A Gametel wireless controller by Fructel is used to play a video game on a smartphone.The device can turn most Android or iOS smartphones or tablets into portable gaming consoles. source-in.news.yahoo.com
Electronics Innovations
Televisions
Samsung Super Oled
Samsung showcased its new upcoming flagship TV - a 55-inch, super OLED 3D TV. It has a super-thin 4mm bezel and is amazingly just 7.6mm thick. While OLED provides for superb colors and sharpness, it is also a Smart TV & now comes with a 1.5Ghz dual core processor inside - providing better performance for apps.
Panasonic 4K Panels
Panasonic showcased a range of 3D LCD & plasma TVs with Wi-Fi & 4K (ultra HD, 4096 x 2160 pixels) TVs but the highlight was the 4K, 20.4-inch LCD IPS-Pro panel monitor that packs a huge 8 million pixels into a 3.5mm thin frame.
LG Oled TVs
Not only did LG show off their own 55-inch OLED TV (above), they also gave CES visitors a sneak peek at their upcoming Google TV, 4k ultra high definition TV, the first Wi-Di certified TV and glasses free 3D TV in sizes from 55-inch and above. Their Magic Motion remote control has been upgraded to support gestures.
Sony Crystal LED TV
While the competition is looking towards OLED as the future, Sony has discontinued it. Instead they announced 'Crystal LED' display technology. Sony claims that the new tech offers three times the contrast, 10 times faster performance and overall better color accuracy as compared to regular LED TVs.
Cameras
Canon GX1
Canon's newest pro-class compact (part of the popular G-series) is the G1 X. The camera features a large 14MP CMOS sensor, Digic 5 processor and the HS (high sensitivity) system. It may offer only a 4X optical zoom but it makes up with full manual control, RAW shooting & a stainless steel chassis.
Fujifilm X-PRO1
Fuji's mirrorless X-Pro1 offers delectable retro style and uses a magnesium alloy chassis. The shutter speed and exposure control dial are milled from solid metal and it has a 16MP DSLRsize CMOS sensor. Fuji also launched 18mm, 35mm and 60mm lenses for the camera.
Samsung WiFi Range
Samsung's new camera range features built in Wi-Fi for remote upload of photos/videos and remote control. Many different options with different zoom lenses and resolution are available. The DualView DV300F (pictured) has a 16MP sensor, 5x optical zoom & 1.5-inch front LCD - good for self-portraits.
Samsung Super Oled
Samsung showcased its new upcoming flagship TV - a 55-inch, super OLED 3D TV. It has a super-thin 4mm bezel and is amazingly just 7.6mm thick. While OLED provides for superb colors and sharpness, it is also a Smart TV & now comes with a 1.5Ghz dual core processor inside - providing better performance for apps.
Panasonic 4K Panels
Panasonic showcased a range of 3D LCD & plasma TVs with Wi-Fi & 4K (ultra HD, 4096 x 2160 pixels) TVs but the highlight was the 4K, 20.4-inch LCD IPS-Pro panel monitor that packs a huge 8 million pixels into a 3.5mm thin frame.
LG Oled TVs
Not only did LG show off their own 55-inch OLED TV (above), they also gave CES visitors a sneak peek at their upcoming Google TV, 4k ultra high definition TV, the first Wi-Di certified TV and glasses free 3D TV in sizes from 55-inch and above. Their Magic Motion remote control has been upgraded to support gestures.
Sony Crystal LED TV
While the competition is looking towards OLED as the future, Sony has discontinued it. Instead they announced 'Crystal LED' display technology. Sony claims that the new tech offers three times the contrast, 10 times faster performance and overall better color accuracy as compared to regular LED TVs.
Cameras
Canon GX1
Canon's newest pro-class compact (part of the popular G-series) is the G1 X. The camera features a large 14MP CMOS sensor, Digic 5 processor and the HS (high sensitivity) system. It may offer only a 4X optical zoom but it makes up with full manual control, RAW shooting & a stainless steel chassis.
