My firsthand experience with LG Lollipop Cookie Flip – pink one.
If you love to turn heads and let the eyes chase you all over, this is your kind of phone. LG G580, precisely known as LG Lollipop is truly chic, sweet as lollipop and I call it a Barbie doll phone. It definitely looks best in a girl’s hand, but also young boys look cool with it.
I am totally in love with it and its funky colors – blue, pink, black. I love this clamshell phone’s LED lights, which come with multiple patterns. Best part is you can also customize that, like you can write your own name or your lover’s name. Top LED lights either exhibit caller’s number or design patterns. I love its big screen and great clarity of 3 megapixel camera. At times I get calls when I am on the move, which irritate me, I don’t wish to receive them, and also cutting them may drag me into problem. But with this phone my ear gets a relief and without fuss too. I just turn my phone backside up, and it becomes silent. Its battery life is cool. Big keypad and really big screen makes texting experience really easy and fun.
It has an extra camera for video calling. That’s cool and futuristic. I love its pre-loaded ringtones and wallpapers. Very few phones come with such a huge variety of cute interactive wallpapers. There are customizable ones too. Since this phone is extremely attention grabbing make sure you are careful about it.
Internet connectivity is great too. It easily connects to social networking sites. It’s not a touch screen phone, but equipped with all latest futuristic features. It’s loaded with lot of games. It’s been more than 6 months I am using this phone and I still can’t get my eyes get off it. I am often asked about this phone and people love to check it out themselves. Bluetooth, FM radio, memory card – all are there. You can also edit pictures with graphical elements and special effects. Its battery can be charge by attaching to computer or laptop. This phone is long, but very sleek in breadth an looks damn cute.
I was excited to listen to my first MP3 music player. I kept it on even while sleeping on the first night. Next day morning I carried it to the gym. Whether jogging or traveling my MP3 Player was an inseparable part of my life for a week. And then suddenly it stopped working while I was on a workout! It was a shock-for both of us.
I never cared to know the device before and after buying it unless losing it to mishandling. Sharing with you a few facts may help you make wise choices while buying one for yourself.
Believe it or not, but the truth is that MP3 Player needs to be bought
to adapt your lifestyle and not the other way round. Keep these few key features in mind before purchasing:
Storage medium
The MP3 Players are available with two types of storage medium – hard-drive based and flash based. The hard-drive players offer most storage space, tend to be larger in size, and at the same time they are prone to damage as hard disks are fragile. You need to avoid jumping around with it!
The flash based players are more durable, smaller in size and lighter which makes them ideal for travelling or workouts.
Storage capacity
If you are a music aficionado, and you love to carry a wide variety of music collection then hard-drive based player is best for you. It can accommodate nearly 20,000 songs for you with the maximum storage capacity of around 80GB.
If music is just to keep you company everywhere then you can opt for flash based player which offers nearly 2000 tunes with a storage capacity of 8GB.
Battery life
MP3 music players generally use rechargeable batteries. If you buy a hard-drive based device then be aware of its power inefficiency. Due to movable parts such devices consume more battery. If you happen to view video then the battery life reduces even further.
On the other hand, flash based devices are energy-efficient, and are capable of supporting 20 to 50 hours of battery life.
The interface of your digital audio device should be easier to understand and faster to operate to enable faster loading of music on the device.
Always buy a player with maximum capacity, and one with FM tuner to offer your ears a wider variety of music.
Be careful to note whether maximum file formats are supported by the MP3 Player of your choice. Also, it should be software/hardware compatible to sync with your PC without much trouble.
Power options are a must to check out before finalizing the device. Replaceable alkaline batteries give you freedom to move around than the power outlets or PC USB ports.
Explore all available options in case the built-in memory isn’t enough. You can go for expandable storage too.
If you need to view videos or photos then choosing a device with larger and clearer LCD screen would be wise.
You may wonder in the wake of so many digital audio players available, is it still better to go for an MP3 Player! Well, Apple’s iPhone may have altered the view, but a dedicated player definitely sounds better, and offers user-friendly controls than hybrid modules. So, it is best to know the device, somewhat, before taking the plunge to buy it.
Even if you are not gadgets’ fanatic you must be aware of the wave called e-Book reader cresting the market with potential customers and new device entries every other week.
It isn’t something new, but surprisingly enough it has been on the earth for quite a good number of years. Back in 2007 Amazon Kindle(d) the need for dedicated digital reader to fire the trend today.
If you don’t own it still then this short guide may help you to decide on one pretty soon.
If you are an ardent reader then this device is bound to find a place in your bag. Yes, you guessed it right. The size of an e-Book reader does matter. The lighter and thinner the better it is for you to carry around anywhere.
The most appealing feature of these devices is its crisp, paper-like e-Ink display. If you care for your eyes, and you read for long stretches then stick to an e-Ink display than an LCD one. Head-aches and strenuous eyes will be a history for you. With an LCD screen you can’t even think of reading in bright sunlight, but the electronic ink display reads best in bright day-light. Just remember to carry a small light if you are a nocturnal reader.
