Wednesday, 4 September 2013


Mercury mTab Neo

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Posted On Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 01:18:17 AM
The mTab Neo is a 1Ghz powered Android-based tablet that features a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen. The tablet PC has support for 3G and a SIM allowing voice calls. The device has an internal storage of 4GB expandable with a microSD card. The tab also features two cameras, WiFi, HDMI out and Bluetooth 3.0 The device retails at Rs 15,999 . For more details, visit the site at www.kobian.com




NIKON GOES WITH ANDROID FOR NEW CAMERA



 Models display the Nikon Coolpix S800c based on Google’s Android OS in Tokyo on August 22, 2012. The Coolpix S800c, equipped with a 16 megapixel CMOS image sensor, 3.5-inch wide OLED display, WiFi and a 4.5-45mm/F3.5-5.8 zoom lens. It will go on sale next month in Japan

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Fly hearing could help deaf humans



If your attendance at too many rock concerts has impaired your hearing, listen up. University of Iowa researchers say that the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is an ideal model to study hearing loss in humans caused by loud noise. The reason: The molecular underpinnings to its hearing are roughly the same as with people. As a result, scientists may choose to use the fruit fly to quicken the pace of research into the cause of noise-induced hearing loss and potential treatment for the condition, according to a paper published in the online Early Edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“As far as we know, this is the first time anyone has used an insect system as a model for NIHL (noise-induced hearing loss),” says Daniel Eberl, biology professor and corresponding author on the study. Hearing loss caused by loud noise encountered in an occupational or recreational setting is an expensive and growing health problem, as young people use ear buds to listen to loud music and especially as the aging Baby Boomer generation enters retirement.

Despite this trend, “the molecular and physiological models involved in the problem or the recovery are not fully understood,” Eberl notes. Enter the fruit fly as an unlikely proxy for researchers to learn more about how loud noises can damage the human ear. Eberl and Kevin Christie, lead author on the paper and a post-doctoral researcher in biology, say they were motivated by the prospect of finding a model that may hasten the day when medical researchers can fully understand the factors involved in noise-induced hearing loss and how to alleviate the problem.

The study arose from a pilot project conducted by undergraduate student Wes Smith, in Eberl’s lab. “The fruit fly model is superior to other models in genetic flexibility, cost, and ease of testing,” Christie says. The fly uses its antenna as its ear, which resonates in response to courtship songs generated by wing vibration. The researchers exposed a test group of flies to a loud, 120 decibel tone that lies in the center of a fruit fly’s range of sounds it can hear.

This over-stimulated their auditory system, similar to exposure at a rock concert or to a jack hammer. Later, the flies’ hearing was tested by playing a series of song pulses at a naturalistic volume, and measuring the physiological response by inserting tiny electrodes into their antennae. The fruit flies receiving the loud tone were found to have their hearing impaired relative to the control group.

A close-up of a fruit fly whose hearing mechanism is similar to that of humans. Researchers will use the creature as a model to study new cures for hearing loss

When the flies were tested again a week later, those exposed to noise had recovered normal hearing levels. In addition, when the structure of the flies’ ears was examined in detail, the researchers discovered that nerve cells of the noise-rattled flies showed signs that they had been exposed to stress, including altered shapes of the mitochondria, which are responsible for generating most of a cell’s energy supply.

Flies with a mutation making them susceptible to stress not only showed more severe reductions in hearing ability and more prominent changes in mitochondria shape, they still had deficits in hearing 7 days later, when normal flies had recovered. The effect on the molecular underpinnings of the fruit fly’s ear are the same as experienced by humans, making the tests generally applicable to people, the researchers note.

“We found that fruit flies exhibit acoustic trauma effects resembling those found in vertebrates, including inducing metabolic stress in sensory cells,” Eberl says. “Our report is the first to report noise trauma in Drosophila and is a foundation for studying molecular and genetic conditions resulting from NIHL.” “We hope eventually to use the system to look at how genetic pathways change in response to NIHL. Also, we would like to learn how the modification of genetic pathways might reduce the effects of noise trauma,” Christie adds.

