GADGETS THAT WILL RULE 2009:

Some of the gadget which will become popular or will rule in 2009 are ..............

SONY NOEBOOK:
As computing and web-based applications will become popular in 2009 so 2009 will belong to netbooks such as the tiny Asus EEE PC. SONy NETBOOK is one of them which is stylish compact device coupled with an -inch widescreen LCD. By use of chips like Intel Silverthorne abd Dimondvulle Atom processors, and the Nvidia Tegra which will push performance while taking machines closer lasting all day on single battery.

NINTENDO DSI:

Ninntendo has announced the new land enhanced 'DSi'. It features two lickable 3.25 inch screens, the bottom one being the touchscreen. It also provide SD card slot, on which one can store music ot photos you click. Another important features is its .3 megapixel camera. It will cost around $190.

OLED TVs:
After LCD and Plasma sets flattend themselves to no end, it's turn to TVs with organic Light Emitting Diode(OLED) screens. OLEDS are capable of richer colors and are way thinner than even the most anorexic LCD. Samsung recently showed off its 40-ich, OLED TV- and it was just 8.9 mm thick.

HYBRID BLU-RAY:

Hybrid Blu-Ray is another double layered disc which enable us to store same movie in two different format. Top layer could store the BLU-Ray version while the lower layer will store in regular DVD. If you just own a DVD player you can still watch a movie that release on this HYBRID DISC and enjoy hi-def splendour once you buy a Blu-Ray disc player.

Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-shot™ Camera Phone – Luscious Red

Do more than just talk with the multi-functional C902 Cyber-shot™ camera phone. Packed with features, this device has a 5.0 megapixel camera with Auto Focus, Face Detection and a built-in xenon flash with red-eye correction. It's also easy to share your photos with friends using picture messaging6 or posting them to a blog.9 In addition, this phone is a full-functioning music player with a built in FM tuner. Also available in Swift Black.

5 Megapixel camera
Stylish and slim with an innovative design, C902 gives you a true Cyber-shot™ camera experience with 5 megapixel camera. 16x digital zoom with auto focus, an image and video stabilizer, Photo flash, BestPic™ technology with light, Auto rotate, Face detection technology and Photo fix are few of great features included. All these come together for high quality pictures. Photo flash will turn on automatically for pictures and you can now use light with BestPic™ technology and when recording videos. A picture can be easily shared with friends and family via picture messaging6, email9 or blog9. Pictures can also be transferred to another phone or computer using any available transfer method, such as Bluetooth® technology3 or USB cable. The camera is protected by a lens cover and the horizontal user interface allows for easier camera handling.

8 Camera touch keys
If you need to adjust the camera settings, onscreen touch keys appear above and below the camera viewfinder. They act as shortcuts to commonly used camera features such as shoot modes, scenes, time and more.

Face detection technology
The camera brings an off-center face into focus if there are people in the picture. The camera will find and focus on a face and make it look sharp. No more blurred faces on your pictures!

BestPic™ technology with light
A unique function for Sony Ericsson camera imaging. Taking a single picture or even a burst of pictures does not always catch the moment, which may have been just before or just after the camera key was pressed. BestPic™ technology is designed to solve this problem. Press the camera key half way down and the camera starts capturing pictures. Press the key fully down, and nine pictures appear automatically. The pictures range from left (just before pressing the camera key fully down) to center (camera key fully down) to right (just after pressing the camera key fully down). The center picture is the default picture, but not necessarily the best one. Browse the picture series and save the best pictures. BestPic™ technology has been updated and can now be used together with light.

Auto rotate
Capturing a portrait photo with a horizontal camera usually results in a picture that must be rotated when viewed. Auto rotate registers picture orientation when the picture is taken, whether in portrait or landscape mode, and saves this information with the picture. When viewed, the picture appears as the orientation with which it was taken.

Photo tags
Navigate through your captured photos and thousands of downsized photos transferred from your computer. View captured photos and video clips in an intuitive timeline view. Play animated slide shows with music and different moods. Tag your photos to find them faster. The built-in sensor in the camera ensures that all photos are rotated correctly.

Motion Control Gaming
Play games on your phone in a new way with Motion Control Gaming technology. You can move your C902 to control gaming functions in a similar way as a game controller. Tilt the phone forwards, backwards, left or right to accelerate, decelerate, turn left or turn right. Additionally, with Java™, users can download9 new games and skill levels to further enhance their entertainment experience.

Cost: $549.99

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PANASONIC BLU RAY DISC PLAYER

With integration of Panasonic BLU RAY DISC player and home theater receiver, surround sound
speakers, and HD plasme deliver the best in BLU RAY technolgy.

Some Of The Features of Panasonic Blu Ray Disc are:

EXCELLENT HD IMAGES:

Panasonic Uses P4HD that enables the panasonic Blu-Ray Disc Player to process 15 billion pixel per second
which results into an astounding depth and clarity rendered in rich, vibrant colors.

