Gadget trends

Up in the air

Sep 1st, 2010 | Category: Gadget trends, Gadgets

Did you think Nintendo invented the motion-sensing tech in the Wii? Think again. Movea actually patented and leased the tech to Nintendo and Movea offshoot Gyration now brings the same tricks to your work presentations via the Air Mouse Elite.
Controls
Lift this ambidextrous controller off the desk, squeeze the trigger on its underbelly and it becomes […]



JooJoo takes on the iPad

Aug 11th, 2010 | Category: Gadget trends, Gadgets

With the war between tablets heating up, the iPad is under pressure yet again, this time from the JooJoo developed by Singapore-based Fusion Garage. A larger screen, USB connectivity and a web-based Linux OS are just some of the perks it offers, so lets watch these two tablets fight it out!
Experience
The JooJoo should be as […]



Home theatre systems: A buyer’s guide

Aug 11th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Featured Articles, Gadget trends, Gadgets

Mahananda Bohidar
Looking to upgrade your audio/ video experience and have to choose a high-def home theatre system? Or are you setting one up for the first time? You have saved up enough for a swanky new HTS, but is all the jargon involved in choosing the right pair of speakers or amplifier getting to you? […]



Up in the air

Aug 1st, 2010 | Category: Gadget trends, Gadgets

Did you think Nintendo invented the motion-sensing tech in the Wii? Think again. Movea actually patented and leased the tech to Nintendo and Movea offshoot Gyration now brings the same tricks to your work presentations via the Air Mouse Elite.

Controls
Lift this ambidextrous controller off the desk, squeeze the trigger on its underbelly and it becomes […]



Afterthoughts on the iPad

May 12th, 2010 | Category: Gadget trends, Gadgets

The last time that a tablet was so much in the news, it was blue in colour and diamond-shaped. The latest tablet enjoying the spotlight and one that has set the wires on fire, isn’t used to treat any dysfunction, but has sparked off a similar buying frenzy. We are talking about the Apple iPad. […]



Sab kuch dhiktha hai!

Dec 23rd, 2009 | Category: Gadget trends, Gadgets

A solid aluminium chassis and piano black finish may become a thing of the past as designers are looking at new ways to reinvent the form and function of gadgets. Janani Krishnaswamy sees through some transparent designs and says ‘glassy’ design is the next big thing.

Stunning timepieces revealing complex movements via transparent case-backs have always […]



Full HD Vs HD Ready

Oct 28th, 2009 | Category: Featured Articles, Gadget trends, Gadgets

After all that crystal gazing about the future of the TV, here is something more mundane, more immediate and yet confusing for many of us that Janani Krishnaswamy seeks to project some light on
A revolution in TVs is already happening today and flat panel displays are increasingly affordable. But, you’d still be stumped trying to […]



Wire-free, yet power-full

Sep 9th, 2009 | Category: Gadget trends, Gadgets

Recharging your phone, console, or laptop might get as easy as brewing coffee and surfing the Internet, with the coming of wireless electricity, says Janani Krishnaswamy
Did you just sit down to watch TV and find the battery on your remote is dead? Does your camera’s battery not have enough stamina to hold out till the […]



Gee…what is 3G?

Jul 15th, 2009 | Category: Featured Articles, Gadget trends, Gadgets

Is this the next big thing in telephony? Will it change the way we use our mobile phones? Janani Krishnaswamy goes beyond the glitz and glamour surrounding 3G, gets the facts on whether it really represents a game changer for you and reasons out why you should upgrade now
With the coming of 3G in India, […]



The Blu-ray transformation

Feb 4th, 2009 | Category: Featured Articles, Gadget trends, Gadgets

 
Janani Krishnaswamy
When was the last time you saw a VHS tape? Can’t quite remember right. First came VCDs, and was later followed by the wave of new DVD technology that together have revolutionised the concept of storing and playing back audio and video. The quality of our home music-listening and movie-watching experience has, since, never […]