INNOVATION REDEFINED™ Just for you!!! By Aashish D. Tripathi a.k.a A-T: Friday, April 4, 2008

Friday, April 4, 2008

Sony announces pocket-sized camcorder

Sony has launched a new pocket-sized Handycam camcorder - the HDR-TG1. Weighing in at ten ounces the camcorder has an ultra-portable body measuring 1.3-inches wide by 4.7-inches tall by 2.5-inches deep. Its titanium body and premium hard coating make it highly resistant to scratches.

The full-featured camcorder can record 1920 x 1080 HD video and 4-megapixel digital photos directly to Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo or PRO Duo Mark2 media cards. Its size and full recording capability makes it the world's smallest full HD camcorder. It is shipped with a 4GB PRO Duo Mark2 media card.

"Sony was the first to introduce a travel-sized camcorder with 8 mm technology in the 1980's, and it revolutionized the travel and electronics industries," said Kelly Davis, director of camcorder marketing at Sony Electronics. "This new model is a great example of our expertise in miniaturization, as well as advanced imaging technologies with features like face detection."

This new model incorporates face detection technology for both video and still images, a technology also shared with select Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras. It can identify up to eight faces in the camcorder's 2.7-inch touch panel LCD screen, and automatically adjust focus, exposure, color control for natural-looking skin tones, and when photos are taken, flash control.

The model also allocates more encoding bits to a detected face during the encoding process for the best possible picture when people are the subjects.

The camcorder is equipped with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 10x optical zoom lens and 2-megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor with Exmor-derived technology, engineered to minimize picture noise.

The camera's BIONZ processing engine also features noise reduction capabilities in addition to fast processing speeds. This engine powers the model's range optimization feature, which automatically adjusts under- or over-exposed areas in a picture. Audio is recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround sound and features a built-in zoom microphone, delivering clear recordings of subjects along with the video.

The HDR-TG1 camcorder will ship with supplied accessories in May for about $900. There is also an optional travel kit (Sony ACC-TCH5) that includes a battery, travel charger and pouch for about $100. Plus, there is a custom-fit case (Sony LCM-TGA) with brushed metal accents available as an accessory for about $50.

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Transcend launches classy flash drive

Transcend has announced the availability of its new high-capacity USB flash drive – the 16GB JetFlash V85 in India. It has a sleek, compact zinc-alloy body and measures 49.5mm long by 15.8mm wide and is 7.4mm thin. Each JetFlash V85 comes with a metal carrying chain.

Austin Huang, Regional Head - Sales, SAARC and APAC, Transcend, said, "Users have an impending need for enhanced storage capacity, as they like to carry around all their personal and office documents, music, images and videos for easy sharing and reliable accessibility. Transcend's new JetFlash V85 will cater to this requirement with its huge capacity of 16GB and classy look!"

The JetFlash V85 also comes bundled with Transcend's handy JetFlash elite software package that includes seven tools specifically developed to help you manage mobile data more efficiently and increase productivity. These functions include: Website AutoLogin, PC-Lock, Favorites, Secret-Zip, E-mail, DataBackup, and Online Update. The JetFlash V85 supports Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP/ Vista, Mac and Linux, and is now available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities. It's Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compliant, compatible with USB1.0/1.1 Easy Plug and Play.

The JetFlash V85 16GB is available in stores and priced at an MRP of Rs 4,250.

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Transcend launches classy flash drive

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The iPod killers are here

We wouldn’t get any prizes for guessing the best MP3 player in the market. It is literally a class apart, to the extent that, there are those who mistake an iPod to be a category separate from an MP3 player.

But even with unmatched performance the iPod has lately found quite a few worthy contenders who could easily offer some stiff competition. Here’s a rundown of the various iPods and their worthy alternates.

Apple iPod Shuffle
This tiny tot from the Apple kitty impressed all with its oh-so cute form and vibrant colours. Memory wasn’t a lot and you didn’t have the benefit of display, you did however have the much-loved navigation.

The Counterparts
Creative Zen Stone
The Zen Stone from Creative is one player that can easily give the Shuffle a run for its money. It pebble look, coupled with a curvy body and vibrant colours easily attract the eye. Also, it offers an extremely user-friendly interface, that too at a lesser price. Then there is the fact that for the price of a 1 GB Shuffle, you can buy a 2 GB Zen Stone Plus .
MRP: Rs 2,599

SanDisk Sansa Shaker
This salt-and-pepper look alike player will beat all others hands down on the cute quotient. With 1 GB capacity, 10 hours playback time, a super-cool shake to change (motion-sensor) function and in-built speakers, this one is a complete steal.

