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Review of JBL duet II desktop speaker system

2009-03-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

JBL DUET II desktop speakers is all new and amazing pair of audio speakers from JBL under sub 100$ category.

price tag category.Comes in silver and grey color shades with glossy black

background.
It comprises of 40-millimeter Phoenix SE speakers in modern looking oval

enclosure. It has 6 Watt Amplifier. Thus donot expect the ooomph of a sub

woofer system. Its great for normal music listening experience.

The JBL Duet II is compatible with all 3.5mm jack sockets. Which includes

personal computers, portable MP3 devices and most modern music mobile phones

including Iphone and Nokia E and N series phones.It has onboard digital

amplifier system. Which definitely produces impressive sound with minimal

distortions. Yes, at high volume it does produce noticable distortions

specially for Low frequencies.But thats acceptable at the given price tag.

Volume and power controls are located at the very top of the system.This

works best for those who do not like to change equalizer frequencies much as

per choice.Just one control and life is easier.This system excels in

producing Midrange and high range frequency music.

The system’s specs are:
12 watts total power
60 Hz – 20 kHz frequency response
80 dB signal to noise ratio

This is a remoteless system.This is recommend for someone who is looking for

a compact desktop speaker system with cool stylish room presense.

The cables are all hardwired.The top end of each speaker is flat. The

frontface of the system has a non detachable silver net,while the back panel

of each speaker is shiny black surface.All this is accompanied by A tiny

green LED which indicates if the speaker is on or off.

This is perfect for the work areas where volumes shouldn't be too high.

Speakers seam to have interference with EDGE enabled phone while on usage.

Vinal Verdict:
Rating: 8/10
The JBL Duet II delivers quality audio at a reasonable price.

Pros

Great audio performance at mid and high range volumes along with stylish

alienatic design at very affordable price tag.
Very Easy volume control system.

Cons
Signs of noice interference with a EDGE enabled mobile device
Hardwired cables can't be replaced. Distorts at high volumes, especially at

lower frequencies.

Purchase at amazon link
http://www.amazon.com/JBL-4951-DUET-Duet-Speakers-White/dp/B0000C3GWU

Skype LITE for NOKIA and other s60 devices

2009-02-21T17:30:00.000-08:00

Skype LITE for NOKIA and other s60 devices
- Download SKYPE LITE

From Nokia N97 ownwards,Most
of the N series and
probably E series Nokia phones
will be packaged with free Skype VOIP
software.This will be integrated with the address book in the device,
thus enabling the users to easily see when their Skype contacts are online.
So, mobile users can call their skype contacts by using 3G
and WiFi to make and receive free
Skype to Skype cheap voice calls.

There will be subsequent software upgrades
available for the Skype software for versions.Not to mention apart from VOIP
calls (for which skype is actually world famous) , the users can also chat with
friends online.[Similar to NIMBUZZ,FRING
and many other market leaders in VOIP and chat through mobile phone]

With Skype a popular and secure voip service this should be a welcome addition
to many users. .

Till date its not clear that skype mobile will support video calling or not.If
skype can breaktrough this and can successfully provide Cheap/free
videocalling facility to users, it would be a major reason for
many users to start using the service in the first place. Without
video support Skype has nothing to extra to offer to the already available VOIP
and IM options on your mobile phone[Just to mention NIMBUZZ and FRING are market
leaders in this for s60 Platform phones].Skype
would require something extra to take over their well established market on
mobile platform.

Still undoubtedly a collaboration of two companies like Skype
and Nokia will increae their own
customer base counts. Hmm, smart move i Say.

Skype can be downloaded with ease!

'Download free Skype Lite'

You can now download the Skype "Lite"
Java ME application directly to your phone. All major make or
brand phones are supported on the site.This includes most recent Nokia
and Sony Ericsson phones and selected
Motorola, Samsung and LG models. The site detects
your phone model but unfortunately doesn't stop you from downloading the app
with an unsupported phone.

Skype Lite is quite limited compared with other mobile VOIP applications like
Gizmo5 and Fring,
NIMBUZZ. It uses your mobile voice channel (and minutes) so
calls might not be free, even to Skype numbers.

Skype Lite is mainly useful for Skype IM and cheap international calling. You
can make calls to Skype numbers anywhere in the world for the cost of a local
call. You can also call international mobile and fixed line numbers using Skype

Skype and Nokia finally announced a S60 Skype client that supports free Skype
to Skype calling on WiFi or 3G.

The first phone to feature Skype pre-installed will be the N97.
Nokia uses the Symbian S60 OS
in its phones which should allow the application to run in the background so
you can get your Skype calls on the go. The app will run on both Wi-Fi and on
3G.

Jose-Luis Martinez, vice president at Nokia’s Nseries division, said
in a statement: “With more than 400 million Skype users worldwide, the
integration of Skype on Nokia Nseries mobile computers is a significant step
in bringing converged Internet experiences from the desktop to the world’s
most advanced mobile computer.”

Skype will be rolled out on other devices after the Nokia N97 goes live in
the third quarter.

www.skype.com/go/mobiledownload
www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/mobile/choose/

Drawbacks of SKYPE on MOBILE handsets:

[1] Powerfull Battery Storage: -

One hidden secret about skype's performance on PCs is, While using skype on
PC it uses part of the bandwidth of your internet connection to route other
peoples calls. So if they use the same technology its going to consume
mobile preciseous battery power without user's knowledge (I think, if they can
give user some notification about this it would be fare enough as the same prefernce
for himself will be given on other user's networks)

[2] Strong signals search:

This facility will rock the users only when the network signals are strong.
Else again this will drain down mobile's battery power for searching signals
to support the application requirements.

