What if every light bulb had its own unique Internet IP address? The possibilities are endless: You could monitor, manage and control every light bulb from any Internet-enabled device- turning lights on and off individually, dimming or creating scenes from your smartphone, tablet, PC or TV – to save energy as well as electricity costs.
NXP has unveiled technology that has to potential to provide every light bulb with its own IP address. In this
way, light bulbs could be controlled from any internet enabled device. The approach builds on its recent
acquisition of Jennic.
The technology, called GreenChip, is small enough to fit within the base of a regular energy efficient light
bulb. Two versions will be launched: GreenChip iCFL, for use with compact fluorescents (cfl); and GreenChip
iSSL, for use with leds. Both chipsets can act as dimmable drivers for smart lamps and are accompanied by:
a standby supply controller, with 10mW no load capability; a 2.4GHz IEEE802.15.4 compatible wireless
microcontroller; and wireless connectivity, enabled by the JenNet IP network layer software.
John Croteau, NXP’s general manager, power lighting solutions and high performance RF, said: “chipset has very low power consumption so it doesn’t negate the benefits of energy efficient lighting. And the cost structure is such that it can ship in consumer light bulbs.”
NXP is partnering with TCP, a leading manufacturer of cfl and led lamps. “TCP makes more than 1million
light bulbs a day,” said Croteau, “and will be launching consumer ready products. This is not a technology
demonstrator.” A further partnership with GreenWave Reality will see an intelligent lighting control and
management solution becoming available.
NXP will also making the technology available under an open source licence and will establish a
consortium to oversee its development. “There will not be an ‘internet of things’ if technology is proprietary or with royalties,” Croteau noted, adding “and if it only works with the iPhone, it won’t be deployable.”
NXP will be taking on ZigBee in the emerging wireless control sector, even though Croteau said this
wouldn’t be the case. “It’s not about competing with ZigBee,” Croteau claimed, “it’s about delivering
something people want to buy.”
Here is a video about this Smart lightning.
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One will accept that if i say that world today is totally dependent on the field of Electronics for almost all matters. And the electronic technology we use can be made simplified for our daily life activities.
Today i am going to show one such idea i.e. simplified battery using lemon.
Basically when two dissimilar metals are suspended in acid it forms the battery. So i am preparing a battery which is called as lemon battery.
Lemon contains citric acid and when two wires are connected across it we should get some voltage.
But the voltage we get is very small. And this experiment can be done on other items also like tomato etc which contains acid content in it. The voltage we get for different items are different. And if you ask what is use when small voltage is present as it is not capable of lighting a single bulb also?
But this voltage can be increased but connecting more and more lemons in series so that the voltage produced across them will be large enough to lit a bulb. And i have my first video tutorial on this experiment. You can see the proof of this post by watching the below video. :)
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Hi friends today i am going to share about one of the tablet phone that creating sensation in the market.
The main reason to create sensation is its price. In the world for the 1st time a powerful Android tablet is of price 2,999 only..!!
Yes this is true.And this has been done by a company named DATAWIND.
Datawind Ltd. is a leading developer of wireless web access products and services.
Hardware:
Processor: Connexant with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor
Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM / Storage (Internal): 2GB Flash
Storage (External): 2GB to 32GB Supported
Peripherals (USB2.0 ports, number): 1 Standard USB port
Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack
Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800x480 pixel resolution
Input Devices: Resistive touch screen
Connectivity and Networking: GPRS and WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
Power and Battery: Up to 180 minutes on battery. AC adapter 200-240 volt range.
Software:
Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP.
PDF viewer, Text editor.
Multimedia and Image Display:
Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
Communication and Internet:
Web browser - Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
Separate application for online YouTube video
Safety and other standards compliance
CE certification / RoHS certification:
Other: Additional Web Browser: UbiSurfer-Browser with compression/acceleration and IE8 rendering.
High Quality Web Anytime & Anywhere:
Connect via GPRS or WiFi
GPRS: Embedded modem eliminates the need for external dongles and allows Internet access everywhere
WiFi: Allows fast Youtube videos at hotspots
Fast web access even on GPRS networks, across the country using DataWind’s patented acceleration technology
Web, Email, Facebook, Twitter and much much more!
