Hot cup of Coffee

For most of us a good hot cup of coffee is the right way to start our day or rather a perfect way to start our day. Imagine the best cup of coffee burning your tongue and playing spoilsport on your early morning coffee drinking experience. Or imagine waiting for your cup of coffee to cool down to your comfortable drinking temperature. Or frankly speaking for people who like to drink their coffee not so hot (just like me ) – I know people might wonder – “How the hell do your drink that not so hot coffee – Yikes!!!” For all of you now there is a good news. Two design engineers from US named Dave & Dave have designed a special coffee bean called “Coffee Joulies“

Coffee Joulies

Coffee Joulies cools your hot cup of coffee immediately (three times faster than normal) and gets it to a comfortable temperature. Also it retains the comfortable drinking temperature for almost 4 to 5 hours for you to savor. Yes, its true. This is achieved by packaging a special type of non-toxic material inside a stainless steel polished shell. This material absorbs the heat from the hot cup of coffee instantaneously and releases it over a period of time keeping your cup of coffee hot for a longer period of time. Surprising isn’t it. These two engineers have revolutionalized the way we drink our every day cup of coffee. Its priced around $50 per bag of Joulies.

I know you wouldn’t believe what I say – Watch this video to believe the unbelievable

The two Daves started this Coffee Joulies which was launched as a project on Kickstarter. Seeking $9500 to pay for half the cost of tooling, Dave & Dave ended up raising $306,944 earning them third place in the Kickstarter Hall of Fame and providing enough money to make Joulies in the USA.

I would really like to try those out if I get a chance to do so. So will you I think…

Its tough to see a child disabled, with amputated legs. He feels sad losing his freedom seeing other kids playing and running around him. But now there is this nice opportunity for such kids. Hey Kids, cheer up.

Bhagawan Mahaveer Vikalang Sahayata Samithi in association with Dow India is organizing a free Jaipur foot camp in Chennai during October. They are in the process of distributing Jaipur foot, calipers and crutches free of cost.

You can make use of this nice opportunity to gain your lost freedom back. Inform your parents to try this out.

Details:

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Lets gift a child his/her freedom

Courtesy:

JaipurFoot.org

Dow India

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Finally after a long wait, its now online. Yes WordPress 2.7 is online now. Those who have not logged in for a very long time will find it very different and interesting to see the new version of WordPress when they initially login. Even I felt the same way when I logged in today. A sudden change in the view leaves you confused (even when I logged in yesterday). The sudden change in the homepage itself gave me a hint about the availability, but I wanted to check it with my eyes before I can believe it. So the change is good…

This new upgrade is more interesting than its predecessors. The new design is based on the JSR 168 Portlets design it seems if I’m not wrong. Portlets are pluggable user interface software components that are managed and displayed in a web portal. Typically, following the desktop metaphor, a portal page is displayed as a collection of non-overlapping portlet windows, where each portlet window displays a portlet.

The navigation is so easy between the modules. You just pick a module and rearrange the way you like it. If one wants to get a feel of the power of portlets, you can see IGoogle by loggin in. The pages in the webpage are easily adjustable and rearrangeable. This upgrad of WordPress is designed the same way I believe.

All together, the new upgrade is very nice. Try it out yourselves to get a feel of it.

Airtel, India’s leading mobile service provider today strengthened its tie up with Jeevan Blood Bank of Chennai, taking a step ahead in its “Airtel Cares for Everyone” (ACE) project. This is a first of its kind initiative, wherein people can source information on blood within minutes and access the real time stock of tested blood components from Jeevan Blood Bank 24 hours a day.

Airtel already has a partnership with Jeevan, in which a few numbers have been provided free of cost for Jeevan to stay in touch with people wanting to donate blood and patients in need of blood. This is now being strengthened through an SMS service, which provides information about availability of blood.

Procedure:

Type <Blood group + or -> and SMS it to 9600097000

Ex: Type “Blood B+” and SMS it to 9600097000

A response will be sent back to the person within a minute, containing information on quantity of readily available tested blood components of the group required. This facility is available for customers of all networks and you know it is toll free for Airtel mobile customers .

If the required blood is available, one can call Jeevan Blood Bank directly on 044-28351200 or 044-43524242 for further assistance. This service will help minimize the time spent on searching for safe blood and help save more lives.

