Sony Ericcson Xperia X5 Pureness: A transparent display phone

It was high time since Sony brought something new, and now, they have. The Sony Ericcson Xperia X5 Pureness, which features a transparent display, which is hard to see even in bright light.

Though the design is definitely eye catching, and the transparent display acts like a cherry topping, this phone wont appeal to anyone since nowadays people are very demanding from their mobile phones. Even if the phone supports web browsing or video playback or a camera, it would be of no use in the hard to see display. The only feature it can have is music playback and stuff like that. The phone is really a bore, but it would be fun to show the transparent screen around. And yes, phones like these aren't released everyday.

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Apple iPad: The next revolution from Apple?

Apple’s iPad was coming a long way but hey, here’s something that’s giving the fans-of-the-forbidden-geek-fruit new hope. Well, we did finally not waste our time by rumoring around with the size and announcement of the tablet, though the latter came even earlier than we projected. To be more specific, the ‘real’ iPad will sport a 10.7 inch touch screen display and will run on the iPhone OS! There’s also word that it will have both, 3G and non-3G versions. That’s surely cool. We can expect the iPad announcement by January 19th 2010. The release date is most likely to be in the middle of the year. So long, so bad.

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Disney to launch iPhone and iPod touch Applications

I just received an sms saying that Disney will be launching applications for iPhone and iPod touch. What will these be, Comics? Games? Time pass?
Will they be free? Will they cost anything?
I have no idea...Go and Google it!

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AJ-Rox

And Here comes the Touch era! (Sony Vaio L and HP Touchsmart 300)

If you are a regular reader of this blog (which I doubt myself), then you should know that I announced the arrival of the Touch PC era when Windows 7 was launched. To add fuel to my announcement, Sony and HP have already announced their touch PCs running Windows 7. Both the Desktop PCs run Windows 7, which is said to support touchscreen technology at its best. Both the PCs have just been announced and their is no official announcement or hints on the price, but I guess they will surely be over 50,000 INR, as innovation comes at a price. Though you might be familiar with the HP Touchsmart PC, the new Touchsmart 300 just has Windows 7 installed with a couple of spec upgrades. But personally, I find the the Sony Vaio L much appealing both internally and externally. The first two images are of the Sony Vaio L while the 3rd picture is of HP Touchsmart 300. The second photo of Sony Vaio L shows a person using the touch display to browse images. Probably the image browsing is a custom interface, and I don't think Windows 7 has it. Both the Desktop PCs have the cabinet-in-display design, which is "IN" for the current generation. I find both the PCs appealing externally, but I am sure when the price is announced, I will have to ponder my thoughts over it again.

GTA Chinatown Wars final thoughts

If you go briefly through the archive, you will find that I criticized GTA chinatown wars after watching the gameplay videos over YouTube.

I have played the game myself now, and my thoughts have altered a bit. The overhead camera does suck, but it gives room for some beautiful effects during gameplay, like the lightning in thunderstorms, etc.



The storytelling has also taken a step back with comic-style cutscenes, which lack voice overs. But this version of GTA tries to do something different from it's two previous iterations on the PSP. Unlike GTA LCS and GTA VCS, this game is based in 2009, so any technology lover like me will simply love it. I love the renovated menu interface, in which you are actually dealing with the interface of a high end PDA, which I found is strikingly similar to Sony's XMB interface. You will also love the blogging jokes and spam email you come across from time to time.

The change in my overall impression has been an affirmative one, and I take some of my criticizing words back from my earlier post. But there are still a lot this game lacks.

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Microsoft Opens Retail Stores

Microsoft has just opened their official retail stores, following the path of Apple, Sony and many other companies. According to our sources their is already a long line of crowd at the stores.

The stores are not yet open in India, but with the launch of Windows 7 and Zune HD at the International dates, Microsoft is surely looking to upgrade its business in India and will surely open the stores in India soon.

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Windows 7 opens gates for a new era

As most of you know, windows 7 supports touch based navigation via resisitive and capacitive display monitor.

We see a new era of PC revolution, the era of touch PCs is on the horizon. I bet manufacturers have already started working on their touch lineup to woo customers for new years eve and christmas sales.


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BillBoard Hot 100 Videos Archive Website Review

Who doesn’t know about the Billboard. The most prestigious place for a music track to be. The Billboard has been ranking music tracks from 1946 and is an amazing source to know the changing taste of people. Whilesearching for interesting music videos to watch on YouTube, I came across this interesting site called BillBoard Hot 100 Video Archive which lets you browse the BillBoard top 100 charts (starting 1946) and watch the music videos of the chart busters over YouTube.

I find it really fascinating that this site has links to videos as old as 1946! Moreover, most video links posted redirects you to an ad-free, high quality video. This site really has a huge archive of YouTube videos and the best part is that the site is absolutely easy to use.

As soon as you enter BillBoard Videos, you will be amazed at the simplicity and ease-of-use factor of the site. The site is very straight-forward, simple to use, and the best part is that there are no misleading links, unlike many other sites. Many pages of the site are ad-free, while the ad-bearing pages are designed in such an excellent manner that the ads do not bear with the user’s browsing experience.

The Home page of the site has a really plain and straight-forward feel to it, which is really laudable as most of the web pages nowadays are stuffed with useless matter. You will be presented with a list of years and you can select and year’s BillBoard videos.

