Only two and half hr. drive from Las Vegas "The Grand Canyon Skywalk" is the glass bridge suspended 4,000 feet (1 219 meters) above the canyon. The horseshoe shaped bridge protrudes 65 (20 meters) feet from the edge of the canyon.
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Saturday, March 31, 2007
Salary - How Much Do You Expect?
Many job seekers already know that it is not wise to ask for the salary in a job interview. But what if it is the potential employer who initiates to talk about it? What would you fill in for “expected salary” in the application form given to you in a job interview? Should we honestly tell the company how much we want?
Salary is no doubt part of the job offer. At the end of the day, you have to address it if you are successfully hired. So, think about it before you attend the job interview and be well prepared so that you can negotiate at any time.
Preparation 1
Study the strengths of yourself and show how you can add value to the business of the company if you are hired. This is to enhance your bargaining power to ask for a higher pay.
Preparation 2
Find out and study the salary packages offered by other companies of similar ranking because companies usually benchmark against each other. You may ask for a better pay if the company is comparing itself with other large corporations.
Preparation 3
Salary does not mean “money” only. It includes non-cash rewards such as medical benefits, bonuses, retirement plans, stock options, overtime compensation, etc. These can add at least 25% to your salary. Calculate in details beforehand and you will know how much you should negotiate.
Preparation 4
Find out what your bottom line is. Remember that your aim is not to negotiate but to get the job. To set a bottom line is to let you know when to stop negotiating. If you do not know how much you want, you will lose the direction in negotiation.
Preparation 5
Be positive and prepared for the “worst”! If by the end of the job interview, you find that the salary package proposed by the potential employer does not meet your expectation, you have only two choices. If you have confidence to find a better offer somewhere, proceed. But if you find that this position seems to suit you, you should consider the company culture, location of work, and the job nature to see if it is worth taking up this job regardless of a not-so-satisfactory salary. Be optimistic that you may get salary increase afterwards!
Salary is no doubt part of the job offer. At the end of the day, you have to address it if you are successfully hired. So, think about it before you attend the job interview and be well prepared so that you can negotiate at any time.
Preparation 1
Study the strengths of yourself and show how you can add value to the business of the company if you are hired. This is to enhance your bargaining power to ask for a higher pay.
Preparation 2
Find out and study the salary packages offered by other companies of similar ranking because companies usually benchmark against each other. You may ask for a better pay if the company is comparing itself with other large corporations.
Preparation 3
Salary does not mean “money” only. It includes non-cash rewards such as medical benefits, bonuses, retirement plans, stock options, overtime compensation, etc. These can add at least 25% to your salary. Calculate in details beforehand and you will know how much you should negotiate.
Preparation 4
Find out what your bottom line is. Remember that your aim is not to negotiate but to get the job. To set a bottom line is to let you know when to stop negotiating. If you do not know how much you want, you will lose the direction in negotiation.
Preparation 5
Be positive and prepared for the “worst”! If by the end of the job interview, you find that the salary package proposed by the potential employer does not meet your expectation, you have only two choices. If you have confidence to find a better offer somewhere, proceed. But if you find that this position seems to suit you, you should consider the company culture, location of work, and the job nature to see if it is worth taking up this job regardless of a not-so-satisfactory salary. Be optimistic that you may get salary increase afterwards!
How to Stay Afloat in a New Work Place
THE big change has happened. And you are happy that you made the decision to switch to a more interesting, challenging and senior position in a new company. That’s the simpler part. A few days into it, and what looked glamorous and exciting from the outside, is suddenly starting to appear a wee bit trickier than before. You’re the rank outsider nobody seems to want around, and you don’t have time for this nonsense. After all, there’s work to be done, and you need to prove that you’re every bit worth the fat package your new employer paid to acquire you.
Welcome to reality. It’s a whole new game that you need to learn and adapt. Time is certainly not on your side, so it’s critical to get your act together from Day One. Here are a few points that can help you manage the transition into a new company.
Focus on relationships from Day One
No matter how long you may have worked in organizations, the truth is that managing people and interpersonal relationships remains the most difficult part of any leadership role. Each instance can be different from the other and no amount of theoretical frameworks and even experience can prepare you for some situations. Building relationships is your single most important task. Visit people outside your team and spend time listening to how they work, and what difficulties they encounter in dealing with your team or department. Offer to help with solutions, if any.
Clarify, clarify, and clarify
Nothing is more dangerous than ambiguity. Before you start, clarify up front what your role definition would be. What the expectations of the organization are from you, the timelines for those deliverables and what resources would be made available to you to help achieve them.
Easier said than done? Most likely, this wouldn’t be handed to you on a platter, so demand clarity. It’s also in your own best interests to have measurement parameters in place. As you begin benchmarking your team’s and your own performance against these parameters, work will start to become more challenging and enjoyable.
Don’t be in a hurry to make a big impression
When you are in an alien environment, the easiest way to get everyone to notice you is to make a big splash with a new project, propose to change processes that you think are old and redundant or redesign structures that come in the way of efficiency. Don’t even think about it, because it’s sure to ruffle a lot of feathers and, of course, get you nowhere. Be realistic about the scope of your new role. Give yourself some time to learn the processes and systems and how people work. Patience can be your best virtue here. Allow yourself a few small victories, though. That will boost your own morale and that of your team, who would be looking up to you.
Understand the Power Networks and Who Matters
Formal organisational positions hardly indicate who’s really in charge. It’s often a core group that gets things done around the place. So carefully observe and figure out the powers that pull the strings and influence key decisions. These could take the form of unofficial ‘shadow boards’ that could consist of members of the formal board of directors, influential shareholders or even outside parties. Understanding this can determine how much and how fast you can execute on your plan, and make all the difference to your success as a senior executive.
Exude Positivity
And finally, take a positive approach to your work. Be clear that you have come to work and deliver on the agreed upon work targets. Do not allow yourself to be bogged down by the politics and the negative people around you. Rest assured there will be plenty of naysayer and trouble makers trying to pull you down. It’s, therefore, important that you stay moored to your goals and objectives, and cut out the noise. Enthusiasm is rare these days, so keep the cheerfulness going.
Stay True to Yourself
Even as you are doing all of the above, make sure that your actions are above board. Resist the temptation to take shortcuts or measures that could put you or your team in an ethical bind. When everything else fails, it is your own sense of values that will stand you in good stead.
Welcome to reality. It’s a whole new game that you need to learn and adapt. Time is certainly not on your side, so it’s critical to get your act together from Day One. Here are a few points that can help you manage the transition into a new company.
Focus on relationships from Day One
No matter how long you may have worked in organizations, the truth is that managing people and interpersonal relationships remains the most difficult part of any leadership role. Each instance can be different from the other and no amount of theoretical frameworks and even experience can prepare you for some situations. Building relationships is your single most important task. Visit people outside your team and spend time listening to how they work, and what difficulties they encounter in dealing with your team or department. Offer to help with solutions, if any.
Clarify, clarify, and clarify
Nothing is more dangerous than ambiguity. Before you start, clarify up front what your role definition would be. What the expectations of the organization are from you, the timelines for those deliverables and what resources would be made available to you to help achieve them.
Easier said than done? Most likely, this wouldn’t be handed to you on a platter, so demand clarity. It’s also in your own best interests to have measurement parameters in place. As you begin benchmarking your team’s and your own performance against these parameters, work will start to become more challenging and enjoyable.
Don’t be in a hurry to make a big impression
When you are in an alien environment, the easiest way to get everyone to notice you is to make a big splash with a new project, propose to change processes that you think are old and redundant or redesign structures that come in the way of efficiency. Don’t even think about it, because it’s sure to ruffle a lot of feathers and, of course, get you nowhere. Be realistic about the scope of your new role. Give yourself some time to learn the processes and systems and how people work. Patience can be your best virtue here. Allow yourself a few small victories, though. That will boost your own morale and that of your team, who would be looking up to you.
Understand the Power Networks and Who Matters
Formal organisational positions hardly indicate who’s really in charge. It’s often a core group that gets things done around the place. So carefully observe and figure out the powers that pull the strings and influence key decisions. These could take the form of unofficial ‘shadow boards’ that could consist of members of the formal board of directors, influential shareholders or even outside parties. Understanding this can determine how much and how fast you can execute on your plan, and make all the difference to your success as a senior executive.
Exude Positivity
And finally, take a positive approach to your work. Be clear that you have come to work and deliver on the agreed upon work targets. Do not allow yourself to be bogged down by the politics and the negative people around you. Rest assured there will be plenty of naysayer and trouble makers trying to pull you down. It’s, therefore, important that you stay moored to your goals and objectives, and cut out the noise. Enthusiasm is rare these days, so keep the cheerfulness going.
Stay True to Yourself
Even as you are doing all of the above, make sure that your actions are above board. Resist the temptation to take shortcuts or measures that could put you or your team in an ethical bind. When everything else fails, it is your own sense of values that will stand you in good stead.
Friday, March 30, 2007
(Free Software) Adobe Reader 8.0 - Download Latest Version
Adobe Reader 8.0 (File size: 20.8 MB)
System requirements
Windows
* Intel® Pentium® III or equivalent processor
* Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2; Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows 2003 Server; or Windows Vista™*
* 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
* 110MB of available hard-disk space
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or 2.0, Mozilla 1.7, AOL 9
* Reader 8 has been tested with a beta version of Windows Vista, and Adobe expects a subsequent version of Reader to support the shipping version of Windows Vista.
Adobe Reader 8.0 offers:
A new interface, new tools, and more options
Better protection of your workflows and transactions
Use improved accessibility features
Access new learning resources
Guidelines for downloading the file:
Click on the link given below.
In the new web page which opens up, click on the "Free" button at the bottom.
Wait for the time specified on the page, before the download setup is complete.
Enter the code displayed and click on the "Download from......" button.
System requirements
Windows
* Intel® Pentium® III or equivalent processor
* Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2; Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows 2003 Server; or Windows Vista™*
* 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
* 110MB of available hard-disk space
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or 2.0, Mozilla 1.7, AOL 9
* Reader 8 has been tested with a beta version of Windows Vista, and Adobe expects a subsequent version of Reader to support the shipping version of Windows Vista.
Adobe Reader 8.0 offers:
A new interface, new tools, and more options
Better protection of your workflows and transactions
Use improved accessibility features
Access new learning resources
Guidelines for downloading the file:
Click on the link given below.
In the new web page which opens up, click on the "Free" button at the bottom.
Wait for the time specified on the page, before the download setup is complete.
Enter the code displayed and click on the "Download from......" button.
Click here: http://rapidshare.com/files/23442110/AdbeRdr80_en_US.exe
Hang in there - Face the Boss!
When a fresher joins MNC, he is usually made to report to a senior who is designated as his mentor. But what happens when a mentor turns into an authoritarian custodian? Many new recruits embrace the work life as their window to many opportunities and healthy competition. However, in some cases, fresher has to report to a boss who doesn’t want him to grow beyond a certain point. This starts affecting the freshers output. In an extreme case he may quit his cushy job!
Here is what you need to do to handle the situation carefully…
LOOK WITHIN
In many cases, ‘I have a bad boss’ is just a perception problem! There are chances that his criticism may be genuine and valid. Be objective and give yourself time before jumping to conclusions. Check passively if it’s just you who is having a problem or there are others in the offices who feel the same.
FOCUS ON WORK
Make your work and not him the focus of all your energies. It will help you deal with him much more objectively. Your super bosses don’t know you much and they will judge you mainly by your work. So do not let your work suffer. In some cases, your boss may have a direct stake in getting the work done faster. This may be the best way to build a smoother relationship.
COMMUNICATE
Meeting over coffee or lunch outside the office may be even better, If you are sure your boss is purposely giving you a tough time. Ask for a frank feedback about your work and your shortcomings. Express the challenges / problems that you are facing at work without getting personal.
DISAGREE, BUT DON’T CONTRADICT
At times, your boss may be wrong and you right. But there are ways to handle it tactfully. Avoid contradicting him, especially in meetings. Express your disagreement, but professionally, without sounding personal. Constant contradiction will only worsen the situation.
TALK TO YOUR SUPER BOSSES
This is one of the last options. Seek advice from any of your boss’ peers to understand the best way to deal with the issue. They would know and understand office politics much better than you at your level.
QUIT BUT ONLY IF YOU MUST
Running away from a problem is never a solution. Faced with such a situation one would want to quit and go. And if the situation is out of your control and if there isn’t much hope from your immediate or super bosses you can consider quitting. Also, if pushing yourself out of home every morning seems like a punishment — perhaps moving out may be the best option.
Here is what you need to do to handle the situation carefully…
LOOK WITHIN
In many cases, ‘I have a bad boss’ is just a perception problem! There are chances that his criticism may be genuine and valid. Be objective and give yourself time before jumping to conclusions. Check passively if it’s just you who is having a problem or there are others in the offices who feel the same.
FOCUS ON WORK
Make your work and not him the focus of all your energies. It will help you deal with him much more objectively. Your super bosses don’t know you much and they will judge you mainly by your work. So do not let your work suffer. In some cases, your boss may have a direct stake in getting the work done faster. This may be the best way to build a smoother relationship.
COMMUNICATE
Meeting over coffee or lunch outside the office may be even better, If you are sure your boss is purposely giving you a tough time. Ask for a frank feedback about your work and your shortcomings. Express the challenges / problems that you are facing at work without getting personal.
DISAGREE, BUT DON’T CONTRADICT
At times, your boss may be wrong and you right. But there are ways to handle it tactfully. Avoid contradicting him, especially in meetings. Express your disagreement, but professionally, without sounding personal. Constant contradiction will only worsen the situation.
TALK TO YOUR SUPER BOSSES
This is one of the last options. Seek advice from any of your boss’ peers to understand the best way to deal with the issue. They would know and understand office politics much better than you at your level.
QUIT BUT ONLY IF YOU MUST
Running away from a problem is never a solution. Faced with such a situation one would want to quit and go. And if the situation is out of your control and if there isn’t much hope from your immediate or super bosses you can consider quitting. Also, if pushing yourself out of home every morning seems like a punishment — perhaps moving out may be the best option.
Sony PlayStation 3 to be launched in India
Sony PlayStation 3 will be available in India from April 27th onwards. PS3, a Gen-Next gaming console, can well be considered an advanced computer system that allows enjoyment of next generation content through a combination of cell and RSX processors, a wireless controller, and a Blu-ray video disc. Besides, a vast catalogue of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games can be played on the PS3.
It comes equipped with a high-definition display, and gives users free access to the online PlayStation network, where they can communicate and compete with other gamers. The console comes standard with Giga-bit Ethernet and a pre-installed hard disk drive (HDD), enabling users download a variety of content, plus access online games/services over the network.
The PS3 will be priced at Rs 39,990 in India.
It will ship with 12 titles from leading publishers including Electronic Arts, Namco Bandai, and Sony Online Entertainment such as: Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Genji, Days of the Blade, Formula 1: Championship Edition, and Ridge Racer7.
Other titles include: Def Jam: Icon, Fight Night Round 3, NBA Street HomeCourt, Need for Speed Carbon, The Godfather: The Don's Edition, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007, and Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom.
All games will carry a price tag of Rs 2,799 each
Thursday, March 29, 2007
A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses
A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses
Dealing with Bullies, Idiots, Back-Stabbers, and Other Managers from Hell
by Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D.
Guidelines for downloading the file:
Click on the link given below.
In the new web page which opens up, click on the "Free" button at the bottom.
Wait for the time specified on the page, before the download begins.
Enter the code displayed and click on the "Download from......" button.
http://rapidshare.com/files/23225074/A_Survival_Guide_for_Working_With_Bad_Bosses.pdf
(Video) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-ABC Family Preview
ABC Family behind-the-scenes video of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Video includes interview with Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Imelda Staunton, Helena Bonham Carter, Gary Oldman, Katie Leung & David Yates.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Nike Shoes will be Compatible With iPod
Shoe manufacturer, Nike has confirmed plans to make all its shoes compatible with Apple's MP3 player, iPod, before the end of 2007.
The Nike+iPod technology, which uses the iPod to record calories burnt and distance covered, via a sensor in the Nike shoes, has been widely criticized in the recent past. Researchers at the University of Washington have claimed that the product can double up as a tracking device, posing a serious security threat to the owner.
The sensor in the shoe emits a signal detectable by any compatible receiver within a range of up to 60 feet, even after the workout has ended. This means, the user can be monitored and tracked easily, by a variety of simple computers. According to the researchers, the device is potentially dangerous, as it lets thieves or stalkers track their victims and plan their attack. A thief could even track when people enter or leave their homes or a stalker could hide receivers near a home, a gym and a restaurant, for example, to closely monitor his or her target's movements.
The sensor in the shoe emits a signal detectable by any compatible receiver within a range of up to 60 feet, even after the workout has ended. This means, the user can be monitored and tracked easily, by a variety of simple computers. According to the researchers, the device is potentially dangerous, as it lets thieves or stalkers track their victims and plan their attack. A thief could even track when people enter or leave their homes or a stalker could hide receivers near a home, a gym and a restaurant, for example, to closely monitor his or her target's movements.
Moreover, a computer with wireless Internet access can record multiple users' whereabouts, send the information to a central server and plot people's locations using Google Maps. The computer can then be programmed to communicate with the person doing the tracking, with an e-mail or text message.
The security breach was brought to light after Scott Saponas, a doctoral student in computer science at University of Washington, posted his report online.
The new Nike+iPod Sports kit is being scrutinized by researchers at the University of Washington, who claim that the product can double up as a tracking device, posing a serious security threat to the owner. The device is meant for high-tech runners to upload data such as distance, speed and calories burned via a sensor in the Nike shoe and the iPod that compliments it.
