x960 pixel in size and a little color manipulation.

Ferrari F2008 Wallpaper - A Series

Here are some wallpapers made from official photos of Ferrari F2008. This follows my first wallpaper of Ferrari F2008. The format is only in 1024x768. Sorry for users with wide screen display. Enjoy!

Apple MacBook Air

On January 16, Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air, the new member of Apple MacBook family. MacBook Air is the world's thinnest laptop with 0.16 to 0.76 inch height and 1.36kg in weight. The body was made of sturdy anodized aluminium. The display is 13.3inch LED backlit with 1280x800 resolutions. Even with its slim body, you get full-size, full-feature keyboard with backlit key illumination. It also has built in ambient light sensor to adjust keyboard and display brightness automatically. It also has large multi-touch trackpad for better navigations.

the ports on MacBook Air

There are only 4 ports on MacBook Air body. The MagSafe power connection, a USB 2.0 port, a headphone jack and a micro-DVI port that supportsDVI,VGA, composite and S-video output.


For the processors, it use Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz with reduced size to fit into the slim body of MacBook Air. It has 2GB of RAM, 80GB 4200rpm PATA hard disk or 64GB SSD. It also has built-in iSight camera and the battery lifes is good at 5 hours with full wireless productivity.

Remote Disk

Being named MacBook Air, it has to be on air. It means that you can use this MacBook wirelessly for anything that other laptops can't. This MacBook has built-in 802.11n wifi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. The application, for example, the Remote Disk where you can install software from CD or DVD wirelessly using Disk-enabled Mac or PC. You can even migrate and backup wirelessly.

The MacBook Air comes preloaded with Mac OS X Leopard + iLife.

For the accessories, you need to buy it separately. this includes MacBook Air Superdrive, USB Ethernet Adapter, MagSafe Airline Adapter, Micro-DV to Video Adapter, Time Capsule and many more.

For more information, go visit Apple.com

Comic 16-01-08

Comic on Apple's newly launched Macbook AIR

Hmm.. Analytics.. You know, Goole Analytics. Very useful

The New Red Bull RB4

Yesterday, Red Bull Racing unveiled their new RB4 Formula One car at Jerez in a simple pitlane presentation. Designed by Adrian Newey, it aims to improve on realibility and speed issues. The car will have Renault engine installed at the back. Here is the details on its chassis:

Chassis

• Chassis: Composite monocoque structure, designed and built in-house, carrying the Renault V8 engine as fully stressed member
• Transmission: Seven-speed gearbox, longitudinally mounted with hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation. AP Racing clutch
• Wheels: OZ Racing, Front: 12.7in x 13in, Rear: 13.4in x 13in
• Tyres: Bridgestone
• Suspension:Front: Aluminium alloy uprights, upper and lower carbon wishbones and pushrods, torsion bar springs and anti roll bars, Multimatic dampers
• Rear: Aluminium alloy uprights, upper and lower carbon wishbones and pushrods, torsion bar springs and anti roll bars, Multimatic dampers
• Brakes: Brembo calipers / Hitco carbon discs and pads
• Electronics: FIA (MESL) standard control unit
• Fuel: Elf

New BMW F1.08 Launched

On 14th of January, BMW launched their F1.08 car for the 2008 Formula One Championship. Willy Rampf, the team's Technical Director said that they're going on an evolution rather than revolution. The team has learn a lot during the last season and they're improving their cars from the input of their last year's F1.07. Some of the new designed parts like the new front wing and the ultra slim rear.

Below are some technical details of F1.08

Chassis

• Chassis: carbon-fibre monocoque
• Suspension: upper and lower wishbones (front and rear), inboard springs and dampers, actuated by pushrods (Sachs Race Engineering)
• Brakes: six-piston brake callipers (Brembo), carbon pads and discs (Brembo, Carbone Industrie)
• Transmission: 7-speed quick shift gearbox, longitudinally mounted, carbon-fibre clutch (AP)
• Chassis electronics: MES
• Steering wheel: BMW Sauber F1 Team
• Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
• Wheels: OZ
• Dimensions: length 4,600 mm
• width 1,800 mm
• height 1,000 mm
• track width, front 1,470 mm
• track width, rear 1,410 mm
• wheelbase 3,130 mm
• Weight: 605 kg (incl. driver, tank empty)

