ADAM Is Here…Almost

Its been more than a year since I first blogged about Adam. Many like have been waiting for so long, that one wondered whether will it actually come to a store near us. Well good news is..Adam is not a just a concept product (or mythological!) .Its as real as any other tablet and it is here…well almost.

click for more pics in notion ink blog

Rohan of Notion Ink has posted few photos from Honk Kong where the shipping of the first batch has started.

The first batch got sold out in just about 2 weeks (only thru pre-order!!) and this happened without any official launch,a CES keynote,any sort of official advertisement..mere social buzz. Of course there were controversies and technical glitches in the payment gateway, but still this is phenomenal. The prices range start from a modest 18k for an LCD Wi-Fi to 27k for an PixelQi Wi-Fi+3G model, which means its still cheaper than Samsung Galaxy tab!

Btw iPad may be launching this week (Jan 28).No official word nor any info on the telecom partner.Some predict the Wi-Fi only model could be priced between 24-27k which I think is very low. My guess is, it will priced a little more than galaxy atleast and the iphone 3GS (no idea when India will get iPhone 4! )

If you are in plans to get a tablet..wait for 3 months..

Biggies having a Bad time

First of all a big HI to everyone. Due to obvious reasons (work stress) I haven't been able to blog much this year. Anyways as we celebrate my blog’s 3rd anniversary (Y!), I thought there can never be a better time to restart it. For more personal scoop , keep watching my personal blog [many good stuff in store ;) ]

So if you are a new visitor, you might ask Y Denovos?  Because Denovos brings a new perspective, adds a new dimension, a different view point to the issues you might already know.Alrighty then, lets get down to business.

Yes its true,2010 is even more troublesome than last year. We have been witnessing a lot of new products, developments,releases which also brings in a lot of controversies, complaints , gossips,  etc

A for Apple :

A for Apple  was slightly shaken to A for Antennagate. Seconds later Steve Jobs launched iPhone 4 ,  iPhone 3GS looked like a expensive piece of plastic. Steel frame, Hard glass build, slimmer, Retina Display, 2 cameras, Facetime, it had everything required to do things, other phones can’t even think of .

But the problem was, iPhone 4 couldn’t do what most phones can do – seamless reception of network signals. When users covered the iPhone 4 with their palms (which is a common practice of holding a phone) there was zero signal reception. The new design of the iphone 4 was blamed for this.

Finally Jobs had to have a another press conference to blame the media for “unnecessary hype” , complained al smartphones have the same problem (which was nothing but a twisted truth) and announced they would be giving free cases for iphone 4 users, which solved the issue. Now there are rumors that iPhone 5 will be coming very soon (Q4 – 2011 ) so that  Attenagate is closed and A is again for Awesome Apple.

India Innovation Initiative

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) along with CII and Agilent Technologies Inc has launched I3 –India Innovation Initiative a unique competition where one can submit their innovative ideas and if selected they would be charted into viable business models, converting the idea into an enterprise.

"The DST receives plenty of ideas to develop through its national innovation fund (NIF). A select few can be worked out and developed into commercially viable innovations that can address pertinent problems like climate change, water scarcity or other such concerns," Anuj Sinha, the head of science communication division at DST, said. (Hindu)

So if you have some innovative ideas and believe it will make a difference ,here is your chance to prove it.

May 30/09 is the last date to send in your proposals. For more details log on t0 http://www.innovationgrid.org/i3/#

Blame Them For Recession

Time.com has identified a list of 25 people  "blameworthy" for this financial crisis.Interestingly even American consumers are in the list.Readers can vote whether they  are innocent or guilty

Who are the ones you think are guilty or innocent?  Give your verdict here.

Bushoe Buzz

What can happen by throwing a pair of shoes ?

Apart from all the reports, conversations,debates look below who quickly cashed in by the shoe episode

• 'Sock and Awe'.com , a online game site based on the incident was bought by British-based internet media company for 5,215 pounds ($7,818), through e-bay.com
• You Tube gets 8,145,000 views in two days with from different versions of the video, uploaded @ 209 videos per hour.
• Istanbul-based shoemaker Ramazan Baydan has received orders totaling 370,000 pair since Dec 14 and has employed 100 people extra to meet this demand.
• Afghan televisions has put up special "shoe" episodes in their comedy shoes.

