Latest Gadget Reviews

Techberry TB007: Gadget of the Day

Nanya — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:58:39 +0000

Techberry TB007, India’s first wrist watch mobile is our gadget of the day today!

Mobile phones in form of watches are quite common in American and European markets, but it’s a rare sight in India, and that too at a competitive price of under Rs 8,000. This is precisely why we’ve picked this uber-cool gadget, which features 1.2MP camera, touchscreen, FM Radio, and boasts of GPRS, and Bluetooth connectivity.

It also has a USB slot that allows you to hook it up to your PC, and you can extend its memory up to 4GB with a micro SD card.

It runs on 2G network, and isn’t compatible to 3G, but who really needs 3G on a mobile watch! (do you?)
And, you get all of this at an attractive price of just Rs 7,999.

I’m planning to order this cool gadget shortly – and I’d certainly recommend you to take a good look at it!

Kobian iXA Tab: Gadget of the Day

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:30:30 +0000

If you’ve been looking for an affordable tablet pc, then we can bet our money that you won’t find a cheaper one than the Kobian IXA Tab, which retails at just Rs 3,999.

Kobian iXA Tab boasts of 1GHZ processor, 0.3MP camera, 4GB internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB with an external card, and runs on Android 2.3.

It is Wi-Fi enabled, and weighs barely 350gms, excluding the optional keyboard case.

The tablet is really cool and an affordable choice for Indian customers at Rs 3,999 (eqv to $80, but the pricing is global markets hasn’t been announced) and it has 2 USB ports, allowing it to be coupled to 2 USB devices at a time (or you can charge it via USB through your laptop/desktop as well).

New Samsung Galaxy S III Specs

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:13:10 +0000

Samsung Galaxy S III has created a buzz right from day 1, and Samsung looks like the only smartphone manufacturer, which is capable of challenging Apple. The company dominated Apple in 1st quarter and their handsets are gaining tremendous popularity across all the global markets.

The new Samsung Galaxy S III looks totally fabulous with five touch sensitive keys, which are for phone, Apps, Back, Menu, and Search. It also has 4G-connectivity and an all new camera with 10.1 megapixels resolution. The plastic used in its body is far better than other devices. Its availability in pebble blue and marble white colors is more compelling.

Powerful 1.4Ghz Quad-Core Processor

The most impressive feature is its 1.4 GHz quad core processor, which is very fast, and can greatly speed-up heavy tasks like uploading/downloading bulky photos, streaming videos, and using extensive apps. Wi-Fi always has some lag, and its internal storage memory of 16 GB, (which is expandable to 32 GB) is comparable to Galaxy Tab & Note. External memory can be expanded up to 64 GB.

4.8 Capacitive Amoled Display

It features a 4.8″ amoled display, which also houses removable 2100 mAh battery and with ice-cream sandwich Operating System (4.0.4 version), the phone will be altogether very convenient and efficient.

New S Voice & S Beam

The new Galaxy S III also includes S voice and S beam feature. S beam is Google’s enhanced version of Android Beam close data sharing solution. By pairing two Galaxy S IIIs together, the company claims that it is possible to transfer 1GB of videos within 3 minutes and 10 MB of music in just 2 seconds. With all these features, one can connect compatible TV, computer, tablet or a display device to the new S III smartphone.

The application that captures most of the attention is S voice; it works as the company has promised, and fetches the information about weather, map and placing calls.

But, when you ask me personally, I still find the Galaxy Note to be a worthy bet at this price range, and I’d recommend the same to all our readers as well, but I don’t intend to say that the new Samsung Galaxy S III specs didn’t impress me!

Droid X Vs Droid Incredible

Nanya — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:24:51 +0000

A big question a regular Verizon user asks himself before purchasing a new smartphone is which is the better pick- Motorola Droid X or HTC Incredible.

Well it indeed is a big question as the two rivals are really well equipped and well featured but we try to give it a shot here and go on with this Droid X Vs Droid Incredible discussion and try to find out the better keyboard less Android smartphone.

Overview

Both the gadgets are high end premium smartphones and only the takers who would not settle for anything less than something as premium as this one will go for them.

Both of them run on Android operating system; both have all kinds of connectivity options possible and both of them are powered by high speed processors. In spite of these, there are some defining differences that need to be looked into.

Memory

Both the phones can be upgraded in terms of memory with the help of SD cards, but the main difference is that Droid X comes with pre-installed 16GB of memory space against just 2GB present in the HTC phone. Now if on-chip memory is your criteria you know which way to head.

Screen Size

The screen size can potentially be the deciding factor when you are choosing between two top class smartphones. The fact is screens of both these devices are big and beautiful; not to mention the crisp lines elegantly surrounding them. Still there is a difference while using them.

Under direct sun light, Droid X’s screen does not suffer and you can still use it easily; on the other hand, Incredible’s screen becomes a pain to put up under sunlight as you can hardly view anything on screen.