About Jeevan Blood Bank:-

Jeevan Blood Bank and Research Centre was started on 24^th September 1995 with the vision of providing, on demand, safe blood and blood components collected from non-remunerated voluntary blood donors using appropriate and current technologies and in accordance to international standards. Over the past thirteen years Jeevan has collected over 72,000 blood donations and made available over 130,000 units of safe blood and blood components to the community. Every blood donation is tested for HIV ( HIV Ag and 1 & 2 Ab), Hepatitis B ( HBsAg & Anti HBc), Hepatitis C ( Anti HCV ), Malaria, Syphilis and Leptospira.

Please note that every unit of blood is being tested by Nucleic Acid Testing ( NAT ) for DNA / RNA for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.

I hope you will also spread this word across your circle so that you can also be a part in saving many a lives.

Today GMail as part of its continued innovation, has introduced a new Themes feature to its users. The themes feature is available as part of Settings in GMail.

See the Settings as shown below:

In that “Pebbles” is my favorite Mild and cute. Next favorite is the “Desk” theme. Some of the themes are selective based on your location as well.

Also they have introduced “Labs” feature, where in you can select and enable features/gadgets which would make your email accessing easy.

Some of the features I like were

• Mouse gestures – In Inbox, Click and hold your right mouse button and move left and right to move to previous and next emails. Click and  hold right mouse button and move up to go to inbox etc.,
• Quick links – Adds browsable url links to your quick links section from your email for faster access
• Google docs gadget – All your recent Google docs available right next to your inbox
• Right side labels – If you are a big fan of labels, your list of labels might increase dramatically over a period of time . It would be tough for you to see it as a long list. Move your Labels to the right side of your screen for a detail view of it. Cool na
• Google Calendar gadget – Shows your calendar items right next to your inbox.
• Navbar drag n drop – Drag and drop frequently used gadgets in your inbox, similar to iGoogle

There are lot more of such features. Try out these new features and let me know your comments.

I think everybody has got the touch fever . Its now HP after Apple who got infected with this fever of touch. HP has unveiled a new TouchSmart PC series where you can access everything by touching it on the screen. That’s true no need of using a keyboard or a mouse. Don’t believe me, watch this on YouTube

This new series of PCs features a sleek design with a piano-black finish. HP has specifically designed a software for touch. Users can browse music collection by album, edit and share photos as well as upload them without using keyboard or mouse as I said earlier. Features:

• Powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the PC has a 22-inch diagonal high definition widescreen display.
• 4 GB of memory
• Media card reader
• High-speed hard drive
• Built-in webcam and mic.
• Wireless keyboard (for name sake )
• Integrated WLAN

The price of the HP TouchSmart IQ500 series PC in India is Rs. 87,990

Comparison of models (prices included):

Hope I can get a chance to lay my hand on that

Watch TV on your mobile phone on the go…

It’s been a very long time since I’ve wrote my last post. Thanks to my time in office. Of course, I’m gaining a lot of insights about my work too. But still, it feels bad not writing for a very long time

Now-a-days lots of new services are being offered to mobile subscribers with the advent of 3G technology. Coming to today’s post, it’s about a new service introduced in US for mobile subscribers. It’s called FLO TV, as the name suggests its a TV on your mobile. Using this service business people can keep track of everyday happenings, breaking news and events. Entertainment freaks can watch their favorite shows. People interested in sports can watch live sports. It’s true and cool.

The service comes with no additional installation needed, it doesn’t even eat up your battery life. It activates itself immediately and gives you a crystal clear audio and video with a very high quality. With a single button  you can perform its functions. You even have a programming guide to browse through and select your favorite shows. Switching between the stations happens at the blink of your eye. There are no confusing menus to operate upon. In fact, if you get a call from your boss when you are watching  your favorite show, you can answer it or send it to voice mail with a single button Cool enough rite.

Coming to its performance, FLO TV is delivered over dedicated multicast network different from the cellular network enabling instant access to the content without any buffering or lag time. It’s like this, if you switch it on, you have your content in front of your eyes. Its that fast.

Right now two of the major telecom providers in US, AT&T and Verizon offers these services to its subscribers.

