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Seagate Replica

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

The Seagate Replica is a sleek and stylish gadget from the world’s leading manufacturer of storage devices. Basically an external hard drive that plugs into the USB port of the computer, the Replica works as an excellent backup device for the computer and comes with a whopping storage of 250 GB for one computer and 500 GB for multiple computer backups. It can backup not just files but the entire PC including the operating system, programs, and settings.

The device can retrieve accidentally deleted files from the computer and restore the PC automatically in the event of a crash. The Replica also has a password-protection system for the safety and privacy of computer data and is a free space creator on the computer by its automatic removal of obsolete versions of files.

Price – $149.99

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Apple iPad

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

An affordable and stylish tablet has arrived! With the launch of the Apple iPad, the way you get your quota of news, entertainment and gaming is set to change forever. The iPad’s interface consists of a vibrant 9.7-inch touch-sensitive screen. Myriad computing tasks, like browsing through websites, checking email, viewing pictures and videos, and much else can be accomplished by touching, tapping or gliding your fingers on a silky glass screen. By the way, there is also the provision for a virtual touch-screen keyboard that is so easy to use.

Powered by an ultra efficient A4 chip, the iPad boasts of more than 10 hours of battery life. Its screen is big enough to load an entire page at a time, in vibrant color and sharp text. Like the iPhone, the iPad can be used in both portrait and landscape modes. The device works with all the popular email providers like MobileMe, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, and AOL. Browsing through pictures is a breeze. You can flip through them, zoom in and zoom out by using your fingers or turn them into an entertaining slideshow. The device is embellished with an application that will arrange YouTube videos in a seamless manner. To watch a video all you need to do is tap at its icon.

Music buffs have a lot going for them too. The iPad has an iPod application that makes it so easy to browse by album, song, artist, or genre, with a simple flick. The theatre quality music that pours out of the powerful built-in speakers is geared to bring life to any small gathering of friends that you might be having at your bachelor pad. Just in case, you need more out of your iPad, you can take solace from the fact that there are more than 140,000 apps waiting for you at the Apple Store. Then there is the iBooks application that subsumes as an entirely new way of reading books. Just buy books from the Apple store, and it will be displayed on a virtual bookshelf in your iPad. Can this be the end to the very popular Amazon Kindle?

The geniuses at Apple have not forgotten anything. Everything is here – Maps, Calendars, Contacts. There is even the facility of Spotlight Search, which allows you to search across iPad and all its built in applications. Currently the device is available with a choice of 16, 32 or 64GB flash storage. Whichever model, you go in for, there is certainly not going to be any dearth of space for your music, games, videos and all kinds of files. If anything, the advent of the iPad signals the moment when computers have transmogrified from being bulky products tethered to desktops and power cords, to thin, portable and sexy devices you can carry in one hand and slip into a backpack.

Price: Starting at $499

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LG Frameless Plasma TV

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

This is the quintessential technology that is geared to have movie buffs head over heels in love with it. The Frameless Plasma TV from the ensemble of LG! Its sleek, sophisticated exterior is geared to add charm to any room. Inside it, the LG Frameless Plasma contains an array of state of the art technologies, which enable it to display as many as 12 sub-fields per frame. Images get rendered in rich detail and you get razor sharp clarity. Incorporation of an upgraded USB terminal makes the TV compatible with most of your favorite handheld gizmos like MP3 players, cameras, etc. Ditch the local theatre and invite your friends over for an amazing movie watching experience from the comfort of your own home.

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LaCie Brick Desktop Hard Drive

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Tired of mundane looking hard drives that make your office look even duller? Enter the LaCie Brick Desktop Hard Drive that adds an element of fun while being supremely functional in storing all your files. 

Available in vibrant colors, it poses as a very convenient way of storing and backing up all sorts of files that are important to you – music, photos, videos, office files and most important of all, the “secret” folder you have stashed away somewhere. As the maximum capacity of this hard drive stands at a gargantuan 1 TB, it will take you a very long time to run out of space.

