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ECCERobot – The Humanoid At Techfest 2011

January 16, 2011 0 Guest Author

Coverage by our in-house scientist – Aditya Sengupta. You can must follow him on twitter: @sengupta! One of the striking observations about most “humanoid” robots today is how unhuman they actually are- particularly on the inside. They are filled with motors,…

Tech Industry News

Intex Launches Phone With Built In Projector; Costs Rs.12,000

November 25, 2010 0 Rahul S

Looks like Indian manufacturers are on an overdrive these days to bring phones with outrageous features, which are simply ahead of their times. The trend seems to have been started off by Spice mobiles with their 12 megapixel cameraphone with optical zoom. It was…

Tech Industry News

Nvidia Unveils New Quadro Range of Professional Graphics Cards

November 16, 2010 1 Rahul S

Nvidia’s Quadro range of professional GPU’s have always been the toast of graphics professionals, designers and digital content creators who are a different breed of customers when compared to your average gamer. When the graphics card industry sort of began…

Site Announcements

Reminder, Gizmo Meet This Wednesday! (Mumbai)

November 14, 2010 0 Annkur

Super exciting gadget days lie ahead for us folks. Its just 3 days to go for the Gizmo Meet Mumbai and we are as eager as you to get on with the gadget talk! Here are some more meaty details…

Featured

Exclusive: 3D Toys with Patrick Beaulieu of Nvidia [Video]

October 30, 2010 0 Annkur

Nvidia did an awesome 3D showcase for us in Mumbai, and while we are still to get over the hint of the future we had, there are a ton of 3D toys that we went hands-on with. Handling the most…

Cameras

Hands-on with Panasonic HDC-TM750 & Aiptek 3D Camcorders, Fujiflim W3 & Sony TX9 3D Cameras

October 28, 2010 2 Annkur

Now this is surely a geek’s delight. We recently had a significant dose of 3D and the best part of the day was the 3D cameras that we played around with. Here, are the Panasonic HDC-TM 750 / VW-CLT1 (lens)…

Android

The PlayStation Phone Is Here!

October 26, 2010 2 Rahul S

So guess what folks over at Engadget has dug up? That’s right folks, the image you see below are that of the PlayStation Phone the much awaited device that many thought would never see the light of the day. Engadget…

Featured

A Dose of 3D!

October 26, 2010 0 Annkur

It was just another day walking to a press meet today, and I would admit that I wasn’t expecting anything like what we actually saw. It was a all 3D showcase by Nvidia (and their partners) and the range of…

Launch Pad

Forget 3D TV’s -The 3D Phone Is Here! [Spice M-67 3D]

October 25, 2010 0 Rahul S

Spice mobiles seem to have this weird knack of launching phones with outrageous specs. They had a 12 mega pixel camera on sale long before the Satio or the Nokia N8 was even on the horizon. That was the S1200…

Accessories

Unboxing the Duracell myGrid Charging Pad (Video Review)

October 23, 2010 1 Guest Author

Finally, we have got our mits on the Duracell myGrid Charging Pad and its certainly a glimpse of the future. Charging gadgets are a headache by all means, especially smart phones that run out of battery so soon. The Duracell…

Apple

An iPhone that costs almost EIGHT MILLION dollars!

October 18, 2010 0 Nimish

All right, we went and broke the editorial style sheet rule that states that thou shall not use all capitals in a heading, but truth be told, we could not actually help it. We always knew that the iPhone 4…

Motorola

Motorola Milestone aka Droid meets Ferrari!

October 2, 2010 2 Annkur

Acer might have teased us with its Ferrari offerings before, but its always attractive to see a winner meet another and thats what we have here. One of the best selling Android devices, Motorola Milestone has been painted Ferrari red.…

Launch Pad

Kingston Mini Fun USB Flash Drive Brings Cheer for Kids

September 9, 2010 0 Annkur

As a kid I might have asked for a toy, but know what todays generation is going to demand? Well geeky fun gadgets. Kingston is perhaps the first of companies to tap the young market with its Mini Fun USB…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab spotted again, video!

