CES 2015 shows the PC isn't dead just yet

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45794595,width-300,resizemode-4/PC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="CES 2015 shows the PC isn't dead just yet" border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" pg="" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45794595,width-300,resizemode-4/PC.jpg" title="CES 2015 shows the PC isn't dead just yet" vspace="0" width="300" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">A year ago, pundits were declaring the personal computer dead. Smartphones and tablets were cannibalizing sales, and the once-revolutionary PC seemed unnecessary -- and boring. </span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Sure, a smartphone is great for checking emails, snapping photos and playing games. Tablets are perfect for watching videos and shopping online. But don't count the PC out just yet. Manufacturers are crafting high-resolution, curved screens for desktops and other new features you can't get in a hand-held device, while trying new laptop designs that mimic the tablet's appeal. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">"For the last couple of years, mobile devices have been the hot commodity," acknowledges Dell executive Neil Hand. "But we're seeing a re-emergence of innovation in the PC space." </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">For years, PC innovation consisted mostly of putting faster processors or a bigger hard-drive inside the same basic box. That didn't really matter when the personal computer was a mostly unchallenged commodity. Global PC shipments peaked at more than 365 million units in 2011. But then sales fell off dramatically as tablets stole hearts and wallets.</span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">PC sales plunged 10% in 2013 alone, according to research firm Gartner, marking the worst annual decline in the industry's history. They slipped a little further last year, to about 314 million units. PC makers say they understand the need to evolve, and at the annual gadget show International CES in Las Vegas this week are showing off many new features aimed at wooing back consumers. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Depth-sensing cameras, for example, are popping up in high-end desktops and laptops. Intel vice president Navin Shenoy said his company's "RealSense" camera can recognize its owner's face and unlock a PC without requiring a typed password. Intel is also promoting software that uses the camera in games that respond to a player's head or hand movements. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">PC makers are borrowing ideas from tablets, with laptops that are increasingly thin and lightweight, with longer battery life. Dell's new XPS 13 notebook has a screen that extends nearly to the edge of the frame, like the screen on many tablets. By eliminating wider borders, Dell says it can fit a larger screen into a smaller frame. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Several companies have hybrid or convertible devices that resemble a tablet with a physical keyboard attached. Lenovo, the Chinese company that has become the world's biggest seller of PCs, is rolling out several new models of its Yoga hybrid, first introduced last year, with a keyboard that fully folds back so you can hold the display like a tablet. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing told The Associated Press in an interview that the new convertible hybrids will eventually replace the laptop computer for most people, because they are lighter and have longer battery life. "Now it's only a cost issue," he said. Many of the new hybrids are priced well above $500, while cheaper laptops are available. "We definitely should bring the cost down," he added. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Asus on Monday announced a new series called the Transformer Book Chi, with lightweight keyboards that can detach completely by unsnapping a magnetic hinge. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">"Our Chi is thinner than Air," quipped Asus CEO Jonney Shih, boasting that at 1.65 centimeters, the Chi T300 is slimmer than a MacBook Air laptop. The Transformer uses efficient new Intel processors that don't require a cooling fan, which allows for a skinnier profile. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">And manufacturers are experimenting with new shapes. Samsung is showing off a new all-in-one model, the Ativ One 7, with a slightly concaved, 27-inch screen that's designed to produce a more immersive experience for watching videos or playing games. Dell and HP are introducing new curved display monitors for desktops, too. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Of course, fancy features don't come cheap. Apple's new iMac, unveiled last fall, comes with a huge, ultra-high resolution, 27-inch Retina screen and equally big $2,500 price tag, for example. For about $1,900, you can control Hewlett-Packard's specialized machine Sprout with a touch-sensitive mat instead of a keyboard and use its sophisticated camera to scan physical objects and project the resulting image back onto the mat to incorporate into 3D printing designs. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">"We don't think of it as a desktop. We think of it as a purely new category,'' said HP executive Ron Coughlin.</span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Analysts say both the new iMac and the Sprout are probably best suited for artists and designers, but that some high-end features could find their way into mass-market PCs eventually. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">To attract consumers at other price points, manufacturers are even trying different software: While Microsoft promises to release an improved version of its ubiquitous Windows operating system this summer, several leading PC makers are selling low-cost laptops that run Google's Chrome instead. </span><br /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">"The industry has to figure out how to cater to the different desires of individuals, and not treat them as one big, monolithic market," says Intel's Shenoy. "Those days are over."</span></div>

