Drool of the Month – For Tech Lovers

 

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

 

Volume 2 Issue 5

 

Nitish Shah

Nitish Shah is the Founder & Editor of Youth Incorporated. A successful entrepreneur, he has been in international trade for over 15 years and speaks several languages. He is passionate about travelling and an avid art collector. He holds the cause of helping underprivileged kids close to his heart.

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