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Today's Baidu Beat: China's weight lifting teams suffer surprising setbacks, Wu Minxia and He Zi pocket gold for China, news stories about Chinese celebrities continue to entertain.
- 女举周俊0分 (Nvju Zhoujun LingFen) To everyone's surprise, the 17-year-old Zhou Jun of China's women's weightlifting team failed her three snatches in women's 53 kg competition, and was eliminated from the competition after that. This came a surprise to many viewers, since the Chinese team has routinely won gold medals in weightlifting since 2000. This surprising result sparked discussions on the selection procedure of Chinese Olympic athletes among Chinese media. Chinese-language story here.
- 女子400米自由泳决赛法国 (Nvzi 400mi Ziyouyong Juesai Faguo)In Women's 400m Free Style competition yesterday, Camille Muffat of France won the gold medal while breaking the world record for this event. Two Chinese athletes, Li Xuanxu and Shao Yiwen, were competing in this event too. However, neither of them was able to qualify for the final. Chinese-language story here.
- 女子3米板双人跳水 (Nvzi 3miban Shuangren Tiaoshui)Wu Minxia and He Zi took home the gold medal for Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard event yesterday. China's team won all 8 events at the world championships in 2011, and many believe that it will likely do the same in the Olympics this year. Teams from United States and Canada took home the silver and bronze medal, respectively. English-language story here.
- 黄少祺 (Huang Shaoqi) Huang Shaoqi, a Taiwanese actor and former model, has attracted netizens' attention as rumors of his relationship with actress Hu Xing'er surfaces. Hu Xing'er is a popular actress in Hong Kong; she has recently ended her 8-year relationship with actor Huang Zongze, and the rumor of her "relationship" with Huang Shaoqi emerged as media try to piece together the reasons behind the split. Hu Xing'er has denied the alleged relationship. Chinese-language story here.
- 杨天经 (Yang Tianjing) Yang Tianjing, a Hong Kong actor and celebrity, held his wedding banquet in Hong Kong on July 29. Even though he was officially married last year, his banquet did not take place until now due to scheduling. Chinese-language story here.
- 陶吉新 (Tao Jixin) Tao Jixin, a national class-one actor of China, has been accused of making sexual advances on a young actress and taking away her role in his production after she refused. The news was first broken on Sina Weibo, where an art and media analyst named Zhang Yaojie posted cellphone texts between Tao and the young actress, showing that Tao invited the actress to chat with him in a hotel room. The actress rejected his advance, and was told that her rejection has cost her a role in his production. Chinese-language story here.
- 潘长江女儿大婚 (Pan Changjiang Nver Dahun) Pan Changjiang, a national class-one actor of China, recently saw the marriage of his daughter to Shi Lei, a business man who was said to have studied piano with Lang Lang in America. The wedding grabbed much media attention because the bridegroom is rumored to be a high-net worth individual with his own jade business. Chinese-language story here.
- 吴景彪 (Wu Jingbiao) Wu Jingbiao of China's Men's weightlifting team received a silver medal for the 56kg weightlifting event. However, since he was expecting better performance, he was visibly upset when he was interviewed by media afterwards, and apologized to his Chinese audience for his less-than-ideal performance. Chinese-language story here.
- 祖儿菲娅 (Zu'er Feiya) Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Chinshanlo (Zu'er Feiya is the Chinese translation of "Zulfiya") won the gold medal and set a world record in the women's 53 kg weightlifting event on July 30. Unbeknownst to many audiences outside of China, Zulfiya Chinshanlo also has a Chinese name—Zhao Changling. She was originally a Chinese athlete from China's Hunan Province, but was exchanged to Kazakhstan as an exchange athlete in 2008. She is now a Kazakhstan athlete and represents Kazakhstan in all international competitions. Chinese-language story here.
- 欧云哲(Ou Zheyun) North Korea's Om Yun Chol (Ou Yunzhe is the Chinese translation of his name) won the gold medal for men's 56 kg weightlifting event even though he was only sorted to the B-group (it's less competitive than A-group). Om Yum Chol was definitely the black horse in this competition, and China's own Wu Jingbiao took the silver medal for this event. Chinese-language story here.
In May 2012, Pioneer announced the newest model of Carrozzeria Cyber-Navi. This breakthrough device, which is set to hit stores soon, has been getting a lot of buzz for moving car navigation from the dashboard to about 3 meters in front of your car.
I (Mr. Sato) was able to get an sneak peak test drive in a car equipped with a Cyber-Navi, and it was a surprisingly comfortable ride with clear visibility.
The most popular place to install navigation devices today is the center of the dashboard. It's pretty easy to get all your information from that position, but it also involves you lowering your eyes. Clearly this is bad as it takes your eyes off the road, which at high speed can be dangerous even for a moment. On top of that, your eyes have to constantly refocus as they move from the screen to the road ahead of you. Altogether, this handicaps your visibility considerably.
Cyber-Navi's Augmented Reality Heads Up Display (AR HUD) unit is mounted in front of the car's windshield which means you can keep your eyes at the same level and still get all the info you need. Also, because the information is projected 3 meters ahead of your car, you don't even have to adjust your focus to read it. Wou can still make sure your route is correct while keeping your eyes on the traffic ahead of you.
I took Cyber-Navi out on both a city street and an express way to get a sense of both and each of them turned out to be really comfortable. Although there was a lot of information coming at me, my vision wasn't hindered at all. Before trying it out I was sure this thing would get in my way while driving, but once I got moving with it, there were no problems whatsoever.
A big highlight of Cyber-Navi is the "AR Scout Mode" which instantly delivers the distance of the car in front of you, the recommended lane for you, street signs, traffic lights, and more. It also notifies you of a typical driver's most needed pit stops like convenience stores and gas stations.
If you have a road trip planned for this summer, I highly recommend Cyber-Navi. It will make your trip more pleasant than any you have had before.
Photos: RocketNews24
Source: Pioneer "Cyber-Navi AVIC-VH99HUD/AVIC-ZH99HUD" (Japanese)
▼3 meters ahead information is displayed in the world's first augmented reality navigation. It's equally cool and useful.
▼In expressway mode, you are accurately navigated to your destination.
▼It can tell you about the car in front of you, road signs around you, and the lane to take.
▼The HUD unit is compact and fits into the same position as the sun visor.
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