Screenless marvel
On first glance, one may be excused for thinking the Cowon iAudio E2 audio player is a bottle opener. The Circle + Square design of Cowon E2 Audio player is minimalistic but striking, Screenless audio players come with the most basic features, but the E2 goes a little further than that.
It comes with a [...]

Small wonder
The Gigabyte Monitor Integrated Box T3140 is a small form factor system with a black bodied chassis. It has a faciliy to attach a monitor on the chassis. This helps in saving space for an external monitor stand. The chassis is made of strong metal and the build is quite sturdy. The glossy front [...]

Is this the iPhone Killer?
The first thing that strikes you about HTC Hero is the unconventional design. The base of Hero comes with a 15 degree angle tilt in it’s from factor. Bevelled edges give a good grip and the tilt helps in grasping the phone easily. It comes with the HTC Sense technology which [...]

Quivering palm
Razer is the one behind the very fancy looking Belkin n52te gaming controller. The design is simple – a set of keys in front of an anti-bacterial palmrest. It comes with a D-pad like on other game controllers. The console is comfortable but the spacebar key is positioned at the extreme right and reaching [...]

Model
Market Price
Tested In
Features/Technology
Interface

Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000
Rs. 1,950
NA
Wireless (optical mouse)
RF

Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 V2
Rs. 1,400
NA
Wireless (optical mouse)
RF

Logitech Internet Pro Desktop
Rs. 750
NA
Optical mouse
USB 2.0

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX5500
Rs. 10,800
NA
Bluetooth, laser mouse with extra buttons, LCD display on keyboard
RF (Bluetooth)

Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Rs. 4,650
NA
Ergonomic keyboard, with soft palm rest, laser mouse
RF

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK250
Rs. 1,200
NA
Wireless [...]

Model
Market Price
Capacity
Interface
Warranty (Yrs)

Seagate Freeagent GO
Rs. 5,150
500 GB
USB
5 years

Seagate Freeagent GO
Rs. 3,250
250 GB
USB
5 years

Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini
Rs. 3,200
250 GB
USB
5 years

Transcend StoreJet
Rs. 2,725
160 GB
USB
2 years

Western Digital MyPassport
Rs. 2,850
160 GB
USB
3 years

Western Digital MyPassport Essential
Rs. 4100
640 GB
USB
3 years

Western Digital MyPassport Studio Edition
Rs. 7,800
1 TB
USB, FireWire, eSATA
3 years

Model
Market Price
Tested In
Sensor
Optical Zoom
LCD Screen Size

Canon Powershot SX120
Rs. 14,995
October 2009
10MP
10x
3.0 inches

Canon IXUS 100IS
Rs. 12,999
October 2009
12MP
3x
2.5 inches

Canon Powershot A480
Rs. 7,499
October 2009
10MP
3.3x
2.5 inches

Canon A1100IS
Rs. 9,499
October 2009
12MP
4x
2.5 inches

Canon IXUS 95IS
Rs. 10,500
October 2009
10MP
3x
2.5 inches

Canon SX200IS (Best Performer)
Rs. 21,500
October 2009
12MP
12x
3.0 inches

FujiFilm FinePix S1500
Rs. 12,500
October 2009
10MP
12x
2.7 inches

Kodak C140
Rs. 4,999
October 2009
8MP
3x
2.4 inches

Nikon P90
Rs. 23,995
October 2009
12MP
24x
3.0 inches

Nikon Coolpix L20
Rs. 7,750
October 2009
10MP
3.6x
3.0 inches

Nikon S220
Rs. [...]

A multi-purpose NAS
Synology’s DS410J is one of the coolest products to come around for those who love to download or have loads of unmanageable data.
The DS410j is a NAS without drive i.e. an enclosure with four SATA bays. Indicators at the front for the drive and network status are present. Installation of the drives is [...]

Gesture gaming on your cellphone!
With the Yari U100i, Sony Ericsson has brought gesture gaming on the mobile platform. A tiny camera located in the top of the screen on Sony Ericsson Yari acts as an interface to enhance the gesture gaming facility on the phone. However, the overall gaming experience leaves a lot to be [...]

Smaller than its name
It’s not very often that a flash drive garners admiration but the Super Stick Mini was passed around quite a bit. The concept of carrying around up to 16 GB (15 GB formatted actually) of data in so compact a form was tempting. This drive is super compact; in fact it’ll fit [...]