my new shaver

the Braun 590 is an impressive looking model. It’s about 9 inches tall and has a nice ergonomic grip to it. With the ribbed sides and suitable width it sits perfectly in the palm. The head is foil (flat) as opposed to rotary (wheels) which makes it suitable for lining up to goatees. The idea behind the foil is that the first part of the head lifts the hair and the second part cuts it. On the face, is a technologically attractive 5 light power indicator and a cleaning (i.e. “need to clean”) indicator. On the side is a 3 setting adjustment (from sensitive to tougher) and there’s a long hair trimmer on the back. First impressions, this is a cool looking model. 


rip-friendly ergonomics just cry out for a firm hand, allowing Series 5's slim, contour-adapting head to produce a thorough shave no matter what the facial terrain throws at it. 


 The cleaning refill cartridges are priced at about $5 to $6 each, which on a daily clean would add up to about $60 a year. With manual cleaning being so straightforward, that’s really not necessary and clearly a way for Braun to improve their cash flow. I’ll stick to cleaning it myself after each use then running it through the full cleaning process once a week. This is also the reason why you might want to save some money and buy the model without the cleaning/charging base. 

Latest stats stuff

	Advance GDP estimates for 1Q2012 will be released on 13 Apr 2012, 8.00 a.m.
	"Monthly Digest of Statistics, Mar 2012" released.
	Detailed survey findings and statistical tables on the retail trade industry for reference year 2010 are available in “Economic Surveys Series 2010 – Retail Trade”.
	Import and Export Price Indices fell 0.4% and 0.5% respectively in Feb 2012 compared to Jan 2012, due mainly to lower prices of electronic products. Singapore Manufactured Products and Domestic Supply Price Indices rose 0.7% and 0.4% respectively in Feb 2012 over the previous month, as a result of higher oil prices.
	Singapore’s 2007 Input-Output (I-O) tables have been released. The full set of tables is available together with the information paper “Singapore Input-Output Tables 2007”.
	"Gender Differentials in Fields of Study among University Graduates” examines the gender distribution in fields of study among university graduates in the Singapore resident population in 2010, and the changes over the past decade.
	Mar 2012 issue of Statistics Singapore Newsletter has been released.
	Total operating receipts of the services sector (excluding financial & insurance services) rose 21.2% from $1,421 billion in 2009 to $1,723 billion in 2010.