The last week witnessed the launch of many gadgets ranging from mobile phones to digital cameras. Here is a list of gadgets launched last week in India.Sony launched its much-awaited Xperia S handset in Indian at a price of Rs 32,549. It features a 4.3 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen and runs Google Android 2.3. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor.iBall announced two new feature phones - Aaura 3 and Glam 3, for the Indian market. The Aaura 3 features a 3-inch TFT LCD touchscreen display. The iBall Glam 3 is a clamshell phone.
01:38 PM, Apr 15, 2012

Here is a list of gadgets launched last week in India. It includes budget tablets from Micromax and HCL, Sony's pricey projector and HTC's Android 4-powered smartphones.The device has a 7-inch multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, which has a resolution of 800x480 pixels. Priced at Rs 6,499, it is powered by a 1.22GHz Cortex A8 processor. It comes bundled with a Tata Photon 3G dongle.Sony has launched VPL-VW1000ES that is claimed to be the world's first true 4K home theatre projector. It is touted to provide with over four times the resolution of Full HD. It is priced at 13,99,900.
04:58 PM, Apr 08, 2012

Here is a list of gadgets launched last week in India.Expanding its Ultrabook portfolio, HP announced the launch of the HP ENVY14 Spectre in India. Priced at Rs 99,999, it uses lightweight, scratch-resistant glass on the lid, display and palmrest.BenQ announced the launch of 'Joybee GP2 projector' in India that lets users have a big screen experience on the move. The projector comes with an iPhone/iPod-compatible dock. It costs Rs 39,167.
03:01 PM, Apr 01, 2012

Here is a list of gadgets launched last week in India including the Nokia Asha 303, the Nikon 1 J1 and the Nikon 1 V1 cameras, the Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and some low-cost tablets.Nikon launched two new cameras - the Nikon 1 J1 and the Nikon 1 V1. The New Nikon 1 J1 and Nikon 1 V1 cameras come with 4 new interchangeable lenses. The Nikon 1 J1 with 10-30mm VR kit lens will be available at a price of Rs 29,950, while the Nikon 1 V1 with 10-30mm VR kit will be available at Rs 43,950. Casio announced the release of their new edition of shock-resistant G-SHOCK watches. The new GA-120 watches has a three-dimensional watch face. In addition to standard black and white models, the GA-120 watches are available in a smoky finish metallic Black, red and blue combination. It is priced at Rs 7,495.
02:55 PM, Mar 25, 2012

Many gadgets ranging from gaming monitors to low-cost tablets managed to enter the Indian market last week. Here is a list of those gadgets.The next device to jump out of Genius' kitty into the Indian market is the DVR-HD550 HD. This new product line, which is also the first video recorder from Genius is capable of recording everything in case of emergency. The HD 1280 x 720 resolution video recording comes with a wide lens of 105 degree. The Genius DVR-HD550 has a HD video recorder /30fps with 2.4-inch panel and has been aptly designed to provide evidence as a reference. It has been crafted especially for vehicle recording. Price: Rs 4,900The latest to emerge into the Indian market from Inspan, under the Genius label is the new media pointer designed in a ring style. Claiming to the first in the world, the Ring Style Thumb controller/ media pointer is said to be aptly crafted for business, travel, education and i-users. The ring presenter is powered by the slimmest Li-ion rechargeable battery design. It comes in five colors - blue, gold, pink, purple and green. Price: Rs 3,765
03:09 PM, Mar 18, 2012

Here are some hottest gadgets that managed to grab the eyeballs of people at the recently concluded CeBIT 2012, the world's largest trade fair showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions, in Germany. This is a quadrocopter drone equipped with a camera stands on display at the Zeiss stand at the CeBIT 2012 technology trade fair.Brazilian President Dilma Roussef, center, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, watch the manager of Fujitsu Technology Solutions Rolf Schwirz as he takes a water proof tablet PC out of an aquarium at the Hannover Tech Fair CeBIT 2012.A pole dancing robot is pictured during preparations at the CeBit computer fair in Hanover.
01:49 PM, Mar 12, 2012

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06:27 PM, Mar 11, 2012

Besides Apple's new iPad, many other gadgets ranging from TVs to projector to desktop PCs, were launched last week by various tech companies including Samsung, Toshiba and LG.Samsung Electronics announced the launch of its new LED monitor series in India. Backed by LED technology, it is claimed to deliver excellent picture quality. They provide a maximum level of dynamic contract ratio of 5,000,000:1, said the company. The new range is available in 18.5-inch, 20-inch, 21.5-inch, 23-inch and 27-inch screen sizes. All the monitors come with a three year on-site warranty. Price: Rs 6,200 onwards LG unveiled their new ultra portable LED projector - the HW300G - which is said to enhance viewer's TV experience by delivering film-like picture quality. The HW300G is an LED projector with 30,000 hrs lamp life, an HDMI port, USB input which supports DivX format and the facility to play movie, picture and music files through USB.Price: Rs 60,000
05:16 PM, Mar 11, 2012

