Seeing a photo behind a photo frame: Normal and expected.

Watching slideshow on a photo frame: Great, exciting

Printing the photos you watch using the frame: Surprised and this is what is called tech revolution.

iMo Photo Frame Printer looks just like any other photo frame except that it’s a bit more bulky (just if you want to carry it around). And a digital photo frame is not a rare specimen anymore. But if you/your guests are obsessed with some of the photos seen over the frame, it is just as simple to please them with a card print of the same. The surprise would be enough for inducing a bit of jealousness and you becoming the star of the night.

An 8 inch 800x600 photoframe that prints 4x6 photos engraved on your memory cards or USB sticks is worth a look. But it does not come for nothing. The frame itself costs about $200 and the printing ink catridge at $20 is worth 36 photos. This means for a card photo you would be spending a luxurious $2. And nothing else would be needed to explain your five figure salary to your guests.

The fact that I am writing too much about e-book readers is true. But none of these are any endorsing modalities adopted to gain some cash or ads. It is simply because these are going to revolutionize the book reading experience within a few months.

Who would want to carry the heavy and bulk books with them when 1000s of books can be reached from this simple sleek device? Books may still be bought for the honor of showcasing them, but the future is here.

It is now the chance for Canadians to grab one of these with Amazon introducing Kindle in Canada for CN$330. Books can be downloaded from anywhere as this device comes with a built in Wifi connectivity to get any of your favorites with cash or for free.

'SixthSense' is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with that information. By using a camera and a tiny projector mounted in a pendant like wearable device, 'SixthSense' sees what you see and visually augments any surfaces or objects we are interacting with. It projects information onto surfaces, walls, and physical objects around us, and lets us interact with the projected information through natural hand gestures, arm movements, or our interaction with the object itself. 'SixthSense' attempts to free information from its confines by seamlessly integrating it with reality, and thus making the entire world your computer.

'SixthSense' website

This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.

Pranav Mistry is the genius behind Sixth Sense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have designed a serpent themed jewelry collection for Asprey. WWD says the collection will go on sale at Asprey stores in London, New York, Beverly Hills, Tokyo and Dubai later this week. 

All net proceeds from the sale of jewelry will go to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, which Angelina Jolie cofoundedin 2006. The only pricing information given so far is for the baby snake spoon, which will cost $525.

Recently I came across a full time user of Sony E-book reader. As soon as our conversation reached the next level, I decided to have an interview just to write a review here. Getting into the details of the conversation without wasting much of your time.

A brief paragraph about his stint with the reader. "I had been a reader for the namesake, so that when friends had conversation about books I did not want to be excluded out. But I could not carry the whole bulk with me during my journeys. So I decided to shift to mobile reading and later palmtop reading. But either had great impact on my myopic eye. It was then that I came across this e-reader. But now it has been a turning point and now I read more than I ever had and love it too."

He said its just similar to reading any book with paper and bookmarks. And adding to the awesomeness it has a battery life of upto 20 days. And you do not have to spend much on the paperbacks or hardbounds, anyway it is the same. Many public domain e-book sites are available from where you can grab many of the classics. It could support about 300 average sized books.

I believe this would soon replace the textbooks of students across the world. But it would eliminate the only exercise the children are having- carrying the 10kg bag to and back to schools.

The final full week before Thanksgiving in the U.S. marks the final big week of releases in the fall sales window. This one sees Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Tony Hawk Ride and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

And the God of War Collection. And Lego Indiana Jones 2 on four platforms plus two handhelds. And LittleBigPlanet on one of them, the PSP. And Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles on Wii. And let's not forget NCAA Basketball 10, for PS3 and Xbox 360.

The question is, after Modern Warfare 2 last week, and Dragon Age, Borderlands and Uncharted 2 preceding that, does anyone have any money left for any of these?

This week's count: 19 for Wii, 15 for DS, nine for 360, eight for PC and PS3, five for PSP, one for PS2.