BMW P86/8 – technical data

• Type: normally aspirated V8
• Bank angle: 90 degrees
• Displacement: 2,400 cc
• Valves: four per cylinder
• Valve train: pneumatic
• Engine block: aluminium
• Cylinder head: aluminium
• Crankshaft: steel
• Oil system: dry sump lubrication
• Engine management: standard ECU (MES)
• Spark plugs: NGK
• Pistons: aluminium
• Connecting rods: titanium
• Dimensions: length 518 mm
• width 555 mm
• height 595 mm (overall)
• Weight: 95 kg
• Maximum engine speed: 19,000 rpm

Ferrari F1 F2008 Wallpaper

Just made this one. The background was taken from Autoblog and I've add some red area below with the Scuderia Ferrari F1 logo in the center.

Pc Weenies on Macworld 08

New Toyota TF108 Launched

Here are some photos of the new Toyota TF108. Hopefully they will be stronger this year after not performing very well last season. Trulli and Glock will be driving the Toyota's this season.

images by pitpass.com

Converted to Linux?

F1 News Today

• Wurz signed as test and reserve driver at Honda
• Fisichella and Liuzzi will join Force India as second driver and test/reserve driver
• Toyota launched the new 2008 TF108

Kimi testing F2008

"The first laps of a new Ferrari is always a special moment. My first impression of this one is very good - the car looks beautiful, but also visually quick." said Michael Schumacher on the F2008 as Raikkonen shook down the new Ferrari machine at Fiorano yesterday.

images from pitpass

New McLaren MP4-23 Launched

The MP4-23 is an evolution of the MP4-22 and as such there is no significant visual difference currently, however between now and the first race in Australia there are planned upgrades on most of the aerodynamic surfaces, wings, bodywork, bargeboards and additional bodywork components.

MP4-23 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Engine

• Type: Mercedes-Benz FO 108V
• Capacity: 2.4 litre
• No. of cylinders: 8
• Max. rpm: 19,000 (FIA regulatory limit since 2007)
• Bank angle: 90O
• Piston bore maximum: 98 mm (FIA regulation)
• Bore spacing: 106.5 mm
• Number of valves: 32
• Fuel: Mobil 1 Unleaded (5.75% bio fuel)
• Lubricants: Mobil 1, newly developed 2008 formula for lower friction and better wear resistance
• Engine: 95kg (minimum FIA regulation weight)

Transmission

• Gearbox Speeds: Seven forward and one reverse
• Semi-auto: Yes
• Driveshafts: McLaren
• Clutch: Hand-operated

Chassis

• Chassis: McLaren moulded carbon fibre/aluminium honeycomb composite incorporating front and side impact structures. Contains integral safety fuel cell
• Front Suspension: Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement
• Rear Suspension: Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement
• Suspension Dampers: Koni
• Electronics: McLaren Electronic Systems control units incorporating electronics for chassis, engine and data acquisition. McLaren Electronic Systems also supplies the electronic dash board, alternator voltage control, sensors, data analysis and telemetry systems
• Bodywork Construction: One-piece engine cover; separate sidepod covers; separate floor section, structural nose with integral front wing.
• Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
• Radios: Kenwood
• Race Wheels: Enkei
• Batteries: GS Yuasa Corporation
• Steering: McLaren power-assisted
• Instruments: McLaren Electronic Systems

New PC Weenies Comic Strip

unhealthy relation with your computer

information overload?

Starting this year, the PC Weenies comics will be hosted on their new web at pcweenies.net. The format of the comic was also changed from a single frame to multiple frame.

New Ferrari F2008 launched

On 6th January 2008, Ferrari launched its new F1 contender, the new Ferrari F2008. Below are the details:

Main features

• New electronic system, known as SECU (Standard Electronic Control Unit) and produced by MES (McLaren Electronic Systems)
• Higher side protection around the driver's helmet
• Limited type of composites used
• Increased weight due to new regulations
• New aerodynamics – different configuration will be used during race
• Further cut away of monocoque under driver’s legs
• Side pods and engine cover are more tapered
• Reworked suspension system
• Removed traction control, engine braking and electronically assisted start system
• Simpler management of differential, engine and gear change
• Carbon gearbox casing, transmission mounted longitudinally
• Fitted with a quick shift system
• New brake calipers and cooling
• Longitudinally mounted engine

