Date: July 11, 2012 Location: Kannur Time: 07:09 Camera: Motorola Xoom Tablet The 12288 Dehradun Kochuveli Express arrives at Kannur a good 16 minutes before schedule on a rainy day. This made the train fall in line with the 16649 Mangalore Trivandrum Parasuram Express which you can see on the other platfrom. The departure time of the 16649 from Kannur is 7:10 while that of the 12288 is 7:30. A few minutes after we arrived, the 16649 packed his bags and ran away – only to be seen once again at Kozhikode and Shoranur. The 12288 was right behind all the while threatening an overtake which never happened. Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Aftermarket keyboard layouts are still relatively rare among tablets, which makes KeyPoint Technologies’ new Adaptxt beta for Android tablets that much more valuable. Along with optionally splitting up the keyboard to make thumb typing that much gentler, it expands on the stock keyboard formula with aggressive word prediction and shortcuts for words or whole sentences. The wait for a tablet version has also rewarded the patient with a handwriting recognition extra, just in case they’d like to revive cursive writing as an art form. The beta is is free to use for anyone who’s running at least Android 2.3 on a big-screened slate, although only for a “limited period” — if you’re willing to accept a few rough edges, we’d recommend hitting the source links before there’s a price tag attached.
KeyPoint’s Adaptxt keyboard enters beta for Android tablets, adds handwriting for that extra touch originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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MasterCard is all over the map when it comes to mobile payments. The credit company will partner with anyone, anywhere, anytime if it means getting new customers and making a buck on the deal. Its latest offering is called QkR, an Australian effort with support from the Hoyts chain of movie theaters and Commonwealth Bank. The initial trial run will be at La Premiere cinemas, where customers will be able to order and pay for food and beverages right from their seat with the QkR app. To initiate the transaction a you scan the QR code or tap the NFC tag attached to the arm rest, and a staff member delivers the trough of popcorn and kiddie pool of coke right to your seat. Now all we need is this sort of high-end treatment in American movie theaters. Check out the video after the break to see it in action.
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Intel’s NFC aspirations are hardly a secret. The company showed off a Medfield-powered tablet at IDF sporting the tech and it’s partnered with MasterCard — promising to bring PayPass checkouts to Ultrabooks. Now Chipzilla is putting the final pieces of the equation in place by landing a licensing deal with Inside Secure. The company specializes in contactless payment systems and will be lending its Microread, Securead and Open NFC products to Intel for future chips. While it’s a safe assumption that we’ll be seeing NFC pop up in Ultrabooks, it’s also going to be an essential ingredient if the Santa Clara crew ever hopes to make x86 a player in the smartphone scene. We’ve still got a while to go before near field communication becomes truly ubiquitous, but this is one more step in the right direction. Check out the PR after the break.
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Intel enters licenseing deal with Inside Secure for NFC tech originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Know how sometimes you’ll be walking down the street when you encounter a seemingly crazy person talking to themselves? And you think, “But you’re too well-dressed to be insane.” That’s when you see it — the Bluetooth headset tucked neatly around their ear. Well, Bose is adding a newer, high-end option for this well-heeled crowd of faux lunatics with its Bluetooth Headset Series 2. The luxe, over-ear attachment doesn’t discriminate as to your best side, coming in both right and left versions. There’s a whole load of hyperbolically-named proprietary tech bundled into it to reduce background noise and adjust listening levels accordingly — exactly the performance you’d expect at this $ 150 price point. Bose is offering this BT 2.1 headset now, so you can snag it if you’re nearby one of its boutiques. Or, make like the rest of us and order it online. Official PR with all its audio jargon after the break.
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Toshiba just fired its own salvo in the pixel density wars at SID 2011. The company is showing off a range of LCDs for cellphones that top out at an almost imperceptibly fine 367ppi on its 4-inch HD (720 x 1280) model. Beyond just cramming more red, green, and blue dots in each inch, these panels also top the bar-setting Retina Display in the contrast department with an impressive 1,500:1 ratio. The company also brought a smaller 3.3-inch screen with a resolution of 480 x 864 to Display Week that hits a respectable 300ppi. They’re not quite as impressive as these HAST LCDs, but who really needs to put 1080p in their pocket? (Want is a different story.) Of course, Engadget is on the scene and, if you’re lucky, we’ll let you live vicariously through us as we tour Toshiba’s booth — you know, as a reward for your loyal readership.
