Our era of technology and digital connectivity has reached a new milestone. The number of people with an active data connection and mobile services has surpassed the total world population. This milestone makes it an important affair. This is because mobile phones empower us. Well, if you still don’t get it, then please do check the high school protestors who used the light in their mobile phones as a symbol of their unity and protests.
Active Mobile Devices > World Population
This milestone not just emphasizes how mobile phones have changed us our lifestyle by giving us a chance to be connected to our loved ones, but also the other part of the story. It makes us focus on the point that most of the population are still deprived from the pleasure of possessing a cell-phone, gateway to health, economic growth and political power. Thus, this drives home a fact that the numbers tracked by World Population Mobile Connections,a real time digital tickers don’t tell us the whole story.
Kevin Kimberlin clearly celebrates this historic achievement but also drive home this point that it’ll take the help of entrepreneurs like Millicom Inc. that started this era of mobile phones to finish the job. Millicom Inc., has also joined Facebook and Internet org as an initiative to bring free access to people who are not yet connected.
Leonard Gubar, the attorney and Director of Millicom, was quoted saying as below when questioned about moblile phones and what it means to him. He says that it is miraculous. You can do everything with a mobile phone.
Element14 Design Center was officially launched. It is a brand new resource that proposes a highly inclusive range of development tool information along with the details of products and supporting materials for engineers. Abundant application and information about the products, which includes 360 degree images, videos and downloads, are complemented by availability of stock and price, details of manufacturers and the comments of engineers from Element14’s leading community.
Element14 Design Center
The Design Center involves links to aiding documentation, technical data sheets and forum posts, supporting engineers make the maximum out of their Dev Tools and resolve issues as they take place. The site which is developed on the basis of feedback of the customers and research provides an industry leading research and pick out functionality by keyword and part number, core architecture filtering by manufacturer and silicon family.
The people willing to buy these developmental tools can purchase these as and when they need by adding them to their basket on the transactional site. The features of this include intuitive search and select functionality and abundant product data.
Searching for development tools can never get easier than this. Find the product that you need and that you feel is the best for you. You can search the Design Center by putting in part numbers or keywords. There is also a provision for filtering your search by core architecture filtering by manufacturer and silicon family. This will help you choose the best tool for your project.
All the data required can be found in a single place including 360 degree images, videos, technical documentation, related products and content from Element14 community. The Design Center offers all the things that a design engineer could ask for. It has been developed according to the needs of the engineering customers and community members. It has the latest development tools and kits with the finest in class utilization.
It offers everything that a design engineers needs to support each stage of the design process. The launch of this Design Center comes after the recently declared volume price break structure on semiconductor and connector components. The customers get support throughout the design process. They also get support in the production and prototype stage.
To rejoice on the launch of the Design Center, element14 has created an enjoyable development kit card game. All the development tools are accessible with same day shipping, quality application notes and data sheets and also the product pages list a series of associated accessories. Also a 24/5 live tech support is accessible for any questions or inquiries.
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Creative technologies has unveiled the Sound Blaster E Series audio solution. These are powerfully built HD Audio amplifiers specially designed to give you an astonishing sound experience. These light weight amplifiers are congruent with PC, smartphones and tablets.
Creative Sound Blaster E3 and E1
The company has released two devices namely, E3 and E1 in their E-Series. Apart from headphone amplifiers they can also function external sound cards. Both E1 and E3 come with inbuilt microphone for voice recording and voice calls. Additionally, you can also pair up your E3 sound blaster with your other smart gadgets as it comes with a Bluetooth technology and play sounds with them.
These sound blasters have a battery backup of 25 hours but it can vary according to their usage. Besides this, now you’ll be able to enjoy live streaming of long events as it provides 8 hours of wireless streaming. Likewise, in the analog mode the battery can last up to 17 hours. These devices can also serve as a powerful tool for customizing music and gaming sounds as they come with Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO) for low latency and high fidelity playback.
Additionally, the embedded microphone and dual headphone ports have also been introduced for the music lovers so that they can enjoy an excellent voice quality. The Sound Blasters E1 and E3 are priced at Rs. 4,999 and Rs. 12,999 and will be available from November only on India’s exclusive e-commerce site, Flipkart. You can share your thoughts and opinions in our comment section. Keep reading for more.
A leading Dutch power solutions provider, Victron Energy has announced its new in line, “ Battery Balancer” product into the market. The battery balancer comes in handy when multiple batteries are put-in use. Not all batteries are made equal and when put together in a bank, simple fluctuations among batteries can cause minor problems that might eventually lead to shorten the battery’s life time. In worst cases, worst situations like the battery bank could crash or fail permanently might happen which are both costly in money and time.