Fujifilm X-PRO1
Fuji's mirrorless X-Pro1 offers delectable retro style and uses a magnesium alloy chassis. The shutter speed and exposure control dial are milled from solid metal and it has a 16MP DSLRsize CMOS sensor. Fuji also launched 18mm, 35mm and 60mm lenses for the camera.
Samsung WiFi Range
Samsung's new camera range features built in Wi-Fi for remote upload of photos/videos and remote control. Many different options with different zoom lenses and resolution are available. The DualView DV300F (pictured) has a 16MP sensor, 5x optical zoom & 1.5-inch front LCD - good for self-portraits.
Smartphones
Nokia Lumia 900
Nokia has taken the wraps off its 4G-ready Windows Phone device with a 4.3-inch amoled touch screen. Most features (hardware, single piece polycarbonate construction, storage, OS, rear camera and even the button placement) are the same as the Lumia 800. The 900 however, adds a front camera and gets a bigger 1,800mAh battery.
Huawei Ascend P1 S
The P1 is the new slimmest phone in the world at just 6.7mm thick. It runs Google's Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on a 1.5Ghz dual core processor with 1GB RAM, 4GB storage and 8MP rear camera. It also has a 4.3-inch super amoled display and a large 1670 mAh battery.
Sony Xperia S & ION
The new Ion & Xperia S (not pictured) have a heady mix of style and substance. Both have 1.5Ghz dual core processors with 1GB RAM and 16/32Gb. Both have Android 2.3 & a 12MP camera that does 1080p video. The Xperia S features a 4.3-inch display while Ion has a 4.6-inch display.
Laptops/Ultrabooks
Acer Aspire S5
Acer's second ultrabook, the Aspire S5 is even slimmer at just 15mm and comes with a cool brushed metal finish and magnesium-alloy shell. While the specifications meet Intel's 'Ultrabook' requirements, Acer has included its own 'Instant On' technology for faster boot and resume from sleep (just 1.5 seconds).
Lenovo Ideapad Yoga
Lenovo's business-class Ultrabook (the Think-Pad T430u, with dedicated graphics and 1TB storage) is impressive, but they've also pushed the bar higher with the Yoga. It's a Windows 8 Ultrabook/tablet hybrid with a 13.3-inch touchscreen. It bends a complete 360 degrees to form a tablet and includes GPS, a gyroscope and accelerometer.
HP Envy 14 Spectre
HP's Envy Spectre Ultrabook has a 14-inch display (1600 x 900 pixels) in the chassis of a 13.3-inch laptop. It stands out from the crowd by offering glass panels, built in NFC and a wireless audio feature (streaming music to up to four nearby devices).
Samsung Series 5
Samsung showcased the new Series 5(13 and 14-inch) and Series 9 (13 and 15-inch) Ultrabooks, with the Series 9 claiming to be the slimmest in the world at just 12.7mm. They have 1600 x 900 pixel displays and both series can be configured with either speedy SSDs or regular (lower cost) HDDs for storage. source-economictimes.indiatimes.com
Nokia Lumia 900
Nokia has taken the wraps off its 4G-ready Windows Phone device with a 4.3-inch amoled touch screen. Most features (hardware, single piece polycarbonate construction, storage, OS, rear camera and even the button placement) are the same as the Lumia 800. The 900 however, adds a front camera and gets a bigger 1,800mAh battery.
Huawei Ascend P1 S
The P1 is the new slimmest phone in the world at just 6.7mm thick. It runs Google's Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on a 1.5Ghz dual core processor with 1GB RAM, 4GB storage and 8MP rear camera. It also has a 4.3-inch super amoled display and a large 1670 mAh battery.
Sony Xperia S & ION
The new Ion & Xperia S (not pictured) have a heady mix of style and substance. Both have 1.5Ghz dual core processors with 1GB RAM and 16/32Gb. Both have Android 2.3 & a 12MP camera that does 1080p video. The Xperia S features a 4.3-inch display while Ion has a 4.6-inch display.
