It’s an era of speed, there is a perpetual need to think fast, act fast, and also type fast. Alas not everyone is a typist. It took times and rounds of practice to become one. In this case, a dictation tool becomes particularly useful.

A dictation tool is a speech recognition tool to transcribe your voice into words. You can use it to dictate search queries, compose email and even to the extent of blogging. Online dictation tool turns up a notch to add few extra advantage. Not only it is free, lighter, but it skips the hassle installation process too. A microphone and a connected internet browser are all you required to use it on the go.

A very interesting study showed that the average workers spend nearly 4 hours per day writing email with average typing speed of 33 words per minute. Whereas the dictation tools could reach a speed of 100 words per minute.

After sifted through the maze, we have found the best 2 online dictation tools as below:

Digital Inspiration

It’s one of the tech project founded by the famous blogger cum developer, Amit Agarwal. In addition to the typical dictation feature, it has few voice command like:

• Say “new sentence” to begin a new sentence. Dictation will automatically add a period to the previous sentence and capitalizes the first letter of your new sentence.
• Say “new paragraph” to move the cursor to the next paragraph.
• Say “stop listening” to exit the dictation mode. If you wish to resume recording, hit the “Start” button again.

Chad Fullerton

Also founded by a famous tech blogger Chad Fullerton, it has a minimalist design and works exactly the same with the previous one. Just bookmark it as an alternative option.

Conclusion

The online dictation tool is a new technology and still has plenty room of improvement. From my experience, it is a bit less responsive and such a drawback makes it only values in short form dictation. For long phrase, typing is still a better option for the time being.

Another fly in the ointment is that the tools do not work with other browser other than Google Chrome, nor mobile too. If you found one, please do share with us.

Best Online Dictation Tools – Transcribe Voice to Text | TeZeal

There is much tendency to get caught up in our routine life, too much distraction to stop us from being able to appreciate the beauty and inspiration carried by the ordinary things surrounding us. We have picked ‘Road’ as our theme for today’s Inspiration Dose, simply because it is yet another ordinary thing we have seen it daily yet it doesn’t get much of our attention though.

In the midst of traffic jam, we tend to get overwhelmed by the stress of wanting to rush to a destination. We lost much of the simple enjoyment which could inspire us in the easiest way. Why don’t next time we look outside the window together with an internal peaceful smile? It could be a new road to Damascus and it’s exceedingly simple!

Inspiration Dose #1 | Road | TeZeal

In the world of Smartphone, the war is never end. More neat, slimmer, lighter, and larger screen creatures appeared as the new black in the market. While the contenders endeavor to outshine each other, this post will dedicate 19 downloadable and highly detailed smartphone mock-up in .psd format to you. List after the jump :

Post that might intrigue you: 10 iPhone 5 PSD Mockup

Nokia Lumia

Lumia 900 (Available in 3 colors) [Download]

Lumia 920 (Available in 6 colors) [Download]

Lumia 920 (Available in Yellow color) [Download]

Samsung Galaxy

Galaxy S2 (Black) [Download]

Galaxy S2 (White) [Download]

Galaxy S3 [Download]

Galaxy S3 [Download]

Galaxy S3 [Download]

Galaxy Note [Download]

Galaxy Note 2 (White) [Download]

Galaxy Note 2 (Metallic) [Download]

Google Nexus

Galaxy Nexus [Download]

Galaxy Nexus [Download]

Nexus 4 [Download]

Nexus 4 [Download]

Nexus 4 [Download]

Nexus One [Download]

17 Google Nexus, Samsung Galaxy and Nokia Lumia PSDs Smartphone Mockup | TeZeal

The whoop-and-holler is filling the atmosphere fast.. Yes, this is the sign of 2013 Chinese New Year, the year of snake; the oldest and most important festival for billions of Chinese from all around the world.

Also known as the Spring festival, CNY is the festival of joyous and happiness. It’s long-inherited tradition that every member of the family would carry out a thorough spring cleaning, and put various decoration from the center of house to each corner. The practice is nonetheless to welcome luck, health, and prosperity and to resemble a whole new beginning.