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CES 2015: Intel unveils 5th generation core processor

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45802578,width-300,resizemode-4/intel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="CES 2015: Intel unveils 5th generation core processor" border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" pg="" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45802578,width-300,resizemode-4/intel.jpg" title="CES 2015: Intel unveils 5th generation core processor" vspace="0" width="300" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> Intel has unveiled its 14nm, 5th generation Core processor family at CES 2015 in Las Vegas. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The 5th Generation Intel Core technology includes 14 new processors for consumers and businesses, including 10 new 15W processors with Intel HD Graphics and four new 28W products with Intel Iris Graphics. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">According to Intel, the 5th Generation Intel Core processor is purpose-built for the next generation devices offering a thinner, lighter and more efficient experience across different form factors, including traditional notebooks, 2 in 1s, Ultrabooks, Chromebooks, all-in-one desktop PCs and mini PCs. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The 5th Generation Intel Core (U series) processors utilize Intel's 14nm process technology to improve upon the previous generation Intel Core processor's success with 35% more transistors on a 37% smaller die, as per the company. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The new process enables the 5th Generation Intel Core processors to deliver up to 24% better graphics performance, up to 50% faster video conversion and battery life that is up to 1.5 hours longer, as claimed by Intel. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Intel also announced that it has started shipping its next generation 14nm processor for tablets, codenamed "Cherry Trail", to device manufacturers. The system on a chip (SoC) offers 64-bit computing, improved graphics, enhanced performance and battery life for tablets. The platform offers LTE-Advanced connectivity on Intel XMMTM 726x platform, supporting Cat-6 speeds and carrier aggregation. Intel's OEM partners will introduce new products based on this platform starting in the first half of this year. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The new 5th Generation Intel Core processor family includes the Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i5 vPro, Intel Core i7, and Intel Core i7 vPro processors. New Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron processors, also based on the 14nm process, will also be available. 5th Generation Intel Core processor-based systems from a variety of manufacturers are expected to arrive in January 2015. Devices based on the "Cherry Trail" platform are expected to be available in the first half of 2015.</span></div>

CES 2015: Intel unveils 5th generation core processor

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Idea for Zuckerberg: Shut Facebook for a day

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45747061,width-300,resizemode-4/Mark-Zuckerberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Idea for Zuckerberg: Shut Facebook for a day" border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" pg="" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45747061,width-300,resizemode-4/Mark-Zuckerberg.jpg" title="Idea for Zuckerberg: Shut Facebook for a day" vspace="0" width="300" /></a></div> <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">If the customer is always right, then Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg needs to consider shutting down the social media giant for one day a year. The suggestion is one of the more subversive among the tens of thousands of responses to Zuckerberg's request for ideas he should consider for his 2015 New Year challenge — an annual event that has become a fixture in the Facebook calendar.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Anthony Fergusson said he should close down the website for 24 hours "with the aim of encouraging people to talk to a new person in real life who they have never spoken with before". </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Others had the same idea likening the day off to "a purge" where people would do something more constructive with their time. Zuckerberg, who replied to several ideas, has yet to respond to that one. Daniel Cooper suggested he "broaden his perspective" by doing "one menial task per week. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">That is, take over a shift for your janitor, someone in the cafeteria, work a shift at Starbucks. Just try to get your feet on the ground with what some people do". Eradicating game requests was a popular suggestion with one user claiming he would win a Nobel Prize if users who sent Candy Crush saga requests could be deleted.</span></div>

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Apple launches 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, updates Mac Mini

