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Google Previews the Amazing "Wave" Google Previewed Its Brand new Communication & collaboration tool dubbed as "The Google Wave" in the I/O conference at San Francisco. This tool is poised to radically redefine the way communication & collaboration occurs in the future. In fact its touted to be the next big thing after e-mail. Google Wave is the creation of the same team that was behind Google Maps. Google Wave basically aims at integrating all the existing e-mail, IM and file-sharing technologies into a single client, but thats not all it can do much more like having real time Collaboration & editing on the fly, Tight integration with social networking & blogging through numerous APIs, support for a host of extensions & also is a protocol that makes inter platform communication a cakewalk. Ohh and did i mention its an OPEN SOURCE tool!! Google has not announced a release date for Google Wave as yet, but assures that it will be made available from later this year. The above listed features are just the tip of the ice berg, Watch the Video at the bottom of the page to Understand the Amazing potential of this new service. Q-Sound Solar Bluetooth Headphones I've got to give this Q-Sound headphone concept from Shepeleff Stephen top marks for its design. Not only does it look great, it is also innovative in its use of solar technology.  After all, it makes sense to power Bluetooth headphones with a small solar panel stretched across the headband—an area that could be easily exposed to the sun. Outside of that, the Q-Sound would also be able to handle calls or plug into a 3.5mm jack should the need arise. All-in-all the Q-Sound is a great idea—a concept I can definitely see transitioning into a real-world product.Lenovo's answer to Sony's P series Cult: Pocket Yoga  Just when you thought, Sony's P series were the benchmark of portable laptops, the ultimate revolution in portability has just been tested by Lenovo. "Pocket Guru" is the new Lenovo child, whose images have just been leaked from the company's Beijing office. Will keep you guyz updated on more of this, coming soon. Amazon Launches the Kindle 2  Amazon announced the second-generation Kindle ebook reader, The Kindle2 which was launched by the Famous author "Stephen King".The follow up from the company’s successful Kindle ebook reader offers customers a slim new design with longer battery life, faster page turns, over seven times more storage, sharper images,the ability to charge via USB and a new read-to-me feature.
it's much thinner than the original Kindle, Infact it's thinner than an iPhone at just .36 inches. the newest Kindle sports a 600 x 800 6-inch electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, but most will be a little disappointed to find out there’s still no touch screen on Amazon’s reader.
With 2 GB of memory, Kindle 2 can hold more than 1,500 books, compared with 200 with the original Kindle. It has a sharper 16-level e-ink display that turns pages 20 percent faster,has 25 percent longer battery life, and a new five-way joystick that improves navigation. Arguably the biggest new feature is Read to Me, which can read any content on the device back to you in a computerized voice. Hmmm I think Text-to-speech is a nice touch, but it's still hard to get over that computer voice.I am not convinced it'll be enjoyable for a full novel. The connectivity is provided through EVDO modem with fallback to 1xRTT. it utilizes Amazon Whisper net to provide U.S wireless coverage via Sprint's 3G high-speed data network. It has 3.5mm stereo audio jack, rear-mounted stereo speakers. Finally the Amzon Kindle Costs an arm & a leg at $359. (thats More than an Xbox 360 & nearly A PS3 which can play HD content)
The Pros & cons according to our opinion:
+ 20% faster page turning
+ Smaller inward-press page-turn buttons:The original kindle's big right-hand page-turn button was annoying This is definitely an improvement.
+ Longer battery life
+ Charging via USB. The Biggest benefit from our point of view.
+/- Seven times more memory..Hmm do we really need so much??
- Text-to-speech reading : aught cant bear the Monotonous Computer voice. - File conversion : There's still no native PDF support, in fact PDF, HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP are all available only through a conversion process, one that costs money.
- $350 is Quite expensive for a gadget that predominantly for text & that too Monochrome.
- No Signs of launch in India soon
|  VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac ...) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. See the full features list. It can also be used as a media converter or a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on networks. TECH NEWZ OF THE DAY: Tech Newz Archive.... NOKIA confirms E72 & 5530 XpressMusic lauch
 E72: The all new Nokia E72 boasts a host of new features including optical scrolling and a five- megapixel camera. Building on the success of the E71, the E72 takes the very best of Nokia’s most successful QWERTY device and makes it even better. The super-slim 10mm frame has been refined with some sleek design touches and inside the device is treated to a range of user interface improvements too.
The E72 is arguably the bigger announcement of the two, succeeding the E71 by adding a whopping 5 megapixel camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack (thank goodness), integrated compass, 10.2Mbps HSDPA, and an optical navigation pad; it'll hit in the third quarter 2009.
