Top ten iPad 2 accessories

Apple Smart Cover

When Apple announced the iPad 2, it was the revolutionary magnetic Smart Cover that attracted the most attention. All one has to do is flip it on the iPad screen, it automatically aligns itself. It can be folded into a stand for watching videos or for typing. It's made of a special fabric, which cleans the iPad display while covering it. It has redefined the cool quotient for iPad cases.

Price: Rs. 2100 (Poly-urethane), Rs. 3800 (leather)

Logitech Keyboard case for iPad 2

For those who find the standard Apple Bluetooth keyboard too boring, the Logitech Keyboard supports the iPad 2 in both portrait and landscape modes and doubles as a slick case,  protecting the iPad. It also pairs effortlessly through Bluetooth while charging over USB.

Price: $99.00

CoulVue Backseat mount

Many users buy the iPad as a portable video player. The perfect place for it? Your car! The CoulVue Backseat mount enables the iPad to be mounted on any standard car seat headrest. At the same time it leaves wiggle room for the device to be rotated or pivoted in different directions.

Price: $79.99

Apogee Jam

The Apogee Jam is a recording tool meant for the musician on the go. It provides a studio quality instrument interface for the iPad through which one can connect a guitar. It has been designed especially for GarageBand (Though it works with other DAW software's like Amplitube too), which means you'd be hard-pressed to find a better audio interface for the iPad.

Price: $99.00

Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver

Even though the iPad has an inbuilt iPod it is not the most portable Mp3 player. With the Belkin Bluetooth music receiver, you can stream music directly to your speakers. The music receiver connects to a speaker through a standard 3.5 mm jack and seamlessly streams the audio through Bluetooth. It can also remember up-to six different profiles at the same time.

Price: $49.99

Lightboard for iPad

Art-inlined users were quick to see the iPad's potential for drawing. Aside from the professional utilities, kids can use it for drawing too. The Griffin Lightboard case provides a nice base for the iPad on which kids can scribble while providing a protective covering for the screen and a stylus. This particular case has been designed to work with the Lightboard tracing app for children.

Price: $40.00

Apple camera connection kit

When the iPad was originally launched the omission of a dedicated USB port was seen as its ‘Achilles heel'. The camera connection kit does not free you from Apple's nightmarish iTunes sync, but it does allow you to transfer images in a jiffy, either directly through USB or the memory card. Given that no other Android powered tablet has been unable to nail a seamless USB experience, the inclusion of the Apple camera kit for iPad users has to count for something.

Price: $39.99

AirPrint enabled printers

With iOS 4.2 Apple brought in support for AirPrint, which supported wireless printing through a legion of HP, Epson and Cannon printers. The HP Photosmart series and the Epson Stylus series of printers come to the fore as they support AirPrint and don't cost a bomb. AirPrint does require syncing or emailing documents. Just click on the Air print icon, which pops up, and voila!

Price: Starts at $100

 

Digital AV adaptor

The Digital AV adaptor allows iPad users to view all their content on their HDTV while at the same time mirroring the content on the iPad. The digital AV adaptor also allows for simultaneous charging. Another advantage - while playing games like Real Racing HD 2, the iPad can be used as the secondary screen as you play on TV.

Price: Rs. 1100

BoseQuiet Comfort 3

One of our pet peeves with iPad has always been the omission of headphones. Bose Quiet Comfort 3 are simply one the best sounding headphones we have come across and provide a balanced sound suited for all genres of music. They are also one of the most comfortable headphones around with the only glitch being its price.

Price: Rs. 22,388

Latest invisible multitouch mouse and keyboard made out of glass

Invisible devices are getting more popular, and if you liked Invisible Speaker, than you're going to love these two invisible devices as well. Today we have two multi-touch devices for you, a multi-touch keyboard and multi-touch mouse, and what makes these devices different from other similar devices is that they are made from quality tempered glass and a solid metal base, so they almost look invisible on your table. 

 Although these devices work like other touch-based devices, they both lack tactile feedback, but they run on open source software which means that anyone can customize the way these devices work. In addition, users will be able to share their custom-made software online in order to help other users. 

Although these devices look impressive, they come with a price, and the mouse is priced at $150, while the keyboard costs $250. In addition, if you order both mouse and keyboard at once, you'll can get both devices for $350. As for the release date, no exact information is currently available. 

12 Easy Ways to Extend Mobile Phone Battery Life

How to increase your mobile phone battery life? Most of the modern mobile phones come with good batteries, which last for years if used according to the manufacturer instructions. Nowadays most of the mobile phones can support various applications and programs that are useful to us. However, we must note that these applications are energy hungry and use up the battery power faster, adding to this, most of the people ignore to turn off some of the functions in the mobile phone that use power.