Victron Energy Battery launcher
In such situation, Battery Balancer could be put to use that efficiently prevents such worse situations by correcting the imbalance actively. The Battery Balancer is equipped with an alarm function which is to give warning in case of a large deviation. Victron energy’s experience and expertise in handling both convention and lithium batteries have made the efficiency and simplicity of Battery Balancer a dream come true.
Batteries used in the banks can be of both series strings and series/parallel banks of 24V, 48V or sometimes even higher voltages. In each battery you can end up with a variance in terminal voltages when using a series string or series parallel bank to create different voltages and Ah ratings from individual 12 Volt batteries. The ever increasing demands on battery often makes the situation worst. An expensive string or bank failure is the consequence of such problem.
Victron Battery Balancer by correcting and preventing battery imbalance is the perfect solution for extending the lifetime of batteries. The Victron Energy BMV-701 battery monitor is a perfect addition that was released earlier this year as knowing the state of battery too is essential and this product can help in that quest.
The product not just gives out state of charge and voltage readouts, it also provides unique mid-point voltage-monitoring. Thus, providing us with a detailed insight about the balance of the battery bank and also making configurable alarms.
When both the products, Battery Balancer and Victron Energy BMV-701 batter monitor are used together, it provides a complete solution to monitoring and maintaining 24 and 48 Volt battery banks in the best condition possible, thereby increasing the lifetime as well as avoiding further complications in future.
Flytxt, the dominant Big Data Analytics solution provider for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), declared today that the company was conferred with the Bronze Stevie® Award for the ‘Mobile Marketing Campaign of the Year’/. It was awarded at a gala ceremony for ‘The 11th Annual International Business Awards’ in Paris on Friday, 10th October, 2014.
International Business Award 2014 to Flytxt
The Nokia handset promotional campaign which was helmed by Flytxt’s mobile ad marketplace, mADmart, in Bangladesh, was judged as one of the top three campaigns in this category.
The campaign had take place mainly to create buzz for Nokia’s new handsets among the young urban population in Bangladesh. mADmart, Flytxt’s ad marketplace, helped Nokia to touch 500,000 precisely targeted consumers in the niche section within a time of 2 weeks’.
Subscriber insights that were derived from operator data aided not only in the identification potential costumers of new handsets but also in spreading this campaign only to those consumers living close to Nokia’s sales outlets, thus, making sure of maximum conversions. More than 250 executives worldwide took part in the judging process from May through early August to select the Stevie Award winners.
Consumers also profit from these analytics-driven campaigns as they get only offers that are important to them through the channel they prefer.
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Element14 will be demonstrating their latest development kits at this year’s Automation Mumbai event. The company is renowned for producing latest technology products, services and software development. It serves as an online platform where buyers and engineers can interact and discuss about various technological products.
element14 at Automation 2014
Element14 will be presenting products from the world’s most renowned manufacturing companies including Analog devices, Texas Instruments, Tenma, Keystone, Freescale and Amphenol. The Automation Mumbai will be held at Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre from 15-18 October. Visitors will get a chance to try and demonstrate the products.
The Regional Director of the South Asia, element14 says: “Each year we get to connect with our customers at this popular Automation event to demo our newest products from our technology partners and help our customers with newer ideas for their next designs. It is also an opportunity for us to develop insights about newer technologies and solutions our customers are working on, and learn how we can enable them to get their designs to market faster”.
Audience will get a chance to experience Texas Instrument’s CC3200 Launchpad and CC3100 Booster Pack. The former is a development platform and the latter is a wifi device which is made effective for making the things faster. The CC3200 Lauchpad is designed for mainly for cloud technology and contains a single chip microcontroller with inbuilt Wi-Fi. The Raspberry Pi Compute Development Kit will also be featured. The kit allows the design engineers to host the computer module using their own interface board. It is built to give an amazing experience to its users.
All in all it would a great event for techinal enthusiasts. Do share your opinions with us in our comment section.
Certain technical jargons, are not only self explanatory but they sound way too appealing for us as well. For instance, like that of “wearable technology”. As the name suggests, these are accessories incorporating computer and advanced technologies. Are you looking for best wearable devices in India?
With that said, there is no exaggeration in stating that the demand for these devices is growing in leaps and bounds. With so many devices springing up in the market, we decided to give short tales about the best 5 devices which use wearable technology.