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HTC Tattoo

Saturday, January 16th, 2010


You might be wondering why this phone is called Tattoo. That is because it is possible to customize it with owner-designed covers, much the same way that you can change the appearance of your skin through tattoos. Be creative and flaunt your style by designing a skin to match your personality. Of course the features are more important than the looks. Fortunately, the Tattoo wins in this department as well with easy access to Twitter, Facebook, texting, emailing, and music! You have the option of putting your most often used communication widgets and applications right on your front screen. Just in case you happen to be deeply into games, you can download all the games that you need by visiting the Android market. Even dialing becomes a breeze with the Tattoo. You can dial your girlfriend’s number by pressing her name or her number. When it comes to music, the Tattoo delights by allowing you to organize all your tunes by album, artist or by playlists. With total customization this is definitely a phone for creative souls.

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Apple iMac

Monday, January 11th, 2010

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As for as desktops go, the Apple iMac is one incredibly beautiful device. Powered by Mac OS X Snow Leopard this is a great all-in-one tool for your computing needs. You can either go in for a 21.5-inch or a 27-inch display, both of which are incorporated with quad-core Intel Core i5 or Core i7 “Nehalem” processor. Once you have looked into the vibrant screen, you will realize that there is nothing like an edge-to-edge glass display when you are watching a movie, browsing through pictures or playing a video game. As the iMac uses LED back lighting the screen remains thin and takes absurdly small amount of space on your desk while still granting you the benefit of a stunning visual extravaganza. The state of the art speakers fitted seamlessly into the system do a marvelous job of delivering a louder, clearer sound with better bass response and less distortion. To access the system you have to rely on the ergonomically designed wireless keyboard and a wireless Magic Mouse. The mouse is devoid of a scroll wheel, but you can still use it to click, scroll, or swipe by moving your fingers anywhere on its ultra smooth surface. But the best thing about the iMac is that it is environmentally friendly. It consumes less power, and is made out of recyclable materials. For business or pleasure this is one desktop that scores on all fronts.

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Vado HD

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

You don’t have to tug along an atrociously heavy gadget in order to capture DVD quality video. Vado HD from Creative is so thin and lightweight that it seems like any normal mobile phone, and yet it is capable of easily capturing video in a stunning 720p high-definition quality with just the touch of a button. This feature packed gizmo comes with HDMI connectivity, which means that you watch the videos on your television

Built-in Vado Central software allows you to upload your videos on popular sites like YouTube, Photobucket or box.net, where your friends can access it. With 8 GB of internal memory you have enough storage to shoot a movie. There are three recording modes that you can go in for. While on a road trip, you can capture the scenery of the roadside by recording up to 8 hours in VGA mode. And if you are going in for spectacular HD quality, then you can record up to 2 hours.

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LaCie itsaKey USB Flash Drive

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

How about a key that unlocks the cornucopia of interesting files that you might have stored in your virtual world! A USB flash drive in the shape of a key is meant to be attached in the same key chain in which you string along your car and house keys. Available in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB models, the LaCie flash drive is extremely sturdy and good looking. The system is hot-pluggable and offers cross-platform compatibility. So, the next time you need to chug a lot of data around, you don’t have to look beyond your key ring.

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MOTORAZR2 V9 Ferrari Special Edition

Friday, December 18th, 2009

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When Motorola and Ferrari mate with each other, you expect them to produce a gizmo packed with incredible oomph. That is precisely what the MOTORAZR2 V9 Ferrari Special Edition is geared to do. This gizmo comes embellished with special Ferrari content – a checker flag pattern, red accents, a Ferrari-branded leather case, and on its back, it carries an etched image of the famous Ferrari logo. So if you are a racing aficionado and a diehard Ferrari fan, this phone is a must for you.

Configured from a combination of plastic, metal and glass, the phone feels quite solid; its design is magnificently sleek and stylish. There is a 2-megapixel camera with 8X zoom. The included music player supports a variety of audio formats and is good enough to provide you with superb entertainment on the go. By the way, this Motorola phone can also be used to avail of a fast paced access to the Ferrari online community.