Welcome back to Taj & Trident

"We can be hurt but we will never fall," Ratan Tata, chairman of the Taj owner Tata Group, told reporters shortly before his hotel was to start checking in new guests.(AP)

Less than a month later after terror attacks,the Taj & Trident opened today.Heavy security is present complete with armed personnel, barricades,scanners etc.

"There is no fear. We see the courage of the people and the staff," said Kritika Srinivasan, 28, a regular guest at the hotel who went inside to congratulate the staff. "We have to show them (the attackers) that they can't break our courage and solidarity."

That seems to be the united opinion among the elite community as the top businessman,VIP's are keen to get a reservation for its opening day and also continue  their early commitments.

From Hindu : Both Taj and Oberoi have set up funds to help those affected by the attacks – Taj Public Service Welfare Trust and Oberoi Care Fund.

Those wishing to contribute to the Taj fund can do so at: The Taj Public Service Welfare Trust, Mandlik House, 2nd Floor, Mandlik Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400 001, Tel: +91-22-66395515, Fax: +91-22-22027442, e-mail: tpswtrust@tajhotels.com

Contributions to the Oberoi fund in the form of cheque or demand draft will be accepted till March 31, 2009. More information is available on www.oberoigroup/oberoicarefund. For questions and further information, you may contact on +91 011 2389 0555 or write to the hotel at support@oberoigroup.com.

Paul brings Pride

    Lord SwAraj Paul sitting on traditional woolsack while presiding over the House of Lords in London on Thursday.

If  someone went back to the past and told our freedom fighters,that one day a Indian will preside the House Of Lords, I am sure there would be no takers.  Last Thursday is one of the historic moments when Lord Swaraj Paul did that. Incidentally,there was a 150 minute debate on Mumbai terror attacks and Little Master's Century.

IPOD- Instils Innovation in Taxes Too

TIMESONLINE reports "The New York governor is asking for a   so-called “iPod tax” on downloaded music as one of 137 revenue-raising proposals to close the largest budget deficit in the state’s history. The proposed “iPod tax,” would tax the sale of downloaded music and other “digitally delivered entertainment services” by 4 percent, adding four cents to the cost of a 99-cent song for users whose iPod is registered to a New York address.

Haircuts, beer, cinema tickets, cigars, taxi rides, massages, and sugary soft drinks would also be targeted under the austerity budget aimed at closing the $15.4 billion shortfall caused by a collapse of tax revenues from Wall Street. Among them is an unprecedented 18% “obesity tax” on sugary soft drinks. The tax would cover fruit drinks with less than 70% fruit juice, as well as “-ades, punches and certain fruit nectars.” Diet soft drinks would be exempt. With one in four New York teenagers considered obese, the “obesity tax” aims to cut consumption of sugary drinks by five percent while raising $404 million in the next fiscal year. Also hit by new taxes under the package would be “personal services” such as massages, pedicures and health-club memberships."

I certainly agree that  IPOD is considered as one of most innovative product of recent times.I mean if it can inspire the government to introduce  "innovative taxes".... what else to say?

3G IS Here !!! ...Finally

Get Your Iphones and N90's ready because 3G is here.Because the 3ok + price you paid for the hi-fi phones are now ready to put for some real use.

Our Hon'ble Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the country's first 3G network by receiving an inaugural video call and viewing live television on a 3G-enabled mobile handset.

So what exactly is 3G? 3G is the third generation of tele standards and technology for mobile networking. Simply put we can say GPRS is similar to the Dial Up Internet  connection,3G is broadband connection for the mobile,i.e. you can avail speeds like 2Mbps in your mobile itself. The point is High Speed data transfer,which will enable live video streaming,uploading and downloading photos directly from the mobile.Fortunately most of the new high end phones are all 3G enabled so users can use take full advantage of their phones by experiencing seamless network connectivity.

Unfortunately MTNL and BSNL are only offering 3g services as of now ,that too only in the Delhi circle.It will take some time before other players jump in and all areas are covered.So we have to wait a little time more.