| The bold and snappy | 23-NOV-09 |
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| Consumers now have a wide variety of choices available in the market for a state-of-the-art digital camera that’s compact in size. Practically every brand is competing on megapixels and in looks too in this segment. Here is our pick of the best compact digital cameras for young adults, parents with young children and compulsive picture takers. Don’t be fooled by their diminutive looks - these babies have enough megapixels to portray in detail your picture-perfect moments. |
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| Stream to TV | 16-NOV-09 |
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| We all have a variety of multimedia content on our computers. |
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| Talk and record | 09-NOV-09 |
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| It is not surprising to see innovative accessories for Apple iPod and iPhone when you take into account their escalating user base. For example, there are accessories that can make your iPod work like a voice recorder or an external microphone. |
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| Game to play? | 02-NOV-09 |
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| Apple’s iPhone may be forcing its way into the handheld gaming market, sidelining the Nokia N-Gage gaming platform, but console kings Sony and Nintendo have no plans to back off yet. With the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) 3000 and PSP Go, and Nintendo’s DSi in the market, Christmas holidays will be the best time to bring home a portable gaming console. |
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| Magical and Heroic | 05-OCT-09 |
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| When it comes to buying something, most of us want to spend less and get more. The same is true for mobile phones also. But sometimes, spending a little more on a mobile handset can guarantee you a device that has all the pre-requisites of a good phone, serves as your preferred gateway to the Web and is stylish too. HTC has always been steady in the mobile vendors’ race, and with handsets Hero and Magic, the company has once again proved its prowess in developing mobile phones that are more than just frills and touchscreens. |
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| Just flash 'em around | 28-SEP-09 |
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| Most of us who have laptops and PCs at home never bother to back up our data or files. And, in most cases, the reason behind this negligence is the back-up process being too complicated and cumbersome. Not anymore. A new breed of USB flash drives makes data back-up look like an amateurish task. |
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| Toys for serious gamers | 21-SEP-09 |
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| For serious gamers, gaming on ordinary laptops is a horrible experience. So, they need, rather deserve, strong and sturdy game consoles. What sets a gaming laptop apart from an ordinary one? A dedicated graphics card with as much RAM and video RAM (for handling the visuals and graphics on your notebook computer) as one can afford. |
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| Pick your music box | 14-SEP-09 |
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| Steve Jobs, who had been gone for nearly a year now due to health-related issues, has come back to announce the launch of new Apple iPods, including a 64GB Touch and an iPod Nano with a built-in camera and FM tuner, and new colours for the iPod Shuffle. |
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| Images on the wall | 07-SEP-09 |
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| Pocket projectors are all the rage this season. Just imagine projectors of the size of an iPod that can efficiently project pictures and videos on a wall. So, if you are tired of squinting at iPod videos or images on your camera, then these tiny gizmos may just be worth the splurge. |
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| Free your wired ears | 31-AUG-09 |
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| Sometimes you just don’t want to be riddled with a Bluetooth headset hanging from your ears, especially while driving and listening to the local radio station. The alternative is a Bluetooth speakerphone, which is safer and legal to use on your mobile phone while driving. Bluetooth speakers are elbowing their way in and we are saying this because of the recent launches that will spoil you with choices. Here are our top picks, all based on solid sound quality, decent battery life and affordability. |
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| Talking smart | 17-AUG-09 |
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| Hi-end smartphones are all set to make a huge splash this year. Relatively new players like Acer are throwing down the gauntlet to established smartphone makers such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson. And, all this is only going to make your decision-making tougher. |
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| 'Add on' some thrills to Wii'ing | 10-AUG-09 |
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| If you are a Nintendo Wii fan like President Barack Obama, who bought one for his daughters as a Christmas gift, then buying Wii add-ons has to be your civic duty. No kidding. It is not only a fantastic gaming platform for both children and parents, but its motion-sensitive controls can never stop amazing you. |
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| Pocket your camcorder | 03-AUG-09 |
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| Creative is no newcomer in the consumer electronics market — they have been making audio and video products for ages — but it still doesn’t take an expert eye to conclude that Creative’s Vado, a pocket-size camcorder, is strikingly similar to the popular Flip camcorder from Pure Digital. |
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| Computing goes sleeker | 27-JUL-09 |
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| All-in-one PCs are basically desktop computers that have their central processing unit (CPU) integrated in the monitor. Result: they look much sleeker and have a lot less wires dangling from them. |
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