Multimedia Powerhouse:
HD Quality Video
Watching movies in the palm of your hand on a 7” screen
Audio library software helps manage your full collection of songs
Applications Galore with Android 2.2:
Games
Productivity software: Office suite
Educational software
Over 150,000 apps!
Full sized-USB port & Micro-SD slot:
Expand memory to 32GB
Use any ordinary pen-drive
Even plug-in a 3G dongle
The main reason to create sensation is its price. In the world for the 1st time a powerful Android tablet is of price 2,999 only..!!
Yes this is true.And this has been done by a company named DATAWIND.
Datawind Ltd. is a leading developer of wireless web access products and services.
From past 8 months this company is trying to develop cheapest Android tablet for the sake of students.And finally the dreams of this company has came true.
They have created a tablet named AAKASH UBISLATE with Android 2.2v.
The configuration of this tablet phone is:
Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM / Storage (Internal): 2GB Flash
Storage (External): 2GB to 32GB Supported
Peripherals (USB2.0 ports, number): 1 Standard USB port
Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack
Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800x480 pixel resolution
Input Devices: Resistive touch screen
Connectivity and Networking: GPRS and WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
Power and Battery: Up to 180 minutes on battery. AC adapter 200-240 volt range.
OS: Android 2.2.
Document Rendering.Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP.
PDF viewer, Text editor.
Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
Separate application for online YouTube video
Safety and other standards compliance
Some features of this tablet:
High Quality Web Anytime & Anywhere:
Connect via GPRS or WiFi
GPRS: Embedded modem eliminates the need for external dongles and allows Internet access everywhere
WiFi: Allows fast Youtube videos at hotspots
Fast web access even on GPRS networks, across the country using DataWind’s patented acceleration technology
Web, Email, Facebook, Twitter and much much more!
Multimedia Powerhouse:
HD Quality Video
Watching movies in the palm of your hand on a 7” screen
Audio library software helps manage your full collection of songs
Applications Galore with Android 2.2:
Games
Productivity software: Office suite
Educational software
Over 150,000 apps!
Full sized-USB port & Micro-SD slot:
Expand memory to 32GB
Use any ordinary pen-drive
Even plug-in a 3G dongle
For this tablet external car charger and antenna are provided as accessories and one more thing is that you can connect an external keyboard case whenever needed.
Drawbacks of this tablet:
This tablet with lot of features has also have some of the drawbacks i.e its screen touch is of resistive type which makes the scrolling little bit tough and its camera is VGA camera.And the main drawback is that it has no place in Android market.
But this Android with relatively low price is going to rock really with more that 1,50,000 applications and games.
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| AAKASH UBISLATE |
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| Tablet with keyboard. |
You can book this tablet for you online at http://www.akashtablet.com.
Enjoy..!!
Enjoy..!!
Here is a video of this tablet by NDTV watch it:
What is meant by antenna ??
Antenna is a piece of wire or a metal rod used to transmit or receive signals. There are many antennas available now a days.
The most basic antenna is called "a quarter wave vertical", it is a quarter wavelength long and is a vertical radiator. Typical examples of this type would be seen installed on motor vehicles for two way communications. Technically the most basic antenna is an "isotropic radiator". This is a antenna which radiates in all directions as does the light from a lamp bulb. It is the standard against which we sometimes compare other antennas.
Antenna is a piece of wire or a metal rod used to transmit or receive signals. There are many antennas available now a days.
The most basic antenna is called "a quarter wave vertical", it is a quarter wavelength long and is a vertical radiator. Typical examples of this type would be seen installed on motor vehicles for two way communications. Technically the most basic antenna is an "isotropic radiator". This is a antenna which radiates in all directions as does the light from a lamp bulb. It is the standard against which we sometimes compare other antennas.
Yagi uda is also a type of antenna whose radiation will be more stronger in one direction only.You can clearly understand when you see its radiation pattern.
