Foldable keyboard

Khairil Yousuf has written about his foldable keyboard here. Do check it out.

Half a Keyboard??

There are a lot of companies that sell accessories for the computer/laptop.

iball is one such company that is becoming popular in India. They have some really cool products especially for laptops, like a small light that throws light on the keyboard(powered by the usb port), a laptop holder that will hold a laptop firmly on a person's lap, a mini fan (again powered through the usb port), external keyboards, USB port hubs, et al.

But has anybody seen a working Half a Keyboard??

Well, I was shocked too, at first. But here are some images to prove it:

 





And here is a link to a demo of how this half keyboard actually works

And here is the link to the keyboard's website

IE troubles

Amazon Kindle

This article about the latest version of Kindle set me off on a Googling mission.

For muggles, Kindle is Amazon's e-book reading device. Its actually a device that you can hold in your hand, store books in it and read them.
There are two things that are very cool about this:

1. Text Display - The display is non-illuminated and uses EInk technology. This requires no power to display the text, it uses up power only to turn the pages and display new text. It also means that you can read from the display in all kinds of light, even under direct sunlight(unlike the color display mobile phones that we get today).
   
2. Wireless Internet Connectivity - Amazon has tied up with Sprint Cellular Services for internet connectivity in the Kindle,and you can download ebooks in the Kindle Bookstore. So you dont need a computer to get new books.
   

Its also pretty slim. Check out these images here.




And there are also talks about a possible iPhone application that will connect to the Kindle store online.

Now coming to the point... When will we get this in India?

Amazon could tie up with one of our network service providers to start their offerings here. Reliance (adag particularly) could be a good prospect, both in terms of openness to new ideas (remember BigFlix) and investment capability.

What do you think?

Memorable Evening

Got to meet my college friends. And most of us landed up at Tiruvanmiyur beach by coincidence. :) I am elated. More posts shall follow

My blog is going to go on fire

As someone said, Firefox is the coolest browser. Ever. I whole-heartedly second that.  And now I can blog as I browse. Thanks to this cool addon.

Indira Nagar MRTS Station

This is how MRTS station at Indira Nagar, Adyar,Chennai is supposed to look. When the construction work is complete that is.