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Google’s Street View Starts in India?

Chandu — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:16:32 +0000

Google Inc started mapping service project ‘Street View’ in India with an aim to provide panoramic images of pedestrian level streets and houses in the country ranging from palaces to slums.The Street View project will be launched first in Bangalore and then will spread to other parts of the country. The Google Street View is already available in around 27 countries and will be very helpful for travelers, urban development planners, house hunters and law enforcement agencies. Google is now collecting detailed street level images of Bangalore using special high resolution cameras mounted on cars and three wheelers. However the faces, number plates of vehicles and some other things in the images will be blurred for privacy issues. Hope this new project ‘Google Street View’ in India will result in a huge success and help various categories of people all around the world.

ViewSonic Launches New PJL6 Series of LCD projectors

Chandu — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:14:06 +0000

ViewSonic launched a series of new PJL6 LCD projectors targeting the educational market. The two projectors in the ViewSonic PJL6 are named PJL6233 and PJL6243 designed for smaller meeting rooms and classrooms. The new projectors implement 3LCD technology from ViewSonic, offer support for HD content of 1080pixels with seven picture modes at 1024 x 768 XGA resolution. The projectors also include Stereo Mini Jack, S-Video, D-Sub, composite and RCA audio connectors. The ViewSonic PJL6233 can deliver 2600 ANSI Lumens brightness and a contrast ratio of 500:1 and ViewSonic PJL6243 delivers 3000 ANSI Lumens brightness and a contrast ratio of 2000:1. For easy maintenance the projectors are equipped with, ECO energy saving mode, PIN lock features to provide authorized use, anti-theft protection with security lock port and top load lamps and bottom filters with slide design.

The Viewsonic PLJ6233 has a price tag of $599 and Viewsonic PLJ6243 has a price tag of $699. Both the projectors come with a limited parts and labor warranty of three years.

Logitech HD Webcam C525 Launched in India

Chandu — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:12:29 +0000

Logitech revealed a HD webcam C525 which is in fold-and-go design providing portability, 360 degree swivel rotation, built-in microphone and video calling in high definition at a resolution of 720 pixels to some familiar instant messaging applications like Yahoo! Messenger, Skype etc. Logitech C525 even provides built-in autofocus capabilities to help in capturing quality pictures at sheer close-ups. The webcam can also capture images at 8MP and uses Logitech Fluid Crystal technology. The new HD cam from Logitech offers a free trial of Fast Access face recognition software for 60 days. This software scans your face with the help of the webcam and sets it as a password for your system. The software can be downloaded on your Personal Computer after plugging in Logitech C525 to your system. Video effects like Mask Maker, neon splashes and fish-eye distortions can be added to your video calls. The Logitech C525 also boasts a one click HD video upload o YouTube and some social networking sites. The Logitech C525 HD webcam will be available at a price of Rs. 2,995.

Sony Launches ‘Welcome Back’ Program

Chandu — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:10:56 +0000

After the recent PlayStation Network hack, Sony has announced the ‘Welcome Back’ program, compensation package for its users. The package includes two free games for PlayStation3 and PlayStation Plus which can be chosen from a list. The five games list for PlayStation3 is in FAMOUS, Dead Nation, Wipeout HD, Super Stardust HD and LittleBigPlanet. For PlayStation Plus the games are ModNation Racers, LittleBigPlanet, Killzone Liberation and Pursuit Force.

The Welcome Back program also provides users of premium subscription service – the PlayStation Plus a free access of 30 days which adds automatic downloads, online storage, huge discounts and exciting exclusives where existing subscribers will have access for 60 days. The PlayStation Home users will get 100 virtual items for their patience all these days when they could not access their Home. So, all the PlayStation users out there hurry up as the Welcome Back program from Sony ends up on 3rd July.

ViewSonic Announces New ViewPad 7x and ViewPad 10Pro Tablets

Chandu — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:06:29 +0000

ViewSonic ViewPad 10Pro:

ViewSonic announces the launch of ViewPad 10Pro a 10-inch tablet which runs both Windows 7 Professional and Android 2.2. The ViewPad 10Pro from ViewSonic boasts 32GB of storage space, runs on Intel’s Oak Trail Z670 1.5 GHz processor which is designed to help in providing the tablets with longer battery time, 3G connectivity and its 3500mAh battery allows battery backup of four hours. The Viewsonic ViewPad 10Pro weighs 800 gms, provides a display of 1080pixels and may be available at a price ranging from $699 to $799 when it hits the stores.

