TechFest

Solar Splash throws resuable energy challenge at Techfest 2010

January 24, 2010 0 Annkur

While the Full throttle inferno was a battle of speed and a show of strength (like many other competitions including Blackbird, Robowars etc) these little and relatively inexpensive ships has just one goal – run without any batteries! Yes ladies…

TechFest

Mini Grand Prix – Full Throttle Inferno at IIT Techfest 2010

January 23, 2010 0 Annkur

FTGP as it was known a couple of years back, this is an annual event at the Techfest. IC engine powered, aluminum cars race across the muddy track and each time they zip through a corner, they remind me of…

Concept / Educative

[Video] Interview with Dr Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the USB

January 23, 2010 0 Guest Author

Special thanks to @sengupta (Blog) for the interview on behalf of OnlyGizmos Dr. Ajay Bhatt certainly knows how to use self deprecatory humour well. He began his lecture by screening this clip of him trying to emulate the rockstar image…

Entertainment

[Video] M.A.D Mountbike & Activ8-3D – Technoholix Techfest 2010

January 23, 2010 0 Annkur

This event is one of the main features of Techfest and like every year this time as well it attracted a huge amount of the crowd in gigantic proportions. The crowd bustling in, exciting vibes and the resultant chaos and…

Concept / Educative

The Age of Stupid – Time for a reality check

January 23, 2010 1 Annkur

I have just returned after a terrific 18 hour coverage of the IIT Techfest 2010 Day 1 and the last event I attended was the screening of this Documentary / Movie – The Age of Stupid. While in another 6…

TechFest

IIT Techfest 2010 Day 1 – Action begins

January 22, 2010 2 Annkur

IIT Techfest 2010 is bigger than ever before, and the Day 1 is full of addictive enthusiasm and amazing energy. Enough for the 6 member OG team to skip lunch and keep hunting for this exclusive footage that we are…

eReaders & Tablets

Infibeam working on an Indian version of Kindle, named Pi?

January 22, 2010 6 Annkur

are hearing from a pretty reliable source that  Infibeam (yes the shopping portal) is cooking up its ebook reader and has already got “killer” tieups with some publications. Currently no ebook reader has actually launched in India, and local publishers…

TechFest

Technoholix preview – IIT Techfest 2010

January 21, 2010 0 Annkur

There is always a calm before the arrival of the actual storm. People believe that the IIT is all calm before the events actually kickstarts. But hey! This is certainly not the case; its much more chaotic, wilder and crazier…

Google

Nokia makes Ovi Maps free, goes head-on with Google Navigation

January 21, 2010 1 Annkur

When Google launched its turn-by-turn maps navigation for Android, it made the Droid a whole lot powerful with a superb GPS software. Having the Google search for GPS was unbelievable. And today Nokia has gone free with navigation services via…

Concept / Educative

The hunt for the best technology startups has begun

January 21, 2010 0 Annkur

While we count the days to the upcoming Apple event that would shed some official light (hopefully) on the entire tablet case. A lot of speculation about the technical specification and Apple’s game plan has just emerged (warning: take every…

Apple

Apple preparing tablet with own chip design? 5″ iPhone & more!

January 21, 2010 0 Annkur

While we count the days to the upcoming Apple event that would shed some official light (hopefully) on the entire tablet case. A lot of speculation about the technical specification and Apple’s game plan has just emerged (warning: take every…

TechFest

Event Watch: The IIT B Techfest 2010 coming up this weekend

January 20, 2010 0 Tassavur

exclusive Techfest 2010 pictures 🙂 Common people await the new year hoping that it will bring in newer better brighter things in their lives. Some hope for friends, some for promotions love or what not. But if you are an…

Tech Industry News

Tipster spills the beans on Windows Mobile 7, launch at MWC?

January 19, 2010 0 Annkur

According to a MobileCrunch tipster (who is actually a developer) Microsoft is going pretty Apple-like with the upcoming Windows Mobile 7. Apart from the old rumors of the WM 7 making an official appearance at MWC next month we now…

Concept / Educative

Sensor Networks — robot to anything, interaction

January 19, 2010 0 Annkur

As we gear up for the IIT Techfest 2010, lets have a look at what powers those wondrous robots that we see at the TechFest every year. Saptarshi Chatterjee from Robosoft Systems (the official component suppliers for Techfest) explains the…

Google

LOL video: Nexus One Ninja unboxing

January 19, 2010 0 Annkur

If you thought that the famous Nokia N900 unboxing video was the best that we could see, well Google just upped the bar for any one looking to do a geeky unboxing. Here is the Ninja unboxing video of the…

Apple

Apple unveiling its latest creation on Jan 27th

January 19, 2010 0 Annkur

Feels good to have some confirmation on an Apple rumor that promises something revolutionary. No its not the Apple tablet going official but atleast the Apple event for January 27th which is expected to be the launch platform the iSlate…

Launch Pad

Western Digital My Book (USB 3.0) goes on sale

January 18, 2010 0 Annkur

Western Digital has gone on sale with the My Book 3.0 external drive that houses the next-gen USB 3.0 support. Announced earlier this month at CES 2010, WD MyBook 3.0 is one of the first USB 3 storage devices (the…

Apple

Will Apple revolutionize mobile advertising?

January 16, 2010 0 Tassavur

With the Apple – Google rivalry heating up by each passing day and the resultant competition will definitely bring in new dimensions to the industry. The news doing the round these days is that Apple (read Steve Jobs) is trying…

Android

NexusOne being Sued!

