Gadgets & Products

Carlsbad Mineral Water got its start 140 years ago when founder Heinrich Mattoni created his first bottle using the unique water that springs from the Kyselka rocks in the “spa” town of Karlovy Vary, a region in the Czech Republic. Over the years, the company’s line-up has expanded to three different offerings, one becoming the water of choice for racing drivers, while the other two sharing an unlikely lineage with some of the world’s finest sports cars.

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Dunlop have recently launched a brand new set of tyres, the Dunlop SP Sport LM704, which is a replacement for the SP Sport LM703.

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Toyota has launched an “interactive telematics service” called T-Connect in the Middle East, which is basically a navigation app for your smartphone, but with an on-call concierge. It will come with every new Toyota purchase.

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Sony Middle East has just launched the new Sony Action Cam HDR-AS30V in the UAE. It will be going against the mighty GoPro Hero3 Black Edition, the popular choice for consumers to film and record extreme action videos. We were invited to try out the new Sony Action Cam at the Dubai Kartdrome.

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Duracell, a leading manufacturer of alkaline batteries, has introduced its starter automotive batteries to the Middle East market, signing SGTC (Shukralla General Trading Co. LLC), a UAE based company, as its local distributor.

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Continental is the fourth largest tyre manufacturer in the world. The German-based brand launched in the UAE in 2009 when they partnered up with Emirates for Universal Tyres (EUT), part of the Abdulla Al Masood and Sons (AMS) Group, to become the sole distributor. They recently sponsored the AMG club’s drag racing event at the Dubai Autodrome, since all Mercedes-Benz AMG models come with Continental tyres as standard.

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Much noise was made about Farba Guard possibly giving preferential treatment to Mashfique’s trusty 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee when it went in for a detailing job last year and that the same quality was not provided to other customers. To silence all that, and just because we had the opportunity to avail the discounted DriveArabia price, we grabbed a friends’ 2007 Ford Focus for some pampering.

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There I was, letting my Jeep collect dust as I tested various other cars. Then I hear from a friend of a friend about a new detailing shop that he’d opened in Dubai recently, and was looking to make his mark in the industry. The place is called Farba Guard, and after speaking to Mohsin, the owner, and seeing his passion for detailing cars, I figured I could give the new place a shot and hand over my stagnant Jeep for a complimentary full detail for this story.

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