The device is potentially dangerous, as it lets thieves or stalkers track their victims and plan their attack. A thief could even track when people enter or leave their homes or a stalker could hide receivers near a home, a gym and a restaurant, for example, to closely monitor his or her target's movements.
The security breach was brought to light after Scott Saponas, a doctoral student in computer science at University of Washington, posted his report online.
The new Nike+iPod Sports kit is being scrutinized by researchers at the University of Washington, who claim that the product can double up as a tracking device, posing a serious security threat to the owner. The device is meant for high-tech runners to upload data such as distance, speed and calories burned via a sensor in the Nike shoe and the iPod that compliments it.
The device is potentially dangerous, as it lets thieves or stalkers track their victims and plan their attack. A thief could even track when people enter or leave their homes or a stalker could hide receivers near a home, a gym and a restaurant, for example, to closely monitor his or her target's movements.
Sony Ericsson's latest W580 Walkman phone
Sony Ericsson's latest Walkman phone W580, is just 14mm thin and features an MP3 player and 2.0 megapixel camera. It is a slim slider music phone. It will store up to 470 full-length tracks, has a 2.0 megapixel camera tucked discretely within the slider itself, plus stacks of gaming, fun sports and entertainment features.
The 14mm thick W580 weighing 94 grams has enough room for all of the music, the camera and the fun applications. It is incredibly easy to get music from your computer into the phone, since the Disc2Phone music management software and USB cable all come in the box. You can even use TrackID to identify music tracks you don’t recognise, regardless of whether they are playing out loud or via the phone’s RDS FM Radio.
The light effects on the W580 is an attention grabber. Navigate to the Walkman player and they automatically change to a glowing orange colour.
With the W580 Walkman phone you can even take your favourite tracks to the track. It will count your steps, your calories and monitor your running speed/distance/time. Add to that your best tunes for motivation and whether you’re on a run, in the gym or just out for a stroll, the W580 is the perfect fitness partner.
The 2.0 megapixel camera and fast connectivity make picture blogging and instant messaging second nature. 3D Gaming is fast action too with hit titles preloaded. The slider action also allows for a large 2.0” colour screen, ideal not just for gaming but also web browsing and viewing your camera photos.
W580 lets you add music accessories like two sets of cool, optional speakers – the Portable Speakers MPS-70 and Snap-on Speakers MPS-75. To turn up the volume still further, the Bluetooth Music Receiver MBR-100 lets you play your phone music directly through a home stereo, using your W580 as the remote control to skip through tracks and adjust the volume.
The W580 Walkman phone is a 2.5G, Quad Band EDGE device (850/900/1800/1900) and will be available in selected markets from Q3 2007. No information is available on price as yet.
Yahoo! will offer UNLIMITED E-mail Storage
Yahoo has celebrated its mail service's tenth birthday by giving its users unlimited mail storage, responding to explosive growth in attachment sizes as people share ever more photos, music and videos via e-mail.
From May, Yahoo will eliminate the one-gigabyte cap on memory for people with free e-mail accounts and two-gigabyte cap of memory for those who pay for premium accounts.
Yahoo Mail is one of the most popular web-based e-mail service and had more than 250 million users.
Originally Yahoo only offered account holders four MB per account. Yahoo said its "e-mail server farms" could handle the storage load and the company will invest in improved capacity where necessary.
Microsoft has a 2 gigabyte free e-mail storage limit, while Google caps its Gmail service at 2.8 gigabytes.
"We are giving them no reason to ever have to delete old e-mails," Yahoo co-founder David Filo said in a phone interview. "You can keep stuff forever."
Officials said the decision to remove e-mail storage limits reflects the plunging cost of storage as new personal computers store up to a trillion bytes of data and owners of 80-gigabyte iPods can carry 100 hours of video in their pockets.
Starting in May, the changeover to unlimited storage should take a month, said John Kremer, vice president of Yahoo Mail.
One caveat Yahoo makes is that the offer is for personal use and subject to guidelines against abuse that apply to Yahoo Mail. No one can build a business giving away unlimited storage to other consumers using Yahoo Mail, executives said.
Two countries -- China and Japan -- are excluded.
Filo said Yahoo is looking at lifting caps on storage for other services such as its Flickr photo-sharing service. "We are looking at those on a case-by-case basis," he said.
From May, Yahoo will eliminate the one-gigabyte cap on memory for people with free e-mail accounts and two-gigabyte cap of memory for those who pay for premium accounts.
Yahoo Mail is one of the most popular web-based e-mail service and had more than 250 million users.
Originally Yahoo only offered account holders four MB per account. Yahoo said its "e-mail server farms" could handle the storage load and the company will invest in improved capacity where necessary.
Microsoft has a 2 gigabyte free e-mail storage limit, while Google caps its Gmail service at 2.8 gigabytes.
"We are giving them no reason to ever have to delete old e-mails," Yahoo co-founder David Filo said in a phone interview. "You can keep stuff forever."
Officials said the decision to remove e-mail storage limits reflects the plunging cost of storage as new personal computers store up to a trillion bytes of data and owners of 80-gigabyte iPods can carry 100 hours of video in their pockets.
Starting in May, the changeover to unlimited storage should take a month, said John Kremer, vice president of Yahoo Mail.
One caveat Yahoo makes is that the offer is for personal use and subject to guidelines against abuse that apply to Yahoo Mail. No one can build a business giving away unlimited storage to other consumers using Yahoo Mail, executives said.
Two countries -- China and Japan -- are excluded.
Filo said Yahoo is looking at lifting caps on storage for other services such as its Flickr photo-sharing service. "We are looking at those on a case-by-case basis," he said.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
(Video) Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World's End
In the follow-up to the record-breaking smash 2006 hit PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST, we find our heroes Will Turner (ORLANDO BLOOM) and Elizabeth Swann (KEIRA KNIGHTLEY) allied with Captain Barbossa (GEOFFREY RUSH) in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow (JOHNNY DEPP) from his mind-bending trap in Davy Jones’ locker—while the terrifying ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman, and Davy Jones, under the control of the East India Trading Company, wreaks havoc across the Seven Seas.
Navigating through treachery, betrayal and wild waters, they must forge their way to exotic Singapore and confront the cunning Chinese pirate Sao Feng (CHOW YUN-FAT). Now headed beyond the very ends of the Earth, each must ultimately choose a side in a final, titanic battle— as not only their lives and fortunes but the entire future of the freedom-loving Pirate way hangs in the balance.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, our beloved cast sets sail once again on a fresh, new adventure in May 2007.
Navigating through treachery, betrayal and wild waters, they must forge their way to exotic Singapore and confront the cunning Chinese pirate Sao Feng (CHOW YUN-FAT). Now headed beyond the very ends of the Earth, each must ultimately choose a side in a final, titanic battle— as not only their lives and fortunes but the entire future of the freedom-loving Pirate way hangs in the balance.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, our beloved cast sets sail once again on a fresh, new adventure in May 2007.
(Video) Luvaglio-World’s most expensive laptop
UK-based Luvaglio has announced what could be the world’s most expensive laptop. The 17-inch laptop will have a rare diamond for the power key and will retail for more than one million dollars.
Here is a very brief YouTube video that only shows a non-descript box that opens up to reveal a keyboard.
Here is a very brief YouTube video that only shows a non-descript box that opens up to reveal a keyboard.
Full details of the laptop have not been released at this point, but it is known that it incorporates a 17" widescreen LED lit screen with a specially designed anti-reflective glare coating for clear and brighter image, 128GB of Solid State Disk space and a slot loading Blue-Ray drive.
There is an integrated screen cleaning device and a very rare coloured diamond piece of jewellery that doubles up as the power button when placed into the laptop and also acts as security identification.
The first such masterpiece will sell for more than US$1,000,000.
Westinghouse Quad HDTV
1080p is really what you should be looking for in a new high-definition HDTV, but the next generation is just around the corner: Westinghouse showcases a 2160p - commonly referred to as a Quad HDTV. If you think this TV is expensive, you are absolutely right.
The 52"" TV runs a super high-resolution of 2160p (3840 x 2160 pixels). In absolute numbers, the device is running a stunning 8.3 megapixels - four times more than 1080p TVs (1920x1080p) and more than twice the resolution of Dell's, HP's and Apple's 30"" desktop LCDs. So, what do you get from this resolution, especially if HD DVD and Blu-ray are running only 1080p anyway?
According to Westinghouse, the TV does not really target the consumer market, but high-end industrial applications. What we saw was an animation of an oil company viewing a digital version of a mining site. And even at this very specialized application, the difference to the best 1080p we saw appeared to be marginal, at least to our eyes. However, of course you do see a much clearer picture when compared to some lower-priced 1080p TVs. However, the TV will not come to the consumer market anytime soon. The TV is selling for around $50,000 at this time.
Westinghouse will have one of the first Quad LCD HDTVs on display, boasting resolution of 3840x2160 progressive (2160p). Early adopters will be able to buy such TVs by mid of 2007.
The 52"" TV runs a super high-resolution of 2160p (3840 x 2160 pixels). In absolute numbers, the device is running a stunning 8.3 megapixels - four times more than 1080p TVs (1920x1080p) and more than twice the resolution of Dell's, HP's and Apple's 30"" desktop LCDs. So, what do you get from this resolution, especially if HD DVD and Blu-ray are running only 1080p anyway?
According to Westinghouse, the TV does not really target the consumer market, but high-end industrial applications. What we saw was an animation of an oil company viewing a digital version of a mining site. And even at this very specialized application, the difference to the best 1080p we saw appeared to be marginal, at least to our eyes. However, of course you do see a much clearer picture when compared to some lower-priced 1080p TVs. However, the TV will not come to the consumer market anytime soon. The TV is selling for around $50,000 at this time.
Westinghouse will have one of the first Quad LCD HDTVs on display, boasting resolution of 3840x2160 progressive (2160p). Early adopters will be able to buy such TVs by mid of 2007.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Improve your PC Performance-2
Delete Unwanted Startup Programs
As you add software to your PC, the number of programs that automatically start with Windows get bigger and bigger. You probably don't need all these programs running all the time; they just eat up memory and increase the chances of a software conflict. To remove the ones you don't want:
1. Go to Start | Run and type msconfig in the text box shown in the figure below. This brings up the System Configuration Utility.
As you add software to your PC, the number of programs that automatically start with Windows get bigger and bigger. You probably don't need all these programs running all the time; they just eat up memory and increase the chances of a software conflict. To remove the ones you don't want:
1. Go to Start | Run and type msconfig in the text box shown in the figure below. This brings up the System Configuration Utility.
Type msconfig to start Windows' System Configuration Utility.
2. Select the Startup tab. You'll see a list of all the programs that automatically start with Windows. Remove the check in the box next to a program name, and that program won't start with Windows.
Disable any programs that you don't need or don't recognize by removing the check from the adjacent box.
3. Click the Enable All or Disable All buttons to do just that.
4. If you're unsure what a particular program does, look under Command for the location of the program file.
5. Pick the programs you want to disable, or click Enable All or Disable All to manipulate all the programs at once. Remember, you can always start a disabled program manually from the Start | All Programs menu or by finding the program's executable file in Windows Explorer and double-clicking it.
6. Reboot your computer to compete the process.
Keep Windows Up to Date
Microsoft is constantly issuing updates to fix bugs, security holes, and problems. Updating your Windows files is one of the most effective ways to keep your PC running smoothly and safe from unwanted intruders.
1. Click Start | Help and Support. Under Pick A Task click Keep Your Computer Up-To-Date With Windows Update.
2. Windows will scan your PC and offer you two choices. Pick Express Install to install critical updates or Custom Install to install some or all of the available updates.
Select Express Install for the most important Windows updates.
3. Windows can automatically download updates and alert you when they're ready to install. To enable this, go to Start | Control Panel | System and select the Automatic Updates tab. Select Download Updates For Me, But Let Me Choose When To Install Them.
3. Windows can automatically download updates and alert you when they're ready to install. To enable this, go to Start | Control Panel | System and select the Automatic Updates tab. Select Download Updates For Me, But Let Me Choose When To Install Them.
Set your PC to automatically update Windows
Improve your PC Performance-1
Over a period of time, Windows XP tends to get clogged up with extra files and programs that can slow down your computer's performance and cause your computer to behave strangely or even stop working altogether. Here's how to keep Windows running smoothly.
Delete Unwanted Files and Programs
Windows Disk Cleanup Utility keeps your hard drive free of unneeded files and programs, frees disk space, and can even speed up PC performance.
1. Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup to start the utility.
2. Select the hard drive you want to clean from the pull-down menu and click OK.
3. It may take a while for Windows to scan the disk. When done, Windows displays the categories of files it deems suitable for deletion.
Delete Unwanted Files and Programs
Windows Disk Cleanup Utility keeps your hard drive free of unneeded files and programs, frees disk space, and can even speed up PC performance.
1. Click Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup to start the utility.
2. Select the hard drive you want to clean from the pull-down menu and click OK.
3. It may take a while for Windows to scan the disk. When done, Windows displays the categories of files it deems suitable for deletion.
Be patient. This box means Windows is analyzing the hard drive.
4. Click a category to see a description of the selected files to be deleted. If you want to see a list of the individual files in a category, click View Files.
4. Click a category to see a description of the selected files to be deleted. If you want to see a list of the individual files in a category, click View Files.
Pick a category and click View Files to see all the files and folders to be deleted.
5. Double-check to ensure you're not deleting any important files, especially those in the Recycle Bin.
Check the files and folders in each category before deleting, especially those in the Recycle Bin.
6. Click the More Options tab to remove even more files.
7. When you're ready, click OK to begin the cleanup process.
6. Click the More Options tab to remove even more files.
7. When you're ready, click OK to begin the cleanup process.
Apple TV - Wow!!
Apple is now shipping Apple TV, an easy to use device that wirelessly play iTunes content from a PC or Mac on a widescreen TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos and podcasts. With Apple TV’s new interface, people can browse and view their entire collection of digital media from across the room using the simple Apple Remote.
The company says Apple TV is like a DVD player for the Internet age. The device wirelessly connects to a home network through the new WiFi 802.11n.
The company says Apple TV is like a DVD player for the Internet age. The device wirelessly connects to a home network through the new WiFi 802.11n.
The Apple TV is much smaller than a standard DVD player.
The seamless integration of Apple TV and iTunes lets users choose from over 400 movies and 350 TV shows in near DVD quality; over four million songs; 5,000 music videos; 100,000 podcasts; and 20,000 audiobooks from the iTunes Store.
The seamless integration of Apple TV and iTunes lets users choose from over 400 movies and 350 TV shows in near DVD quality; over four million songs; 5,000 music videos; 100,000 podcasts; and 20,000 audiobooks from the iTunes Store.
The Apple TV remote is the same one that ships with iMacs.
Apple TV has a 40GB hard drive to store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs, 25,000 photos or a combination of each and is capable of delivering high-definition 720p output. It comes standard with HDMI, component video, analog and optical audio ports. Using high-speed AirPort 802.11 wireless networking, Apple TV can auto-sync content from one computer or stream content from up to five additional computers.
Apple TV has a 40GB hard drive to store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs, 25,000 photos or a combination of each and is capable of delivering high-definition 720p output. It comes standard with HDMI, component video, analog and optical audio ports. Using high-speed AirPort 802.11 wireless networking, Apple TV can auto-sync content from one computer or stream content from up to five additional computers.
The entire backside of the Apple TV is jammed full of ports--but none for connecting to older TVs.
It is available for a suggested retail price of US$299 (Rs 13,061).
It is available for a suggested retail price of US$299 (Rs 13,061).
Saturday, March 24, 2007
(Video) Why u should not cross railway tracks
Video shows a couple who narrowly avoid getting crushed to death, while crossing railway tracks. Please use overhead footbridges for crossing.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Nokia introduces latest N95 GPS cellphone
The N95 has been described as probably the best equipped handheld device on the market anywhere and according to one report a leading UK retailer is restricting buyers to one unit when the N95 goes on sale on 1 April for 550 Euros ($732) unsubsidized.
N95 is all-in-one multimedia computer with a unique 2-way slide design and features a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, integrated GPS functionality, and support for high speed mobile networks. It is easy to watch / record videos, listen to songs, take high quality photos, browse the Internet, or catch up on email while on-the-fly.
The N95 is a 3G WCDMA device with support HSDPA, WiFi and EDGE networks. It runs Nokia's S60 software on Symbian OS, enabling users customize their device from amongst a wide range of compatible downloadable applications.
N95 is all-in-one multimedia computer with a unique 2-way slide design and features a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, integrated GPS functionality, and support for high speed mobile networks. It is easy to watch / record videos, listen to songs, take high quality photos, browse the Internet, or catch up on email while on-the-fly.
The N95 is a 3G WCDMA device with support HSDPA, WiFi and EDGE networks. It runs Nokia's S60 software on Symbian OS, enabling users customize their device from amongst a wide range of compatible downloadable applications.
The N95’s 5-megapixel digital camera for picture and video tops previous-generation Nseries models 3-megapixel shooters. Tele Atlas provides the digital map data and dynamic location content for the handset, which includes free basic mapping and routing functionalities to initiate local searches for more than 100 countries and over 15 million points of interest.
When the N95 is in media mode, the 2.6-inch 240 x 320 pixel (QVGA) and 16 million color display is automatically placed into landscape mode. Built-in stereo speakers offer a 3D stereo effect, plus there's a standard 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones, a microSD slot for storage expansion, and mini USB for data transfers. Bluetooth with A2DP allows users to leverage wireless stereo headsets as well.
Users can record and playback VGA video at 30 fps with digital image stabilization. There's also TV out and support for MP3, AAC, M4A, and WMA audio files.
The GPS functionality works with the Nokia Maps application (www.smart2go.com) that includes maps for more than 150 countries. According to Nokia, these enable users to explore the world, find specific routes or locate services such as restaurants and hotels and cove more than 15 million points of interest. Users can also purchase additional features, such as city guides and voice guided navigation.