You can see that radiation of the antenna is more in one direction and less in other direction.
Please open the above image in new tab if you can't see properly..
The second dipole in the Yagi-Uda array is the only driven element with applied input/output source feed, all the others interact by mutual coupling since receive and reradiate electromagnetic energy; they act as parasitic elements by induced current. It is assumed that an antenna is a passive reciprocal device, then may used either for transmission or for reception of the electromagnetic energy.To increase the transmission power to greater kms the aperture of the antenna is increased so that the radiation pattern becomes more narrower and consequently the gain grows.You can understand still clearly by watching this video.
Thanks for watching.
Hey as we all know that now-a-days competition in mobile phones is increased.
And Samsung has crossed Nokia in this competition but now again Nokia is fighting back.
Steel Dark
Amethyst Violet
menu
widgets
themes
shortcuts
And Samsung has crossed Nokia in this competition but now again Nokia is fighting back.
Nokia has realeased Nokia 701 symbian phone which is fastest phone in Nokia mobiles.
The main thing in this phone is its powerfull hardware.i.e it has A1 GHz processor makes everything run smoothly.
Features of Nokia 701:-
*Super style Smart design
*Home screen designed by you
*Built in NFC
*8Megapixel Camera
*Apps and HD games
Specifications:-
Dimenisons:
Size: 117.2 x 56.8 x 11 mmWeight (with battery): 131 g
Volume: 64 cc
Memory:-
Internal memory: 8 GBSupport for up to 32 GB with an external microSD memory card
Use as USB mass memory device for storing photos, documents and more
Available colors:-This phone is available in 3 colors.
Silver LightSteel Dark
Amethyst Violet
Display:-
Screen size: 3.5"Resolution: 16:9 nHD (640 x 360 pixels) IPS-LCD
16 million colours; 160° viewing angle
ClearBlack display
Capacitive touch screen
Orientation sensor
Proximity sensor
Ambient light detector
Personalization:-
Up to six customisable home screens:menu
widgets
themes
shortcuts
Customisable profiles
Ringtones: mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
Video ringtones
Themes
wallpapers
screensavers
audio themes
pre-installed themes
changeable colour themesMore wallpapers, ringtones and themes available from Store
screensavers
audio themes
pre-installed themes
changeable colour themesMore wallpapers, ringtones and themes available from Store
Connectivity:-
Bluetooth 3.0High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
Micro USB connector and charging
2 mm charging connector
Standard 3.5 mm AV connector with TV-out
NFCW
LAN
A-GPS
FM transmitter
Software platform:-
Symbian BelleJava MIDP 2.1
Qt 4.7.3, Web Runtime 7.2
HTML 4.1
HTML 4.1
Software updates over the air (FOTA) and over the internet (FOTI)
Flash Lite 4.0
OMA DM 1.2, OMA Client provisioning 1.1
Internet:-
Full web browsing of real web pagesWeb browsing with touch control
Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML MP, WML, CSS
Supported protocols: HTTP v1.1, WAP
TCP/IP support
Visual history, HTML and JavaScript support
Flash Lite 4 will support a majority of Flash Player 10.1 content
Nokia Mobile Search
RSS reader
Support for streaming video
Unified home screen access to Facebook and Twitter through the Social client
Upload and view photos and videos and see locations via the Social client
Music:-
Stereo music player supporting MP3, M4A, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMAMusic Player
Flick scrolling user interface to browse the albums in your music collection
Ovi Music Unlimited service in selected markets
Nokia Music PlayerOvi Music
Audio codecs: MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
Bit rate up to 320 kbps
DRM support WM DRM, OMA DRM 2.0
Playlist support and playlist editing; 8 channel graphic equaliser
Synchronise music with Nokia Music Player and Microsoft Windows Media Player 11.
