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Bluetooth enabled Dual SIM card

2007-08-17T19:12:00.000+05:30

Now you can talk on one SIM card and at the same time receive phone calls on the other! With this dual SIM mobile phone you never have to complicate your life again. Cut the burden of carrying two mobile phones at the same time! It also can function as a webcam by being connected to a PC if you are using your PC with Skype or other Vo IP and instant messengers etc. With an inside Bluetooth chip it supports Bluetooth Mono with any Bluetooth enabled headset. It will work as an “USB Flash Drive” for an easy file transfer if you need to transfer files to another computer. Just connect your phone to your computer and select “Mass Storage”. Besides it can function as an excellent MP3/ MP4player, E-book reader, E-dictionary and DV. High-sensitive 3.0 inches QVGA touch screen and smart function keypad ensures you an easy access to all advanced functions by either lightly touching the screen with the stylus; simply with your fingers or just press the keypad buttons. Coming with a 256 MB replaceable T-flash which can expand your mobile phone’s storage and enhance your entertainment experience. Please check your local frequency before a buy!
Specifications:
Dual SIM Card; particularly designed for GSM/GPRS networkDual bands: GSM1: 900M/ 1800M; GSM2: 900M/1800M GSM1+ GSM2 standby and work simultaneouslyHigh sensitive 3.0 inches 26 QVGA screenInteractive dual 1.3 Mega Cams, easy for video callsBoth handwriting& key pad inputT-flash card slot can expand the storage capacity up to 2GBMessages: Main card: SMS, Cell Broadcast; Voice Message Subsidiary card: SMSEntertainment: MP3/MP4 player; wmv, asf, 3gp, streaming mediaWeb Cam function by connecting it with a computerEmail ( Need the support of your service provider)Tool box: Calendar, Memo, Alarm clock, World TimeCamera & DV function: Shoot your video clips or take photos with many special effects available. A and B keys for conveniently dialing from Main card or subsidiary cardVoice RecorderMulti- languages: Chinese, EnglishComing show; photo frames and coming calls videoCome with a car chargeDimension: 113mm x 57mm x 17mm (cm)Weight: 120gIncludes two Li-ion batteries
Battery Specifications:
Standard Voltage: 3.7 VCharging Voltage Limit: 4.2VCapacity: 1500mAhStand-by Time: 50-150 hoursTalk Time: 3-5 hours

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Nokia starts global positioning service

2007-08-17T19:10:00.000+05:30

Nokia started a new service in which, it said, dramatically cuts the time a GPS-enabled cellphone takes to pinpoint its whereabouts, opening new business opportunities for location-based services.
So far, the long startup which takes up to three minutes in good conditions, has hampered takeup of cellphone navigation. But Nokia hopes the service, available for users of its flagship N95 phones, will cut that time to one minute.
Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, bought into the navigation industry last year through its acquisition of German firm Gate5 and started to offer free maps and routing data in February 2007, while charging extra fees for turn-by-turn navigation.

Glass based hard disks

2007-08-17T19:09:00.000+05:30

The main difference between a hard disk and a floppy disk is the substrate that serves as the support for the magnetic recording material. Hard disks are typically made using a solid plate of aluminum. Hitachi has developed a glass plate that serves the same purpose with better results. Since the glass plate can be made more flat and smooth than an aluminum plate, the magnetic recording material takes on a smoother finish when deposited on top of the plate. It allows reducing the distance between the data read/write beads and the surface of the hard disc. This in turn means that the individual bits of data can be positioned closer together.

To overcome the disadvantage of the fragility of glass, Hitachi finely controlled the crystal structure of the glass, doubling its bending strength and also increasing its resistance to scratching. A prototype glass plate of diameter 9 cm made from this glass material is smooth enough to allow the read/write heads to come to within les than 10 nm of the plate surface. In practical terms, this means that the data can be recorded at a density of around 50 gigabits/in2, which is 60% more than on a typical aluminum based magnetic disk. Another advantage of glass is that the spinning disk makes less noise, so hard drives will operate more quietly.

Now Play Sounds with Digital Paper

2007-08-17T19:08:00.000+05:30

Now it's the turn of e-paper to make sounds,and advertising guys would love
that.The e-paper uses a mix of technologies (including e-link) to embed
information in each sheet,so that when you touch a specific portion of the
paper where the news is,you get to hear a sound- be it a voice,musictrack
or the text that's on the paper.
A result of Swedish research,a few prototypes have been released that
shows how the e-paper can be used in advertising or how posters in
music stores could one day play tracks simply by having someone
touch them.Should we say,that now we will soon have speaking
advertisements
The price of the product is still not announced.This will bring a great
revolution in the technology world.