While the tradition remains in this modern era, we are glad to present you the collection of  2013 CNY desktop wallpapers, as well as to take this opportunity wishing all the Chinese a Happy Chinese New Year. You’re most welcome to share the wallpapers with friends to further spice up the happening festival.

2013 CNY Desktop Wallpapers: Year of Snake | TeZeal

Remember we did a review of Piktochart – an intuitive tool to create infographic? Together with the 170k users and the whopping $40k monthly revenue, the Malaysia-based startup has again pitched to a new milestone by rolling out the brand new version today. So what does the tool carries this time? Let’s see…

Click here to visit Piktochart.

Search Engine Friendly

Surprise, surprise, this is no doubt the most groundbreaking feature that freeze the moment when I stumbled upon it. A Search-Engine-Friendly infographic! How could it be serious?

After digging up, I found the magic lay on an interactive layer. A layer where you can insert text, permalinks, and multiple tabs to separate content viewing on the infographic. So in a nutshell, the search engine is able to crawl your content within an infographic, instead of just process it as an almost weightless image. This is an imperative feature as we all know that a crawlable content would add gravitas to the SEO value and thus solidify the presence of the infographic in the net.

Intuitive UI and Ingenious Library

It takes more than drag-and-drop to outshine nowadays, don’t you think so?

Compared to the previous version, it gives you the overall better flexibility and efficiency to design the infographic. More awesome features are added, such as color customization based on hex number, opacity control, section duplication, rotation and more yet to be discovered.

Piktochart has also included a gigantic and comprehensive library to complement all the features. However, you need to become a Pro Member in order to have full access to the library which has more than 1000+ high-resolution images and icons.

In the new version, you’re allowed to export or download your infographic in the form of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) too. In other words, you can print out the infographic without worrying about the quality. This is another great leap of innovation as the infographic is no longer limited in the digital medium only.

Interactive Charts & Tabs

Presenting data in words and numbers is old-fashion. You need more than that to stand out of the crowd and Piktochart makes this a lot easier by visualizing the data in various eye-appealing form, such as dot lines, charts, tabs, and more.

Again, the infographic created by Piktochart is not just a plain image only. It is live and interactive! It gives you different hovering effect on the infographic and thus making it a lot more interesting.

Wrap-up

The Piktochart  V2 has shown us many improvement and covered many aspect from all angle. You can hardly find the similar features provided by Piktochart at other infographic tool at this moment. It’s pioneer, exclusive and cutting-edge in its field. With just $29 a month ($3.33 for student), Piktochart is definitely a no-brainer choice when it comes to infographic tool.

SEO-Friendly Infographic Tool: Piktochart V2 | TeZeal

Following the shutdown announcement of Hackulous, you can no longer install cracked apps in the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad anymore. In short, no more Jailbreak to get free candy! This could be a pain in the ass if you’re avid Installous user, but on the flip side, this is no doubt the best news for an app developer would like to hear.

This is the new era for iOS, a healthy ecosystem where more developers are keen to create more awesome apps to the community, and of course they do deserve the reward in return. But, does it mean it’s no way to get a premium paid app for free in a healthy ecosystem? Definitely, it’s a big no! In fact, there are many premium paid apps are offered free by many generous developers everyday in a direct or indirect way. Either they do it to reward the community or merely for marketing purpose, it doesn’t really bother to us anyway.

All we need to know is how to get the latest promotion, and how to get premium paid apps for free, legally (Jailbreaking iPad deemed illegal by the US Copyright Office) and without Jailbreak. Without further ado, let’s show you the trick and it’s beginning with …

1. Try Free Apps To Get Premium Paid Apps

We covered this at the earlier post: Download Top Paid Apps For Free At Apple App Store Without Jailbreaking. In a nutshell, you need to download the free apps specified by the developer first to gain point. After accumulating enough point, you can swap the point with any premium apps provided.

