Archive for September, 2011

There’s a time in everybody’s life where one realizes the need for  gizmos.  It eventually becomes a part of your daily life. You might have always wanted to be the cool whiz kid like MIB, or guy in die hard 4, tweaking around everywhere you go.  However Iron Man is kinda another level, so you could probably keep that on hold.

Here are the 5 coolest, must to have, mind whooping gadgets we have handpicked for you. Of course there’s a price to pay, as the wise man said “even love isn’t FREE”.  Check this out >>>

1)Apple Ipod- “Music till I die”….today’s youth. This is the most essential commodity one should have. Apple Ipod  has set a trend in the lifestyle with it’s model varieties like the old Ipod classic, shuffle, nano and the latest Ipod touch. Classic, nano and Ipod touch has got interactive screen options help you get the best quality music. The battery lasts for about 7-9 hrs. The earphones are one of the kind, giving the superior acoustic clarity, balance and bass. The prices start from Rs 2,500/- . Lately there’ve been many other companies that have come up with their music players, which are decent enough. But  Apple is still the big boss.

Useful links-http://www.naaptol.com/buy/consumer_electronics/mp3_players_and_ipods/ipods.html

http://www.apple.com/ipod/

2)Sony Play Station Portable – Hardcore Gamers and hustlers , PSP is one the greatest inventions of the mankind.  With PSP, Sony provides the best gaming experience at your fingertips, wherever you go. There’re so many awesome games to roll with. However it costs a fortune to buy the original PSP UMD’s. But the good news is there’s always a “sleazy” way. PSP can tweaked for free , so that you can play games without spending anything for UMD’s and play in the memory stick. You can download your favorite game on the net……and again it’s for FREE! To know more about PSP custom firmwares visit www.pspslimhacks.com

With PSP you can play Multiplayer with your friends, maybe during a boring session in class, or still better have a tournament. PSP is not just games, it also provides music, video and internet capabilities with wifi. It can also be a wifi cracking device for tweaking freaks. You can play 6hrs non-stop without charging.

Latest PSP model is PSP 3004 which costs around Rs 7990/-.Like 10 bucks short.(whatever is that for).

Useful link- http://pspslimhacks.com/, http://www.sony.co.in/product/psp+3004

3)HTC Wildfire S- Or preciously the Smartphone, A masterpiece from the leading Android manufacturer HTC. Everybody knows what a cell phone is….but a Smartphone does something more than just texting and calling.  Its your personal assistant. Running on the world’s popular Android OS (Gingerbread) and a Kungfu styled  Snapdragon processor it runs full throttle. With thousands and thousands of android apps available you can make the best use of your toy. Has a 3.2 inches screen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. And a 5MP camera you can keep clicking whatever catches your eye. With 32GB of extendable memory you can carry your world of entertainment with you. And the 3g and wifi feature you can access the data at lighting speeds. It gives a decent battery backup of upto 7 hrs.

Some of its closest competitors are Sony xperia, Galaxy ace, and BlackBerry,…etc. But we find this a “paisa vasool” product which comes with the price tag of just Rs. 13,000 in the leading mobile stores.

Useful links- http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_wildfire_s-3777.php, http://www.fonearena.com/blog/37036/htc-wildfire-s-review.html

4)Apple Ipad 2.0 – Yet another innovation by apple to simplify your life. Ipad is the revolutionary tablet that boasts to be thinner, faster, lighter and cooler than it’s big brother Laptops acting as its best alternate. With Ipad being a good reader you can have a virtual library of your own. You can just load various books, notes and text books into ‘em and prepare in an organized way. You can take notes in it & hence save paper (what an idea sirji). With thousands of various apps available online you can play, record, watch, listen, synch, connect and share. Ipad 2.0 comes two cameras enabled with 3G.  It’s equipped with Dual-core Apple A5 processor and Apple IOS for the powerful performance.  The tablet is very user friendly, with multi- touch sensors, high resolution & language compatibility that makes even your granny to play around with it.

Ipad 2.0 price start from Rs.29,500/- , which’s pretty worth it from my own experience.

Useful link- http://www.priceindia.in/laptop/apple-ipad-price/

5) Pulse Smartpen- How would you feel if your pen was as smart like you.  Introducing livescribe Pulse Smartpen which records everything you write. Be it presentations, class notes, meetings or letters. Gone those days when your notes went missing at the exam time. It uses an infrared camera to record everything you write on a dot paper. A dot paper is any normal paper with micro dots. The camera detects the pattern you write and records it. Hence you can retrieve it later as soft copy. Besides it’s also geared up with microphone, built in speakers, audio jack and a display. But probably you can’t use it for malpractices if you’re thinking of it!

Pulse comes with a price of Rs.6,500/- approx. There’s a sister model echo smartpen for pulse which’s lesser in price.

Useful link- http://www.pcworld.in/product/review/livescribe-pulse-smartpen-2gb

http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/smartpen/

Go ahead and check ‘em out and get P.I.M.P.E.D