When the N95 is in media mode, the 2.6-inch 240 x 320 pixel (QVGA) and 16 million color display is automatically placed into landscape mode. Built-in stereo speakers offer a 3D stereo effect, plus there's a standard 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones, a microSD slot for storage expansion, and mini USB for data transfers. Bluetooth with A2DP allows users to leverage wireless stereo headsets as well.
Users can record and playback VGA video at 30 fps with digital image stabilization. There's also TV out and support for MP3, AAC, M4A, and WMA audio files.
The GPS functionality works with the Nokia Maps application (www.smart2go.com) that includes maps for more than 150 countries. According to Nokia, these enable users to explore the world, find specific routes or locate services such as restaurants and hotels and cove more than 15 million points of interest. Users can also purchase additional features, such as city guides and voice guided navigation.
There's also Wi-Fi, 160 MB of memory, and the new Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map for an improved Internet experience. We'll be publishing a detailed review of this browser in the near future.
The N95 weighs 4.2 ounces (120 grams) and measures 4.0 x 2.0 x 0.7 inches (99 x 53 x 19 millimeters).
The N95 will be launched in India next month.
The N95 weighs 4.2 ounces (120 grams) and measures 4.0 x 2.0 x 0.7 inches (99 x 53 x 19 millimeters).
The N95 will be launched in India next month.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
What a kid!!!
Years ago, footage emerged from a remote village in India. The video shows a young girl receiving surgery to separate her fingers, which were badly burned and fused together. Why did this operation make headlines around the world? The surgery was performed by a 7-year-old boy named Akrit Jaswal.
Now 13 years old, Akrit has an IQ of 146 and is considered the smartest person his age in India—a country of more than a billion people. Before Akrit could even speak, his parents say they knew he was special.
"He learned very fast," says Raksha, Akrit's mother. "After learning the alphabet, we started to teach him joining of words, and he started writing as well. He was two."
At an age when most children are learning their ABCs, Akrit was reading Shakespeare and assembling a library of medical textbooks. When he was 5 years old, he enrolled in school. One year later, Akrit was teaching English and math classes.
"He learned very fast," says Raksha, Akrit's mother. "After learning the alphabet, we started to teach him joining of words, and he started writing as well. He was two."
At an age when most children are learning their ABCs, Akrit was reading Shakespeare and assembling a library of medical textbooks. When he was 5 years old, he enrolled in school. One year later, Akrit was teaching English and math classes.
Akrit developed a passion for science and anatomy at an early age. Doctors at local hospitals took notice and started allowing him to observe surgeries when he was 6 years old. Inspired by what he saw, Akrit read everything he could on the topic. When an impoverished family heard about his amazing abilities, they asked if he would operate on their daughter for free. Her surgery was a success. Akrit, 13, is searching for a cure for cancer.
After the surgery, Akrit was hailed as a medical genius in India. Neighbors and strangers flocked to him for advice and treatment. At age 11, Akrit was admitted to Punjab University. He's the youngest student ever to attend an Indian university. That same year, he was also invited to London's famed Imperial College to exchange ideas with scientists on the cutting edge of medical research.
Akrit says he has millions of medical ideas, but he's currently focused on developing a cure for cancer. "I've developed a concept called oral gene therapy on the basis of my research and my theories," he says. "I'm quite dedicated towards working on this mechanism."
After the surgery, Akrit was hailed as a medical genius in India. Neighbors and strangers flocked to him for advice and treatment. At age 11, Akrit was admitted to Punjab University. He's the youngest student ever to attend an Indian university. That same year, he was also invited to London's famed Imperial College to exchange ideas with scientists on the cutting edge of medical research.
Akrit says he has millions of medical ideas, but he's currently focused on developing a cure for cancer. "I've developed a concept called oral gene therapy on the basis of my research and my theories," he says. "I'm quite dedicated towards working on this mechanism."
Growing up, Akrit says he used to see cancer patients lying on the side of the road because they couldn't afford treatment or hospitals had no space for them. Now, he wants to use his intellect to ease their suffering. "I've been going to hospitals since the age of 6, so I have seen firsthand people suffering from pain," he says. "I get very sad, and so that's the main motive of my passion about medicine, my passion about cancer."
Currently, Akrit is working toward a bachelor's degrees in zoology, botany and chemistry. Someday, he hopes to continue his studies at Harvard University.
Currently, Akrit is working toward a bachelor's degrees in zoology, botany and chemistry. Someday, he hopes to continue his studies at Harvard University.
Car that runs on air-2
The car
1. The end product is a light weigh vehicle that can reach speeds up to 220 kmph.
2. MDI's vehicle's have fibreglass bodies which makes them light, silent urban car. The car's body is tubular, light weight, and is held together using aerospace technology.
3. The vehicles do not have normal speed gauges. Instead, they will have a small computer screen that shows the speed and engine revolutions. The system allows for infinite possibilities such as GSM telephone systems, GPS satellite tracking systems, programs for delivery people, emergency systems, internet connections, voice recognitions, map presentation, traffic information, etc.
4. The seatbelt system is different from what we know. One part of the belt is anchored to the floor of the car, like traditional cars. The other part of the belt, in stead of being attached to the side of the car, is also anchored to the floor of the vehicle.
5. The vehicle's electric system is also revolutionary. MDI has bought a patent that is bound to reduce the importanceof electrical systems in all cars. The trick consists in using a small radio signal. The system makes the car 20 kilos lighter and considerably quieter.
6. There are no keys - just an access card that can be read by the car from your pocket.
7. In the single energy mode MDI cars consume around Rs 45 every 100 km.
8. When there is no combustion, there is no pollution.
9. The vehicle's range is close to twice that of the most advanced electric cars (from 200 to 300 km or 8 hours of circulation).
10. The recharging of the car will be done at gas stations, once the market is developed. To fill the tanks it will take about to 2 to 3 minutes at a price of Rs 90. After refilling the car will be ready to drive for 200 kms.
11. The car also has a small compressor that can be connected to an electrical network (220V or 380V) and will recharged the tanks completely in 3 or 4 hours.
12. Because the engine does not burn any fuel, oil has to be changed only after every 50,000 km.
13. The temperature of the clean air expulsed form the exhaust pipe is between 0 and 15 degrees below zero and can be subsequently channelled and used for air conditioning in the interior of the car.
MiniCAT
The smallest and most innovative: three seats, minimal dimensions with the boot of a saloon: a great challenge for such a small car which runs on compressed air. The MiniCAT is the city car of the future.
Specifications:
Airbag, air conditioning, ABS, 3 seats, 1.5 m3.
Dimensions: 2.65m, 1.62m, 1.64m
Weight: 750 kg
Maximum speed: 110 kmh
Mileage: 200 - 300 km
Maximum load: 270 Kg
Recharging time: 4 hours (Mains connector)
Recarge: 3 minutes (Air station)
Airbag, air conditioning, ABS, 3 seats, 1.5 m3.
Dimensions: 2.65m, 1.62m, 1.64m
Weight: 750 kg
Maximum speed: 110 kmh
Mileage: 200 - 300 km
Maximum load: 270 Kg
Recharging time: 4 hours (Mains connector)
Recarge: 3 minutes (Air station)
CityCAT
A spacious car with seats which can face different directions. The vehicle's design is based on the needs of a typical family.
Characteristics:
Airbag, air conditioning, 6 seats.
Dimensions: 3.84m, 1.72m, 1.75m
Weight: 750 kg
Maximum speed: 110 kmh
Mileage: 200 - 300 km
Max load: 500 Kg
Recharge time: 4 hours (Mains connector)
Recharge time: 3 minutes (Air station)
Car that runs on air-1
Tata Motors has signed an agreement with Moteur Development International (MDI) of France to develop a car that runs on compressed air, thus making it very economical to run and be almost totally pollution free. Although there is no official word on when the car will be commercially manufactured for India, reports say that it will be sooner than later.
The car, MiniCAT, could cost around Rs 350,000 in India and would have a range of around 300 km between refuels. The cost of a refill would be about Rs 90.
The technology that MDI vehicles use is not really new. Compressed air technology allows for engines that are both non-polluting and economical. After ten years of research and development, MDI is prepared to introduce its clean vehicles onto the market. Unlike electric or hydrogen powered vehicles, MDI vehicles are not expensive and do not have a limited driving range. MDI cars are affordable and have a performance rate that stands up to current standards. They are non-expensive cars that do not pollute and are easy to get around in.
Two technologies have been developed to meet different needs:
* Single energy compressed air engines.
* Dual energy compressed air plus fuel engines.
The single energy engines will be available in both MiniCATs and CityCATs. These engines have been conceived for city use, where the maximum speed is 50 km/h and where MDI believes polluting will soon be prohibited.
* Single energy compressed air engines.
* Dual energy compressed air plus fuel engines.
The single energy engines will be available in both MiniCATs and CityCATs. These engines have been conceived for city use, where the maximum speed is 50 km/h and where MDI believes polluting will soon be prohibited.
The dual energy engine, on the other hand, has been conceived as much for the city as the open road and will be available in all MDI vehicles. The engines will work exclusively with compressed air while it is running under 50 km/h in urban areas. But when the car is used outside urban areas at speeds over 50 km/h, the engines will switch to fuel mode. The engine will be able to use gasoline, gas oil, bio diesel, gas, liquidized gas, ecological fuel, alcohol, etc.
Both engines will be available with 2, 4 and 6 cylinders, When the air tanks are empty the driver will be able to switch to fuel mode, thanks to the car's on board computer.
Working of the car
MDI explains that 90m3 of compressed air is stored in fibre tanks. The engine is powered by compressed air, stored in a carbon-fiber tank at 30 MPa (4500 psi). The tank is made of carbon-fiber in order to reduce its weight. The engine has injection similar to normal engines, but uses special crankshafts and pistons, which remain at top dead center for about 70 degrees of the crankshaft's cycle; this allows more power to be developed in the engine.
The expansion of this air pushes the pistons and creates movement. The atmospheric temperature is used to re-heat the engine and increase the road coverage. The air conditioning system makes use of the expelled cold air. Due to the absence of combustion and the fact there is no pollution, the oil change is only necessary every 50,000 km.
MDI explains that 90m3 of compressed air is stored in fibre tanks. The engine is powered by compressed air, stored in a carbon-fiber tank at 30 MPa (4500 psi). The tank is made of carbon-fiber in order to reduce its weight. The engine has injection similar to normal engines, but uses special crankshafts and pistons, which remain at top dead center for about 70 degrees of the crankshaft's cycle; this allows more power to be developed in the engine.
The expansion of this air pushes the pistons and creates movement. The atmospheric temperature is used to re-heat the engine and increase the road coverage. The air conditioning system makes use of the expelled cold air. Due to the absence of combustion and the fact there is no pollution, the oil change is only necessary every 50,000 km.
BlackBerry 8800 launched in India
(RIM) Research in Motion has launched their much awaited BlackBerry 8800 device in the Indian market. The BlackBerry 8800 is the thinnest Blackberry handset yet, at 14mm.
It comes loaded with a full QWERTY keyboard; multimedia features; a microSD expandable memory; and trackball navigation system. Blackberry 8800 is also the first product from the company to include GPS features. Blackberry 8800 will deliver best-in-class performance with smoothly integrated support for voice and data applications, including phone, email, text messaging, Web browser, organizer, multimedia, and more. It is powered by an ultra-thin, high-capacity battery.
The quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8800 has advanced phone features including noise cancellation; speaker independent voice recognition for voice activated dialling (VAD); intuitive call management functions such as smart dialling, conference calling, speed dialling, and call forwarding; as well as dedicated send, end, and mute keys. It also features a high quality, low-distortion speakerphone and Bluetooth 2.0 for use with hands-free headsets, car kits, and other Bluetooth peripherals, and supports polyphonic, mp3, and MIDI ring tones.
BlackBerry 800 has a large, ultra-bright, high resolution (320 x 240) landscape screen. The built-in light sensing technology also automatically adjusts the screen, keyboard, and trackball brightness depending on the environment.
The BlackBerry 8800 can operate on BlackBerry's internet service, giving users the ability to manage up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which includes IT policy controls for managing the smart phone's features and usage.
The handset has a standby time of 22 days and a talk time of 5 hours. However, a few features missing in this new handset include a camera, Wi-Fi, and infrared.
As per the company, a camera has not been included in the handset consciously, as this is a business phone, and many business areas do not allow camera phones.
BlackBerry 8800 is to be made available by both Hutch and Airtel. It is priced at Rs. 31,990.
It comes loaded with a full QWERTY keyboard; multimedia features; a microSD expandable memory; and trackball navigation system. Blackberry 8800 is also the first product from the company to include GPS features. Blackberry 8800 will deliver best-in-class performance with smoothly integrated support for voice and data applications, including phone, email, text messaging, Web browser, organizer, multimedia, and more. It is powered by an ultra-thin, high-capacity battery.
The quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8800 has advanced phone features including noise cancellation; speaker independent voice recognition for voice activated dialling (VAD); intuitive call management functions such as smart dialling, conference calling, speed dialling, and call forwarding; as well as dedicated send, end, and mute keys. It also features a high quality, low-distortion speakerphone and Bluetooth 2.0 for use with hands-free headsets, car kits, and other Bluetooth peripherals, and supports polyphonic, mp3, and MIDI ring tones.
BlackBerry 800 has a large, ultra-bright, high resolution (320 x 240) landscape screen. The built-in light sensing technology also automatically adjusts the screen, keyboard, and trackball brightness depending on the environment.
The BlackBerry 8800 can operate on BlackBerry's internet service, giving users the ability to manage up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which includes IT policy controls for managing the smart phone's features and usage.
The handset has a standby time of 22 days and a talk time of 5 hours. However, a few features missing in this new handset include a camera, Wi-Fi, and infrared.
As per the company, a camera has not been included in the handset consciously, as this is a business phone, and many business areas do not allow camera phones.
BlackBerry 8800 is to be made available by both Hutch and Airtel. It is priced at Rs. 31,990.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
World's largest TV - Technovision's 205 inch HDTV
While we are drooling over Sharp's 108 inch HDTV, Technovision twists our heads in their direction with their colossal 205 inch Luxio LCD HDTV.
Technovision is an Italian company that specializes in outdoor displays, which is probably why no one really heard about them till now. The enormous HDTV, however is made for internal display.
We doubt this TV or brand will be entering our shores anytime soon. Besides, looking at the size of apartments in India, you would probably have to move out a family member to fit this monster in.
Philips' iPod Dock Station
Philips has introduced a new iPod-compatible multimedia player. The device is designed to be used in the kitchen and can be mounted under any cabinet.
The Philips DCD778 is a Docking Entertainment System. It's equipped with an 8.5-inch widescreen LCD display and is capable of playing audio and video from an iPod, DVD, (S) VCD, MP3-CD, CD (RW) and Picture CD. The system offers a built-in ATSC/NTSC TV tuner, digital AM/FM tuner, a pair of 2-inch speakers, cooking timer with a clock and it also has a wireless remote.
Philips claims the DCD778 Dock Station is compatible with fourth and fifth-generation iPods, iPod minis, and iPod nanos. It will be available in the US towards the end of the month and priced at $400.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Most Expensive Cell Phones in the world-2
6. Diamond-encrusted Samsung SPH-E3200
7. Gresso Luxury Phone
8. Nokia 8800 Bling Editions
9. Mobiado Professional EM
10. MyBlingRing
$14,510
Dipped in gold paint and studded with 240 diamonds, Choi Moon-Young's sickening Samsung SPH-E3200 went for $14,510 at auction. Though less than the hoped-for $50,000, it's hard for the 49-year-old designer to complain.
Dipped in gold paint and studded with 240 diamonds, Choi Moon-Young's sickening Samsung SPH-E3200 went for $14,510 at auction. Though less than the hoped-for $50,000, it's hard for the 49-year-old designer to complain.
7. Gresso Luxury Phone
Price Unknown
Made from African Blackwood ("The history of this phone began 200 years ago," being the preferred spin for "made of dead trees.") it's hard to deny the beauty of the device compared to its gemstone-encrusted counterparts in this tally of overpriced handsets. It also comes in gold. Here's an unboxing ceremony for the "Blackwood Gold" edition.
Made from African Blackwood ("The history of this phone began 200 years ago," being the preferred spin for "made of dead trees.") it's hard to deny the beauty of the device compared to its gemstone-encrusted counterparts in this tally of overpriced handsets. It also comes in gold. Here's an unboxing ceremony for the "Blackwood Gold" edition.
8. Nokia 8800 Bling Editions
$1,800
There are a few wretches in the 8800 family of conspicuous consumption. The 8800s in gold were just the beginning: There are now special editions modeled after fast cars like the Aston Martin. They originally cost about $1,800, but go on eBay for about a third of that.
There are a few wretches in the 8800 family of conspicuous consumption. The 8800s in gold were just the beginning: There are now special editions modeled after fast cars like the Aston Martin. They originally cost about $1,800, but go on eBay for about a third of that.
9. Mobiado Professional EM
$1,900
The Mobiado Professional EM is available in Cocobolo and Honduras rosewoods. It is lined with filtered glass-bead blasted aluminum (for that "textured feel"). How can anyone resist the old-school radio buttons and burnished wood panels?
The Mobiado Professional EM is available in Cocobolo and Honduras rosewoods. It is lined with filtered glass-bead blasted aluminum (for that "textured feel"). How can anyone resist the old-school radio buttons and burnished wood panels?
10. MyBlingRing
MyBlingRing is merely the best-named of many companies that offer to make any phone look like a hundred dollars with their VIP crystal-gluing services, as used by celebrities including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and other arbiters of fine taste and personal discretion. Observe these works where Swarovski crystals are affixed to every plane like dried chunks of colored mucus.
