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The team behind the Rakshak women's safety app.

Finally, a women's safety app that makes sense

Unlike SOS buttons on phones, the Rakshak app, senses a panic situation -- and acts.

28 Oct 2019 10:28 AM

It offers end-to-end encrypted sync of your passwords, bookmarks, notes, open tabs and more.

A better browser for your phone

Finally, Vivaldi in an Android avatar.

21 Oct 2019 9:48 AM

Once connected to a power outlet and synced to the Google Home app on your phone or tablet, the smart clock functions like any Google Home speaker, answering your "Ok, Google!" queries and controlling things like home lighting, security cameras and baby alarm etc.

Smart Nightstand

The Lenovo smart clock is much more than meets the eye.

21 Oct 2019 9:43 AM

Once you have synced your phone to the Tile Mate, you can make the tag ring to show where it is -- and in reverse, you can press the tag to make your phone ring.

Forget me not

Tile Mate works so well as a Bluetooth tag because it links you to a global community of users

07 Oct 2019 11:45 AM

The big jump in technology has been the wireless video camera -- obviating the need to run hundreds of metres of wire.

Home sweet, secure,home!

Home owners as well as small enterprises, can buy security with a wireless video surveillance kit.

07 Oct 2019 11:40 AM

The sensor on the bottom that touches your skin, can monitor heart rate on-demand or continuously 24x7..

Smart timing

Lenovo's Carme smartwatch monitors your heart rate 24x7.

30 Sep 2019 3:23 PM

Each earbud weighs just 7 grams but houses a 40 mAh battery that is good for about 5 hours of listening.

Audio bud-dy

Tagg ZeroG is a sleek earbud with decent noise cancelling

23 Sep 2019 9:34 AM

The makers have cleverly built the speaker (and two microphones) into what most car owners carry: a phone charger that plugs into what is known as the lighter socket in the dashboard

Ride with me, Alexa!

The Viva Pro from ROAV, is the world's first voice- enabled car charger

16 Sep 2019 9:30 AM

The recent G-Shock GA 2000 series comes encased in tough carbon fibre reinforced resin and is waterproof to a depth of 200 metres.

Watch it, now!

Casio stills swears by the conventional watch -- but makes it as tough as they come

09 Sep 2019 10:29 AM

The new add-on is a 7-inch display screen that can display things like the time, weather, news or a recipe with spoken prompts.

Talk-n-touch screen

Google adds a display to create a home Nest Hub.

09 Sep 2019 10:20 AM

Problem: Microsoft's formats -- Doc for word documents, PowerPoint for presentation and Excel for spreadsheets have become global standards -- and we need to work with them.

Fancy an alternate 'Office'?

WPS Office 2020, is a robust multi-platform office suite, for those who want to look beyond Microsoft.

02 Sep 2019 10:17 AM

The phone takes an additional 128GB memory card and offers no less than 3 SIM slots.

Heavy-duty phone for the 'other' India

The Jivi N 3720 feature phone has a canny feel for what Bharat wants and delivers it -- torch, power bank and all.

26 Aug 2019 1:17 PM

Interns from the hospital are already there at the patients' side, to record clinical data. (Photo: AFP)

Growing old with grace

August 21 is the UN-proclaimed World Senior Citizen Day. Here's how technology is making life easier for aging adults.

19 Aug 2019 11:42 AM

Like its older siblings, Show 5 is multiple gadgets rolled into one.

Control your home with voice

The Amazon Echo Show 5 brings the added edge of a screen to a home hub.

12 Aug 2019 11:20 AM

The rectangular 1.28-inch gorilla glass display displays bold info in sunlight or darkness and a 200mAh battery is good to go for about six weeks.

Get smart about your heart

The Amazfit Bip Lite smart watch monitors your heart rate continuously and alerts you when something is wrong.

12 Aug 2019 11:10 AM

The M1+ belongs to a new generation of projectors that use the shrunken version of Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processor (DLP) technology.

Projector in my palm!

Pint-sized projectors are great for watching movies at home -- or making that corporate presentation.

05 Aug 2019 9:11 AM

The whole thing shouts 'class' and costs Rs 3999.

Your audio bud-dy

Wings Lifestyle brings touch -enabled wireless earbuds to India.

29 Jul 2019 1:49 PM

The ACT Stream TV 4K is a good deal for Rs 4499.

EN-LIVE-N THAT TV STREAM!

ACT offers its broadband customers a gateway to stream 100s of live video channels to their TV.

29 Jul 2019 1:29 PM

Samsung seems to have thought so too, when it designed its latest tablet PC, the Galaxy S5e.

For home and office

Attach a keyboard – and Samsung's Galaxy Tab S5e morphs from plaything to workhorse.

22 Jul 2019 9:16 AM

The makers have answered the prayers of customers who own phones with two different types of charging ports: the standard Micro USB and the newer, Type C.

Double duty power bank

This device is ready with both Micro USB and Type C cables.

15 Jul 2019 10:42 AM

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