Just Tech 2.0.

Winfast DTV1800H is a hybrid PCI TV Tuner capable of receiving analog as well as terrestrial digital [DVB-T] transmissions available in Mumbai, Delhi and other Tier-I cities.

It has a Conexant CX23380 and Zarlink 10353 chipset which enables it to decode stereo audio. The audio cable connects internally to the PC Audio solutions saving you from external wiring. The front-end is provided by the excellent WinFast PVR2 that features Scheduling and Time Shifting as well as recording in WMV, transport stream as well as MPEG-2. The PVR-2 even lets you use two TV-Tuners simultaneously, so you can either watch two TV channels, watch one and record on the other or watch TV and use the second for surveillance.

Video as well as audio quality is extremely good even on the weakest cable TV signal. This piece of hardware is priced competitively at Rs 3,900.

Tired of being ripped by HP Printers and Cartridge lobby ? Sure, here is Brother International from Japan presenting Brother MFC-5460CN Multi Function Network device.

MFC-5460CN can print, Scan, Fax and Copy as well. The printer is really compact compared to other bulky printers in the market. At the front is a 2 line, backlit LCD indicator that reports a lot of data and also lets you access the control panel menu. Connectivity is by means of USB or Network Interface and its a little messy.

The printer sports a resolution of 6000X1200 dpi - very high in our opinion. There are four color cartridges and easily accessible by a door in the front. The tray can accommodate 100 pages. Printing of course was very slow. It took 27 seconds to print a normal text page and 50 seconds in the best mode.

The flatbed scanner can scan legal sized documents. Quality of a scanned document was very good, but once again was little slower than dedicated scanners.

The inbuilt 33.6 kbps fax can store up to 400 pages and is capable of broadcasting up to 150 locations. The phone book memory is 100 numbers.

Overall this is a Value for Money printer if you are a Home or A Small Office Home Office [SOHO] user. Suggested retail price is Rs 13,500.

The Thanksgiving gift from Wondershare couldn't have been better. Yes you can download full version of Wondershare YouTube Downloader.

Wondershare YouTube Downloader is a batch downloader, meaning you can download multiple You Tube Videos at a time. You can also convert the downloaded files to different formats. Supported formats are MOV, RM, AVI, MPEG, MP4, WMV, 3GP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, ASF, etc. Provides doanload history and customization with various options.

But you have to downloand and install it within the next 21 hourselse you have to purchase the license which costs $25.

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Logitech has finally introduced its ultra-portable mouse known as the VX Nano Cordless Laser mouse in India. This peripheral seems to be offering a perfect fit in the consumers hand.

The VX Nano Cordless Laser mouse features the world's smallest plug-and-forget nano-receiver, which makes the mouse ready for use especially for people using their laptops.

The nano-receiver is just 8 mm and can be hardly noticed when plugged into your laptop. You may also leave it in the slot.

The VX Nano Cordless Mouse runs on a laser engine which ensures smooth cursor control and precision tracking on just about any surface, while Logitech's 2.4GHz digital cordless technology provides a robust wireless connection.

However, when we inquired about the pricing we were a little shocked as it retails in India for Rs 5,000 compared to official price of USD 69.99 [Rs 2,800]

EPSON has officially launched 3 Large Format Color printers for professional and artistic production work mainly used by photography exhibitors, fine art dealers, Architects etc.

• 17-inch Epson Stylus Pro 4880
• 24-inch Epson Stylus Pro 7880
  
• 44-inch Epson Stylus Pro 9880.

All of these feature the Epson UltraChrome K3 Ink with Vivid Magenta technology.

This new range of large format Epson printers uses 8-color ink system to provide a wide color gamut, replicating colors with accuracy, high color stability and consistency.There is also a new enhanced cutting sequence which delivers a faster and more productive printing workflow.

The Epson large format printer are compatible with a wide range of Epson paper up to 1.5mm in thickness. Glossy paper, matte paper, matte board, fine art paper and plain paper are all supported.

We are unsure about the pricing of the same in India.

Rediff's Social Portal iShare which has aggregated / user created audio and video content. Now, Rediff iShare has joined hands with Zoom, a lifestyle and entertainment channel in India to offer Internet users access to popular Zoom content via iShare's video platform

This is a fantastic move for several reasons - When popular content owners such as Eros and T-Series are suing YouTube for piracy, Rediff ishare gets the latest Celebrity Gossip from Bollywood to cricketers and models through legal channel - Zoom TV.