Usually modern lithium-ion battery can power your phone for days in standby mode but all the unwanted applications and functions drain battery power quickly, decreasing the efficiency of the battery and its lifespan. To improve your battery’s performance and its lifespan, following are some simple and handy tips.

1. Turn-off wireless connection like Wi-Fi if you are not using them. Most of the people leave Wi-Fi on even in the areas where there is no Wi-Fi network.
2. Nowadays third generation phones are making their presence in the market. Mobile devices like iPhone 3G, Blackberry and other models have a 3G feature that is useful for fast browsing experience. Turn off 3G feature if you do not use it or if there is no 3G service. You can still browse internet using the GPRS and EDGE services with your phone.
3. Vibrating alert is another big power hungry feature in the mobile phone. Using vibrating alert is good when you are in meetings or in a library, otherwise you can turn off vibrating alert. Moreover, there isno need of keypad tones and you can reduce ringing volume of the phone if you are not working in a sound polluted environment.
4. Your mobile phone display also uses lot of power to illuminate. Reduce screen brightness to the lowest level possible where you can see things on the screen clearly. Moreover, all the phones have this time out feature: set the display light out time to low values such that the display will turn off quickly after your use.
5. Keep your phone screen as simple as possible, using screensavers and animated wallpapers may look pretty but you must remember that they use up the battery power to stay running. If you want your battery to last longer, then you can turn off screensavers and stick to a simple wallpaper.
6. In most of the smart phones, you can load number of applications and utilize them. Terminate applications as soon as you finished working on them. Pressing end key does not terminate the application, they still remain running in the background using up the battery power. You can see all the background applications running on your phone by long pressing the menu key and terminate all the applications that you do not need.
7. Games are other power hungry applications, they use lot of power and most of the games do not allow the screen to dim or turn off. Play games less to save more on the battery. Even listening to songs and radio on the phone also uses lot of power. So think before you start playing games or listening to songs if you are on low battery.
8. If your phone supports automatic updates of emails or browser then change the update intervals let us say every 1 hour or so to save more on the battery power. Try using few email accounts and disable automatic update feature if you do not really need it.
9. Network coverage in another important factor that comes into picture when speaking about battery power. If your phone is in weak network coverage area or in no network area then switch off your phone or keep it in the flight mode to save on the battery. In the less or no network area phone uses lot of battery power to stay connected or to establish a connection with the network.
10. Turn off BlueTooth when you are not using it. Most of the people ignore to turn off BlueTooth even if they are not using any BlueTooth devices.
11. Recharge your battery every now and then to ensure that all the electrons in the battery move freely. Modern Lithium-ion batteries work well even if you recharge them before they discharge completely but it is good habit to recharge it after three fourth of the battery is discharged. This will not only improve battery’s performance but also improves its lifespan.
12. Avoid over heating of the battery to prevent damage to the mobile phone and to the battery. Keep your phone away from the direct Sun heat and any other radiations. Your phone battery works fine in the temperature range of 10 – 35 C.

What's best for my computer: Hibernate, sleep, or shut down?

PS notes that your work process will determine whether it’s more efficient to use “Sleep” mode or simply shut down the computer. “It is never fun to have to consistently wait any amount of time if the shut downs are too frequent,” he says. "‘Sleep’ requires more power, but it boots up faster, while ‘Hibernate’ uses less power, but takes longer to come online.” That same logic applies to shutting off your computer completely.

“Your computer will become obsolete before you wear out your computer by turning it on and off a lot,”

“It also doesn't take more energy to start a computer than to keep it running.”

Sleep mode requires a constant, though reduced use of power (0-6 watts).

also notes that colorful screensavers do nothing to conserve energy. Accessing your computer remotely with the Wake on LAN feature also can drain the power.

                              

                                       To get the most for your money, PS advises adjusting power settings so that it automatically goes into Sleep/Standby mode after about 15 minutes of inactivity, and then shut it down at the end of your day.

Best Laptops For Women

Laptop is a need of the present times . It is one such invention that has become a basic requirement in every individuals life be it male or female everyone needs it to carry out basic functions . Here we intend to review some of the best laptops suited to the specific needs of the female segment of society.
These great laptops have been designed especially for women by renowned companies such as intel and HP. Lets review some of the best ones so far .

HP Perfume :

As the name suggests this laptop has been built by HP specially for the  female segment of society. The laptop has a unique ability to generate the smell of any kind of fragrance from the world wide web. All one needs to do is download it from the internet.