Gaming:-
Use the touch interface to play gamesDedicated graphics processor with OpenGL 2.0 enables 3D graphics
Native and Java games
Use the accelerometer to play games
NFC for multiplayer games
Preloaded games:Angry Birds Magic with NFC for unlocking new levels
Asphalt 5 with NFC for multiplayer gaming
Asphalt 5 with NFC for multiplayer gaming
More games available for download at Store
Gallery:-
Comment about this Phone..:)
Author: Srihari Rao Location: Karnataka, India
Srihari Rao is a student currently pursuing his Diploma in Electronics and Communication in Bellary, Karnataka, India.. He is very interested in Electronics and technology based subjects and Blogging. This Blog helps you to know more about the Electronics, Technology and many more..
Srihari Rao is a student currently pursuing his Diploma in Electronics and Communication in Bellary, Karnataka, India.. He is very interested in Electronics and technology based subjects and Blogging. This Blog helps you to know more about the Electronics, Technology and many more..
Hi friends today i am going to introduce you the National Instruments PCB design and Simulation software.
Using this software you can create any circuit designs and simulate them and check out weather the circuit is correct or not.You can learn how to build your own circuits.
There are many software's for designing a circuit but among all of them NI is ultimate one and it has all the features to use.
Recently NI has released a latest version of Multisim and Ultiboard that is v11.0.2 it has all the features for anyone who wants to design a circuit.The working speed is increased in this version.
This Multisim has features as many as 20,000+ components.
With more than 2,500 new devices and updates, Multisim 11.0.2 features a major increase in its component database. This latest release equips you with new symbols, SPICE models and footprints so you can design, validate and prototype more in less time.
Here are some of the screen shots of v11.0.2 :-
With this software you will get some of the sample design circuits which you see them and learn.
Some new features added in this version are:
Easier Capture with New Schematic Net System
Improved Visualization with Grapher Enhancements
Enhanced Analog SPICE Simulation Features
New NI Example Finder
New Programmable Logic Design from Schematic
You can download this software here:
For professionals Click here.
For Educators Click here.
For Students Click here.
Author: Srihari Rao Location: Karnataka, India
Srihari Rao is a student currently pursuing his Diploma in Electronics and Communication in Bellary, Karnataka, India.. He is very interested in Electronics and technology based subjects and Blogging. This Blog helps you to know more about the Electronics, Technology and many more..
Right now, the BlackBerry PlayBook is ideal for a BlackBerry smartphone user looking
to purchase a tablet.
This is mainly due to the BlackBerry Bridge sync option. However, even then we would
advise potential buyers to wait it out till there is a respectable apps eco-system.
Current apps in the App World are nothing to write home about. RIM had announced
that Android apps would soon be ported to the BlackBerry App World, but that has yet
to happen.
The Wi-Fi data transfer option and ability to edit the Documents To Go app is a big plus point.
Pros
- Excellent multitasking
- Brilliant display
- Flash and Adobe AIR support
Cons
- Limited number of apps
- Biased towards BlackBerry smartphone users
- Poor implementation of the power/sleep button
RIM was one major smartphone player missing from the tablet segment. With the
PlayBook, BlackBerry has entered the arena of sleek tablets sporting a completely
new operating system.
Although launched globally in April, it was announced very recently here in India with
none other than Bollywood actor Salman Khan unveiling it.
The home screen of the PlayBook is divided with the app icon
tray at the bottom,the card view of opened apps in the middle and
the status bar on the top
Build and Ergonomics
The PlayBook measures 9-inches diagonally, with an effective screen area of 7-inches -
there is therefore a prominent bezel around the LCD screen.
The device is rounded at the edges, and the edges and the rear side have a rubberised
finish which gives a very good grip on the device. Build quality is top notch and the thick
bezel has its ups and downs. The positive aspect of the thicker bezel is that it allows you
to hold the PlayBook in one hand such that your thumb is on the front portion and does not accidentally activate the touchscreen.
The downside is that the slits on sides, when the tablet is held in the horizontal orientation
has the speaker section. So if you are watching a movie, you will most likely block the
speakers.
As mentioned earlier, the 10 mm thick edge on the PlayBook has rounded edges. The
top central portion has a small round power button, which is a bit too recessed for our
liking and you will have to depress it at right angles.Considering that is the only way to put the
PlayBook to sleep, you will be using it a lot and it will annoy you.