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Embassy India GPS

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

embassyThe rigmarole of driving on Indian roads does not have to be such a confusing chore. Just get hold of a navigational system, like the newly launched Embassy India GPS. It comes packed with the most up to date maps of as many as 200 Indian cities and towns. And the best thing is that the GPS system also contains authentic information on POI’s (Point of Interest), which means, places like hotels, hospitals, restaurants, ATM’s, petrol pumps, and much else. Nifty, isn’t it? Next time when you leave with your girlfriend on a really long highway journey across India, you don’t have to stop the car and inquire about directions every few kilometers. In addition, the 4.3” Samsung color LCD screen is capable of giving DVD picture quality while the bluetooth option makes it a breeze for hands-free driving.

Price – Rs. 14,999

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Creative Zen X-Fi2

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

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Creative’s first touch-screen MP3 player is now available. Allowing multiple audio formats and a slew of innovative features make this gadget worth a second look. The incorporation of Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) is a major factor that delivers audio without compromising on original quality. There is support for the much-desired iTunes Plus system. But the best thing about X-Fi2 is that its interface is completely free of those fussy buttons; you can access the player’s features through a state of the art 3” TFT touchscreen. Music, photo or videos are going to pop up on the screen at a mere touch of your fingers. Available in three versions 8GB/16GB/32GB, the gizmo also has a microSD memory card slot that you can use to further enhance the storage space. Then there is the video out feature through which you can share your videos and photos on a big screen TV. By the way the built in mike is advanced enough for you to use during the making of some fascinating home audio files. Maybe, you can get your girlfriend to sing for you.Or maybe not.

Price – Starting at $129.99

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Motorola CLIQ

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

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If you really want to make a tryst with Google’s famed Android operating system, then the Motorola CLIQ poses as a good option. This gizmo boasts of a great keyboard, a highly customizable interface and strong integration with social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. But the feature that networking buffs are going to enjoy most comes in the form of an ultra fast integration with each and every Google service. Check Gmail on the go, update your profile on Orkut, and much else. A 5-megapixel camera also adds to the appeal and when it comes to style, you won’t find the CLIQ lacking. Available in mysterious black and winter white, this phone is totally geared to go with your wardrobe. Inside the corporate boardroom, or at a nightclub, with CLIQ you can make an impression in all kinds of places.

Price – $199

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Philips 56 inch Cinema 21:9 HDTV

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
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The future of home cinema is here with the latest HDTV from Philips. Something can be said for this TV that is being billed as the world’s first cinema proportioned television. Its 21:9 cinema screen aspect ratio has been developed to mimic our own peripheral vision and therefore provide a more impressive viewing experience. Then there is the incorporation of superlative ambilight technology, which is really conducive in making the 56-inch screen burst in a vibrant display of color. So in which theatre is the next blockbuster from Hollywood going to play? Well, if you are armed with this gizmo from Philips, then the blockbuster could play out right in your living room. The price is estimated to be £3,000.

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LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

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Wow! Now you can rightfully claim that you have the best from both, the tech world, as well as the world of fashion. The case in point is the stylishly configured LaCie Starck, a superlative 320 GB mobile hard drive. This USB 2.0 compatible gizmo has been designed by world famous designer Philippe Starck, in collaboration with LaCie. Encased in chic and sturdy 2mm of aluminum casing, the LaCie Starck is extremely durable and dependable. An embedded USB 2.0 cable, that is easy to extract, only adds to the device’s portability and brings a feeling of immaculate technology. So the next time you happen to be on the go with a gargantuan amount of files, don’t forget to flaunt your style with LaCie Starck.

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Samsung Series 7 LED TV

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

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The Samsung Series 7 LED is clearly the thinnest, clearest, and most elegant television on the block these days. To be precise this gizmo is only 255 mm wide, and this drastic decrease in size owes mostly to the incorporation of state of the art miniaturization technology. This is one solid, seamless, exceptionally gorgeous television is geared to offer you a breathtaking degree of contrast, color and clarity. It is so light that it takes only one screw to mount it on the wall. Just like a vibrant piece of art, it decorates your wall, till you turn the switch on and then your room comes alive. With incorporation of a USB 2.0 movie connection cord you can even share your music, videos, and pictures that you may have stored on your other gadgets. While the price is a little steep, cutting-edge technology never comes cheap.

Price – $2,299.99 for 40″ Model

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