Specifications

• Chassis: Carbon-fibre and honeycomb, composite structure
• Differential: Limited-slip differential
• Gearbox: Ferrari longitudinal, Semiautomatic sequential (7 speeds + reverse), electronically controlled gearbox, quick-shift
• Brakes: Ventiled carbon-fibre disc brakes
• Suspension: Independent suspension, push-rod activated torsion springs front and rear
• Weight: (with water, lubricant and driver): 605 kg
• BBS Wheels: (front and rear): 13 in

Engine

• Type: 056
• Number of cylinders: 8
• Cylinder block in cast aluminium: V 90°
• Number of valves: 32
• Distribution: Pneumatic distribution
• Total displacement: 2398 cm3
• Piston bore: 98 mm
• Weight: <95>
• Injection: Magneti Marelli digital electronic injection
• Ignition: Magneti Marelli static electronic ignition
• Fuel: Shell V-Power ULG 64
• Lubrcant: Shell SL-1098

F1 News

There are lots of news from F1 now, and it was not too details. So I just make it in point view:

• No official launch for Williams FW30 F1 car
• 'Flexible' Renault contract for Alonso
• Long-term McLaren deal for Hamilton - at least until 2012

F1 2008 Entry List is out

FIA today published the official entry list for the 2008 F1 Championship. The only team yet to confirm their driver is Force India which only had their 1st driver confirmed.

The full entry list is as follows:

Ferrari
1 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)
2 Felipe Massa (BR)

BMW Sauber
3 Nick Heidfeld (D)
4 Robert Kubica (PL)

Renault
5 Fernando Alonso (E)
6 Nelson Piquet (BR)

Williams Toyota
7 Nico Rosberg (D)
8 Kazuki Nakajima (J)

Red Bull Renault
9 David Coulthard (GB)
10 Mark Webber (AUS)

Toyota
11 Jarno Trulli (I)
12 Timo Glock (D)

STR Ferrari
14 Sebastien Bourdais (F)
15 Sebastian Vettel (D)

Honda
16 Jenson Button (GB)
17 Rubens Barrichello (BR)

Super Aguri Honda
18 Takuma Sato (J)
19 Anthony Davidson (GB)

Force India
20 Adrian Sutil (D)
21 TBA

McLaren Mercedes
22 Lewis Hamilton (GB)
23 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)

Source: Official F1

7 Types of Blog Post That Catches People’s Attention

I’ve came across this article while I’m surfing Digg’s technology channel. It’s true about the 7 types of post listed in the article that it’ll get most of the links and traffic. So does the article itself. So I just list down the main points. For more explanation, you can read it on the original article.

1. Resource Lists – useful list of resources
2. Lists of Tips
3. Good Advice
4. Arguing a Popular Point of View – think differently
5. Anything with a Killer Headline
6. Q&As with High Profile People
7. Best-of Lists

Source: 7 Types of Blog Posts Which Always Seem to Get Links and Traffic

Raikkonen, Alonso, equally good; Todt

"I don't know if Kimi is better or worse than Alonso. It is not for me to say - both are excellent drivers. Instead, the differences between them are their cars," Todt told the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport.

Between them, Raikkonen and Alonso are F1's only active title holders.

Todt explain that despite Alonso has been linked with a switch to Ferrari in the future, Raikkonen is currently the most suitable of the pair for the team.

"Of them, Kimi's character is best for us," confirmed Todt.

Source: F1-Live

Maximus alike keyboard and iMac MacBook dock patented by Apple

Above is the visual of an iMac MacBook dock and an OLED keyboard just like the Maximus keyboard by Lebedev. The MacBook dock looks exactly like an iMac. What you have to do is just slide in your MacBook and you’re ready to experience an iMac. While the keyboard has keys of an OLED display each. The concept is just the same as Lebedev Maximus keyboard. On whether this will be made into production is still unconfirmed.

Some comic strips, Wii & New Year

The workers are playing Wii!

No F1 drive in 2008 for Ralf

Ralf Schumacher had confirmed to the German portal motorsport-total.com that he will not be driving in F1 for 2008 after eleven consecutive seasons.

He also realistic on a the chance of a comeback in the future.

"Theoretically that may be possible, but practically you have to wait and see what happens. Formula One waits for nothing and no-one," he said.

He tested for Force India recently, but pre-empted himself for ruling he's out of the running for a race seat.

Source: F1-Live

Dead Netscape

There will be no more supports for Netscape... It's dead