If you liked the above article or if you have something additional to this
or even if some questions please let me know through the below mentioned forum.

Tips to improve mobile's battery performance

2008-10-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

If you are worried about your expensive mobile's poor battery results then this article is for you. I would be jotting down the most important actions you need to take care to improve your mobile battery performace

1. Adjust Mobile's screen Brightness to minimum required

2.Animated wallpapers or screensavers should be avoided

3.Keypad lights should be disabled

4.Reduce auto standby time for screen to bare minimum required

5.Close not required Applications from background: The new generation smart phones, specially symbian s60 based phones allows users to do multitasking. So, all that you need is to make sure that those unwanted apps which are not needed any more are closed.In Nokia phones, to check this press Menu button for a few seconds it will display all the active apps.

6.Vibrator in mobile should be switched off

7.Lower Down Ringer Volume, Keypad Tones and Speaker During Calls

8.Disable Voice Clarity feature of your smart phone. This involves background processing.

9.Turn off 3G / GPRS / EDGE / Dual mode: This consumes most of the battery power

10.Use Bluetooth and WiFi Only While Transferring data else switch it off

11 100% charge and discharge your phone once a while, improves battery life.

12.Use auto lock: Auto lock will help your phone to get locked and even by chance somebuttons or touchscreen is being clicked it wont drain battery.

13.Avoid Battery Overcharge

14.Use a single mode of network , Dual mode phones should be set up to work using single network mode only, when required.

15.Avoid calls in low signals,When the signals are low or not present, your phone searches for signals and normalize situation, this consumes lots of battery power.

If you like this article or have something to say about it, please let me know by the comments section.

Nokia's First Touch Screen Phone

2008-10-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

Nokia about to introduce touch screen phones soon.
Finally we heard some thing exciting from our favorite NOKIA. Nokia has plans to launch touch screen phones like no other company has done ever. There are many possibilities here. Last week itself NOKIA launched it's first touchscreen concept in NOKIA 5800 XpressMusic phone , also popularly known as TUBE.

The director of marketing for Nokia India said that "Nokia will have lots of touchscreen phones coming up, including an N-series device very soon." So is it surprising to us, well no, actually Nokia became the last entrant to this touchscreen enigma all due to unknown reasons.

But when it comes to NOKIA, the Mobile leader definitely we can expect something different and better then the rest of the lot already present in market.

Concept Nokia Touchscreen offers liquid-powered tactile feedback or NOKIA LIQUID phone, users should be able to type and manipulate things on the screen without having to actually look at it. This is done by NOKIA'S innovation. This technology will slightly blow up button like structures beneath the screen that gives our fingers something to feel and press. Hmm, definitely this was missing in prior touch screen phones.

Nokia has just had a tiny intro in the touchscreen market with its 5800 XpressMusic phone.Nokia will soon be coming up with N Series range of touch screen devices and also similar ones for the mass market.Its going to be a big bang introduction and altogether new era for mobile phone market. Did you enjoy reading this post? Please let me know your views about the same through the below mentioned comment section in the blog.

Nokia N96 review

2008-10-01T12:08:00.000-07:00

Nokia N96 to buy or not to buy ? - Review

About the phone :

As always Nokia has delivered a stable product with amazing and attractive features in its kitty. Just to give you a glance about it

:16 GB built-in memory and Expandable
:GPS satellite navigation
:5 megapixel camera with autofocus Carl Zeis
:3G video calling
:S60 3.2 OS
:Live TV - Yes, with an internal antenna and a DVB-H TV tuner
:Secondary video camera for video calling
:Wifi
:2.8 inch display with 16 million colours
:HSDPA data transfer (3.6 Mbps)
:Music Player
:Stereo FM receiver
:Bluetooth 2.0
:USB 2.0
:3.5 mm jack to connect to your personal favourite headphone

Hooosh! But , yes there is a but attached to this all, with so many features attached to the phone, the only drawback which most of the people are facing is its not so good battery life. So what is your say on this, Still My vote is YES for this amazing gadget from the stable and personal favourite NOKIA.

Rating: 4.5/5

Nero Liquid TV- Are we witnessing the future of Television Entertainment ?

2008-09-30T12:07:00.000-07:00

Nero Liquid TV- Are we witnessing the future of Television Entertainment ? This is definitely one step ahead about all the entertainment related technologies witness these days. Nero Liquid TV has successfully managed to collaborate all controlling aspects that is related to entertainment media that all are hooked up to in our daily lives. It gives us the power to decide when, where, and how you watch your favorite TV show. This product is based on TiVo which itself is an award winning technology. Very obvious to say you can watch live TV shows on our PC but apart from that you can pre-plan to record a program on our PCs. Thus it gives you the freedom to watch your favorite program anytime anywhere may be on our video iPod®, PSP®, or burn to DVD and enjoy TV wherever life takes you. Just imagine you watching our favorite TV show while taking the back seat on your car’s portable dvd player etc Now you must be thinking that most of these things re already moreover possible by installing a mere TV tuner card. Hmm, well exactly not, With Nero Liquid TV there is a great advantage that if by chance you forgot to plan any TV show recording on your Liquid TV set and you are far away from our home but have access to Internet, so all you need to do is go through online TV program Schedule and setup recording schedule. Wow, That definitely makes our lives even simpler. Let me know if your views on the same..