Most Expensive Cell Phones in the world-1
1. Nokia Vertu Cobra
$310,000
2. Black Diamond
$300,000
3. GoldVish
$1.3 million
4. Motorola V220 Special Edition
$57,000
$1,200
$310,000
Nokia's luxury phone subsidiary, Vertu, crafts its cellphones at a custom workshop hidden away in the English countryside. Models named after famous racetracks -- plans of which are engraved on each of the limited-edition handsets. While some models are a mere $4,000 or so, the Signature models -- studded with real carbon -- can cost up to $310,000. The Cobra is "inspired by 19th century Parisian jeweler Frederic Boucheron." Only eight exist worldwide.
2. Black Diamond
$300,000
Jaren Goh's design will come in a more reasonably priced "White Pearl" model, but it's the dreaming spire of his Black Diamond, at $300,000, that's of interest here. Originally conceived for Sony Ericcson, only five of these are being made.
3. GoldVish
$1.3 million
Designer Emmanuel Gueit's creation is unusually functional as far as super-expensive phones go. Such devices tend to exist solely to look pretty at parties. For a staggering $1.3 million, however, there'd be no excuse to offer anything less. But with a VVS-1 grade diamond to match every bit per second in its Bluetooth data rate, it's hardly an office mainstay.
4. Motorola V220 Special Edition
$57,000
Austrian designer Peter Aloisson is responsible for a family of 18-carat horrors, studded with thousands of diamonds and an invisible patina of irremediable bad taste.
5. Bang & Olufsen Serene
$1,200
A relatively cheap model at only $1,000 or thereabouts, Bang and Olufsen's Serene cell phone nonetheless boasts a none-too-relaxing pricetag. Furthermore, it looks like a cheap, generic powder compact.
Top 10 Interview Mistakes
1. Running Late Without Notice.
Turning up late for the interview and never calling to say you are running late will not give a good impression to your potential employer. If you are running late, do inform your interviewer and apologise that you are running late and ask if it is possible for you to attend the interview a little bit late or just request for the interview to be rescheduled if that is not possible.
Of course, the worst that could happen which could quash your employment chances is your attitude when you do not even bother to turn up at an interview without calling.
2. Lack of Preparation
Preparation for an interview includes:
1. Research on the background of the company
2. Bring along an extra copy of your resumé and relevant supporting documents, just in case
3. Be prepared with the answers for possible common interview questions
4. Rehearse on your speech, clarity, confidence, etc. prior to the interview
In the event that you are required to attend an interview at short notice and you applied for a job with no company description stated in the ad, keep your cool and ask questions during the interview to know more about the company.
It is recommended that you carry an extra copy of your resumé in your working bag just in case you are called for a job interview during your lunch/tea break at short notice.
3. Lack of Confidence/Over Confidence
Lack of confidence could be perceived by potential employers as your lack of preparation; being nervous could also be giving the impression that you are trying to cover something or is lying. Being over confident may turn interviewers off as you may be viewed as being too big-headed or you may be viewed as a braggart who talks more than you deliver.
4. Talking Too Much
It is not wise to talk too much and fail to listen and understand the questions asked. Listen carefully to answer the questions asked, be clear and concise in your answers to show that you understood the question and are not just rambling for the sake of talking. Be specific and respond directly to the questions asked. Be careful with your selection of words and think before you say anything to decide if what you are going to say is necessary or appropriate.
5. Inappropriate Dressing
Avoid revealing clothes or being underdressed - stick to conventional dressing, i.e. mono colours and minimal accessories.
6. Body Language
Avoid weak or too strong handshakes, minimal or almost no eye contact with the interviewer and slouching when seated. Keep a straight back when seated and refrain from fidgeting or shaking your legs, twitching your nose, biting your nails or other signs that showed your nervousness. Take a deep breath to remain calm and be aware of your body language. Your body language tells your interviewers more about you than your speech.
7. Criticising Your Previous Employers/Company/Colleagues or Complaining About Your Day
No one likes a person who complains, keep in mind that it is not a recommended icebreaker. You are being interviewed to promote yourself as the best possible candidate for the post, not to criticise others or complain about the train/car that broke down on your way to the interview.
8. Lying or Concealing Information
Never attempt to lie or cover up any vital information, no matter how important you thought it was for you to conceal the information. You may land the job but how long it will be before you are found out?
9. Failing to Ask Questions
Ask questions to show that you are interested in the job, lack of enthusiasm is a killer of your chances of employment.
10. Money Talk
Never bring up talk on salary at the beginning of the interview. Only talk about salary or your employment package, i.e. remuneration, benefits, etc. when the interviewer asks you or the matter has not been brought up and the interview is near its end.
Of course, the worst that could happen which could quash your employment chances is your attitude when you do not even bother to turn up at an interview without calling.
2. Lack of Preparation
Preparation for an interview includes:
1. Research on the background of the company
2. Bring along an extra copy of your resumé and relevant supporting documents, just in case
3. Be prepared with the answers for possible common interview questions
4. Rehearse on your speech, clarity, confidence, etc. prior to the interview
In the event that you are required to attend an interview at short notice and you applied for a job with no company description stated in the ad, keep your cool and ask questions during the interview to know more about the company.
It is recommended that you carry an extra copy of your resumé in your working bag just in case you are called for a job interview during your lunch/tea break at short notice.
3. Lack of Confidence/Over Confidence
Lack of confidence could be perceived by potential employers as your lack of preparation; being nervous could also be giving the impression that you are trying to cover something or is lying. Being over confident may turn interviewers off as you may be viewed as being too big-headed or you may be viewed as a braggart who talks more than you deliver.
4. Talking Too Much
It is not wise to talk too much and fail to listen and understand the questions asked. Listen carefully to answer the questions asked, be clear and concise in your answers to show that you understood the question and are not just rambling for the sake of talking. Be specific and respond directly to the questions asked. Be careful with your selection of words and think before you say anything to decide if what you are going to say is necessary or appropriate.
5. Inappropriate Dressing
Avoid revealing clothes or being underdressed - stick to conventional dressing, i.e. mono colours and minimal accessories.
6. Body Language
Avoid weak or too strong handshakes, minimal or almost no eye contact with the interviewer and slouching when seated. Keep a straight back when seated and refrain from fidgeting or shaking your legs, twitching your nose, biting your nails or other signs that showed your nervousness. Take a deep breath to remain calm and be aware of your body language. Your body language tells your interviewers more about you than your speech.
7. Criticising Your Previous Employers/Company/Colleagues or Complaining About Your Day
No one likes a person who complains, keep in mind that it is not a recommended icebreaker. You are being interviewed to promote yourself as the best possible candidate for the post, not to criticise others or complain about the train/car that broke down on your way to the interview.
8. Lying or Concealing Information
Never attempt to lie or cover up any vital information, no matter how important you thought it was for you to conceal the information. You may land the job but how long it will be before you are found out?
9. Failing to Ask Questions
Ask questions to show that you are interested in the job, lack of enthusiasm is a killer of your chances of employment.
10. Money Talk
Never bring up talk on salary at the beginning of the interview. Only talk about salary or your employment package, i.e. remuneration, benefits, etc. when the interviewer asks you or the matter has not been brought up and the interview is near its end.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Now watch movies on your head!!
Headplay has created the Personal Cinema System (PCS), a portable movie viewer/PC monitor. Its principal component is a sun visor that sports a TV monitor under the brim for close, personal viewing. The device will sell for $499.
This brick is known as the "Liberator," and Headplay calls it "the brain and nerve center" of the Headplay unit. It connects the visor to a PC or a TV, and it also has a memory slot.
This is the visor itself. By staring directly into two independently focused eyepieces, the mind "sees" a largish, rectangular movie screen, or virtual monitor, on top of a black background.
GOOGLE developing its own mobile phone??
Google is developing its own mobile phone, according to industry insiders, while a Google official last week acknowledged the company was "investigating" such a project.
Google has refused to comment directly on leaks from Europe and the United States which describe a low-cost, internet-connected phone with a colour, wide-screen design.
Google’s rumored Phone could herald yet another mobile phone revolution. Is there anything Google can’t do? It seems nothing is impossible, and impossible is nothing for the world’s dominant search engine company, who now want to expand into the world of mobile computing, Internet access and telephony with their own branded phone.
Newspaper and blog reports in recent months have Google shopping its phone design to potential mobile phone manufacturing partners in Asia. Richard Windsor, a phone analyst with brokerage Nomura in London, told clients late last week that unspecified Google representatives at a major European conference in Germany had confirmed the company is working on its own phone device.
"Mobile is an important area for Google," Google spokeswoman Erin Fors said on Friday. "We remain focused on creating applications and establishing and growing partnerships with industry leaders to develop innovative services for users worldwide. However, we have nothing further to announce."
Said to look similar to the iPhone, with a big widescreen and few buttons, Google wants to bring their software, search, advertising, IM, VoIP and Web 2.0-style apps to a stylish handheld device that plugs you right into everything Google, bringing Google to those even without a computer.
Google’s phone is supposed to be running a version of Linux, uses a touch screen, has Google Talk built-in for instant messaging and VoIP calls, and would have to come with a powerful web browser and mobile versions of Google Apps and other Google software, such as Google Maps, Gmail, Google Calendar and more.
Built-in Wi-Fi would seem to be a given, although whether or not the phone will be 2.5G (GPRS), 2.75G (EDGE), 3G (UMTS) or 3.5G (HSDPA) is unclear. Bluetooth would be another obvious addition, as would some kind of camera, or even two cameras if video calling will be available. Mp3 and video playback capabilities would also seem to be natural features for Google to include.
Eric Schmidt, CEO Google, said in November 2006 that in the future, cell phones could well be free as they would be supported by advertising – although whether this means having to listen to an ad before, during or after placing calls, or all three, is unknown. Confusingly, he then said that phones may never be free after all, and that Google had no plans to give away phones themselves.
Over the past year, Google has branched out beyond computers to bring Web search, e-mail, mapping and other Web services to millions of new and existing phone browsers worldwide.
In October 2006, research company IDG reported that nearly one sixth of the world’s population, or nearly 1 billion people, use mobile phones, with users always keen to upgrade to the latest models offering music and video playback, along with seamless access to email.
One thing is for sure: if Google wants to release their own phone, they have the power to do so, the ability to create the right software environment and the technological know-how required to make the Google Phone a reality.
The choice may well be tough in the future. G-Phone? iPhone? Nokia ‘multimedia computer’ phone? Walkman phone? Windows Mobile 6 phone? Some other phone?
Google has refused to comment directly on leaks from Europe and the United States which describe a low-cost, internet-connected phone with a colour, wide-screen design.
Google’s rumored Phone could herald yet another mobile phone revolution. Is there anything Google can’t do? It seems nothing is impossible, and impossible is nothing for the world’s dominant search engine company, who now want to expand into the world of mobile computing, Internet access and telephony with their own branded phone.
Newspaper and blog reports in recent months have Google shopping its phone design to potential mobile phone manufacturing partners in Asia. Richard Windsor, a phone analyst with brokerage Nomura in London, told clients late last week that unspecified Google representatives at a major European conference in Germany had confirmed the company is working on its own phone device.
"Mobile is an important area for Google," Google spokeswoman Erin Fors said on Friday. "We remain focused on creating applications and establishing and growing partnerships with industry leaders to develop innovative services for users worldwide. However, we have nothing further to announce."
Said to look similar to the iPhone, with a big widescreen and few buttons, Google wants to bring their software, search, advertising, IM, VoIP and Web 2.0-style apps to a stylish handheld device that plugs you right into everything Google, bringing Google to those even without a computer.
Google’s phone is supposed to be running a version of Linux, uses a touch screen, has Google Talk built-in for instant messaging and VoIP calls, and would have to come with a powerful web browser and mobile versions of Google Apps and other Google software, such as Google Maps, Gmail, Google Calendar and more.
Built-in Wi-Fi would seem to be a given, although whether or not the phone will be 2.5G (GPRS), 2.75G (EDGE), 3G (UMTS) or 3.5G (HSDPA) is unclear. Bluetooth would be another obvious addition, as would some kind of camera, or even two cameras if video calling will be available. Mp3 and video playback capabilities would also seem to be natural features for Google to include.
Eric Schmidt, CEO Google, said in November 2006 that in the future, cell phones could well be free as they would be supported by advertising – although whether this means having to listen to an ad before, during or after placing calls, or all three, is unknown. Confusingly, he then said that phones may never be free after all, and that Google had no plans to give away phones themselves.
Over the past year, Google has branched out beyond computers to bring Web search, e-mail, mapping and other Web services to millions of new and existing phone browsers worldwide.
In October 2006, research company IDG reported that nearly one sixth of the world’s population, or nearly 1 billion people, use mobile phones, with users always keen to upgrade to the latest models offering music and video playback, along with seamless access to email.
One thing is for sure: if Google wants to release their own phone, they have the power to do so, the ability to create the right software environment and the technological know-how required to make the Google Phone a reality.
The choice may well be tough in the future. G-Phone? iPhone? Nokia ‘multimedia computer’ phone? Walkman phone? Windows Mobile 6 phone? Some other phone?
Sunday, March 18, 2007
DD, Nokia to start mobile TV pilot in metros
Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti and world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia are all set to start a mobile TV pilot project in metro cities, which will enable cellular phone users watch Doordarshan channels on their handsets.
Nokia India has entered into a pilot tender with DD to launch the service, which would make DD channels available on select high-end Nokia handset models.
During the pilot phase, Doordarshan will test the reception quality of the broadcast coverage. Attendant things like a revenue structure or advertising opportunities will come later. It will also help Nokia and Doordarshan gauge the acceptability.
DD is doing the deliberations and the pilot for the mobile TV will start soon in the metros. Extensive planned commercial launch will take some time, Vineet Taneja, multimedia business director of Nokia India said.
Nokia's N92 series of handsets are capable of catching television signals". Nokia officials said it is for Doordarshan, which has put up a mobile television platform to set a time frame about commercial launch of their TV on Mobile. The company has N92- the first DVBH (digital video broadcast handheld) device. The set will soon be available in India.
Analysts said it remains to be seen how revenue models are worked out, he says.
Adoption of mobile TV will ultimately give way to a more personal and private TV experience than that of traditional broadcast TV, with big implications for users, content providers and advertisers.
Nokia India has entered into a pilot tender with DD to launch the service, which would make DD channels available on select high-end Nokia handset models.
During the pilot phase, Doordarshan will test the reception quality of the broadcast coverage. Attendant things like a revenue structure or advertising opportunities will come later. It will also help Nokia and Doordarshan gauge the acceptability.
DD is doing the deliberations and the pilot for the mobile TV will start soon in the metros. Extensive planned commercial launch will take some time, Vineet Taneja, multimedia business director of Nokia India said.
Nokia's N92 series of handsets are capable of catching television signals". Nokia officials said it is for Doordarshan, which has put up a mobile television platform to set a time frame about commercial launch of their TV on Mobile. The company has N92- the first DVBH (digital video broadcast handheld) device. The set will soon be available in India.
Analysts said it remains to be seen how revenue models are worked out, he says.
Adoption of mobile TV will ultimately give way to a more personal and private TV experience than that of traditional broadcast TV, with big implications for users, content providers and advertisers.
Sony Ericsson showcases W660 Walkman phone
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Sony Ericsson has announced a new Walkman phone, the W660, which places emphasis on style and feel. The W660 is a classic design 3G phone available in two distinctive colors, Record Black, and Rose Red.
The phone can store up to 470 full-length songs (in eAAC+ format) on the supplied 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2), and can deliver RSS feeds straight to the phone's desktop to keep users up-to-date on the latest news and gossip. W660 features TrackID, which helps in identifying the track, the artist, and album that users could not recognize while listening to any music.
Other features of the W660 Walkman phone include a 2.0-megapixel camera, Picture Blogging capability, and Bluetooth Audio Streaming, which allows users to send music wirelessly from the phone to other compatible devices, such as the Music Bluetooth Receiver MBR-100, or the Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH- DS970.
Sony Ericsson has announced a new Walkman phone, the W660, which places emphasis on style and feel. The W660 is a classic design 3G phone available in two distinctive colors, Record Black, and Rose Red.
The phone can store up to 470 full-length songs (in eAAC+ format) on the supplied 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2), and can deliver RSS feeds straight to the phone's desktop to keep users up-to-date on the latest news and gossip. W660 features TrackID, which helps in identifying the track, the artist, and album that users could not recognize while listening to any music.
Other features of the W660 Walkman phone include a 2.0-megapixel camera, Picture Blogging capability, and Bluetooth Audio Streaming, which allows users to send music wirelessly from the phone to other compatible devices, such as the Music Bluetooth Receiver MBR-100, or the Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH- DS970.
Sony Ericsson has also introduced a compact new music accessory, the Snap-On Speakers, MPS-75, which is a small plug-in speaker unit with excellent sound quality that is powered from the phone.
The W660 Walkman phone is a UMTS 2100 and GPRS 900/1800/1900 device that will be available in select markets from the second quarter this year, the Snap-On Speakers, MPS-75, will be available globally at around the same time. Price has not been disclosed as yet.
The W660 Walkman phone is a UMTS 2100 and GPRS 900/1800/1900 device that will be available in select markets from the second quarter this year, the Snap-On Speakers, MPS-75, will be available globally at around the same time. Price has not been disclosed as yet.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
(Video) Herschelle Gibbs hits 6 sixers in one over
Herchelle Gibbs hits six sixers in one over against Netherlands in World Cup 2007 at West Indies on 16th March 2007.
