Go, drop your iPad
Okay, not deliberately! But if you have this Logitec device then you can (almost) afford to. The Big Bang is an impact-protective case for the iPad Air 2. It offers protection for “everyday oops-moments”.
Made from shock-absorbent material, it protects your precious gadget from drops. Durable material also guards it against bumps and scratches, while it is also liquid repellent, covered with shock-absorbent material (protects it from screen impact) and is otherwise “ultra protective”.
It has been drop protection tested from upto 1.4 metres height. The screen impact is enabled when the case cover is closed. If this sounds impressive, it also exceeds military drop standards!
http://bit.ly/bigbangcase
Make audio wireless
Stuff India gives a clue of how you can make your audio go wireless. Use the Bluetooth audio adapter, it says. This product costs Rs 1995 and is on http://logitech.com/en-in
This device allows you to stream music to your speakers with Bluetooth technology. You can stream music from either your smartphone or your tablet. Pairing your smartphone and tablet simultaneously with multipoint Bluetooth wireless technology becomes easy.
You can also pair your device with one press of the pairing button. Re-pairing is automatic for hassle-free operation.
http://bit.ly/bluetooth-audio-adapter
Coming to Mumbai
It’s called the Stuff Gadget Show 2014 and will happen from December 11-14 at the MMRDA Grounds at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
Check this promo: “This show is your first class ticket to a destination filled with only the most exciting toys in tech. Not only is the Stuff Gadget Show the biggest of its kind in the country, it’s also the coolest. Now entering its third edition, you’ll bear witness to only the latest gadgets in the world.”
Its promising “high-end brands”, tech you’ll fall in love with, and an atmosphere “filled with gaming, gizmos and gadget-fiends all under one roof.”
In terms of figures, here are the promises: 80,000+ visitors, 36000+ sq.m. area, and 150+ exhibitors. Whatever your background is, there might be something for you in it. You’d get a chance to interact with “hardcore gadget enthusiasts”, gadget lovers, potential buyers, industry professionals, and media personalities and celebrities.
A visit to their online links says this initiative is linked to the Stuff India magazine, the Indian edition of the “largest-selling gadget magazine” in the world. It boasts that it offers real, true “gadget porn”!
Let’s see how it shapes out.
http://t.co/ST7cMAJKM6 or http://stuffgadgetshow.com/
Huawei Honor
Flipkart labels the Huawei Honor as new on its site. The T1 (silver, white panel) 8 GB, with WiFi and 3G goes for Rs 9999. The Honor Xi (Silver, Black with White Panel) and 16 GB is priced at Rs 19,999.
http://www.flipkart.com
Goodbye to Microsoft clip art
PCmag.com tells us that the days of inserting “cartoonish images” into PowerPOint presentations or Word documents have come to an end. Microsoft says its Office.com Clip Art and imagine library has been closed. Users will now have to use the Bing Image Search to add images to their reports and other files. Bing has its own copyright filter, and taps into Creative Commons licensed-work. This allows you to ensure you are free to use the images that pop up. Another victory for sharable
and copyleft over the proprietorial approach? You can also search for images at http://images.google.com or the Creative Commons search engines.
http://www.bing.com/images
TranServ, MobiKwik
You might have not heard these names in the past, but not for much longer. India’s business press is already talking about the services which offer online wallet services.
For instance, MobiKwik wallet is an online prepaid account where a user can store money, to pay mobile recharge, DTH, electricity bill and pay on online shopping sites . The MobiKwik wallet has to be loaded with money once before it can be used across functions. MobiKwik wallet is a semi closed wallet authorized by Reserve Bank of India.
It was founded by Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana Taku in 2009, to ease the payment problems faced by online users in India.
They tied up with various online merchants such as eBay India, BookMyShow, Dominos India, ShopClues and Snapdeal to provide accessibility of their wallet
as a payment option on e-commerce sites.
