USB Fan

The USB Fan plugs into a USB port of your laptop or desktop computer to provide a steady stream of cool air -- without draining your battery. The fan is controlled by a switch, so you can plug and play whenever you feel like.

It does not need batteries or power socket for powering on; Minimal battery drain, it uses less than five minutes per hour of notebook battery charge.
The high quality, long life & Free of noise motor will not disrupt you when working.
Easy & simple to use ,the Flexible spring neck lets you position it in the angle that you would like to.

It is composed of Soft, safe nylon blades that circulate a steady stream of cool air.
Small, Compact and feather-light, the USB Fan goes anywhere and fits easily inside your laptop case.

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Paramount Pictures chooses HD DVD over Blu-ray

Paramount Pictures announced today that it will drop support for Sony's Blu-ray high-definition format in favor of exclusively supporting the Microsoft-backed HD DVD. The decision further complicates the race between the competing technologies.

HD DVD is better for consumers, and families will be more willing to purchase it, because of its lower price compared with Blu-ray, according to the company, which previously released movies in both formats.

The announcement affects all movies distributed by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films. Universal Pictures already exclusively supports HD DVD, while Warner Bros. releases movies in both HD formats.

Blu-ray still holds the lead in terms of exclusive support, however. Three of the six major film studios -- Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures and 20th Century Fox -- back Blu-ray, while two support HD DVD. In terms of discs sold, Blu-ray also leads HD DVD by a 2 to 1 margin.

Paramount's move not only deals a minor blow to Sony's disc media and movie divisions, but to the company's PlayStation 3. Consumers will likely be more reluctant to pay $499 for a gaming machine that doubles as a high-definition player, should Blu-ray fail to become the standard.

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Lenovo Introduces 3000 Y410 Notebook in India

Lenovo has unveiled in India the new Lenovo 3000 Y410 notebook with a range of multimedia features and an AUDIO DJ capability that allows the user to play music while the notebook is turned off.

Lenovo said the notebook is ideal for consumers who look for the complete package, reliability and worry free computing combined with high performance and entertainment. The 14.1" widescreen notebook has the audio function panel encased in a stylish and unique design outside the top cover, while the slot-in optical disk drive is at the side panel.

With a host of multimedia capabilities, such as front facing Dolby Home Theater speakers, an integrated microphone for playing and recording audio, an integrated Webcam, an integrated DVD recordable drive and shuttle center along with the latest edition of AUDIO DJ, Lenovo said the 3000 Y410 is the ultimate entertainment notebook, well suited to consumers looking for a high-end life style entertainment PC.

The Y410 also incorporates a 5-in-1 multi-card reader for downloading digital pictures from multiple types of memory cards, three USB ports and an IEEE-1394 interface, which allow high speed communication between two devices, e.g. image transfer from a camera or camcorder to the notebook with no image degradation. In addition, it also has Easy Capture, a multimedia software application for easy photo editing.

The Lenovo 3000 Y410 has security features such as biometric face recognition technology that enhances data security and allows the notebooks to be used by multiple users seamlessly. One touch recovery allows the user to recover a PC to its last backed-up state with the press of a button. The notebook also offers a longer battery life of up to 4 hours.

"PCs today go far beyond being just a business tool. With the Lenovo 3000 Y500 series, we defined TV on the go. Now with the Lenovo 3000 Y410, we define music on the go, offering customers a truly high-end entertainment experience. With the AUDIO DJ feature, the user can choose to listen to music even while the laptop is turned off. The Lenovo 3000 Y410 promises high performance as well as high quality entertainment, all rolled into one sleek package. We are certain this product will provide the ultimate entertainment experience to our consumers," said Anil Philip, Executive Director, Transactional Business, Lenovo India.

Weighing 2.54 kg, Lenovo 3000 Y410 is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 Processor 1.8 GHz and comes with up to 2 GB RAM and 160 GB hard drive. The notebook also comes with discrete graphic Nvidia GeForce Go 8400M GS for true-to-life gaming experience in select models. Preloaded with Microsoft Vista Home Basic and the Premium edition, the Y410 also offers complete connectivity features such as integrated 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN and 10/100 Ethernet and Blue tooth on all models.