Then Droid X again gets a slighter edge over Incredible just for those few extra pixels that its rivals do not have. You might not feel the difference while making a call or writing a message but you can feel it while browsing.

Cameras

Both the phones sport a decent 8 megapixel camera, but still Incredible wins in this department, primarily for 2 reasons. The first one, being the color scheme, is way better in the HTC phone and then it is also far quicker in taking a snap shot than the Motorola device.

Both the phones are winners in one way or the other. No matter which one you pick, you are most likely to be a satisfied owner of an elegant looking premium smartphone.

Google Drive Joins the Cloud Showdown

Nanya — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:17:45 +0000

To begin with, Google Drive is strikingly similar to Dropbox but yes there are defining differences as well. On any system running on Android, Windows, Mac OS X or even iOS, you can have a dedicated Google Drive folder, which will synchronize the files with the storage in cloud.

If you store a new file in that folder or directly upload something to Drive through its website, it automatically sends a copy of the file to all the locations of Google Drive.

This service is extremely useful. An old Dropbox user would definitely understand this, and most naturally he or she would look for newer features and surprises in Drive that are not already present in Dropbox.

The biggest difference comes in the form of storage where it right away outclasses Dropbox with its beginning package of 5GB, which is free for all the registered users. Dropbox on the other hand offers just 2GB of free space. While Google has packages even of 16TB costing $800/month, the top end package of Dropbox is just 200GB for $200/month.

While Google can boast of these advantages over the pioneer, Dropbox, it certainly has to face a host of other rivals like SugarSync, iCloud, Yandex, Box and not to forget Microsoft’s own SkyDrive.

Best Android Weather Apps

Nanya — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:12:14 +0000

Android has way over thousands of applications for us and amongst all of them the most downloaded one happens to be the weather apps. Many download these apps just to make their big android phone screens look cooler as most of them stylishly get integrated in the home screen clock.

Then there are attractive animations like Sunny, Cloudy, and Rainy that not only speaks about the current weather but also has striking similarity to Desktop Weather Widget from Windows 7. Here we list out some of the best Android weather apps that have been downloaded for the most number of times.

1. MIUI Digital Weather Clock: It is perhaps the most loved weather app out there as it beautifully decorates your phone’s screen with system information, weather forecast, Time and Calendar.

The app makes use of 12/24 format display and offers to opt in between the two forecast layouts to its users.

2. WeatherBug: This app makes use of Doppler radar and gives us important information like maps, adverse weather forecasts, and other alerts. It can provide forecasts for maximum of next 7 days.

The best part is that it comes with a super cool Weather Cams, which allows the user to see live pictures taken from more than two thousand weather cameras in US.

3. The Weather Channel: This one is yet another absolute favourite amongst the android users. It features something called as My Places with the help of which a user can check out weather conditions of the cities or places he or she is interested in.

This app gives updates every 36 hours. Then there is a feature called “Videos”, which helps in watching and uploading videos of the places user is in.

4. Palmary Weather: This one is made by none other than Google itself and is purely meant for Android.

It is a much unsophisticated, user friendly and simple weather app. This one is not a free app like the ones mentioned above.

5. Radar Now: This super cool app gets information right from the different radar sites in the country and offers National Weather Service Enhanced Radar Base from those sites.

This one offers one of the quickest ways to be alert of the most dangerous of impending storms.

6. AccuWeather: This free weather app is again very popular and offers simple and clean but all the important features one would expect from a weather app.

One cool feature is to share weather information with people you like through Twitter, Google+, Facebook, and some more.

7. My Weather Mobile: It is another app that uses Doppler radar to provide weather information. The offered data is far more customized than offered by any other.

Users have the ability to sync their accounts in MyWeather.com to this app to get real time weather updates from wherever and whenever they want.

8. My-Cast Weather: This one allows the users to see too many parameters all in one glance.

Users can see weather alerts, extended and hourly updates, animations, current climate conditions etc all at once. There are different dynamic themes as per different climate conditions.

Which is the Best Gaming Router?

Nanya — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:29:58 +0000

Today, gamers have become very picky about what kind of gaming router they go for. The most popular ones are wireless routers and one parameter that is considered the most is the throughput for nothing else but reduction of lag. An unexpected lag can right away ruin your entire game if it occurs at the wrong time, and this is where the need for the best gaming router in the market comes in.

Another important parameter is stability that only a good wireless router can promise because unstable connections make the entire gaming experience extremely poor. A good gaming router should be very fast, produce reliable throughput, and offer features for enhanced gaming experience. Here we list out some of the best wireless gaming routers available in the market.

1. Cisco Linksys E4200 Wireless N Router

It is the company’s number one wireless router for home purposes and its price tag clearly tells us that. The pricing might be high but it is undoubtedly one of the best in the market today. It also looks different and does not have that run-of-the-mill boxy design; in fact it does not even look like a router. The pricing varies in the range of $160-$180.

