$100 Laptop, Destined to Fail ?
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding this project that is the brainchild of Nicolas Negroponte, but one look at similar attempts from the past shown that the future of this project may not be as rosy at it seems. In the past, there have been several efforts to bring affordable computing to the masses, [...]
Cell Phone PC!!
Come January 2006 and DualCor Technologies will unveil its 6.5 inches long, 3.3 inches wide & 1.2 inches thick cPC which is a cross between a WinXP PC and a smart phone running Windows Mobile 5.0, reported c|net.
The cPC having a 5 inch diagonal screen will be aimed at sales representatives and executives who travel [...]
Pumpkin PC?!!
Yeah, sure why not!! You may go on to call me a lunatic as well, but it ain’t a bad joke!! Its real & you can learn how to do it yourself as well, if you take back those insults that you just hurled at me!!
Ok, enough of it, lets see how to [...]
Remote Control a Human!!
Yes, you’ve heard about devices that control toys, industrial robots & even missiles remotely, but have you ever given thought to controlling humans in such a manner? Ofcourse a thought about it may have crossed our minds sometimes, but the Homo Sapiens(humans) have been spared the misery of this mental & emotional torture till yet!! [...]
Retailers rob you Blind!!
Yeah, that’s right. If you are shopping for computer parts or gadgets or accessories, you’ll do yourself a lot of good if you get as near to the source as possible!!
After having got my new digital camera, I needed a flash card for it since the internal 32MB memory isn’t enough. So I thought that [...]
Wi-Fi Router: Netgear WGR614
I recently shopped around for a few new things, and top of the list was a Wi-Fi router, and I found one that gives me all I could ask of it, and for the excellent price of Rs. 2300 only ! The Netgear WGR614 cost me only Rs. 2300 from Nehru Place, Delhi and comes [...]
Samsung SGH-i300 - 3GB Cellphone
Samsung has announced a new 3GB cellphone named SGH-i300. With built in hard drive the cellphone is capable of playing various multimedia formats including WMA, MP3, AAC and Wav audio files. The mobile phone also has a option to create virtual surround sound feel during music playback.
Other surprising feature is a flight mode which [...]
Bulletproof Bed?!
If you think that you are safe in your bed, well, its time to think again, as Leslie Katz writes about a bulletproof bed, on Gadgets Blog at c|net.
Yes, behold this polycarbonate-plastic-plated bulletproof peril-resistent Quantum Sleeper which is a sleeping safe room for you!! Stocked with gizmos like a cell phone, CB and [...]
Blu-ray Drives Due Next Month
Taiwanese company AOpen has plans to unveil its first line of Blu-ray optical drives to the Middle East by the end of November.:tup:
Compared to present time Dual-Layered DVDs, which can write up to 8.4GB of data to compatible media, Blu-ray drives should be able to write up to 50GB of data.:hypnotised:
Prices are expected to [...]
Made for iPod!!
There are many reasons why I hate Apple and more reasons for why they suck bigtime!! And here’s one, the “Made for iPod” program by Apple, under which, every accessory maker whose devices connects electrically to iPod will have to pay a royalty to Apple, c|net reports. :sick:
So why does Apple suck? They can’t see [...]