Dell Vostro V13 in pictures
Perhaps a little late, but I got my hands on the Dell Vostro v13 recently. Here is the picture gallery:
Notion Ink’s Adam hands-on (well almost), launches Q3
Having traveled to Hyderabad last week for the HeadStart – ITsAP startup showcase, we happened to run into Hyderabad based Notion Ink who were one of the startups selected for an onstage demo and exhibition at the event. We met…
Is Samsung overplaying its Corby hand?
It started out as a low-cost touchscreen device and is now spiraling into a rather vast family that has everything from total touchscreen to non-touchscreen and touchscreen-QWERTY avatars. Samsung’s Corby might have boosted the company’s handset sales and redefined what…
iPhone 3GS launching in India tomorrow? Is it too late?
The wait for iPhone 3GSs official unveiling in India has been way too long and event the most die hard Apple fans that I know have given up and purchased a 3GS from the grey market already. However we now…
FERVOUR 2010: THE GREEN EFFORT
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…
OG Review: LG Cookie Pop / Pep GD510
LG is out with a refresh to its successful touchscreen series Cookie. Its amazing to see how companies like Samsung and LG have seen a great market in the low end touchscreen market after the iPhone came and swept the…
Show us the Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson!
As this is Oscar week, we will just start this post with an instance from Jerry Maguire in which football star Rod Tidwell tells his agent Jerry Maguireto shut up and “show him the money!” Well, we can understand how…
Steve Ballmer: 2007 vs 2010
Name: Steve Ballmer Designation: CEO, Microsoft What he did in 2007: Laughed at the Apple iPhone. Quoted saying: “the most expensive phone in the world” – “doesn’t appeal to business customers.” and 2010: ‘Apple’s done a very nice job that…
Ezy 3G Tablet comes at $680, Win7, Multi-touch ++
Cashing in on the tablets rush we are seeing this year, here is another entrant from Malaysia. Costing $680 the Ezy tablet features Windows 7, multitouch magic, USB ports, 250GB HDD, 3G and 2GB RAM.
Verizon 4G test gives 12Mbps to 50Mpbs download speeds
Yes, I know that we are still waiting for the 3G license auctions in India, but here is a cheer from Verizon (US). Testing their LTE / 4G network, Verizon has released promising numbers of data transfer speeds over the…
iPhone all set to overtake Blackberry in 2011
Blackberry remains the highest selling smartphone in the US, thanks to the plethora of business handsets it has to offer. One company that is fast catching up (and currently in no 2 position) is the Apple iPhone. Analyst prediction…
Loved Ironman or Jetsons? Then try Jetlev!
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…
Waterpebble: checks the water wastage
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…
Bluetooth 4.0 specs out, ready to hit markets by year end
The Bluetooth SIG has started to push the next version i.e. Bluetooth 4.0 already. While we are still seeing numbered devices offering Bluetooth 3.0 being announced, Bluetooth 4. 0 is said to be ready for a year end launch. The…
Align several mobile phones to make one large screen (patent)
Yes weird as it sounds and geeky for sure! The idea of combining several cellphone displays by just placing them next to each other is certainly impressive and Motoorla is on it (the only problem is I don’t see a…
Gesture search for Android introduced, looks impressive
… Scrolling through contacts or typing the name on the touchscreen qwerty is surely a slow process and one of the frustrations I have with the iPhone (btw which is otherwise a wonderful gadget). Google’s gesture search for the Android…
DSP presents landline phone powered by Android OS
Debuting at CeBIT is the DSP Multimedia Handset that saves you some embarrassment for ditching mobiles in favor of a landline. The DSP Multimedia Home phone sports a 3.5? touch screen and runs the Google Android OS ! Yes you…
Asus Eee PC 1001PQ & 1201PN at CeBIT 2010
Asus has outed a number of gadgets at CeBIT 2010 and here are two of the EEE PC models showcased there. The EEE PC 1001PQ and 1201PN throws new life to the Eee line up. While the 1001PQ is a…
Apple lawsuit targets Android, Google backs HTC
There were multiple rumors that a strong reason (or perhaps the only) for Google not integrating multi-touch (pinch to zoom that is) in the US release of Android phones (until now) was a lawsuit threat from Apple. Apple holds patents…
God’s Computer – OG Photo of the month
The computer that GOD holds. We used to call this a remote control a decade back, and guess we would soon call it his mobile 😛
Smartphone wars: Apple sues HTC over patents