Adjacent to it are the volume control and play/pause buttons, which have a metallic body.
An audio jack is placed on the extreme right hand side. On the other edge there is the
mini HDMI port, a micro USB charging port and an optional charging dock port.
Bottom edge of the PlayBook houses the mini HDMI port,
microUSB port and an optional charging dock port
The top edge of the PlayBook showing the volume control buttons
along with play pause button and the extremely recessed Power
button on the left hand side
Features
BlackBerry PlayBook houses the 1GHz dual core Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 SoC.
It runs on the proprietary BlackBerry Tablet OS, based on the QNX Neutrino micro kernel architecture.
QNX Software Systems was bought over by BlackBerry last year. It is speculated that
the BlackBerry plans to use this QNX OS on its smartphones sometime next year.
BlackBerry Bridge allows you to pair your BlackBerry smartphone with the PlayBook
and sync apps such as Contacts, Tasks, Calender, Mail, etc. We will discuss it in detail in the
Performance section.
It comes with connectivity options such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. With the Wi-Fi activated,
it is also possible to transfer files wirelessly from your tablet to your laptop which is mapped
to the tablet.
The rear portion has a 5MP camera on top. There is no flash unit along with the camera.
The front-facing camera is a 3MP one. Multitasking is the most important feature of the PlayBook.
It supports Adobe AIR applications as well as Flash. Internet tethering is
supported.
BlackBerry AppWorld app showing the featured apps
Getting around the UI
You will notice that there are no buttons on the tablet apart from the ones on the top
edge i.e., no Home button!
The bezel forms a touch-sensitive frame. If you swipe from top to bottom on the home
page, a Settings menu will drop down, or, if you are on an active app then its contextual
menu will drop down. The Settings menu is highly detailed, and you can control all aspects
of your PlayBook from this drop down menu.
On swiping from bottom upwards, the application menu is slid up. Apps are broadly
categorised into All, Favourites, Media and Games. At any point you can access the
virtual keyboard by swiping upwards from the bottom left corner.
Settings tab of the PlayBook is highly detailed and can be
accessed by swiping from top downwards
On activating an app from the application menu, we come back to the home page and
the app places itself in the blank portion of the home screen and then maximises.
You can open various applications and work on them simultaneously. On coming out of
the application and onto the homepage, you get a coverflow sort of view of the opened applications.
This is also known as the card view. You can wake up your PlayBook from
sleep by swiping across the screen from end to end.
There is a definite learning curve involved for a newbie.
On the whole though, we like the usability aspect of the tablet where everything just works
on finger swipes. Those used to the Apple iPad will keep searching for a Home button,
but honestly you do not miss the absence of buttons on the PlayBook.
Performance
User Interface: The BlackBerry Tablet OS is quite snappy with a minor blurring as we
swap pages. But that is not a deterrent as the page switching is fast. Swiping works
smoothly and moving from one opened app to another is a breeze.
Also controlling the apps, once you master the swiping gestures is quite easy.
I liked the presentation of the active apps in the card view, so you can have a quick view
of what all is open and close unnecessary apps by either touching the cross mark or
touching the open app and swiping it upwards.
Virtual Keypad: The virtual keypad is well laid out with enough spacing between the
buttons. It does not have a haptic feedback, but typing was quite smooth. Although for those with
small hands, while typing in the landscape mode, you will have to stretch your thumb for alphabets in
central portion.
In the portrait mode the keypad seems too cramped for use with two thumbs, as it also
gets uneasy to hold the tablet comfortably while typing.
In the landscape mode, the keypad covers around half the screen area, which may be
good for login details or typing out documents on Word To Go app.
But, we noticed that if you are on Google Docs, you will be able to see two or three text
lines at the most, thanks to the top portion being occupied by the address bar, Google
taskbar and other horizontal panels.
Virtual keypad of the PlayBook covers about half the screen real estate,
which is good if you are using Word To Go app, but with Google
Docs it seems really cramped.