The third most appreciated aspect is the battery life of an e-Book reader. The ones using e-Ink display tend to conserve power, thus providing the reader with battery juice lasting for around a month.
Do you think an e-Book reader should have an MP3 player? I think it is foolish to have one when there are dedicated MP3 players to soothe your hearing taste.
The first generation Kindle had 2GB of storage for 1500 books. Can somebody still read more books in a lifetime? Larger storage capacity is unnecessary unless somebody wants to use it as a storage device!
It is necessary for you to check out if the e-Book reader sports text highlighting, notes taking and bookmarking of pages. Such trivial functionalities prove extremely handy while traveling.
Attributes such as address book, calendar, a to-do list, and robotic voice reading out text are superficial for an e-Book reader. Now-a-days with an iPhone or Blackberry by your side you really don’t expect an e-Book reader, of all, to have such characteristics.
Definitely, an e-Book reader must be ambidextrous, having an accelerometer, wireless enabled, and easy to use.
With Amazon, Sony, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Ectaco (thinnest and least priced jetBook Mini), and of course Apple (iPad, which I don’t consider as an e-Book reader) touting their e-Book readers to be the best, it is difficult for you to purchase one from the lot. The best trick is to keep the above list in mind, and decide one which isn’t heavy on your pocket and serves the purpose of only reading. Wishing you happy purchasing an e-Book reader.
What a gem designed by a jeweler! Gems are often found under the earth’s surface, but some have been created by humans from time-to-time to make human living easier.
While iPad has redefined portability, comfort and accessibility, the Canadian jeweler Andrew Goss has raised stylus to a new level. His oStylus is the new capacitive touch-screen stylus.
This stylus has anodized aluminum handle, and a titanium wire holding the tip. The tip is ‘O’ shaped made of stainless steel. The padded surface of the tip which contacts the surface of the capacitive screen is made of vinyl. The vinyl coating enables smooth movement of the tip on any surface. The replaceable vinyl pads will be included with the product.
The “O” is made to swivel on the wire to give the stylus flexibility while drawing on the capacitive surface.
The unique design of oStylus facilitates you to see the “ink” dot in the center while drawing. If you use your fingers or a pen like stylus to draw on the screen, it becomes difficult to see while drawing. Your hand comes in the way of your vision. With Andrew Goss’s version of the stylus the ring shaped tip “allows you to see lines and colors as they are being drawn”.
You need to practice working with itIt may seem awkward in the beginning to use oStylus for sketching and coloring, but with a little practice you can master the art of working with it on your iPad or Magic Trackpad.
It needs to be kept flat on the screen. There has to be a 100% contact of the “O” and the screen surface to attain the desired result. It seems a forced attempt to begin with, but the swiveling tip makes the job easier.
This product is creating a wave of popularity although it is still in the pre-production and pre-order stage. Some people say it is iPad which is reviving the need for a stylus after a long time, and this time more persistently. As the official website says, “specifically designed for drawing and sketching on the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and other touch-screen (capacitive) devices,” oStylus seems to be the best of the styli available.
If you have gone through the last post on Apple Magic Trackpad here then you may have some idea what Apple’s Magic Mouse could be. It has been long since it was launched, but I thought it a good idea to talk about it in relation with the last post.
Apple is an expert at creating aesthetically appealing products, but when it comes to functionality of its mice then it isn’t able to convince too many people! Mighty Mouse has been an example in the case and Magic Mouse too seems to follow the same path.
In saying so I mean that this mouse is all about gestures as it is multi-touch, button-less and wireless like the Apple trackpad. The mouse has no visible buttons and its surface behaves as a single button without even the scroll button. It enables you to:
It has an ambidextrous design that makes it comfortable to work with even by the southpaws. The mouse has left and right button preference which can be changed according to your requirement in the System Preferences.
This pointing device also features momentum scrolling where your gesture speed decides the scrolling speed.
The Magic Mouse connects to your Mac desktop computer through Bluetooth technology even from and up-to a distance of 33 feet.
It detects periods of inactivity and conserves energy of its two AA battery. There is a battery on/off switch too at the back.
The mouse has been designed such that it is difficult to grip it! If you can’t hold and move the mouse properly then the entire idea behind it gets defeated. The rectangular shaped peripheral is too low to adjust in your palm and enable free finger movement.
Apple’s device is difficult to keep stable while swiping with two fingers too!
Moreover, there are fewer options available for customizing the buttons which makes it clumsy to operate, at times.
As it is many people prefer trackpads to mice because, the latter needs more space and it keeps rubbing against other things on the desk.
Did I forget to mention that Apple’s Magic Mouse ships for free with iMac? Well, so the choice is yours. I would rather go for the Magic Trackpad which provides better functionality and ease of use than Apple’s other pointing device.
