BEAT the heat
Team Smartbuy Editorial Anushya Mamtora anushya@thehindu.co.in
Ketaki Bhojnagarwala ketaki@thehindu.co.in
With the mercury on the rise this summer, it’s time for a little R&R with your favourite gizmos. Whether you’re hitting the beach for a vacation or chilling in the comfort of your airconditioned home, these scorching gadgets are sure to keep you occupied
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XOOMing ahead!
Design Bryan Gaughan
Motorola Xoom
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Balakrishnan designkbala@thehindu.co.in
After a tantalising CES 2011 teaser and an international launch about two months ago, the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi edition is soon to hit Indian shores. The 10.1 inch widescreen HD, Android 3.0 powered tab showcases the innovations of the Honeycomb user experience – including widgets, true multitasking, browsing, notifications and customisation. It comes with a 1GHz dual-core processor and 1 GB of RAM and also supports Adobe Flash Player 10.2 Beta. The XOOM features the MOTODEV, Motorola’s developer support program to enable worldclass tablet and smartphone experiences. These devices will be able to access more than 1,50,000 applications within the Android Market as well as the rapidly increasing number of applications optimised directly for the Android 3.0 OS. In addition, thousands of Flash-based web applications and sites will become available for the Motorola XOOM. To be announced
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Iconic notebook Acer ICONIA Acer’s ICONIA Dual screen notebook features two 14-inch high-def widescreen LED backlit LCD screens. The notebook is powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, and is based on the Windows 7 operating system. Forming a ring by placing five fingers in a circular pattern on the bottom display activates the Acer Ring. This offers instant access to your favourite applications and features, and allows you to alter settings or bring up the virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard features a full-sized QWERTY layout, international language support and touchpad, giving you the same experience of a traditional physical keyboard with the addition of predictive text input for naturalspeed typing while avoiding mistakes. Acer’s Social Jogger app allows you to check updates from your SNS contacts by using the bottom screen to check posts and updates and the top screen to explore and view more content. Gesture Editor lets you set customised gestures to launch specific applications, open websites, view your desktop or even lock your computer. Rs 69,999
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May 11, 2011