Laptops/Ultrabooks
Acer Aspire S5
Acer's second ultrabook, the Aspire S5 is even slimmer at just 15mm and comes with a cool brushed metal finish and magnesium-alloy shell. While the specifications meet Intel's 'Ultrabook' requirements, Acer has included its own 'Instant On' technology for faster boot and resume from sleep (just 1.5 seconds).
Lenovo Ideapad Yoga
Lenovo's business-class Ultrabook (the Think-Pad T430u, with dedicated graphics and 1TB storage) is impressive, but they've also pushed the bar higher with the Yoga. It's a Windows 8 Ultrabook/tablet hybrid with a 13.3-inch touchscreen. It bends a complete 360 degrees to form a tablet and includes GPS, a gyroscope and accelerometer.
HP Envy 14 Spectre
HP's Envy Spectre Ultrabook has a 14-inch display (1600 x 900 pixels) in the chassis of a 13.3-inch laptop. It stands out from the crowd by offering glass panels, built in NFC and a wireless audio feature (streaming music to up to four nearby devices).
Samsung Series 5
Samsung showcased the new Series 5(13 and 14-inch) and Series 9 (13 and 15-inch) Ultrabooks, with the Series 9 claiming to be the slimmest in the world at just 12.7mm. They have 1600 x 900 pixel displays and both series can be configured with either speedy SSDs or regular (lower cost) HDDs for storage. source-economictimes.indiatimes.com
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 + in India now
Korean giant Samsung has quietly refreshed its tablet line-up in India with the launch of a 7-inch Android Honeycomb tablet, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus aka GT-P6200.
Measuring 193.65 x 122.37 x 9.96mm, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus weighs 345 grams. Powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, the tablet features a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen (1024x600 pixels resolution), 3 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, 2 megapixel front facing camera, 1GB RAM and 16GB built-in storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.
For connectivity, the tablet supports Wi-Fi, EDGE, accelerometer, gyroscopic sensor, GPS and 3G. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 also features Samsung's TouchWiz UI (user interface) and comes with Samsung apps like Social Hub, Music Hub and Readers Hub. The tablet's battery promises up to 20 hours of talktime and 41 hours of standby time.
Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom and online shopping site flipkart.com are selling the tablet for Rs 26,499.
Last year in November, Samsung launched Galaxy Note in India, a hybrid between a smartphone and a tablet. With Galaxy Note, Samsung aims to target users who want both a smartphone and a tablet but do not want to invest in both.
Samsung Galaxy Note runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, sports a 5.3-inch Super AMOLED screen and comes with a capacitive stylus called S Pen. It is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor. There's an 8 megapixel rear and 2 megapixel front camera. The smartphone comprises 16GB internal memory, expandable upto 32 GB with a microSD card slot. source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 + in India now
Korean giant Samsung has quietly refreshed its tablet line-up in India with the launch of a 7-inch Android Honeycomb tablet, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus aka GT-P6200.
Measuring 193.65 x 122.37 x 9.96mm, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus weighs 345 grams. Powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, the tablet features a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen (1024x600 pixels resolution), 3 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, 2 megapixel front facing camera, 1GB RAM and 16GB built-in storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.
For connectivity, the tablet supports Wi-Fi, EDGE, accelerometer, gyroscopic sensor, GPS and 3G. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 also features Samsung's TouchWiz UI (user interface) and comes with Samsung apps like Social Hub, Music Hub and Readers Hub. The tablet's battery promises up to 20 hours of talktime and 41 hours of standby time.
Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom and online shopping site flipkart.com are selling the tablet for Rs 26,499.
Last year in November, Samsung launched Galaxy Note in India, a hybrid between a smartphone and a tablet. With Galaxy Note, Samsung aims to target users who want both a smartphone and a tablet but do not want to invest in both.