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Micromax Viva A72

Micromax
Micromax Viva A72
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General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
SIM Dual SIM
Announced 2013, April
Status Available. Released 2013, April
Body Dimensions 142.8 x 76 x 10.6 mm (5.62 x 2.99 x 0.42 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz)
Display Type TFT touchscreen
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches (~187 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Sound Alert types Vibration, Polyphonic(64), MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 110 MB
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0
USB Yes
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1 GHz
Sensors Accelerometer
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio FM radio
GPS Yes
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black
 - SNS integration
- MP3/WAV/AAC+ player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery  
Stand-by Up to 280 h
Talk time Up to 7 h

Solar heating in European Union + CH

Solar thermal heating in European Union (MWth)[69][70][71]
# Country 2008 2009 2010[65]
1  Germany 7,766 8,896 9,677
2  Greece 2,708 2, 852 2,859
3  Austria 2,268 2,518 2,686
4  Italy 1,124 1,404 1,870
5  Spain 988 1,262 1,475
6  France 1,137 1,371F 1,102
7   Switzerland 416 538 627
8  Cyprus 485 515 501
9  Portugal 223 345 471
10  Poland 256 357 459
11  UK 270 333 401
12  Denmark 293 331 368
13  Netherlands 254 285 313
14  Belgium 188 204 230
15  Sweden 202 217 227
16  Czech Republic 116 148 216
17  Slovenia 96 112 123
18  Hungary 18 58 105
19  Ireland 52 75 92
20  Slovakia 67 76 85
21  Bulgaria * 22 90 74
22  Romania * 66 80 73
23  Malta* 25 29 32
24  Finland * 18 19 23
25  Luxembourg * 16 19 22
26  Estonia* 1 2 2
27  Lithuania * 3 2 2
28  Latvia * 5 1 1
Total EU27+Sw (MWth) 19,083 22,137 24,114
* = estimation, F = France as a whole

Monday, 29 July 2013

Ta-Fone A34 with dual SIM and Calling

Karbonn has launched two calling tab Ta-Fone A37 and A34.  Both the tablets come with dual SIM but the A34 model has 2G SIM slots only whereas A37 has got one 3G SIM slot and hence is touch costlier. Nevertheless Ta-Fone A34 accesses 3G network via external dongles. In this fast evolving Tab market, customers want more and more and in fact this only drives the manufacturer to come up with better specs and features at optimal prices.
Karbonn Tablet with dual SIM card
This Tab is also an outcome of the fight which is incessantly fought between all the Tablet manufacturers for their supremacy( at least existence) in the Tablet market. Ta-Fone A34 from Karbonn comes with Android ICS version of OS and is a 7 inch device with all the other basic features of a Tab under the hood. With 1Ghz Cortex A9 Processor and 512 RAM, this Tab is up for glitch and hassle free performance. Dual camera is another impressive add to this Tab’s profile. The resolution sports 800×480 pixels which is crisp to a good extend.
Feature and Specification are as follow:
Operating System
  OS Android
  Version Ice Cream Sandwich(ICS v4.0)
  Upgradable No
Calling Feature
  SIM slots  Yes,2
  Network(s)  2G: GSM 900, GSM 1800
  SIM Calling  Yes
PROCESSOR
  Speed  1GHz
  Brand  ARM
  Type  Cortex A9
MEMORY
  RAM  512MB
  Internal Memory  4GB(2 GB accessible)
  Expandable Upto  32GB
  Memory Card Type  mSD
DISPLAY FEATURES
  Screen Size  7inch
  Display Type  Capacitive Touch Screen
  Resolution  800×480 pixels
  View Angle  NA
CAMERA CONFIG
  Primary ( Rear)  2MP
  Secondary ( Front)  VGA
  Video Capture (Resolution)  VGA
BATTERY
  mAh  3000
  Average Video Play Time  3hrs
  Average Battery Life  3.5hrs
  Standby Time (hrs)  NA
CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
  Wi-Fi  Yes
  Wi-Fi Version  802.11b/g/n
  3G  Yes via external dongle
  2G/EDGE  Yes, via SIM
  Bluetooth  Yes
  Btversion  Version 3
  HDMI  No
  miniHDMI  Yes,1
  USB2.0  No
  miniUSB Yes,1
NAVIGATION
  GPS/A-GPS  Yes, GPS
  Map support  Google Maps
DONGLE INFO
 Dongles Supported  Yes
  Dongle List  NA
MEDIA FILES SUPPORTED
  AudioFiles  MP3, WMA, WAV
  Video Files  MP4, AVI, mpg, 3gp
EXTERNAL SUPPORT
  Pendrive (upto)  Yes, 8GB
  Hard Drive (upto)  No
ERGONOMICS
  Dimensions ( L x B x H)  NA
  Weight  NA
SOUND
  Loud Speaker  Yes, Dual
  3.5mm Jack  Yes,1
IN THE BOX
  Items  Tablet, Battery, User Manual, Warranty Card, Charger, Headset, USB Cabl

