Going ‘Back to school’ with discounts on Mac Range

Offer Valid till 22nd September 2012

As more and more educational institutes are introducing fun, interactive and engaging teaching methodologies in their schools and colleges, the Apple products like iPad, Mac Book and iPod are becoming intrinsic part of their educational aids. Even parents are realizing the benefits of introducing their kids to these gadgets at early ages.

Most of these gadgets are beneficial and aid kids in reading, writing and learning. It is also believed that kids at early age can acquire communication skills as well as improve their motor skills with the help of such devices.

Apple, in an attempt to make this “Back to School” Season more fruitful for students, parents and teachers has come up with attractive offers and discounts on its Mac Range of products. The offer has already started and is on till September 22, 2012.

This is the right time to invest on these suite of study companions and avail some discounts on iPads and light MacBook air. Apple, in this most exciting back to school season ever has also come up with offers on 50,000 education apps, or one of the more than 5,00,000 iTunes U courses.

MacBook Air is one of those Apple products which is like hot cake in student’s community. It’s power packed yet light and thin which can be used for everything, from video and photo editing to managing projects and presentations. With 7 hours of battery power with single charge it can be used from morning till the last class in the evening. It starts from $999 and you can bet on tossing it into your backpack!

It’s just been over two years of iPad’s availability and you can already see more than 1.5 million iPads in educational institutions and over 1000 one-to-one deployments. iPad is being adopted rapidly by schools across the world including in India.

Many schools and educational institutes like Canadian International School (Bangalore) and Delhi Public School (Surat) have introduced Apple Products to enhance their modes of teaching.

Logitech’s new washable keyboard K310 released

Logitech_keyboard_Washable_WaterproofDo you like to enjoy a large cup of triple mocha latte while working on your desktop but you fear the chance of spilling it on your keyboard? Here is a good news for you, fear no more. Logitech has come up with a new washable keyboard which is designed just for people like you so that you can enjoy your snacks, coffee and your time on desktop all at the same time. You no more have to struggle with the greasy and dirty keyboard.

Waterproof and dust resistant:

Wash it whenever you like under the tap of running water in your kitchen sink just like any other utensil! You are free to scrub it with mild soap and submerge the keyboard in up to  28 cm of water. However, it is not a good idea to put this keyboard in the dishwasher as the USB cable is not waterproofed. The company also recommends not use water that is over 50°C (120°F).  It is also dust resistant which can be cleaned just by sweeping off the particles and is designed to look new even after regular use.

Stylish and durable:

It also has holes at the back for quick and easy draining and drying the keyboard. Stylish, elegant and functional Logitech keyboard k310 comes with white keys on black board. The characters on the keys are laser printed and UV coated for long life and greater visibility of the keys even after repeated washings. It is highly durable and each key can take 5 million key strokes according to the company.

The keyboard has numeric pad and F-keys, and 12 hotkeys  for volume and media playback, for ease of  internet usage along with email, and accessing other applications. This amazing  Washable Keyboard K310 comes with three-year warranty. It is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. It also has the plug and play functionality hence there is no need for any software to be downloaded.

Coming soon at a store near you:

This liquid proof keyboard is all set to hit the sinks in USA by end of this month and Europe will get the chance to experience it in the month of October. It is priced at $40 and can be shipped to pre-order through Logitech.com.

So if you are one of those who have kids messing with your keyboard or if you are the one who love to eat on desk then this  keyboard would be the perfect solution to keep away those crumbs and pile of dust from making their home under the keys.

Android’s Jelly Bean over Apple’s iOS, here is why?

Android 4.1, Jelly bean is the newest, fastest and smoothest version of Android so far. Google search experience is the best part of this newer version and the most important reason along with other amazing features for why you should go for Jelly Bean over iOS!