Today (Nov. 15)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)

Monday (Nov. 16)
Pokemon Rumble (Wii)
The Sims 3 World Adventures (PC)

Tuesday (Nov. 17)
Assassin's Creed II (PS3, 360)
Assassin's Creed II: Discovery (DS)
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (PSP)
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral (DS)
Crazy Chicken Tales (Wii)
Discovery Kids: Spider Quest (DS)
EA Sports Active More Workouts (Wii)
Elven Legacy: Siege (PC)
F1 2009 (PSP, Wii)
Foto Frenzy (DS)
God of War Collection (PS3)
Imagine: Artist (DS)
Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue (Wii)
Just Dance (Wii)
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (DS, Wii)
Left 4 Dead 2 (PC, 360)
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, 360)
LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
My Ballet Studio (DS, Wii)
NCAA Basketball 10 (PS3, 360)
Personal Trainer: Men (DS)
Personal Trainer: Women (DS)
Petz Dogz Talent Show (DS)
Petz Hamsterz Superstarz (DS)
Planet 51 (DS, PS3, Wii, 360)
Rec Room Games (Wii)
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
Satisfashion (Wii)
Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! (PS3, Wii, 360)
SingStar Latino (PS2, PS3)
Stoked: Big Air Edition (360)
The Princess and the Frog (DS, PC, Wii)
Think (DS, Wii)
Tony Hawk Ride (PS3, Wii, 360)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 (PSP)

Wednesday (Nov. 18)
Gyromancer (360)

Thursday (Nov. 19)
Hidden Secrets: The Nightmare (PC)

Friday (Nov. 20)
Cocoto Festival (Wii)
King's Bounty: Armored Princess (PC)
Strength & Honour 2 (PC)

Here are the top 5 hardcover editions of fictions according to The New York Times. Just glimpse through them and I would recommend all of these.

1. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham

In his first collection of short stories John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill.

Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother, Raymond, who's been locked away on death row for eleven years. It could well be their last visit. ...more

2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown

In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world’s most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale...more

3. KINDRED IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb

 When the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter who had stayed behind...more.

4. THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

In this epic novel, Robert Jordan’s international bestselling series begins its dramatic conclusion. Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward---wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders---his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself...more

5. THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver

In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities...more

A wonderful way to celebrate the 20 years of cricketing of the legendary batsman Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Ebay and TV18 has come up with an auction of Sachin autographed bats. Sachin Tendulkar has been the icon hero in cricket for all sports fans across the world and in India he is nothing less than the God (Here, cricket is a religion and Sachin is the God). The auction is to become a grand success with the master blaster striking a 17000 runs world record last week.

The bat comes with a self-autograph of Tendulkar and the bid opens at 50,001 with shipping charges extra. However, the proceedings of the auction is to be forwarded to a charity organisation Apnalaya, which helps slum children lead a better life.

If you are/aren't interested, just have a look at this one time ebay auction. Link: Sachin Tendulkar autograph bat auction

Have a look at three of the fascinating Samsung mobile sets:

1. Samsung OMNIA is the world's first full-touch handset featuring 720p HD video recording on mobile, as well as the world's largest 9.4 cm AMOLED screen on mobile.
2. Samsung JET has the pioneering 16M WVGA AMOLED display offering the most vivid and colourful touch mobile experience available now.
3. Samsung PIXON 12 is the world's first handset with a 12MP camera and full touch-screen functionality. It comes packed with a host of functions which enable consumers to easily capture, browse and share their images
   

Wanted to get into the Principal's office and correct your answer sheet without anyone noticing? Didn't you have fantasy of being the Harry Potter for at least an hour with the invisibility cloaks (sorry, the pic is not of potter wearing invisibility cloak, but his birthday suit). For many it would have been a dream in their childhood days. But it is no longer to be so, but soon to be reality. The researches by The Imperial College, London and University of Southampton will lead to the creation of first invisibility cloaks.

These would be made from the so-called meta-metarials. These substances do not reflect light back to your eyes to see them. But deviate it in another direction, somewhat like a mirror.

Professor Sir John Pendry, a world-leading physicist at ICL, had first proposed the invisibility cloak in 2006.

"I anticipate this technology will do things we already do, but do them better and cheaper. For hundreds of thousands of years we have used chemistry to alter materials, and we have taken this as far as it can go," said Pendry.

But the 4.9 million pounds poured into this research is to make it useful in medicine, security and data communications.

A doubt remains "how would the models present the latest invisible cloak fashions over the ramp?"

You may find millions of ecommerce sites marketing Apple products, but nothing would match the charm and credibility of Apple online stores. I just had a look into the features of the store and it was overwhelming. There are more reasons than the look. Shop here for the fantabulous holiday offers directly from Apple. Check the list below.

1. Free shipping: On orders over $50 you get the shipping costs off. And believe, the shipping is more credible and faster than any other e-commerce sites.
2. Free engraving: You can gift a personalised ipod to your dearest by engraving their favorite quotes or your gifting phrase over the phone or pod. Have your name inscribed over your ipod of iphone. But never expect an engraving and product as shown in the pic.
   
