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Hybrid Hard Disk Drives for Laptops – Seagate Momentus XT

Solid State Drives (SSD) have been around for a decent amount of time but failed to make any major dent in the market. There are two reasons to this. Partly, traditional...

Hard Drive Desk Clock

Meant for the ultimate geek , the hard drive desk clock has been made from the ripped innards of a long dead hard disk drive. Perhaps in the days to come when solid...

Sony unveils lightest e-reader ever PRS T-1

The battle over smallest , lightest and packed with the most features will obviously continue till the humankind gets wiped out of existence. Sony has managed to...

Unusual gift ideas for 2011

Christmas after Christmas, birthday after birthday, we complain that our friends and family are getting more difficult to buy for. They’ve got and done everything,...

Microsoft shows some Jedi love with the R2-D2- Limited Edition Xbox 360

The Kinect Star Wars edition is not a dream. Apparently some one in Redmond is a fan of the force. A fan in a position high enough to influence Microsoft to release...

Snitchers’ alarm: Linentracker is here to track down linen-lifters!

The next time you are on a sojourn at some grand hotel prodigal of enthralling furnishings, stunning murals, and luxurious linen, just don’t give in to the temptation...

Samsung plays first chair: Announces Production for the first line of Transparent LCD panels

Samsung is on the cusp of taking a major step in the technology world, when it kick starts the production of 22-inch clear LCD panels which instead of the conventional...

The best new gadgets of 2011

The technology market advances at such a rapid rate that new gadgets and gizmos are flying around all over the place. Since the very first Desktop PCs, technology...

Samsung’s 46-inch Solar-powered LCD Screen, a Green Technology Delight!

In keeping with its tagline, ‘Next is What,’ Samsung Electronics has always worked towards developing innovative, energy-saving technologies. Stepping forward,...

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Air Hybrid Cars in the offing?

When we wrote about the Air powered car by Tata Motors a couple of years back, there was tremendous interest from our readers in wanting to know more. However we...

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Compass Cuff Links – So you always know which way is North

Seriously, except for the geek quotient, these cuffs dont make much sense at all. However they should...

Fuel Cell Courtesy Vehicles when you land in Japan

It makes you feel good to have a carbon neutral foot print. Obviously, there planes still havent gotten...

Roadtrip Luggage Cuts a Dash with its recently extended line of customized small-space baggage solutions

Travelling woes generally come in the form of luggage especially if you are setting off in a crunched-for-space...

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Grand Edition is nothing less than a private jet

What’s the one time of the day that you would want to get rid of, if given a chance? Well, I think...

Nissan NV to get customised graphics from company

Recall the Nissan NV that we just mentioned the other day ? Well Nissan has decided to be all Christmassy...

Bulletproof Flash Drive in honor of Scarface

Everyone loved Al Pacino in the movie, but a re-release albeit on Blu-Ray would not elicit the required response from the press. The PR folks who handled the release...

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The Hard Disk Drive made from Glass

When you think of it, a hard drive made from glass actually sounds like a dumb idea. Not only would...

M-Disc DVD that is literally made out of Stone

Frustrated with corrupt floppy diskettes led to the creation of compact discs and DVDs. However as we...

Seagate Hard Drives to now come with Safetynet Data Recovery Services

SafetyNet data recovery is the first recovery service offering by a hard drive manufacturer to be included...

Seagate ships its 1 Millionth Solid State Hybrid Drive

After the launch of the Momentus XT several computer makers including Alienware, ASUS, Dell, Sony and...

Angry Birds USB Drives make it to the shelves, point of honor?

Angry Birds will now dock in to your laptop, PC, iPads or into any of your gadgetry that has a USB port...

Backseat Bingo – Kids tips on long drives

With the holiday season on the anvil, long road trips are something that most families have to look forward to. What used to be something you looked forward to...

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Xbox Dream – The Super Kinect

While we anxiously await the only logical console to be announced next- the Wii 2 ; designers are already...

Mario helps you to get the message across to your geeky Valentine

Heres one for the Guys . If you happen to have been lucky enough to find a girl who loves Mario as much...

What PacMan must never find out

I have no idea what would happen to the poor fellow in case he ever finds out. Perhaps the results would...

Sony PSP 2 : The Sony Next Generation Portable (NGP)

After months of admitting and refusing, Sony has finally outed the specifications and various other...

Sony PSP 2 (NGP) will have PSP 1 Games Support

Which is surprising since there is no UMD drive on the NGP. Which is good since we are moving on from...

Most Desired Cell Phone for Christmas 2011

The answer to this particular question was actually a well fought battle. Apple fan boys, needless to say swear by the faster and smarter iPhone 4S. At first glance,...

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IT Support Mobile App Untethers Technicians

With developments in technology coming thick and fast, the demand for IT Support is becoming much greater...

Planet Planet on the Whole, Which is the greenest phone of them all?

If you could but ask such a question to our planet each time prior to purchasing any manufactured product...

Types of iPhone Owners

After a few years of living with the Apple iPhone, we all realise that the only people who buy them...

Samsung Wave II launched (Samsung GT-S8530)

The Wave II smartphone has been launched by Samsung. It is based on the Bada operating system. The...

Print Google Docs and Gmails from your smartphone

Thats what Google has been working on recently. Its a brilliant idea and all that it requires is a Windows...

Darth Vader to play CDs for you

Its fun to imagine that the dark lord – which I decided to call Vader after reading the Harry Potter books can be made to do your bidding. For this you require...

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Onkyo HT-S5400 and HT-S3400 : Superb AV systems for the connoisseurs

Onkyo is pleased to announce the release of two new home-theater-in-a-box (HTiB) receiver-and-speaker...

Official Star Wars Headphones

Licensed by Lucas Films, these headphones come in several different choices so you can choose your favorite...

