Review of Reliance 3G Tablet

The design of the package is like the package of iPad. The package is white in color having the photograph of the device on it, making it a good and a decent package. The package consists of a 7 inch Reliance Tablet, an AC charger, USB cable, Reliance SIM, Headphone, 4GB Kingston Card and a user manual.

Touch Screen and Panel of Reliance 3G Tablet

The 7 inches of capacitive screen, along with a panel that has looks similar to its competitor Samsung Galaxy tab, and the buttons work satisfactorily. This is one device that never gives an impression that this device is a low cost tablet. The touch screen is a decent screen and the keys for volume and power are on the right side. There is a Micro USB port for charging the device. There is also a 3.5mm audio jack at the top panel along with the speakers. There are three options on the Touch Panel and that is Home, Back and Menu.

Technical Specifications

Reliance Tablet is bundled with Qualcomm 800 MHz Microprocessor, with 512 MB of RAM at its disposal and there is the standard 2Megapixel camera in the rear and a VGA camera in the front. The 3400mAh battery gets charged very fast and works for six to seven hours under normal usage and three to four hours under heavy duty usage.

It has Bluetooth with A2DP profile and this enables one to directly play music on the tablet while using it as a mobile. The version of the operating system is Android 2.3.4, which is the latest for the smart phones.

Applications on the Reliance 3G Tablet

Reliance Tablet is pre-loaded with a few applications, to enhance the tablet on the whole. These applications include Gmail, YouTube, Face book, Google search, and Google maps. The tablet has ‘R World Online’ installed on it. This is an application that works as a door to a wide variety of Reliance provided leisure options, like wallpapers, movies, music, news, and so on. The other feature of the tablet includes Video recorder, Bluetooth voice calling, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Alarm, GPS, Speaker phone, MMS, and SMS. There is also an option to hear the world around you through FM radio. The tablet is compatible with many audio formats and is also able to decode the images like JPEG, BMP and the PNG formats.

Review of Linksys E4200

Linksys E4200 is a maximum performance router having Dual – Band Wireless – N, having a dual – band having 450 Mbps on 5 GHz band. This router is works on fast Gigabit Ethernet having fast throughput and due to this, it has a long range. This router also supports the NAS functionality, enabling the effective and efficient networking features and has an excellent Web interface. Linksys E4200 router has a compact and a nice design and also comes with Cisco Connect – software helping the users to set up and management of home wireless network easily.

Linksys E4200 has a major upgrade over the Linksys E3000. It has better design, Web interface and has faster performance that makes the functionality of the Cisco Connect application. The power adapter that comes along with the package is bulky and the guest networking feature has a limitation for ten clients only. There is no built support for 450 Mbps on 2.4 GHz band.

Rs 9,000/- for the Linksys E4200 is quite a price for this piece, of Dual – Band Wireless – N advanced router. This advance router is the first from Cisco that has the capability of making both the savvy users and novices happy. The easy to use application by Cisco Connect is comprehensive in terms of Web interface, stellar performance and has a great appealing design.

The router is loaded with one WAN port and four LAN ports on the back side with the usual array of LEDs in the front giving out the status of the router. All the ports have Gigabit capability meaning which they can support a throughput of 1000 Mbps. There is also a push button for WPS or the Wi-Fi Protected Setup. The router comes with the installer software that takes about five odd minutes to make the router get into working condition.

The router automatically makes the router select the 2.4 or the 5 GHz band which means that you will not be able to select the band of your choice manually. This is how a similar system from Apple works and that system is AirPort Extreme. The router logs in using the same name and password in both the bands and you can change that as an administrator.

The Linksys E4200 if used along with a dedicated NAS server like the Synology DS410, the router will be excellently utilized very efficiently for heavy duty media and file sharing objectives.

Review of Sony Tablet

This is Sony’s third tablet. It is more of an Android 3.1 inside that is now known as the Sony Tablet P that supports 4G and Wi-Fi.

It is definitely a cost-saving model having 512MB of RAM, 2 GB of Micro-SD card and permanent storage of 4GB. The design also is very light. The tablet has two 5.5-inches touch screens and it weighs only 0.82 pounds, and this is half of what Sony’s larger tablet S weighs. The very modest VGA camera as a webcam is likely owing to cost of the tablet.

The Sony Tablet P is a boon to the music lovers and the game players as this small piece contains playable effective games for the kids and also has high resolution and speed for the music and audio lovers. This slate made by Sony is likely to be out in September. There have been rumors that Sony might ask for premium over what Apple charges

The ‘P’ in the name stands for the portability of the tablet as such. The name is definitely a simple name, and it sounds good. The Sony Tablet P is loaded with the most advanced version present till date, of Android. This version is called the Android Honeycomb OS.

The specifications of the Sony Tablet P are as follows:-

1. The tablet has dual 5.5 inches screens.

2. The total weight of the tablet is only around 370 grams and this is just equal to half the weight of the iPad.

3. The best part is a 2 GB Micro-SD card for expanding the memory and built in 4 GB of storage memory, giving an excellent space for the movie, music and game lovers.

4. To cover up with the high speed storage memory, it comes equipped with a 512 MB of RAM.

5. It has a 0.3 megapixel web camera in the front, which is equal to the VGA camera.

6. The tablet is made with the latest technology that supports 4G Internet connectivity.

7. A Wi-Fi port to connect with other devices and / or to the Internet where Wi-Fi nets are available.

8. To get together all this, there is a need for a high speed microprocessor and this need is fulfilled by NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor.

