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About NEW MICROMAX BOLT

2013-08-05T18:58:00.000+05:30

Touch Screen

Let your fingers bring alive the entertainment on an 8.89CM multi-touch screen! Watch colors come alive with the vivid quick response touch screen that adds a whole new visual dimension to your phone!

Processor

Get blazing fast application performance with the 832 mHz processor! Enjoy seamless swipe-sharing and an immersive gaming experience that’s even more exciting with the superior graphics on the A51.

Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread

Bring alive your entertainment with the rich multimedia technology of the Android Gingerbread. Get a streamlined user interface that is easy to navigate along with a faster, more intuitive text input. Save battery with an enhanced application and power management. Download all your favorite applications with the preinstalled Google play store!

Memories on the move!

Capture all your favorite moments in supreme clarity with its 2MP camera with flash. Record videos, click images and do much more with your camera! Light up the dull moments with its bright flash light and click moments to relive in the times to come.

Expandable Memory

Music, videos, Images, files & more! Now store all your files on its expandable memory up to 32 GB and carry all your entertainment with you. Never spend a dull moment again with all your entertainment in your phone.

Connectivity

Connect to your world, anytime anywhere with the endless connectivity options on the A51. Share files with friends or talk hands free, all through its Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity. Surf the web faster through its Wi-Fi connect that lets you connect to any router and transfer files easily with its USB 2.0!

Pre-Loaded Apps

Get pre-loaded apps free with the Micromax A51. Customize your phone with wallpapers, ringtones and more through its MiStore app! Find your friends easily with MiBuddy and access an endless world of apps through the Google Play Store!

Battery

Keep all the action going with the 1500 Mah Lithium-ion marathon battery that gives you a massive 4.5 hour talk time along with 140 hours of standby time! Watch all your favorite videos, listen to your favorite music & keep your entertainment going with the marathon battery.

MiMicromax

Load up on all your favorite games, wallpapers, ringtones & mp3’s! Make every moment exciting with a host of free downloads that bring all the entertainment on your fingertips!

Nikon Coolpix Camera Latest.

2012-10-16T22:50:00.000+05:30

The perfect Camera

The search for the “perfect camera” is as old as photography itself.

When you ask anyone what their opinion is on this topic, you will get as many answers as there are photographers.

Your best answer will come from your own head, after you resolve the same issues you would personally be facing when choosing a golf club, cricket bat or tennis racquet.

How do plan to use it? What is your ultimate goal? And (most important) How much money can I spend?

To begin with, there is no general "perfect" camera. Most serious photographers own more than one camera, because different circumstances require different tools. With all those cameras, some basic differences do exist, and these differences do in fact have a specific impact on handling, usefulness and results in taking pictures in specific situations.

D300s Front

Sensor size

The one issue that has the biggest impact on picture quality is the size of the camera sensor. Not megapixel numbers, just sensor size. In the “good old days of film” we had just one major format among most amateurs: the so-called 35 mm film (marked “135” on its box). The negative size of film is 24 x 36 mm and all indications of focal length on any lens was based on this standard size.

On digital cameras, a sensor with the good old size of 24 x 36 mm is called “full format” or “full size sensor”, or, as Nikon put it, just “FX”. You will find this sensor size on professional cameras only, like the Nikon D700, Nikon D3, Sony Alpha 900 or Canon EOS 5 Mark II. As of today (summer of 2009) FX sensors may house as few as 12 Megapixels or as many as 25. These are rather large numbers in comparison to the Megapixels available on most small point and shoot (P&S) cameras.

DX is the format most commonly used by amateurs in there DSLRs (digital single lens reflex cameras). The true revolution in photography started with this size, about 40% smaller than FX, with a sensor size of approx. 22.4 x 14.9 mm ( Canon) or 23.6 x 15.8 mm (Nikon). Smaller sensors are cheaper to produce and require smaller lenses (because they cover a smaller area).

Olympus and Panasonic started out with a format of their own, the 4/3 format. Instead of the 2:3 ratio of width to height as with 35 mm film or DX sensors, these DSLRs have a 3:4 ratio, similar to the small P&S cameras. Sensor size is about 50% of FX, a little smaller compared to DX.

Want a small point & shoot? Well, that’s where the small sensors start. In this area, sensor sizes are described by their diagonal dimension in inches, ranging from about 1/1.6” to about 1/2.5”. Maybe this does not sound as bad as 6 x 8 mm and smaller but it is just a fraction of the DX or FX sizes, smaller than your smallest finger nail.

Nonetheless these mini-sensors are cramped with 10 to 15 Megapixels. Now what’s wrong these small pixels? Imagine a pixel being a bucket, and light being raindrops. What happens? With large buckets, you will easily catch a raindrop even if only few of them keep flying towards you. And the ones you catch will stay in their bucket. With very small buckets, you will easily miss a drop. And the drop you are trying to catch will easily jump off into another bucket, filling buckets up in the wrong places.

In our camera, the buckets are our pixels, and the raindrops are the photons of light the pixel on the sensor has to catch. The smaller the pixel, the fewer photons end up in one, and the greater is the chance that neighbouring pixels get a hit, too. In addition, fewer photons create image information, leading to a higher risk of the sensor reading out false information (e.g. caused by static electricity or heat, both of which cause sensors to pass information on that’s not been caused by real light. That’s like catching raindrops with an already wet bucket and trying to figure out the difference between the raindrops and the water already in the bucket.

One basic principle applies here: larger sensors equal better image quality, especially in low light, where you only have a few photons (raindrops) to form the final image.

Remember film sensitivity? In the old days they called it ASA, and now we refer to it by the organization that sets the standards (International Organization for Standardization).

The standard film for sunny outdoor pictures was usually rated at ISO 100 or 200. With low light we used ISO 400, and in churches or other dark places ISO 800 was needed. In digital cameras, you can change ISO from picture to picture. Need to take a picture during a ceremony in church without using flash? Just turn the wheel (or push a button, whatever), put sensitivity to ISO 1600, and shoot on. If you happen to be using a modern DSLR like a you will get a near perfect picture. If however you happen to be using a small P&S camera, forget ISO 1600. Anything above ISO 400 will be harsh, grainy and full of noise. Some better, some worse. Most never reach ISO 1600.

