Gadgets

Is your laptop going to run out of gas?

Sep 8th, 2010 | Category: Cover, Future tech, Gadget trends, Gadgets, Laptops

Tablets looked like they would be a fringe segment, until the Apple iPad was launched and the world woke up to its potential. What started as a trickle will soon turn into a flood, as every gadget maker of repute launches its own tablet. Ketaki Bhojnagarwala forsees the coming tablet revolution and says the days […]



Tablets Galore

Sep 8th, 2010 | Category: Future tech, Gadget trends, Gadgets, Laptops

The ‘Indie’genous one!
Notion Ink Adam

With focus on the word ‘Revolution’ (we all know what that reminds us of!), the newbies on the tablet block are raring to go with two versions of the Notion Ink Adam. The models are differentiated only on the basis of the display. While both are 10.1-inch TFT Liquid Crystal displays, […]



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 […]



For geeks going green!

Sep 1st, 2010 | Category: Featured Articles, Gadgets, Laptops

 
Mahananda Bohidar
While most tech companies are trying to outdo one another by innovating and incorporating cutting edge technology in their products, some are also looking to do this while keeping the spirit of ‘going green’ alive. In an attempt to make the numerous gizmo-loving consumers more eco-conscious, Asus had launched their first Bamboo laptop in […]



Go Pro!

Sep 1st, 2010 | Category: Cameras, Gadgets

With the price range between the point-and-shoots and the DSLRs visibly dipping, there’s good reason for photography enthusiasts out there to go for an upgrade. This hand-picked range includes established DSLRs as well as entry-level Micro Four Thirds cameras, so get ready to get snappingFairest of them all

CANON EOS 550D
With an 18-meg CMOS producing prints […]



What’s hot this week

Sep 1st, 2010 | Category: Gadgets, What's Hot

Get closer - Fujifilm Finepix S1800

With 18x zoom, the Finepix 1800 from Fujifilm lets you get closer than ever to your subject. It comes with Instant Zoom, which lets you take a long distance shot of your subject with its surroundings, and then crop into the subject after the photo is taken. It has a […]



Flippin’ over Lenovo’s convertible tablet

Aug 25th, 2010 | Category: Featured Articles, Gadgets, Laptops

Ketaki Bhojnagarwala
With companies like Fujitsu and HP introducing new products in the convertible PC category, Lenovo has joined the bandwagon and launched the IdeaPad S10-3t. A convertible PC is essentially a laptop with a LED touch screen which rotates 180 degrees, to fit on top of the keyboard and doubles up to function as a […]



Ear candy at work

Aug 25th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Gadgets, Phones

Bluetooth headsets, oft lambasted, have nonetheless become a necessity for many. These well-designed, discreet headsets have high-end features such as voice commands and simultaneous multipoints for connecting between two calls, even as they add to your corporate style quotient…
1 While cruisin’ down
Samsung WEP570
The Samsung WEP570 comes with a portable charger that you pop into your […]



So smart, even MENSA would approve

Aug 18th, 2010 | Category: Cover, Gadgets, Phones

We recently profiled a line-up of the best business phones in the market. In this issue, we take a closer look at a range of smartphones meant for both work and play, to help you decide which one you should add to your kitty

Go Bold! - BlackBerry Bold 9700

The emailing executive’s weapon of […]



Surfin’ in style

Aug 18th, 2010 | Category: Future tech

Tired of the same ol’ Mozilla and IE? Give internet browsing a fun twist with this selection of six specialist alternatives
Upping the Mac experience - Camino

Camino’s open-source browser gives a similarly fluid OS X experience to Safari, but has more user-made add-ons than Apple’s official browser.
www.caminobrowser.org
Social butterflies - Flock

Flock’s clever sidebar lets you drag and […]