Samsung Galaxy Note runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, sports a 5.3-inch Super AMOLED screen and comes with a capacitive stylus called S Pen. It is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor. There's an 8 megapixel rear and 2 megapixel front camera. The smartphone comprises 16GB internal memory, expandable upto 32 GB with a microSD card slot. source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Hercules eCAFÉ Slim HD Netbook
Features:
- 10.1 inch LED screen
- 720p HD video playback
- Application download center
- Storage: 8Gb Flash (iNAND), extensible up to 72Gb + additional 50GB available online
- ARM Cortex-A8 Freescale i.MX515 @ 800 MHz processor
- Comfortable "chiclet" keyboard with flat, separate keys - 88% of a standard keyboard
- Connections: 3x USB, 1x Headset, 1x Microphone, 1x LAN RJ45, 1x DC-in 12V, 1x External card reader: SD/MMC/SDHC, 1x Internal card reader: SD/SDHC
- DIP Switch
ARM Processor Family: Cortex-A
ARM Processor: Cortex-A8
Silicon Supplier: Freescale i.MX515
Operating System: Hercules eCafe Netbook OS (Linux)
Source: ARM.com
Olivetti OliPad 100
Features:
- 10-inch touchscreen display
- 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core Cortex-A9
- Android OS
- USB/SD card
- HDMI ports
- Optional docking station
- 1.3 megapixel webcam
ARM Processor Family: Cortex-A
ARM Processor: Cortex-A9
Silicon Supplier: NVIDIA Tegra 2
Operating System: Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Source: ARM.com
Blackberry Playbook a review
Features:
- 7" LCD display, 1024 x 600 screen resolution
- Multi-touch capacitive screen
- Full Adobe® Flash® 10.1 enabled
- Built-in support for HTML 5
- 3G/4G, WiFi, Bluetooth
- 3 MP high-definition forward-facing camera
- 5 MP high-definition rear-facing camera
- Codec support for superior media playback, creation and video calling
- 1080p HD video
- Micro USB and Micro HDMI ports
- 1 GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4 processor
ARM Processor Family: Cortex-A
ARM Processor: Cortex-A9
Silicon Supplier: Texas Instruments OMAP 4430
Operating System: QNX Software Systems
ARM Processor: Cortex-A9
Silicon Supplier: Texas Instruments OMAP 4430
Operating System: QNX Software Systems
source-ARM.com
G'Five mobile handset became cheaper by 10-30%
Mobile handset maker G'Five today said it has slashed product prices between 10-30 per cent across the board against the current trend of hiking rates by competitors due to depreciating rupee.
"G'Five is one of the biggest manufacture of mobile handsets in China. Unlike other companies, we don't need to buy from a third party. Though depreciating value of rupee has certainly impacted our margin but by slashing prices we are looking at large volume business," Managing Director of Kingtech Electronics, a G'Five group company, Arshit Pathak told the news agency.
He said that company has reduced prices on each model and the lowest price model is below Rs 1,000 and high end model from company is in range of Rs 4,500.
"Our low end phone have camera, 1.8 inch screen, music player and other feature phones. There prices have gone down below Rs 1,000. Our high end phone is a projector phone which was earlier prices over Rs 6,000 and now we are selling it for Rs 4,500," Pathak said.
He said that first was option was to pass on the burden on to consumers but brands that have done so are not in good shape.
Explaining rationale behind the reduction in price, Pathak said that the company has adopted view that it should decrease prices when other companies are increasing their handset prices to increase the price gap with them.
Also, the company does not see new consumers adding to mobile subscriber base in the country
"The new subscriber addition has fallen drastically. This means all addressable market is connected but we all know first time buyers are not coming for certain reason. Low end market is impacted by lot of economic condition. We want to make phone affordable for them to connect," Pathak said.
