Friday, January 29, 2010

Now Amazon Kindle has a competitor, no its not Applet iPad. Its called Pi


Kindle has competitor from device developed in India called Infibeam.Com Pi. Its basically a e-book reader with mp3 playing capabilities.

 Infibeam Pi Reading DeviceFeature list:

 

Slim & Lightweight: Less than 10mm thick. Lightweight at 180 gm. Its lighter than a magazine. You'll never go back to reading paperbacks.

Over 1 lac eBooks & Growing: Infibeam.com eBooks store carries all the bestsellers and new releases from the digital world. Buy an eBook from Infibeam's eBook store, download it to your Pi and start reading within seconds.

Save Money. Save Earth: Buying eBooks will not only save you money, but you'll also save some trees and preserve our green earth.

Reads Like A Book: With the 6" E Ink (R) display, when you read an eBook on Pi, you won't feel any difference from that of reading a paper book. The 8-level gray scale with no backlit display provides a crisp reading experience everywhere. You can read clearly in broad daylight without any glare.

Local Indian Language Support: Read your favorite texts in Hindi, Sanskrit and most official Indian languages.

More Than A Book: With Pi you get to select your font size for reading. The 4 different font sizes auto-scales the content to fit the screen. You can also bookmark a page or search within the text.

Carry Your Library: Pi can store upto 500 ebooks in its internal storage. For the more voracious readers just add a SD card. A 4GB SD card will store upto 3000 books so that you will never miss your library.

Enjoy Your Favorite Music: Now while you read your favorite author, you can also listen to your favorite band. Pi comes with a pair of earphones and supports a music library.

Games: If you ever get bored of reading you can also enjoy a game of Sudoku. Wait till we add more!

Long Battery Life: With the powerful battery you can read on for days before recharging. Use the universal 100V-240V AC adapter that comes in the package or charge via the USB cable that connects to your computer or any other USB adapter.

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Warranty: 1 year exclusive Infibeam.com warranty.

Inside The Box

§                     Pi Reading Device

§                     Micro-USB 2.0 Cable

§                     AC Adapter

§                     Quick Start Guide

§                     Earphones

Inside The Pi

§                     Quick Start Guide

§                     User Manual

§                     Free eBooks

 

 

For more details go to http://infibeam.com/Pi

 

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Apple iPad launch by Jobs

YouTube Video

McGraw-Hill CEO confirms Apple iTable release on 27th Jan,2010


“They’ll make their announcement tomorrow on this one,” McGraw said. “We have worked with Apple for quite a while. And the Tablet is going to be based on the iPhone operating system and so it will be transferable. So what you are going to be able to do now is we have a consortium of e-books. And we have 95% of all our materials that are in e-book format on that one. So now with the tablet you’re going to open up the higher education market, the professional market. The tablet is going to be just really terrific.”



Google Android to overtake Applet iPhone by 2013


The latest news is that Android going to overtake iPhone by the year 2013. Also the IDC estimate states its going to be second to Symbian phones. Not sure how long its going to take Android to over take Symbian phones. But personally I feel Google Android going to over take all the phone software by 2013 or before as its open source and has Android SDK to give chance developers to try lot of things. I think its going to be Firefox of mobile software.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Farewell letter to Sun employees by Sun CEO Jon Schwartz


