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The basic body made of polycarbonate with carbon and glass fibre weighs less than 450 grams.

Starter's delight

The Canon EOS 200D II is aimed at those upgrading from phone-cameras to their first DSLR, offering the best of both worlds.

08 Jul 2019 12:38 PM

The 'general public' is invited to fill up a customer acquisition form, submit it to government telecom provider, BSN, buy a satphone from one of 7 franchisees listed and use a BSNL-supplied SIM.

SatPhones are here! (for the rest of us)

The 'General Public’ can now buy a Satellite Phone in India. So why is government so coy about it?

01 Jul 2019 12:00 PM

The Magnetic Hard Disk drive still remains the most cost effective storage technology today, with desktop PCs their biggest market.

What's in store?

As storage demands explode, hard drives hold their own in the shootout with solid state. We try out the world's biggest hard disk: 14 TB

24 Jun 2019 10:33 AM

Two Indian providers -- Reliance Jio and Airtel -- offered the e-SIM service to iPhone Xs users.

eSIM-POSSIBLE!

Two Indian telecom providers stand ready to activate embedded SIMs. What's in it for us?

17 Jun 2019 11:34 AM

Where the Fossil Sport scores, is in cannily integrating an NFC sensor that makes it compatible for contact-less digital payments.

Fossil Sport: For play and pay

The touch screen of Fossil's new Sport Smartwatch is for logging your jogging -- and paying bills.

10 Jun 2019 2:36 PM

The 50 mm drivers make for clear sound with good bass and the headphones do double duty -- as Bluetooth (version 4.2 ) wireless device with the option of a direct wire connection to the ACUX port.

Nu Republic Starboy: Tuck in and take it!

Nu Republic's Starboy headphone is a good travel companion.

10 Jun 2019 2:27 PM

. Bags come with an external USB charging port with an inbuilt charging cable that you can connect to a powerbank.

These tech products will make your travels an ease

Journeys, especially abroad, are stressful today. But some smart luggage tech is easing the pain.

03 Jun 2019 1:43 PM

This week I can share my experience with two audio accessories that might do the job -- in different ways.

On-the-go audio!

The Riversong on-ear head headset and the Rapoo in-earphone, are made for portable users with different tastes.

27 May 2019 1:32 PM

Last month both Panasonic and Canon launched mirrorless cameras in India.

A look at mirrorless cameras: Make mine mirrorless!

Replacing the mirror assembly in a digital SLR, makes cameras lighter, cheaper. But image-wise, it's no drawback.

20 May 2019 12:14 PM

Function-wise it offers all that one expects from a smart wearable: step , kilometre, sleep and calorie tracking with a heart rate monitor.

Lenovo Ego: In-your-face smart watch

Lenovo's Ego is a health wearable for those who want to flaunt it

13 May 2019 2:09 PM

The big advance is that this is the first phone after the iPhone to enable rewritable e-SIMs which can be switched between numbers.

The e-SIM era is here

With the 3a, Google offers a pocket-friendly Pixel phone, retaining its superior camera but downsizes some specs.

13 May 2019 1:28 PM

Portable Bluetooth speakers come in a wide spectrum of sizes and price.

Music on-the-go

The speakers have some noise cancelling features that are useful if you are taking a phone call.

06 May 2019 2:31 AM

They call it the Red Queen Effect and it is turning out to be a mantra of wireless communications in home and office.

Welcome to WiFi 6!

The first home products to offer the superior speeds of a new wireless standard are here.

06 May 2019 2:25 AM

Many up-market apartments these days, come pre-fitted with smart home or security consoles. But if you own an older flat, you can still 'get smart' by retrofitting a home automation panel.

Smart home: Safe and savvy

Home automation is best done at the building stage, but retrofit is becoming easier.

22 Apr 2019 9:07 AM

Smart kid

Ojoy A1 combines the functions of a phone and that of a smartwatch only for kids.

08 Apr 2019 12:53 AM

Blink Play is a new category of fitness devices: a smart hearable.

Here's the first hearable!

Blink Play moves fitness tracking from wrist to ear.

01 Apr 2019 1:10 PM

Technology tools to ensure a safe and satisfied vacation.

Essentials for a tech-savvy time-out

All set for that summer break? Here are some tech tools for a safe-n-satisfying holiday.

25 Mar 2019 1:43 PM

Like most contemporary routers, it operates over two alternate bands — 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

Digisol DG-BR5411QAC: Wireless Ways @home

Wi-Fi is 20 years old — and poised to create zippier, smarter networks.

18 Mar 2019 8:55 AM

At 140 grams (with a metal strap) the model I tried -- Explorist HR -- is not exactly light on the wrist. But everything about this watch spells class plus toughness.

Fossil Explorist HR: Where style is the star!

Fossil's Gen 4 smartwatches offer touch screens with style.

05 Mar 2019 11:29 AM

Today, Video Capture technology has shrunk into a small box you can hold in your palm.

AverMedia EZRecorder ER130: Grab that video!

Video or TV capture was a cumbersome process, using a PC. Now, all it takes is small box and a few clicks.

05 Mar 2019 11:15 AM

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