Archive for January, 2010

What I’d guess to be on the Apple Tablet

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Well, we don’t even know if that thing is going to be called the tablet or the iSlate as speculated, but however this thing is sure going to be -the-next-big-revolution and here are my guesses about what could be in it.

1 – A device for the family

its probably going to completely change the idea of each one in the family having their own device. it might just bridge the gap and come in as the one device we all share (whether we have separate machines or not)

2 – A computer for the living room

how about carrying your tablet to the living room, watching movies and TV on it, also sipping your tea and reading newspapers while you swipe n flip through it ? thats the tablet if not anything else.

3 – A single device that takes everything media into it

I’m guessing the tablet would be the device that would seamlessly integrate everything media around you. cameras, external hard disks and all that we’d love to use along with together, with wireless keyboards and wifi as never before, it all looks easy like never before.

4 – Mobile computing like never before

I’d carry it everywhere I take, if it looks anything like the one’s seen in mockups and rumor stories. its slick, easy to use and cool.

Can’t hold the excitement, let’s see what comes up. Anyways, I’m quite sure that it’ll live up and out do the expectations, as Steve has always have.

Mumbai gets its own iPhone App – First of its kind from Flip

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

If you’re from Mumbai and wanted to find things of interest in and around Mumbai like joints, movies and hot events, just grab an iPhone and load up this cool app. Simple as that, and you’ve got all the possible info on Mumbai at your fingertips. Seriously, its fun, find more details here.
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The Mumbaikar iPhone App is the first of its kind from the Flip Media stable and is quite an innovative one, so much that you won’t find anything as close to as this anywhere else.

So next time you visit Mumbai, you know whom to ask for directions to the cinema.

13 Amazing Facts about Burj Dubai – The World’s tallest building

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Burj Dubai – Is the tallest man made structure on earth as of today, January 4th 2010, when it is being inaugurated. Dubai was recently in news for its economic crisis, but even amidst all the chaos the Arabs have made it happen. Opening the Burj Dubai (Meaning the tower of Dubai) to the world. And when Dubai does something, it does it overwhelmingly well, and this one is no different. Read about the Burjj Dubai facts here.

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1 – US$800,000,000.00 was pumped into building this architectural marvel.

Now, who’s talking about economic crisis.

2 – The Burj Dubai Adress – P.O Box No. 1, Burj Dubai, Dubai

Easy to remember, is it not ?

3. How would it look, had Burj been in the US ?

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4. Building consists of 57 elevators, 1,044 residential apartments and 49 floors of office space.

5. An office space costs US $4,000 per square feet.

6. Giorgio Armani opens his first ever Hotel chain in Burj Dubai.

7. The building is 818 m tall but can be reached at 60 seconds by elevator

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8. The entire building consists of 162 floors.

9. Burj Dubai is said to have used 330,000 cubic meters of concrete, which would be equal the weight of 100,000 elephants.

10. 293 2.93 Eiffel Towers should be stacked one after another to match Burj Dubai’s height.

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11. From the top of Burj, a total of 80 Kilometres can be seen around it.

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12. 28,261 Glass panel cover the entire outside panels.

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13. The Burj Dubai design is based on a flower called Hymenocallis a.k.a Desert Flower

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Image courtesy – Dubai Tower