Hottest New Mobile Phones on the Earth-3
Motorola Q9
Price: $499.99
The super-slim Q9 smart phone is designed to appeal to gadget fans, business users, and fashion trendies alike. Available in the second quarter, the Q9 operates on the next-generation Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 platform, and is equipped with a raft of multimedia and business applications. But its most striking features are in the design, including an ergonomically-optimized keyboard and five-way navigation keypad. The device also features a screen display that adjusts according to ambient light to enhance readability.
Nokia E90 Communicator
Price: €750 to €800
This latest model in Nokia's E-series of business devices is a bid to blend the best of Nokia's popular multimedia phones with its “mobile-office” applications. The E90's revved-up browser is capable of displaying the full width of a Web page on the handset, while its integrated GPS and Nokia Maps application will help in finding services on the go. In addition to standard multimedia applications like music and video players, it has 2 cameras, including one designed for wireless videoconferencing.
Samsung F520
Sony Ericsson K220i
Price: Not disclosed
Sony Ericsson unveiled four new phones targeted toward lower price points, including the K220i. This candy-bar style phone mostly keeps things simple, but includes such “step-up” features as a VGA camera, built-in radio with 10 pre-sets, and Internet connectivity.
Price: $499.99
The super-slim Q9 smart phone is designed to appeal to gadget fans, business users, and fashion trendies alike. Available in the second quarter, the Q9 operates on the next-generation Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 platform, and is equipped with a raft of multimedia and business applications. But its most striking features are in the design, including an ergonomically-optimized keyboard and five-way navigation keypad. The device also features a screen display that adjusts according to ambient light to enhance readability.
Nokia E90 Communicator
Price: €750 to €800
This latest model in Nokia's E-series of business devices is a bid to blend the best of Nokia's popular multimedia phones with its “mobile-office” applications. The E90's revved-up browser is capable of displaying the full width of a Web page on the handset, while its integrated GPS and Nokia Maps application will help in finding services on the go. In addition to standard multimedia applications like music and video players, it has 2 cameras, including one designed for wireless videoconferencing.
Samsung F520
Price: Not disclosed
Samsung's F510 incorporates a sliding QWERTY keyboard and alphanumeric keypad into an attractive design. The phone operates through a Flash software interface controlled by a gorgeous 3-in. touchpad screen. Features are plentiful, including a 3-megapixel camera, a microSD memory slot, and MP3 capabilities.
Samsung's F510 incorporates a sliding QWERTY keyboard and alphanumeric keypad into an attractive design. The phone operates through a Flash software interface controlled by a gorgeous 3-in. touchpad screen. Features are plentiful, including a 3-megapixel camera, a microSD memory slot, and MP3 capabilities.
Sony Ericsson K220i
Price: Not disclosed
Sony Ericsson unveiled four new phones targeted toward lower price points, including the K220i. This candy-bar style phone mostly keeps things simple, but includes such “step-up” features as a VGA camera, built-in radio with 10 pre-sets, and Internet connectivity.
Hottest New Mobile Phones on the Earth-2
Samsung F700
Price: Not disclosed
Samsung already has a pretty good answer to the impending release of Apple's iPhone, with its F700. The phone's 2.78-in. widescreen display renders video at quality comparable to a video iPod, according to reports, and packs other solid features like a 5-megapixel camera and an integrated MP3 player. It may not be the iPhone-killer, but it can certainly hold its ground.
Hewlett Packard iPaq 500 Voice Messenger
Price: Not disclosed
Hewlett Packard has been present on the PDA market for a few years, but the iPaq 500 Voice Messenger marks the company's entry into the world of smart phones. It is billed as a businessperson's dream, integrating Wi-Fi capabilities, VoIP calling, and other PDA features into the Windows Mobile 6 interface. Nifty touches, like the ability to dictate e-mails or have them read to you, make the iPaq a uniquely handy out-of-the-office tool.
Nokia 6110 Navigator
Price: €450
Some high-end car GPS devices, like the TomTom Go series, already pair navigation with Bluetooth telephony, but Nokia is taking the inverse route by building GPS capabilities directly into a full-featured mobile phone. The resulting Navigator phone makes it hard for a user to stay lost for long. This device can read out directions, find points of interest from the Internet, and download new maps on a pay-per basis.
Samsung U600
Price: Not disclosed
If Samsung's Ultra Edition super-thin phones bear a striking resemblance to Motorola's RAZR, it's no coincidence. All the major handset makers have been scrambling to release rivals to Motorola's hugely popular line of super-thin phones. At just 10.9 mm thick, Samsung's is not quite the world's slimmest device, but it may be thin enough to squeeze in behind the RAZR and help Samsung snag clients away from its U.S. rival.
Price: Not disclosed
Samsung already has a pretty good answer to the impending release of Apple's iPhone, with its F700. The phone's 2.78-in. widescreen display renders video at quality comparable to a video iPod, according to reports, and packs other solid features like a 5-megapixel camera and an integrated MP3 player. It may not be the iPhone-killer, but it can certainly hold its ground.
Hewlett Packard iPaq 500 Voice Messenger
Price: Not disclosed
Hewlett Packard has been present on the PDA market for a few years, but the iPaq 500 Voice Messenger marks the company's entry into the world of smart phones. It is billed as a businessperson's dream, integrating Wi-Fi capabilities, VoIP calling, and other PDA features into the Windows Mobile 6 interface. Nifty touches, like the ability to dictate e-mails or have them read to you, make the iPaq a uniquely handy out-of-the-office tool.
Nokia 6110 Navigator
Price: €450
Some high-end car GPS devices, like the TomTom Go series, already pair navigation with Bluetooth telephony, but Nokia is taking the inverse route by building GPS capabilities directly into a full-featured mobile phone. The resulting Navigator phone makes it hard for a user to stay lost for long. This device can read out directions, find points of interest from the Internet, and download new maps on a pay-per basis.
Samsung U600
Price: Not disclosed
If Samsung's Ultra Edition super-thin phones bear a striking resemblance to Motorola's RAZR, it's no coincidence. All the major handset makers have been scrambling to release rivals to Motorola's hugely popular line of super-thin phones. At just 10.9 mm thick, Samsung's is not quite the world's slimmest device, but it may be thin enough to squeeze in behind the RAZR and help Samsung snag clients away from its U.S. rival.
Hottest New Mobile Phones on the Earth-1
During the annual 3GSM trade show in Barcelona, mobile phone companies rolled out a slew of snazzy gizmos. See some of the hottest mobile devices about to hit the market.
Sony Ericsson W880i
Sony Ericsson W880i
Price: Not disclosed
The latest from Sony Ericsson's popular line of Walkman phones ups the ante on features, battery life, and portability. The W880i is the slimmest of the Walkman line, at just 9.4 mm thick, and comes with a 1GB removable memory stick, which can store up to 900 tracks. It also has a 2.0 megapixel camera and the ability to stream audio directly to a Bluetooth headset or to your home or car stereo. The phone can run a whopping 18 hours as a music player on a single battery charge.
Nokia N77
Price: €370
Nokia N77 allows viewers to have “living-room TV” on the move, which will drive consumer interest in mobile TV - digital broadcast TV sent to a handset. The N77, which will be released in the second quarter of this year, has a wide 2.4-in. flat screen, high quality stereo sound, and is kitted out with cool applications that allow you to select, purchase, and replay TV programs. It will even alert you when a program starts.
Motorola MotoRIZR Z8
Price: Not disclosed
Motorola's MotoRIZR Z8 is only a slight departure from the company's winning ultra-thin RAZR line of handsets. But unlike previous clamshell models, the RIZR uses a novel “kick-slider” design that makes the phone fit more comfortably along the jaw when the keypad is extended. The Z8, built on Symbian operating software, also puts an emphasis on multimedia, with a 2-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, and a 4 GB-capacity microSD slot so you can watch whole movies on the go.
LG Shine
Price: $999.99
LG Electronics struck it big last year with its sexy “Chocolate” phone. This year, it is hoping to follow up with its sleek-looking Shine line of phones, which have already been selling well in Korea. At 3GSM, the company presented three GSM-compatible models for Europe, all of which pack decent features like 1 GB of built-in memory, a 2-megapixel phone, and an MP3 player. You'll love them most of all for their looks.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
How LCD TV's are made in a plant-3
LCD panel making today is fully automated, though factory workers and engineers monitor the process and do quality checks via computer screens that track the step-by-step construction of the display panels.
Printed circuit boards, integrated circuit drivers, backlight, prism, and other light-defusing films are added to the LCD panels to make fully completed modules that are then sent to TV makers.
Color quality checks for newly manufactured LCD TV modules are conducted manually by workers instead of robots since they can't detect color defects as well as humans can.
Though LCD manufacturing is highly automated, the industrial robots need constant maintenance and surveillance as they conduct precision routines and cart around huge paper-thin sheets of glass.
How LCD TV's are made in a plant-2
The making of a LCD display panel involves two glass sheets that sandwich a liquid-crystal material. A complex circuitry pattern is printed in one substrate, or glass sheet. An ultra high-definition TV for instance, requires 2 million pixels. To achieve that, several layers of electrodes are etched into glass to control the electric voltage and image data that course through the liquid crystals. This circuitry shapes the varying degrees of brightness and color that create the sharp and distinct images characteristic of LCD sets.
The other glass sheet serves as a color filter. Each of the 2 million pixels used in a Full HD TV are coated with red, green, and blue chemicals (basic primary colors) to generate different hues. These pixels are lit up by an electronic current passing through them and, in combination with the liquid crystals, change in polarization and color to shape the final image.
Liquid crystals are injected between two sheets of glass—one etched with complex circuitry and the other embedded with pixels coated with color chemicals. They are sealed together tightly to create a vacuum for better image quality. Polarizer filters are placed on either side of the glass sheets to further define the image.
How LCD TV's are made in a plant-1
Thousands of thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal displays roll out of more than a dozen factories in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China every day. LCD panel prices are falling at a rate of up to 10% every quarter. So there has been a wholesale shift in rich world markets from traditional cathode-ray TVs to digital sets lightweight enough to hang on the wall. TFT-LCD is also the only technology today catering to displays of all sizes, ranging from 1-in. panels for mobile handsets to massive 108-in. TV screens. Liquid crystals stimulated by electrical charges can change the property of light—that is, the color—passing through them.
LCD panel manufacturing resembles that of semiconductors. Both require clean rooms for precision fabrication procedures. While tiny lines of electronic circuits are printed on silicon wafers for chips, LCD panels require printing of circuits on thin glass plates. Here, a worker walks past an air tunnel designed to create a dust-free environment.
The latest LCD plants produce bigger sheets of glass, which allow engineers to carve out more and bigger display panels for TVs and computer monitors. A state-of-the-art plant, known as a G-8 fab, can produce sheets of paper-thin, specialized glass 2.5m by 2.2m in size. They in turn can be cut into six 52-in. giant panels each.
Can u guess the lady in the picture below??
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Can u guess the lady in the picture below ??
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Don't be surprised to know she is:
Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan ... Benazir Bhutto.
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Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan ... Benazir Bhutto.
Samsung launches 2 Entry-level Slider Phones
Samsung has launched its latest slide-up phones, the C300 and the X530.
Samsung C300
About 18.8mm thick, weighing in at 94g, C300 has a large, 4.5 cm, 65K color LCD screen, WAP 1.2 for easy Internet access to download files and java games, embedded speakerphone, 1000 phone book entry, polyphonic ringtones, and voice memo for message recording.
Samsung X530
X530 is designed for advanced multimedia entertainment. It is 17.9mm thick, weights 75.5g, large 1.9 inch, 65k TFT color LCD screen and has a VGA Camera with 4x digital zoom and multi shot function, refined poly ringtones, speakerphone, IrDA, WAP and GPRS.
Both new phones have advanced security features such as: Mobile Tracker, which significantly increases a user's chances of recovering lost or stolen phones, and Emergency SOS Messaging that sends instant alerts to key contacts informing them about emergency situations.
The C300 is available in Noble Black color at Rs 4,199; while the X530 is available in Golden Brown and Silver colors at Rs 6,499.
Samsung C300
About 18.8mm thick, weighing in at 94g, C300 has a large, 4.5 cm, 65K color LCD screen, WAP 1.2 for easy Internet access to download files and java games, embedded speakerphone, 1000 phone book entry, polyphonic ringtones, and voice memo for message recording.
Samsung X530
X530 is designed for advanced multimedia entertainment. It is 17.9mm thick, weights 75.5g, large 1.9 inch, 65k TFT color LCD screen and has a VGA Camera with 4x digital zoom and multi shot function, refined poly ringtones, speakerphone, IrDA, WAP and GPRS.
Both new phones have advanced security features such as: Mobile Tracker, which significantly increases a user's chances of recovering lost or stolen phones, and Emergency SOS Messaging that sends instant alerts to key contacts informing them about emergency situations.
The C300 is available in Noble Black color at Rs 4,199; while the X530 is available in Golden Brown and Silver colors at Rs 6,499.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Top 10 supercars of the world - 2
6. The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 is a supercar made by Italy's Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. It is perhaps the world's most recognised and desired car. This extraordinary supercar costs about $319,000 (Rs 1.43 crore). It can go from 0 to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds flat.
The Murcielago LP640 features an engine that is mounted 'backwards,' with the transmission at the very back of the car. The 'LP' in its name stands for Longitudinale Posteriore which refers to the longitudally-mounted, 6.5 L V12 engine, capable of producing up to 640 bhp at 8000 rpm.
This super car is made up of steel and carbon fibre. It also has an all-wheel drive system and scissor-opening doors.
The car comes with ceramic brakes for swifter braking and a glass engine cover (transparent) which shows off the LP640's 6.5 L V12 engine. The electronic gadgets that go with the car only make it all the more alluring.
7. Spyker D12
The D12 is described as a Super Sports Utility Vehicle. It is a four-seater, four-wheel-drive car that comes with a Volkswagen W12 engine and a six-speed transmission. This Dutch supercar costs about $287,500 (Rs 1.3 crore) and can go from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 5 seconds.
At 5 metres long, 2 meters wide and 1.68 meters tall, the car is huge, but its aluminum body keep its weight down to a relatively low 1,895 kg.
Despite its weight, the car's super engines can gun it to great speeds. True to its supercar status, the Spyker D12 sports some pretty extraordinary gadgets under its hood.
8. Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is a magnificent 2-seat machine styled by Pininfarina along with Ferrari's in-house design guru Frank Stephenson. This Italian supercar is Ferrari's most powerful V-12 production that costs about $255,000 (Rs 1.15 crore) and can go from 0 to 62 mph in 3.7 seconds.
The car's weight is about 2300 kg. It's body is made of aluminium. The car's F133F 6.0 L, V12 engine produces 611 hp making it the most-powerful Ferrari road car.
This head-turner's insides too are a lot to rave about and it too comes packed with some fantastic electronic wizardry.
9. 2007 Mosler MT900S
The Mosler MT900S is made of a carbon-fibre-reinforced steel frame. This American supercar costs $189,000 (Rs 85 lakh) and can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
It is a 2-seater coupe and has a 5.7-litre V-8, 435 bhp engine. It is 4,800 mm in length and weighs about 1,580 kg. This mean machine too comes packed to the brims with some state-of-the-art electronic equipment.
10. Audi R8
The Audi R8 is a sports car from the German automaker Audi. The R8 supercar from Audi costs about $130,000 (Rs 60 lakh) and can go 0 to 62 mph in 4.6 seconds.
The Audi R8 will come with a 4.2 L V8 that can churn out 420 hp. The R8 weighs 1,560 kg. The Audi R8 is very compact. The cabin of the Audi R8 is pushed far forward, behind which is the V8 FSI engine. The chassis has aluminum double wishbones at the front and rear. The Audi R8 is fitted with 6-arm 18-inch wheels.
The car, like all supercars, comes packed with many more mouth-watering and high-tech features.
The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 is a supercar made by Italy's Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. It is perhaps the world's most recognised and desired car. This extraordinary supercar costs about $319,000 (Rs 1.43 crore). It can go from 0 to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds flat.
The Murcielago LP640 features an engine that is mounted 'backwards,' with the transmission at the very back of the car. The 'LP' in its name stands for Longitudinale Posteriore which refers to the longitudally-mounted, 6.5 L V12 engine, capable of producing up to 640 bhp at 8000 rpm.
This super car is made up of steel and carbon fibre. It also has an all-wheel drive system and scissor-opening doors.
The car comes with ceramic brakes for swifter braking and a glass engine cover (transparent) which shows off the LP640's 6.5 L V12 engine. The electronic gadgets that go with the car only make it all the more alluring.
7. Spyker D12
The D12 is described as a Super Sports Utility Vehicle. It is a four-seater, four-wheel-drive car that comes with a Volkswagen W12 engine and a six-speed transmission. This Dutch supercar costs about $287,500 (Rs 1.3 crore) and can go from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 5 seconds.
At 5 metres long, 2 meters wide and 1.68 meters tall, the car is huge, but its aluminum body keep its weight down to a relatively low 1,895 kg.
Despite its weight, the car's super engines can gun it to great speeds. True to its supercar status, the Spyker D12 sports some pretty extraordinary gadgets under its hood.
8. Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is a magnificent 2-seat machine styled by Pininfarina along with Ferrari's in-house design guru Frank Stephenson. This Italian supercar is Ferrari's most powerful V-12 production that costs about $255,000 (Rs 1.15 crore) and can go from 0 to 62 mph in 3.7 seconds.
The car's weight is about 2300 kg. It's body is made of aluminium. The car's F133F 6.0 L, V12 engine produces 611 hp making it the most-powerful Ferrari road car.
This head-turner's insides too are a lot to rave about and it too comes packed with some fantastic electronic wizardry.
9. 2007 Mosler MT900S
The Mosler MT900S is made of a carbon-fibre-reinforced steel frame. This American supercar costs $189,000 (Rs 85 lakh) and can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
It is a 2-seater coupe and has a 5.7-litre V-8, 435 bhp engine. It is 4,800 mm in length and weighs about 1,580 kg. This mean machine too comes packed to the brims with some state-of-the-art electronic equipment.