You can order it on Amazon at a special price.

2. Netgear WNDR3700 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless Router

Well it’s true that Netgear had better products under its wing but WNDR3700 still continues to be one of the most impressive ones in terms of performance. The V2 version of the popular router has received numerous upgrades, making it even more popular amongst the gamers; however the end reviews have been more of a mixed bag as some point out that the overall performance has slightly deteriorated compared to the original one. The router goes quite easy at your pockets with a price tag of just $82.

3. Asus Black Diamond RT-N56U Wireless Router

RT-N56U from Asus happens to be arguably the best option when it comes to gaming routers. It also fits in your room more as a showpiece. thanks to its glossy sophisticated design.

Performance-wise it is the best in the market and its outlook is just a pleasant add on. It promises incredible performance with a throughput of almost 802.4 Mbps WAN to LAN. The pricing is moderate as well at around $113.

4. Netgear N750 WNDR4000 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

Though this one readily resembles WNDR3700, the main difference lies in its 3 stream technology with the help of which it can promise a wireless throughput of 450Mbps. Yes it is true that its 3 stream technology has its limitations to only 5GHz band but it can be an excellent performer in areas where the usual 2.4GHz band remains over crowded.

To leverage all its advantages it is important that the devices you use have 3 antennas. The only problem with this one is it can cost you dearly at around $180.

How to Secure a Wireless Network

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:23:37 +0000

Today hackers are trying gain access to private data illegally. Stealing your bandwidth in case of wireless network will slow down your internet connection and even usage of data will cause more problems to you.

In the same way, if you are connected to an open network, you might be exposing your personal computer to security risks. Wi-fi network will be exposed more to the channels and your precious data will get lost at one go. It is necessary to make your wireless network safe and secure.

WiFi Security DOS

In order to make your wireless network more secured, you have to make sure that SSID should be changed at the access point. Default SSIDs are well known for intruders.

SSID ideally should not contain info about company name and location. Something innocuous or bland is best. You should also change the admin’s password. It is recommendable that you turn high level security that supports your hardware. Use WPA2 or WPA encryption if available.

Passwords should be of eight characters ideally. A random mix of characters, numbers, and special characters will help you in securing the connection. 13 random characters will be more encouraging in this case.

Few routers permit sleep periods feature, which is hard to hack.

Apple’s TV to be Called as iPanel?

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:06:36 +0000

We now have an all new rumour related to a TV from Apple. Speculations suggest that the new TV from Apple might me called as “iPanel.” The new venture from the company will not be any ordinary TV as it will also be a media hub, a display, home automator, gaming center, and a computer all in one.

Now experts also believe that there actually is no need for a TV from the smartphone leader as the new gadget will have TV as only a small part of it and what will make it exciting are other features that are anyway beautifully covered in its devices that can be seamlessly connected to any modern TV with HDMI connectivity.

Surprisingly this time we do not hear anything about the inclusion of Siri or any other kind of waving controller that will be featured in the new TV; though similar rumours have been in the thick of speculations since the time this technology was unveiled to the world.

The exciting part can be the feature of home automator; though that is a separate market altogether and we hardly see any need of Apple venturing into this territory as that makes up for numerous variables to be accommodated in one piece.

3G Booster – A Great Way to Boost Up the Signal Strength

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:19:07 +0000

Mobile broadband is pretty helpful nowadays and it is one of the great things that help you browse internet literally from anywhere. There are quite a few concerns with mobile broadband, and one of the major concerns is the signal strength.

3G coverage is stronger than regular Internet coverage with every possible network, but still there are quite a few spots of worries. There are a couple of good solutions to get rid of the issues related to 3G signal strength.

A 3G booster for mobile signals is a durable and compact device, which is used for escalating low signals that come from mobile base station. It also provides uninterruptable as well as reliable 3G connection.

With the help of 3G booster, you can surely enjoy mobile internet, online chats, video calls, social networks, and mobile TV conveniently in all 3G services and applications in mobile environment. In order to access G connection operators, install base stations that will serve data transmission. If you need to improve the phone calls quality, you need to choose signal boosters for your mobile phones in European countries.

AnyTone AT4000

AnyTone AT4000 3G signal booster for mobiles is most popular and is used to boost the signals in various locations like private houses, garages, small offices, and basements up to 100 m2. It is a light weight and compact booster that serves you better.

AnyTone AT4800

AnyTone AT4800 3G booster for cell phones is manufactured to amplify low signals in the vehicles. You can use this amplifier in trucks, cars, boats, etc. It is a plug and play machine that can be plugged into your cigarette lighter outlet to enjoy internet with signal boost.

If you are suffering from weak 3G signals that doesn’t cover your warehouse, office, and shops, you can try AnyTone AT6100 3G boosters designed to boost the signals. These devices are designed to intensify the poor signal in large areas like tunnels, parking lots, and office buildings.