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Nintendo to lauch the Wii in India on September 30 2008
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: India, Latest News, Video Games
All those game crazy Nintendo freaks who were still trying to get their Wiis from relatives abroad or from shady Palika Bazaar shops can now rejoice. Nintendo will be releasing their highly successful Wii console in India on September 30 2008.
The console wasn’t expected to be such a success but it beat the hell out of PS3 and even Xbox 360 , everyone loves a Wii. Wii also has certain fitness games and features a great wireless multiplayer controller. The controllers have motion sensors and are really one of a kind as far as game controllers go. Some Trivia : The Nintendo Wii was supposed to be named the Nintendo Revolutions.
The Wii console will be launched by Samurai games in India who had originally introduces us to the Nintendo games (8 bit) in 1987. The MRP for the Wii is Rs 19,990 and the DS Lite is priced at Rs 7,990 inclusive of all taxes which is a little on the higher side. The Wii console in India will come bundled with the popular Wii sports.
The price is a little high when compared to USA, the Wii there costs around 12000 Indian Rupees and the Nintendo DS sells for 6000 Indian Rupees. The higher cost could be due to taxes, margin predictions or a simple desire to earn more profit.
Cheap Photo frame at Futurebazaar – Awesome Deal Rs. 3999 Only
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: Gadget Reviews, India, Latest News, Super Deals
Well if you are searching for Futurebazaar.com coupons to get a discount, you will hit a dead end. But if you need to be up to date on fantastic schemes, this is the right place :
Futurebazaar.com is selling the Fujezone 7″ LCD digital photo frame for Rs.4000 only. The digital photo frame features a 16MB internal memory, has support for JPG, MP3,MP4 and AVI files. Comes with a remote control. so not only can it display your favourite Holiday Photos but you can watch your favourite videos and listen to your favourite music.
The photo frame can take media from SD,MMC,MS and USB Sticks.
The photo frame comes with a FREE Microdia MicroSD card of 1GB capacity. Overall its a great deal.
Click here to see the Digital Photo frame at a great price in India.
Stay fit in $2.94 , count your steps to a healthy you using a Pedometer
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: Gadget Reviews
If you are a techie, chances are more that you arent healthy. Staying in front of the computer, not moving for long period, not being able to go out and play and lack of physical activity all add up to a very unhealthy and fat you.
So why not use technology to try and reverse the effect, one of the gadgets that can help you in this is a pedometer. A pedometer is a device that counts the number of steps you have taken during the day. A good pedometer will go on standby when you are in a car or a bus. My pedometer even tells the approximate distance travelled alongwith the number of calories burnt.
Pros of this Pedometer :
- Good and accurate measurement of steps
- AG13 battery which is fairly easily available
- Easy to reach reset buttons
- Shows the distance travelled
- Shows the approximate number of calories burnt
- Good build quality
- Very competitively priced
Cons of the Pedometer :
- May need a little tweaking to get an accurate result
- You may easily drop and lose the pedometer
- May count jerks etc. on a jerky and potholed road
- Needs a big jerk to come out of standby
You may purchase this pedometer from Dealextreme
Asus EEE PC 4G takes the non-existent unltraportable market by storm
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: Asus, Gadget Reviews, Laptop
Most Tech Gurus would have doubted that the ultraportable market ever existed in India, so what did the Asus EEE PC do ? It created a whole new market segment for itself, it carved into the price sensitive, ultra geeky Indian market and took the nation by storm. These 7" beauties are now carried by college students, professionals and even salesmen. The laptops are functional and have the ability to install Windows Xp on them although that wouldnt leave much space to put other things. the best version available in India is the Aus EEE PC 4G, the 2G surf version is also available in India.
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1GB MP4/MP3 USB Wrist Watch with 1.5” OLED Screen Review
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: Clocks, Gadget Reviews, LCD, Video Review
First things first, we do actually own this watch , so the review is 100% genuine and not cooked up the slightest bit. The watch has a watch display too, but to see that wait till the next post when we post still photographs of the watch. The video quality is a little bad as it was taken with a N72 phone, our digital camcorder was out of batteries. The video being played on the watch is crystal clear BTW, the focusing of our video camera is out though.
