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“It’s an iPhone without phone calls”, is how few of the reviewers describe Apple iPod Touch. Well, it is the next best against IPhone if it is not within the reach of your pocket levels. It`s always better to start the product by describing it’s key appealing and not so appealing features.

1. Thinner the better!

Apple`s products are always known to be thinner than their predecessors. The version is 7.2mm in thickness as compared to its older version which was 8.5mm thick. You would feel like you are holding a glass panel in your hand! Surely you know you aren’t!

1. The volume control:

While the earlier feature is surely and appealing one, this is the one which surely puts you off! This is especially true for the right handed people who have to train themselves to use the player as it is quite difficult to operate the player with the right! Keeping this apart, the keys are too small and almost flat. Also, they are a bit hard to press. Other button which is considerably ignorable is the power button on the top. Nevertheless, the convenience is how often a person uses the button.

Key features which put light on the model include:

1. Super slim design
2. Terrific display

1. Front facing VGA camera for FaceTime
2. Rear camera for HD video recording
3. Super fast, iOS 4.1 with App Store
4. iTunes Store and iBooks Store
5. Built-in loudspeaker
6. Gyro+accelerometer,
7. Excellent battery life

Key features which are likely to put the users off include:

1. Volume Control Keys
2. Poor quality still image capture
3. No FM radio
4. Poor earphones with original pack
5. Not enough loudspeaker volume for FaceTime calls

Since we have compared the phone to the IPhone or are calling it a sister concern of the phone, you should be ready to pay a hefty price for same. The product is available in two forms – 32 GB and 64 GB. While the 32 GB model can range anywhere between Rs 15,000 – Rs 20,000, the 64 GB can cost in the range of Rs 20,000-25,000. Now that

Wrap-up:

All in all, the Ipod touch is not a good option for a person who is already using a smart phone. It is however worth an option if the touch one has yet to make a jump from a ordinary handset. This is especially true for its features like HD video shooting, the new Retina Display, and a faster A4 processor which have been a contributing factor in making the product from just “nice to have” to a totally irresistible one.

It looks odd if such an excellent brand company uses the words like play and book, yet not able to deliver what a playbook requires. An excellent looking and an unassumingly sophisticated exteriors and definitely is one serious tablet what one requires. The operating system is QNX and the software running is developed by Apple and Google. It does have the games in it, but the strengths of this tablet are actually boring for the young minds. These strengths are running PowerPoint presentations like no other tablet can run.

Exteriors

Angular edges, dark style, the chrome logo at the back and subtly embossed ‘BlackBerry’ below the display adds to the looks. A power button to enable or disable the screen has become the button that is used again and again. Best part is the camera. Five megapixels peeking out from the back and a three megapixel camera performing the front face duties has made it the most effective way of recording and sending the images or videos. Great clarity with excellent viewing angles is a win-win situation for the photography lovers.

Internals

One GHz TI OMAP dual-core processor used extensively by the QNX operating system, along with 1GB of RAM and expandable 16 / 32 / 64 GB of storage space at a small price of Rs 24,999/- is a great effort of providing many features to the people. The PowerVR design handles the most exquisite graphics on the seven inch screen.

Connectivity

The tablet enrolls a flavor of 4G Internet connectivity and also the WiMAX technology that goes good with the HSPA+ and LTE connections. It includes Bluetooth technology and 802.11 network connectivity. This device is not supporting USB connectivity but can be mounted as a drive over USB, to read its small read-only volume.

Battery Life

The battery life when being used continuously surfing the new or listening to the music is around seven hours. This is comparative to the battery lives of other existing tablets.

Operating System

QNX is the name of the operating system that is handling all the internal hardware of the tablet. The tablet is loaded on the faster processor and high speed RAM available for its disposable; makes QNX run the heavy PowerPoint presentations, without any hitch or distortion.

Summary

BlackBerry Playbook is definitely the most advanced tablet that has come up in the market so far. The usage is manifold and a user will never be able to exploit the tablet to it full, as the tablet is perfected for memory optimizations.

Laptops in Lenovo’s Ideapad series are popular with consumers for several reasons; one of them is their design.

Attaching to the customary Ideapad design, the Z565 attributes a minority of cosmetic alterations, merging some of the drawing elements of Lenovo’s Studio series. The body is a tad slimmer, with fewer bezels.

The lid’s hinge feels sturdy; it is set well and closes the clamshell with a reassuring snap.

The True Vision webcam sits at the top-center of the inside lid, above the screen, which is framed by a thick bezel. When gently pressed the inside edges of the frame, a slight ripple of the display can be observed (otherwise barely noticeable).

Lenovo Ideapad Z565 sports a brilliant Intel i5 – 450M processor with GMA 5140 MHD Graphic Processor and includes a brilliant 4GB of expandable RAM (to up to 8GB).

Internal storage space includes 320GB SATA Hard-Drive with a brilliant 7200rpm speed and is supplied with ATA – 600 cables. The Lenovo Ideapad Z565 is available for around 700 Euros online.

HP mini 5102 may have better specifications than its predecessor, but that fact alone does not always equate to better user experience.

In this case, however, the notebook’s performance reflects its upgrade; it is what we can expect from a 1.66GHZ Dual-Core Intel Atom N550 processor. The 5102 carries a 10.1 TFT active matrix inch screen which supports a rich 1366 x 768 pixel display.

Most of the netbooks are especially unpopular due to their downgraded touchscreen versions, but the capacitive touchable screen of this HP mini version is advanced according to user reviews.

