In my final article about 2008 Gadgets this week in the Indian Express, I looked at Digital Photo Printers, GPS Navigation, HD TV's, and the Wii Fit, to read more, click here, or buy the Sunday Express across India, on Sunday December 23, 2007.
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2008, will be full of Gadget goodies, laptops are on their way out, and what is moving in is the UPMC option, most of the serious, high flying, laptop users have already started looking at these devices as alternatives, with prices falling,and more and more players coming up, this seems to be an interesting option for all who want online connectivity, but not through a phone. To read more about my take on these, click here, or buy the Indian Express, on Sunday, December 16, 2007, India Wide.
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At the end of the year, we gadget geeks seem to turn astrologers, predicting what lies ahead, and some of us look back each year, and see hey, did that really come true, or not.. I will try to avoid this pitfall this year, and just tell you about things, that really are coming your way in 2008, some may come, some not, that we will see only dec 08, but till then, read the first piece in my predictions for 2008, by clicking here or buy a copy of the Indian Express, on Sunday 9th December 07, across India.
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This year when the N95 was announced, it was one of the most expensive phones on the market (let alone the types of Vertu), but it made a lot of people sit up and say, he, a phone's a phone, and all I need it for is to make calls / maybe send an sms / on a bus / train ride, listen to the FM and that's about it. If it has a Camera, great, but if not, nothing lost.. I investigated the market, and over the last month, found a few phone models that work. In my article in Indian Express, this week, on Sunday 25th November, 2007. To read it, click here, or grab a copy of the Indian Express, across India.
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Back in the Y2K, when I bought my first DVD Player, it cost me a bomb, and I wanted 5.1 surround sound, and that was going to cost me another bomb, so chose to stay away. A number of visits to major showrooms, and my love for movies, had me convinced of setting up a home theater, but how much would you spend, a few years down the road, and a number of email requests from people asking for help, this week in my Indian Express, article, on Sunday, November 18, 2007, I look at how to rig up the right sound for movies at home, without spending, overboard. To read the article, pick up the print copy across India, on Sunday, or click here to read it online.
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This is a late post to a story that was printed on Sunday, 11th November 07 in the Indian Express, but I just forgot to link up this story this time around.
This week in Tech2, I looked at two options of Digital Network Players, Squeeze box now from Logitech and EVA 8000 from Netgear, this article, available here, compares both the players, and the features, head on to the Indian Express site, by clicking here, or if you can, grab a copy of the Sunday Express.
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I am what I am because I got a lot of leverage from my parents, my grand parents, to break a few things, i also got a lot of support from them in terms of buying me my first chemistry set, my first electronics kit, I remember the 555 timer drove me wild with imagination, and I built some great big projects, which you may have even seen if you were in Delhi around the later half of 1980's, these included flashing LED based hoardings to various other things. But anyway, whenever I meet someone, they ask me for advice, and one of the coolest things that everyone seems to want to know is, our child loves technology, now what.
Well this week in my Indian Express article, I look at some Tech toys in a lot of budgets. So grab a copy on Sunday, 4th November 2007 across India, or click here to read it online.
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Whenever I bump into gamers, one thing we all can't stop bragging about is how, we got our PC's to speed up more, than they could, by adding coolers, RAM, high speed disks, and Graphic Cards. Recently when Microsoft announced Vista, most of the early adopters, shared a common feeling, it was too slow. The problem was the speed of graphics, with so many things happening on your screen, you need to speed up the graphics, but an average desktop user and a graphic card do not go together, or do they. I look at this as an answer in my Indian Express article this week, in Print on 28th October 2007, India wide. You can also read the article online, by clicking here
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You have heard of a smartphone, and you have seen people use it, but you are still happy with your regular phone, that can let you do sms, shoot a video, some pictures, and you think, well this is good enough for me, but every now and then you see someone using a smartphone, a thought crosses your mind, should you.. hmmm... shouldn't you opt for one.. This month in my Outlook Business Article, Dated 5th November, I look at this only. Click the above picture to read it, or head on to the news paper stand and buy a copy.
