| Gadgets on wheels | 22-NOV-09 |
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| Bikram Dasgupta, chairman and CEO, Globsyn Technologies, traces his love for gadgets back to 1995, when he bought a Nokia 1011, loaded with games and polyphonic ringtones. Little did Dasgupta know that within 14 years, his so-called premium model phone would pale against his Mercedes E Class and custom-fitted laptops. |
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| It's tough to part with old gadgets | 08-NOV-09 |
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| Investing money on the latest gadgets comes easily to Peter Harrison, CEO of GlobalLogic, who confesses that he sometimes tends to buy gadgets in a hurry without fully understanding the utility. “It happens when you are addicted to technology,” he says. |
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| Tech heart sets his mind buzzing | 01-NOV-09 |
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| Dr Kushagra Katariya, CEO and chief cardiothoracic surgeon of Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon, thinks that YouTube can be the smartest way to reach millions in the field of medical science. So long as he is not reading about electricity-generating solar panels, he has no gadget wish-list, and buys whatever he likes, whenever he likes. |
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| Waiting for a dream gadget | 27-SEP-09 |
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| SANDEEP DHAR, CEO, Tesco HSC, credits the Apple iPod Touch as the coolest music device and believes that the multi-touch user interface on iPods can revolutionise the gadgets of tomorrow. |
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| Game for green technology | 20-SEP-09 |
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| Rajesh Janey, president (sales), India and SAARC, NetApp, proudly claims to have purchased no useless gadget to date. To make his point, he tells us about the Yashica FX3 camera which he bought after saving from his first year’s salary. Today, the executive has graduated to more sophisticated technologies including eco-friendly gadgets that leave no carbon imprint. |
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| Blue-toothed wonder | 13-SEP-09 |
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| Krishnaswamy Subrahmaniam, president and managing director, CSC India, likes doing his bit for the environment and that means saying no to batteries in his wall clock even though that requires him to wind the clock every week. He is on the look out for an energy-efficient mobile phone. |
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| Brand loyalty | 06-SEP-09 |
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| Hrush Bhatt, founder and director (product and strategy) at Cleartrip.com is everybody’s gizmo guru. Extremely partial to his favourite brands Microsoft and Apple, he is looking forward to the latter’s new operating system, Snow Leopard. |
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| Need for speed | 30-AUG-09 |
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| MANJUNATH RAO, country manager, NCR India, admits that he cannot imagine life without technology any more — be it his laptop or his BlackBerry. This corporate honcho is hooked to his gadgets. |
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| Breaking the speed limit | 16-AUG-09 |
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| Ravikant Malhan, vice president (special projects) for Zicom Electronic Security, likes to call himself a “tech nerd” and not a geek. For his colleagues at work, Malhan is a gadget guru, but now this executive wants to impress his wife with his gadget skills too. Malhan wants to gift her a pair of shoes that will be Bluetooth-enabled and fitted with an MP3 player, to help her exercise better. |
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| Wii! This is fun | 02-AUG-09 |
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| For ANURAG DOD, technology is more than just about convenience. The CEO and co-founder of Guruji.com earns his living online, calling himself an Internet addict. His obsession with gadgets, however, might be his only saviour: Dod is convinced that playing on the Nintendo Wii with his daughter helps make up for all the time he spends away at work. |
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| A connected family | 19-JUL-09 |
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| Shailesh Shah, group president and director, JSW Group, is candid about the fact that his little son is already familiar with most gadgets and gizmos. Shah also tells us that he’s looking forward to bringing home a hi-tech communication system that will ensure connectivity with his family at all times. |
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| 'I like to get my hands dirty' | 05-JUL-09 |
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| Neetu Bhatia, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Kyazoonga, an online movie, cricket, entertainment and sports ticketing company, recalls separating components of her toys and studying their various parts when she was a child. She credits her present affinity for gadgets to this childhood habit. In fact, she believes that taking things apart and putting them back together is the hallmark of any true innovator. |
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| Rapid reader | 28-JUN-09 |
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| Diptarup Chakraborti, principal research analyst, Gartner, surmises that 80 per cent of the time he wants to be involved with his gadget right from the installation process. Be it installing or tailoring a gadget to suit his preferences, Chakraborti happily embraces do-it-yourself. |
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| Bespoke music | 21-JUN-09 |
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| Dr MUKESH AGHI, CEO of Steria, believes that gadgets need to be eco-friendly. He takes care to choose only the most energy-efficient gadgets for home and office. His personal favourite is the music system, custom built to his specifications. |
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| A sound decision | 14-JUN-09 |
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| Madhur Daga, executive director, Orient Ceramics and Industries Limited, is thrilled with his latest gadget purchase, a virtual surround speaker system from Sound Matters called Mainstage HD. The system works wonders in his home. He also recommends the Squeezebox wireless player for music buffs. |
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