FLO TV highlights:

• Enjoy real TV at the touch of a button. No complicated menus.
• Watch full–length shows, not just clips or highlights.
• Easy–to–use program guide and fast channel switching.
• There’s nothing to download and nothing to buffer.

Channels include:

CBS Mobile, CNBC, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, MSNBC, MTV, NBC2Go, Nickelodeon, CNN Mobile and Pix.

Price Range:

$15/mo to $30/mo

Compatible Devices:

AT&T

• LG Vu
• LG Invision
• Samsung Access

Verizon

• LG VX 9400
• LG Voyager
• Motorola Krave ZN4
• Motorola z6tv

Availability:

AT&T

Verizon

Ok ok, you are now asking me to stop scribbling and let you know the way to get it rite, I know. I’m coming there right away.

For overview of mobile TV, services, packages and other information about AT&T Mobile TV click here.

For overview of mobile TV, services, packages and other information about Verizon’s V Cast Mobile TV click here.

Don’t forget to watch the PROMO channel before you subscribe. *For a limited time only

When it comes to mobile TV, you just have to see it to believe it. And right now you can do just that by viewing a PROMO channel that’s available to all wireless customers with a FLO TV–enabled mobile phone and within a coverage area. You can experience the breadth of mobile TV programming and the quality of service before you purchase a subscription!

Watching PROMO channel:

• Turn on the TV feature on your FLO TV–enabled mobile phone
• Follow the activation instructions
• Choose the PROMO channel from the program guide and start watching one of your favorite TV shows, breaking news or live sports – without any buffering or lag time.

This 24/7 PROMO channel contains a variety of programming from CBS Mobile, CNBC, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, FOX News, MSNBC, MTV, NBC 2Go, and Nickelodeon.

Image & Content courtesy: http://www.flotv.com/index.php

Recently I was watching a program in the Travel & Living channel a subsidiary of Discovery Channel when I came across a program called “Fiama Di Wills Beautiful People Beautiful Life” which was showing about World’s Top 10 party places. All these party places in the countdown boast about hosting the most funniest, craziest and scariest parties in the world. I’ve listed down the places to share with all those guys who love to party out their free time.

World’s Top 10 Party places:

1. Mardi Gras (French: Fat Tuesday) New Orleans, Louisiana (Started in 1699)
2. Club la vela, panama city, Florida (Largest night club in USA)
3. Ibiza, Spain
4. Full Moon Party, Koh Phangan, Thailand
5. New Year’s Eve, Times Square, New York
6. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Three predominant places to be visited – Cabo Wabo, El Squid Roe & Giggly Martin Bar)
7. Hedonism II, Jamaica
8. Quebec Winter Carnival, Quebec, Canada (Not to miss St. Alexander Pub)
9. Fetish n Fantasy Halloween bar, Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
10. Spring Break, Lake Havasu, Arizona (Close to California border)

These are the top 10 places to be party to the extremes. No restrictions, no rules.

Thinking about adventure sports, adrenalin pump, extreme action these places are the right way to quench the your thirst.

Hope the next time you try to party out to the extreme you’ll consider these places.

Vodafone one of the two leading providers of iPhone 3G (which is one among the Gadgets to watch in 2008) in India, the other being Airtel is planning to provide it on an EMI scheme for its subscribers.

Vodafone is in talks with Barclays and ICICI Bank for this scheme. In India, the iPhone is priced at Rs. 31,000 for 8GB and Rs. 36,100 for 16GB of memory space. The schemes are based on a period of 6 to 12 months from which the subscribers can choose from. The iPhone is being sold in Hyderabad and Bangalore besides the four metropolitan cities and will be later introduced in 65 cities. The phone comes locked to the service provider, which means a user cannot switch his or her operator while using an iPhone.

The price of the iPhone 3G is kind of overpriced in India by an enormous amount, thanks to our import duty policies . The original price of the same in US being $199 (around Rs. 8800) for 8GB and $299 (around Rs. 13200) for 16GB. Also there are talks about slashing the prices six months from now. So people can make choice of either waiting for a slashed price some time later or grab it fresh ‘n’ overpriced, also considering the fact that currently there are no 3G networks in India to use the iPhone 3G to its full potential. I’ve read somewhere that BSNL is rushing out in its plans to roll out 3G in India by end of this year or early next year . So watch out this space for more details as and when it is available.