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The Palm Centro at the first look is a very curvy, good looking, small PDA type phone, but is it worth spending the money on it, check out my review in the Indian Express, this Sunday on 21st October 2007, India wide, or click here to read it online.
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Though in an earlier post, I had written about how I want to learn everything and about Video Jug, 3 months down the road, the site has expanded (though still in Beta) and working much better.. this week in my Indian Express article, I talk about Video Jug and how it can help you. Catch my article online by clicking here, or picking up a copy of the Indian Express on Sunday, 14th October 2007, India Wide.
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My dad has been planning to buy a Full HD camcorder, and he insisted on a Tape, while the new media would want you to buy the DVD / Memory Stick (no offences to sony) or a hard disk cam corder, so I thought, well let's dig deeper, and really see what all matters. I went on an investigation trip, and this is what I found out. To read more, click here, or buy the Indian Express, this Sunday October 7, 2007, across India.
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I have been asked this question every time, I met someone who shifted from a film camera to a Digital camera, on what printer to buy so that they could print their photos at home. This week in my Indian Express article, on Sunday 30th September I look at the criterias that you should look at when evaluating the right printer to buy. You can read this article here or in Print with the Sunday Express on 30th September, India wide
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Towards the end of last week, Samsung announced the launch of it's 70" LCD Television. They had invited me down to their corporate office to have a dekko at it, what I saw was impressive, but the price tag, kept me wondering, on whether I should spend 24 Lacs to buy a TV to boost my ego, or say a house, or maybe a Mercedec C Class, I am still confused, but the TV made a lasting impression on me. It was not perfect, after all, there is always a scope for improvement, but the image, the size, the finishing, of chrome, glass, and the nice blue light, made me look at it very seriouslly, now only if they would give me one.. hmmmmmm :)
To read my take on the new TV, buy the Indian Express this Sunday, across India, or click here to read it online.
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Early last week, Steve Jobs announced 3 new iPhones, Ahem, iPods, they are glorified, geek fan following, and now in a new shiny package, check out what I have to say abou them, in the Indian Express, this Sunday 16th September 2007, Across India or click here to read my take online.
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Ever been stuck with two phones, you know the feeling that I am speaking about, with phones becoming the calling of the day, and one phone not working for you, how do you get them both to fit into one.. read my column in the Indian Express this week on Sunday, 9 September 07, across India, or click here to read it online.
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Orkut, took the social networking scene by storm, it created the same movement that Linked IN had done sometime back in the Business to Business networking industry, but what Rediff is doing is not only unclear to me, but a bit confusing. Though a DESI avtaar is needed, but then having a mix of Social and B2B in the same space, well maybe it works.. This week in My article in the Indian Express, I look at the Redidff's Avtar of the Orkut space, called Rediff Connexions.
To read more, click here, or buy the Indian Express this Sunday 2nd September 2007, India Wide in Print.
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I love star gazing, and I think most of us geeks do, but then how do you really find a star, Google just made it easy, to read my review of the New Version of Google Earth, Sky, click here, or buy the Indian Express this Sunday, 26th August 2007, India wide.
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Have you been mobile shopping lately, if you did not ask for your loved brand, you must have noticed some new brands that are in the market, the guy who is shaking it up is called Fly Mobiles, this week, I look at what all do they have to offer, and is it worth switching over, for more details, buy the Indian Express on Sunday, August 19 2007 india wide, or click here to read the online version.
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Recent Attacks through MSN Messenger and the growing vulnerability due to download of files from the Internet, makes Antivirus a must have for all Windows PC's users. This week in my article in the Sunday Express, on 12th August 2007, I look at the options of free Antivirus. Catch me in the Print across the country in the Indian Express, or click here to read my take on
1. AVG Antivirus
2. Bit Defender 8
3. Avast
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