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-44843159,width-300,resizemode-4/imac-retina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Apple launches 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, updates Mac Mini" border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" pg="" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-44843159,width-300,resizemode-4/imac-retina.jpg" title="Apple launches 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, updates Mac Mini" vspace="0" width="300" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Apple on Thursday unveiled the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, featuring what it claims to be the world's highest resolution display with 14.7 million pixels.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">iMac with Retina 5K display features a 27-inch display with a resolution of 5120x2880p, four times more pixels than the standard 27-inch iMac and 67% more pixels than a 4K display.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">According to Apple, the iMac with Retina 5K display uses an oxide TFT-based panel to deliver vivid display brightness from corner to corner. A single supercharged Apple-designed timing controller (TCON), with four times the bandwidth, drives all 14.7 million pixels.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">iMac with Retina 5K display also uses LEDs and organic passivation to improve image quality and reduce display power consumption by 30%, even while driving four times more pixels at the same brightness, as per Apple.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">To improve the contrast ratio, iMac with Retina 5K display uses a new photo alignment process and a compensation film for blacker blacks and more vibrant colours. Apple says every iMac with Retina 5K display is calibrated using three spectroradiometers to ensure precise and accurate colour.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">iMac with Retina 5K display comes with a 3.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9GHz, and can be configured with a 4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.4GHz.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">It also comes with AMD Radeon R9 M290X graphics and can be configured with AMD Radeon R9 M295X graphics, delivering up to 3.5 teraflops of computing power.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">iMac with Retina 5K display comes standard with 8GB of RAM and a 1TB Fusion Drive. It can also be configured with up to 32GB of RAM, a 3TB Fusion Drive, or up to 1TB of PCIe-based flash storage. Additionally, iMac with Retina 5K display includes two Thunderbolt 2 ports that deliver up to 20Gbps transfer rates, twice the bandwidth of the previous generation.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Apple has also refreshed its entry-level Mac Mini portable desktop computer. The new Mac mini features fourth generation Intel Core processors, integrated graphics, 802.11ac Wi-Fi support and Thunderbolt 2 ports.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><img src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/44843246.cms" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">According to Apple, the new integrated Intel HD Graphics 5000 and Intel Iris Graphics deliver up to 90% faster graphics performance than the previous generation Mac Mini. The new Mac mini includes two Thunderbolt 2 ports, each delivering up to 20Gbps of bandwidth to each port, as well as next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi that is up to three times faster when connected to an 802.11ac base station.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Mac mini consumes as few as 6 watts of power when idle.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The two new Macs come with OS X Yosemite, the new version of OS X, that sports a flatter, new look and comes with overhauled apps in addition to the new Continuity features that makes working across Mac and iOS devices seamless.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Apple says OS X Yosemite is engineered to take full advantage of the iMac's Retina 5K display.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">iMovie, GarageBand and the suite of iWork apps also come free with every new Mac.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">iMac with Retina 5K display begins shipping from today itself with a 3.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9GHz, AMD Radeon R9 M290X graphics and a 1TB Fusion Drive for a retail price of Rs 1,79,900.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The Mac mini comes in three standard models - a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.7 GHz, 4GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 5000 and a 500GB hard drive starting at a retail price of Rs 36,990, a 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1GHz, 8GB of RAM, Intel Iris Graphics and a 1TB hard drive starting at a price of Rs 49,990 and a 2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3GHz, 8GB of RAM, Intel Iris Graphics and a 1TB Fusion Drive starting at a price of Rs 69,990.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Customers can order the new Macs from select Apple Authorised Resellers over the coming week</span></div>

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Asus launches BM1AD business PC at Rs 46,599