Believe it or not, it’s been more than nine months since Oracle first announced their intent to acquire Sun in April, 2009. And the ‘interim’ period has been tough on everyone–on our employees, and our partners and customers. Thankfully, that interim period is coming to an end, with regulatory approval from the European Union issued today, and only a few hurdles remaining–before Oracle formally expands beyond software to become the world’s most important systems company.
Even though we’re not quite across the finish line, I wanted to leave you with a few final thoughts.
All in all, it’s been an honor and privilege to work together. In my more than twenty years in the industry, the last thirteen at Sun, I’ve had a chance to work with and around an enormous diversity of companies, from every sector you can imagine. I can say with conviction that Sun’s people have always stood apart as the brightest, most passionate, and most inspiring. I’ve never had a bad day in my thirteen years for one very basic reason–I’ve always been surrounded by the best and brightest individuals I’ve ever come across. That’s been an honor and privilege, for which I’m enormously thankful.
Technology from Sun, alongside our employees and partners, have changed the world. We’ve opened markets, elections and economies. We’ve helped build the world’s most important and valuable businesses. We’ve played a key role in discovering new drugs, in bringing education and healthcare to those in need, and supplying the world with an incredible spectrum of entertainment, from smartphones to social networking. I doubt any company has had such a significant influence over the way we see or experience the world. I once told Scott McNealy he was the Henry Ford of the technology industry, making remarkable innovations accessible to anyone, and creating an immense number of jobs around the globe for those that made use of them. I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am of my association with that cause and the people behind it, and the value we created for ourselves and those that exploited our innovations.
I also know we’ve had more than our share of very tough challenges. Amidst the toughest market and customer situations imaginable, I’m proud we’ve always acted with integrity, with a sense for what’s right, and not simply what’s expedient. Over the years, I’ve heard time and again, from those inside and outside the company, “I like and I trust Sun.”
Building that good will is something to which you’ve all contributed. And you have every right to be very proud of it.
Make no mistake, it’s been an enormous asset.
So, to the sales and SE teams across the world who continually give their all to bring the numbers home–thank you for the trust you’ve built with customers, and the results you’ve delivered. I hope you’re prepared to have the wind at your back, you deserve it.
To the service professionals who every day build, maintain and run the world’s most important data centers–thank you for your excellence and discipline, 7×24.
To the professionals who run the functions and processes that are the company’s spinal column–thank you, we’d be paralyzed without you.
And lastly – to the engineers and marketers who’ve fostered a perpetual belief that innovation creates its own opportunity – thank you. You’re right. Innovation does create its own opportunity. Like Oracle, we’re an engineering company in our heart and soul, our potential together is limitless.
Now many of you know that I came to Sun when a company I helped to found was acquired in 1996. I’ve also led, and been a part of many, many acquisitions at Sun, both large and small. From those experiences, I’ve learned one very clear lesson–the single most important driver of a successful acquisition are the people involved–and how committed they are to the new owner’s mission.
And the most effective mechanism I’ve seen for driving that commitment begins with a simple, but emotionally difficult step.
Upon change in control, every employee needs to emotionally resign from Sun. Go home, light a candle, and let go of the expectations and assumptions that defined Sun as a workplace. Honor and remember them, but let them go.
For those that ultimately won’t become a part of Oracle, this will be the first step in a new adventure. Sun has a tremendous reputation across the planet, well beyond Silicon Valley. It’s a great brand to have on your resume. We’re known as self-starters, capable of ethically managing through complexity and change, for delivering when called upon, and for inventing and building the future. With the world economy stabilizing, I’m very confident you’ll land on your feet. You’re a talented, tenacious group, and there’s always opportunity for great people.
For those that have roles at Oracle, may you start with a clean slate, ready to take on the myriad opportunities ahead. With the same passion and tenacity for Oracle’s success that you’ve had for Sun’s, and a renewed sense of energy around executing on a far broader mission. There is no doubt in my mind you, and Oracle, will be remarkably successful, beyond the market’s wildest expectations. But it’s important you come to work thinking, “Sun is a brand, Oracle’s my company.” Don’t look for ways to preserve or dwell in “how we used to do things.” Look for ways to help customers, grow the market, and improve Oracle’s performance.

Sun is a brand, Oracle is your company.

And to that end, with nine months of getting to know them, I’ve found Oracle to be truly remarkable, led by remarkable people. From Larry on down, they understand the enormity of the opportunity before them, and they’re more than prepared to execute on it – across the board. I’ve seen their commitment and focus, now they need yours. I’m confident you’ll give it the 10,000% effort it deserves–and we’ll all see the end result.
So thank you, again, for the privilege and honor of working together. The internet’s made the world a far smaller place–so I’m sure we’ll be bumping into one another.

Go Oracle!
Jonathan


Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Electronic Gadgets of all time



This is the image from labnol site, which gives a great incite in to consumer product development in last 30 years. Future also looks bright with FLO TV and Applet much awaited iTablet.

FLO TV: This called as live mobile TV and much needed personal TV a much more about this will come in the future posts check this space.

ITablet: This is going to be a device in between iMac and iPhone. To my best guess this is going to give a though computation to sony's e-book reader and Amezon's Kindle. For more details on this check this space.