He added that sales of handset reflects addition of new subscribers and in India where teledensity is still low acquisition of new customer can only drive business growth. source-economictimes.indiatimes.com
"G'Five is one of the biggest manufacture of mobile handsets in China. Unlike other companies, we don't need to buy from a third party. Though depreciating value of rupee has certainly impacted our margin but by slashing prices we are looking at large volume business," Managing Director of Kingtech Electronics, a G'Five group company, Arshit Pathak told the news agency.
He said that company has reduced prices on each model and the lowest price model is below Rs 1,000 and high end model from company is in range of Rs 4,500.
"Our low end phone have camera, 1.8 inch screen, music player and other feature phones. There prices have gone down below Rs 1,000. Our high end phone is a projector phone which was earlier prices over Rs 6,000 and now we are selling it for Rs 4,500," Pathak said.
He said that first was option was to pass on the burden on to consumers but brands that have done so are not in good shape.
Explaining rationale behind the reduction in price, Pathak said that the company has adopted view that it should decrease prices when other companies are increasing their handset prices to increase the price gap with them.
Also, the company does not see new consumers adding to mobile subscriber base in the country
"The new subscriber addition has fallen drastically. This means all addressable market is connected but we all know first time buyers are not coming for certain reason. Low end market is impacted by lot of economic condition. We want to make phone affordable for them to connect," Pathak said.
He added that sales of handset reflects addition of new subscribers and in India where teledensity is still low acquisition of new customer can only drive business growth. source-economictimes.indiatimes.com
After Aakash Tablet, Now Classpad a better Cheap Tablet
An IIT-Delhi and IIM-Calcutta graduate, he has worked on creating a personalised education tablet,
The tablet facilitates personalised and interactive learning in the classroom. The software enables testing students problem-solving, creativity and application of language skills. It is for students from class II onwards.
With a touch screen, seven-hour battery life, 1.3 Ghz processing speed, a built-in memory of 4 GB expandable up to 8 GB, the classpad is available in two models trolley model for multiple-student usage in the classroom and one tablet per child (OTPC) model, which students can carry home.
Launching the tablet on December 29, 2011, Pande said, When we started out we wanted to focus on webbased education, which eventually failed. After working on various interactive learning programmes in the last two years, we finally came out with our innovation classpad.
With the launch, 22 schools across the country have tiedup for the installation of the device, including Fr Agnel School, Delhi, SSB Bangalore, and Centre Point School, Nagpur.
The tablet is available in three sizes seven, eight and 10 inches and costs between Rs 7,500 and 14,000. However, the tablet is not available for retail sale yet, it is available only for schools.
Setting up his own venture as CEO of Classteacher Learning Systems in 2000, Pande along with Sameer Buti, his former classmate at IIT, decided on taking education to a different level through designing programmes for personalised education.
Since our education system does not differentiate students according to their learning capabilities, the tablet will enable teachers to categorise students as fast learners, average learners and slow learners, concludes Pande. source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Aakash tablets
NEW DELHI: The new year may be a year of low-cost computing in India. Sales bookings for the world's cheapest tablet, Aakash, have soared to 14 lakh units just two weeks after it was put up for sale online for Rs 2,500 a piece.
To cater to the 'unexpected' demand, UK-based vendor Datawind, the maker of the $35 tablet, has decided to establish three new factories - in Cochin, Noida and Hyderabad - in the first half of 2012 to assemble the tablet. Datawind currently has only one factory in Hyderabad, with its vendor Quad, which makes the LCD panel for the tablet.
"We never expected such a high response from both corporate and individual buyers. We plan to supply 70,000-75,000 units per day once the factories are in place by April," Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind told ET from Panama, where he was invited to advise its government on its low-cost computing project.
"Around two weeks ago, we received a call from India's computer emergency response team that our website was probably suffering from a large cyber attack. We had to inform them we had just opened sale through our website," Tuli said. Datawind, which put out a limited 30,000 tablets for sale online with e-commerce provider Ncarry.com, has already exhausted the first lot.
A spokesman for Ncarry.com, said that the website is catering to orders across India, with delivery in 5-7 working days. Ncarry is a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Nimbuzz, which makes instant messaging applications. The Nimbuzz IM comes pre-installed on Aakash.