Another very close contender, in fact a near substitute is another player from Sandisk- the Sansa Clip. This one even looks pretty similar to the Shuffle.

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Sahara launches 8 inch laptop

Sahara Computers has launched its latest entry-level 8 inch laptop - Sahara-S-NB522434-EB00. This new machine is the latest addition to Sahara's Image Book Series.

The product which seems to be looking to tap the new ultra-light market that has emerged with the Asus EEE PC, sports an 8-inch LCD TFT screen, 60 GB HDD and weighs in at 1.1 kg. It runs on an AMD Geode LX 800 Processor and has an extended battery life of a respectable 4.5 hrs. In terms of connectivity it's Wi-Fi enabled and has a PCMCIA slot and a card reader.

The Sahara- S- NB522434- EB00 is available for Rs 14,999 and is available countrywide through Sahara Computers' authorized channel partners and all ITJ stores.

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LG's touchscreen mobile launched

LG Electronics India has announced the launch of its 2008 iF product design award winning mobile phone LG KF600. The handset boasts of a sleek design and dynamic graphic interface themes. It has eight integrated graphic themes that give the phone a different character that can act as an extension of its owner's personality. The InteractPad replaces physical navigation keys with context-specific virtual keys that change to fit the task at hand. The handset also has a scratch resistant screen.

Anil Arora, Business Group Head, GSM, LGEIL said, "The LG KF600 and the InteractPad reflect LG's commitment in making its handsets easier to use through improved user interface technology. Usability is truly at the centre of this handset's design and it represents LG's latest achievement in making phones that connect with their users. This handset offers a mere glimpse into a newly emerging trend in the mobile market. LG is researching and developing new ways to improve usability and will continue focus on features that add practical benefits for users."

The LG KF600's InteractPad and its virtual menu keys show the exact keys a user needs to complete the task at hand eliminating distractions. This is more flexible than standard hardware keys and eliminates the need to memorize exactly which key performs what function. These virtual keys are also larger and better spaced than physical keys, improving accuracy.

The phone includes multimedia features like a 3 mega-pixel camera, MP3 player, video recording, FM radio, Bluetooth and more. Its ergonomic trapezoidal shape complements the phone's sleek, glossy finish perfectly.

The LG KF600 is available at a price tag of Rs 14,990.

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Acer launches Gemstone Blue

Acer has launched the Aspire 6920 and Aspire 8920, under the brand -name Gemstone Blue, a brand new notebook PC series designed to bring the enjoyment of High Definition (HD) anywhere you go. These laptops seek to offer key multimedia innovations, superior display features, 2nd generation Dolby home theater experience and innovative features such as the "cine dash media console". The company is positioning these new introductions as ultimate notebook for consumers who desire the perfect mix of productivity and entertainment.

The new series certainly comes loaded in its specifications. The laptops are built featuring the Intel Core2Duo processors, the mobile Intel T5500 and T7500 Express Chipset with 2GB RAM and 3GB RAM respectively and an integrated module for wireless connection, supporting Acer SignalUp with InviLink Nplify wireless technologies. They also pack in storage space of 250 GB and 320 GB respectively.

Acer is first to market with 16" and 18" notebook series that features a Full HD CineCrystal LCD, 8ms response time and native 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. The Aspire 6920 and 8920 also feature an HDMI port with HDCP support. In addition, the new notebook series is equipped with a Wide Color Gamut display which seeks to deliver 33% more color range than the typical notebook panels.

The Aspire 6920 and 8920 also come with the brand new CineDash media console, a touch-sensitive interface that gives you a new way to manage entertainment and launch Acer Arcade in seconds, as well as navigate menus, adjust volume and control your media on the fly.

"Caring through innovation, Acer's products are designed to fulfill customer needs, be it fresh technology or unique design", said Mukund, Managing Director, Acer India. "New form factors, fewer technical differentiation’s between products and the growing need for branded products are factors contributing to the growth of the industry."

The 6920 is expected to retail at Rs 49,000 upwards and the 8920 will be available at a price point of Rs 79,000 upwards.