Multitasking: This is the USP of BlackBerry PlayBook. Although we have seen
multi-tasking on the iPad2 and Android tablets, none of those can come close to what BlackBerry
brings to the table with PlayBook.
Any app that you open if not active, will be present in the blank space between the app
icon tray and the taskbar on the top. This arrangement is called the card view, as the
apps arrange themselves in the form of visiting cards.
So for instance while your YouTube HD video is buffering in one card you can play a
game of NFS at the same time and there is no slowdown. Also when a video is playing
and you go from the active mode to the card view, it will continue playing till you activate
any other app.
Display: The 1024x600 pixel WSVGA resolution on the 7-inch LCD screen looks quite
sharp and crispy. The glossy screen makes sure that the colours are vivid and pop out.
Viewing angles are fantastic and we did not notice any unwanted colour cast. In fact on a
side by side comparison with the iPad 2 we found that the PlayBook had a comparitively brighter screen.
So in short, full marks for the display.
Apps: This is where we got a big surprise. BlackBerry, renowned for its email facilities
on the BB devices, does not have any native email client, out of the box! You get apps for
Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Mail and Yahoo Mail respectively. Also, you will not find any app for Contacts,
Calender, and Tasks. This brings us to the feature called BlackBerry Bridge.
In essence, what the BlackBerry Bridge does is sync your BlackBerry smartphone with
the tablet over Bluetooth. Once done and activated, the BlackBerry Bridge will form a
separate tab housing apps such as BBM, Mail, Contacts, Tasks, Calender, etc.
Remember, these apps will not be stored on the PlayBook, but will just be shared between
your BB smartphone and the PlayBook so long as the Bluetooth connection is on. In
short, all your mails, contacts etc will still be secure as the PlayBook is not storing
anything.
All this is great for BlackBerry smartphone users but for those using a different
company's handset it's bad news.
Browser: The BlackBerry PlayBook browser is based on WebKit and looks quite clean.
It technically supports tabbed browsing, but you will need to slide down the address bar
for adding more tabs, downloading or making more tweaks in the Options menu.
As it supports Flash 10.2, you will notice some flash-ad heavy websites loading a bit
slower than that on iPad 2 but that is not such a deterrent.
The native browser in BlackBerry PlayBook supports
tabbed browsing
Camera Quality: Still images shot from the rear 5MP camera outdoors are decent, but
indoors you will most likely have some unwanted noise in all of your images. Lack of
flash means the camera is not usable in poorly lit surroundings. Video camera is capable
of shooting in 480p, 720p and 1080p. While shooting indoors we did notice noise and as
you pan you camera you tend to notice a blurring effect. This is less evident when used outdoors.
Audio: The sound coming out of the speakers was loud. It is ideal if you are watching
streaming videos. For casual listening the speakers are quite good. We found the bass
to be lacking, but there is no sound distortion at maximum volumes. Vocals sound quite
crisp, but instrument separation suffers at higher frequencies.
Video: Video playback was flawless and it supports a variety of formats such as .AVI,
.MOV, .WMV but does not support .MKV which is a bit sad.
The glossy surface does tend to reflect your background when watching dark scenes.
Quality wise we did not face any issues, there was no framing and rendering and even a
1080p clip was quite smooth. Seeking did not cause any framing. You can pinch zoom in
on videos as well, which seems a bit strange as you obviously see pixillation. Overall
video playback experience is comparable to that of the iPad 2.
Battery Life: The PlayBook lasted a good day and a half on moderate usage. If does
tend to use a lot of battery while playing back 1080p video or when it is connected to an
HDTV via a HDMI out option.
It takes quite long to charge however.
Value
At Rs. 27,000 the BlackBerry PlayBook 16 GB W-iFi version is priced at roughly the
same price as the Apple iPad 2. It makes perfect sense for BlackBerry smartphone users
who want to consume media on a bigger screen.
Verdict
Right now, the BlackBerry PlayBook is ideal for a BlackBerry smartphone user looking
to purchase a tablet. This is mainly due to the BlackBerry Bridge sync option.
