Asus Smartphone: Padfone (Rs. 64,999)
- Padphone: Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, 4.3″ screen
- Padphone connected to padfone: 10.1 android ICS tablet
- 63 hours talktime
- Can move from phone to pad without a restart
- One data plan for both devices
- Padfone station dock with battery boosting 102 hours talktime
- Additional USB ports, card readers
- 8 megapixel digital camera, Fuji image processor
- Bluetooth stylus headset (optional)
- Padfone storage: 32 GB EMM
Final Verdict: Highly useful though not equipped with novel features
Nikon Coolpix L610 (Rs. 13,950)
- Long zoom
- 16.0 megapixels
- 14x optical zoom
- VR image stabilisation
- Full HD 1080p movie recording
- High-resolution LCD
- Macro shooting from as close as 1 cm
- EXPEED C2 imageprocessing engine
- 19 optimised scene modes
Final Verdict: Ideal for Macro Shooting
3D Movie Viewer for Iphone (Rs. 1,040)
- Renders YouTube 3D videos (yt3D) as 3D direct
- Easy access to touchscreen controls
- Requires iPhone 3, 3GS, 4 or 4S
- Space for iPhone slippage into hand-held viewer
Final Verdict: Good for short 3D films, not for Bollywood dramas. Eye strainer!
Speaker Keychain (Rs. 450)
- Earphone-shaped plug and play speaker
- Works with any 1/8″ headphone jack
- No batteries needed
- Approx. 1.25″ speaker diameter
Final Verdict: Lacking in novelty and oomphness
Portronics Electropen (Rs. 7,999)
- Digital pen writes on A4/letter paper and stores the data in memory
- Operates in two modes, offline and online
- Can be refilled with regular ink
- Can transfer notes to a PC
- Handwritten notes convertible to editable text via bundled software
- Drawing mode transfers drawing on paper to PC in real-time
- Teaching mode projects writing on paper to a screen
- Accepts digital signatures in online mode
- Rechargeable receiver battery allows 8 hours of continuous writing
Final Verdict: A pen-friend that helps even after college days
App of the Month
Flipboard (Free)
Innovative and interactive. Flipboard presents a personalised magazine of everything you like and is shared with you. Flip through your Facebook news feed, Google+ Circles, Youtube videos, Tweets, Instagram photos, Tumblr posts and SoundCloud files. Fill it to the brim with things you love to read – blogs, publications, and use Instapaper or Readability to save your favourite pieces.
Specs
- Size: 10 MB
- Version: 1.9.7
- Languages: English, Chinese, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish Portuguese, Korean
Platforms
- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch 3rd, 4th and 5th generation, Android devices
Operating System
- iOS, Android
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