Having been present for the launch of this product, I was able to spend some time with the new units. The 8920 is a very impressive product. It offers very powerful specifications of a T7500 CPU, 3 GB of RAM, 320 GB storage; an 18.1 inch full HD screen and a Blu-ray drive at around Rs 80,000. It's powered by Nvidia's latest 9650 chipset. When you add it all up together it offers a laptop that is currently unrivaled in its weight-class.

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Microsoft launches Windows Mobile 6.1

It’s finally here officially – Windows Mobile 6.1. At CTIA Wireless 2008, the company unveiled the newest version of Internet Explorer Mobile, which adds desktop-grade Web browsing to Windows Mobile phones. In addition, Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.1, an update for its Windows Mobile software that includes new timesaving features, easier phone navigation and management, and increased security safeguards.

“People want a single phone that’s flexible enough to meet their needs throughout their day, whether it’s connecting to work or your everyday life,” said Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. “The innovations we’ve added to our Windows Mobile software ultimately make it easier to manage your world.”

“Internet Explorer Mobile and Windows Mobile 6.1 demonstrate Microsoft’s ability to harness its technologies to bring tangible innovations and benefits to customers and partners.” said Ben Bajarin, analyst with Creative Strategies.

The new version of Internet Explorer Mobile adds the ability to easily view full-screen Web pages and multimedia on the Web with a smartphone. By taking advantage of Internet Explorer 6 technologies and supporting established and upcoming industry standards such as H.264, Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight, the updated Internet Explorer Mobile gives people a rich mobile Internet experience. The update will be available to mobile phone partners in the third quarter of 2008, with the first Windows Mobile phones using the new version expected to be available by the end of 2008.

Windows Mobile 6.1 features several key updates based on customer feedback, including the capability to make the most critical information readily available at a glance, quicker phone setup, and enhanced features adapted for the small screen. In addition, if coupled with System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 or Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Windows Mobile 6.1 provides the best experience for IT professionals to manage mobile phones for businesses

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Fly mobile launches the Hummer

Fly, the flagship brand of Meridian Mobile, today launched its most awaited phone, the Hummer. For this purpose, French handset maker ModeLabs has carried over GM's (General Motors) Hummer license to the mobile phone. This design has been styled after the Hummer car and comes in three colors — Yellow, Military camouflage and Black.

Also present for the occasion was Malaika Arora Khan, who is the brand ambassador of Fly Phones. "When I came to know about the phone first, my first impression was that the phone is obviously for the males. Having used it, however, I feel quite differently now," she said.

The Hummer comes with a 262K color LCD with touch screen, a 2MP camera, 256MB MicroSD card bundled, FM radio and MP3 player. The phone is just one amongst 15 more to be launched in the next quarter itself, as informed by CEO, Rajiv Khanna. "We have plans to get really aggressive in the market, but as of now the strategy calls for streamlining the business channels before we can start work on branding," he said.

The phone will cost Rs 10,000 in the market and is customized with Hummer paint color.

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Hacking into a Computer

For this tutorial, I used Microsoft’s Windows XP Home Edition OS.

-What is it?-
NetBIOS Hacking is the art of hacking into someone else’s computer through your computer. NetBIOS stands for “Network Basic Input Output System.” It is a way for a LAN or WAN to share folders, files, drives, and printers.

-How can this be of use to me?-
Most people don’t even know, but when they’re on a LAN or WAN they could possibly have their entire hard drive shared and not even know. So if we can find a way into the network, their computer is at our disposal.

-What do I need?-
1) Windows OS
2) A Small tool from Hackgyan (Download from here)

Part 1, Finding the target

So first off we need to find a computer or the computer to hack into. So if your plugged in to the LAN, or connected to the WAN, you can begin. Open up Cain and Abel. This program has a built in sniffer feature. A sniffer looks for all IP addresses in the local subnet. Once you have opened up the program click on the sniffer tab, click the Start/Stop sniffer, and then click the blue cross

Another window will pop up, make sure “All host in my subnet” is selected, and then click ok.

It should begin to scan.

Then IP’s, computer names, and mac addresses will show up. Now remember the IP address of the computer you are going to be breaking into. If you can’t tell whether the IP address is a computer, router, modem, etc, that’s ok. During the next step we will begin our trial and error.