Besides Freemyapps, we also found 2 alternatives which work in the similar concept: Featurepoints and Freeappslots. Just visit the websites given with the Safari on your iDevices, and follow the instruction. It’s intuitive enough and you shouldn’t have any problem with that. In addition to the free premium apps, you can also use the point to exchange with the gift card from Amazon, iTunes (Featurepoints) and even to get t a free iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad (Freeappslots) too. However take these with pinch of salt.

2. Get App Promotion From Websites

This is rather a simpler way. You don’t need to download any unnecessary app for collecting point, but still able to have your favorite premium apps for free. How could this possible? It may sound surprise to you, but the fact is that in everyday, there are so many premium apps are free for limited time, all you need to know is where to look for such promotion.

As I mentioned, this is another marketing strategy for the developer to do promotion for their app. You can find more detail at the post: 10 Websites To Download Paid Apps For Free Without Jailbreaking. And as the title implies, we did recommend 10 websites in the post too, where you can easily look for the promotion. In order to keep you aware of any single promotion, we strongly suggest you to add few of the website we recommended to your RSS list.

3. Apps Get Apps

This way works exactly the same as the websites. The only difference is you get the daily promotion deals via an app instead. Furthermore these apps will update every promotion to you and conveniently link every app to the AppStore.

Not sure which app to look for? Worry not, we covered for you too. Check this out: Top 5 iOS Apps To Download Daily Free Paid Apps.

Wrap-up

Regardless being illegal or legal, jailbreak does pose a harm to not only developer but everyone of us. You might not see it now, but it could be a longterm chain-effect.

As a user, we should against piracy and give support to good developer so that they will consistently create greater apps for us. After all, we can still get the premium paid apps for free sometimes, in a legitimate manner.

If you know any way to get paid apps for free without jailbreak, please don’t hesitate to share it with us at the comment, we definitely would like to know. Have fun!

3 Ways To Get Paid Apps For Free Without Jailbreak | TeZeal

Vertical or horizontal? Table top or lap top? Comfort or convenience? With the myriad of iPad stands out there, this dilemma is over – you can now position your iPad any way and anywhere you desire. Check out these 12 very stylish stands that complement your iPad perfectly.

PadPivot

USD 39.99

Anytime, anywhere – that’sPadPivot’s motto when it comes to its amazing versatility. Awesomely compact, this lap and deskstand for iPad, tablets and e-readers blends form and seamless function to improve tablet users’ viewing experiences. Whether you are setting up your iPad on the desk or having it on our lap, PadPivot™ gives hands-free support with unparalleled stability. On the bed, in the office or lounging on a sofa, you can tilt, pivot and rotate the PadPivot to a custom viewing angle for maximum comfort, turning your iPad experience into a totally cosy one.

PadFoot

USD 20.00

Small, smart and simple, PadFoot offers ultimate stability for iPad 2. Weighing only 10 grams and clips onto the corner of your iPad securly, PadFoot stands upright in both horizontal and vertical positions. Designed by Dutch industrial designer Michiel Cornelissen, its foot is made from 3D printed polyamide, which creates a lightweight appearance against a sturdy form.

Stabile 2.0

USD 59.99

Artistic and sleek. Smooth and stable. That’s the Stabile 2.0 iPad Stand for you. Compatible with iPad 4g, 3g, iPad 2 and 1g, it is made from solid steel and weighs only 2¼ pounds. With an extremely low and user focused center of gravity, it has a proven 55° viewing angle in portrait or landscape. This iPad stand also features a split back cable management, anti-slip and non-skid feet and quality protective padding where your iPad rests, making it a breeze for daily use – with or without a case. Fun fact: it is spelled as “Stabile”, which is defined as an abstract structure made of sheet metal having no moving parts. How apt!