Best Wearable devices in India
1. Sony Smart Watch 2
Sony Smart Watch 2
Sony unlike Samsung, has a versatile manner in which it can be paired up with Z2/Z Ultra/Z1 for notifications. It has three capacitive buttons underneath the display, which measures 1.6 inches and has a sharp 220×176 resolution. It has about 300 apps including Facebook and Twitter supporting it. The Xperia like design is dust and water resistant. But as the saying goes, too much of anything is good for nothing. To an extent this holds true here as the devices stumbles a bit on its overall functionality. Battery life once again, is a challenge here. But the solace the device offers us is that, it is an improvised version of its predecessors.
Plus: Numerous apps, good to look at.
Minus: Minor issues in performance and battery life.
Technarysuggestion: Give it a try if you can before laying hands on your pocket.
This has a 1.55 inch Mirasol display with a 288×192 resolution, the advantage being that, you can view it in direct sunlight. It has a voice command functionality embedded within. The issue to be discussed here is, irrespective of what the device contains, it lacks features like Bluetooth 4.0 LE and IP58/67 resistance to water or dust. With all these lacunae, it still sports a heavy price comparatively.
Plus: Video lovers wouldn’t mind grabbing it.
Minus: As mentioned, the cost is a little too much for what is gives us!
Technarysuggestion: Think! If you want it, Think again!
Price: INR 11,790
3. Pebble Smart
Pebble Smart
Although it shows off like a simple plastic watch, It features a 1.26 inch, 168×144 display equipped with an ARM Cortex M3 CPU and support for Bluetooth 4.0 LE. You don’t have to worry if you drop it in the swimming pool, as it promises of being waterproof. Neither, should you sit worried about how long the battery will last as it performs pretty well with long lasting battery life.
It has an easy hand shake with Android and iOS although not with Windows Phone. The user needn’t navigate through iTunes or the Play Store and can get a hold of central store for their apps. It exhibits a very strong variety with games, fitness applications, RSS feeds, live score updates and much more compared to Samsung’s gear.
Needless to say, Pebble Smart’s 1000+ apps is no small feat for a smart watch!
Plus: Great number of apps, great battery life and its water proof.
Minus: Display is not so new gen kind.
Technarysuggestion: It’s worth your attention.
Price: Rs. 13,900
4. Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo
Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo
The Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo features 1.63 inch Super AMOLED display and a dust and water resistant body. Surprisingly it has 2 megapixel camera with auto focus. You have all the liberty to attach your own straps to the Gear 2 Neo. Tizen OS helps you maintain battery life and it comes along with a heart sensor and pedometer. You can sync you device with Galaxy S4/S5 and provide real time notifications to your wrist. The battery life is comparatively less stable than Pebble Smart.
Plus: Battery life, dust and water resistant.
Minus: Low App selection. Not a great standalone device.
Technary suggestion: Try before you buy.
Price: Rs. 15,450
5. Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit
Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit
Samsung’s gear is more watch like now. The display is good enough to hug your wrist tight.
Although it provides notifications for messages and calls, as a health-monitoring device, the Galaxy Gear Fit features a heart rate sensor and pedometer, and also claims to measure your sleep cycle. But the problem here is, the device fails to pause between exercises. The pedometer being inaccurate and sleep tracker not being so helpful are added challenges which make us think twice before saying a vehement ‘YES’ to this device. To compensate all this, the device guarantees us a good battery life. But somehow, the compensation is not convincing enough!
Plus: Good battery life with an impressive design and great fitness apps.
Minus: Inaccurate fitness measurement.
Technary suggestion: You really want it? Think…Think… Think!
ASUS has proudly launched a whole new variety of gaming peripherals and accessories under the Strix banner. Going outside the limits of the graphics cards, the new range of stylish peripherals includes the Strix Pro and Strix DSP gaming headsets, Strix Tactic Pro mechanical keyboard, Strix Glide gaming mouse pads and the Strix Claw optical gaming mouse.
ASUS STRIX
Let me inform you what strix exactly is.
Taken from the ancient Roman and Greek word for owl, our Strix line of products imbibes three main characteristics – Tactical mind, great level of adaptivity and Keeping control over everything. A strategic mind allows for the eagerness in hearing and very keen eyesight. This make you feel your environment so that you can adjust and respond to the smallest movement. This eventually lets you take complete control, no matter what type of situation arises.
Strix Claw
Strix Claw is the utmost gaming mouse for first-person shooters, it is designed for those who demand unrivalled precision, comfort and those who love competition. Right-handed ergonomics, Japanese-made Omron switches, gaming-grade 5000DPI optical sensor, angle-snap-free movement and flexible DPI make sure that each movement is traced correctly and reflected immediately.
Strix Tactic Pro
It is designed with lightning-fast feedback and you have a choice between Cherry MX switch types: Black, Blue, Brown or Red, Strix Tactic Pro is amazingly tactile and it reacts remarkably, which in turn helps gamers to up their actions per minute (APM) to the hilt.