A 3D Printer For Wood

2007-08-17T19:07:00.000+05:30

Sears now has something which is perfect for the DIY types.If you like the
looks of wooden computers or gadgets but don't want to pay the price,
this may be worth the investment.'Craftsman CompuCarve' can carve
complicated patterns in sylvan objects.It's a kind of a printer for wood
that even comes with its own software.
Unfortunately,it doesn't come cheap.The price is $ 1,899

Now iPod compatible men suits

2007-08-17T19:06:00.001+05:30

Famous UK retailer M&S has brought out an iPod-compatible pinstripe suit,complete with
'smart-fabric control pad ".The two-button,single -breasted suit comes with volume and
selection controls and a pocket complete with cable and jack for you to plug your iPod
into.There's even a loop for your earphone wires.
The price of suit is around $ 300.

Glossary of Most Common Graphics Terminology

2007-08-17T19:03:00.000+05:30

AGP -
Dedicated point to point interface that connects a graphics Card/Video
Card directly to system's memory and processor.Its now been faced
out and taken over by PCI express.
Anisotropic Filtering (AF) -
A method to improve the image quality of texture on the surface,which
are far off and on high angle with respect to the camera.It makes the
texture to look like a trapezoid instead of square,reduces the blur and
in process enhances the details on screen.
Anti Aliasing (AA) - Anti aliasing improves the overall image quality by reducing the
distortion,using softwares to provide smooth and natural image.
in most of todays's graphics card there are several levels of anti
aliasing.The higher the level chosen the more processing power
it requires but the overall image quality will improve.
Application Programming Interface (API) - Technically API is a source code interface that a program library
provide in accordance to the request made by computer program.
But in layman terms it is the set of instructions that allows a game
programmer the freedom to work more creatively,without having
to stick to the routine operation across all game.It enables them
to add their own flavor to the game.Examples of API's are open
GL,Direct 3D etc.

Top 10 Photo Enhancement Tools

2007-08-11T17:41:00.000+05:30

Top 10 Photo Enhancement Tools
Here are some tools,which will help you to get the desired result from your clicked photographs and apply various effects to them :
1.IrfanView - Free
www.irfanview.com
2.Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - $ 89.99
www.corel.com
3.Ulead PhotoImpact - $89.99
www.ulead.com
4.Adobe Photoshop CS 3 - $ 649
www.adobe.com
5.Lview Pro - $39.95
www.lview.com
6.PhotoLine32 - $78
www.pl32.com
7.ACDSee Photo Editor - $49.99
www.acdsee.com
8.Magic Photo editor - $29.95
www.picget.net
9.snaglt 8.2 - $ 39.95
www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp
10.FaceonBody - $24.95
www.faceonbody.com

Top 10 PSP titles worth your money

2007-08-11T17:36:00.000+05:30

The PSP gets a bad rap for various reasons.It's more expensivethan the moderately priced DS,so it can hardly be considered impulsebuy.But more importantly the early-on trend was to either simply createor port console-like experiences on the portable,which has led to littleoriginality and lacklustre sales.
But now developers are beginning to break that trend,creating experiencesthat are actually suited for handheld gaming.
Here is our list of the 10 best PSP titles that you must have if you own the sleek looking handheld.
Here is the list :
1.Daxter
Developers - Ready at Dawn
Genre - Action Platformer
2.Syphon Filter : Dark Mirror
Developers - Sony
Genre - Stealth based Action
3.Burnout Legends
Developers - Criterion
Genre - Driving
4.Ratchet and Clank :Size Matters
Developers - High Impact Games
Genre - Action Platformer
5.Tekken Dark Resurrection
Developers - Namco
Genre - Fighting
6.Metal Gear Solid : Portable Ops
Developers - Kojima Productions
Genre - Stealth Based Action
7.Wipeout Pure
Developers - Sony
Genre -
GTA White City Stories
Developers - Rock Star Leeds
Genre - Action
9.Licorice
Developers - SCEJ
Genre - Action Platformer
10.Lumines
evelopers - Bandai
Genre - Action Puzzler