Sensor size summary: if you need to take good pictures in low light without blinding everyone with a small, not very useful flash, get a DSLR. Period. If you stay on the sunny side, every camera available today will get you great pictures.

If you don’t like DSLR’s and need to take pictures in low light, there are just few exceptions to the rule, non by Nikon (sigh). New this summer: Olympus E-P1. This is a small, portable camera with a rather large sensor and interchangeable lenses. The dream of every photographer around. Sigma has been around with the DP1 and DP2 now for some time, but these two have fixed lenses without zoom. That may be interesting for some serious photographers, but perhaps not so much for dads’ hoping to get a good collection of family pictures.

Nikon D300s Sensor

File formats and the “digital lab”

Most pictures we see on our computer screen have been saved in a compressed file format called JPEG (with file names ending in “.jpg”). Just like the ISO, this name comes from the governing organization that sets the standards (Joint Photographic Experts Group). Most P&S cameras save pictures in this format on their memory cards. Handling is easy. Just copy the files onto your computer and print or mail them. That’s usually all there is to it. In fact, you can in most cases take the memory card out of your camera and place it in a printer at a department store (or at home) and print the images without ever touching your home computer.

As with most easy things in life, there is a downside: pictures in jpg format are difficult to modify. Your camera got the white balance wrong, your aunty is blue all over her face in the nice picture you shot in full daylight (provided she got enough oxygen)? With jpg files, you may correct the colour cast, but you cannot modify white balance (which would correct all colours in your picture at once). A jpg file contains colour information at pixel levels, that’s about all (plus some info about your camera, the date and time and so on, but nothing linked to the information in the picture itself). Plus picture quality deteriorates every time you save the jpg file, since jpg is a compressed format: compression means loosing little details your computer thinks you wan’t see anyway.

Want to modify everything there is in the picture, without losing quality in fine details? Want to be able to undo every modification you made? Easy: use RAW files. All DSLRs and some p&s cameras (e.g. Panasonic LX3, Canon G10, Nikon P6000) have this option. Instead of converting the sensor data to jpg files in the camera, the sensor data is saved. It is very much like the difference between having an original “negative” of an image or just a sample print. You can do so much more with that negative to correct any exposure problems. This also means that you need software on your computer to transform the RAW file into JPG (a RAW converter). Photoshop does this and many freeware programs like Picasa have the option, I would however advise photographers to use the software provided by the camera manufacturer, since they know best what data the RAW file contains.

Processing digital files is very similar to the process we had in old film days: using jpg files out of the camera is like sending the film canister to a commercial lab. You push the button, they do the rest. No trouble, but only limited control over the result. The lab people (or their computer) tried to make the best of your pictures, but they never saw the real thing, they can only guess.

Processing RAW files is indeed like processing your own negatives. You have full control. But you need to learn. It may be frustrating at the beginning, but it will be very rewarding once you find your way. There are lots of good books and helpful internet sites (especially us Nikonians), and many friendly people will be happy to help if you post questions here (but try to search the existing one first, your answer may be around already!).

File format summary: get a camera that has the option of saving files in RAW format, if you need or want full control and perfect results, but be prepared to learn. The necessity of RAW files will boil camera choice down to few models, especially if you want something small and portable.
Stick to JPG if you don’t like computers or need fast and easy results. Pictures will be good, but you will have to rely on your camera.

top 5 tips to make your system faster.

2012-07-22T23:10:00.000+05:30

1. Wallpapers: They slow your whole system down, so if you're willing to compromise, have a basic plain one instead!

2. Drivers: Update your hardware drivers as frequently as possible. New drivers tend to increase system speed especially in the case of graphics cards, their drivers are updated by the manufacturer very frequently!

3. Minimizing: If you want to use several programs at the same time then minimize those you are not using. This helps reduce the overload on RAM.

4. Boot Faster: The 'starting Windows 98/XP' message on startup can delay your booting for a couple of seconds. To get rid of this message go to c:\ and find the file Msdos.sys. Remove the Read-Only option. Next, open it in Notepad or any other text editor. Finally, go to the text 'Options' within the file and make the following changes: Add BootDelay=0. To make your booting even faster, set add Logo=0 to remove the Windows logo at startup.

5. Restart only Windows: When restarting your PC, hold down Shift to only restart Windows rather than the whole system which will only take a fraction of the time.

MTS MBlaze Data Card Prepaid Recharge Schemes.

2012-06-04T20:16:00.003+05:30

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) Mblaze refers to the internet services provided by MTS for accessing internet. MTS is the leading telecommunications group in Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia that offers broadband, pay-TV, mobile, fixed-line, content and entertainment services for serving the rapidly developing regions of the world.
MTS MBLAZE comes in two forms.
MTS MBLAZE Premium Modem- It costs Rs 1,599 and offers speed up to 3.1 Mbps. This device is Plug & Play enabled and offers fastest upload speed up to 1.8 Mbps. It has micro SD card slot for data storage and comes in stylish swivel modem for flexibility in usage.
MTS MBLAZE Standard Modem- It costs Rs 1,549 and offers speed up to 3.1 Mbps. This device is Plug & Play enabled and offers fastest upload speed up to 1.8 Mbps.
There are no initial Security Deposit, no activation charge and no hidden charges. Customers can access internet while roaming and use this device with Windows Vista.
How to do MTS Mblaze Online Recharge
Customers can recharge their MTS MBLAZE prepaid data card via the internet instantly from the comfort of their home. Customers need to get registered with the MTS website before making online recharge. Customers can get registered and obtain a desired user name and password. In order to recharge online, customer has to login using the user ID and password.
Once logged in, customer needs to submit 10 digit MTS MBLAZE Data Card number and desired amount for completing online recharge. Customers can select from various modes of payment available with prepaid recharge including Net banking, Credit Card and Debit Card.
MTS MBLAZE Payment Options
Net Banking: In case of payment via Internet Banking, customer is transferred to the relevant bank website where he/she is required to submit Internet Banking login and password.
Credit Card: In case of Credit Cards, customers are transferred to a secure payment gateway where they need to submit their Credit Card details. The payment gateway carries the authentication of transaction.
Debit Card: In case of payment via Debit Cards, customer is transferred to the relevant bank website where he/she is required to submit details of Debit card like number, expiration date and CV number.
MTS Blaze Prepaid Features
· Customers can enjoy free browsing on www.yahoo.co.in and www.wikipedia.org
· Blaze offers convenience of USB Modems that provides great utility value. It can act as a
Data storage device.
· Mblaze is Plug and Play device that enables the users to plug and start surfing.
· Mblaze allows the consumer to view their account balance and maintain shortcuts to their favourite websites.
· Mblaze does not charge for roaming on MTS network.
· Customers can recharge MTS BLAZE anytime, anywhere.
MTS Mblaze Prepaid Online Recharge Offers
• Rs 198 Denomination offers free usage of 250 MB and 30 days validity
• Rs 248 Denomination offers free usage of 350 MB and 30 days validity
• Rs 498 Denomination offers free usage of 750 MB and 30 days validity
• Rs 598 Denomination offers free usage of 1 GB and 30 days validity
• Rs 698 Denomination offers free usage of 2 GB and 180 days validity
• Rs 898 Denomination offers free usage of 6 GB and 30 days validity
• Rs 1050 Denomination offers free usage of 10 GB and 30 days validity
• Rs 1500 Denomination offers free usage of 15 GB and 30 days validity
• Rs 3000 Denomination offers free usage of 30 GB and 30 days validity.

