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Battery Recalls From HP Continues

May 31, 2011 0 Tassavur

HP had been facing problems with their Lithium-ion Laptop batteries produced in China and had to arrange for massive recalls in 2009 and 2010 due to the problems of overheating and the subsequent risks of the laptop catching fire.

events

Reminder MobileCamp Delhi Is Tomorrow

May 27, 2011 0 Tassavur

Mobile Camp brings together enthusiasts, developers, app freaks and common users in an open setup. Loosely based on the Barcamp concept. The Mobile Camp Delhi is the fourth in line after 3 editions in Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai each. OnlyGizmos was associated as…

iPhone

Airtel Launches Apple iPhone 4 in India Starting Today!

May 27, 2011 0 Tassavur

So finally the launch of Apple’s iPhone 4 has dawned upon India. Airtel has launched the iPhone 4 at the same price point as Aircel at Rs. 34,500 for 16GB and Rs. 40,900 for 32 GB models. Both the black…

Internet

AT&T To Roll Out LTE (4G) This Summer

May 26, 2011 0 Tassavur

AT&T has announced that it will roll out the much awaited LTE or 4G service in five cities this summer. Those will be Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Though no specific dates for the launch has been announced yet.

Android

Motorola Xoom – Quick Review

May 26, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well the tablet market is heating up around the globe with a plethora of manufacturers throwing their hat in the ring. But the one that we are going to talk about today is quite a different story than the rest…

Apple

Aircel To Launch iPhone 4 In India On 27th May

May 25, 2011 0 Tassavur

Speculations were rife about the launching date, after Aircel and Airtel confirmed the launch of iPhone4 in India. But as it turns out our prediction about the launch date being 27th May has come true though the prices are not…

News

Microsoft’s Windows Phone Update ‘Mango’ is Here!

May 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

With the platform war in the smartphones market heating up the season of updates is here. Google is rumored to demo its Android IceCream soon and the perennial smartphone market leader Apple has already announced the demo of its iOS…

India

Samsung Galaxy S II Coming To India? Price Rs 33,500?

May 24, 2011 8 Tassavur

Now it doesn’t seem to be much of a news that Samsung Galaxy S2 is coming to India. Rumors / reports are strong that there is a press meet tomorrow in Delhi to announce the same. Samsung has perhaps hit…

Weird or not?

E-Cigs by Blu Makes Sure You Never Smoke Alone

May 13, 2011 0 Tassavur

Trying to kick the butt? Try an e-cigarette to wane off yourself from that harmful tobacco. This solution can leave you lonely at times when your smoking the e-cigs. Well in the age of social networking where not only ordinary…

Automobiles

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car

May 13, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well its not often that a concept car is unveiled in India, that too a BMW. So it was a welcome surprise to have a BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept car unveiled in by Praful Patel, Honorable Minister for Heavy…

Accessories

WI-FI Mouse with 9 Month Battery Life Courtesy HP

May 12, 2011 7 Tassavur

The mouse you are looking at has a similar form factor and specs like any other mouse except for one. And wow that is indeed a big one. This new mouse by HP is a wi-fi enabled mouse,…

Accessories

SuperTooth Disco: Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review

May 11, 2011 0 Tassavur

The SuperTooth Disco is a 28 watt portable Bluetooth Stereo speaker retailing at $150 . Wireless Portable speakers for mobile phones are not a new thing and there are many good speaker manufacturers in the market like Creative. But…

events

Chalo Dilli: GizmoMeet #4, 27th May

May 9, 2011 0 Tassavur

Yes you read it right… The OG team is marching towards the capital for its 4th GizmoMeet. Such was the warm reception and love for gadgets among the Delhites that we have decided to conduct the meet here which coincides with…

Entertainment

Wynncom, a new entry in the Indian Cell Phone Market

May 24, 2010 1 Tassavur

A new name has been added to the already existing long list of Indian Phone Manufacturers. Wynncom owned by the SAR Group co-founded by Rakesh Malhotra (Chairman), Arvind Vohra (MD) and Navneet Kapoor (Director) launched 7 dual-sim phones (GSM+GSM). These…

Concept / Educative

The pen is mightier than the sword!