The Lenovo 3000 Y410 notebook is available in all Lenovo authorized storefronts. Prices start at Rs. 50,000/-. With the launch of the Lenovo 3000 Y410, buyers of Lenovo 3000 select products will be assured of gifts such as Philips VoIP earphones, or Philips wireless headphones and the jackpot gift of 20 Philips home theaters, till offers last.

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Charge mobiles with body heat

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Erlangen, Germany, have developed new circuits that can harness electricity from body heat that would otherwise be dissipated into the air. The scientists say the advance could lead to battery-less cell phones and medical monitors that draw energy from their users.

“The idea behind it is that you can replace the batteries or at least you can enlarge the operation times of batteries,” said Peter Spies, electrical engineer and group manager at the institute.

Spies and his team improved upon semiconductors called thermoelectric generators that produce electrical energy in the face of temperature differences.

Normally, a difference of several tens of degrees is required in order to generate enough power, but the difference between the body’s surface temperature and that of its environment is only a few degrees. This produces about 250 millivolts, while electronic devices require at least one or two volts.

As part of their research, Spies and his team incorporated a component into the circuit called a charge pump. The pump temporarily stores the incoming millivolts until they reach 1.8 volts. At that threshold, an internal transistor turns on and delivers the higher voltage to a component that can transfer the electricity to a device.

Matthias Ueltzen, an application engineer at Freiburg, Germany-based Micropelt, a developer and manufacturer of thermoelectrics, said, while the “idea of generating some electric power from the heat of the body is a great idea,” there are certain difficulties, which lie in the low temperature differences between the skin and the outside air.

“Only a very small part of the thermal heat flow can be converted into electrical power, and for that reason, the technology may only work for applications that don’t require a lot of energy,” said Ueltzen.

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Google Goes Local in India

Google is offering local language support in India in a bid to win over new users.

Google Inc. has introduced technologies that will allow people in India to use local languages in search queries and that will generate content in local languages.

Internet growth in India is expected to come from outside of cities, where many people are more at ease using Indian languages, Roli Agarwal, a spokeswoman for Google India, said Monday.

Google has set up a version for India of Google Labs, which it styles as a "technology playground" for products that are in development and require market feedback to improve. The Indian version of Google Labs will focus on products for that market, though these may not be developed only by Google's research and development (R&D) centers in India, Agarwal said.

Google has put up two technologies for testing by users on the Google Labs Web site: an Indic On-Screen Keyboard iGoogle Gadget and Google Indic Transliteration.

The Indic On-Screen Keyboard iGoogle Gadget allows users to type search queries in 14 Indian languages by choosing letters from an on-screen keyboard using a mouse. Users can add the gadget of their chosen language to their personalized iGoogle home page and use it to search for content in their language, Google said.

Google Indic Transliteration allows the user to type in Hindi, a key language in India, using phonetically equivalent English text entered through an English keyboard. The content created can be used in e-mail, word processors and other applications from both Google and its competitors, Agarwal said. This technology will help increase the amount of content available online in Hindi, she added. Hindi transliteration was launched earlier this year on Google's Blogger, a service for bloggers.

A number of multinational companies are working on technologies that will make access to the Internet and computers easier for people in India who are more at ease with local languages. IBM Corp., for example, announced earlier this month that it has developed speech recognition software that will allow people speaking Hindi to create e-mail and documents on computers and also to operate ATMs (automated teller machines) and IVR (interactive voice response) systems.

Yahoo Inc. launched earlier this year portals in seven Indian languages. It has introduced plug-in modules to its instant messenger, that allow users to chat in nine different regional languages and scripts. Later this year, the company is also introducing Indian languages versions of its e-mail service.