5530 XpressMusic: This phone has a large touch screen with tactile feedback (I like to say it touches you back) and no physical keys; a 3.2-megapixel camera and LED flash; Bluetooth, WiFi, and EDGE for all your connection needs; a music player for all the stuff you download from the Nokia Music Store; widescreen video playback at 640×360; hot-swappable MicroSD slot (4GB included); and a standard 3.5mm audio plug for your rocking headsets. Apple Warns of Shock From iPod, iPhone Apple is warning users of the iPod and iPhone that they could well receive a small and quick electrical (static) shock from their earbuds while using the devices.  Apple issued a warning on its site that goes something like this - When using headphones in areas where the air is very dry, it is easy to build up static electricity and possible for your ear to receive a small electrostatic discharge from the headphones. Receiving a static shock from a pair of earbuds does not necessarily indicate an issue with the iPod, iPhone, or earbuds. This condition is very similar to dragging your feet across a carpet and receiving a static shock by touching a door knob. However, instead of the static charge building up on your body, the charge builds up on the device that the earbuds are connected to. Likewise, instead of the static buildup discharging through your finger when you touch a door knob, it discharges through the earbuds. It goes on to mention that this condition is not limited to Apple hardware and that static can potentially build up on almost any hardware and could be discharged using any brand of earbuds. GMAIL gets "INBOX PREVIEW" Gmail already offers Basic HTML version for slower  Apple now dictates to have a special hardware chip installed to 3rd Party Ipod Shuffle headphones manufactured in order to maintain the headphone controls working precisely. Now, I know you are as irritated as I am, but Apple justifies this as the only measure, wherein certification for the quality of 3rd party tools for its gadgets, is maintained. Now I do not know whose gonna buy this piece, but for me I would definitely go in for a much better option with all that money. In the End, the Decision is YOURS ;) Apple Iphone 3.0 - Copy, Paste thats all ?? Kevin Rose of Apple, revealed details about the expected "Copy and Paste" functionality coming in iPhone 3.0. According to Rose, to invoke Copy and Paste, you simply double tap on the word, and a magnifier bubble will appear with two quotes that you can drag around your selection. Once you make your selection, you can copy, paste or cut. Rose has been accurate in the past with details about upcoming Apple product revisions. As well, we have also heard that Copy and Paste will be arriving in 3.0 alongside a much improved homepage/springboard with the ability to organize in categories. Apple will be revealing iPhone 3.0 in detail on Tuesday, March 17th at a special media event. Asus Eee Keyboard PC, Simply Awesome! Asus's amazing-looking Eee Keyboard, which is a home theater PC stuffed inside a keyboard, complete with wireless HDMI and a secondary touchscreen, is dropping in May or June. And for only INR 20,000 -INR 30,000 (only huh)  Asus CEO Jerry Shen says they're working on two models, one wired and one wireless. The wired version will run about INR 20,000 while the wireless should run somewhere south of INR 30,000. The keyboard is packing a 5-inch built-in display, a 1.6 GHz Atom processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16/32 GB SSD, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. As far as ports, it's got wireless HDMI, 2 USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, and audio in/out "I almost don't care what the price is, I just want one..Its just Flamboyant". One Google Search = power of 1000 computers  Every time you Google "Gadget" or "Flamboyz" or "Angelina Jolie" it takes the processing power of up to 1,000 machines. In a talk at WSDM 2009, Google Fellow Jeff Dean revealed some statistics about how Google's operations have grown from 1999 to 2009, and it's pretty mind-boggling. Queries have gone up by a factor of 1000, yet search lag time has dropped about 1000ms to just 200ms—nearly instant. The reason a single search can take up to 1,000 computers now—instead of say, a dozen—is that Google's whole search index is held entirely in memory. OMG, I can never get the calculation of how large is the "Search Index", my knee pains ;) Cross Battle Adapter Brings Xbox 360 Controller to PS3, With Rumble  It's the Holy Grail of self-loathing DualShock gamers. Ditch Sony's controller for Microsoft's with the XCM's latest, fully functional Cross Battle Adapter. The adapter plugs into your PS3's USB port where it accepts wired Xbox 360 controllers. Beyond mere "it works!" functionality along with new rumble support, you can also toggle turbo on any button—which is why the unit has like a thousand switches. The XCM Cross Battle Adapter is available at a few online retailers where it appears to be selling for about $55. So the question is, just how much do you hate yourself, fanboy? "Neodymium" Magnets eat Human Finger  In a deadly incident, a man lost his finger tip, when he was playing around with High Power Neodymium magnets. These magnets are declared to be the most powerful magnets, which are supposed to be handled with ultimate care. A Detailed report on the incident and lots of brutal pictures can be viewed HERE. Warning! refrain from viewing these pics if you are a heart patient. TECH-TUBE: |
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