EXPLOSIVE SOUND:

The Hd images when coupled with 7.1 channel surround sound give an
remarkable experience of viewing.
From delicate sound of misty cloud to the thunderous boom of
concert hall Panasonic brings you magnificient sound that embodies both
power and purity.

ONE TOUCH CONROL:

Panasonic uses EZ Sync HDAVI control that links the operation of your entire panasonic home theater
system, making it easy to enjoy beauty of HD entertainment and BLU RAY technology.

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KOBIAN MERCURY 1990

Kobian has launched a new series of widescreen monitors in India, dubbed the 'mercury'. The 19- inch mercury 1990 LCD comes with a native resolution of 1440x900 pixels, and a contrast ratio of 2000:1.
Packed in a .0.3mm thin aluminium cabinet, the device boasts of a viewing angle of 160 degrees, DVI and VGA port, and uses less than 400W of Power.

Cost: Rs 7,500
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FaceBook, SMS and Videop Games Enhance Kids' Social Skills

Us Researchers from University Of Florida have found that by exploring and tinkering with social network sites, Online games, and gadgets such as mobile phones, kids are picking up basic social and technical skills in a setting that is more self-directed and free than a classroom.
They also learn a lot through trial and error and from their peers and online communites.

So Parents start involving your child in these social networking activites but in controlled manner and through proper guidance...

New Philips Luxe MP3 Player

The new Philips Luxe MP3 player, which can also sync up with mobile phones via Bluetooth to answer calls using its built in microphone.
The 21gm device features a tiny singleline LCD display, and is fitted with flash memory that can be used to store MP3 and WMA audio files through the USB port. Equipped with the proprietary FullSound technology for better audio quality, the new gadget boasts of up to 10 hours of music playback or 4 hour of talktime.
The Luxe, which also supports FM Radio will be put on the market in January.

Cost: $89 for 2GB (Rs 4,300 approx.)
$99 for 4GB (Rs 4,800 approx.)

So guys keep visiting this blog and get informed whenever this gadget will be launched in the market..........

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NEW FLAUTIST ROBOT TO PLAY AND TEACH MUSIC

Now classical musicians could have good reason to be worried as japan's Waseda University's new robot flautist makes no mistakes. In fact, it plays the challenging musical score of the 'flight of the Bumblebee' almost flawlessly.
The Waseda Flautist No 4 Refined iv was unveiled two weeks ago at he BioRob 2008 conference in Arizona, USA.
Research on the Musical Robot began in 1990, with aim that it would eventually rival human musicians. The robot has been designed with a human like quality that allows it to engage with audience, making in a contender for concert performance in the future.
The eyes of the robotic flautist have cameras that facilitate its interaction with the audience and other musicians, so we could soon see it playing duets with people, the researchers say.
In a technical breakthrough, the robot's mouth and lungs have been carefully designed to mimic the expert control of a professional flautist.
The scientists hope to make the robot sophisticated enough to achieve better human computer interaction and then teach music pupils.

SAMSUNG NC10

As laptop sales increase in India, samsung has forayed into the 'notebook' pc market with the NC10. Sporting a 10.2-inch widescreen LED display with a native resolution of 1024x600 pixels, the device comes with Windows XP. Powered by the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, the 1.33 kg mini-notebook boasts of a 160GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, dual speakers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, 3-in-1 memory card slapt, and a built-in 1.3-megapixel Webcam. The NC10 also claims a battery life of around eight hours on a single charge of tes 6-cell lithium-ion battery.

Cost: Rs 28,477

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Windows Live MAil Reverts To Old Hotmail interface

The Windows Live Hotmail Team announced oh their blog that users can now opt for an interface without the reading pane, akin to what Hotmail looked like before the Windows Live changes made last year. TO make the change, users will have to click on the option tab in the account, and choose 'Off under Reading pane setting'.

The LaVie Laptop:

NEC has come up with their latest laptop computer, the LaVie.
The LaVie is equipped with intel core 2 Duo processor P8600(2.4GHz), 4GB RAM
a 45.4 inch widescreen TFT display. The notebook will start retailing
internatonally this month.

WARNING ABOUT VULNERABILITY IN VLC MEDIA PLAYER

The German Federal Agency for security in Information Technology(BSI) reported a security hole in VLC Media Player, which allows attackers to use rigged Real Media files to install malicious software onto the user's computer. Victims have to just open the manipulated media file to be infected. All VLC versions prior to version 0.9.8 can be attacked, and users are urged to upgrade to the latest version immediately

HOW TO BUILD SUPERCOMPUTER FROM THE PS3!

