Objects of (my) desire! (Communication)

My object of lust as a communication device has been the HTC Hero for while

The HTC Hero is the first divine looking piece of hardware that runs Android. It's the flagship for HTC and also for Android at the same time. It's the true game changer in it's category and can take on any other phone head on, thanks to its open source heart.

Key Features of the HTC Hero:

    * Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support

    * 3G with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps

    * Heavily customized (in both graphics and performance) Android OS v1.5 (Sense UI)

    * 3.2" capacitive touchscreen of HVGA resolution

    * Qualcomm MSM 7200A 528 MHz CPU, 288 MB RAM

    * 5 megapixel autofocus camera with video recording

    * Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and GPS receiver

    * Trackball navigation

    * Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and turn-to-mute

    * Digital compass for automatic navigation of maps

    * Multi-touch zooming in gallery and web browser

    * Standard miniUSB port for charging and data

    * Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)

    * microSD card slot with support for up to 8GB cards (2GB one included)

    * Standard 3.5mm audio jack

    * Direct access to the official Android repository

    * Web browser comes with full Flash support

    * Smart dialing

    * Tethering support right out-of-the-box

To take a closer look at the Hero, check out these 4 videos

Meet The HTC Hero

Make it Mine

Stay Close

Discover the Unexpected

These 4 videos will give a peek at the features of the HTC Hero and what the Android platform has to offer. The Hero is flawed, though, in ways that are truly depressing in light of its potential and how much it does get truly right: It's often sluggish, which absolutely destroys the user experience. It's a particularly unfortunate affliction as the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre emphasize speed, making the Hero feel that much slower.

The Hero will need about 6 months according to me for ironing out the Software and Hardware flaws and more importantly for the price to drop.

At Rs. 34,000/- it is not a phone that is by any means easily affordable!

Objects of (my) desire! (Computing)

Starting with Personal Computing, let me talk about the Acer Ferrari One Netbook.

The netbooks have been termed as game-changers. They have made personal computing more affordable and portable. Many critics believe that the netbook category is still in its nascent stage and there is room for much more than what exists. I thinks that's the case with all forms of technology. The pace at which technology evolves, it's always the case that what you have now is going to be redundant in 6 months time if not less.

Lets Look at the specifications of the Acer Ferrari One:

The Acer Ferrari One FO200-1799 has an 11.6-inch HD widescreen display with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels. It is powered by an 1.20 GHz MD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor L310 and runs Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

The notebook measures 11.2 x 8.03 x 0.9/1.2 inches and weighs 3.31 pounds.

The notebook packs ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics for good visual quality, 4GB DDR2 RAM, and 250GB 5400rpm HDD.

The Acer Ferrari One FO200-1799 notebook is equipped with a Ferrari-engraved multi-gesture trackpad and a Crystal Eye webcam.

I guess its perfect for my personal use of writing a blog and surfing the web, my work on my computer doesn't involve any graphic heavy operations or gaming.

It’s basically an upmarket Netbook with an upmarket price, starting at around 450 euros which equates to $656 United States Dollars or a whiff off of £400. These are starting prices though; it’ll cost you more if you want some of the extras.

How Geeks Buy Gadgets [Friday Fun]

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Boy Genius - Pranav Mistry and the 6th Sense Technology

Pranav Mistry is the inventor of SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data.

You have to see this video to believe what he has done and thought off! It's amazing, brilliant, thrilling and mind boggling!

Imagine the potential that this can unlock... just one device that you wear can be all you need for work and play!

Google Goggles - Visual Search!

Now here is a feature that we all wished for and for quite sometime.


How often have we wondered what a particular thing is and how to find more about it. There have been times when i thought that oh! i wish i could just click a picture and search on the internet using the picture. Well, all you android users out there, this one is for you. The Google Goggle allows you to click a picture from your android powered phone and just search on Google using this application.


For example, if you see a book, just click a picture of the book cover and you get all the information about the book online.


Now! i am dying to get my hands on an Android phone... my next phone for sure.