3. Holiday Gift Guide: This is a perfect list of items you would love or intend to buy this holiday season. With incredible offers supplementing these.
4. Education discount: Avail your discount if you are a student or teacher and is checking out on an iMac or some Mac softwares.
5. iPhoto: A professionally printed photo album, calendar or card with the photos you choose. Get from Apple istore.
6. Stainless Steel ipod Shuffle: This is an exclusive special edition item which you could not get anywhere else (according to them).
7. Financing: Ever thought of a multi-billion company financing your shopping. At least for a year they would finance your bills.

There are quite a few more reasons why you should browse this site. Though there are wide options to shop Apple products, do check this site. I felt it incredible and hope this would be useful to you too. Feel free to comment and retweet the article.

Lenkart is an online shop which offers you some of the finest artworks to decorate your rooms. It is the property of Pillow Photo, a textile design company. Here you can get the custom, hand-made pillows, table runners, beddings, window treatments and lots more. The prices are rather on the medium range and service is great. Also do check the limited edition pillow designs to bring contemporary design to your room.

Free burger everyday

Enjoy a free burger every day for 13 days from the 10th to 22nd of November 2009 (from 2-4pm and 8-10pm)!
Register on movember, and raise $25. Then, you will receive instructions on how to claim your Tash Ticket and free burgers!
Proceeds raised from the Movember campaign this year will be donated to the The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue – the national depression initiative.
Deal Expiry: 22 November 2009

Free Delicious Summer Copy

Buy anything from ABC Shop using Paypal and receive a free copy of Delicious Summer, which features more than 100 seasonal recipes. Great value for your money!
Click here to use Coupon Code: delicious

Get your ipod engraved free

If you are planning to buy ipod as a gift, then make it very special. Add a free laser engraving to any new iPod for free. Great gift for this christmas!!!

10 DVDs for $1

Rent 10 DVDs for only $1 -- can you believe that? You better do, as this is for real. Quickflix offers 10 DVD rentals for a dollar to all customers paying through Paypal. Don't have a Paypal account? Get one now, and enjoy the many advantages of safe online shopping!

 

Windows 7 deals

Save almost 30% on the new Windows 7 Home Premium Edition – Normally £149.99, Now only £106.33 Amazon UK have done it again by providing superior value for money on a very popular new software, Windows 7 Home Premium Edition.
Get it now for only £106.33, normally £149.99.

Normally £219.99, you can save 21% on Windows 7 Professional edition at Amazon UK.
You can get it as low as £149.98 if your order quickly.
You can also get the home and ultimate editions at Amazon UK.

Dell Latitude Upgrade Coupon

Use above coupon code for Dell Latitude E5500 and get Free Upgrade from 1GB to 2GB Memory.
Click here to use Coupon Code: S720208AU
Deal Expiry: 12/11/2009

Memory cards are one of the most frequently damaged goods especially when bought from an online seller. This is mainly because duplicates of famous brands as well as local illegitimate brands are available to lure customers with low price and increased space. Few of the things which are to kept in mind when buying a memory card for your phone or camera are enlisted.

Price: Low prices are not always and never the best. They are but cheap imitations and are never up to the mark as per my own and some of my colleagues’ experience. It is better to go for something with an average price- meaning something with price similar to that of your local market.

Brand: You know the famous brands in memory card industry- Sandisk, Kingston, Sony etc etc. You will have to regret while buying these brands only until you find that it was a duplicate made somewhere in China or Eastern Europe. Otherwise these are pretty safe and cost-effective.

Capacity: Higher capacity drives are never any better, but may be unproductive and has frequent complaints and data loss than the lower ones. Capacities less than 8GB would suit most of our needs and are enough. Those 80 and 160 GB memory cards and pen drives over the screen are misleading and mischievous.

Warranty: Something which warranties you is most probably, not fake. Usually these come with 1-3 years of warranty. So check for it and ask for it.

If you ever get a chance to check the device, do it. Copy files to its full capacity and copy it back to your hard disk. If it is faked, you will notice that some unknown files are being copied back with unknown extensions. Do it a few times to confirm after formatting. Check the photos if parts of it are missing or any change in colours have occurred. You don’t have to pay for the half pictures and *.123 files you have got, only if you think before you buy.

There was a time when one would have longed for sexy lingerie to knock the socks off one’s partner and never had the opportunity to do so. There was a time when one would go to a secluded lingerie shop in corner of the town so that no one notices. There was a time one would be satisfied with whatever colour the shopkeeper offers, because that was the only one in your size there.