Nest

USD 14.95

An eye candy for your tabletop, Nest is both an iPad stand and a “valet” with 6 color options that are derived from the iPod Nano color scheme. Here’s where you can rest your iPad horizontally where the rubber lining cushions the backside, or vertically where the hidden cradle slides out and holds it in place. On top of cradling your iPad at a comfortable viewing or typing angle, Nest comes with a storage compartment, making it an easy-to-use valet to store little things from keys, small knick-knacks, USBs and coins to even doubling up as an iPhone holder. Compatible with iPad and iPad 2, Nest also works well with a variety of e-readers such as Nook, Kindle, Kindle DX or various tablets such as Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, BlackBerry Playbook, Apple iPad or iPad 2.

Flote

USD 319.99

“Float” your iPad®, Kindle® tablets or e-readers just exactly where you want it for hours of hands-free enjoyment. Flote is a stylish ergonomical iPad stand that combines function and style to offer users a healthy way to play or work on a tablet. Flexible and versatile, Flote is easy to bend and move into different angles and directions – it works as a floor or bed stand, adjusting easily without the annoying need to have to tighten or loosen knobs.

Chef Sleeve iPad Stand

USD 34.99

If the iPad is one of your cooking companions (what would you do without the online recipes?), then this eco-friendly, dishwasher-safe iPad stand from Chef Sleeve is a must-have. Capable of holding an iPad at either 45º or 20º in both portrait and landscape orientation, this iPad stand will give you just the right viewing position, no matter if you are testing out a recipe on your counter-top or watching your favorite TV series from across the kitchen.

Just less than an inch thick and similar to the size of your hand, this device is made from pressed wood and features rubber feet that keeps it from slipping. Best of all, you can easily wash it in the dishwasher with the rest of your culinary toolkit. Designed in collaboration with Epicurean®, the company which sets the standard for today’s well-equipped kitchens with premier cutting surfaces and essential utensils, you can be sure the iPad stand looks good and works good at the same time.

HoverBar

USD 79.99

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s the HoverBar that makes your iPad hover in the air. The flexible HoverBar arm positions the iPad next to your Mac using a sturdy, silicone-lined clamp that leaves no trace, letting you use your iPad as a secondary, touchscreen computer. On top of it, you can also use HoverBar separately to float iPad as a micro workstation, a handy kitchen mount or as a tool that elevates iPad, creating a whole new way to interact with different apps.

iRest Lap Stand

USD 49.90

Comfort is essential for total enjoyment of the iPad, especially if you’d like to finish that e-book in one sitting, or complete that game at one shot. That’s where the iRest lap stand comes in to literally take away the pain in the neck as you spend quality time with your iPad on the sofa or bed. With fine details like soft foam cushions and torque hinge to get that perfect viewing angle, you can enjoy hours of entertainment with less hand and neck strain. And if you’d like to have your iPad in the kitchen or use it as a desktop, just remove the cushions – the iRest easily converts to an elegant desktop stand.

Bweasel iPad Stand

USD 14.95

The Bweasel (pronounced bwee’ zel) may come with funny name for an iPad stand, but that’s where the real fun begins. This iPad stand offers endless possibilities to carry, use and store your iPad in style. At home, at work or on the go, the 3 oz. Bweasel attaches to your iPad to form a unit that is easy to hold and carry, taking the strain off your fingers and reducing the chance of dropping your iPad.

When you are lounging on a sofa or resting on your bed, the Bweasel allows you to effortlessly support the weight of the iPad on your lap, armrest or pillow. The Bweasel also provides broad angle coverage from nearly horizontal to nearly vertical and every possible angle in between in both landscape and portrait positions. This fraction-of-a-degree-adjustment capability reduces glare when you are using your iPad as a desktop. And for safe storage purposes, the sturdy Bweasel has a protective coating that will not scratch the iPad or any surfaces where it is placed or stored.

InCase Origami Jacket

USD 69.95

Ever wish that an iPad jacket or case is also a stand? InCase makes this wish come true with the Origami Jacket which not only provides complete iPad protection, it also transforms into a stand with six versatile viewing and working angles. Inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding, its simple design features an easy snap-on attachment and a durable hardshell back. Additionally there are hidden magnets that wake your iPad or put it to sleep, while an elastic band holds the cover securely closed when not in use.