May 24, 2010 0 Tassavur

We have always heard that ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’ and this time it’s all but true in the real sense. We had always been fascinated by all those gadgets that various undercover secret agents used to have…

Concept / Educative

Kug – The self water boiling Mug (Video)

May 13, 2010 1 Tassavur

Have you ever ended up with a cold cup of tea and then unwillingly drank it that way just ‘coz you didn’t want to go through the time consuming procedure of warming it again. I can certainly tell you that it has happened to me many times…

Apps

Skype shuns Windows Phone 7 project

May 13, 2010 0 Tassavur

“Deserted” Its a one word description of the current situation of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7. Not very long ago Mozilla dropped development of the Firefox for the Windows Phone 7 and it seems that Skype is going the same way…

Launch Pad

Sony unveils it all new, trendy Vaio P

May 10, 2010 0 Tassavur

Sony Europe today launched its newest Ultra mobile PC called the Vaio P. Besides the innovative & different design it comes in new fresh and vibrant colors as well. By the way its got some really cool features as well. For starters its got an accelerometer allowing you to read or see pictures by tilting the…

First look

First non-Latin website goes live, foxes browsers!

May 10, 2010 0 Tassavur

After ICANN approved non-Latin names for URL’s last year, the Egytian Ministry of Communications has come up with its own Arabic website. The url for which reads like this (Ahem! While you are trying to decipher; it reads right to left…

Market Watch

Cut crime by cutting 30 million mobile connections: Mexico

April 9, 2010 3 Tassavur

In an unprecedented and also deperate (I must say) bid to control crime; Mexico will be implementing this extreme step by the end of this week. As per a new law pressed into legislation recently, all the mobile users have…

Concept / Educative

Now an LED lightbulb that lasts 17 years; courtesy GE

April 9, 2010 1 Tassavur

An ongoing struggle has been waging since time immemorial to make light bulbs energy saving and durable at the same time, even more so with the raging effects and the consequent wrath dawned upon us by global warming. With the…

Android

Guess what? Now an Android based TV!!!

April 5, 2010 2 Tassavur

Phew!!! With the slew of Apple gadgets taking the market like a storm its okay if you are not very amazed with what you are reading right now. Rest assured, amazed you will be perhaps after the iPad fever has…

First look

Quick hands on with the Nokia 7230

March 24, 2010 0 Tassavur

Though this one is yet to go official in India some stores have already managed to have the Nokia 7230 on sale. 7230 is a sturdy slider phone that runs Symbian series 40 and features a impressive3.2MP camera (going by…

Accessories

Now Expand upto 32 GB; Thanks SanDisk

March 24, 2010 0 Tassavur

There are a million smartphones in the market which says; “Expandable upto 32GB”. I would always wonder they are expandable upto 32 GB but how am I going to utilise that capacity when there are no 32GB SDHC cards for…

Android

Fastest Texting Ever Guinness record by Samsung Omnia II (Video)

March 23, 2010 0 Tassavur

We have heard about people testing messages really fast, but this one supposedly has taken the Guinness world record. Samsung Omnia II bundled with the super fast Swype feature has just swiped the old record by a margin of complete…

green energy

Turn Green the Ford way; switch off your computers!!!

March 23, 2010 0 Tassavur

We here at OG love to promote green energy or any actions taken to save energy in any form. I personally believe its time we all work towards saving the planet, whether you are an individual or a corporation. Well…

Concept / Educative

Now Play table Tennis with your hands: Courtesy Brodmann Blades (Video)

March 23, 2010 0 Tassavur

Ever tried your hand at playing Ping Pong (or Table Tennis as we know it). Most of us usually find it difficult to adjust our wrist positions so that we can comfortably switch from the forehand to the backhand or…

Android

Marvell Moby Tablet for $99!!!

