A new face for Microsoft (25 years later)

When you think Microsoft what comes to mind is the four coloured flag. For most of us that has been the symbol of microsoft since we have heard of it (it was there since 1987).

Well, now after 25 years , Microsoft has a new logo, and its the 5th time it has changed since the beginning.

The new logo "takes its inspiration from our product design principles while drawing upon the heritage of our brand values, fonts and colors", as stated in the official logo announcement blog (See it here.)

Check out this video which was part of the new Microsoft logo announcement.

And as for a piece of history, these are the logos Microsoft had till date.

1975-1979

 1980-1981

 


  
1982-1986

 



 1987-2012

 



Now 




What do you guys think about this new logo?

Time to take a LEAP...

Recent years has seen change in the way we interact with computer systems. We have seen a huge increase in use of touch screens, we have seen the awesome Kinect, and many more.

Now the people at Leap Motion have come up with a new way of interacting with your cumputer using their device LEAP.

What they claim it to be is a device that will replace the coomonplace keyboard and mouse. What it is, is a motion sensing device, which can map our hand movements into different commands.
With the ablility to distinguish each finger and their movements down to 1/100th of a millimeter, they say their device is 200 times more accurate than any other such device in the market.

Easy to setup, easy to use, this device uses your hand movement in the air recongising 3D motions and converting them to different day to day option like pinch-to-zoom, scrolling, etc and more complex operations like 3D modelling, drawings, etc.

When one such device, the size of a iPod gives you about 8 cubic feet of workspace, you will be able to link multile LEAP devices to create a much more wider workbench. Think of creating your own Iron Man style workspace.

The device is currently compatible with Windows 7/8 or Mac OSX devices. Linux compatibility is in the cards but tose of you Linux junkies will have to wait a bit more to get your hands waving above one.
The device will cost you $69.99 and is available for pre-order now.

Hit up the link here to visit their site to get more details. If you want to pre-order one, click here.

Well i dont see myself throwing away my keyboard and mouse for this device yet, but i think this may be a move in the right direction. Lets wait for more.

A Galaxy S3 for the commons....

Well, the phone pictured above shoould be familiar to most of you readers by now. Yes, the Galaxy S3.
Now what if I tell you that you could have it for just about Rs. 10,000 ($187) ?

Seems too good to be true? Well it isn't.
When you spend this less than the standard cost of around Rs 36,000 ($650), there tends to be a catch.
And here it is the fact that this phone is not from Samsung!

So dear readers, what you see here is the HDC Galaxy S3...
This is the heights of KIRF (Keeping It Real Fake) that you have in front of your eyes.

So when you pay the $187, what you get is a phone that looks and feels like the Samsung Galaxy S3 (minus the Samsung brand name). They have even managed to include a TouchWiz like UI into this.

Even though its not the Samsung Galaxy S3, what you get is still a pretty decent phone with good features.
A 4.7 inch screen, Gingerbread, 5 MP primary camera, dual sim capability and so on.

Here is a hands on  video of the phone.

Click here to check out the full configuration, and buy one if interested. There seemed to be a free international shipping option (without tracking number), but even if you need a tracking number its just about $4.

This is what i found when I tried.

Well then, go ahead and get yoursleves a Galaxy S3, or save some money and buy the original one from Samsung.