Cheapest Android Tablets In India:HCL ME Tablet X1.

2012-06-01T10:37:00.001+05:30

HCL ME Tablet X1:

391.5 gms in Weight
4 GB international memory & can be expandable upto 32 GB with the help of Micro SD Card Slot..
Facility of Downloading Free Apps.
Android 2.3 OS.
7 inches LCD Multi-touchscreen.
Cortex A8,1 GHz Processor.
2 Mega Pixel Primary Camera.
Wi-Fi,\R3G\S...

Cheapest Android Tablets In India:I-Ball Slide.

2012-06-01T10:03:00.002+05:30

I-ball Slide

iBall Slide is latest budget Google Android Tablet which offers HD Videos, 7” inch Touchscreen Display, 3D games and social media connectivity @ affordable price. iBall Slide is pre-loaded with apps like “Documents to go” for Microsoft office documents and PDF’s.

iBall Slide Tablet Features & Specifications:

1 GHz Processor (ARM Cortex A8)
8GB Memory + 512MB RAM
Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS
7” inch capacitive touchscreen
2 Megapixel Camera
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
HSMI, USB 2.0
Optional 3G Connectivity
Battery 4400 mAh
Video playback time: 5 Hours

iBall Slide Price in India: MRP Rs. 13,995/- INR.

MTS datacard crack by VPN method.

2012-05-31T20:17:00.002+05:30

1. First You Connect To MTS Blaze .

2. Now You Sign Up Account.

3. Download Your Freedom Cilent.

4. Now Install Your Freedom Cilent

5. Click on Configure

6.Click On Account Information

7.Now You Enter Your User Name And Password

8. Now Click on Proxy Setting.

9. Set Proxy Address As " 127.0.0.1 And Post As 8080"

10. Then Select Server Configuration

11. Select UDP And Set Tweak As None

12. The Click On Wizard

13. Now In Proxy Address " Field Enter Ems01.your-freedom.de to ems31.your-freedom.de

14.Put "Port As 53"

15. The Click On Next Button

16. An Window Will Appear And Analyzing for working servers.

17. Wen process is finished . Your Mts Mblaze Free Internet Is Ready.

18. The Click Save And Exit

19.Then Click Ports On The UI

20.Mark "Socks 4/5 And Web Proxy"

That's It Now You are done. Your First Ever Mts Mblaze Vpn Trick Is READY fOR Free Internet

21. Now You Click On Start Connection

22. Now You Open Any Browser And Set Proxy As 127.0.0.1 And Port As 8080

23.Connection Will Expire in After 60 Minutes . The Click Restart Connection.

Tata Docomo 3G e-stick and modem plans.

2012-05-30T18:09:00.001+05:30

Tata Docomo HSDPA USB Modem Price: Rs. 1,999/-

Download Speed: 3.6Mbps
Upload Speed: 384Kbps

Tata Docomo 3G HSDPA Data Card Price: Rs. 2,600/-

Download: 7.2 Mbps
Upload: 5.76 Mbps

Tata Docomo HSPA+ USB Modem Price: Rs. 3,500/-

Speed: 21.6 Mbps
Upload: 5.76 Mbps

Tata Docomo 3G Data Card Tariff Plans:

Rs. 1000 – 5GB – 3.6 Mbps
Rs. 1,250/- 10 GB – 3.6 Mbps
Rs. 1,275/- 5GB – 7.2 Mbps
Rs. 1,500/- 10GB – 7.2 Mbps
Rs. 2,000/- 15GB – 21.1 Mbps

1 Month Validity with above plans and post data usage @ 128 Kbps.

All the Data Cards enabling you to make & receive calls & SMS/text messages when plugged into your laptop or desktop. Anytime, anywhere instant High Speed Internet connectivity up to 21.1 Mbps...

Top 10 firefox add-ons

2012-05-29T22:30:00.000+05:30

Below is a listing of our top 10 favorite Firefox add-ons or extensions. Part of what makes Mozilla Firefox so great is all the available add-ons and installing these add-ons can help improve your abilities and the overall feel of Firefox. Each of these add-ons can be found through the Mozilla Firefox add-ons page or through the links provided below.

StumbleUpon

Great add-on that works with StumbleUpon that allows you to browse only the best of what the Internet has to offer.

AnyColor

Another fantastic add-on that allows you to change the color and appearance of Firefox to any color of your choice.

Download Statusbar

Often one of the first add-ons we install after installing Firefox for the first time. This add-on displays the download status on the status bar instead of opening a new download window.

TinyURL Generator

Another great add-on that allows you to click a small icon in the bottom corner of the Firefox window to quickly generate a small URL for the page you're looking at. This is fantastic if you find yourself sharing long URL links often.

Fantastic add-on that helps keep your web surfing secure. The add-on will display a warning screen across a web page if it's deemed insecure. A security warning could be caused when the web page is known to participate in phishing, has Trojans, scams, etc.

Omnibar

Another great add-on that turns your URL bar into a Google search as well as the address bar. This helps save your browser real-estate space by removing the redundant Google Search box.

AutoCopy

Another great add-on that allows you to quickly copy and paste text. A must for any blogger who finds themselves frequently copying and pasting text. highlighting the text will immediately copy that text, without having to right-click and select copy or using a keyboard shortcut.