Pre-sales bookings for the Aakash tablet (about 400,000 in October) had surpassed the Indian tablet market which grossed about 250,000-300,000 tablets till last year.
Even with a resistive touch and slow processor, Aakash has received about 1 lakh orders a day since online launch last month. In comparison, Apple sold about 10 lakh iPads in 28 days and 30 lakh in 80 days of its launch in April 2010. Currently, the cheapest model of iPad at Rs 29,500, is about 12 times costlier than Aakash.
Aakash's maker Datawind is, however, strangulated with supply constraints, compared to Apple which managed smooth deliveries of the iPad. "We are not accepting cash for bookings currently, as we want to sort out supply issues," Tuli added.
Datawind plans to put on sale online the next version of Aakash - Ubislate 7, priced at Rs 2999, by mid-January. The newer version will come with a slot for insertion of a SIM card, for access of internet by GPRS or 2G connection. The current version of the tablet can access internet via Wi-Fi access.
Besides, the newer version will be twice as fast with a 700 Mhz processor compared to a 366 Mhz processor in the current tablet. In another development, the government has extended the letter of credit to Datawind to supply the next lot of 90,000 tablets, even though IIT Rajasthan is yet to provide the test specifications for the next version, which it wants to procure for supply to students. The delay from the government's end is likely to land Aakash in the hands of commercial buyers before students for whom the low-cost tablet was meant for in the first place. source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com
To cater to the 'unexpected' demand, UK-based vendor Datawind, the maker of the $35 tablet, has decided to establish three new factories - in Cochin, Noida and Hyderabad - in the first half of 2012 to assemble the tablet. Datawind currently has only one factory in Hyderabad, with its vendor Quad, which makes the LCD panel for the tablet.
"We never expected such a high response from both corporate and individual buyers. We plan to supply 70,000-75,000 units per day once the factories are in place by April," Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind told ET from Panama, where he was invited to advise its government on its low-cost computing project.
"Around two weeks ago, we received a call from India's computer emergency response team that our website was probably suffering from a large cyber attack. We had to inform them we had just opened sale through our website," Tuli said. Datawind, which put out a limited 30,000 tablets for sale online with e-commerce provider Ncarry.com, has already exhausted the first lot.
A spokesman for Ncarry.com, said that the website is catering to orders across India, with delivery in 5-7 working days. Ncarry is a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Nimbuzz, which makes instant messaging applications. The Nimbuzz IM comes pre-installed on Aakash.
Pre-sales bookings for the Aakash tablet (about 400,000 in October) had surpassed the Indian tablet market which grossed about 250,000-300,000 tablets till last year.
Even with a resistive touch and slow processor, Aakash has received about 1 lakh orders a day since online launch last month. In comparison, Apple sold about 10 lakh iPads in 28 days and 30 lakh in 80 days of its launch in April 2010. Currently, the cheapest model of iPad at Rs 29,500, is about 12 times costlier than Aakash.
Aakash's maker Datawind is, however, strangulated with supply constraints, compared to Apple which managed smooth deliveries of the iPad. "We are not accepting cash for bookings currently, as we want to sort out supply issues," Tuli added.
Datawind plans to put on sale online the next version of Aakash - Ubislate 7, priced at Rs 2999, by mid-January. The newer version will come with a slot for insertion of a SIM card, for access of internet by GPRS or 2G connection. The current version of the tablet can access internet via Wi-Fi access.
Besides, the newer version will be twice as fast with a 700 Mhz processor compared to a 366 Mhz processor in the current tablet. In another development, the government has extended the letter of credit to Datawind to supply the next lot of 90,000 tablets, even though IIT Rajasthan is yet to provide the test specifications for the next version, which it wants to procure for supply to students. The delay from the government's end is likely to land Aakash in the hands of commercial buyers before students for whom the low-cost tablet was meant for in the first place. source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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