January 15, 2010 2 Tassavur

From consumer complaints to confusion to the software problems, Google is seeing it all. But this one has come right out of the blue.  From what we read, it seems like Nexusone is being sued for copyright violations. Now this…

Concept / Educative

Charging batteries with WI-FI: RCA AIRNERGY

January 14, 2010 0 Tassavur

We have already heard about solar chargers and kinetic chargers (theses are the ones with the dynamos attached to it). The latest one doing the rounds is the WI-FI charger. Yes, you heard it right and its no typo error……

Apple

AppStore piracy is almost $0.5 billion market!

January 14, 2010 0 Annkur

Apple has proudly sold 3 billion apps on the iPhone platform. But the pirated apps market is booming, and estimations suggest that it has dented Apple’s revenues considerably. Had the pirated apps been purchased legally by Apple; app developers would…

Google

Nexus One customer complaints on the rise

January 14, 2010 1 Tassavur

“Welcome to the world of direct sales”, says users and “Google aren’t ready for customer support as they have never sold hardware before” is what analysts have to say. With the deluge of the customer queries and complaints coming Google’s…

Apple

Daily rumors on iPhone 4G and Apple iSlate (tablet)

January 13, 2010 0 Annkur

We are certainly going crazy trying to keep a track of all the crazy rumors, leaks and predictions about the Apple tablet and the 4th Generation iPhone. As soon as I write a post about the possibility of the iPhone…

Concept / Educative

Cometh the Warming Cometh the Solution: Husk Power Systems

January 13, 2010 2 Tassavur

As the warning of the Global Warming looms large on planet earth and the unfortunate failure of the highly publicized Copenhagen Summit where leaders from all around the world failed to reach an amicable conclusion on emissions.

Android

Lenovo LePhone in pictures

January 12, 2010 0 Annkur

The Lenovo LePhone announced for China at CES 2010 is surely a beauty. Powered by the Snapdragon the Le Phone is the latest to be added to the 1GHz smartphone club. Other features include:   3.7? capacitive touchscreen screen (800×480) Android…

Android

Will different versions trip up Android?

January 11, 2010 1 Nimish

It has been more than a year since Google’s mobile operating system, Android, was released. And the last few months have finally seen it making its presence felt in the market with a number of terrific handsets, most notably the…

iPhone

Is iPhone really the inspiration for nextgen smartphones?

January 11, 2010 0 Annkur

Its 3 years since we saw the first glimpse of the Apple smartphone and over the past 2.5 years it has changed the face of the mobile industry. The iPhone in no time has managed to top the charts and…

Android

Nexus One: We are Underwhelmed

January 6, 2010 2 Nimish

At last it is out in the open – Google finally launched its Nexus One handset a few hours ago. And while most of the tech world has responded with enthusiasm, one can just about hear the traces of disappointment…

Future WIP

Talking Computers, the next generation of computing

January 5, 2010 0 Gaurav

Remember how we are awed by the Talking robots which appear in Movies. Be it Flubber with the flying talking Robot, or the sweet little Wall-E, they all amaze us. But in a few years Movies will not be the…

Samsung

Samsung netbook with nextgen Intel Atom PineTrail CPU official

January 4, 2010 0 Annkur

Samsung has gone official with new netbooks lineup that would be powered by the all new Intel Pine Trail CPU’s. The Atom PineTrail CPU puts the GPU and Memory along with the CPU on the same die, shrinking the no…

Google

And the best tech product of 2010 is…Chrome OS!

January 4, 2010 3 Nimish

All right, the new year is underway and rather than dwell on making lists of which rocked which category in 2009 – there are way too many categories now, forget the products – I would rather stick my neck out…

Google

Waiting for the Apple Tablet? add Google Tablet to the list!

January 3, 2010 2 Annkur

Lets consider this official that 2010 is the year of tablets. The Crunchpad in its new form ‘Joo’Joo’ has already been announced, and talk about an Apple Tablet never dies. All the chatter and constant rumors of powerful reputed companies…

Automobiles

Meet the geekiest auto driver in town!

January 2, 2010 5 Annkur

Sandeep Bachhe is by far the most hi-tech and geekiest auto driver around. A step into his autorickshaw and you would wonder if its 2050 already. A resident of Bandra, Mumbai; Sandeep has a fully loaded ride that assures its…

smartphones

Is Windows Mobile 7 coming to HTC HD2?

January 2, 2010 2 Annkur

HTC’s official twitter handle in Russia accidentally tweeted about a Windows Mobile 7 update for the HD2 coming soon. This was indeed fantastic news for HD2 owners who surely deserve better than the current WM 6.5 on such a beautiful…

Tips n Tricks

Hidden Gmail features lets you fight spam and more

September 2, 2009 1 Annkur

This article was originally written in March 2008, updated with a few more things. 2 Hidden ways to get more from your Gmail Now who hasn’t faced spam? It’s become a part of our lives dealing with Spam amongst genuine…

Tech Industry News

Dropped your cellphone in water? Your iPod is wet in the Rain? Dont Worry

August 7, 2009 0 Annkur A

Yes the rainy season is here, and here I hear these words every now and then – “Annkur, I got wet in the rain …My cellphone is dead.” Well people do all kinds of crazy things with their gadgets, while…

Tech Industry News

No mobile for Kids under 16 in India?

September 13, 2007 1 Annkur

Karnataka Government has planned to ban the use (sale!) of mobile phones for children up to the age of 16 years. The reason for this ban is its adverse health effects. This comes almost 2 years after mobile phones were…