Specifications:
- - It comes in the following languages:
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Deutsche
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- Hungarian
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- -Plug and Play USB flash drive
- -MP3,MP4,FM,Ebook Functionality
- -1.25 inches 128×128 OLED screen
Pros:
- Good battery power, 7 hours of playback at-least.
- Abcolutely the most unique item on anyone’s wrist. Easy to recharge via USB port, also provided is a Mains to USB adaptor.
- Comes in a nice box (although it was a little crushed)
- Great gift item as it comes in nice packaging and has great utility.
- Crisp and Clear Display with no problems.
- OLED looks uber cool – Photos exclusively showing the OLED display will be posted soon.
Cons:
- Complicated instructions, keep the manual handy as you will need it many many times.
- Interface is a little cheap looking, i don’t like the pink and sky blue combination
- A little bulky for those with small wrists, as the watch is huge it looks ugly on small wrists.
- FM is received via the inbuilt receivers and is extremely poor.
- 2.5" headphones so normal headphones may not be used in this, no external speakers, an adaptor must be used for normal headphones.
Verdict: Watch is extremely cool and so is the time display, the font for M isnt so great though and appears squeezed on Mondays. Otherwise it really is a unique item great for listening to music during your morning walk or exercise session.
Asus P320 Mini PDA Galaxy – Video Review I
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: Asus, Gadget Reviews, Mobile Phones, Video Review, Windows Mobile
This is the Asus P320, we check out its desktop and desktop features.
Enjoy this great phone with Windows Mobile professional 6.1 and GPS 
Chinese phones with same IMEI numbers are risky
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: Legal, Mobile Phones, Windows Mobile
So all of you with your Hiphones, Ciphones and other Chinese clones with ofcourse be happy with the great and more importantly cheap phones you have. Some Chinese phones even come preloaded with Windows Mobile professional editions 6.1 and 6.0. They have learnt how to pirate even Microsoft’s other mobile applications and libraries, but what they cant do is give you a genuine IMEI code.
The International Mobile Equipment Identity or IMEI code is a unique code that every GSM and UMTS phone must have. The last digit of IMEI is a check digit :
The Check Digit is calculated according to Luhn formula (ISO/IEC 7812). See GSM 02.16 / 3GPP 22.016. The Check Digit shall not be transmitted to the network. The Check Digit is a function of all other digits in the IMEI. The Software Version Number (SVN) of a mobile is not included in the calculation. The purpose of the Check Digit is to help guard against the possibility of incorrect entries to the CEIR and EIR equipment. The presentation of Check Digit (CD) both electronically and in printed form on the label and packaging is very important. Logistics (using bar-code reader) and EIR/CEIR administration cannot use the CD unless it is printed outside of the packaging, and on the ME IMEI/Type Accreditation label. The check digit shall always be transmitted to the network as "0".
The check digit is validated in three steps:
- Starting from the right, double a digit every 2 digits (e.g. 7 → 14)
- Sum the digits (e.g. 14 → 1 + 4)
- Check if the sum is divisible by 10
Now i must say i didnt come up with the following explanations, we came up with them while discussion on forums. How do Chinese generic phones and clones get IMEI codes ?
1. The manufacturer destroys and old phone and allots its number to new phone (highly unlikely)
2. The manufacturer uses the IMEI of stolen phones.
In both the cases it is not hard to see that the manufacturer will not be able to meet the IMEI demand by himself. Hence many Chinese generic phone makers have starting putting the same IMEI in thousands of phones, as a result a lot of people are facing problems.
Some networks ban the usage of the same IMEI by more than 2 phone, this may be banned on a first come first served basis or a straightforward ban all with same IMEI basis.
Another potential threat is the terrorist threat, law enforcement has often used the IMEI as a tool to trace locations of criminals and terrorists. This evidence is very important in terms of reconstructing events. Its not easy to pinpoint location using IMEI but you can get the area and tower the cell-phone is contacting.