With the advent of online shopping all this is over. You are in your privacy to select the best one, the best colour and size that matches you. You just have to select whether it is a lacy g string or leather or latex. And you get that in a secluded cover without even the delivery man looking you from toe to top. It has become as easy as buying a book at the amazon.

There would be nothing more proud for you than knowing each time that you are wearing that sexy bra underneath or when undressing that you are revealing to your partner your most treasured parts.
Lingerie shopping is available in almost all major online shops. A particularly useful one would berightlingerie.

Blogging is a favourite past time at present. It may be mere interest in subject or monetary benefits that guide bloggers. But all ultimately yearn for what is called the ‘six figure blogging’ which has been achieved by these great authors.

These are some of the best sellers about blogging and tricks and tips to earn money from it. All these books deal with advice to beginners about how to select a blog niche, make your blog readable as well as popular and improve the content over time. It covers all aspects of making money blogging, advertisements and other indirect methods.

All these are authored by famed bloggers and hence are worked out tested and had yielded results. Try some of these books for Blogging made easy.

1. Problogger: Secrets for Blogging your Way to a Six-figure Income

Authors: Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett (Problogger, Chrisg)

This would be the best book for bloggers available on stores. Each and every page is filled with great ideas. The experience of these bloggers in building a fantastic readable blog itself is worth for the money you pay.

2. Blogging for Dummies

Like all other Dummies books this book is useful even for a newbie who does not know much about internet. And the level increases to designing the blog and attracting visitors as the pages passes. It is useful for an expert blogger in learning about podcasting and videoblogging too.

3. Blogging for Business

This is an altogether different blog which makes those business entrepreneurs and establishments enter into the blogosphere and improve their commercial value. It details the methods to establish customer contacts and improve their numbers by serious blogging.

4. Complete Guide to Blogging: The Huffington Post

The editors of the most popular political blog over the net, The Huffington Post have released a useful tutorial guide for bloggers. This answers every question you have about blogging and business. The sections on online ads and monetizing cannot be more helpful.

5. Secrets of Videoblogging

Vlogging has actually not caught up as was expected. But there is more chance for it in the future. I believe this book is useful for those who are interested in starting a vlog. From the authors of freevlog.org this book is a masterpiece in its own niche and it seems the usefulness would extend wider.

The information in these books are truly great and are of value just because these people have proved it great.

Free stuffs out of sheer belief and experience are worthless. And never are any free stuffs gained ‘just free’. There would be a condition attached to it or any priced item coupled together. I too had this belief until Ubuntu came into being. It was first thing when things began to change and a realisation that free is worth came into being. So listing are two places from where you can get the invaluable free stuffs.

Ubuntu: As I have mentioned, everything began to change with Linux and Ubuntu. It was never expected that you would get a free CD or download an operating system at $0. And it was worth. The new linux with coupled programs are a better deal and I believe nobody would miss that. Fill in your address in the order form and you can get your Ubuntu CD at your doorsteps. Anyd I personally endorse donation for Ubuntu if they are to continue the act.

Alibaba: I just came across an ad of this site over Facebook and saw the plentiful number of free samples of various items available online. You just have to pretend you are a shopkeeper and pen down that you need some samples for further purchase by an email. Toys, mouses, laptop covers, sunglass samples are all available. Type in sample in the search box and explore.

Since this list is too short you are welcome to ad your own links to free stuffs over net. I do not mean any digital download links.

Palm and Sprint are on the way to market their Palm Pre successor, Palm Pixi. The popularity and usefulness of Palm Pre as well as the versatile WebOS software has made millions waiting for the release of the new model which is to happen a few weeks from now.

I had a single question in my mind. “Would replacing my Palm Pre with Pixi be an intelligent decision?”

After searching quite a few websites and reviews, I think I have found the answer. Pixi may be newer, but it is never the better. The release of Pixi is just to capitalize on the popularity and monopoly of Palm Pre in this sector. Wouldn’t you be tempted to buy the newer version of your favourite Palm Pre which had been the best mobile in your hand? But, unlikely Palm Pixi is a model released for those customers who have not had their Pre and would like to have a Palm mobile. And for those who haven’t had the Palm yet, it is the price that matters. In order to gain on the popularity of the previous product a ‘low cost’ gadget has been released by Palm and this is it.