Adblock Plus

Another add-on that's a must for users who're sick of sites that plaster advertising on their pages. This great add-on allows you to add and remove advertisements from a web page so you don't have to look at them.

Read It Later

Another great add-on that helps eliminate the dozens of tabs some users keep open because they haven't finished or started reading that tab.

Time Tracker

Finally, this little gem allows you to keep track of how much time you're spending in Firefox by displaying a little clock in the right portion of the status bar.

Bharti Airtel Launches 4G in Kolkata(India).

2012-05-29T19:23:00.000+05:30

Bharti Airtel has become the first telecom operator in India to offer the latest 4G technology, as it launches the fourth generation mobile services in Kolkata today. Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal inaugurated Airtel's 4G (TD-LTE) network.

While launching 4G services, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said he hopes that other operators will follow suit soon and make the TD-LTE the “defacto 4G standard” in India. The high speed wireless broadband can help build the country's digital economy, he added. “With one of the largest pools of young population in the world, India will see massive growth in consumption of data and content over mobile devices and proliferation of mobile commerce," Mittal pointed out.

Bharti Airtel paid about Rs. 33.14 billion in 2010 to the government for 4G license in four circles namely Punjab, Maharashtra, Kolkata and Karnataka. The company has been given 20 MHz of BWA spectrum in 2.3 GHz frequency band. Airtel has roped in China's ZTE Corp as the network vendor partner for the Kolkata circle.

Moreover, Airtel has also disclosed the 4G tariff plans on its official website. The plans start from Rs.999 for 6GB of data, while the top-end plan is Rs. 1,999 for 18GB of data. There's a plan for Rs. 1,399 that gives you 9GB of free data usage. Airtel is offering 4G services through its USB modems and 4G LTE Indoor Wireless Gateways. Users can avail Airtel 4G on both pre-paid and post-paid. After users exceed the free data quota, speed will come down to 128 Kbps as per Fair Usage Policy.

Internet shortcut keys.

2012-05-29T12:34:00.000+05:30

There are dozens of different shortcut keys that can be used with Internet browsers. Below are a few of our top suggested Internet browser shortcuts.

Pressing Alt + D in any major Internet browser will move the cursor into the address bar. This is a great way to quickly enter an Internet address without having to click the mouse cursor in the address bar.

Hold down the Ctrl key and press the + or - to increase and decrease the size of text.

Press the backspace key or hold down the Alt key + left arrow to go back a page.
Press F5 to refresh or reload a web page.

Press F11 to make the Internet browser screen full screen.

Press Ctrl + B to open your Internet bookmarks.

Press Ctrl + F to open the find box in the browser to search for text within the web page you're looking at.

MBLAZE Datacard.

2012-05-28T19:28:00.001+05:30

MTS MBLAZE Data Card Price (Premium) – Rs.999

Plug & Play enabled
Speed upto 3.1 Mbps
Fastest uploads at a speed to upto 1.8 Mbps
Micro SD card slot for data storage
Stylish swivel modem for flexible usage

MTS MBLAZE Data Card Price (Standard) – Rs.1,049

Plug & Play enabled
Speed upto 3.1 Mbps
Fastest uploads at a speed to upto 1.8 Mbps.....
Useful data card......cheapest....& superb...........

Wi-Fi security tips and tricks...

2012-05-26T22:57:00.002+05:30

Wi-Fi Security Tips & Tricks	Reason
Wi-Fi Security Guidelines.	Wi-fi networks are getting more and more widespread. Nowadays, it is possible to find wi-fi networks anywhere. It is therefore of utmost importance for users to focus their attention on the growing threat of hackers and crackers; these online outlaws must be taken very seriously.
Setting up encryption.	Often, when you get a new router or device with wi-fi, it has no password setup at all! It is recommended to always setup an encryption scheme in order to avoid getting hacked by any cyber terrorists..
Ten recommendations concerning safe use of wireless networks.	1. Always use encryption. 2. Set your SSID name to a sophisticated long name with numbers and letters or a non-dictionary term. 3. Do not broadcast your SSID (network name). Keep it hidden. 4. Use MAC filtering to access control connecting IPs. 5. Never use WEP encryption. Even WPA (TKIP) has been found to be vulnerable to attacks. 6. Always use WPA2 (AES) encryption or better encryption. 7. Set the auto change of the key to 1800 seconds (30 minutes). 8. Make sure the password is a non-dictionary term using a combination of at least ten letters and numbers. 9. Implement firewall protection from the wireless access point and to the network. 10. Make sure the web interface on the wireless access point is firewalled and not accessible to intruders.
The Portable Penetrator: Wi-Fi Security Auditing.	With the Portable Penetrator, you can audit or crack WEP, WPA, and WPA2 wi-fi standards! It is recommended for you to use the Portable Penetrator to audit your wi-fi networks as often as possible in order to make sure that no hackers or crackers can compromise or invade your system.

new karbonn K9 Jumbo.....

2012-05-25T22:44:00.000+05:30

Karbonn K9 is a Bar phone weighing 112g.
It′s dimensions are 115MM x 50MM x 15.5MM .
The talk-time of the phone is Up to 6 hours.
The phone operates at frequencies of GSM 900 / 1800 MHz | GSM 900 / 1800 MHz.
The Phone has a Display of 2.4 inches, TFT 262K Colors.
This model comes with Camera of , 1.3 Mega Pixels, One Touch Camera with , Digital Zoom....

how to restore and downgrade your i-phone

2012-04-25T00:03:00.000+05:30

- 1
  
  Point your Web browser to the iClarified website and click on the link for the version of the iPhone software you want.
- 2
  
  Click "Save" and then navigate to a location on your computer to save the restore file. Pick "My Documents" on a PC, "Documents" on a Mac or a similarly easy place to find your download.
- 3
  
  Download RecBoot for your operating system. Visit the Javox website and click the link labeled "Windows" or "Mac," depending on your system.
- 4
  
  Double-click on the installation file and follow the onscreen instructions to install RecBoot.
- 5
  
  Connect your iPhone to your computer with its cable. Turn your iPhone off. Next, hold down the "Power" button and "Home" button for 10 seconds. Release the "Power" button but keep your finger on the "Home" button for another five seconds. A pop-up window from iTunes notifies you that it senses a device in recover mode. Click "OK."
- 6
  
  Click on the iPhone icon in the left sidebar of iTunes. Hold down the "Shift" key on a Windows computer or the "Alt" key on a Mac computer and then click "Restore."
- 7
  
  Navigate to the location of the iPhone software you downloaded to your computer and select it. Your iPhone will take several minutes to restore to the downgraded version of the iOS you selected. The lower version of the iPhone operating system causes an error message to display.
- 8
  
  Double-click on the RecBoot application icon and then select "Exit Recovery Mode." Your downgrade is now restored; iTunes senses the older version and shows a prompt to set up your phone.
- 9
  
  Click the drop-down menu to select a backup of your device from the version of the phone software you just installed and then click "Continue." If no early backup is available, you must install your apps manually from the iTunes app store.

