Scientists in Britain have come up with a solution for making electronic gadgets completely waterproof, using a type of coating that repels liquids. The technology has, up until now, been used for military gear, but the makers of Ion-Mask are already in discussion with three cellphone manufacturers with a view to using the coating on [...]
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Samsung’s Bendable Phone Could Break Apple’s Innovation Hegemony
February 20th, 2013 
mrinal Gadget aficionados, get used to the name ‘Youm.’ Youm is the name of a new technology developed by Samsung that incorporates organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays. This technology produces displays that are flexible and bendable. Samsung claims that the displays will be nearly unbreakable. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung showed [...]
Pen Phone Review
February 20th, 2013 mrinal ONE is a mobile phone fashioned as a pen. It hosts a flexible 6-inch display that relies on cloud computing for memory. The design basically satisfies the needs of consumers who are looking for a lighter phone without compromising on the size of the display screen or applications. Seriously small, but packed with cutting-edge innovations, [...]
Sprout Umbrella by Matthew Swinton
February 16th, 2013 mrinal The canopy and all the hardware is enclosed in the handle. A knob on its face turns to unlock the inner mechanism. The knob slides down the umbrella, forcing the canopy arms out through the top of the shaft. The flexible plastic arms are bent as the exit the handle, pulling the canopy with it. [...]
myDitto Key NAS
February 16th, 2013 mrinal myDitto Key enables SoHo business professionals to access their myDitto Servers remotely, through an easy-to-use, lightweight USB key. From owners who frequently travel on business trips to telecommuting employees, users simply insert their myDitto Key into a laptop or PC and — through a direct peer-to-peer connection — safely access any critical file from their [...]
Livescribe Echo Smartpen
February 16th, 2013 mrinal The Livescribe Echo Smartpen allows you to record audio while you’re taking notes, and then play them back later. You can save and share interactive notes to your computer, iPad or iPhone via a micro-USB connector that also allows you to recharge your pen. The memory storage holds 400 or 800 hours of recorded audio, depending [...]
AIRprint Fingerprint Scanner – ‘Prints’ You, from 20 Feet Away
September 5th, 2012 mrinal I’m not sure I like the direction things are heading in. I can honestly say that I see the benefit in being able to know who’s who and where they are, but I have a problem with things like facial recognition. Maybe its not fair to say that, I suppose I have a problem with [...]
TiVo Stream transcoder review: TiVo is bringing streaming to mobile devices, starting with iOS
September 5th, 2012 mrinal Back when we first reviewed the TiVo Premiere for iPad app, there were folks who complained about not being able to stream content. It seems, though, that TiVo was one step ahead of us: back at CES the company teased a transcoder — a device that would later be known as the Stream. As its [...]
What Was it? – A Bringrr
September 3rd, 2012 mrinal On Friday we asked the question “What is it?” and we got some pretty interesting answers. Everything from flashlights (fleshlights hmm), Cigarette Lighter powered Ionizing Air Freshner, speakerphones, camera, telescope and my favourite from Tim, the Sink faucet aerator with UV germ killing capability. However all of the above were incorrect but congrats to sch, [...]
PRO Multi-Color LED Lighting Kit
August 23rd, 2012 mrinal So you are tasked with decorating the home during the holiday season as well as festive moments, as the missus had agreed to do the cooking at the beginning of your marriage – what are you to do then if minimum effort and maximum results are your cup of tea? Why, this is where the [...]