Part 2, Trial and Error

Now, we don’t know if we have our designated target, or if we have a computer or printer, or whatever else is on the LAN or WAN. If you did get the IP of the target though, I still recommend reading through this section, for it could be helpful later on. Click on the start menu and go to run, type in cmd, and click ok. This should bring up the command prompt. From here we will do most of the hacking. Now I will be referring to certain commands that need to be inputted into the command prompt. I will put these commands in quotes, but do not put the quotes in the code when you type it into the prompt. I am only doing this to avoid confusion. Let’s get back to the hacking. Type in “ping (IP address of the target).” For example in this tutorial, “ping 192.168.1.103.” This will tell us if the target is online. If it worked, it will look something like this (note, I have colored out private information):

IF it didn’t work, meaning that the target is not online, it will look something like this:

If the target is not online, either switch to a different target, or try another time. If the target is online, then we can proceed.

Part 3, Gathering the Information.

Now, input this command “nbtstat –a (IP address of target).” An example would be “nbtstat –a 192.168.1.103.” This will show us if there is file sharing enabled, and if there is, it will give us the: currently logged on user, workgroup, and computer name.

Ok, you’re probably wondering, “What does all this mean to me?” Well, this is actually very important, without this, the hack would not work. So, let me break it down from the top to bottom. I will just give the first line of information, and then explain the paragraph that follows it.

The information right below the original command says: “Local Area Connection,” this information tells us about our connection through the LAN, and in my case, I am not connected through LAN, so the host is not found, and there is no IP.

The information right below the “Local Area Connection,” is “Wireless Network Connection 2:” It gives us information about the connection to the target through WAN. In my case I am connected through the WAN, so it was able to find the Node IpAddress. The Node IpAddress is the local area IP of the computer you are going to break into.

The NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table, give us the workgroup of our computer, tells us if it is shared, and gives us the computer name. Sometimes it will even give us the currently logged on user, but in my case, it didn’t. BATGIRL is the name of the computer I am trying to connect to. If you look to the right you should see a <20>. This means that file sharing is enabled on BATGIRL. If there was not a <20> to the right of the Name, then you have reached a dead end and need to go find another IP, or quit for now. Below BATGIRL is the computers workgroup, SUPERHEROES. If you are confused about which one is the workgroup, and the computer, look under the Type category to the right of the < > for every Name. If it says UNIQUE, it is one system, such as a printer or computer. If it is GROUP, then it is the workgroup

Step 4, Breaking In

Finally it’s time. By now we know: that our target is online, our target has file sharing, and our target’s computer name. So it’s time to break in. We will now locate the shared drives, folders, files, or printers. Type in “net view (IP Address of Target)”
An example for this tutorial would be: “net view 192.168.1.103”

We have our just found our share name. In this case, under the share name is “C,” meaning that the only shared thing on the computer is C. Then to the right, under Type, it says “Disk.” This means that it is the actual C DISK of the computer. The C DISK can sometimes be an entire person’s hard drive.

All's that is left to do is “map” the shared drive onto our computer. This means that we will make a drive on our computer, and all the contents of the targets computer can be accessed through our created network drive. Type in “net use K: (IP Address of Target)(Shared Drive). For my example in this tutorial, “net use K: 192.168.1.103C.” Ok, let’s say that you plan on doing this again to a different person, do u see the “K after “net use?” This is the letter of the drive that you are making on your computer. It can be any letter you wish, as long as the same letter is not in use by your computer. So it could be “net use G...,” for a different target.

As you can see, for my hack I have already used “K,” so I used “G” instead. You may also do the same for multiple hacks. If it worked, it will say “The command completed successfully.” If not, you will have to go retrace you steps. Now open up “my computer” under the start menu, and your newly created network drive should be there.

Now, if you disconnect from the WAN or LAN, you will not be able to access this drive, hence the name Network Drive. The drive will not be deleted after you disconnect though, but you won’t be able to access it until you reconnect to the network. So if you are doing this for the content of the drive, I recommend dragging the files and folders inside of the drive onto your computer, because you never know if the target changes the sharing setting. If you are just doing this to hack something, then go explore it and have some well deserved fun!

Congratulations! You’re DONE!
But, before you leave, please look over some of this information for further help and just for thanks to Hackgyan.

-Commands used in this tutorial:

Code:

PING
NBTSTAT -a (IP Address of Target)
NET VIEW (IP Address of Target)
NET USE K: (IP Address of Target)(SHARENAME)

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