Google also launched Monday an Indian version of its Google Local Search for Indian users looking for locally relevant information on the Web. It also launched an Indian version of Google Local Business Center, that allows business to add their names to Local Search. These products use English, and do not support Indian languages.

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Apple Accessories Unveiled

USBfever uveils a travel charger and armband and wristband cases and more for iPhones and iPods.

The Ultra Slim USB Travel Charger has a retractable power plug and works worldwide. It features a USB A-type female connector that provides power to the iPhone, iPod, or USB-powered PDAs, MP3 players, cell phones and other devices. It's molded in iPod white. It costs US$11.99.

The iPhone KickStand Crystal Case lets you set the iPhone either horizontally or vertically on a table, upright, using a kickstand. It's clear and features a removable belt clip, neckstrap opening, and offers full access to all ports, buttons and sockets. It costs $16.99.

The iPhone Armband costs $18.99 and is designed to connect your iPhone to you on your arm, for active sports like biking or jogging. It features a built-in screen protector and headphone cord wrap. Machine washable, the iPhone Armband is a one-size-fits-all design and comes with a soft inner lining to protect the iPhone from scratching. It ships in black.

The $9.99 iPod shuffle 2 Watch Style Case lets you wear your second-generation iPod shuffle like a watch, on your wrist. It comes in six colors: Blue, black, green, frost white, pink and purple.

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Malaysia rewards pirate-DVD sniffing dogs

Two dogs trained to sniff out DVDs received medals from the Malaysian government on Monday for a five-month campaign that crippled movie pirates.

Lucky and Flo, black Labradors trained to detect the chemicals used in making DVDs, were the first animals to receive the outstanding service awards for finding discs stockpiled by pirates, the Motion Picture Association said in a statement.

The canine campaign led to 26 arrests and seizures of illegal discs worth over $6 million.

"The dogs have proven to be a major asset in our fight against the pirates and we intend to continue what Lucky and Flo have set in motion," S Veerasingam, Malaysia's deputy minister for domestic trade and consumer affairs, said in the statement.

Malaysia, which figures on a U.S. watch list on piracy, has dramatically stepped up efforts to rein in copyright pirates as it negotiates a free-trade pact with Washington.

The success of Lucky and Flo has prompted the ministry to set up its own canine unit to fight the pirates, and the MPA, which arranged for their trial by Malaysian officials, plans to donate two new dogs to the unit by the end of the year.

Movie pirates even put a bounty of $28,560 on Lucky and Flo after they busted a fake DVD ring in southern Johor state in March, the MPA said. Since then, the dogs have been closely guarded.

Lucky and Flo's next stop on their crime-fighting tour is a visit to New York, followed by a trip to Toronto for an appearance at a film festival, said the MPA, which groups six major Hollywood film companies.

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Scene Completion Using Millions of Photographs

Taking advantage of the millions, perhaps billions of photographs posted on the World Wide Web, James Hayes and Alexei A. Efros of Carnegie Mellon University have developed a search and replace algorithm which examines a photograph for missing pieces and then goes out on the internet to find similar photographs to fill in the blanks.

The algorithm examines a photograph for missing sections, bad lighting, even gaps taken out from editing the photograph and then completes the image with a choice of photographs found to match lighting and sharpness. And the coolest part is, it’s all automatic. The only thing the user need do is choose the matching piece of the puzzle they like best.

Then the algorithm patches the holes in a fashion that in seamless and invisible.

This development can help victims of such disasters as Hurricane Katrina try and put their ruined photographs back together, give historians another tool to peek back into the past of a given area they are studying photographically or allow heartbroken sweethearts to remove the source of their pain and still keep the memory of an experience.

Here’s hoping some nefarious shadow government isn’t using it to fudge some photographic evidence.

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Asus P5B Premium Vista Edition

Pros

Stable; quiet; good overclocking potential; hardware support for several new Vista features

Cons

ScreenDuo doesn't run standard SideShow gadgets; ASAP's ReadyBoost support could use more memory

The Asus P5B Premium Vista Edition (PVE) takes the popular P5B motherboard for Intel processors and adds new hardware to show off some of the features added in Windows Vista.