 

 

HP Fitness :

For those fitness conscious ladies out there , this laptop tends  to help you with remaining  the right size . It is not a laptop that serves just one single purpose , it is a device that comes equipped with a scale at its rear . It particularly helps those who wish to calculate the amount of nutrition in their food and what they may be lacking or having in access.

HP Chameleon : 

Just like its name suggests this laptop can alter its colour . It comes with not one but two cameras that scan the colour of the users clothes and alters its exterior colour accordingly.

 

 

HP Make-Up:

Women have always had a natural affinity to make up and other such beauty enhancing products. The HP make up laptop is no less in terms of facilitating such a need of its user. It comes equipped with a large screen mirror and a nail printing service. What more could one ask for ?

 

 

HP Eco :

This is an environmentally friendly laptop that entails a number of very interesting features such as solar charge cells , bar code scanner at the shopping mail and many more. It also has a bracelet that allows the user to measure blood pressure and pulse rate. 

 

 

HP Mama : 

Buying a laptop for those with kids can be a risky decision and looking after this valuable device has never been more convenient as it has with this water resistant , unbreakable and child friendly piece of equipment .

HP Nobag :

Last but not the least we have a laptop made specially for those women who do not like to carry bulky bags around with them. The laptop has a monitor and keyboard made of pure glass that can be folded whenever one feels the need .

Top 10 Best Android Cell Phones in 2011

10. Google Nexus one:

 Though Nexus One was released a long time ago but still it makes his way to the top ten android based smartphones. It runs Android 2.1(éclair) and what makes it best is its extended features and unique designed and of course users acceptance.
Specification: CPU: 1 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon chipset
Display: AMOLED capacitive touch screen, 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inche
Memory: 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, Extended memory upto 32GB
Battery Time: upto 290 hours with10 hours of talktime.

9. HTC Desire: 

Another brilliant smartphone by HTC. Although it bears a strong resemblance to Nexus One but it has many other strong features that makes it more desirable samrtphone. It runs the Android 2.2 (froyo) OS and has 5mp camera.
Specification: CPU: 1 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon chipset
Display: AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
Memory: 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM, extended memory upto 32 GB
Battery Time: 340 hours and 7 hours of talktime

8. HTC Droid Incredible: 

Well HTC smartphones has always been at the top of the leading smartphones list and why is that because they have always satisfied their users with their unique features. HTC Droid Incredible is one of the HTC’s best android based smartphone. It features Android 2.1 (éclair) operating system and 8mp autofocus camera with other important features as follows.
Specification: CPU: 1 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm QSD8650 Snapdragon chipset
Display: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
Memory: 8 GB storage, with 32 Gb memory card option.
Battery Time: upto 146 hours with 5 hours talktime.

7. Samsung Epic 4g:

Samsung Epic is the one fastest smartphones and it has also dominated HTC recently but failed to make an impact over Motorola who is currently leading the whole market. Samsung Epic contains the Android 2.1(éclair) operating system and has many other power packed features that will rock the user.
Specification: CPU: 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset
Display: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches
Memory: 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, upto 32gb extended microSD option
Battery Time: upto 300h with 6 hours talktime. 

6. HTC EVO shift 4G:

Another glory set but HTC called EVO shift. This smartphone is another one of the most wanted smartphones in the world. It contains Android 2.2 (froyo) with 5mp camera and huge storage option.
Specification: CPU: 800 MHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7630 Snapdragon chipset
Display: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 3.6 inches
Memory: 512 MB RAM / 2048 MB ROM, 2GB in external memory included upto 32 GB
Battery Time: upto 146 hours with 6 hours talktime.

5. Motorola Droid X:

Another blockbuster in the smartphones market, Motorola Droid X is a perfect competitor in the leading smartphones list and contains the Android 2.1 (Éclair) operating system and 8mp camera.
Specification: CPU: 1 GHz Cortex-A8 processor, ; PowerVR SGX530 GPU, TI OMAP 3630-1000 chipset
Display: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 854 pixels, 4.3 inches.
Memory: 6.5 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 16 Gb included
Battery Time: upto 220 hours with 8 hours talktime

4. HTC Thunderbolt:

The master of the android based smartphone HTC delivered yet another super bomb smartphone with Android 2.2 (froyo) OS that has won many users heart. But this phone has faced tough competition with other smartphones so currently it stands at no.4.
Specification:
CPU: 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon
Display: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches
Memory: 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM, with external memory option upto 32GB.
Battery Time: unknown.

3. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play:

Those who want a “play station” along with other features like phone and internet can now find all these things in Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. This uniquely designed set has all the power packed specs and features the brand new operating system Android 2.3 (Gingerbird) and so it is ranked 3rd in the list.
Specification:
CPU: 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
Display: LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches
Memory: 400 MB, 512 MB RAM with 8Gb microSD. Memory extendable to 32Gb.
Battery Time: 425 hours with 8 hours of talktime.

2. Samsung Galaxy S 4G:

Samsung has delivered one of the best smartphones in the world. But it has fell just short to Motorola Atrix. However this Android based smartphone is still good enough to be ranked at no.2.
Specification:
CPU: 1GHz ARM Cortex A8, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset
Display: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches
Memory: 1GB ROM, 512 MB RAM including 16GB microSD memory card.
Battery Time: 300 hours with 7 hours talktime.

1. Motorola Atrix 4G:

Motorola Atrix is currently leading the list of best Android smartphones. It has a beautiful sleek design and 5mp camera. It is also known as mini laptop because it features dual core processor and 2.2 Android OS.
Specification:
CPU: Dual Core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset.
Display: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 540 x 960 pixels, 4.0 inches
Memory: 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM, external memory up to 32GB.
Battery Time: Up to 250 hours and 9 hours talktime.

Top 10: Changes Google introduced in 2011!!!

Revamping spree: The year 2011 seems to be a big year for Google as the company has come up with two new projects - Google Plus and Online music store and has also given a facelift to its gamut of services. From YouTube to Gmail, all its key services have undergone a major facelift. Here are some key changes introduced by Google this year.

YouTube has reprogrammed its website to make it easier for viewers to find and watch their favourite channels. The facelift is the latest step in YouTube's attempt to make the Internet's most popular video site as easy to navigate. It has been reorganised to display three main vertical columns instead of scattering clips in horizontal rows.

 

Google's black bar has undergone a facelift and the company has come up with a new bar. Instead of the horizontal black bar at the top of the page, users can now find links to services in a new drop-down Google menu nested under the Google logo. The new grey bar has three main regions. On the left, the Google logo contains a drop-down menu with links to Google services that displays when a user hovers over or clicks on it. The central area contains a search box for the Google service the user is currently using. The right side features a share box and notifications to participate on Google+ from any Google page.

Gmail gets a new look. Google has also released the refereshed interface for its popular email service Gmail. Users can move to the new look by clicking on Switch to the new look in the bottom-right of Gmail. The new features on Gmail include redesigned email threads that now display profile pictures of contacts. Users can also choose the density of conversations displayed by choosing between three displays: Confortable, cozy and compact. Google had first announced its plans for a Gmail makeover in July this year.

Google's mapping technology has been upgraded by including indoor maping. Google's next frontier in digital mapping will span the world's shopping malls and airports. An upgrade of Google's mobile mapping service has been released that includes directions within stores, malls, airports and transit centers in the US and Japan.

Google has released its latest version of the Android operating system - Android 4.0, codenamed 'Ice Cream Sandwich'. Google has not only refined the already existing applications and functionalities, but has also introduced a number of new features

In a bid to counter Facebook's popularity, Google came up with a new social networking site Google Plus in late June. Earlier, Google Plus was open only to individuals, but it opend the service for businesses also in the month of November. Meanwhile, the company added a social layer to Gmail by adding integration with its new social service, Google plus.

Since the beginning, Chrome has been designed to allow apps to do more faster. But Google also made changes in Chrome to make it even easier to access favorite apps and discover new favorites. In the latest stable release of Chrome, the company completely redesigned the New Tab page. The company claims it to be more streamlined now and hence it becomes easier to access and organise apps in different sections on the page.

   

Google's blog-publishing service Blogger has also been given a new look. The company has rewritten the entire editing and management experience from scratch so that it becomes faster and more efficient for users to update and improve over time. Whether the user is on a dashboard or settings page of blogger.com, he can always create or edit posts with just one click at the top of the screen. The post editor has also been expanded and simplified to give users a larger canvas for drafting and previewing their work.

  Opening a new front in its battle with Apple's iTunes, Google has come up with its much-anticipated digital music store in the US. Some songs are free, while others have been priced at 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29 - the same prices as on Apple's iTunes. Artists whose work is available right away include Adele, Jay-Z and Pearl Jam. The store will feature dozens of free tracks from artists like Coldplay, Rolling Stones and Busta Rhymes.

Google is in the process of killing a number of its initiatives, which have failed to make the impact as the company had hoped. Google is calling it an out-of-season spring cleaning session. The services which the company has planned to shut down include Google Buzz, Google Wave, Google Knol, Google Friend Connect, Google Bookmarks Lists and Google Gears.