10. Audi R8
The Audi R8 is a sports car from the German automaker Audi. The R8 supercar from Audi costs about $130,000 (Rs 60 lakh) and can go 0 to 62 mph in 4.6 seconds.
The Audi R8 will come with a 4.2 L V8 that can churn out 420 hp. The R8 weighs 1,560 kg. The Audi R8 is very compact. The cabin of the Audi R8 is pushed far forward, behind which is the V8 FSI engine. The chassis has aluminum double wishbones at the front and rear. The Audi R8 is fitted with 6-arm 18-inch wheels.
The car, like all supercars, comes packed with many more mouth-watering and high-tech features.
Top 10 supercars of the world - 1
1. Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2. Koenigsegg CCX
3. Ascari A10
4. Zonda Roadster F
5. Saleen S7
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 from Germany is the world's fastest, most expensive, and most powerful car in the world. It can touch speeds of over 407.5 kmph and can go from 0 to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds. The supercar costs about $1.4 million (Rs 6.3 crore).
Bugatti Veyron car is made by Volkswagen's 100% arm Bugatti Automobiles. The car has been named after Formula 1 racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the Le Mans race in 1939 while driving for Bugatti.
The car has a W16 engine, which is the equivalent of two narrow-angle V8 engines fused in a 'V' formation. Each of the car's cylinders has 4 valves making it a total of 64 valves. The engine is fed by four turbochargers.
The car also has a fantastic array of electronic equipment. The Veyron can be driven by full automatic transmission. The car's wheelbase is 2710 mm and its overall length is 4462 mm. It is 1998 mm wide and 1206 mm in height. The car's weight is about 1,890 kg.
Bugatti Veyron car is made by Volkswagen's 100% arm Bugatti Automobiles. The car has been named after Formula 1 racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the Le Mans race in 1939 while driving for Bugatti.
The car has a W16 engine, which is the equivalent of two narrow-angle V8 engines fused in a 'V' formation. Each of the car's cylinders has 4 valves making it a total of 64 valves. The engine is fed by four turbochargers.
The car also has a fantastic array of electronic equipment. The Veyron can be driven by full automatic transmission. The car's wheelbase is 2710 mm and its overall length is 4462 mm. It is 1998 mm wide and 1206 mm in height. The car's weight is about 1,890 kg.
2. Koenigsegg CCX
The Koenigsegg CCX is a highly expensive and extremely fast car from Sweden. It can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds. The supercar costs about $722,534 (Rs 3.25 crore).
The Koenigsegg CCX -- CCX is short for Competition Coupe X -- is powered by a Koenigsegg designed and assembled, all aluminium, 4700 cm3 DOHC 32-valve V8 engine. The engine produces 900 hp on biofuel.
This beauty is a two-door, two seater dream that comes with a removable hardtop that can be stowed under the front hood lid. The car's body is made of carbon fibre or kevlar.
The car's interior too is mindboggling and the machine is packed with some great gadgets.
The Koenigsegg CCX -- CCX is short for Competition Coupe X -- is powered by a Koenigsegg designed and assembled, all aluminium, 4700 cm3 DOHC 32-valve V8 engine. The engine produces 900 hp on biofuel.
This beauty is a two-door, two seater dream that comes with a removable hardtop that can be stowed under the front hood lid. The car's body is made of carbon fibre or kevlar.
The car's interior too is mindboggling and the machine is packed with some great gadgets.
3. Ascari A10
The Ascari A10 is a super automobile developed by the British company Ascari Cars. The car can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds. This super car costs about $665,000 (Rs 3 crore).
The A10 features a 5.0 L V8 engine producing 600 hp. The engine delivers power via a six-speed manual transmission. The car has a carbon fibre bodywork, which makes it quite light and terrifyingly fast. The estimated weight of the car is 1,280 kg.
The company says that the A10 can achieve a top speed of a mindboggling 350 kmph.
The A10 features a 5.0 L V8 engine producing 600 hp. The engine delivers power via a six-speed manual transmission. The car has a carbon fibre bodywork, which makes it quite light and terrifyingly fast. The estimated weight of the car is 1,280 kg.
The company says that the A10 can achieve a top speed of a mindboggling 350 kmph.
4. Zonda Roadster F
The Pagani Zonda Roadster F is a supercar produced by Italian car manufacturer Pagani.
This Italian beauty costs about $610,000 (Rs 2.75 crore) and can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds.
The Zonda Roadster F comes with a removable carbon fibre roof and canvas side curtains weighing just 5 kg. The number of Zonda Roadster F produced by Pagani will be limited at 25.
The Roadster F uses racecar philosophy, materials and construction techniques. It has a strengthened firewall structure of the chassis. The windscreen is also strengthened for safety reasons. These features make it quite light at 1,230 kg.
This Italian beauty costs about $610,000 (Rs 2.75 crore) and can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds.
The Zonda Roadster F comes with a removable carbon fibre roof and canvas side curtains weighing just 5 kg. The number of Zonda Roadster F produced by Pagani will be limited at 25.
The Roadster F uses racecar philosophy, materials and construction techniques. It has a strengthened firewall structure of the chassis. The windscreen is also strengthened for safety reasons. These features make it quite light at 1,230 kg.
5. Saleen S7
The Saleen S7 is America's reigning supercar, jointly designed by RML and Saleen Inc. This spectacular machine costs about $580,000 (Rs 2.61 crire)and can go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds.
It is built at Saleen's headquarters in Irvine, California, USA. The super car has center-locking wheel nuts with automatic safety locks; it has integrated roll protection aluminum honeycomb impact absorbing panels; its engine is equipped with two turbochargers and it comes with 3-point seat belts with automatic seat belt pre-tensioners.
It has a carbon fibre body, integrated rear crumple zones and a center-position fuel tank.
It is built at Saleen's headquarters in Irvine, California, USA. The super car has center-locking wheel nuts with automatic safety locks; it has integrated roll protection aluminum honeycomb impact absorbing panels; its engine is equipped with two turbochargers and it comes with 3-point seat belts with automatic seat belt pre-tensioners.
It has a carbon fibre body, integrated rear crumple zones and a center-position fuel tank.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Beware!! Desi ghee may have animal fat!!!
As reported by Times.
Illegal Units In Lucknow Turning Tallow Into Clarified Butter, Selling Them Under Brand Names
He works as a dailywage earner in the city’s animal disposal dump, sorting carcasses into hides and bones that are sold later. But this sixty-something man takes great pride in his other art—one that turns animal fat into ‘desi ghee’.
The lean and gruff Fazal (name changed) is known in these parts as the best karigar and claims to have a long and worthy army of “shagirds who are doing quite well for themselves’’. The old man who works near Dubagga vegetable mandi in Chhanduia, 15 km off the city limits, just loves to make ghee—one that comes at a premium at that.
“The kind that looks, tastes and smells exactly like desi ghee. He (Fazal) gives it cream colour and even manages to rustle up little daanaas (granules) to complete the look,’’ boasts Hari Om, a colleague-cum-admirer, who goes on to say that even experts would be unable to distinguish it from the real thing or even believe that Fazal extracts his pound of ghee from a dead animal. The centre for all this activity is a dump hidden from public eyes and run for years by Rameshwar, who had an annual contract with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation.
Carcasses of stray cows, buffaloes, calves, horses and donkeys among other species—numbering 20 to 30 daily—are brought here on hand carts, rickshaws and four-wheelers. Workers turn them into neat piles of bones, hide, horns and hooves to be sold later. But charbi, the subcutaneous layer of fat between the skin and muscles and even different body parts like abdominal cavity, is in greater demand, say all the workers here.
A visit to the dump on Friday afternoon presented a gory site. Workers smelling strongly of hooch, looked busy unmindful of the stench and filth. During the 45-minute stay, the TOI team counted at least three hand carts ferrying back charbi. The pullers were suspicious of the strangers on the spot.
But Fazal did not mind sharing the trade secrets, under conditions of anonymity, with potential clients who he believed run a local bakery chain. “Any one can set up a ghee-making unit. All you need is a chulha and the big karahi that is used by halwais and a special ladle fitted with a sieve. The stuff is poured in and melted on a high flame. The fat comes off without much effort,’’ he explained.
There are at least 150 families engaged in this business in Lucknow. Earlier, these units were found in peripheral towns, specially Barabanki. TOI had carried a report with photographs of a godown of such ‘desi ghee’ made from tallow about six years back. Now these ghee units are said to be scattered all over the city in Aishbagh, Madhepur, Haiderganj crossing, Haddikheda in Rajajipuram, Kakori, Kasaibara areas. “The price ranges between Rs 18 and Rs 25 per kg with the A-grade stuff made by Fazal costing extra,’’ said Hari Om (name changed).
He said that for bulk purchase the right person is Kallu of Haddikheda—his USP using popular brand names on the tins—or Rahim and Liyakat bhai. “The latter has his factory near Haiderganj crossing,’’ confides an understudy of Fazal. “But if the demand is only two-three tins, then we can get you the stuff immediately.’’ TOI learnt that some ghee made with tallow is also being marketed using popular brand labels. “Sample it and then you will never go elsewhere,’’ said the one who handles sales. “Safe and best for cooking anything you fancy. Just take care not to store it for long.’’ His client list includes “buyers not only from some city eateries but also from Kanpur and even Delhi’’.
Just as Fazal begins to open up, a cart puller warns him into clamming up. And the responses turn guarded. Asked how he can be contacted, Hari Om chips in, “You give us your mobile number. We will call you up. You will get timely delivery. Ab aap uska sabun aur mombatti banao ya kabab aur samosa, aap jano, hamari zimmedari nahi hai.’’
Veterinary expert Dr N D Sharma said: “The tallow ghee poses no health hazard. Once boiled all germs in the fat are eliminated.’’ (All names of those involved with tallow ghee business have been changed)
Illegal Units In Lucknow Turning Tallow Into Clarified Butter, Selling Them Under Brand Names
He works as a dailywage earner in the city’s animal disposal dump, sorting carcasses into hides and bones that are sold later. But this sixty-something man takes great pride in his other art—one that turns animal fat into ‘desi ghee’.
The lean and gruff Fazal (name changed) is known in these parts as the best karigar and claims to have a long and worthy army of “shagirds who are doing quite well for themselves’’. The old man who works near Dubagga vegetable mandi in Chhanduia, 15 km off the city limits, just loves to make ghee—one that comes at a premium at that.
“The kind that looks, tastes and smells exactly like desi ghee. He (Fazal) gives it cream colour and even manages to rustle up little daanaas (granules) to complete the look,’’ boasts Hari Om, a colleague-cum-admirer, who goes on to say that even experts would be unable to distinguish it from the real thing or even believe that Fazal extracts his pound of ghee from a dead animal. The centre for all this activity is a dump hidden from public eyes and run for years by Rameshwar, who had an annual contract with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation.
Carcasses of stray cows, buffaloes, calves, horses and donkeys among other species—numbering 20 to 30 daily—are brought here on hand carts, rickshaws and four-wheelers. Workers turn them into neat piles of bones, hide, horns and hooves to be sold later. But charbi, the subcutaneous layer of fat between the skin and muscles and even different body parts like abdominal cavity, is in greater demand, say all the workers here.
A visit to the dump on Friday afternoon presented a gory site. Workers smelling strongly of hooch, looked busy unmindful of the stench and filth. During the 45-minute stay, the TOI team counted at least three hand carts ferrying back charbi. The pullers were suspicious of the strangers on the spot.
But Fazal did not mind sharing the trade secrets, under conditions of anonymity, with potential clients who he believed run a local bakery chain. “Any one can set up a ghee-making unit. All you need is a chulha and the big karahi that is used by halwais and a special ladle fitted with a sieve. The stuff is poured in and melted on a high flame. The fat comes off without much effort,’’ he explained.
There are at least 150 families engaged in this business in Lucknow. Earlier, these units were found in peripheral towns, specially Barabanki. TOI had carried a report with photographs of a godown of such ‘desi ghee’ made from tallow about six years back. Now these ghee units are said to be scattered all over the city in Aishbagh, Madhepur, Haiderganj crossing, Haddikheda in Rajajipuram, Kakori, Kasaibara areas. “The price ranges between Rs 18 and Rs 25 per kg with the A-grade stuff made by Fazal costing extra,’’ said Hari Om (name changed).
He said that for bulk purchase the right person is Kallu of Haddikheda—his USP using popular brand names on the tins—or Rahim and Liyakat bhai. “The latter has his factory near Haiderganj crossing,’’ confides an understudy of Fazal. “But if the demand is only two-three tins, then we can get you the stuff immediately.’’ TOI learnt that some ghee made with tallow is also being marketed using popular brand labels. “Sample it and then you will never go elsewhere,’’ said the one who handles sales. “Safe and best for cooking anything you fancy. Just take care not to store it for long.’’ His client list includes “buyers not only from some city eateries but also from Kanpur and even Delhi’’.
Just as Fazal begins to open up, a cart puller warns him into clamming up. And the responses turn guarded. Asked how he can be contacted, Hari Om chips in, “You give us your mobile number. We will call you up. You will get timely delivery. Ab aap uska sabun aur mombatti banao ya kabab aur samosa, aap jano, hamari zimmedari nahi hai.’’
Veterinary expert Dr N D Sharma said: “The tallow ghee poses no health hazard. Once boiled all germs in the fat are eliminated.’’ (All names of those involved with tallow ghee business have been changed)
Monday, March 12, 2007
(Trailer) The Pursuit Of Happyness
(Based on a true story) In Columbia Pictures' "The Pursuit of Happyness", Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Rediff offers unlimited email storage free
Email users the world over have never had it so good. The days of limited and paid email storage appears to be finally coming to an end. While Yahoo, Google, AOL and others have been offering their members paid unlimited email storage, Rediff.com today announced it will offer its users free unlimited storage space on Rediffmail with immediate effect.
This means that existing and new Rediffmail users need not worry about deleting messages and can download video or music files to their heart’s content. Of course, US-based mail2world.com and Korean email services provider DreamWiz are among the few that already offer free unlimited email.
Ajit Balakrishnan, chairman and founder, Rediff.com said: "With the phenomenal growth of broadband penetration, usage for storage and sharing of multimedia files has increased. We have solved the problem of storage and capacity and hope that bandwidth availability will also follow."
However, there’s a cost attached to the plan. This means Rediff.com will need to have a storage and back-up infrastructure that will be capable of handling the increasing data. "We have been working on this for the last two years and have created a sturdy infrastructure. Invested enough in servers and storage systems," adds Balakrishnan.
To provide continuous back-up to users, Rediff.com portal has tied-up with service providers like VSNL, Reliance, Sify, and Bharti. Each of these rooms, which is being rented out by Rediff.com, will have high-tech server racks and the requisite security systems.
While the management is not ready to discuss figures, a back of the envelope calculation reveals that it will require terabytes of storage capacity (costing crores of rupees) to make this happen. And they have competition on hand. Google is already said to be testing a new storage service codename Gdrive or Platypus. Others are sure to follow suit soon.
This means that existing and new Rediffmail users need not worry about deleting messages and can download video or music files to their heart’s content. Of course, US-based mail2world.com and Korean email services provider DreamWiz are among the few that already offer free unlimited email.
Ajit Balakrishnan, chairman and founder, Rediff.com said: "With the phenomenal growth of broadband penetration, usage for storage and sharing of multimedia files has increased. We have solved the problem of storage and capacity and hope that bandwidth availability will also follow."
However, there’s a cost attached to the plan. This means Rediff.com will need to have a storage and back-up infrastructure that will be capable of handling the increasing data. "We have been working on this for the last two years and have created a sturdy infrastructure. Invested enough in servers and storage systems," adds Balakrishnan.
To provide continuous back-up to users, Rediff.com portal has tied-up with service providers like VSNL, Reliance, Sify, and Bharti. Each of these rooms, which is being rented out by Rediff.com, will have high-tech server racks and the requisite security systems.
While the management is not ready to discuss figures, a back of the envelope calculation reveals that it will require terabytes of storage capacity (costing crores of rupees) to make this happen. And they have competition on hand. Google is already said to be testing a new storage service codename Gdrive or Platypus. Others are sure to follow suit soon.
(Video) Spider Man 3 - First 7 minutes of the movie!!
The seven first minutes of the new "Spider Man 3" movie, which was presented on 6th Monday, on NBC channel!!
Sony introduces first wireless Cyber-shot DSC-G1
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Sony has introduced its first wireless Cyber-shot, the DSC-G1, a 6 megapixel digital camera that also works with other DLNA-enabled devices, like other cameras or your PC.
It has 3.5-inch high-res LCD screen for high detail when viewing photos and for a superb slideshow feature to share photos with others.
The new camera’s slide show with music function makes sharing photos directly on the camera even more enjoyable. Sony popularized the use of large LCD screens on compact cameras, with the understanding that simply passing the camera around is a means of sharing.
You can share your photos with friends that have a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) enabled camera – just by selecting the photo or photos in question, and pressing a button. Four people with compatible cameras can send photos to each other in real time. DLNA compatible PCs can also store and share photos from the DSC-G1 wirelessly. The camera is also the first to come with 2Gb of internal memory.
You can also add as much as you want using MS Duo or MS Pro Duo memory sticks, which are available in sizes of up to 8Gb, the DSC-G1 becomes a true pocket digital photo album as well as powerful digital camera, able to store 7500 VGA images or 600 6-megapixel photos.
Integral in a camera that can easily store several photo albums worth of photos is in innovative new on-camera search feature. You can organize your photos by events, such as vacations or birthdays, and retrieve them later by keywords or labels. It’s also possible to select an image and search for other photos with the same face, same color, or a similar composition.