By far the coolest addition is the ScreenDuo, a USB-connected 2.5-inch QVGA LCD with five buttons and a directional pad. This small screen is similar to the SideShow displays found on some recent Vista laptops. It works with a number of "gadget" programs that let you view e-mail or Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, control music playback, view a photo slide show, and so on. (Note: ScreenDuo uses its own custom gadgets, not SideShow files.) Right now, Asus has more gadgets available than Microsoft does, including an iTunes remote control, but you might be frustrated later once more SideShow gadgets become available. It's a gimmicky feature, but a little creativity can lead to uses such as reading RSS feeds while your spouse uses the computer, or checking your e-mail while playing a full-screen game.

Another innovative feature is Asus Accelerated Propeller (ASAP), which adds a 512MB flash-memory module to the motherboard. The module works with Vista's ReadyBoost feature, which speeds up the loading of frequently accessed programs. Because ASAP only contains 512MB of memory, its acceleration is most noticeable if you have 1GB of RAM or less. The P5B PVE also has a socket for an optional Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, which supports Vista's BitLocker feature for secure encryption of your boot drive.

This ATX-format board accepts Intel LGA 775 processors, ranging from older Celerons to the latest quad-core Core 2 Extreme. Hobbyists and hard-core gamers will find the combination of a stable eight-phase power setup and a wealth of BIOS settings should allow substantial overclocking of most processors. We had no problems running a 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo E6700 at 3.2GHz.

The P5B PVE has a pair of PCI Express (PCIe) x16 slots that can accommodate two compatible ATI video cards in CrossFire mode. The second card actually runs at x4 speeds due to limitations of the Intel P965 chipset, but this has little real-world effect on performance. A single PCIe x1 slot and three standard PCI slots round out the expansion-card capabilities. The board has full RAID support, as well as connectors for eight SATA 3.0 hard drives—seven internal and one external—and a single EIDE connector that supports one or two drives.

The board also delivers eight USB 2.0 and two FireWire connectors, dual Gigabit LAN ports, and an old-fashioned serial port. High-definition 7.1-channel audio is handled by an onboard AD1988 chip. The sound quality is on par for motherboard audio—not bad, but lacking the clarity of a dedicated sound card or even the riser board on the Asus Striker Extreme. The board itself is silent, thanks to heat-pipe cooling.

The box says that the P5B PVE "gives you joyful and relieved feelings." While we wouldn't go that far, it's a full-featured, stable board with some nice extras that let you take greater advantage of Windows Vista.

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NEOLOG

Neolog watches were created by by Arman Emami which created a new definition of time. It is totally freed from all means like hands and numbers.

Well, neolog is a real eyecatcher for all who are able to count up to twelve. The first model of the neolog watches has been awarded with two of the most important design awards:

• For its innovative concept
• For the quality of design and production

Here are some of the important details that you would like to know:

• LC-display
• 3 ATM water resistant
• Backlight button
• Watchstraps are made up of black silicon
• Stainless high-grade steel casing and buckle.

The watch shows you the time simply in 3 columns, marking out numbers in groups of three. All you need to do is tot them up to tell the time.

Dell XPS M1710

* System: Dell XPS M1710 (Red color lid)
* Processor: Intel Core Duo T2600 (2.16 GHz)
* Memory: 2GB @ 667MHz - 2 DIMM Slots (2 x 1GB) (Max Ram 4GB)
* Hard Drive: 100GB capacity at a speed of 7200 RPM
* Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX with 512MB DDR memory
* Screen: WUXGA Truelife (1920 x 1200)
* Optical Drive: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW/+R) with Dual-Layer
* OS: Microsoft MCE 2005
* Wireless Card: Intel 3945 (802.11b/g)
* Battery: 9-cell lithium ion recharegable battery
* Ports / Slots: 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader, DVI-D, VGA video output, S-Video, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), 6 USB 2.0, Express Card slot, Modem, Ethernet/LAN, Microphone in, Headphone out
* Integrated Subwoofer

Reviewed by: Leftspoke

Pros: I love everything about it...Windows Vista changed a bit from XP but it wasn't hard to pick up...As for the computer its self, it handels everything i throw at it even while running several programs at once...Right now I'm running iTunes, MSN, Lime Wire, 5 IE pages, AIM, Yahoo, and other background programs all while switching between them and it does'nt lag a bit.