VERSI iPad stand

USD 189

Versi comes with unique ball joint arms that are made of CNC machined aircraft-grade anodized aluminum, letting you tilt, swivel and rotate your iPad to your desired position. To prevent your iPad from wobbling or tipping over while using the touch screen, there’s a solid granite non-skid base to hold your iPad steadily. This stand is also equipped with a lightning connector which allows you to dock and charge your iPad at the same time.

Compass

USD 39.99

Hold up your iPad in a picture perfect stance. Compass does it beautifully for you. A stylish, compact folding stand that works as an easel and a typing stand, Compass beautifully displays iPad in both portrait and landscape modes. Compass also makes work and play fun and easy with its slim, heavy gauge steel stand that lets you enjoy both hands-free and hands-on use of your iPad anywhere you are.

Designed with a fold-away secondary leg, Compass instantly transforms from an easel to a pint-size work station, angled to a wrist-happy position for typing on iPad’s onscreen keyboard. Folded flat, Compass is a mere 7-inches long by 1-inch wide, about the size of a candy bar. Small enough to carry and use it anywhere, you can now set your iPad up on a desk, coffee table, night stand, kitchen countertop and pretty much any flat, stable surface. Available in iPad Silver, Tactical Black and Candy Apple Red, Compass is the perfect stand to have next to your MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac.

12 Best iPad Stands | TeZeal

Workspace is a place to enable dreams, a starting point before many miracles, a place to get inspired and also a place where productivity lays. It’s needless to mention how much gravitas a workspace carries anymore. Definitely, it’s worth giving your full attention to set up a workplace where you would spend most of the time, the quality time.

Although we have multitude of options when it comes to workplace setup, but we all aware that not every fits, plus not everyone of us has the designer gene. Perhaps some of us just require a spike, an inspirational idea that can stimulate us to develop a greater one. So, we’re going to showcase 41 workspace setups that inspired us profoundly, and of course in a way it will inspire you too.

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

 Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

Image Source

41 Inspirational Workspace Setups For Your Home | TeZeal

Purikura might sound like an outlandish term to you, but on the flip side, it caught multitude of hearts especially among the teenage female culture. So what is Purikura and why is it so appealing? It boils down to a question which answer can easily be sought: Do you remember the photo booth that can fit up to 5 or more people inside to take photo together, and each comes with an editing screen which allows you to customize or add effects to the photo? Yes, the photo booth is a Purikura or vice versa.

Back to the 1990 when Purikura was first introduce, it created a big buzz in Japan, and soon after it spread globally in a lightning speed due to its popularity. Still until today, it’s a popular and fun activity you can do with friends; by just spending a few dollars you can buy not just the beautiful photos but a fond memory that lasts.

With the advent of Smartphone, the big piece of photo booth has morphed into thousands line of code – the mighty App. Now, you can have various theme of Purikura in the form of App, which practically lets you bring the virtual photo booth to any places you liked and of course to catch any moment.

We took it up a notch to recommend you a list of best free Purikura Apps for the iOS devices. You can either store the photos in the digital form or print it out just like the good old days. Have fun and list after the jump:

Charuca Purikura

A must-have app for Charuca fans! You can decorate the photo with not only the beautiful frames and also the exclusive character from Charuca. Editing your Facebook photo is a snap too.

Decopetit

More that 150+ lovely frames and stamps to suit various style. But one thing for sure, the ‘Purikura-style’.

GirlsCamera

Tie-up with the most famous Purikura-maker in Japan, GirlsCamera is a simple and free photo editing app to take purikura-like pictures. You can have countless way to decorate the picture with more than 450 types of frames, stamps, brushes and pens. It’s definitely one of the most complete functionalities Purikura apps.

Pick

Chosen as Gizmodo’s ‘App of the Day’ and created by the same developer behind the famous LINE messaging app, Pick’s quality and functionality are tiptop.

It’s a hybrid of social networking and photo-editing app, which featuring more than 500 different stamps, 100 frames, 150 types of brushes, as well as 14 types of beautiful filters. With these, you can have a blast Purikura collection ever!

