BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to take on IPad

Research in Motion the maker of blackberry unveiled Playbook tablet which is half the size of IPad , It has got leading power, multitasking , awesome browser experience and a very high performance multimedia. It also support high definition 1080 video and carries both front and rear cameras. It is powered by 1GHz dual core processor and operate on a new platform that's built by QNX software. Unfortunately wifi is not available to the users but they can connect to the net through their blackberry smart phone.
Snapshot of the RIM PlayBook

Cool Android UI features - Sony Ericsson

I have found this cool video from sony ericsson blogs about the cool Android features that are available to the developers to customise their UI. Check this video.

Xbox 360 E3 - Milo - New Virtual Character

So who’s seen Milo?

Those of you who are avid gamers like me know what (who?) I’m talking about. The Natal system was unveiled during E3: a motion-sensing, controllerless interface for the Xbox. It’s bleeding-edge stuff. The system performs motion-capture in real time, can recognize faces and voices, and allows for a whole new level of interaction between the user and the console.
Milo is one kind of interaction we’ve never seen before – not outside sci-fi movies, anyhow. He’s a charming 8 year-old avatar developed by the people at Lionhead under Peter Molyneux.

If you still haven’t seen it, allow me to refresh your memory. Here’s footage from Milo’s E3 premiere.

Dell Aero AT&T is Carriers Second Android Phone

Dell Aero will be the carriers second android phone is an Americanized version of mini 3i and uses the customized skinning of UI which will be built on android 1.5 or 1.6 instead of android 2.1. Other specifications are 640 x360 screen size and a 3 Megapixel camera. For further details need to wait for the release date till then check this picture.

James Cameron Speech about his chilhood passion

A cool video about innovation in wearable technologies(Sixth Sense)

Android Developers Blog: Android at the Game Developer's Conference

Android Developers Blog: Android at the Game Developer's Conference

Game Development on Android with Bendroid

Transfer Jet technology must read............!

Transfer Jet is a close Proximity wireless transfer technology developed by Sony. An alliance of companies are formed to set standards for this new technology, which interestingly transfers data at a speed up to 560 Mbps by simple touch between transmitting device and receiving device.
Imagine by simply touching a Television with the digital camera allows you to view the still images on the TV and music content can be played by an audio player when you touch it with the Mobile Phone through this technology.

Transfer Jet can be wonderfully used in the consumer electronics as a universal interface by replacing cables, connectors and as well memory Cards.

Notion Ink Adam Internet Tablet Coming soon........!

After the launch of Apples upcoming internet tablet popularly known as Apple IPad by Steve jobs, It was release of Notion Ink Adam Tablet that caught the eyes of end users which promises better features than that of IPad.It runs android OS and will feature a Pixel Qi Screen which is designed to use less power than standard screens that is around 10 hours of battery back up.

Other features includes Full HD playback and with a Nvidia Chip set for powerful games and graphics.

Googles CEO Eric Schmidt Keynote Speech in Mobile World Congress Barcelona

I know that all cannot make it to Barcelona Mobile World Conference 2010 that was held recently and you would have definitely missed out the keynote speech given by Google's CEO Eric Schmidt about the google growing interest in the Mobile industry and the upcoming oppurtunities in that area. Check this complete video.

Infibeam PI E-Book Reader an alternative to Amazon Kindle

InfiBeam PI is an interesting e-book reader which is cheap compared to amazon kindle and has got all the features that kindle has except for the wireless connectivity where kindle too has only connectivity to wikipedia and amazon store.
It comes at a price tag of 199$ which is half the cost of amazon kindle. I think this model is especially targeting india market since it supports many indian languages and gives access to over one lakh books from its Infibeam store.
The following are the specifications obtained from the website infibeam.com
Slim & Lightweight: Less than 10mm thick. Lightweight at 180 gm. Its lighter than a magazine. You'll never go back to reading paperbacks.