Review of Samsung Galaxy Y

2012-04-19T18:08:00.000+05:30

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Announced	2011, August
	Status	Available. Released 2011, October

Body	Dimensions	104 x 58 x 11.5 mm
Body	Weight	97.5 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	240 x 320 pixels, 3.0 inches (~133 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- TouchWiz UI - Touch sensitive controls

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB
Memory	Internal	180 MB, 290 MB user available RAM

Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Hotspot functionality
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, QVGA@15fps
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
	CPU	830 MHz ARMv6
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Metallic gray, white / changeable back covers in pearly white, dark black, fruity orange, bubblegum pink and silver platter
		- SNS integration - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Quickoffice document viewer - Voice memo/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 850 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 20 min (3G)

Misc	SAR US	0.57 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.66 W/kg (head)

Review of Akash tablet

2012-04-19T00:00:00.002+05:30

AAKASH TABLET or DATAWIND UBISLATE

Price: Rs 2,999
Specs: 7-inch resistive display; 366 MHz processor, in addition to Graphics Accelerator and HD Video Co-processor; 256 MB RAM; 2 GB Flash Memory with 2 GB Micro SD card, expandable to 32 GB; Android 2.1 operating system; Wi-Fi, GPRS; 2 USB ports; 2100 mAh battery.

First things first: You will not rave about the performance of the Ubislate, or Aakash as the Government prefers to call it. Datawind's 7-inch tablet comes with a sticky resistive touch display, a three-hour battery and no 3G connectivity. The company does not even call it a tablet.

That done with, now let's come to why it is here on the GG Choice page, which features the best product of the month. Let's just put it this way: Suddenly, you don't need a pricey smartphone to be able to access social media sites, apps and multimedia, all at the same time. Yes, that is why the Ubislate earns a place for itself on this page. It may only be a poor relative in the whole family engendered by the iPad, but even with its simplest of powers, it makes the members of the smartphones clan look up and take notice.

Should you buy a low-cost tablet?

At Rs 2,999, the Ubislate (the government-issue Aakash is tagged at $35 or around Rs 1,700) is at least a couple of thousand rupees less than the most basic Android phone. Even without 3G, it affords quick access to the Internet via Wi-Fi and GPRS (the government version does not have GPRS and speakers). Datawind's patented data-compression technology makes web access via GPRS much quicker than normal. Its multimedia capabilities are good, with loud audio and clear video on its 800x480 resolution screen. It runs on Android v2.1 and has a 2100 mAh battery. Add Rs 300 more and you will get a keyboard plus protective case for the tablet. (And for those who require such things, the 7 incher comes with two USB ports...take that iPad and Galaxy Tab!)

iPad v/s tablet war heats up

Why the price is important while putting the Ubislate in its correct place in the tablet panoply is because it could trigger a fall in the price of basic machines. Datawind is itself already working on giving the device a capacitive screen and 3G connectivity. This version will be priced around Rs 7,000, making it, when it releases, the cheapest 3G tablet in the market. The aim thereafter is to bring down the price - through sheer volume sales - to Rs 3,000. In fact, Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Datawind, says that his company is trying to tweak costs to make the capacitive screen avatar of the Government's Aakash available for the same price as the current resistive screen version. It can dare such a thing because, thanks to the Union HRD Ministry, it has guaranteed sales of 1,00,000 units. Add to that the numbers from the commercial retail of the Ubislate. Then think of where such a pricing would leave the expensive smartphones or the mid-range tablets.

What the Ubislate challenges

CREATIVE ZIIO 7

Android v2.1; 7-inch resistive display; 1 GHz processor; 512 MB RAM; 8GB memory; Wi-Fi; In-built battery. Price: Rs 17,999.

RELIANCE 3G TABLETAndroid v2.3; 7-inch capacitive display; 800 MHz processor; 512 MB RAM; 8GB memory; 3G, Wi-Fi; 3400 mAh battery. Price: Rs 12,999

BEETEL MAGIQ

Android v2.2; 7-inch resistive display; 1 GHz processor; 512 MB RAM; 8GB memory; 3G, Wi-Fi; 2200 mAh battery. Price: Rs 9,999

2012-04-15T23:56:00.000+05:30

Robotics - What is Robotics?

Roboticists develop man-made mechanical devices that can move by themselves, whose motion must be modelled, planned, sensed, actuated and controlled, and whose motion behaviour can be influenced by “programming”. Robots are called “intelligent” if they succeed in moving in safe interaction with an unstructured environment, while autonomously achieving their specified tasks.

This definition implies that a device can only be called a “robot” if it contains a movable mechanism, influenced by sensing, planning, actuation and control components. It does not imply that a minimum number of these components must be implemented in software, or be changeable by the “consumer” who uses the device; for example, the motion behaviour can have been hard-wired into the device by the manufacturer.

So, the presented definition, as well as the rest of the material in this part of the WEBook, covers not just “pure” robotics or only “intelligent” robots, but rather the somewhat broader domain of robotics and automation. This includes “dumb” robots such as: metal and woodworking machines, “intelligent” washing machines, dish washers and pool cleaning robots, etc. These examples all have sensing, planning and control, but often not in individually separated components. For example, the sensing and planning behaviour of the pool cleaning robot have been integrated into the mechanical design of the device, by the intelligence of the human developer.