With International Women's Day around the corner, here we have come up with a list of gadgets that we think women would love to have.It is said to be the world's first GPS fitness tracker with smart MP3 Player packed into a small, sweat proof and stylish device. It is an Android-based device that includes GPS, heartrate capabilities and the ability to sync to your Android phone. The device contains apps for monitoring running activity and GPS to measure distance. The watch can communicate with external devices like Bluetooth stereo headphones for music. The device is available at ebay at a price of Rs 3,295.Almost everyone loves listening to music. So, one can gift a woman an Apple iPod nano loaded with songs of her choice on this Women's day. It starts at approx. Rs 9,000.
07:44 PM, Mar 07, 2012

Apart from the biggest launches at the MWC 2012 in Barcelona, many gadgets ranging from tablets to notebooks to phones to printers were launched this week in India. Let's see what all gadgets entered the Indian market this week.Asus has finally launched its much-awaited Eee Pad Transformer Prime in India. The tablet is touted to be the world's first quad-core CPU tablet. Running Android 3.2 Honeycomb (with a free upgrade to Android 4.0), the device has a unique design. It can be transformed to notebook mode with a full QWERTY chiclet keyboard dock. Powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core CPU, the tablet sports a 1.2 megapixel front camera and an 8 megapixel rear camera and has 1 GB RAM. It also includes a micro HDMI port and a micro SD card slot. At 8.3mm, it is thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Apple iPad 2. The company has only launched the 64GB model. Price: Rs 49,999Adata Technology has introduced the DashDrive Durable HD710 %u2013 a portable rugged hard drive in India. Engineered with USB 3.0 interface, the device comes in three colours - yellow, black and blue. It comes in three variants - 500GB, 750GB and 1TB. Price: Rs.6,370 for 500GB, Rs 6,880 for 750GB and Rs 8,036 for 1TB.
03:24 PM, Mar 04, 2012

Many new gadgets were launched at the MWC 2012 by various tech behemoths like Nokia, Microsoft, Samsung, LG and others. Here are the best moments of the event that concluded on March 1, 2012.Asus Chairman Jonney Shih shows the new Asus Padfone during a press conference at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain.Samsung doffed the silk off its new projector smartphone - the Galaxy Beam - which is an Android 2.3 smartphone with a built-in projector at the MWC 2012.
06:24 PM, Mar 01, 2012

Apart from Samsung's 5 dual SIM phones, there are many more products launched this week including Toshiba's laptops and Nokia's NFC-enabled Bluetooth stereo headset.XAGE Communication India Pvt. Ltd. has announced the launch of a full touchscreen mobile phone, the M486 Giant, which comes with dual SIM. The front panel of the M486 Giant has a 4.0-inch wide screen with a 1.3 mega pixel front camera and a 3.2 megapixel back camera with an LED flash. Price: Rs 7,999Genius has launched the SP-i600 docking speaker system, especially crafted for iPads and iPhones. It is claimed to be capable of 4W output. The docking base can be rotated in vertical or horizontal position depending upon the user%u2019s needs. Price: Rs 4,653
12:50 PM, Feb 19, 2012

Here is a list of gadgets launched in the month of January in India.Hewlett-Packard (HP) launched the new HP TouchSmart620 3D Edition PC. It has a 23-inch (58.4 cm) diagonal Full HD display. The PC is said to be ergonomically designed. It reclines up to 60 degrees, thereby enabling users to adjust the display's position for a comfortable experience or reduce glare while viewing 3D content with the Active Shutter 3D Glasses. Other features include integrated stereo speakers coupled with Beats Audio that claim to offer studio-quality sound, Blu-ray and DVD playback software, 23-inch monitor and active 3D glasses, Core i5 2400 processor, 1GB GDDR5 graphics memory and others. Price: Rs 92,999Samsung added a new tablet to its tablet portfolio in India - the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, a.k.a. the Tab 620. Measuring 193.65x 122.37 x 9.96mm, the tablet has a 7-inch 1024x600 WSVGA PLS touchscreen, and it weighs 345g. Running Android Honeycomb OS, the tablet has an internal memory of 16GB, which can be expandable up to 32GB using a microSD card. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and has 1GB RAM. It has built-in 4,000mAh battery. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 offers both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. The tablet sports a 3 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash that can record 720p HD videos. It has a 2 megapixel front camera.Price: Rs 26,499
04:39 PM, Jan 31, 2012