Cons: If there are any I haven't found them.

Additional Thoughts100% satisfaction...It may be a bit pricey but its all worth it..The Blue Ray and HD monitor have insane clairity.

Reviewed by: 07nick07

Pros: Best desktop replacement i have ever used. The keyboard is very easy to use and the lighting effects are amazing. The overall performance is unbelievable. With the 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce Go 7950 GTX video card, i can run any game at the highest configurations with no lag once so ever. With this video card and Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 processer, this gaming notebook is by far the best notebook out there and will replace almost any desktop.

Cons:I have not seen any cons in using this gaming notebook.

Additional ThoughtsIf your looking for a desktop replacement then the XPS M1710 is definately the notebook to purcahse. It may be a little bit higher in price then alot of notebooks, but you are definately getting what you pay for. You wont regret spending the money.

Recharge Battery via USB !!!

These NiMH batteries can be repowered without a charger! Pop the lid off a USBCell battery to reveal a standard USB plug... then plug it into any computer or other powered USB port to recharge it. They're great for digital cameras, wireless mice or presentation tools that use AA batteries.

Nokia N 95

In my eyes Nokia is still the best cellphone “creator” company, there are other companies doing a good effort to compete such as Moto, LG and SonyEricsson, but the Finish company is my favorite. Maybe I’m a little bias because that is the cellphone brand I am currently using, and most part of my past cellphones were Nokia as well, but I like to think they are have better models when compared to others. For example, Nokia 3310 was my cell for a couple of years and I never had a single problem besides the battery, but I was the one that created that problem.

Anyway, enough with the introduction and on to the real point of this post, the Nokia N95 that was introduced last year but only starts shipping today. If I’m not mistaken this is the top-notch cellphone (or multimedia computer) on the Nokia N series and they have a great product. Sadly it will fall in the same category of other devices on the Nokia N 90’s series, which is a bulky, large and heavy phone. But if you don’t have a problem with that detail, I guess a 5 megapixel camera will please you, a lot.

Nokia N81, N82

Symbian-Guru has the scoop on not one, but two unannounced new high-end Nokia handsets, the N81 (pictured on the left) and the N82 (pictured on the right).

The slider-style N81 looks it'll be the successor to their N91 musicphone (except less, uh, busted-looking) and sport a full 8GB of memory, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, quad-band EDGE and 2100MHz HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The N82 has a more traditional candybar form-factor and'll have a five megapixel camera with Xenon flash and auto-focus Carl Zeiss lens, quad-band GSM (doesn't say whether it'll be GRPS or EDGE, but we're guessing EDGE), 2100MHz HSDPA, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, integrated GPS, FM tuner, and a microSD memory card slot.

128GB RAM!!!

Guess what, I was happy to have bought my computer a 1GB RAM card last week and what do I see now?? This monster which is built by Xenon Systems for the Monash Cluster Computing group. Yep, it’s the 128 GB ram which looks like shown in the picture.

SETUP

The setup runs on 8 x 2.8GHz dual-core AMD Opterons, which are tucked away somewhere underneath all the seemingly endless rows of RAMs.

NEGATIVE

This system is supposedly extremely loud when running. That’s something you will not want while you are on your computer in your bedroom.