The camera has a distinctive design and elegant metal body, a Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens, Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization to minimize camera blur and shake, a light sensitivity of up to up to ISO 1000 for better images at higher shutter speeds and in low light.
It has an integrated lens cover which slides across the camera’s face, instead of down as with previous models, with the camera ready to shoot in less than a second.
Expected retail price is US $600, with a complete range of accessories from www.sonystyle.com, with the camera arriving in stores in April.
Sony has introduced its first wireless Cyber-shot, the DSC-G1, a 6 megapixel digital camera that also works with other DLNA-enabled devices, like other cameras or your PC.
It has 3.5-inch high-res LCD screen for high detail when viewing photos and for a superb slideshow feature to share photos with others.
The new camera’s slide show with music function makes sharing photos directly on the camera even more enjoyable. Sony popularized the use of large LCD screens on compact cameras, with the understanding that simply passing the camera around is a means of sharing.
You can share your photos with friends that have a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) enabled camera – just by selecting the photo or photos in question, and pressing a button. Four people with compatible cameras can send photos to each other in real time. DLNA compatible PCs can also store and share photos from the DSC-G1 wirelessly. The camera is also the first to come with 2Gb of internal memory.
You can also add as much as you want using MS Duo or MS Pro Duo memory sticks, which are available in sizes of up to 8Gb, the DSC-G1 becomes a true pocket digital photo album as well as powerful digital camera, able to store 7500 VGA images or 600 6-megapixel photos.
Integral in a camera that can easily store several photo albums worth of photos is in innovative new on-camera search feature. You can organize your photos by events, such as vacations or birthdays, and retrieve them later by keywords or labels. It’s also possible to select an image and search for other photos with the same face, same color, or a similar composition.
The camera has a distinctive design and elegant metal body, a Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens, Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization to minimize camera blur and shake, a light sensitivity of up to up to ISO 1000 for better images at higher shutter speeds and in low light.
It has an integrated lens cover which slides across the camera’s face, instead of down as with previous models, with the camera ready to shoot in less than a second.
Expected retail price is US $600, with a complete range of accessories from www.sonystyle.com, with the camera arriving in stores in April.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Friends, block 'V Hate India' community on Orkut
Friends, please help in blocking 'V Hate India' community on Orkut.
There are some people who have started a community 'V Hate India'. The main pic is of our national flag is in black n white...looking at that any Indian's blood should burn...We have to stop them.
If you can't do much, at least go to this community and click on "report as bogus", Orkut will remove that community after 1000 such reports. The link is given below:
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=14773994
Please pass this to all.
There are some people who have started a community 'V Hate India'. The main pic is of our national flag is in black n white...looking at that any Indian's blood should burn...We have to stop them.
If you can't do much, at least go to this community and click on "report as bogus", Orkut will remove that community after 1000 such reports. The link is given below:
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=14773994
Please pass this to all.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Most Expensive Luxury Cars of 2007 - Part 2
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Aston Martin V-12 Vanquish
Fully loaded: $283,855
Base MSRP: $260,000
Introduced: 2001
Where built: England
2006 Aston Martin U.S. sales: 443
Amenities: Personalized windowsill plaques, contrast steering wheel stitching, fire extinguisher, dusk-sensing headlamps
Fully loaded: $283,855
Base MSRP: $260,000
Introduced: 2001
Where built: England
2006 Aston Martin U.S. sales: 443
Amenities: Personalized windowsill plaques, contrast steering wheel stitching, fire extinguisher, dusk-sensing headlamps
Bentley Arnage
Fully loaded: $347,995*
Base MSRP: $234,990
Introduced: 1998
Where built: England
2006 Bentley U.S. sales: 3,856
Amenities: Lamb's wool rugs, Maplewood trim, massaging rear seat, electrochromatic rearview mirror
*Because Bentleys are almost infinitely customizable, the price could be considerably higher
Fully loaded: $347,995*
Base MSRP: $234,990
Introduced: 1998
Where built: England
2006 Bentley U.S. sales: 3,856
Amenities: Lamb's wool rugs, Maplewood trim, massaging rear seat, electrochromatic rearview mirror
*Because Bentleys are almost infinitely customizable, the price could be considerably higher
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Fully loaded: $390,750
Base MSRP: $328,750
Introduced: 1925 (current version in 2003)
Where built: England
2006 Rolls-Royce U.S. sales: 336
Amenities: Rear-compartment curtains, 6-DVD changer, veneer instrument panel, picnic table, transmission controls on steering wheel, multilevel seat heating
Fully loaded: $390,750
Base MSRP: $328,750
Introduced: 1925 (current version in 2003)
Where built: England
2006 Rolls-Royce U.S. sales: 336
Amenities: Rear-compartment curtains, 6-DVD changer, veneer instrument panel, picnic table, transmission controls on steering wheel, multilevel seat heating
Maybach 62 S
Fully loaded: $457,650
Base MSRP: $386,500
Introduced: 2006
Where built: Germany
2006 Maybach U.S. sales: 146
Amenities: Front/rear cabin partition wall, electric sliding rear curtains, solar-powered cabin ventilation system, intercom system, keyless ignition, charcoal air filter, 21 Bose speakers
Fully loaded: $457,650
Base MSRP: $386,500
Introduced: 2006
Where built: Germany
2006 Maybach U.S. sales: 146
Amenities: Front/rear cabin partition wall, electric sliding rear curtains, solar-powered cabin ventilation system, intercom system, keyless ignition, charcoal air filter, 21 Bose speakers
Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Fully loaded: NA
Base MSRP: $1.4 million
Introduced: 2005 (full production)
Where built: France
Average annual production: 50
2006 U.S. sales: NA
Amenities: Speed-proportional power steering, alloy-and-leather-trimmed dashboard, center console and doors, Burmester premium stereo system
Fully loaded: NA
Base MSRP: $1.4 million
Introduced: 2005 (full production)
Where built: France
Average annual production: 50
2006 U.S. sales: NA
Amenities: Speed-proportional power steering, alloy-and-leather-trimmed dashboard, center console and doors, Burmester premium stereo system
Most Expensive Luxury Cars of 2007 - Part 1
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Lexus LS460
Fully loaded: $103,681
Base MSRP: $71,000
Introduced: 1986 (fourth generation in 2007)
Where built: Japan
2006 U.S. sales of LS430/LS460: 19,546
Amenities: NP Navigation System with advanced parking guidance, automatic power door close, reverse tilt side mirrors
Fully loaded: $103,681
Base MSRP: $71,000
Introduced: 1986 (fourth generation in 2007)
Where built: Japan
2006 U.S. sales of LS430/LS460: 19,546
Amenities: NP Navigation System with advanced parking guidance, automatic power door close, reverse tilt side mirrors
Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged
Fully loaded: $95,250
Base MSRP: $92,035
Introduced: 1970 (Supercharged in 2005)
Where built: England
2006 U.S. sales: 12,044
Amenities: Off-road enhanced GPS navigation, three-zone automatic climate control, Blenheim leather-faced seats, Sirius satellite radio
Fully loaded: $95,250
Base MSRP: $92,035
Introduced: 1970 (Supercharged in 2005)
Where built: England
2006 U.S. sales: 12,044
Amenities: Off-road enhanced GPS navigation, three-zone automatic climate control, Blenheim leather-faced seats, Sirius satellite radio
Maserati Quattroporte
Fully loaded: $125,000
Base MSRP: $115,900
Introduced: 1963 (Quattroporte V in 2004)
Where built: Italy
2006 Maserati U.S. sales: 2,108
Amenities: 14-way power seats, beverage cooler, memorized settings for three drivers, Blaupunkt premium stereo system, speed-sensitive volume control
Fully loaded: $125,000
Base MSRP: $115,900
Introduced: 1963 (Quattroporte V in 2004)
Where built: Italy
2006 Maserati U.S. sales: 2,108
Amenities: 14-way power seats, beverage cooler, memorized settings for three drivers, Blaupunkt premium stereo system, speed-sensitive volume control
BMW 760Li
Fully loaded: $144,675
Base MSRP: $121,400
Introduced: 2002
Where built: Germany
2006 L-series U.S. sales: 17,796
Amenities: HD radio, high-pressure headlamp washers, massaging driver seat, reclining rear seats, DVD navigation system with voice activation, Bluetooth wireless data link for hands-free phone
Fully loaded: $144,675
Base MSRP: $121,400
Introduced: 2002
Where built: Germany
2006 L-series U.S. sales: 17,796
Amenities: HD radio, high-pressure headlamp washers, massaging driver seat, reclining rear seats, DVD navigation system with voice activation, Bluetooth wireless data link for hands-free phone
Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG
Fully loaded: $220,845
Base MSRP: $181,500
Introduced: 2005
Where built: Germany
2006 S-Series U.S. sales: 30,886
Amenities: Panorama sunroof, heated steering wheel, rain-sensing wipers, rearview camera, remote window/trunk operation, four-zone climate control, TeleAid service
Fully loaded: $220,845
Base MSRP: $181,500
Introduced: 2005
Where built: Germany
2006 S-Series U.S. sales: 30,886
Amenities: Panorama sunroof, heated steering wheel, rain-sensing wipers, rearview camera, remote window/trunk operation, four-zone climate control, TeleAid service
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Nokia 6300 - New Mid-range Handset
Nokia has launched its latest slim, stylish and powerful handset, the Nokia 6300, in India.
Nokia 6300 which weighs just 91 grams and measures less than 13.1mm in thickness, is targeted at consumers aspiring for both style and feature-rich capabilities.
The 6300 has easy-to-use features, a 2 megapixel camera with 8X zoom, email capabilities, built-in MP3 player, FM radio, internal user memory of 7.8 MB, and expandable microSD slot of up to 2 GB.
It has a 2 inch, 240 x 320 pixels (TFT) QVGA screen with up to 16.7 million true colors. There are applications like an Opera Mini Browser or games like Sudoku and Snakes III.
Nokia has announced a limited edition of the 6300, wherein the first 2,500 consumers across the country will be able to get their names etched on the phone, along with a selection of stylized fonts and designs.
Nokia 6300 is available at a price of Rs 12,989.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
(Video) Munnabhai Chale Amerika - First Look
The third installment from the Munnabhai and Circuit series, in this episode both Munna and Circuit are preparing to go to America. Both are reading a book ‘How to learn English in 30 days’. With their dreams to go America, learning English obviously becomes an important requisite for them. So both the characters are struggling to learn the Queen’s language thus creating a lot of confusion with their ‘desi’ dialect.
Just for instance check a few of their Hindi lines translated into English
How will they give their address?
In Hindi: Dhobhi ghat
In English: Wash-ington
How will they express their happiness?
In Hindi: Khushi ke maare mera seena phul gaya
In English: Out of happiness my chest turned into breast
Tapori slang
In Hindi: hawa aan de
In English: Let the air force come in
Bambaiya language
In Hindi: khopche main leke deo kya kharcha paani
In English: I will take you out for date and pay for it
There are a few more of their hilarious one-liners that just make you wonder what will actually happen when they reach America. The trailer however is only restricted till their homework in India and doesn’t delve into foreign shores. In terms of its format it very much reminds of the first teaser of Lagey Raho Munnabhai that showed Munna and Circuit talking about Mahatma Gandhi.
‘God Save America’ – they are coming soon.
How will they give their address?
In Hindi: Dhobhi ghat
In English: Wash-ington
How will they express their happiness?
In Hindi: Khushi ke maare mera seena phul gaya
In English: Out of happiness my chest turned into breast
Tapori slang
In Hindi: hawa aan de
In English: Let the air force come in
Bambaiya language
In Hindi: khopche main leke deo kya kharcha paani
In English: I will take you out for date and pay for it
There are a few more of their hilarious one-liners that just make you wonder what will actually happen when they reach America. The trailer however is only restricted till their homework in India and doesn’t delve into foreign shores. In terms of its format it very much reminds of the first teaser of Lagey Raho Munnabhai that showed Munna and Circuit talking about Mahatma Gandhi.
‘God Save America’ – they are coming soon.
Grooming tips for men
Trousers
For work, khakis and chinos (tan-coloured pants inspired by military looks) are all the rage today, and available in a variety of colours like beige, brown, tan, navy blue and black.
When choosing a pair of trousers, make sure they fit right, especially around the hips. Chinos come in pleated and flat front styles. Pleated trousers are usually straight cut, which look good on a short, lean person.
Flat front trousers on the other hand are your everyday trousers. You can wear them to work or to your neighbourhood grocery. They look stylish almost anywhere!
If you are on the heavier side, flat fronts are a safer bet, as it does not highlight your hip area much and the almost boot-cut fit (style of trousers or jeans that tapers to the knee and flares out to accommodate a boot) makes the legs appear longer.
High-end brands like Blackberry, Van Heusen and Louis Phillipe have trousers in the price range of Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 while Newport, Live-in, Dockers, Lee and Arrow trousers can be had for anywhere between Rs 900 to Rs 1,500.
Shirts
Get your chest and waist fittings right, when looking for a shirt. Fits change according to your body type, make sure the fit does make your body swell out. It must provide a perfect cover to your body shape without any unsightly bumps.
Another thing about shirts that most Indian men neglect is the neckline. Some men look good in high collars while others don't.
There are three basic neck types -- fat, medium and lean. Shirts for medium necks should suit lean and heavy ones but the opposite is not true.
When it comes to design, stripes have become the norm. The stripes you choose for your shirts should be according to your height and your width.
Short men with a stocky build should avoid horizontal stripes while the very tall should avoid wearing shirts with vertical stripes.
And avoid wearing shirts with large and flashy designs, to work.
Jeans
How many of you find it tough to shop for jeans?
They are an indispensable part of your wardrobe, and could prove to be a saviour when in doubt.
Boot-cut, baggy (loose)and slim (form-fitting) styles flood the markets today.
Lean? Then go for a daring slim style, which is all the rage on the international fashion circuit.
On the heavier side? Stick to boot-cut jeans.
One word of advice: Be careful about how your jeans look from the back. It should not be too baggy or tight.
Leave the baggy fits to the hip-hop gang, as you need a certain 'attitude' to carry them off. Low-waist jeans are strictly for those with lean hips and a 28 to 34 inch waistline.
As for colours, soft shades in gray, black and those in-between, look good.
Avoid bling and go easy on the ultra-washed effect.
Accessories
Shoes, watches, belt and eye wear can add that extra something to your overall look.
Try to achieve a 'balanced' look.
For work, match the colour of your shoes with the colour of your belt. Restrict rings and chains to a minimum.
If you are wearing jeans to work, team them up with a shirt that fits well, a cowboy belt buckle (made of iron and plated with silver) and a neat pair of boots for a new look.
"A watch with a black leather strap and a sleek dial gives you a timeless chic, mature look -- something a chunky sports can never give you," says Roy.
You don't have to get your shoes polished every morning. However, at least wipe them with a soft cloth before you leave for work.
And guys, please change your socks everyday, no matter what!
Pick frames and shades according to your face type, not fashion trends.
Larger, thicker frames suit round faces while a small frame does wonders for an oval face.
For work, khakis and chinos (tan-coloured pants inspired by military looks) are all the rage today, and available in a variety of colours like beige, brown, tan, navy blue and black.
When choosing a pair of trousers, make sure they fit right, especially around the hips. Chinos come in pleated and flat front styles. Pleated trousers are usually straight cut, which look good on a short, lean person.
Flat front trousers on the other hand are your everyday trousers. You can wear them to work or to your neighbourhood grocery. They look stylish almost anywhere!
If you are on the heavier side, flat fronts are a safer bet, as it does not highlight your hip area much and the almost boot-cut fit (style of trousers or jeans that tapers to the knee and flares out to accommodate a boot) makes the legs appear longer.
High-end brands like Blackberry, Van Heusen and Louis Phillipe have trousers in the price range of Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 while Newport, Live-in, Dockers, Lee and Arrow trousers can be had for anywhere between Rs 900 to Rs 1,500.
Shirts
Get your chest and waist fittings right, when looking for a shirt. Fits change according to your body type, make sure the fit does make your body swell out. It must provide a perfect cover to your body shape without any unsightly bumps.
Another thing about shirts that most Indian men neglect is the neckline. Some men look good in high collars while others don't.
There are three basic neck types -- fat, medium and lean. Shirts for medium necks should suit lean and heavy ones but the opposite is not true.
When it comes to design, stripes have become the norm. The stripes you choose for your shirts should be according to your height and your width.
Short men with a stocky build should avoid horizontal stripes while the very tall should avoid wearing shirts with vertical stripes.
And avoid wearing shirts with large and flashy designs, to work.
Jeans
How many of you find it tough to shop for jeans?
They are an indispensable part of your wardrobe, and could prove to be a saviour when in doubt.
Boot-cut, baggy (loose)and slim (form-fitting) styles flood the markets today.
Lean? Then go for a daring slim style, which is all the rage on the international fashion circuit.
On the heavier side? Stick to boot-cut jeans.
One word of advice: Be careful about how your jeans look from the back. It should not be too baggy or tight.
Leave the baggy fits to the hip-hop gang, as you need a certain 'attitude' to carry them off. Low-waist jeans are strictly for those with lean hips and a 28 to 34 inch waistline.
As for colours, soft shades in gray, black and those in-between, look good.
Avoid bling and go easy on the ultra-washed effect.
Accessories
Shoes, watches, belt and eye wear can add that extra something to your overall look.
Try to achieve a 'balanced' look.
For work, match the colour of your shoes with the colour of your belt. Restrict rings and chains to a minimum.
If you are wearing jeans to work, team them up with a shirt that fits well, a cowboy belt buckle (made of iron and plated with silver) and a neat pair of boots for a new look.
"A watch with a black leather strap and a sleek dial gives you a timeless chic, mature look -- something a chunky sports can never give you," says Roy.
