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		<title>Product inbox: Blaupunkt TravelPilot 700</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas De Maesschalck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting new product arrived today: the Blaupunkt TravelPilot 700. This is world&#8217;s first GPS unit with camera based driver assistance, the unit has an integrated 2MP digicam and overlays the navigational info on the video feed. The review of this GPS unit will be published on DV Hardware within 2-3 weeks.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An interesting new product arrived today: the Blaupunkt TravelPilot 700. This is world&#8217;s first GPS unit with camera based driver assistance, the unit has an integrated 2MP digicam and overlays the navigational info on the video feed. The review of this GPS unit will be published on DV Hardware within 2-3 weeks.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-801" title="Blaupunkt GPS" src="http://www.thomasdemaesschalck.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/blaupunkt_gps.jpg" alt="Blaupunkt GPS" width="500" height="346" /></p>
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		<title>Mercedes to ditch petroleum cars by 2015?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas De Maesschalck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As oil prices keep soaring car makers are investing more and more into alternative fuels. Several car makers have plans to introduce electric or hydrogen powered cars but Mercedes seems to be the first that has plans to completely ditch petroleum cars. According to some sources like Tree Hugger the German car makers aims to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As oil prices keep soaring car makers are investing more and more into alternative fuels. Several car makers have plans to introduce electric or hydrogen powered cars but Mercedes seems to be the first that has plans to completely ditch petroleum cars. According to some sources like <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/mercedes-eliminate-petroleum-7-years-2015.php">Tree Hugger</a> the German car makers aims to make its entire lineup petroleum-free by 2015:</p>
<blockquote><p>If you want to achieve great things, you have to set bold goals and then do your best to meet them. Mercedes now has the first part of the equation down, lets hope they can deliver on the execution.</p>
<p>Their plan is to make their whole car lineup petroleum free in 7 years. To do that, they&#8217;re looking at battery electric cars, fuel cells, and more efficient combustion engines that can run on biofuels (lets hope that by then we have truly sustainable ethanol and biodiesel). &#8220;The company have already spent £2million on their new long-term Sustainable Mobility plan and are set to invest a further £7billion before 2014.&#8221; Of course, there&#8217;s a catch: A car that can run on biofuels can still run on fossil fuels, so without a good supply of sustainable biofuels, that&#8217;s probably how they&#8217;re going to be used. But still, a step in the right direction.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Hummer HX &#8211; the Halo car?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas De Maesschalck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GM presents a concept model of the Hummer HX at the Detroit auto show. This car is powered by a 3.6l V6 and features a slightly more green approach as it can run on E85 ethanol fuel without any modifications.   I&#8217;m not too fond of the Hummer H3&#8242;s design but this concept looks pretty interesting. The car looks quite [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GM presents a concept model of the Hummer HX at the Detroit auto show. This car is powered by a 3.6l V6 and features a slightly more green approach as it can run on E85 ethanol fuel without any modifications. </p>
<p><img src="http://www.thomasdemaesschalck.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/hummer_hx.jpg" alt="hummer_hx.jpg" /></p>
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<p> I&#8217;m not too fond of the Hummer H3&#8242;s design but this concept looks pretty interesting. The car looks quite futuristic and reminds me of Halo&#8217;s Warthog.</p>
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		<title>Lamborghini Reventon &#8211; new 1 million EUR car</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas De Maesschalck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lamborghini announced a new car for the very rich. Their new Lamborghini Reventon is expected to cost about 1 million EUR ($1.4 million) and will be very limited: To be dubbed Reventon, it&#8217;s based on the Murcielago LP640, and it&#8217;ll cost a breezy one-million euros. Only 20 are set to be constructed, and all have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lamborghini <a target="_blank" href="http://jalopnik.com/cars/frankfurt-auto-show/frankfurt-auto-show-lamborghini-drops-one+million-euro-supercar-298357.php">announced a new car</a> for the very rich. Their new Lamborghini Reventon is expected to cost about 1 million EUR ($1.4 million) and will be very limited:</p>
<blockquote><p>To be dubbed Reventon, it&#8217;s based on the Murcielago LP640, and it&#8217;ll cost a breezy one-million euros. Only 20 are set to be constructed, and all have been already betrothed to high rollers who&#8217;ve reportedly ponied up more than $300,000 each as a deposit. Rumors had indicated the car was inspired by jet fighters, a prospect bourne out by the greenish dash cluster. It even has a gauge to track G forces, just in case you weren&#8217;t busy enough making that sweeping left hander off the back straight on track day.</p></blockquote>
<p>Here are some artist impressions of the Reventon:<br />
<img src="http://www.thomasdemaesschalck.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/lamborghini_reventon.jpg" alt="lamborghini_reventon.jpg" /></p>
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