And it is better for me to never upgrade it. Neither will I buy a new Pixi with the cost (about $99) carrying brunt on its features which include

•  No Wifi
• Less RAM
• Slow processor
• Small screen
• Lower camera

Wouldn’t it be safer to buy a new Palm Pre with better of all the features told above and at a price of $100. And you could get better and better if you add a few dollars extra. Don’t go by my words as this post would mean a premature review statement. Do some discussion in forums and make your decision for the 1-2 year long contract with a mobile phone.

3 years had been a long wait for all those who loved Windows. With the introduction of Vista, the invincibility of Microsoft had been under question. Problems over problems, some real, some exaggerated, some overlooked, Vista was a failure of its own beauty and style. Upgrading of computers for an operating system was never ever thought of. Windows XP had made the tech world go for sleekness and style. It had everything one could imagine of and was a sure success. But the discontinuing of XP for a high end OS was never expected by the faithful customers of Microsoft and Linux got the roots firm on ground with this mistake of the former. However, conclusions when kept aside Windows Vista was still popular among users due to the fact that it was an alternative and no other alternative existed. If anyone had bought it during the release, the real trouble of having Vista would be understood. But later it improved a lot.

What’s great of Windows 7?

Aeropeek: When you are juggling with lots of windows at a time, you can select aside the one of your choice and keep all other in outline translucent view. Through the window one can clearly see the desktop.

Aeroshake: Just give a vigorous shake after grabbing the taskbar and all your windows would get minimized.

Aerosnap: Click and drag features cannot be more interesting and useful. Dragging to top would maximize a window. Dragging to one of the sides will make that half fully occupied by the window. Thus you can compare contents in two of the windows. Copy paste would not be easier than this.

Quick display switching: Windows+P and manage how all the windows should appear about.

Modern taskbar: The icon view seems a bit weird but it is good when lots of windows are open and it automatically gets grouped. Now just bring the arrow over the minimized icon and the different windows of the same group can be seen as a thumbshot.

Windows Media Centre: With enhanced features its easier with all bugs removed and sleek look. It extends its support to Xbox and 3^rd party boxes.

Windows Explorer: It is smarter in finding the file types and acts accordingly. Just have a look at the snap of the Windows Explorer window.

Security: You won’t be frequently haunted by security boxes and do not have to press the OK button each time. But security seems not to be on the downside.

Compatibility: It works well with almost any plug in devices and the automatic detection feature is much enhanced.

Hardware specs: The greatest advantage of 7 is not that the hardware requirements are same compared to Vista. But that the functionality is better with the same requirements.

What it is not about?

Install/boot times/ Startup time: It seems similar to Vista. Just as it is, it takes too much time after installing hardware and with lots of media on your hard drive. Complaints of the OS becoming unstable over time have been found, but the start up restore function is beneficial.

Price: Well, it is difficult to decide on which edition and which upgrade you would have to choose. The $120 upgrade from Vista is too much for the disappointment of the unfortunate Vista users. In the long run, it seems better to choose a pre-installed system than selecting the OS alone. The proposed $50 upgrade was never kept up.

	FROM XP / VISTA	FROM WIN7 STARTER	FROM WIN7 HOME PREMIUM	FROM WIN7 PRO	FULL PRICE
HOME PREMIUM	$119.99*	$79.99	N/A	N/A	$199.99
PRO	$199.99	$114.99	$89.99	N/A	$299.99
ULTIMATE	$219.99	$164.99	$139.99	$129.99	$319.99

Internet Explorer: It is still the mess as it is. Who would use it when Firefox, Chrome and Safari are available free over the net. Working over the security is not all, speed is what matters.

App omissions: Moviemaker, Windows Mail, Live Photo gallery are all omitted in this edition. They were not worth for the low end customers, but for those who have been using them it is a great blow.

Control Panel: You open the control panel and see a mess of icons within which you would unable to find what you need. It may be worked upon sooner or later.

Windows Media Player: Though extended codec support has been made part of, it lacks the easiness of KM Player or VLC player.

Networking and Sharing: It is still the old confusing and no novice can get through it easily. One hs to get to the technical aspects and know some of the difficult phrases to get connected to your other home computers and Wifi network.

Surprises: Windows 7, apart from the wallpapers lack any surprises and is a quite-a-good-look OS. Nothing special was introduced and nothing much changed. Moreover, this is what we expect from Microsoft.

Windows Vista had actually brought about a revolution- a revolution in the price of OS. And once increased, it never changes. It has been growing with the Windows 7. But since this has an ‘everything for everybody’ approach, it would be well appreciated. The broad functionality and wide compatibility is all it counts for the success of the 7 Windows.