The fantastic features of Jelly Bean

  1. Google search, as rightly claimed by ‘Google’ is fast and accurate. You can expect to get your answers ready even before your question is finished. It has the feature of searching your queries with voice feed. You can just ask a question or a query to the google search by talking and literally you will be amazed to see the response time with accurate answers. Your answers are given back with voice if it knows the answer and interestingly it gives you an opportunity to find out more by providing precisely ranked search results. The voice is more natural and has human feeling. Not only this but also cards keep hitting your screen all through the day as and when you need them as a token of relevant information. For example- Before you start your day you will get the information about weather updates and traffic status.
  2. Say no to sync feature! Yes, you can share photos, videos, apps and more without having to sync two Android devices but simply by pairing Android devices such as phones or tablets to bluetooth devices like headphone or speakers which support Simple Secure Pairing standard. You are all set to share by tapping together.
  3. One essential feature of Jelly Bean is the accessibility and ease of using the phone by blinds. Gestures mode with the combination of voice output and the facility to connect external Braille input and output devices via USB and Bluetooth makes it possible to see the digital world with clarity.
  4. Buttery graphics and silky transitions as described in Android’s official blog are the features that are all set to give you a new and improved experience.
  5. Your notifications are not just informative but also interactive. The notifications are expandable and hence gives you control over viewing details and responding instantly as and when required.
  6. It is been said that interacting with apps and customizing home page was never this easier before. As the widgets are positioned on-screen automatically everything else makes room for the widget to be placed. Also, the widgets resize on their own.
  7. You can now type with your voice and get more relevant options as you type with the smart keypad in Jelly Bean. Sharing photos and bragging are your rights and you can do it in full speed. While Ice Cream Sandwich made it fast to snap, Jelly Bean also made viewing superfast.

What more? Screen response time has improved noticeably in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Google voice search is faster than Apple’s SIRI any time, with rich and smart push notifications and Android Beam things ought be clear by now. It’s time to have some beans for the health and welfare of the pockets while enjoying the goodness and nourishing features at the same time.

Google integrates Google Plus into Blogger dashboard

The king of internet ‘Google’ does it again. I am talking about the google’s concept of integrating google+ with every other google product online. This time around it is integration of google+ into blogger dashboard.

The ritual of integrating google+ such as:

  • using google+ in Gmail where you can set google+ profile as default profile for your Gmail account
  • you can direct your blog visitors (if you use blogger platform) to google+ profile which was blogger profile earlier
  • and give a +1 on Adsense,

continues with the latest integration of google+ in to the blogger dashboard, the google’s blog platform.

Since October 2011 blogger has enabled the feature of using google+ profile over blogger profile to allow the blogger publishers to grow their audience for their blogs and intern help them to grow their google+ followers. Now this addition of g+ button in the blogger dashboard means it will be easier to share your blog updates. You no more need to copy the url to update status about your new post in google+.

What does it mean to you as a blogger?

Every time you publish a post on your blog you will get a prompt to share on google+. This will help blog publishers to notify to circles on their google plus profile about their new post on the blog. This will also allow circles to +1 and/or reshare the g+ profile updates to their own circles thus exposing the links to larger audience. Google in their official blog called this as a ripple effect. It has also been said in blogger buzz that more features will be added to google+ button on blogger.

This is the newest addition to the list of attempts from google to bring google+ and blogger together after

  • providing two google+ gadgets earlier- +1 button and google+ badge to add to blogs on blogger
  • and, giving you an option to find out which of your posts is popular and growing in demand. This is made possible by providing +1 counter on your dashboard in front of each post.

This means that you will be able to connect your brands, business, or other organization’s blog to your Google+ profile, which will bring all the identities together leading you to establish relationship with your blog and google+ followers quickly.

Start exploring this feature and stay tuned for more from gooooogle!

Could there be problems?

It is not clear though on ‘how to bring together or interconnect two or more google accounts (which I am sure most of you have) associated with different Gmail Ids to a single google+ profile?

Consider this, suppose I want to connect a single google+ profile to my blogger account and a different Gmail account (not associated with the one used for blogger) which I use extensively to mail my clients then it becomes impossible since google associates different google+ profiles to every single Gmail account!

I am sure it would be a flop idea to create different circles for every account which would bring down the basic idea of integration of google+!

What would be your suggestion in this scenario?