However, even then I would advise potential buyers to wait it out till there is a respectable
apps eco-system. Current apps in the App World are nothing to write home about. RIM
had announced that Android apps would soon be ported to the BlackBerry App World, but
that has yet to happen.
The Wi-Fi data transfer option and ability to edit the Documents To Go app is a big plus
point.
Ratings
- Features: 6
- Performance: 6
- Build Quality: 7.5
- Value for money: 6
- Overall: 6
Price: Rs. 27,000
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Google and Samsung drew their electronic heads together and came up with the Nexus S, the next generation in the Nexus line.
Pre-loaded with the latest Android apps, this sleek smartphone features an internal WiFi hotspot generator, Internet Calling and a relatively new technology, Near Field Communications. NFC allows compatible phones to communicate just by briefly touching them together. Loan a friend money, transfer pics—a whole lot of things it can do. Pay for your gourmet coffee by waving the smartphone by the counter scanner, and your purchase is made instantly. If that particular location doesn't have the wave-and-scan capability, no problem: NFC can still work: pull up an item barcode, have them scan it, and it's paid—period. Your credit card info is still secure in the Google Wallet.
Enjoy full web browsing, email, SMS communications, social networking—It's all here in the Nexus S.
The Nexus S runs on the Android 2.3 OS, sports a great 4-inch, curved touch screen with a WVGA resolution of 800x480, and slips easily into virtually any pocket with 123.9 x 63 x 10.88 mm dimensions and a 129-gram weight.
The Lithium Ion battery holds its charge for up to six hours of talk time, and in stand-by mode, the charge can last up to an amazing 428 hours!
The Nexus S boasts a 512MB RAM and a large, internal memory storage capacity of 16,3248MB, which makes uploading your MP3 player extremely easy. It even comes with the 2.0 USB port, too!
Bluetooth-enabled, of course, the smartphone offers a 3.5mm audio/headphone jack that matches the majority of sets in common use.
The three-axle feature enables near-pinpoint location accuracy for easy use of, say, FourSquare for great deals on the go or enabling a navigation app to a destination of your choice.
The Anti-Fingerprinting coating on that 4-inch screen keeps your Nexus S clean and easy to read as you check your Facebook page or send an email or set up your near-area WiFi hotspot or post your group picture on Flickr or compare prices on the boots you've been wanting or text your significant other when you'll be home or … or … or …..
One drawback to the Nexus S is the headset slot is positioned on the heel of the device next to the micro-USB, which can certainly be inconvenient at times. Carrying it while the 'set is plugged in is awkward.
Google seems to have borrowed the case design from an older phone they helped design, but the slight curve to the body seems to have absolutely nothing by marketing impetus behind it; too bad they couldn't come up with a better overall feel to the device than the plastic.
But then again, maybe they're wanting you to buy the case, too.
Either way, you can find the Nexus S at the following suppliers: 3, M1, O2, Orange, SFR, Singtel, Sprint, T-Mobile, Videotron, Virgin Mobile or Vodafone, especially now that the price has dropped.
Author: Holly Miller
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Before I give out specs & details about this phone let's get one thing clear, its price - $300,000 (Rs. 1,34,23,875 approx).Well I warned you, reading ahead is at your discretion.
Things I need to do in life before I can purchase an over $300,000 luxury mobile phone: have a man servant, enjoy caviar on the moon, take my pet panda to the panda groomer, have eyeglasses made out of platinum for the hell of it, refuse beautiful woman for the night because night is already occupied with too many beautiful women, and have private helicopter pick me up from supermarket outing. Yup, that pretty much sums up the list of things required before a phone like this makes sense to me, but it does exist, and people do intend on buying them.
Boy, I really haven't lived have I?
Here is some hands on treatment with what is probably the most expensive luxury phone on the market. In fact, the Celsius X VI II LeDIX is not quite get for sale yet, but will be soon. I originally thought the name of the phone was "Papillon." As that "butterfly" name is actually on the phone and all over their website.