Succeeding the previous Mini 5101 model, this one repeats many of the older beneficial features such as the netbook continues to come equipped with a 7200RPM 160GB Serial ATA – 300 hard drive or a speedy solid-shaped disk.

HP has also introduced a new advanced chip in this netbook model which pushes the performance of the system to a new level, ensuing with a lower battery life of almost 15 minutes. This netbook is available for around $427 is various stores worldwide.

Price Range : Rs 40,500.

Acer Aspire is a small and sleek highly featured laptop model. It features Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 2 GHz processor. The 2 GB DDR2 RAM is present as primary memory and 160 GB SATA HDD hard disk for storing your data on the laptop.

The key feature of this model is its look and the design and along with it the extended battery life of this model is also good.

The monitor is the 14.1” CrystalBright panel HD LED monitor with high definition video and picture clarity. The model is also built up with Integrated Intel GPU or NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS graphics card that helps you enjoy the applications that require higher graphics.

The HDMI Interface makes it really easy to use. As a part of security feature the model comes up with a fingerprint reader so that no one can use this laptop except you. The cost of this laptop is around Rs 40,500.

Price Range : Rs 35,000

The LG-R510 Laptop Comes with Intel 2 GHz Core2 Duo T5800 processor with 2 MB L2 Cache and comes up with Windows Vista Home Basic Operating system.

The 2GB DDR2 RAM is commended as primary memory and 250GB SATA HDD Hard Disk for secondary storage of all your data on the laptop. The laptop is also integrated with a 1.3 Mega Pixel Webcam with a built in microphone.

The LG-R510 Laptop has a 15.4 Inch WideScreen Display Screen with a 1280*800 pixel Display Resolution and DVD Writer.

The LG Laptop Comes with Interface Like Bluetooth, 3 USB 2.0 Ports, Wi-Fi for the connectivity and integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator MHD video card as graphics card for higher graphics application, Express card slot, 5 in 1 Digital Media Reader and with a DVD Writer Drive.

The warranty period is 1 year. The model has a good battery life. The price of this laptop is around Rs 35,000.

The Toshiba Satellite C655-S5049 gives you a battery performance that falls short of an Iphone 4G by less than two per cent. With a six-cell battery, the Toshiba Satellite C655-S5049 should have run for approximately 7 hours and 11 minutes.

If nothing else, the contrast of a significant difference in performance in power savings highlights the importance of striking the right balance between performance and power management.

If you’re in the market for an ultra portable, extremely thin and light laptop – not the standard 10.1-inch screen Atom-(under) powered netbook – and prefer some semblance of performance without further exacerbating your carbon footprint, then clearly, an Intel i3 – 450 M platform laptop with a 2.88 GHZ processor is the way to go.

Just make sure that the laptop’s battery specification states more than six or nice cells for a longer lasting battery. However, keep in mind that, unlike netbooks, these machines won’t be priced anywhere near the $400 to $450 range. Expect to see figures above $700 for one of these babies.

Though, this laptop wasn’t made for gaming, but you can use this laptop for high-end gaming purposes. This laptop sports a high speed processor with around 4 GB of expandable RAM and a brilliant 320GB Seagate Hard-Disk worth 7200 RPM and is a SATA compatible one.

The optical storage drive acts astoundingly fast, with an integrated DVD/R/RW. Even, the 6-in-1 memory card reader runs pretty quick while reading and writing files.

The full package is equipped with a year of international warranty from Sony, with a limited 1 year warranty on online technical support and phone consulting. Overall, this sneaky gadget is a piece of an innovation towards the new world of laptops.

If you are more into gaming, you must try this laptop which is priced around $650 to $700. This feature packed device appears to be an ideal device for multimedia mavens on the go.

The keyboard is quite easy to use with high amount of gaps between each key. This sleek and stylish silver coated laptop has a multi-finger touchpad feature, which is very easy to use and has a great recognition time.

The built-in keyboard has numerical keys too. Moving towards the networking point, Sony VAIO VPCEB23FX/WI supports a Wi-Fi facility, with its 802.1 b/g/n protocol and a network adapter, with 10/100/1000 support.

Left side of the package consists of 3 Hi-speed USB 3.0 ports, a microphone jack, a headphone output jack, an HDMI output jack.

And relatively, the right side has an RJ-45 connector, a USB 3.0 port and a VGA port. Speakers are amazingly clear in sound and have a trademark of HD Audio.

This piece of gaming gadget is just 6 lbs in weight and has an estimated battery life of 3.5 hours in a single battery charge. With a Lithium ion battery, with a capacity of 3500 mAh, the laptop stand by time is truly remarkable. This remarkable glossy piece is not less than $600.

Price Range: Rs 31,000 approx

Samsung NP-R528-DB01IN is a laptop by Samsung that is rich in style and the features. This model comes up with the Intel’s latest Intel Core i3-330M processor with a speed of 2.13 GHz. The RAM is the 2 GB DDR3 RAM that lets you a better speed as primary memory. The Hard Disk is a 250 GB SATA HDD. The huge 15.6” diagonal Wide screen display lets you a bigger view. The resolution for this display is Intel GMA HD Graphics.

The model is built up with dual stereo speaker with High Definition audio for a clear sound. The Integrated Webcam along with a microphone is built up in the model.

The connectivity features like Wi-Fi and 3 2.0 USB ports are built up in the laptop.

There is also 5 in 1 Media Card Reader to read almost all kinds of memory cars. The cost of this Samsung NP-R528-DB01IN is Rs 31,000 approx.