The release of these tablets in India is expected to be in the month of September and the price tag would be approximate Rs 29,000/-. With all these features, the Sony Tablet P is a hit and opens new dimensions for the use of table

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Galllery of gadgets collected ovewr 35 years!

Over the past 30 years, designer, writer, and Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton has been collecting input and interactive devices whose design struck him as interesting, useful, or important.
In the process, he has assembled a good collection of the history of pen computing, pointing devices, touch technologies, watches, keyboards, mice, an electronic drum set, a 60-year-old transistor radio whose design inspired the iPod, a Nintendo Power Glove, several Etch-A-Sketches, and even the first so-called “smart” phone – controlled by a touch-screen – first shown in 1993, 14 years before smart phones exploded onto the scene, as well as an illustration of the nature of how new technologies emerge.
Part of the collection was first shown publicly at the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of the Massive Change Exhibition, curated by Bruce Mau, in 2004. Since then the collection has grown significantly, largely through the generous support of Microsoft Research.
This collection was exhibited at CHI 2011, and the exhibit was open to the public. Each device at the exhibit included a Microsoft Tag on its label, which enabled people to scan the tag on their mobile phone and go directly to that device’s detail page on the website to learn more.

If you are not able to visit it in person, do not worry, Bill Buxton’s vast array oftech devices from the past 35 years is available to experience online via an extensive visual database built using Microsoft PowerPivot.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is an outstanding tablet with Android Honeycomb inside it. It is technically thinner and lighter than the Apple iPad 2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab’s a big contender in the arena of tablets. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is 0.2mm thinner than iPad 2, having only 8.6mm of laser accuracy thickness. Its weight is just 565 grams and this is further 36 grams lighter than the iPad 2.

One can look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab and easily come to the conclusion that this tablet is a magnificent marvel of engineering. When one holds this in one hand, one can easily say that it looks more of a mini version of the Samsung LED HDTV. The engineers have gone in to details like a person when holds the tablet, slightly touches the screen and hence there is a slight edge of the screen throughout that is devoid of touch enabling.

The device is right enough to be compared with the other competitors as many have considered this device marvel as the best e-book reader while on the way. Android Honeycomb version 3.1 enables the processor to be used optimistically even, to the heaviest of the application running on the tablet.

Samsung Galaxy Tab does not have a USB port and this means that it cannot be connected to any of the computer based devices, but there is no requirement also as Samsung has made it as a pick and go device having the portability and functionality.

The front facing camera is 2Megapixel camera and the rear of it has a 3 Megapixel camera that can be utilized on heavy duty basis.

The best part is the 7000mAh rechargeable battery that is inside it, and it is the best because it gives the Samsung Galaxy Tab users an added advantage of using the device all day long. Nine hours is the limit if the Samsung Galaxy Tab is used for hearing music or watching videos or even playing games, when the tablet is utilized to maximum.

Samsung, Google postpone product launch citing Steve Jobs'' death

In wake of Apple’s visionary and co-founder Steve Jobs’ death, Samsung Electronics and Google have decided to delay their product launch which was originally scheduled for October 11.

Sources informed that Samsung has deferred its one of the most anticipated smartphones Nexus Prime, the first smartphone powered with Google''s Android 4.0 ''Ice Cream Sandwich'' operating system. The event to unveil these products was set for October 11th, 2011. But, now the new announcement has surprised many tech enthusiasts. 

It is important to note that the Korean giant, Samsung and Apple have been engaged in a fierce market battle with both contenders aiming to outshine each other in terms of market share. The two have also filed a chain of patent allegations against each other. 

However, the Cupertino-based tech giant (Apple Inc.) has succeeded in getting ban imposed on many Samsung product, while Korean giant has recently announced that it will file separate preliminary lawsuits in Paris, France and Milano, Italy against Apple. The latest lawsuit will appeal the courts to block the sale of Apple’s recently launched iPhone 4S in the respective markets. 

According to latest information, Google and Samsung issued a joint announcement saying that they have decided to postpone the new product announcement. New date and venue will be shortly announced by companies.  

Facebook mints copacetic gains via new iPad app

Facebook has finally released its long-awaited iPad app and bring in support for social games on the mobile versions of its online service. Facebook has claimed that the mobile versions of its website will now offer better integration with third-party social games and apps. 

With this app, Facebook users on mobile devices (like Apple's iPhone and iPad) will receive alerts in their newsfeed when their friends play certain games or invite them to play along with them.  Also, Facebook's mobile service will offer bookmarks within the website of a user's favorite games, for quick access. In addition, it will offer enhanced photo-viewing capabilities and messaging capabilities.

Analysts associated with Facebook believe that the social networking giant might seek additional profits through Apple iPad. Most of the games on Facebook offer users an ability to purchase virtual goods such as additional equipment or clothing to enhance their gaming experience using Facebook's so-called Credits denomination. To avail or add these credits, users need to swipe their debit/ credit cards. About 30 percent of Facebook’s revenue comes from these tradable card transactions.  

Presently, Facebook is leading the social networking domain with over 800 million members. Roughly 350 million of them are mobile users. Plus, the number of people using tablets to access social media is rapidly climbing thereby increasing the chances of easy money for Facebook.