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In the tablet world right now, there’s the iPad and then there’s everyone else. Sorry, Xoom, despite your hype, you just don’t cut it yet. But a new challenger is just about to take the stage and it comes from a somewhat unlikely player: RIM.
People have been talking about the BlackBerry PlayBook for months now following its buzz-worthy unveiling at CES back in January. But at the time, RIM noted that there was much work still to do before it would be released. And that work is continuing right up to the April 19 launch next week. But the product is complete enough now that RIM felt comfortable giving out review units. We got one of them and have had a chance to use the device extensively over the past week or so. So how is it?
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iPad 2 Enters Hong Kong Grey Market, Selling for Double – [Report] is a post from: Gadgets DNA
Steve Jobs announced the availability of iPad 2 from March 25th onwards for countries other than USA during the launch event in San Francisco. MIC Gadget is reporting that the Grey market of Hong Kong is already flooded with iPad 2 and you need to shell out US $ 1525 for iPad 2 3G (64GB Model).
Retailers in Hong Kong’s Sin Tat Plaza (aka Mobile Phone Mall) bring the latest Apple products like iPad 2, to early adopters by importing them from US to churn out maximum profit.
Mr Lo with White iPad 2
One of the retailers, Mr. Lo, has already received 200 orders before the launch, and he even managed to procure the second generation iPad 2 on time for his loyal customers. See the pictures below where he is preparing to distribute the iPad 2s to pre-ordered customers, after the luggage of iPad 2s arrived in his store.
iPad 2 with Wi-Fi (Black) 16GB: HKD$ 7,980 (about $ 1025) 32GB: HKD$ 8,980 (about $ 1153) 64GB: HKD$ 9,980 (about $ 1280)
iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G (Black) 16GB: HKD$ 9,680 (about $ 1243) 32GB: HKD$ 10,680 (about $ 1371) 64GB: HKD$ 11,880 (about $ 1525)
For white iPad model, you need to shell out around $ 250 more. Smartcovers are available fore $ 100 (Polyurethane) and $ 164(Leather) and HDMI Adapter will cost you around $ 75 only. When asked why customers are willing to pay higher for an iPad 2, he replied:
Apple fanboys are willing to pay our prices to have the iPad 2 earlier. That’s how we earn money.
Interestingly, Mr. Lo is the only retailer distributing iPad 2 at this time. If you are in Hong Kong, feel free to visit Mr. Lo’s store, G-World Mobile, located at: F56, 1/F, Sin Tat Plaza, 83 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Meanwhile, feast your eyes on the video below:
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- How to Pre-Order iPad 2 now, from Outside the US
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- iPad 2 Vs Motorola Xoom Vs PlayBook Vs TouchPad: Which one to Buy?
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Adobe’s Flash Player 10.2 is (somewhat infamously) still absent from mobile devices, but the company is bravely promising that its brand new desktop beta of version 10.3 will be coming to both desktop and mobile devices “soon.” Improvements in the latest iteration include some acoustic hocus pocus for better internet telephony, new video analytics APIs, privacy controls integrated into browser settings in Firefox 4 and IE8 (Chrome and Safari to follow), and native control panel integration with both Mac’s System Preferences and Windows’ Control Panel. Beta testing ends in Q2 2011 for the desktop and a mobile release should follow swiftly thereafter. As to when we’ll finally be able to stop discussing which devices have or can run Flash, not even Adobe could provide us with a reliable roadmap for that.
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We don’t know what exactly is going on over in Egypt, but the country’s government seems to have decided that keeping in touch with the outside world is no longer desirable and has almost completely shut down internet, SMS, and BlackBerry communications. It’s not surprising, therefore, that reports are emerging in rather piecemeal form at the moment, though Renesys has hard data showing that almost all routes for exchanging internet traffic with the country have been shut down, with only Noor Group excepted from the block — a move the internet analytics company theorizes might have been motivated by a desire to keep the Egyptian Stock Exchange online. The reasons for this blackout remain open to speculation and interpretation — most of which, we remind you, has better destinations than your favorite tech blog — but its content is clearly an extreme step for any government to take. Check out the links below for further details.
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Egypt enters communication blackout with disruption to internet, SMS, and BlackBerry messaging originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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