Monday 23 March 2009

The Go-Kart With A Roof?

Many cars have been released over the generations, but this has got to be the smallest piece of four-wheeled transport to be released for the least amount of money. Costing just 100,000 rupees ($1,979; £1,366), the Nano will now go on sale across India next month, with deliveries starting in July.

Tata hopes the 10 feet (3 metre) long, five-seater car will be cheap enough to encourage millions of Indians to trade up from their motorcycles. Tata owner Ratan Tata has described the Nano as a "milestone". Analysts say it won't make a profit for six years. Tata's managing director Ravi Kant said that from the first orders, a ballot will then select the initial 100,000 people to get their Nano.

"I think we are at the gates of offering a new form of transport to the people of India and later, I hope, other markets elsewhere in the world," Mr Tata added.
"I hope it will provide safe, affordable four-wheel transportation to families who till now have not been able to own a car."



Saturday 21 February 2009

iPod Touch VS iPhone

Just to clarify before I begin, I have an iPod Touch so if I appear biased, I am sorry.

The theme of 'touchscreens' is sweeping the nation at the moment and (I think) the two most popular of these are the iPod Touch and the iPhone. The iPhone is basically an iPod and a phone which gives it a lot of extra advantages, but be warned you will have to pay a lot more for them.

I bought my iPod Touch from TESCO for £140.68, which was after getting about a twenty pound discount because my mum works there (privellidge card), which I thought was a very reasonable price. I was originally searching for an iPhone so I went on price-comparison websites. One price I found for 'Pay-As-You-Go' was £440.42 and one for pay monthly was £99 for the 8GB iPhone and £30 a month, so for the iPhone you would be paying much much more for it.