Robotics is, to a very large extent, all about system integration, achieving a task by an actuated mechanical device, via an “intelligent” integration of components, many of which it shares with other domains, such as systems and control, computer science, character animation, machine design, computer vision, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, biomechanics, etc. In addition, the boundaries of robotics cannot be clearly defined, since also its “core” ideas, concepts and algorithms are being applied in an ever increasing number of “external” applications, and, vice versa, core technology from other domains (vision, biology, cognitive science or biomechanics, for example) are becoming crucial components in more and more modern robotic systems.

This part of the WEBook makes an effort to define what exactly is that above-mentioned core material of the robotics domain, and to describe it in a consistent and motivated structure. Nevertheless, this chosen structure is only one of the many possible “views” that one can want to have on the robotics domain.

In the same vein, the above-mentioned “definition” of robotics is not meant to be definitive or final, and it is only used as a rough framework to structure the various chapters of the WEBook. (A later phase in the WEBook development will allow different “semantic views” on the WEBook material.)

This figure depicts the components that are part of all robotic systems. The purpose of this Section is to describe the semantics of the terminology used to classify the chapters in the WEBook: “sensing”, “planning”, “modelling”, “control”, etc.

The real robot is some mechanical device (“mechanism”) that moves around in the environment, and, in doing so, physically interacts with this environment. This interaction involves the exchange of physical energy, in some form or another. Both the robot mechanism and the environment can be the “cause” of the physical interaction through “Actuation”, or experience the “effect” of the interaction, which can be measured through “Sensing”.

Sensing and actuation are the physical ports through which the “Controller” of the robot determines the interaction of its mechanical body with the physical world. As mentioned already before, the controller can, in one extreme, consist of software only, but in the other extreme everything can also be implemented in hardware.

Within the Controller component, several sub-activities are often identified:

Modelling. The input-output relationships of all control components can (but need not) be derived from information that is stored in a model. This model can have many forms: analytical formulas, empirical look-up tables, fuzzy rules, neural networks, etc.

The name “model” often gives rise to heated discussions among different research “schools”, and the WEBook is not interested in taking a stance in this debate: within the WEBook, “model” is to be understood with its minimal semantics: “any information that is used to determine or influence the input-output relationships of components in the Controller.”

The other components discussed below can all have models inside. A “System model” can be used to tie multiple components together, but it is clear that not all robots use a System model. The “Sensing model” and “Actuation model” contain the information with which to transform raw physical data into task-dependent information for the controller, and vice versa.

Planning. This is the activity that predicts the outcome of potential actions, and selects the “best” one. Almost by definition, planning can only be done on the basis of some sort of model.

Regulation. This component processes the outputs of the sensing and planning components, to generate an actuation setpoint. Again, this regulation activity could or could not rely on some sort of (system) model.

The term “control” is often used instead of “regulation”, but it is impossible to clearly identify the domains that use one term or the other. The meaning used in the WEBook will be clear from the context.

The above-mentioned “components” description of a robotic system is to be complemented by a “scale” description, i.e., the following system scales have a large influence on the specific content of the planning, sensing, modelling and control components at one particular scale, and hence also on the corresponding sections of the WEBook.

Mechanical scale. The physical volume of the robot determines to a large extent the limites of what can be done with it. Roughly speaking, a large-scale robot (such as an autonomous container crane or a space shuttle) has different capabilities and control problems than a macro robot (such as an industrial robot arm), a desktop robot (such as those “sumo” robots popular with hobbyists), or milli micro or nano robots.
Spatial scale. There are large differences between robots that act in 1D, 2D, 3D, or 6D (three positions and three orientations).

Time scale. There are large differences between robots that must react within hours, seconds, milliseconds, or microseconds.

Power density scale. A robot must be actuated in order to move, but actuators need space as well as energy, so the ratio between both determines some capabilities of the robot.

System complexity scale. The complexity of a robot system increases with the number of interactions between independent sub-systems, and the control components must adapt to this complexity.

Computational complexity scale. Robot controllers are inevitably running on real-world computing hardware, so they are constrained by the available number of computations, the available communication bandwidth, and the available memory storage.

Obviously, these scale parameters never apply completely independently to the same system. For example, a system that must react at microseconds time scale can not be of macro mechanical scale or involve a high number of communication interactions with subsystems.

Finally, no description of even scientific material is ever fully objective or context-free, in the sense that it is very difficult for contributors to the WEBook to “forget” their background when writing their contribution. In this respect, robotics has, roughly speaking, two faces: (i) the mathematical and engineering face, which is quite “standardized” in the sense that a large consensus exists about the tools and theories to use (“systems theory”), and (ii) the AI face, which is rather poorly standardized, not because of a lack of interest or research efforts, but because of the inherent complexity of “intelligent behaviour.” The terminology and systems-thinking of both backgrounds are significantly different, hence the WEBook will accomodate sections on the same material but written from various perspectives. This is not a “bug”, but a “feature”: having the different views in the context of the same WEBook can only lead to a better mutual understanding and respect.

Research in engineering robotics follows the bottom-up approach: existing and working systems are extended and made more versatile. Research in artificial intelligence robotics is top-down: assuming that a set of low-level primitives is available, how could one apply them in order to increase the “intelligence” of a system. The border between both approaches shifts continuously, as more and more “intelligence” is cast into algorithmic, system-theoretic form. For example, the response of a robot to sensor input was considered “intelligent behaviour” in the late seventies and even early eighties. Hence, it belonged to A.I. Later it was shown that many sensor-based tasks such as surface following or visual tracking could be formulated as control problems with algorithmic solutions. From then on, they did not belong to A.I. any more.........

How to create a Windows 8 Virtual Machine

2012-04-13T22:57:00.000+05:30

1. Welcome to the machine

Install and run VirtualBox and then click the 'New' button to create a new virtual machine (or VM for short). Give your virtual machine (or VM for short) an obvious name, such as "Windows 8 CP" and then select Microsoft Windows as your OS type and Windows 8 from the drop down menu, or Windows 8 (64-bit) if you're going down that route.

2. Minimum specifications

The next screen enables you to define how much memory your virtual system has. Windows 8 has a minimum memory requirement of 1GB for the 32-bit version, but we'd recommending electing to go for 2048MB unless your physical machine is a bit strapped for RAM. Click Next.

3. Create a drive image

The next step defines the virtual drive for your installation. Elect to go with the default setting to create a new hard disk. On the next screen leave the type as a VDI drive image – VirtualBox's own file format. It's fine to leave this virtual drive as being Dynamically allocated as well.

