Want a smart kitchen?
This gadget promises to make your “entire kitchen smart”. It shows you how to eat right and get the most of your devices. Countertop is a connected-kitchen gadget. It makes nutritious, smart suggestions on what you should eat. Not just that, it also helps you cook the same.
You can track what you eat and drink, get directions on preparing some new dish. A gadget which has been described as looking “like a cross between a cutting board and a kitchen scale”, it also links up with other of your devices.
Thus, it gets to know when you’ve finished working out, and knows how much of everything you’re adding to the blender.
http://theorangechef.com
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Gionee’s Rs 24,999
Gionee Elife S7 — whose claim to fame is being the thinnest dual SIM phone — is being priced in India at a rupee below Rs 25,000. The Chinese-made phone comes at 5.5 mm. It is also made of aviation grade alloy.
The 2002-founded Gionee is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. It is one of China’s largest mobile phone
manufacturer. Besides India, the other markets it has expanded into are Nigeria, Vietnam, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines, among others.
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Buy in India?
So, should you buy your cassette in India or overseas? The Economic Times has some good tips on this one. For instance:
* Apart from the shady practice of buying used iPhones that have been illegally unlocked — even the prices of officially unlocked devices can differ. For instance, the iPhone 6 starts at Rs 56,000 in India. The same unlocked device in the US is $649 ($40,000) and HK$5588 ($45,000) in Hong Kong.
* The catch is that iPhone warranties are only valid in the country in which they are purchased. If the phone develops any sort of issue, Apple service will not accept the product at all — even if payment for repairs is offered.
In cameras, with some mid-range and premium digital SLRs, “the price gap starts to widen”. Some high-end laptop can be well priced abroad. See the evaluation of buying projectors here or overseas.
Smarten up?
Can you think of one single device that will turn all your “dumb” gadgets into slightly smarter gadgets? Neurio promises to recognise “the electronic signature of everything in your home — no Internet connection needed.”
Neurio home intelligences calls itself “a revolutionary new technology that makes an ordinary home smart. Learn what’s happening in your home, and teach it some new tricks!”
You first start by installing the Neurio Sensor, a whole-home electricity monitor. It measures both differential voltage and current signals every split second and these signals to calculate power, energy, and more for each individual channel.
Sensor measurements are then transmitted to the Neurio Cloud, every split second. Its algorithms can quickly detect an “appliance event” (e.g. turning it on or off) or a user behaviour (such as arriving home). Then, the Neurio’s Android and iOS app provide real time feedback for your home! Sitting in office, its homepage for your home let’s you see what’s happening in your home in real time!
In short: keep an eye on your home from anywhere in the world.
Power waste
Are you one of those concerned about the wastage of power in the form of street lighting?
Says the TERI (The Energy and Research Institute): “Traditionally, city street lighting in India has not been designed, operated or maintained very efficiently. As a result, the energy consumption for city street lighting in India is very high.”
The good news is that experiments in Pune have helped to reduce needless power wastage. Using computer simulation tools, the schemes were designed to meet the lighting requirements as per Indian standards. The next stage was to organise a manufacturer’s meeting at PMC. Manufacturers of lighting fixtures were invited and briefed about the project and information about the most efficient fixtures and controls was shared. After deciding which technology should be used, the necessary equipment was procured and installed. See details here: http://bit.ly/pune-streetlights
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Facebook’s next step
Gizmodo.com reports that Facebook’s Messenger App is now a full-fledged social network. Go to Messenger.com and you’ll see your Facebook messages without dealing with Newsfeed.