Once you click an year, you are presented with a long list of the top 100 grossing music tracks at the end of the year. Each video has an embedded hyperlink which when clicked, redirects you to the music video of that particular song on YouTube. I really loved the fact that the site doesn’t has any useless images or content, which makes the site load incredibly fast and makes is very much compatible with mobile browsers.

Along with that BillBoard Videos has the “Contact Us” section on that site, which presents you with an easy to use form for contacting the site administrator. I really like this feature as many sites miss on it. The songs listed in the pages are really informative as they are named under the Song Title and Artist Name, along with the rank of that particular song on the Billboard. I really appreciate this feature as this makes the site alternatively usable for research and other information fetching tasks, providing that it’s easy enough to be used by a caveman.

I really loved this site and appreciate the effort put into constructing such an amazing and full-of-content site. Putting together the simplicity in using, easy navigation and straight-forward browsing of the site, it is the best resource for searching BillBoard music and watching the videos. I would recommend this site to anyone who has a taste for music and wants to know about various amazing songs that once topped the BillBoard charts.

Here is the link to the site: BillBoard Hot 100 Video Archive

Note: This article has been copied from "Bill Board Hot 100 Videos Archive Review" from musicouch.com

GTA Chinatown Wars Review

GTA Chinatown Wars, when released for the Nintendo DS sucked big time and it was pretty much expected since a loser console like the Nintendo DS cannot handle games like GTA.

I was really excited when I came to know that it is being released for the Sony PSP. I had a lot of expectations from it, but sadly, I am disappointed.


I thought that the game would be as rocking as Gta vice city stories or Liberty City Stories, but GTA Chinatown Wars takes one step back, especially with the overhead camera and textual story telling. I am okay with the static cutscenes, but an overhead camera is simply undigestable. Seriously mate, you are taking me back to the days of GTA and GTA 2.
Rockstar, you need to gear up your weapons, seriously.


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Samsung Omnia Pro

Samsung Omnia Pro is a new non-touchscreen phone from Samsung that aims to compete with the Nokia E63/E71 and the Blackberry Curve. It is a business phone with a full QWERTY keypad and Windows Mobile 6.5


If you are confused between Nokia E63 and Nokia E71, then you should consider this phone, which is an intermediate between the two. It has GPS Navigation, Windows Mobile OS, WiFi and EDGE connectivity, and a 3.2 megapixel camera to top it all. It misses 3G connectivity, but with WiFi available at most home and offices, it won't be missed much.


For a country like India, where 3G is still an alien, this phone is a perfect pick for the business persons. Another good factor is it's price, which is just around rs 14,500.

You should definitely consider this phone, don't miss this.


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Samsung Colby: Bringing sexy back

Samsung Colby is another addition to Samsung's lineup of touch phones. Colby, as a cellphone, is aimed towards the youth, as it has an affordable price tag, fancy and changeable back covers and is a touch screen phone, boasting of a 2.8 inch touchscreen. As a topping to the cream, it has inbuilt social networking applications, which is one of the most craved upon feature by youth.

While the Colby misses on a lot of specific features, Samsung has also launched Colby PRO (Blackberry clone) and Colby TXT (texter's treat with a full slide out keyboard) for the spec hungry people (like me).

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HP launches more touch PCs

Hewlett-Packard launched a variety of new PCs and computing devices today, featuring market-leading touchscreen technology. The new offerings include three all-in-one PCs -- the TouchSmart 300, TouchSmart 600, and the TouchSmart 9100 Business PC -- plus the TouchSmart tx2 notebook; and, the LD4200tm 42-inch widescreen monitor.
The new PCs offer a long list of built-in touch-based applications, including a Hulu Desktop, a touch-enabled Netflix app, Twitter, the Rhapsody-based HP Music Store, Pandora Internet radio, the TouchSmart Recipe Box, TouchSmart Live TV, and the TouchSmart Canvas and TouchSmart Link photo applications.

HP said the TouchSmart 9100 offers a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) for connecting to full HD format displays and projectors, 32- or 64-bit versions of Windows 7, two NVIDIA graphics choices, FireWire and a variety of other options.


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iPod Touch the Jack of all trades

My personal advice to all technology fans would be to go and buy an iPod touch 2nd generation while they last. It is because with the launch of the 3rd generation touch, the prices of the second generation have fallen drastically. The iPod touch is a really classy device and a revolutionary one too. I doubt apple for selling such a great device at such a low price.



The iPod Touch will become your best companion with time, as it has become mine. It has got really amazing features and with the launch of the OS 3.0, it's even better. It is everything you ever wanted to have, at a price that feels like a steal deal.


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Techn O' Treat has been revamped

After a lot of thinking, I concluded that the old Techn O' Treat wasn't going anywhere as I was just copy-pasting content from technology sites because I just didn't had enough time. But since I am free now, I have revamped Techn O' Treat into a completely new experience for you...

Techn O' Treat still remains a technology weblog, with technology news that you are interested in, but it will also function as my personal weblog alongside. To make it easier for you, there's a widget on the left side that says "Select Content", with which you can easily sort content in tech-related and my personal ones...and read whatever you want to.

Thank you as of now, and keep watching this space for some hot tech news...
Toodles.