A motorised, seat-less unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among the more bizarre gadgets being shown off at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.To ride it, you stand on the footboards and straddle the wheel. Lean forward, and the wheel engages a battery-powered electric motor that can send it -and hopefully its rider- zooming along at 10 miles per hour. The wheel has a gyroscope that helps keep the rider upright. In other words, it's like a Segway with only one wheel.Because of the rechargeable battery, which has a 15- to 20-mile range, the Solowheel weighs 26 pounds. That's as much as a folding bike, but the Solowheel is more compact. It's sold by Inventist LLC for $1,800. Its creator is a serial inventor, Shane Chen, previously came up with the AquaSkipper, a human-powered hydrofoil.
02:06 PM, Jan 17, 2012

The world's biggest consumer electronics show - CES 2012 - has witnessed the launch of many new and innovative gadgets from giants like Sony, Microsoft, Intel, Motorola, HP, Samsung, Nokia and many others. Here are some highlights of the event.Jeff Clarke, vice chairman of global operations at Dell, introduces an XPS Ultrabook during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show.Jeff Clarke, vice chairman of global operations at Dell, introduces an XPS Ultrabook during the 2012 International CES tradeshow.
12:00 PM, Jan 11, 2012

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08:49 PM, Jan 07, 2012

CES 2012: Sneak peek and predictions Las Vegas: The world's biggest technology trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones and fancy flat-screen TVs, but talk in the cavernous halls of the Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off on Monday night, may focus on whether the show itself has a long-term future. Apple Inc, which has set the agenda in consumer electronics for the past decade, does not even attend the show. Microsoft Corp, desperately...  
01:05 PM, Jan 07, 2012

Numerous gadgets are launched every year ranging from high-end to low-cost. But in the price sensitive Indian market, it is important to take a note of feature rich yet affordable gadgets launched this year. Here is a list of such gadgets launched in 2011, and cost below Rs 5K.The much awaited India's ultra-low-cost tablet - Aakash - has been launched this year. Powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS, the 7-inch tablet has a resistive touch screen. The tablet weighs 350g and has 256 MB of RAM. The device has a Arm11 – 366Mhz microprocessor and a 2100mAh battery. It supports only Wi-Fi network. However the upgraded version of Aakash, called the Ubislate 7, is scheduled to be launched late January. It has a Cortex A8 – 700 Mhz processor compared to the 366 MHz processor in Aakash. Running Android 2.3 OS, it will include a 3200 mAh battery. The device will support both WiFi and GPRS networks. Price: Rs 2,500 for Aakash and Rs 2,999 for the Ubislate 7Vodafone India has launched a new 3G phone - Vodafone Smart, which runs Android 2.2.1 operating system. Weighing 104g, the phone has a 2.8-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen and a 2 mega pixel camera. Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon S1 processor, the phone has 130 MB of storage space. Its memory can be expoandable up to 32 GB. Reportedly, users will get a 2GB memory card free when buying the handset. Other features include Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, Vodafone music, digital compass, video recording and MP4/3GP playback. Price: Rs 4,995
06:04 PM, Dec 23, 2011

Many technology giants including Apple, Motorola, HTC and others launched new gadgets in India this week. Here's the top product launches of this week.The phone features a 2.44-inch touchscreen display with 360 x 480 resolution. It combines a touch display with a keyboard and a precise optical trackpad. Running BlackBerry 7 OS, the phone is powered by a 1 GHz processor. It includes 8GB onboard memory, which can be expandable up to 32 GB through a microSD card. Price: Rs 27,490The Sensation XE is based on a Qualcomm MSM8260 chipset and runs the latest Android 2.3 and HTC Sense 3.5 software. The phone sports an 8 megapixel camera at the rear, along with dual LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. HTC Sensation XE can record HD videos at 1080p. It has a 1730mAh battery and is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. Price: Rs 33,990
02:54 PM, Nov 26, 2011

Two of the biggest hurdles when it comes to Diwali gifts are what to gift and what will it cost. This Diwali we try to make things simpler for you with our list of 10 gadgets, that are not only utilitarian but also budget friendly.The device is used to read and transfer digital data stored on a card including images, videos, music and much more. Often you need to transfer data from one device to another, say from a mobile phone to a laptop. This is where card readers come in handy. Standard card readers support a number of different types of storage cards and you can also carry them in your pocket. Price: Rs 90 onwardsAlso known as pen drive. Designed to store data, these drives come in various storage capacities. Usually, a pen drive above 2 GB storage capacity is preferred. Price: Rs 250 onwards
04:12 PM, Oct 25, 2011