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3 Cost Effective Ways to Solve Metro Manila's Traffic Problem

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The Facebook page of ANC 24/7 is asking for its reader's suggestion on how to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem. This got me thinking, "what is the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem?" It's easy to make suggestions, what's hard is the implementation and the cost of implementation. So what is the the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem and the most cost effective solution? Punitive Fines Add caption First of all, any implementation will definitely cost money, a lot of money. The cause of the traffic mess is the people themselves so it's only right that those causing the traffic problem should be fined and the fine should hurt. That way, the fines will pay for the cost of enforcing the law. The fines should start at P500 and goes up every week if you don't pay it within 15 days. To enforce this and prevent people from ignoring the fine. It will be tied to their driver's license or car registr...
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HP Envy with Intel Core i7

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HP is releasing a line of high performance laptops called HP Envy. They will have two models, a 13.1" and a 15.6" HD LED display, both are just 1" thin and offers a magnesium alloy bottom layer. The 13.1" version uses an Intel Core 2 Duo (SL9400) 1.86Ghz and the 15.6" version uses the new Intel Core i7 processor. The 15.6" model boast 4 SO-DIMM slots in which you can put up to 16GB of 1066Mhz DD3 memory and includes an ATI Mobility Radeon 4830 discrete graphics processor. Both versions can play Blu-Ray and the monitors are high def. The design looks a bit like Apple's Macbook Pro. Here are some photos of the 15.6" model. More details at HP.com .
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Nokia Enters Netbook Market

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Nokia announced today the release of the Nokia Booklet 3G. It's a netbook using the Intel Atom processor with up to 12 hours of battery life. It features 10.1 Hd ready glass display, HDMI port, Bluetooth, SD card reader, webcam, just a little over 2cm thin and weighing 1.25kg. Because it's from Nokia, it includes integrated 3G/HSPA and Wifi. It also has a hot-swappable SIM card. It features an aluminum casing so they probably took some ideas from Apple but it has a distinctive Nokia look. The netbook market is getting more and more exciting. Here's the full press release .
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Dual Core Netbook

Just saw this from CNET, Shenzhen Weibu Electronics is coming out with a Netbook that uses dual core Intel Atom 330 processor and the NVidia 9400M graphics, the same graphics used in Apple's Macbooks. The specs are Atom 330 1.6Ghz, 1Gb memory, 150Gb hard drive, webcam and 802.11 b/g. Selling for around $530 and no operating system installed. This is how a netbook should be. The slow Atom 270/280 are really insufficient for daily use and is one of the reasons I haven't jumped into the netbook market. Here's the article from CNET and if you can read Japanese, from the Japanese technology website Akiba Hotline .
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