The Strix Tactic Pro makes use of the highest-specification N-Key Rollover (NKRO) technology over USB. Strix Tactic Pro comes furnished with 13 committed and easily reachable macro keys and transferable F1-F8/macro keys for a total of 21 one-touch commands. Strix Pro leaves us with a choice of software or plug-and-play hardware modes which is in common with Strix Claw.
Strix Glide series
Strix Glide Control mouse pad is equipped with an excellent heavy-weave fabric, which provides a textured surface for games that need a good control and absolute accuracy. Strix Glide Speed gaming mouse pad is made for game play that needs rapid, effective movement, with a fine-weave finish that aids the mouse to move speedily across the entire pad with zero barriers. Both work remarkably well with either optical or laser mice and are manufactured with fray-resistant edges, which undergo intensive testing, for better touch, convenience and endurance.
Strix DSP and Strix Pro
Strix DSP is an exceptional gaming headset with multiple platforms, which is furnished with a strong 60mm neodymium-magnet drivers. DSP has full-size hexagonal ear cushions (130mm across at the widest point). They are followed by a driver-free plug-and-play audio station. This station processes a native 7.1-channel surround-sound audio.
What electrifies a Strix Pro is its 60mm neodymium-magnet drivers giving you the most correct and effective sound reliability. The ENC (environmental noise cancellation) technology has sensibly filtered out over 90% noises. The in-built microphones in the USB-powered control box are the ones to be thanked.
Strix Claw is available at a price of Rs 3,570, Strix Tactic Pro is available at Rs 7,250, Strix Glide series at Rs 850, Strix DSP at Rs 7,670 and Strix Pro at Rs 5,990.The prices include taxes but local taxes and octroi may be charged extra. All these are available on a back-to-back order basis.
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Plantronics is one of the renowned and global leader in audio communication for business and consumers. Plantronics products supports mobile use,unified communications, gaming and music. Plantronics headquartered in santa cruz, california which is a publicly traded company.
Plantronics Embedded Call Control
Plantronics have insitgated a set of new innovations and trends in audio technology which makes people to simply communicate with ease.They vary from unified communication to bluetooth headsets for gaming solutions and also deliver a unwavering quality for an ideal experience and extra ordinary service. Plantronics has a great set of users like 911 dispatch, air traffic control,various mission critical applications and every company from Fortune 100.
The call control features to be embedded in the Jabber soft phone client will include:
Remote call answer/end – Incoming Jabber calls can be answered by simply pressing the call control button on the supported Plantronics headset. Any active Jabber call can be terminated by also pressing the same call control button.
Mute/un-mute – Active Jabber calls can be put on mute from the supported Plantronics headset or unmuted by pressing the same mute button. The headset mute state is also synchronized with the mute state on Jabber. In other words, if a call is muted in Jabber it can be un-muted from the headset and vice versa.
Hold/Resume – Some Plantronics devices support a Hold/Un-hold feature where a call can be put on hold while the user access a different line on the device. Second (and third, etc.) incoming calls can be accepted while already on an active call by invoking the hold function (or flash when available on a device) and then toggling between held calls.
Conference calls – The conference feature of Cisco Jabber are also be supported by Plantronics plugin. Conference calls can be dropped, muted, un-muted, etc., directly from the headset.
Gigabyte has released its all new GA-X99-UD5 WIFI motherboard in X99 series. The motherboard is entirely based on Intel’s X99 chipset and also supports Intel’s i7 Extreme Edition processors.
Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi Motherboard
Let’s look at some of its basic features. It comes with a Realtek ALC1150 115dB SNR HD audio with built-in Rear Audio Amplifier having independent Right and Left Audio channel PCB layes. 4-Way graphics with Premium PCIe Lane and Dual M.2 Technology for SSD Drive and Onboard WIFI card make it stand out of all other motherboards.
But what does this motherboard has unique in it? Well, the new featured PCI Express design which utilizes all the 40 buses to their extreme to give you a breathtaking experience is the answer. It is achieved by the connection of external clock generator to the x16 lanes which head to CPU.
Now, with GIGABYTE X99 you will experience the unmatched bandwidth for gaming or graphic activities. The DualBIOS/Single BIOS Mode Switch and the onboard Power and Restart Button make the overclocking easy to let you experience the power of it.
Q-Flash Plus, the exclusive feature of Gigabyte that allows you to update the latest BIOS using a thumb drive has also been included. It gives you the freedom to flash the BIOS just after installing it on USB thumb drive and plugging it into one of the ports.
Enthusiasts believe that Gigabyte’s X99 series would give a strong competition to ASUS motherboards. We would love to hear your opinions on this launch.
