TAIPING: Online business enthusiast, Perak Icon Entrepreneur 2016 Shahrulnizam Baharuddin has developed and marketed Vantage In Car Intelligent Gadget, a smart device for cars in Malaysia.
The 32-year-old Taiping entrepreneur said the gadget, besides functioning as a mobile phone charger also monitored the condition of the car's battery.
Shahrulnizam said he had sold 2.9 million units of the gadget, which retailed for between RM90 and RM120, in the past year, through his Facebook page - ''Vantage In-Car-Intelligent Gadget''.
"I came to know about this product in May last year through a Chinese website. Through collaborative efforts with a large gadget factory in China, I successfully developed and marketed the gadget which can be used to charge mobile phones at the high speed of 3.0," he told reporters here today.
Shahrulnizam, who is also the sole dealer for the product, said the gadget came equipped with an LEd screen which kept tabs on the battery level and alternator of the car.
He said the e-commerce trend received good response from Malaysians, especially the young generation.
"Some 17 million people are using e-commerce platforms to conduct business. This is convenient for buyers as they are able to choose products based on several factors including affordable pricing," he added. Shahrulnizam encouraged housewives, school leavers and undergraduates to grab this opportunity and do online business as it generated a lucrative income. -- Bernama