The last and third problem is ignorance and theft, in that order. Supposedly i am a gullible customer. I buy the phone w/o realising that its IMEI may be the same as all the other phones by the company. Now my phone is picked from my pocket. I go to the police, being an influential person i am able to tell the operators to ban my phone. Operators will ban phones based on IMEI supplied. and in turn all Chinese phones by that manufacturer will be bricked and become useless for all.
Asus Launch the Luxury phone ASUS-Lamborghini ZX1 3G in India
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: Asus, Gadget Reviews, Mobile Phones, Windows Mobile
Asus really loves India, thats why they release all their phones in India before many of the leading world markets. The latest to hit the shelves is the Asus ZX1. The phone is a special edition Lamborghini model and is priced at a whooping Rs.48000 or $1200. Now i can buy a good laptop with that amount, why would i buy this phone. But our job is to review the phone and here goes :
Asus claims that the phone has a ‘chassis-inspired aerodynamic flow’ and the ‘amazingly sharp profile’. Its made up of carbon fibre and stainless steel so that it may last a long time. Its looks are killer and we agree, amazingly thin and stylish at the same time. The Lamborghini logo looks fantabulous. The specs of the phone are :
Specifications – Our comments are in Italics
Networks
HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz; Class 10 - Awesome Quadband and HSDPA !
Operating System
Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1™ Professional – The latest and best mobile OS
Weight
119g (With Battery) – A little heavy
Standby Time
150 ~ 200 hours – Good and Decent
Talk Time
3G: 2~3 hours*; 2G: 4~5 hours – A little on the lower side
Display
2.8´´ TFT LCD Screen, 65,000 colors, QVGA 240×320 pixels – Just 65k colours, pathetic for 48k bucks
Processor
TI OMAP™ 2431 450MHz + EMP U360 – Nice processor
GPS
Built-in GPS Sirfstar III - Always Handy
Memory
256 MB Flash + 128 MB SDRAM – Decent RAM, also the unit has expansion slot
Expansion Slots
Micro-SD; Supports SDHC – SDHC saves the day
The thing also comes with a large number of ASUS Applications
Anytime Launcher, EziMusic, EziPhoto, MultiHome, NewStation, Backup, ASUS Zip, Ur Time, Business Card Recognition, Auto Cleaner, Meeting Time Planner, Remote Presenter, Voice Commander, GPS Catcher, Call filter, ASUS Status, ClearVue PDF Viewer, Network Auto Configuration, Youtube / Flickr Uploader
Camera Resolution
3 Megapixels, 0.3 Megapixels for Video Telephony – Good, but at 48k 5MP would be better
Verdict:
The phone is a stylish looking, mean performance machine, the only worrying thing is the price tag, spending 48k just for the Lamborghini stamp is plain stupid. Not many people will buy it, and those who do will be better of buying HTC phones which cost 30k but offer similar and better features.
HP Snapfish launches Photobooks in India (15% off coupon in post)
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: HP, Latest News, Online Services
HP Snapfish have launched their premium product, the Photobooks in India. Its will be a book of photos with upto 9 photos on 1 page and 24 to 150 pages in each photobook.
As an introductory offer , HP is giving a 15% off Snapfish coupon, the photobook is available in following sizes :
Sizes available:
2″ X 3″ Mini Book
5″ X 7″ Everyday Photo Book
8″ X 8″ and 8″ X 11″ Custom Jacket Photo Books
8″ X 11″ Classic Photo Book – available in linen and leather covers
12″ X 12″ Signature Photo Book – available in linen and leather covers
Enter Snapfish coupon code PBBLUEOFF15 before checkout for your 15% discount. We got this offer in our email and wanted to share it.
Offer till 31st July !
Image Copyright : HP
Asus Mini PDA P320 Video review Windows Mobile 6.1 professional
Author: Gadget Techie, Category: Asus, Gadget Reviews, Mobile Phones, Video Review, Windows Mobile
The Asus P320 video review.
The video shows the Asus P320 mobile phone review, various features such as Asus Today Screen, Asus Launcher, Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 features, GPS, Google Calendar. Web browsing of the handset is also tested. The today screen features a weather icon like the HTC touch, a feed reader, a notes utility. Also worth noticing is the Asus status feature.
Essential buying guide for anyone looking to buy an Asus P320 mobile phone.
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