Karbonn Smart Tab 1 Specification

As the season of tablets is going on, Karbonnmobiles too jump into tablet business with the Karbonn Smart Tab 1. Its price is Rs 6,990. Other tablet in the same price range are Micromax Funbook tab (Rs 6499)  and HCL ME Tab (Rs 7,999).
Although the Karbonn claims that its Smart Tab has superior video and gaming experience, thus targeting consumer who are looking for entertainment in their tablet. Booking of tablet has been started and follow here to book Smart Tab1 online.
Before that check out the specification of Karbonn tablet.
Karbonn tablet Smart Tab 1
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Operating System
  OS Android
  Version Ice Cream Sandwich(ICS v4.0.3)
  Up-gradable No
Calling Feature
  SIM slots  NO
  Network(s)  NO
  SIM Calling  NO
PROCESSOR
  Speed  1.2GHz
  Brand  MIPS
  Type  NA
  Core  Single
MEMORY
  RAM  512MB
  Internal Memory  1GB usable
  Expandable Upto  32GB
  Memory Card Type  mSD
DISPLAY FEATURES
  Screen Size  7 inch
  Display Type  Capacitive Touch Screen 5 point multitouchScratch resistant
  Resolution  800×480 pixels
  View Angle  NA
CAMERA CONFIG
  Primary ( Rear)  2MP
  Secondary ( Front)  No
  Video Capture (Resolution)  Yes, 1080p
BATTERY
  mAh  3700
  Average Video/Music Play Time  4hrs/12hrs
  Average Battery Life  4.5hrs
  Standby Time (hrs)  NA
CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
  Wi-Fi  Yes
  Wi-Fi Version  802.11b/g/n
  3G  Yes via external dongle
  2G/EDGE  Yes, via external dongle
  Bluetooth  Yes
  Btversion  Version 3
  HDMI  No
  miniHDMI  Yes
  USB2.0  Yes, 2
  miniUSB  NA
NAVIGATION
  GPS/A-GPS  NA
  Map support  Google Maps
DONGLE INFO
 Dongles Supported  Yes
  Dongle List 2G / 3G(WCDMA):-Huwai E1766, Huwai E230, Huwai E160E, Huwai E182G, Huwai E220, I-230, YE261, Huwai E1750, ZTE MF637U, ZTE MF633BP-1, Huwai E1756, UMG1691, SRT-H800,Huwai E1782CDMA2000 / EVDO:-Huwai EU830,Huwai EC1261, Huwai E150, Huwai EC122,Huwai EC1270, Huwai EC156, ZTE AC2746,ZTE AC590, C820, SEC790, ZTE AC580, ZTE AC2736, SRT H800.
MEDIA FILES SUPPORTED
  AudioFiles  MP3, WMA, WAV
  Video Playback  Yes, Full HD
  Video Files  MP4, AVI, MPG, 3GP, FLV, VOB, MPEG, WMV,MOV, MKV, TS, TP, M2TS, DAT, PMP ASF
EXTERNAL SUPPORT
  Pendrive (upto)  Yes, 8GB
  Hard Drive (upto)  No
ERGONOMICS
  Dimensions  12.1 cm x 0.8 cm x 19.3 cm
  Weight  295g
SOUND
  Loud Speaker  Yes, Dual
  3.5mm Jack  Yes,1
IN THE BOX
  Items  Tablet, Battery, User Manual, Warranty Card,Headset, USB Cable, Dongl