Scientists at US university of Massachusetts Dartmouth-Professor Gaurav Khanna and PrincipalInvestigator Chris Poulin-have created a step by step guide to building a home brewed supercomputer that can also help reduce the cost of research computing.
Found on www.ps3cluster.org, the resource illustrates how to create a high performance supercomputer by using a soy playstation 3(PS3) in a grid.
"Science budgets have been significantly dropping over the last decade," Khanna said.
"Here's a way that people can do science projects less expensively. This new website will show people how to move forward."
Typically, scientists rent supercomputer time."A simulation can cost more than 5,000
hrs at $1/hour at any of the supercomputer facilities. For the same cost, you can
build your own supercomputer and t works just as well,"Khanna said."Plus you can use it over again and again.
The guide to bulid the PS3 grid is freely available to the public under na open source license.
As of now scientists are seeking input from industry and researchers to determine
future project direction.

SONY BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER AND HOME THEATER SYSTEM

Those looking for a complete home theatre might want to consider sony's new new Blu-Ray disc player(BDP-S350), and its highly-compatible home theater system(HTSF2300).
Amongst its myriad features, the BDP-S350 features an external port to enable extra storage capacity, and it can also upscale standard definition DVDs to near HD quality. Even if the DVD is old and scratched, the player promises minimal degradation in picture quality. And then there's the 1,000 watts HTSF2300 home theater system that promises "a powerful listening experience" from its 5.1 channel surround sound. The gadgets are also equipped with proprietory Sony technology that lets one operate both devices with a single remote control.
In adition, sony's set up system caliberate all speaker according to its placement, distance and delay.

Cost: Rs 24,990 and Rs 36,990 respectively...

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Microsoft issuing emergency fix for browser flaw

Here is a good news people who are using IE as their browser.... as Microsoft has issued an emergency fix, rated critical', for a security hole in its Internet Explorer browser on 17 Dec, 2008. The vulnerability allows criminals to take over victims' machines simply by steering them to infected web sites. People With windows Update feature activated on their computers will get the patch automatically. The software giant urged other customers to test and deploy the update as soon as possible.

So, people browse safely on IE by downloading this patch.

Serious flaw in Internet Explorer not fixed yet

Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer(IE) might be vulnerable to having their computers hijacked because of a security hole in the browser. The flaw lets criminals commandeer victims' machines by tricking them into visiting Web sites tainted with malicious programming code, according to antivirus maker Trend Micro Inc. Many security experts are urging IE users to use another browser until Microsoft release a patch to fix the flaw.

ASUS EEE PC 904HA

ASUS recently launched its latest Eee PC, the 904HA. Weighing a mere 1.4 Kgs, the gadget is laoded with an intel Atom N 270 processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB SATA harddirve, an 8.9 inch screen, high speed connectivity with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, and even a 1.3 megapixel Webcam.
The device that boasts of a 6-cell lithium ion battery.

cost: Rs22,990

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HTC TOUCH 3G

HTC has launched an upgrade to its popular Touch handset, the Touch 3G. Sorting a 2.8 inch touchscreen TFT, the phone is powered by a 528MHz processor and is fitted with 192MB RAM and 256MB ROM- expandable via microSD. Running on Moblie 6.1 and the proprietary TouchFLO navigation system, it boasts of a 3.15-megapixel camera, built in GPS, A-GPS, Pocket Office, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Cost: Rs 28,450

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EPSON PERFECTION V30

Epson has recently launched an entry-level A4 scanner targeted at homes and small offices. Weighing in at 2.2 kilograms and measuring just 41mm in height, the perfection V30 boasts an optical resolution of 4800dpi and 48-bit colour depth. The device also features four one touch button for common scanning tasks such as copy, start, scan to Email, and scan to PDF. What's more? Users can also customise these buttons to suite personal preferenses.

Cost: Rs 4,999

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NEW TECHNOLOGY TO DISABLE AND LOCATE STOLEN LAPTOPS

Intel is joining hands with mobile giant Ericsson to develop a new chip that allows a user whose laptop has been stolen to remotly disable access to the device, via SMS. The chip will also be fitted with mobile bradband technology that sends back a GPS signal of the Laptop's current loaction, letting the user to track down the stolen Laptop.

MOTOYUVA W396

The MotoYuva W396, Motorola's latest flip-phone, seeks to please those looking for an inexpensive handset with the most basic of features. Sporting a 1.8 inch TFT with a resolution of 128X160 pixels, the device can store 1,000 phonebook entries and about 750 SMSes in its memory, that can be expanded up to 2GB vis microSD card. The gadget, which comes equipped with a VGA camera, features GPRS, pop-port USB, stereo FM radio, and support for various regional languages such as hindi, bengali, tamil and telugu.

Price: Rs 4,424

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GENIUS G-SHOT HD55

Genius recently launched a new hi-def camcorder in india, the G-Shot HD55. Offering up to 2x digital zoom, the device boasts of a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor, which can record 720p resolution videos at 30 fps. Users can also click 8-megapixel still images all of which can be viewed on the tiltable 3-inch screen. The camcorder is powered by a lithium ion battery and four AAA backup batteries; and stores data on SD memory cards of up to 4GB.

cost: Rs 13,285

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