You don't have to get your shoes polished every morning. However, at least wipe them with a soft cloth before you leave for work.
And guys, please change your socks everyday, no matter what!
Pick frames and shades according to your face type, not fashion trends.
Larger, thicker frames suit round faces while a small frame does wonders for an oval face.
Motivation : Quotes From .....
Action: "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed...every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle...when the sun comes up, you'd better be running." -- Anonymous
Attitude: "It's our attitude in life that determines life's attitude toward us." -- Earl Nightingale
Balance: "Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." -- Van Goethe
Belief: "The only thing that stands between a person and what they want from life is often the will to try it and the faith to believe it's possible." -- Rich Devos
Challenges: "Kites rise highest against the wind...not with it." -- Winston Churchill
Commitment: "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -- Anonymous
Courage: "Courage is the door that can only be opened from the inside." -- Terry Neil
Discipline: "To get what we've never had, we must do what we've never done." --Anonymous
Excellence: "It is a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it." -- Somerset Maugham
Failure: "Failures are divided into two classes-those who thought and never did and those who did and never thought." -- John Charles Sak
Habits: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle
Integrity: "Wisdom is knowing the right path to take...integrity is taking it." -- M.H. McKee
Knowledge: "Knowledge is like climbing a mountain; the higher you reach, the more you can see and appreciate." -- Anonymous
Passion: "Many things will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart... PURSUE THOSE." -- Anonymous
Perseverance: "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins...not through strength but by perseverance." -- H. Jackson Brown
Responsibility: "EXCUSES are the nails used to build a house of failure." -- Don Wilder
Risk: "You will always miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -- Wayne Gretzky
Service: "It is one of the greatest compensations in life that no one can help another without helping themselves." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Attitude: "It's our attitude in life that determines life's attitude toward us." -- Earl Nightingale
Balance: "Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." -- Van Goethe
Belief: "The only thing that stands between a person and what they want from life is often the will to try it and the faith to believe it's possible." -- Rich Devos
Challenges: "Kites rise highest against the wind...not with it." -- Winston Churchill
Commitment: "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -- Anonymous
Courage: "Courage is the door that can only be opened from the inside." -- Terry Neil
Discipline: "To get what we've never had, we must do what we've never done." --Anonymous
Excellence: "It is a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it." -- Somerset Maugham
Failure: "Failures are divided into two classes-those who thought and never did and those who did and never thought." -- John Charles Sak
Habits: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle
Integrity: "Wisdom is knowing the right path to take...integrity is taking it." -- M.H. McKee
Knowledge: "Knowledge is like climbing a mountain; the higher you reach, the more you can see and appreciate." -- Anonymous
Passion: "Many things will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart... PURSUE THOSE." -- Anonymous
Perseverance: "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins...not through strength but by perseverance." -- H. Jackson Brown
Responsibility: "EXCUSES are the nails used to build a house of failure." -- Don Wilder
Risk: "You will always miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -- Wayne Gretzky
Service: "It is one of the greatest compensations in life that no one can help another without helping themselves." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Monday, March 05, 2007
(Video) Beer Launching Mini-Fridge
An inventor from the US has created a fridge that can throw cold beer cans to those who are too lazy to get off the couch.
John Cornwell, 22, spent GBP 1,500 on making a remote-controlled fridge that will be a dream come true to many men come football championships time. The remote control starts an intrinsic lift mechanism in the fridge and the beer is lifted to the top where a catapult-like device hurls it at the lazy drinker.
Cornwell admits that his great idea came as he was sprawled on the couch one day: ‘I thought, 'What if instead of me going to get the beer, the beer came to me?' "There is a slight danger of being hit in the head with a flying can but this danger decreases the more you use it," the inventor warns.
John Cornwell, 22, spent GBP 1,500 on making a remote-controlled fridge that will be a dream come true to many men come football championships time. The remote control starts an intrinsic lift mechanism in the fridge and the beer is lifted to the top where a catapult-like device hurls it at the lazy drinker.
Cornwell admits that his great idea came as he was sprawled on the couch one day: ‘I thought, 'What if instead of me going to get the beer, the beer came to me?' "There is a slight danger of being hit in the head with a flying can but this danger decreases the more you use it," the inventor warns.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Cool New Sony NW-A800 Video Walkman MP3 Player Launched
Sony's Video Walkman NW-A800 series Walkman will go on sale in Europe in April and then later in other markets.
There are three models: the NW-A805, A806 and A808 having 2GB, 4GB and 8GB, respectively.
The screen is a 2-inch LCD panel with QVGA resolution (240 pixels by 320 pixels). It's orientated in portrait form rather than the landscape form used on the iPod, but videos can be viewed with the device either held vertically or horizontally.
Audio playback in a number of flavors of Sony's ATRAC compression is possible, and Sony supplies software for converting Windows Media Audio, MP3 and WAV files to ATRAC. MP3 files can be directly loaded onto the Walkman, but battery life will be shorter. For video the Walkman plays back MPEG4 H.264/AVC encoded files.
Playback time for audio is about 30 hours for ATRAC files encoded at 132k bps while for video its seven hours for MPEG4 files encoded at 768k bps.
NW-A800 series is available in four color options; violet, black, white and pink.
Some very cool accessories include a car cigarette lighter power adapter for charging, a mini jack for playing through your car stereo system, FM and Bluetooth transmitter. The Walkman is 44 millimeters wide by 88mm high and is 9mm thick and weighs 53 grams.
The NW-A800 series will be available throughout Europe in April and in Canada in May at about US$150 for 2 GB, $200 for 4 GB and $250 for 8 GB.
The NW-A800 series will be available throughout Europe in April and in Canada in May at about US$150 for 2 GB, $200 for 4 GB and $250 for 8 GB.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
(Video) Underbed Plasma HDTV Lift
Store your 50" Plasma HDTV under your bed. Device raises TV to viewing level in 45 seconds.
(Video) How to convince your boss to buy you a new computer
There are 101 ways to convince your boss to buy you a new computer. Here is one of them.
Dark in here
A housewife calls her lover home during the day, while her husband is at work. Unknown to her, her 9 year old son was hiding in the closet.
Her husband came home unexpectedly, so she hid her lover in the closet. The boy now has company.
Boy: Dark in here..
Man: Yes it is.
Boy: I have a baseball.
Man: That's nice.
Boy: Want to buy it?
Man: No, thanks.
Boy: My dad's outside.
Man: OK, how much?
Boy: $250.
In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the mom's lover are in the closet together.
Boy: Dark in here.
Man: Yes, it is.
Boy: I have a baseball glove.
Man: How much?
Boy: $750.
Man: Fine.
A few days later, the father says to the boy, "Grab your glove. Let's go outside and toss the baseball."
The boy says, "I can't. I sold them."
The father asks, "How much did you sell them for?"
The son says, "$1,000."
The father says, "That's terrible to overcharge your friends like that, that is way more than those two things cost. I'm going to take you to church and make you confess."
They go to church and the father alerts the priest, and makes the little boy sit in the confession booth and closes
the door.
The boy says, "Dark in here." the priest says, "Don't start that shit again."
Her husband came home unexpectedly, so she hid her lover in the closet. The boy now has company.
Boy: Dark in here..
Man: Yes it is.
Boy: I have a baseball.
Man: That's nice.
Boy: Want to buy it?
Man: No, thanks.
Boy: My dad's outside.
Man: OK, how much?
Boy: $250.
In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the mom's lover are in the closet together.
Boy: Dark in here.
Man: Yes, it is.
Boy: I have a baseball glove.
Man: How much?
Boy: $750.
Man: Fine.
A few days later, the father says to the boy, "Grab your glove. Let's go outside and toss the baseball."
The boy says, "I can't. I sold them."
The father asks, "How much did you sell them for?"
The son says, "$1,000."
The father says, "That's terrible to overcharge your friends like that, that is way more than those two things cost. I'm going to take you to church and make you confess."
They go to church and the father alerts the priest, and makes the little boy sit in the confession booth and closes
the door.
The boy says, "Dark in here." the priest says, "Don't start that shit again."
Friday, March 02, 2007
(Video) A day in the life of a Customer Care Executive
Have you ever wondered what it is like to work in the "complaint" department for YouTube?
Thursday, March 01, 2007
(Video) The Lost Tomb Of Jesus Christ - 2
Interview with James Cameron
To see the video, click on the link given below:
More interviews
Cameron and Jacobovici said statisticians who have looked at markings on the bone boxes estimate that the probability that the remains uncovered in 1980 are not those of Joseph, Mary, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, a son of Jesus and other relatives are more than 100 to 1. The implications are astounding given that billions of people have been taught that Jesus was resurrected both in spirit and body, ascended to heaven, never married and had no offspring. The film and book, if accepted, could shake the church, that Jesus founded, to its core.
According to Cameron and Jacobovici, the bones discovered in the limestone boxes in 1980 were quickly reburied, following the Jewish traditions. Archaeologists quickly discounted the theory that the boxes contained the bones of Jesus and his family because the names inscribed on the boxes were quite common in the region during the 1st Century.
Jacobovici said that the archaeologists who were so quick to dismiss the find never asked statisticians for an opinion about the likelihood that boxes inscribed with names like Joseph, Mary and Jesus would all be found in the same place and be dated back to the time that Jesus lived and taught.
“They are common names, these were archaeologists. They never went to statisticians,” Jacobovici said. “We're just reporting the news. We're not statisticians. We're not theologians .... Now the debate is going to begin because statisticians say it is significant. DNA experts say it is significant.”
To see the video, click on the link given below:
More interviews
Cameron and Jacobovici said statisticians who have looked at markings on the bone boxes estimate that the probability that the remains uncovered in 1980 are not those of Joseph, Mary, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, a son of Jesus and other relatives are more than 100 to 1. The implications are astounding given that billions of people have been taught that Jesus was resurrected both in spirit and body, ascended to heaven, never married and had no offspring. The film and book, if accepted, could shake the church, that Jesus founded, to its core.
According to Cameron and Jacobovici, the bones discovered in the limestone boxes in 1980 were quickly reburied, following the Jewish traditions. Archaeologists quickly discounted the theory that the boxes contained the bones of Jesus and his family because the names inscribed on the boxes were quite common in the region during the 1st Century.
Jacobovici said that the archaeologists who were so quick to dismiss the find never asked statisticians for an opinion about the likelihood that boxes inscribed with names like Joseph, Mary and Jesus would all be found in the same place and be dated back to the time that Jesus lived and taught.
“They are common names, these were archaeologists. They never went to statisticians,” Jacobovici said. “We're just reporting the news. We're not statisticians. We're not theologians .... Now the debate is going to begin because statisticians say it is significant. DNA experts say it is significant.”
(Video) The Lost Tomb Of Jesus Christ - 1
Oscar-winning director James Cameron's controversial new documentary, which claims that Jesus may not have only been buried with a wife, but a son as well, adds an intriguing new piece but certainly doesn't solve the 2,000-year-old puzzle of the life and death of Christ.
“I'm not an archaeologist. I'm a filmmaker,” said Cameron, who won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1998 for Titanic. “I looked at the evidence initially, and as a layman I found it to be compelling .... I haven't seen anything that contradicts the initial hypothesis.”
“The Lost Tomb of Jesus,” which premieres March 4 on the Discovery Channel, USA, chronicles recent efforts to apply modern science and new understanding of Jesus and his followers to the 1980 discovery of a set of ossuaries, or “bone boxes,” under what is now an apartment complex near Jerusalem.
The well-known holy relic called The Talpiot Tomb is in fact the crypt that once held the bones of Jesus Christ. Scientific evidence, including DNA analysis conducted at one of the world's foremost molecular genetics laboratories, as well as studies by leading scholars, suggests a 2,000-year-old Jerusalem tomb could have once held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth and his family. The findings also suggest that Jesus and Mary Magdalene might have produced a son named Judah." This could be "the greatest archaeological find in history," since it could satisfy many that there's no God.
Cameron and investigative journalist Simcha Jacobovici, who wrote a companion book, “The Jesus Family Tomb,” are defending their work against criticism that they are riding the coat tails of Dan Brown's “The Da Vinci Code” and are trying to profit from promoting theories discredited by archaeologists when the limestone boxes were discovered 27 years ago.
“The Lost Tomb of Jesus,” which premieres March 4 on the Discovery Channel, USA, chronicles recent efforts to apply modern science and new understanding of Jesus and his followers to the 1980 discovery of a set of ossuaries, or “bone boxes,” under what is now an apartment complex near Jerusalem.
The well-known holy relic called The Talpiot Tomb is in fact the crypt that once held the bones of Jesus Christ. Scientific evidence, including DNA analysis conducted at one of the world's foremost molecular genetics laboratories, as well as studies by leading scholars, suggests a 2,000-year-old Jerusalem tomb could have once held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth and his family. The findings also suggest that Jesus and Mary Magdalene might have produced a son named Judah." This could be "the greatest archaeological find in history," since it could satisfy many that there's no God.
Cameron and investigative journalist Simcha Jacobovici, who wrote a companion book, “The Jesus Family Tomb,” are defending their work against criticism that they are riding the coat tails of Dan Brown's “The Da Vinci Code” and are trying to profit from promoting theories discredited by archaeologists when the limestone boxes were discovered 27 years ago.
Sony's Latest Cyber-Shot Digital Cameras
Sony has launched five new Cyber-shot cameras; the Cyber-shot W-series cameras, including DSC-W200, DSC-W90, and DSC-W80 and the new 8-megapixel Cyber-shot H-series which includes DSC-H9 and DSC-H7.
W-series
The DSC-W200 is the most compact 12-megapixel camera in the industry, followed by the 8-megapixel DSC-W90, and the 7.2-megapixel DSC-W80 which have Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lenses; traditional, eye-level viewfinders; and large, 2.5-inch LCD screens.
W-series
The DSC-W200 is the most compact 12-megapixel camera in the industry, followed by the 8-megapixel DSC-W90, and the 7.2-megapixel DSC-W80 which have Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lenses; traditional, eye-level viewfinders; and large, 2.5-inch LCD screens.
These W-series cameras are compatible with the Sony VMC-MHC1 HD component cable for simple connection to an HDTV set. They can also be used with the new Sony CSS-HD1 HD Cyber-shot Station, which comes with the component cable. The cameras can be connected to the station just one time, which also charges the cameras.
These cameras incorporate Sony's new face detection technology, Clear RAW noise reduction technology, the new multi-point auto-focus (AF), and Super Steady Shot for optical image stabilization.
These cameras incorporate Sony's new face detection technology, Clear RAW noise reduction technology, the new multi-point auto-focus (AF), and Super Steady Shot for optical image stabilization.
The new W-series models feature a built-in slide show function for image playback with pans, fades, and wipe transitions set to your choice of music clips. They also incorporate selectable in-camera editing functions, and are equipped with Dynamic Range Optimizer for instantly determining the best exposure and tonality of each picture.
All of the new cameras are powered by the Bionz processing engine that helps speed up the cameras' response time and extends battery life. The W90 camera can shoot up to 350 shots, the W80 model up to 340 shots, and the W200 unit up to 270 shots, respectively, on a full charge.
H-series
The DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 are able to quick focus by predicting where the subjects would be in the frame, which helps to reduce the time of focus and shoot.
Both cameras, debuting advanced sports shooting mode, feature powerful Carl Zeiss 15x optical zoom lenses for up-close shots of big plays on the field. With the face detection technology, they can identify up to eight faces in the camera's LCD frame.
H-series
The DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 are able to quick focus by predicting where the subjects would be in the frame, which helps to reduce the time of focus and shoot.
Both cameras, debuting advanced sports shooting mode, feature powerful Carl Zeiss 15x optical zoom lenses for up-close shots of big plays on the field. With the face detection technology, they can identify up to eight faces in the camera's LCD frame.
The H9 and H7 can shoot up to 1/4000 of a second, a critical speed for capturing fast-moving sports and freezing the action. The two cameras incorporate similar technologies that are there in the new W-series models such as HD outputs, Bionz processing engine, Super Steady Shot, Clear RAW noise reduction technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, and offer selectable in-camera editing functions.
The H9 sports a 3-inch, flip-up LCD screen, while the H7 has a non-articulating, 2.5-inch LCD screen. The H9 camera is the only Cyber-shot model in this year's line to feature NightShot technology, which allows users to take photographs in environments with virtually no light.
The H9 sports a 3-inch, flip-up LCD screen, while the H7 has a non-articulating, 2.5-inch LCD screen. The H9 camera is the only Cyber-shot model in this year's line to feature NightShot technology, which allows users to take photographs in environments with virtually no light.
The Silver DSC-W200 will be available in May for about $400, while the DSC-W90 and DSC-W80 in March for about $300 and $250 respectively. The W90 will be available in Black and Silver. The W80 will come in Pink, White, Black, and Silver.
Also, there is the DSC-W80HDPR kit, which bundles a DSC-W80 camera and Sony's DPP-FPHD1 printer package, which consists of the VMC-MHC1 high-definition component cable, a Cyber-shot cradle, a remote commander, and a digital photo printer with high-definition component output. It will be available for about $400 in April.
The DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 will ship in April for about $480 and $400 respectively.
Customers can also purchase online at sonystyle.com and at Sony Style retail stores (www.sonystyle.com/retail). Pre-orders have started at www.sonystyle.com/newcameras.
Also, there is the DSC-W80HDPR kit, which bundles a DSC-W80 camera and Sony's DPP-FPHD1 printer package, which consists of the VMC-MHC1 high-definition component cable, a Cyber-shot cradle, a remote commander, and a digital photo printer with high-definition component output. It will be available for about $400 in April.
The DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 will ship in April for about $480 and $400 respectively.
Customers can also purchase online at sonystyle.com and at Sony Style retail stores (www.sonystyle.com/retail). Pre-orders have started at www.sonystyle.com/newcameras.
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