Check out these six recently-launched gadgets
The recently launched hot gadgets include smartphones, tablets, laptops and LED televisions like ASUS MeMO Pad 8, Sennheiser RS series, Micromax Canvas Fire 4 & Karbonn Titanium Dazzle.
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Here are six hot gadgets that were launched recently:
ASUS MeMO Pad 8
Price @ Rs 19,999
This slim tablet from Asus is one of the first tablets with 4G support. It has an 8-inch, full HD IPS LCD with high sensitivity and Corning Gorilla Glass for protection. It weighs 299 grams, is powered by a quad core Intel Atom processor with 2GB RAM and has 16GB storage. Other features include dual cameras (5MP rear, 1.2MP front), a microSD slot for expansion (up to 64GB cards are supported), Android 4.4, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, accelerometer, light sensor and gyroscope. Asus claims that the MeMO Pad 8 can deliver up to 9 hours of battery life on a single charge.
Sennheiser RS series
Price @ Rs 15,990 onwards
Sennheiser has added 4 new models to its RS series of wireless headphones: RS 165, RS 175, RS 185 & RS 195. Each model offers a distinct feature. For instance, RS165 has bass boost, RS 175 has a virtual surround mode, RS 185 has manual input level control and the RS 195 offers dedicated presets and modes. All the headphones have an around-the-ear design, up to 18 hours of battery life, operate on the 2.4Ghz band and have a range of up to 100 meters (except RS 165, with a 30 meter range). The RS 175, RS 185 & RS 195 also offer optical audio input.
Micromax Canvas Fire 4
Price @ Rs 6,999
This is the first phone from Micromax to come with Android 5.0 Lollipop. The phone has a 4.5-inch IPS display (854 x 480 pixels) with Gorilla Glass 3 and dual front speakers. It runs on a 1.3Ghz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and a 2,000mAh battery. It offers dual SIM support, has dual cameras (8MP rear, 2MP front), a microSD slot for expansion (up to 32GB supported) and a notification light on the back panel. It comes preloaded with a number of apps including Clean Master, Dr Safety & Newshunt.
Karbonn Titanium Dazzle
Price @ Rs 5,490
Titanium Dazzle is one of the cheapest smartphones with a 5-inch display. It runs Android 4.4 on a 1.2Ghz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and 1,850mAh battery. The dual SIM phone also has a microSD slot for expansion (up to 32GB cards supported), a 5MP autofocus rear camera, 2MP front camera, 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth. It comes preloaded with multiple apps for music, gaming, utility, 21 language support and gesture support.
Intex Aqua Speed
Price @ Rs 7,444
This 120 gram device is called the Aqua Speed and its the cheapest smartphone with 2GB RAM. Specifications include a 1.3Ghz quad core Mediatek processor, 16GB storage and 1,700mAh battery. It has a 4.5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and dual cameras (8MP rear, 5MP front). Other features include dual SIM support, a microSD slot for expansion (up to 32GB supported), 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth. The phone comes out of the box with Android 4.4 and is upgradable to Android 5.0 Lollipop. It will be available exclusively on eBay India.
Salora Arya Z3
Price @ Rs 6,999
The latest phone from Salora is powered by a 1.4Ghz octa core Mediatek processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and 2,200mAh battery. For the price, you get a 5-inch HD IPS display, 8MP primary camera, 2MP front camera and Android 4.4. Other features include dual SIM support, a microSD slot (up to 32GB supported), 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, gravity sensor, proximity sensor and light sensor. The phone will be available exclusively on Amazon India.
ASUS MeMO Pad 8
Price @ Rs 19,999
This slim tablet from Asus is one of the first tablets with 4G support. It has an 8-inch, full HD IPS LCD with high sensitivity and Corning Gorilla Glass for protection. It weighs 299 grams, is powered by a quad core Intel Atom processor with 2GB RAM and has 16GB storage. Other features include dual cameras (5MP rear, 1.2MP front), a microSD slot for expansion (up to 64GB cards are supported), Android 4.4, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, accelerometer, light sensor and gyroscope. Asus claims that the MeMO Pad 8 can deliver up to 9 hours of battery life on a single charge.
Sennheiser RS series
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Price @ Rs 15,990 onwards
Sennheiser has added 4 new models to its RS series of wireless headphones: RS 165, RS 175, RS 185 & RS 195. Each model offers a distinct feature. For instance, RS165 has bass boost, RS 175 has a virtual surround mode, RS 185 has manual input level control and the RS 195 offers dedicated presets and modes. All the headphones have an around-the-ear design, up to 18 hours of battery life, operate on the 2.4Ghz band and have a range of up to 100 meters (except RS 165, with a 30 meter range). The RS 175, RS 185 & RS 195 also offer optical audio input.
Micromax Canvas Fire 4
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Price @ Rs 6,999
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This is the first phone from Micromax to come with Android 5.0 Lollipop. The phone has a 4.5-inch IPS display (854 x 480 pixels) with Gorilla Glass 3 and dual front speakers. It runs on a 1.3Ghz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and a 2,000mAh battery. It offers dual SIM support, has dual cameras (8MP rear, 2MP front), a microSD slot for expansion (up to 32GB supported) and a notification light on the back panel. It comes preloaded with a number of apps including Clean Master, Dr Safety & Newshunt.
Karbonn Titanium Dazzle
Price @ Rs 5,490
Titanium Dazzle is one of the cheapest smartphones with a 5-inch display. It runs Android 4.4 on a 1.2Ghz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and 1,850mAh battery. The dual SIM phone also has a microSD slot for expansion (up to 32GB cards supported), a 5MP autofocus rear camera, 2MP front camera, 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth. It comes preloaded with multiple apps for music, gaming, utility, 21 language support and gesture support.
Intex Aqua Speed
Price @ Rs 7,444
This 120 gram device is called the Aqua Speed and its the cheapest smartphone with 2GB RAM. Specifications include a 1.3Ghz quad core Mediatek processor, 16GB storage and 1,700mAh battery. It has a 4.5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and dual cameras (8MP rear, 5MP front). Other features include dual SIM support, a microSD slot for expansion (up to 32GB supported), 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth. The phone comes out of the box with Android 4.4 and is upgradable to Android 5.0 Lollipop. It will be available exclusively on eBay India.
Salora Arya Z3
Price @ Rs 6,999
The latest phone from Salora is powered by a 1.4Ghz octa core Mediatek processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and 2,200mAh battery. For the price, you get a 5-inch HD IPS display, 8MP primary camera, 2MP front camera and Android 4.4. Other features include dual SIM support, a microSD slot (up to 32GB supported), 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, gravity sensor, proximity sensor and light sensor. The phone will be available exclusively on Amazon India.
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Good ideas surely need wings. In September 2014, India's blockbuster project, the Mangalyaan robotic probe -the cheapest of interplanetary missions -was successfully launched into the orbit of Mars. The next day Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled 'Make in India', a campaign that seeks to make the country a manufacturing powerhouse and hopes to work its magic in creating jobs, increasing purchasing power and building a larger market.
Well before this catchphrase was coined, India's rich talent pool had, as ever, hunkered down to business, although in the form of small enterprises. Many of these homegrown gadgets and utilities are being used in homes, farms, hospitals and elsewhere. Each innovation is, in its own way, the best thing since sliced bread.
In the new world of competition, it's after all no longer enough to do the same thing better.
Here are random samples of indigenous innovations from across the country...
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