Over 1 lac eBooks & Growing: Infibeam.com eBooks store carries all the bestsellers and new releases from the digital world. Buy an eBook from Infibeam's eBook store, download it to your Pi and start reading within seconds.

Save Money. Save Earth: Buying eBooks will not only save you money, but you'll also save some trees and preserve our green earth.

Reads Like A Book: With the 6" E Ink (R) display, when you read an eBook on Pi, you won't feel any difference from that of reading a paper book. The 8-level gray scale with no backlit display provides a crisp reading experience everywhere. You can read clearly in broad daylight without any glare.

Local Indian Language Support: Read your favorite texts in Hindi, Sanskrit and most official Indian languages.

More Than A Book: With Pi you get to select your font size for reading. The 4 different font sizes auto-scales the content to fit the screen. You can also bookmark a page or search within the text.

Carry Your Library: Pi can store upto 500 ebooks in its internal storage. For the more voracious readers just add a SD card. A 4G SD card will store upto 3000 books so that you will never miss your library.

Enjoy Your Favorite Music: Now while you read your favorite author, you can also listen to your favorite band. Pi comes with a pair of earphones and supports a music library.

Games: If you ever get bored of reading you can also enjoy a game of Sudoku. Wait till we add more!

Long Battery Life: With the powerful battery you can read on for days before recharging. Use the universal 100V-240V AC adapter that comes in the package or charge via the USB cable that connects to your computer or any other USB adapter.
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Warranty: 1 year exclusive Infibeam.com warranty.

Inside The Box

* Pi Reading Device
* Micro-USB 2.0 Cable
* AC Adapter
* Quick Start Guide
* Earphones

Inside The Pi

* Quick Start Guide
* User Manual
* Free eBooks

Lets wait for its official release that happens in next month.

Steve Jobs Unveils Apple Ipad First Look.........!

Apple IPad Coming Soon........!

Steve Jobs comes up with Apple IPad tablet defining a new category of wireless device which can play videos , games and all kinds of media. After a tremendous success of IPhone which according to apple is the highest gross earner among apple desktops and ipods. The apple IPad is biggest product launch after 3 years of IPhone. It has a life sized touch keyboard and browsing capabilities along with built in calendar and address book. It is a sleek 10 inch colour device with wireless connectivity perfectly interests the technology enthusiasts. It may be priced around 499$.

CheckOut Exclusive Videos of Motorola BackFlip Phone

Motorola BackFlip with its Motoblur brings all the social networking on the homescreen.

Google's SuperPhone Nexus One

Google officially announces the launch of its Super Phone code names as Nexus one. This phone  is directly shipped to the consumers without locking it to the particular service provider at a cost of $579, also available with the service providers such a deutsch-telekom T-Mobile USA at a lower cost of $179.

Nexus One runs on Android Handset Platform recent version 2.0.1.The phone features a 3.7 inch touch screen OLED display, 5 Mega Pixel camera and an accelerometer chip.

The detailed specifications are

Size and Weight 
Height: 119mm
Width:  59.8mm
Depth: 11.5mm
Weight: 130 grams w/battery
            100g w/o battery

Display
3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen
800 x 480 pixels
100,000:1 typical contrast ratio
1ms typical response rate

 Processor
Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz

Capacity 
512MB Flash
512MB RAM
4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)

Operating System

 Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair)

For more specifications visit: http://www.google.com/phone/static/en_US-nexusone_tech_specs.html

 

Samsung Galaxy I7500 Android Phone

Finally there is a penetration of android based phones in the Indian market. Recently tatadocomo a GSM brand of tata tele services and Samsung launched android phone by the code named Samsung Galaxy priced at 28900 rs and features a 3.2 inch touch screen with wifi connectivity and can provide access to good mobile services and full speed internet browsing.



Samsung Galaxy provides access to Google maps, Google Search, youtube, Gtalk and Google Calendar services besides other android based services. It is powered with 5.2 megapixel camera and supports for various multimedia codecs.