The iRiver W10

iRiver is here with the W10, a smaller but a very impressive-looking Portable Media Player. The features of the iRiver are:

• A touchscreen
• FM tuner
• e book reader
• VoIP (Voice over IP) calling which is done over its Wi-Fi connection

This player brings familiar media player functions to the table such as

• MP3/WMA audio
• MPEG-4/WMV video
• FM radio tuner

Thanks to Wi-Fi, the player also shares Internet access and uses specialized positioning system to simulate GPS mapping by judging the location relative to Wi-Fi hotspots. According to iRiver, the 3-inch touchscreen uses an interface similar to the iPhone's for calling and taking messages.

iriver S7 mp3 player

What is the iriver S7?
The iriver S7 is an extremely simple looking mp3 player which looks like a little block which can hold upto 1GB of songs with just 3 tiny buttons on the surface. These are the things that this little block contains:

• On top of the player is where the earphone/USB connector socket is.
• On the other side of the player is a single switch that works as the power switch and music FM radio.
• The other side of the player is where the SRS button is located. The SRS button helps you to adjust the levels in sound output.
• The other button is for the Playmode which allows you to switch between the player selecting random tracks.

Features:

• The iriver S7 has a storage capacity of 1GB and an FM radio.
• The music output is loud and clear.
• The earphones and strap are ergonomically designed.
• The iriver quickly connects to your PC where you can copy paste files and organize your files and also save the radio stations as presets.

Alarm-ring

Your roommate wakes you up with his alarm ringing every morning ??? Well then you may have to consider gifting your roommate the alarm-ring!!!

What is the alarm-ring?
Right now this is just a concept but hopefully you will see these things in stores soon!!

The Concept
So, you may ask, what exactly is an alarm-ring?? Well, "Ring" sports, an alarm clock dock with two times and a pair of wearable hoops which enables you and your partner to wake up at different times. So, basically you set the time at night and once its time, your ring starts buzzing which wakes you up in the process!!

Nokia N77 TV phone

Finally the Nokia N77 TV phone has been launched in India. So now you can watch live TV on your personal mobile device. Here are the features of this "TV":

• A wide 2.4" flat screen
  
• Upto 16 million colors
• High stereo sound
  
• Ability to remember the last channel viewed
• Capable of setting reminders and alerts for particular programs
• Allows you to view replays

The TV phone will obviously have other standard features like:

• 2GB internal memory
• MP3 player
• A 2 mega pixel camera
• E mail access
• EDGE
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• A USB pop-port
• A stereo FM radio

Grab one of your TV phones today!!!

Grundig's GUPSW5000 wireless speakers!!

Check out this wireless surround-sound outdoor speaker that is waterproof. The Grundig's GUPSW5000, outdoor speaker works wirelessl so you can keep it anywhere outside. All you need is the transmitter for your stereo and you will get tunes up to 50m away.

So, you just need to attach the transmitter to any hi-fi system, MP3 player or any other device with a line out cable and it will start pumping out your tunes. The power can either be supplied via an AC adapter into the mains or if you want it to be wireless then the eight D batteries can help you.

The GUPSW5000 boasts 20 watts RMS of sound which should be adequate for music for an outdoor party. This piece also comes with a built-in light designed for use in the dark.

Morphy Richards Internet Wireless Radio!

Check out this awesome Morphy Richards Internet radio which allows us to browse radio stations from around the world. This model offers access to the radio station of your choice as well as accessing the MP3 tracks on your PC for playback through the radio.

There are thousands of internet radio station available. You can pick up radio stations from all over the world in any language therefore gives a lot of variety.

It connects to your Wi-Fi network and then all you have to do is just dial into your favorite station which can be done either continent, country and name or by genre. You will obviously be able to set your favorites and you can also pause and record your favorite radio shows as well. You can also use it as an alarm clock if you feel like.

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JAJAH Offers 30 Minutes FREE Calling to/from India

JAJAH Offers 30 Minutes FREE Calling to/from India





JAJAH is a new type of phone company. We are dedicated to providing our customers with phone calls at a better price. It’s that simple. "The internet has touched us all. It's changed the way we do everyday things. It's changed the way we stay informed, the way we shop for the products we want, even the way we find and listen to music. In the same way, JAJAH will change the way we all use the telephone".