Kawaiines

What the word ‘Kawaii’ reminds you? Yes, it means cute, adorable in the context of Japanese culture. Same goes to the app, Kawaiines features nothing more than to beautify your photo with various cute elements. It’s just another app that catches girls’ heart profoundly.

P.F. Love

This app in another form is the Purikura photo-booth with Valentine as the theme. However, it serves more than that. With a 80 MB+ of size, you should expect tons of feature is crammed inside.

Photo Sticker Plus

Ranked in the top 10 app of photography and being free-of-charge are the perfect combo to make a no-brainer for you to give it a shot.

DecoAlbum

It’s not an album but a japanese purikura-like app to create ‘kawaii’ decoration on picture with over 200 types of stamps, magical backgrounds, lovely frames, gorgeous pens-style. And you just can’t believe it’s free.

Snapeee

It takes more than a beautiful app logo to win the affection of 3 million users, and definitely it has the hidden charm. There’s a fairly hefty amount of editing functions included in the app, with both automatic and manual options in a very intuitive and clean interface.

On top of that, Snapeee is also a social network created to target girls who love photography, particularly the Purikura-type. You can also unlock more features (more decorating items) by sharing and recommending photos within the network.

Mr. Chiizu

Yet another cherry at the top that outshines! Mr. Chiizu allows you to decorate your photo with multitude of unique themes that you couldn’t find at other app.

10 Best Free Purikura Apps For iOS | TeZeal

Thanks to WhatsApp, we can ping friends with tons of message, picture and video at anytime, anywhere we liked without worrying the monthly telco bill. Alas the fly in the ointment is it has no PC support; very often we need to response to the message with Smartphone while we have our hands and brain working comfortably with the computer. Particularly when you rely heavily on WhatsApp as your primary messaging platform, it simply poses an inconvenience to you over the time.

I don’t like it either as it’ll usually affect my flow of thoughts. I really hope WhatsApp will roll out a PC version tomorrow by all means. But until this happens, we found a workaround. Yes, we can send and receive WhatsApp messages using our PC or computer.

This tricks works flawlessly with the helps of an emulator, and most importantly, the emulator we recommended is free of charge too. It means you can enjoy the free privilege together with the additional feature.

Disclaimer: You can only verify WhatsApp with one number on one device. In other words, if you use your hand-phone number to verify, then you would not able to use WhatsApp on your phone anymore. A simple workaround for this is to use your residential number for the verification instead.

Can I verify one WhatsApp account to multiple phones, or with multiple phone numbers?

Many of you may have different phones or different numbers, and may want to use WhatsApp with one number, but on two phones or vice versa. However, at this time, WhatsApp can only be verified with one number, on one device.

If you attempt to frequently switch your WhatsApp account between different devices, at a certain point, you may be blocked from re-verifying WhatsApp. So, please do not repeatedly switch between different devices.

Cheers,
WhatsApp Support Team

Steps To Install WhatsApp on the PC:

1. Download and install Bluestacks - It has both Windows and Mac Version. Nonetheless, it’s awarded the best software at CES 2012.

2. Launch it and download WhatsApp. Go to the ‘Messaging’ and you should able to see the WhatsApp icon. Otherwise, you can use the ‘App Search’ feature too.

3. After installation, you need to verify WhatsApp. Select your country and enter a working phone number. It can be your residential or mobile phone number.

4. Press OK and wait for the verification to process. Most likely, you’ll fail to verify with the SMS method. Worry not, press ‘Call Me’ and you’ll receive a call shortly together with the 6 digits code. Enter the code, and you’re almost finished.

5. Before you start any conversation, you would need a contact. You can create a contact list by clicking on the menu button which is located at bottom left.

That’s it. To check if it works, try sending message to anyone. If we found another way of using WhatsApp on PC without emulator, we would definitely share it here, and of course your suggestion is much welcomed too.

Download And Install WhatsApp On PC | TeZeal