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45121718,width-300,resizemode-4/asus-busi-pc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Asus launches BM1AD business PC at Rs 46,599" border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" pg="" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45121718,width-300,resizemode-4/asus-busi-pc.jpg" title="Asus launches BM1AD business PC at Rs 46,599" vspace="0" width="300" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Asus has launched its ASUSPRO Series business desktop PCs - 'BM1AD' in India. The desktop supports Windows 8 Pro and other Windows editions. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">It features 4th generation Intel Core processor, optimized BIOS experience, front USB 3.0 port, Asus WebStorage and Asus EPU technology. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The BM1AD-I54460654E model is powered by Intel Core i5-4460 processor, has 4GB RAM, 500GB SATA Hard drive (7200RPM) and runs Windows 8.1 Pro. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The BM1AD PC is powered by the latest Intel 4th generation Core processors, and support for up to 16GB of DDR3 memory. Based on UEFI, Asus claims that Pro commercial desktops provide a user friendly BIOS interface. The simple graphic and mouse controlled interface makes changing BIOS settings much faster and easier. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">BM1AD series PCs feature two front USB 3.0 ports and four USB 2.0 on the rear I/O; allowing users to transfer data with speed and ease, as per Asus. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The PCs come with up to 100GB free space in Asus WebStorage cloud storage service. These PCs feature Asus AI Security management tool that protects data from unauthorized access and computer viruses and restricts users' access to confidential data, including enabling or disabling external USB devices or optical drives' data writing or reading capabilities, also reduces the chances of incursions from viruses. Asus commercial desktops also come with industry standard Kensington Security Slot and padlock slot. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">It also offers Chassis Intrusion Alert that brings up special security alerts when the case has been opened. BM1AD also features ASUS Secure Delete that allows the user to delete all confidential data securely. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">It also has Trusted Platform Module (TPM) data security that offers a protected and encapsulated micro-controller security chip for safeguarding internal data structures against real world threats. This ensures that information like keys, passwords, and digital certificates remains safe from external attacks, physical theft, and other types of intrusion, as per the company. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The PCs boast Asus Energy Processing Unit (EPU) which Asus claims, is the world's first PC energy saving controller, optimizing efficiency by detecting real time CPU loads and improves efficiency in different usage types to boost system stability and expand product lifespan. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Peter Chang, regional head - South Asia & country manager - System Business Group - Asus India said, "We are delighted to introduce the all new ASUSPRO Series which is simple, smart PCs which are suitable for everyday tasks and a true companion for the professional world. It's our constant effort to deliver incredible at budget friendly range with utmost usability. These next generation desktops enhance efficiency at work and ensure smart performance. We are hopeful that these desktops will live up to the expectations for our existing and prospective customers." </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The ASUSPRO BM1AD desktop PC is priced at Rs 46,599.</span></div>

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Dell launches waterproof, rugged laptops starting at Rs 2.3 lakh

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45456637,width-300,resizemode-4/Dell-Lattitude-Rugged-Extreme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Dell launches waterproof, rugged laptops starting at Rs 2.3 lakh" border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" pg="" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45456637,width-300,resizemode-4/Dell-Lattitude-Rugged-Extreme.jpg" title="Dell launches waterproof, rugged laptops starting at Rs 2.3 lakh" vspace="0" width="300" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">PC and mobile devices maker Dell has launched two new ruggedized devices - Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme notebook and Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme convertible notebooks in the Indian market. The company is targeting customers who require sturdy machines for ruggedized work environments with the two notebooks.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Dell Latitude Rugged Extreme devices can be operated in extreme conditions such as dust, moisture, drops, vibration, extreme temperatures and other such conditions, in fields such as military service, manufacturing, construction, and heavy industries, as per the company.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">According to Dell, Latitude Rugged Extreme notebooks are independently tested to military standards including drops up to six feet, as well as ingress protection, emissions and hazardous materials certifications by a third-party testing facility.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The devices come with pogo-pin docking, a customizable RGB keyboard, native serial ports, a privacy shutter on the webcam and stealth mode. These devices also enable connectivity with support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi, mobile broadband and discrete GPS.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The Dell Latitude Rugged come with remote management capability including Intel vPro technology for efficient out-of-band management. These also offer data protection and encryption features including TPM 1.2, Dell Data Protection, Encryption and ControlVault advanced authentication.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme comes with the choice of fourth-generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 dual-core processors, up to 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400 (i3/i5) or Intel HD Graphics 5000 (i7) graphics, 11.6-inch HD (1366x768p) 16:9 Direct-View outdoor-readable display with resistive multi-touch display, 128GB, 256GB or 512GB mSATA mobility solid state drives (Optional 256GB mSATA SED SSD), 4-cell (58 Whr) lithium-ion battery (Optional 4-cell (51 Whr) long life cycle lithium-ion battery), high-quality speaker, integrated noise-reducing array microphones, stereo headphone/microphone combo jack, Optional integrated FHD video front webcam with privacy shutter, available 8MP rear camera with LED flash.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme comes with the choice of fourth-generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 dual-core processors, up to 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, integrated Intel HD Graphics 4400 (i3/i5) or Intel HD Graphics 5000 (i7) graphics (optional NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M (DDR3 2GB) discrete graphics with Optimus ), 14-inch HD (1366x768p) 16:9 Direct-View outdoor-readable display with resistive multi-touch display, 128GB, 256GB or 512GB mSATA mobility solid state drives (Optional 256GB mSATA SED SSD), 6-cell (65 Whr) or 9-cell (97 Whr) lithium-ion batteries (optional 6-cell (58 Whr) or 9-cell (87 Whr) long life cycle lithium-ion batteries), high-quality speaker, integrated noise-reducing array microphones, stereo headphone/microphone combo jack, optional integrated FHD video front webcam with privacy shutter.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The devices can be ordered with Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit) or Windows 7 Professional (64-bit); Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 7 Professional (32-bit), or Linux Ubuntu 12.04.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Dell Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme will be available at a starting price of Rs 2,39,999 (excluding local taxes) and Dell Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme will be available at a starting price of Rs 2,29,999 (excluding local taxes).</span></div>