March 19, 2010 2 Tassavur

While Apple’s iPad is just around the corner with a launch date of 3rd April, Marvell has come up with a tablet priced at a staggering $99. Whats so staggering about the price is that this tabled called the Marvell…

Concept / Educative

FERVOUR 2010: THE GREEN EFFORT

March 12, 2010 0 Tassavur

The IEEE fest of Student Branch of BVCOE, FERVOUR, is organized on an annual basis. This extravaganza witnesses some truly eye catching events and is held on a large and magnanimous scale. With a wide spectrum of activities, the fest…

First look

Western Digital introduces My Passport Studio drives

March 3, 2010 0 Tassavur

WD has introduced its new My Passport Studio portable drives which features its new super fast FireWare 800 interface and a highly innovative customizable e-label(Gosh! I always wanted one on my portable drives. Thanks WD. You are such a savior).…

Apple

DRM Free Nokia Music to become Ovi Music

March 2, 2010 0 Tassavur

After the impressive show put up by Ovi Maps Nokia is trying to rake in some numbers by implementing the success formula with their Nokia Music store. DRM free music stores were something that Apple was pitching for since a…

Concept / Educative

Working Vintage Computers courtesy Fujitsu Technology Hall (Video)

March 2, 2010 0 Tassavur

Thanks to the guys at Akihabara news to have brought this out to the public. Apparently Fujitsu’s Kawasaki Main Office houses the Fujitsu Technology Hall which is a host to the vintage computers all in working condition. Pictured above is a automatic relay computer from the stone…

Samsung

Samsung 3DTV demo with new 3D glasses (Video)

February 26, 2010 0 Tassavur

The 3DTV industry is buzzing with activity this year, with Samsung launching its own at the CES in Jan this year. Samsung has already gone into mass production with its 3DTV. Below is a video from Which? which gives us…

Site Announcements

LG to ship Windows Phone 7 in September

February 26, 2010 0 Tassavur

One of the biggest hit of the latest MWC in Barcelona and the Platinum Event Sponsor; the Windows Phone 7 paired with the LG is finally gearing up to be rolled out. As the reports flowing in from Engadget Chinese suggest…

Automobiles

The 3R-C: Honda’s Three Wheeled Electric Concept Vehicle

February 26, 2010 0 Tassavur

The Honda 3R-C is a three wheeled concept vehicle just announced before the Geneva Motor Show. The concept vehicle will be on display along with the EV-N concept which makes it European debut. The vehicle tries to give us a glimpse of ehat the future mode of transport for individuals might look like.…

Android

Recognizr App brings Face Detection to Android

February 25, 2010 1 Tassavur

Yes! You are reading it right. An app which will not only identify the person in front of you but also give you their identification and social information at the same time. This concept app called ‘Recognizr‘, is developed by…

events

Mumbai Blogcamp! Bloggers Day Out

February 25, 2010 3 Tassavur

We all know how bloggers are and how their lifestyle is. These people usually meet new friends, talk to them and visit new places on the net. As such a blogger at the end of the day hardly goes out…

Concept / Educative

The Bloom Box: Green Energy for the Future! (Video)

February 22, 2010 2 Tassavur

One block of these can power 4 to 6 Indian homes or one home in the UK whereas you put the two together and its ready to power an American home. That’s the power of the Bloom box created by…

Concept / Educative

Green Award winning Siemens SpeedMatic Dishwasher

February 17, 2010 0 Tassavur

This is the award winning Siemens speedMatic Dishwasher. It is 20% more efficient than any other in the highest energy-efficiency category. Its minimal water consumption of 10 instead of 14 litres per cycle is also a new record by the…

Videos

Leech Plug! You plug, it unplugs (Video)

February 17, 2010 0 Tassavur

At OG, we have always been a fan of power saving technologies. Hence here we have the Leech Plug. Whats so fascinating about this one? It is an outlet regulator which unplugs itself once the required energy is obtained, just…

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