ViewSonic ViewPad 7x Android Tablet:

Viewsonic reveals the first ever 7-inch Honeycomb Tablet, ViewPad 7x. The Honeycomb tablet features a LED touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, cameras positioned both at the front and back of the tab, dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS. The ViewSonic ViewPad 7x weighs 380 gms and the details about its availability and price are yet to be announced.

Sony Announces Official PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset

Chandu — Mon, 30 May 2011 08:02:39 +0000

Sony revealed a new wireless stereo gaming headset which is an addition to its PlayStation3 accessories. The new headset bears 7.1 surround sound which needs firmware 3.70 and higher to work, touch sensitive volume controls and built-in retractable microphone. It allows many hours of gaming comfortably with oversized breathable ear pads and is connected to the PS3 using a USB dongle. With this new gaming headset, PlayStation will stay in equal competition in the market of gaming headsets like Turtle Beach, Astro etc. The Sony PlayStation3 new gaming headset will hit the market from September and will be available for an attracting price of $99.99.

Nokia Unveils Gold-Plated Mobile Phone Oro

Chandu — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:58:54 +0000

Nokia brings in a new smartphone, Nokia Oro a gold plated mobile which is a luxury version of previously launched Nokia C7 smartphone. The Nokia Oro has 18 carat gold frame with the combination of Corning Gorilla Glass material for toughness and adding a stylish and luxurious look to the handset. The back part of the Oro is incorporated with world’s best leather material from Bridge of Weir leather Ltd. The front keys of the phone are scratch resistant made of Sapphire crystal. The J Bluetooth headset allotted with the handset also comes in 18 carat gold.

The Nokia Oro runs Nokia’s new Symbian Anna Operating System and features 3.5-inch AMOLED display, 8 megapixel camera with an combination of dual LED flash, Bluetooth 3.0, HD ( 720pixels) video recording, Wi-Fi connectivity, internal memory of 8GB, supports microSD card which serves as external memory which can be extendable to 32GB and adds a new ‘Always Ready’ technology in it.

This luxury phone from Nokia will be available in the markets of Asia and Europe by the next quarter of this year with a price tag of $1,126.

Nokia to Launch X7 Next Month in Indian market ?

Chandu — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:15:24 +0000

Nokia X7, the new smartphone from Nokia is set to be released next month in India at a price of Rs. 24,415. The Nokia X7 aims at the people who consider entertainment as a major factor.

The features of Nokia X7 :

4-inch AMOLED screen with Corning Gorilla Glass technology
640 x 360 pixel widescreen resolution
16 million colors display
8MP camera
Dual LED flash
Runs on 680MHz ARM11 processor
OpenGL 2.0 onboard graphics
320MB internal memory
MicroSD card extendable up to 32GB
Runs ‘Anna’ New Version of Symbian OS
802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi support
Bluetooth 3.0
USB connectivity
Pentaband 2G/3G connectivity
1200mAh Li-ion battery
6.5 hours GSM talk time
4.5 hours 3G talk time
Measures 119.7 x 62.8 x 11.9 mm
Weighs 146 grams

Samsung Launches 75 Inch LED 3D HDTV

Chandu — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:54:12 +0000

Samsung Electronics Ltd., one of the leading electronic organizations in the world has unveiled 75-inch Samsung D9500 3D LED LCD HDTV. The Samsung D9500 Smart TV features Kwotihyeong smart remote – a flip remote with QWERTY Keypad. The Smart TV provides users to browse the net, access to social networking sites and Samsung Apps. The D9500 will be shipped with four pairs of active shutter glasses. The Smart TV from Samsung provides a resolution of 1080p, 240Hz refresh rate and LED back lighting. The Samsung D9500 75-inch LED 3D HDTV will be available first in Korea and will be sold in states from August this year. The price of the Smart TV is yet to be announced.

Apple’s App Store, iPhone 4 and Angry Birds App were awarded the Guinness World Records

Harendra — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:28:31 +0000

The ‘Apple iPhone 4’ released last year on June 24th created sensation as 1.5 million units were sold on the day of its release which made it the ‘fastest-selling Portable Gaming System’ till date.

‘Apple App Store’ has bagged three records ‘Largest Downloadable Video Game Store’ for 37,362 games available as on September, 2010, ‘Most Popular Application Marketplace’ as 259,470 apps were available for purchase or free download as on September, 2010 and ‘Largest Launch Line-up of Any Gaming System’.

Angry Birds Game Application earned record namely ‘Top paid For App Store Game in Most Countries’, Plants vs Zombies earned ‘Fastest-Selling iPhone/iPod Strategy Game’ as 300,00 paid downloads were made in its first nine days of sales as of February, 2010 and the Tap Tap Revenge App snagged a record ‘Most Popular iPhone Game Series’ as 15 million downloads were made since July, 2008.