The Nokia Eco Sensor Concept (click image to enlarge) features a high tech analyzer which can analyze carbon monoxide, and other particulates. If this mobile phone ever makes it into production, we could see JPJ officers walking around with it, using it to test your car’s emissions to see if it violates any set regulations – if there are any in the country in the first place.
There are just too many people running around without a catalyst – even I am guilty of this as my first car came with an aftermarket exhaust system that had the catalyst removed.
Just imagine – a summon could be sent to the JPJ database immediately through 3G, and a Bluetooth portable printer could print out a hardcopy of the summon. In fact, the car can be identified using an image recogniser software for number plates, running on the phone. Folks at JPJ in case you’re reading, I can develop something like this if you’re interested, just use the contact form 
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
This is surely a cool gadget!!!
For Paul, merry christmas. A little late wish for you. Your suggestion for RTD is good but I think it is not the right time. There are busy dealing with ‘stickers factory’ for loory drivers.
Furthermore, most of them cannot sleep well and keep having a shaken body every time their door is knocked by someone. MIB? ACA actually.
Paul, you seriously can’t be thinking about this. lol.
After years of living under emisions Nazis in Canada (Ontario and British Columbia is the worst) I hope never to see that again. A breath of fresh air (opps, er…maybe not) not having to go for a yearly e-test. I had to retune my car every time to go for the e-test, then re-tune it “properly” again after. I had 2 standard maps I have to use for the e-test…lol..depending on what the ambient temperature is.
What a PITA.
For what its worth, if your car is runing/tuned well a catalytic converter is not needed to pass an e-test. I manged to pass mine wihout one. Problem is, some e-test shops still do a physical check for the presence of one….some more “lax” ones don’t.
This device will mean the end to all tuned cars and you can check emisions on the spot. BAD BAD news….
NOOOOOoooo!!!
Paul is on JPJ side!!!
hehehe
at least you did for something good. not for something bad in car industry.
it was just a joke… The clue is the device doesnt even exist yet!
Environmentalist VS Jeremy Clarkson? JC rock
Environmentalist VS Jeremy Clarkson. JC rock
Paul are you a programmer?
yup
ooo…. looks like nowadays anyone can be a programmer.
Mobile phone with eco sensor hmmm.. that’s one reason to apply for RTD job.
And if I could write the above program for RTD, I definitely would. Then I wouldn’t have to worry about my car’s emission anymore would I Paul? heh heh..
Its not so high tech. You could use either electrochemical sensors or semiconductors to sense oxygen, CO and H2S. I guess this must be semiconductor based cause its cheap to make. Not really accurate but cheap.
lolz !