Apple isn’t content with just counter-suing Nokia over patents, Cupertino has actually gone ahead and filed a suit against HTC for infringing 20 of its patents. While nothing is very clear as of now and just as the Nokia vs…
Video: Microsoft Mobile Surface demoed
Slashgear is featuring a stylish Microsoft Mobile Surface video that shows a mobile controlled with a camera + projector surface that lets you interact with the system in a unique way. The demo shows a drum being played by tapping…
Facebook app for Zune HD goes live
If there is one winner that Microsoft has rolled out in the handheld space, it’s the Zune HD. Going live against the iPod touch 3G last year, the Zune HD did do a fair enough job. The design & UI…
C series goes official with Nokia C5
Nokia C series has finally gone official with Nokia showing the C5 officially. Leaked earlier, we already had a fair idea of what the C5 can offer and here is what Nokia says: We are introducing the new Nokia C5, an affordable smartphone…
Feel the $500 iPad is expensive? Try Haleron’s iLet Mini Hal
Featuring a 7″ touchscreen and a mere 600MHz processor running on Ocean Android the iLet Mini Hal serves the purpose at just $200. Now this wouldn’t put the iPad or the Asus Eee to shame when it comes to performance,…
Asus Eee PC T101MT tablet gets previewed before release
Asus made an impact in the industry with the Eee PC and they seem to be gearing up to ride the tablets wave we are seeing this year. The yet to be officially Eee PC T101MT (teaser video seen before) seems to have leaked out been and previewed early, and hands…
Microsoft considers Mac OS support Windows Phone 7
When Apple launched iPhone back in 2007, it certainly offered support for Windows based systems. Reason being simple that millions of Windows OS based users existed compared to the Mac OS X users. Now, Microsoft introduced Windows Phone 7 series…
Mumbai Blogcamp! Bloggers Day Out
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…
The Bloom Box: Green Energy for the Future! (Video)
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…
iPhone unlikely to get FLASH support ever?
Ever since the original iPhone in 2007 landed without flash support the rumors of Adobe Flash coming to the iPhone in a future release are regular. Adobe even made its desire to be compatible with the Jesus phone public, but…
Is original the new fake? Ghost shifts at work
We have heard it since long that components and spares for MNC products sold in India are sourced illegally (or perhaps a better term is “Jugaad”) from company manufacturing units itself. The vast manufacturing hubs that China houses are not…
Sony Ericsson Dot: Crowdsourcing Mobile Ideas
Sony Ericsson has gone live with a new initiative called ‘SE-dot’. SE dot is aimed at crowdsourcing and developing new ideas. As the company informs us, the idea behind SE-dot is to jump the focus from technology and come down…
A conversation with Mr Vic Hayes, father of WiFi
Mr Vic Hayes at IIT Techfest (also pictured Dr Alessandra) Special thanks to Aditya Sengupta [@sengupta (Blog)] for the interview on behalf of OnlyGizmos Before attending Lars Rasmussen’s lecture, we attended what turned out to be one of the more…
Giveaway: Forza 3 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro Unlock Code
We are giving away Downloadable 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro for Forza Motorsport 3 on Xbox 360. So if you are one of those waiting to get your hands on this one, well here is your opportunity to get…
Nokia looking to end platform confusion? Maemo + Moblin = MeeGo
Nokia has finally done something that makes us feel that they aren’t really heading towards the platform confusion mode as we have constantly been thinking. After juggling 3 different OS (Symbian, Maemo and oFono with Intel), Nokia has announced MeeGO…
Green Award winning Siemens SpeedMatic Dishwasher
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…
Map Wars! The Mobile GPS evolution
GPS on the phone is now something very common and just one of the things the smartphone boom has brought to us. As much as these mobiles threat the digital camera market, portable GPS navigation devices have now become one…
Windows Phone 7 Series Brings No Flash love
Microsoft has finally announced and showed off their next mobile operating system with a bit different brand name – Windows Phone 7 Series. Apart from sleek and staid interface, there are several features integrated to the core level. But surprisingly…
Vodafone launches Voda 150 & 250: Worlds cheapest phones
With the slew, of smart phones being launched at the Mobile World Congress 2010. Vodafone has managed to pull the rabbit right out of the hat and surprise everyone by launching two ultra simple phones which is being billed as…