Press materials actually have the name of the mobile phone as "LeDIX." That is right, "LeDIX."Pretty much going to suggest that they stick with"Celsius phone"for the name, for all intents and purposes.In a nutshell, it is a clam-shell style mobile phone that has a flying tourbillon based mechanical watch movement in the lid portion where the screen is. The tourbillon is located at the tip near where the ear speaker is (I bet you hear it moving while you are on the phone).
The movement has the time, and a power reserve indicator. The crown for operating the movement is located near the folding point of the phone. The LeDIX has a clever way of winding the movement. Each time you open and close the phone, the watch movement gets three hours worth of power wound in to the mainspring. The movement has a total power reserve of 120 hours.
The manner in which the movement was designed and implemented is pretty cool. Celsius wanted to make sure that using the phone in some manner worked with the mechanical movement - so the opening and closing part goes to that desire. The tourbillon and the watch movement is supposed to have some manner of shock absorption to protect it from the inevitable roughing around that it will experience. At the same time though, this is a phone you need to be much more careful with. Drop it and the watch movement part of it will likely be kaput. This is the same with all delicate mechanical watches.The movement has sapphire crystal over it and is in a water resistant enclosure.
The LeDIX phone itself is quite heavy at 245 grams. It feels solid and is made from mostly grade 5 titanium (with lots of nice polishing). It also has ebony inserts. There is also going to be a limited edition (of 28 phones) model that is in black PVD titanium with carbon fiber inserts. The phone has about 600 mechanical parts - 330 of which are part of the watch movement. The rest of them are for cool little flaps and hinges. The battery compartment has a type of ejection system for the battery, and most of the ports are covered and opened via little buttons or levers. Celsius didn't want there to be exposed plastic or alike on the phone. It is pretty cool to play with the little hatches and alike on the phone - none of them are ultra necessary, but neither is the phone itself. It goes with the uber-luxury gadget theme of this mobile phone.
How is one supposed to carry such a heavy and delicate phone? In a holster of course. The LeDIX will come with a carry pouch, a charging/docking station and a hands-free talking device. The charger uses a proprietary design - I would have liked for them to just use USB. Oh well.
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| Stand bundled with the phone. |
So the phone is heavy and high quality with an expensive watch movement. What about using it as a
phone? It should suffice for that task. The unlocked device is a tri-band GSM phone developed with Sagem Wireless. The OS is pretty basic. Celsius sees the LeDIX as a companion or weekend phone. It is not supposed to replace your Blackberry. As such, they intend for the LeDIX to be used for calling, basic messaging, contacts, and the 3.2 megapixel auto-zoom with flash camera. Though the phone does have basic multi-media features such as media player, and a web browser. The screen is a nice to look at 2.2 inch OLED. The phone is not a 3G device, and it really doesn't' need to be given what Celsius expects its owners to use it for. Battery life is about 3.5 hours of talk time.
Pretty much all the accessories are going to be specially made for the LeDIX phone. Lots of high grade metal, leather, and a feeling that you are better than others. Serious, in a world of such fast changing technology, why is more opulent and decadent that a several hundred thousand dollar mobile phone? And not a diamond to be found (though I am sure that is coming). The phone sits in an odd place in the ecosystem of mechanical devices. It isn't particularly high tech, nor does it have the most modern of styles. It is really a unique hybrid device that attempts to merge the worlds of luxury mechanical watches with mobile phones such a bit closer than they have ever been before.
Specifications:
1) Tri-band GSM
2) 3.2MP camera with dual LED flash
3) 2.2-inch OLED display
4) Music Player
5) Web browser
6) Awesome luxury bundle (stand, hands free & carry pouch)
So, when are you going to get it?
As for me, I have already told you!
Author: Malay Akechan Location: Delhi, IndiaMalay Akechan is from New Delhi, India. He is very interested in Computing, Hacking and Blogging. Email - malayakechan@gmail.com and Facebook Profile - http://www.facebook.com/malayakechan. If you would like to subscribe or follow him, then click here.