4. Size matters

Define where you want the Virtual disk to reside and change the initial drive size if you feel the need – although the default 20GB default size should be fine. After installation our Windows 8 sat at 7GB. Check the Summary is correct and then when you're ready, hit the Create button.

5. Virtual optical

Right-click the Windows 8 CP and select Settings from the drop-down list. Click on Storage, then the CD icon under IDE Controller, next click the CD icon to the right of the controller to locate your Windows 8 ISO and elect to Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file… Point it at your Windows 8 ISO you have downloaded and then click Open.

6. Install Windows 8

You're now set to install Windows 8 CP on your virtual machine. Just make sure the virtual PC is highlighted and then hit the Start button. The installation of Windows 8 is fairly straightforward, just ensure you elect to pick a custom installation. Complete the installation and log into your account.

7. Guest Additions

Installing Guest Additions is a little trickier, as you need to install them in Safe Mode. Go to the desktop view and hit [Win]+R and launch MSConfig. Click the Boot tab, check the Safe boot and Base Video options and then OK the changes, choosing to reboot into Safe Mode.

8. Improve system integration

Install the Guest Additions from the VirtualBox Devices menu, enabling full 3D support when prompted. Don't reboot, instead clear the Safe boot and Base video options in MSConfig and then power off the VM. Increase the video memory to 128MB in the Display settings for the VM and enable 3D and 2D acceleration. Launch the VM and your done.

Windows 8 Features

2012-04-13T22:52:00.000+05:30

1. Lock screen

Windows 8 opens on its lock screen, which looks pretty but unfortunately displays no clues about what to do next.
It's all very straightforward, though. Just tap the space bar, spin the mouse wheel or swipe upwards on a touch screen to reveal a regular login screen with the user name you created during installation. Enter your password to begin.

2. Basic navigation

Windows 8 launches with its new Metro interface, all colourful tiles and touch-friendly apps. And if you're using a tablet then it'll all be very straightforward: just swipe left or right to scroll the screen, and tap any tile of interest.
On a regular desktop, though, you might alternatively spin the mouse wheel to scroll backwards and forwards.
And you can also use the keyboard. Press the Home or End keys to jump from one end of your Start screen to the other, for instance, then use the cursor keys to select a particular tile, tapping Enter to select it. Press the Windows key to return to the Metro screen; right-click (or swipe down on) apps you don't need and select Unpin to remove them; and drag and drop the other tiles around to organise them as you like.

3. App groups

The Start screen apps are initially displayed in a fairly random order, but if you'd prefer a more organised life then it's easy to sort them into custom groups.
You might drag People, Mail, Messaging and Calendar over to the left-hand side, for instance, to form a separate "People" group. Click the magnifying glass icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to carry out a "semantic zoom", and you'll now find you can drag and drop the new group (or any of the others) around as a block.
Right-click within the block (while still in the semantic zoom view) and you'll also be able to give the group a name, which - if you go on to add another 20 or 30 apps to your Start screen - will make it much easier to find the tools you need.

4. Simplified Start menu?

The Windows 8 Developer Preview had a very basic Start menu which you could access by swiping from the right side of a touch screen, or moving the mouse cursor to the bottom left corner of the screen. This has changed a little in the Consumer Preview: now you need to right-click in the bottom left corner (or hold down the Windows key and press X) for a text-based menu which provides easy access to lots of useful applets and features: Device Manager, Control Panel, Explorer, the Search dialog and more.

5. Find your applications

The Win+X menu is useful, but no substitute for the old Start menu as it doesn't provide access to your applications. To find this, hold down the Windows key and press Q (or right-click an empty part of the Start screen and select All Apps) to reveal a scrolling list of all your installed applications. Browse the various tiles to find what you need and click the relevant app to launch it.

6. Easy access

If there's an application you use all the time then you don't have to access it via the search system, of course. Pin it to the Start screen and it'll be available at a click.
Start by typing part of the name of your application. Windows 8 Consumer Preview makes it more difficult to access Control Panel, for instance, so type Control.
Right-click the "Control Panel" tile on the Apps Search screen, and click "Pin to Start".
Now press the Windows key, scroll to the right and you'll see the Control Panel tile at the far end. Drag and drop this over to the left somewhere if you'd like it more easily accessible, then click the tile to open the desktop along with the Control Panel window, and press the Windows key to return you to the Start screen when you've done.

7. Shutting down

You've finished your first Windows 8 session, and would like to close your system down - but with no Start menu it's not exactly obvious how this can be done.
It's easy enough when you know the secret, though. Just move the mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen, click the Settings icon - or just hold down the Windows key and press I - and you'll see a power button. Click this and choose "Shut down" or "Restart".
Some of the tricks available in previous versions of Windows still apply. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, for instance, click the power button in the bottom right-hand corner and you'll be presented with the same "Shut down" and "Restart" options.
And if you're on the desktop, press Alt+F4 and you'll be able to choose Shut Down, Restart, Sign Out or Switch User options.

trickhunter & robotics: New karbonn KT62

2012-04-06T11:45:00.001+05:30

trickhunter & robotics: New karbonn KT62: Karbonn KT62 Touch Screen DualSim Mobile Specifications Specification : : GSM 900/1800 MHz : 2.8″ Inches...

New karbonn KT62

2012-04-06T10:24:00.001+05:30

Karbonn KT62 Touch Screen DualSim Mobile Specifications

Specification	:
	:	GSM 900/1800 MHz
	:	2.8″ Inches QVGA LCD (240 x 320) Pixels Resistive Touch screen
	:	Camera: 1.3 Megapixels
	:	FM Radio with Recording
	:	Phone Memory: 500 Contacts
	:	Up to 8GB Expandable Memory
	:	Multi Format Audio Player: MP3, WAV
	:	Multi Format Video Player: MP4, 3GP
	:	Bluetooth
	:	USB v2.0
	:	1050 mAH Li-ion Battery
	:	Talk time: Up to 4 Hours
	:	Standby Time: Up to 240 Hours
	:	Dimensions: 100 x 55 x 13 mm
	:	Weight: 65 gm
	:	Color: Gray, Silver