Zoom can also get ready feedback on how much consumers liked the video through iShare's rating system and how many viewed it helping the company cater to the growing needs of the smart Net savvy Indian consumer. You can watch the Videos here.

Buoyed by the success of pre-paid mobile services, we saw the introduction of pre-paid debit cards by banks, Prepaid Gaming Cards and now we have pre-paid software from Microsoft :-)

It offers customers the flexibility to renew subscription according to customer's wish. This is the first time in India that such a software is made available in prepaid version. The prepaid subscription is available at a price of Rs.1,499 for a 6-month subscription. At the end of the 6 month period, 3-month renewable subscriptions will also be available.

The pricing is definitely very high in context of Indian Market. Also it is hard to convince an Indian consumer that software requires a per CPU license. The Indian consumer thinks that if he BUYS one license he can install on all his office and home PCs, laptops, etc.

Yahoo! messenger provides you the option to be in "invisible" mode or using stealth settings you can choose to "appear offline to a friend". However, using services from XeeBer.com and VNGrabber.com, you can always find out the exact status about your friend and then send surprise messages :-) We have tested and so far it has worked good.

HP in a strategic move has decided to exit the Digital Camera business. HP will no more manufacture, distribute or design digital cameras. The company rather wants to focus on its mission of Print 2.0 which involves home photo printing and online photo services.

HP will continue selling under its popular brand, but is actively seeking to license the design, develop and distribute the digi cams. At present HP is looking for an OEM partner to whom the business will be dumped starting in Q1-2008.

Print 2.0 will see major web integration and partnerships with various social networks as well.

Zapak in association with Neo Sports is streaming live cricket on Zapak. They also have made available Clips and Score archive.

Surprisngly, neo Sports charges its users to watch the match live on neosports.tv while its FREE on Zapak.

We didn't have good luck watching the same on our broadband connection. If you are able to watch the next match, then do let us know your experience.

On a side step, Zapak-neo Sports site is monetized by Google Adsense when Zapak is planning its own advertisement and media network :-)

Mobile serice providers pioneered the concept of Pre-paid usage in India. Everybody wants to copy the same business model now. Zapak, IndiaGames and Games2Win are going retail to reach out to their core audience - Young and Tech-savvy consumers.

Zapak has tied up with Shoppers' Stop, Future Group and Lifestyle. Hungama Mobile has forged an alliance with Cafe Coffee Day. All of them believe that this concept can be an instant success. With pre-paid gaming cards, it will be easier for them to use their pocket money towards gaming and they don't have to have a Credit Card to BUY it online.

Zapak is launching its online pre-paid gaming cards across 20 states. By April next year the company plans to roll out 5,00 Zapak outlets. Zapak also has high end digital entertainment centers - Zapak Gameplex.

Faced with immense competition from Apple's iPhone in the Premimum mobile phones category, Nokia has realized that it cannot survive in price sensitive markets like India, once iPhone is officially launched.

Nokia executives seems to have changed the strategy to offer more services. They have launched a social networking initiative mosh and now Nokia Catalog bundled with Bharat Matrimony. Nokia Catalog is typically a service by Nokia where users can shop for ringtones, wallpapers, games etc. However, in the context of Bharat Matrimony, this catalog is a Java based application that will show cute and smart Indian brides on your phone. [Also Grooms ;-)] They will let you communicate via SMS or Call but depends on what the Lady has set her privacy options to.

Nokia should include this application in every Symbian-Java compatible phone [not just higher end phones] and let more users hop on to the internet dating and matrimony services. The duo most rope in mobile service providers and introduce cheaper tariffs for the love birds to communicate.

Zapak Digital Entertainment maybe a little late to launch Bal Ganesha contests Memory Muqabala + Modak Madness as we are nearing Diwali :-) The 3D Animations are being produced in association with Shemaroo Entertainment and Astute Media.

Memory Muqabala is all about matching images in Grids memorizing the same in very limited time slot. Modak Madness is all about acquiring as man Modaks as you can. The winners will get rewarded from Bal Ganesha collection of merchandise.

According to Zapak, animation movies are the biggest craze for the Indian kids who are their target audience as well.