The Headphones that are also Speakers : Zumreed X2 Hybrid Headphones

Given the amount of volume that people listen to their iPods at – this is what I feel like all...

Cushion Speakers Harpie : Best Sound Quality ever?

Or at least thats what Matsuyama Suga will have us believe. Apparently enclosing high quality speakers...

Sony MDR-XB1000 : Most Awesome Headphones Ever

And for once, its not the company which has given them such a tag, but rather yours truly. Lets just...

Pentax Optio WG-1

A camera thats built for abuse. Throw what you want at it, this Pentax wont complain. Built to withstand drops from upto 5 feet, crushing forces of 22lbs, cold...

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Sony revamps its Bloggie Camera Series with three new additions

Sony enriched its Bloggie HD pocket- camcorder range by lining up three new models that will grace the...

Casio Tryx Design takes the digi-camera concept to a whole new level

With all the possible weird and futuristic stuff being unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronic...

Enliven your 3D world with the Rollei Powerflex 3D camera

Rollei has come out with a stunning 5 MP digital camera—Rollei Powerflex—that can capture 3D images...

Panasonic intros Stylish rugged Camcorders : SDR-S15 and SDR-SW21

Both models record to SD/SDHC Memory Cards, allowing them to be lightweight and compact, ideal for active...

Panasonic produces Camcorder with Worlds Highest Total Pixel Count

Those who are knowledgeable about cameras will know that there is a lot more to a camera then merely...

Star Trek Bathrobes : What Jim and Spock never told you about

I know you always thought that there had to be more to Star ships then a bridge and engineering section, but Jim , Bones and Spock had a pact to never let themselves...

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Star Wars Flow Chart

Maybe you refer to yourself as a Jedi in the third person, maybe we refer to you as a Sith Lord in your...

Japan working on Space Net to clean up orbiting debris

Unlike the US and China which indulged in a Star Wars fight under the pretext of cleaning up space debris,...

Toothbrush dis-infecting spray

It comes from the same country that actually has banana shaped containers to hold bananas – Japan....

Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays from Team Whiz-Media

Hello people! Since we’re just so awesome, and the elves in the North Pole are on strike, Santa...

New Spanish project will help store sun’s heat for a period of 15 hours without sunlight

Spain is one of the most advanced countries in the development of solar energy, since it is one of the...

Most Desired Cell Phone for Christmas 2011

The answer to this particular question was actually a well fought battle. Apple fan boys, needless to say swear by the faster and smarter iPhone 4S. At first glance, we would be inclined to agree. Siri makes it a lot easier to tilt the balance in the favor of the iPhone 4S ; but then [...]

December 8, 2011
By Yogesh
Phones
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IT Support Mobile App Untethers Technicians

With developments in technology coming thick and fast, the demand for IT Support is becoming much greater than before. Gone are the days where a technician needed to be at his desk to help administer remote support with the latest development coming from Control-M Self-Service Mobile App for the apple iPad and iPhones. The application [...]

December 7, 2011
By Yogesh
Gaming
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Backseat Bingo – Kids tips on long drives

With the holiday season on the anvil, long road trips are something that most families have to look forward to. What used to be something you looked forward to while single has suddenly become something that you detest – all thanks to the Are we there yet? question. If only kids had something like an [...]

November 30, 2011
By Yogesh
Gadgets
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Hybrid Hard Disk Drives for Laptops – Seagate Momentus XT

Solid State Drives (SSD) have been around for a decent amount of time but failed to make any major dent in the market. There are two reasons to this. Partly, traditional hard disk drives though antiquated in terms of technology as compared to a SSD still do the job remarkably well and usually last the [...]

September 27, 2011
By Yogesh
Gadgets
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Hard Drive Desk Clock

Meant for the ultimate geek , the hard drive desk clock has been made from the ripped innards of a long dead hard disk drive. Perhaps in the days to come when solid state drives are the norm, this one could help you to pass on your geeky wisdom to your grandchild as what data [...]

September 5, 2011
By Yogesh
Computers
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Bulletproof Flash Drive in honor of Scarface

Everyone loved Al Pacino in the movie, but a re-release albeit on Blu-Ray would not elicit the required response from the press. The PR folks who handled the release though, obviously knew what they were doing. They decided on throwing in bulletproof Flash Drives for a few lucky winners who order a copy of the [...]

September 2, 2011
By Yogesh
Gadgets
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Sony unveils lightest e-reader ever PRS T-1

The battle over smallest , lightest and packed with the most features will obviously continue till the humankind gets wiped out of existence. Sony has managed to secure bragging rights to the Worlds lightest e-reader, the PRS T-1. Its a mere 168 grams in weight and only 9 mm thick. The display will be a [...]

August 16, 2011
By Yogesh
Computers
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The Hard Disk Drive made from Glass

When you think of it, a hard drive made from glass actually sounds like a dumb idea. Not only would this ensure that you loose all your data were you to drop it (which is kind of like 50-50 with current drives) but also the platter would be destroyed if the head decided to go [...]

August 16, 2011
By Yogesh
Computers
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M-Disc DVD that is literally made out of Stone

Frustrated with corrupt floppy diskettes led to the creation of compact discs and DVDs. However as we have found to our chagrin, that while these are more reliable – they are not fool proof either. CD or DVD , these require careful handling and storage and a single scratch on the data surface is sufficient [...]

August 15, 2011
By Yogesh
Computers
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Seagate Hard Drives to now come with Safetynet Data Recovery Services

SafetyNet data recovery is the first recovery service offering by a hard drive manufacturer to be included as part of the purchase price of an external drive. This latest addition to the GoFlex family was developed with the understanding that those who place a high value on their data should have the peace of mind [...]

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