14 tricks to increase traffic to your site

2012-04-05T22:31:00.000+05:30

Add internal links: This is most simple method to increase your pageviews. Whenever you write an article, check whether you have written similar articles. If so link to them. This is helpful for new readers as well as it is not necessary that all your readers have been with you from the beginning. But remember that too much interlinking can get your readers distracted from the original post.
Try related posts: For blogger users there is a plugin called Related Posts that can automatically find related posts for you based on the keywords you used in the article. You can do this manually if you want, but I prefer the plugin as it is a lot easier. There may be a similar plugin for other Blog Platforms, but I am not sure about it.It is best that you place 5 related posts just after the post ends. You can find more useful blogger Plugins here.
Add a Newsletter or Post Notification Services: Services such Zookoda and FeedBurner can be used to notify readers of new posts via email thereby increasing page views. I think that notifying new posts through emails are more effective than feeds as people check their mails many times a day.
Highlight Key Posts in Prominent Positions: You may have noticed that my header links to some of the important articles of johntp.com. When visitors reach this blog there’s a high chance that they will notice these links and click them. My header links has helped me almost double my pageviews.
Best of Pages: I have collected some of the best articles and put them on a separate page called Top Posts. This not only helps to increase pageviews but also helps in converting casual surfers to regular readers.I also use a blogger Plugin called ‘Noteworthy‘ with which I mark some of the interesting articles. The plugin automatically puts the marked posts to a category. This can also help in increasing the pageviews of those posts. In short highlight your top posts in all ways possible.
Write a Series of Posts: A series of posts on a topic can drive readers from the first part to the last thereby increasing pageviews. Readers will also return often to read what you have to say on the next part.Although I suggest you don’t break every article into a series of posts as it may irritate some readers.
Use Extended Entires on your Front Page: For blogger users there is a ‘more’ feature that breaks long posts with a ‘more…’ or ‘Continue reading post name‘ that links to the complete post. This can help in increasing pageviews but you must use it only for long posts as it can get annoying for certain readers when used too much.
Run a Blog Project or Meme: Group writing projects can get you new links and readers aswell as visitors who come back multiple times in a week to see what updates there had been to it. Projects or competitions works best if you have a lot of loyal readers willing to participate.
Excerpts in RSS feeds: If you use Full Feeds, your readers are likely to read your content through feeds and never return to your blog. To increase page views you may switch to Partial Feeds.Here at johntp.com, after switching to partial feeds I have found an increase in the number of people coming back and an unexpected increase in RSS readers.
Entice RSS Readers to Visit: If you decide to use Full feeds, you need to find ways to get your subscribers to visit your blog. i suggests methods such as Polls, writing posts in a way that invites comments and interlinking posts.
Build Interactivity into your Blog: The more your readers interact on your blog the more pages they view. Comments and polls are a good way to interact with readers.You can encourage comments by asking question or opinions at the end of evey post. If a reader leaves a comment or takes part in a poll they are likely to come back again to see if there are any replies to their comments or to find out the result of the poll. Building an interactive blog can increase your pageviews a lot.
Draw People Back to Comments: For blogger users there are a few plugins that help you make your blog more interactive regarding comments. First is a plugin called Brian’s Latest Comments that shows an overview of the recently active articles and the last people to comment on them.You can also give your readers the opportunity to follow your comments either by having a RSS feed for comments on your blog or by allowing them to subscribe to comments via email with Subscribe To Comments blogger Plugin.You can encourage your readers to comment more often by listing the Top 10 Commentators of your blog and linking directly to their blogs. You can do this automatically with the Top Commentators blogger Plugin.You can see all these plugins in action on my blog and find more here.
Add a Search Feature: Adding a Search feature to your blog allows your readers to search for previous posts thereby increasing pageviews. Your theme may already be having it by default.
Give Your Readers a Homework Assignment: I have not yet tried this method and so can’t comment on it. I am not even sure if it will work for my kind of blog. This method has more chance of working on blogs like laxman Photography Blog

Airtel mobile office gps Manual Settings...

2012-04-05T21:57:00.000+05:30

Airtel mobile office Manual settings
Airtel mobile office Manual settings
Here i will post the default settings of mobile office in Airtel.Most of the airtel users dont know the default settings for airtel mobile office and usually they make calls to customer care to get it and it takes a lot of waiting.here i will provide the default settings of airte mobile office and you can set it manually,the settings is as follows;

Account Name : Mobile Office
Homepage: http://www.google.com
Accespoint : airtelgprs.com
Leave username and password as blank
Proxy : disabled/No
Data bearer : GPRS/ Packet Data
Authentication Type : Normal

Robots..THE FUTURE...

2012-04-05T21:21:00.000+05:30

Robots can be used in almost any situation and are primarily intended to help humans in some way, shape or form. If you are unsure of what you want your robot to do or simply want to concentrate your efforts on specific tasks, here are some ideas:

Amusement & Companionship

Building a robot in and of itself is fun and exciting. Robotics incorporates aspects of many disciplines including engineering (mechanical, electrical, computer), sciences (mathematics and physics) and arts (aesthetics) and users are free to use their imagination. Amusing others with your creations (especially if they are user-friendly and interactive) helps others to become interested in the field.

Knowledge & Learning

In order to build increasingly complex robots, most professionals and hobbyists use knowledge they have acquired when building previous robots. Instead of building one robot, you can learn how to use individual components with the objective of building your own “knowledge library” to use to undertake a larger, more complex design in the future.

Competitions & Contests

Competitions give the project design guidelines and a due date. They also put your robot against others in the same class and test your design and construction skills. Although many competitions are specifically for students (elementary to university), there also exist open competitions where adults and professionals alike can compete.

Autonomous life form

Humans are natural creators and innovators. The next great innovation will be to develop a fully autonomous life form that rivals or surpasses ourselves in ability and perhaps creativity. This goal is still being accomplished in small steps by individuals, research organizations and professionals.

Domestic or Professional tasks

Domestic robots help liberate people from unpleasant or dangerous tasks and give them more liberty and security. Professional and Service Robots are used in a variety of applications at work, in public, in hazardous environments, in locations such as deep-sea, battlefields and space, just to name a few. In addition to the service areas such as cleaning, surveillance, inspection and maintenance, we utilize these robots where manual task execution is dangerous, impossible or unacceptable. Professional and Service Robots are more capable, rugged and often more expensive than domestic robots and are ideally suited for professional and/or commercial use. RobotShop’s lineup of professional and service robots is always expanding...