August 23, 2010 0 Annkur

Samsung is working full swing on the Galaxy Tab, caught last time during focused sessions and developer interaction, the Galaxy Tab has surfaced again. This time in Australia via a spy video taken at a train station. This video confirms…

Google

Google testing Microdrones, flying bots for mapping

August 9, 2010 0 Annkur

Google is all set to take mapping to a new level with the purchase of hi-tech flying drones fitted with camera. Apparently Google has sourced these from a German company based Microdrones (reminds us of the 3 Idiots toy). These…

Concept / Educative

Hydro Powered Calculator

June 2, 2010 0 Swapnil

The technology around us is rapidly developing, and we see so many brilliant innovations all the time. One field where we have now been keen is green tech and in contribution towards a greener planet here is a water powered…

Accessories

OG Review: The OmniStand

May 25, 2010 0 Swapnil

Finally, we have the OmniStand in our hands, and to my surprise it turned out to be more than what I had expected. Now, for what we know the OmniStand is a portable and adjustable stand for your notebook computers…

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…

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…

Tech Industry News

Students mod a tractor to be used from a mobile, useful?

April 19, 2010 0 Annkur

Think modding a car is fun? Well see this! Students of Moga Polytechnic College, Punjab (India) have invented a hack that lets local farmers control their tractors using a cellphone.

Apple

The iPad will not slay netbooks, but consoles and e-book readers!

April 7, 2010 1 Nimish

It has been something like a hundred hours since the iPad was officially in our midst and I wish I had a penny, for every person who has compared it with a laptop and a netbook and trotted out all…

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…

Launch Pad

Spice S-1200 brings 3X optical zoom to cellphone!

March 26, 2010 0 Annkur

Now thats a surprise ! While most smartphones are playing the megapixel game, unexpected! but its Spice that is bringing a 3x optical zoom to a cellphone. The Spice S-1200 that is said to be priced around Rs 14,500 ($315).…

Accessories

OG Review: Sony Ericsson MW600, bluetooth headset with FM

March 25, 2010 11 Annkur

Well we happen to be one of the lucky souls to get a hands-on with the Sony Ericsson MW600 bluetooth headset. The MW600 is loaded with features with a OLED display, stereo (3.5mm jack), music controls, volume controls, multipoint bluetooth,…

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…

First look

Hands on with the Razer DeathAdder Left Handers edition

March 23, 2010 0 Annkur

Just last week we heard about the first gaming mouse for left handers from Razer and we managed to get hands-on with the same today. The lightweight and extremely responsive Death Adder is the best selling Razer product and the…

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…

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…

Concept / Educative

Will you use the briefcase laptop?

March 20, 2010 0 Annkur

Playing By Heart concept by Zhang Shouze sure gives you the 21st century businessman the most relevant briefcase in today’s world. With cloud computing taking over work & smartphones getting smarter at-least I don’t see too many people carrying with…

Concept / Educative

Loved Ironman or Jetsons? Then try Jetlev!

March 8, 2010 0 Annkur

Love Iron Man? Or for that matter Jetsons and the whole action of flying around with Jetpacks? Well then here is Jetlev Flyer that brings you the experience of flying like none other. 9 years in development and here is…

Concept / Educative

Waterpebble: checks the water wastage

March 8, 2010 0 Annkur

Waterpebble is a unique tiny gadget that monitors the amount of water you consume during a shower and helps you save water. The tiny pebble shaped gizmo placed below your shower checks the water outflow via the plughole. Using your…

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…

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…

Concept / Educative

Neon Green Soular backpack

February 11, 2010 0 Tassavur

While onlygizmos has been covering a lot of green technology of late. Here, is another one that has caught our attention. This one looks like a normal backpack (durable more importantly), but upon closer inspection, you might realise that it…

Automobiles

Segway making an official entry in India soon!

February 10, 2010 0 Annkur

Though Segway’s aren’t extremely popular for automobile or technology enthusiasts, Neil Nitin Mukesh did manage to get some traction for the same in India it seems. Segway is a two-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicle that promises to give you a non…

events

Exhibitions at Technovanza 2010 @ VJTI

February 8, 2010 0 Annkur

Technovanza 2010 at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) was bigger than ever before. Technovanza team had set out with the aim to take Technology to the society this year and the various initiatives we saw at the exhibitions left us…

picture

International Exhibitions @ IIT Bombay Techfest 2010

February 5, 2010 0 Tassavur

If the internal IITB exhibitions rocked this year the international exhibitions were no less and pretty much upto the mark compared to the previous versions. There were many innovative and advanced technologies at display (read James Bond style technology if…

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