Dell launches waterproof, rugged laptops starting at Rs 2.3 lakh

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Samsung announces its first curved PC

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="Normal showpage1" id="artext1" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <div class="Normal" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45731790,width-300,resizemode-4/SamsungAtivOnePC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Samsung announces its first curved PC" border="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" pg="" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-45731790,width-300,resizemode-4/SamsungAtivOnePC.jpg" title="Samsung announces its first curved PC" vspace="0" width="300" /></a>Samsung has ensured that its CES 2015 hype train left the station early with a slew of announcements this week, the latest of which is the Windows 8.1-powered Ativ One 7 Curved all-in-one curved PC.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The company says it's the first curved all-in-one PC, with a 27-inch "full HD display, smart connectivity and advanced sound features."<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The announcement also highlights the display's color capabilities and wide 178-degree viewing angles, its "metallic deco frame" ("with complimentary stand"), and the PC's cross-device content sharing and Samsung phone connectivity features through SideSync 3.0 and Samsung Link 2.0.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />As far as the specs, Ativ One 7 Curved packs Intel's Core i5 chip, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB flash drive, and Bluetooth Music Play 3.0, which lets users connect Bluetooth devices to the PC's dual 10W speakers even when it's turned off.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Samsung Ativ One 7 Curved PC will launch in the first quarter of 2015 at $1,300.</div> </div> <span id="storyendpath" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><br /> <div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <div class="clrbth" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> </div>

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10 ways to make your home 'smarter'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div des="If you enjoy technology, you\'ve probably drooled over high tech homes you see in the movies or magazines. What if we were to tell you that at least some of that is easily doable? <br/><br/>Here’s how you can make your existing home smarter…" msid="45549588" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10 ways to make your home \'smarter\'" url="/10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/itslideshow/45549588.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549588.cms" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img ag="ET Bureau" align="center" alt="10 ways to make your home 'smarter'" border="0" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549588.cms" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px;" title="10 ways to make your home 'smarter'" width="300" /></a>If you enjoy technology, you've probably drooled over high tech homes you see in the movies or magazines. What if we were to tell you that at least some of that is easily doable? <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Here’<span style="background-color: transparent;">s how you can make your existing home smarter…</span></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="These 9 Watt LED bulbs are a quick upgrade when you want remote controlled lights while the colour changing feature is a superb bonus. The RF remote (Rs 1,000 extra, but a required accessory) can be used to control up to 20 bulbs.<br/><br/>It\'s responsive, doesn\'t need to be pointed at the bulbs to work, controls brightness as well as changes the colour of the light per your taste. <br/><br/>You only need to pair each bulb with the remote the first time you use it. Thereafter, the link is maintained even if the bulbs are swapped out.<br/><br/>One catch is that they only come in the E27 (screw type) base so make sure that your light fitting supports it before buying.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 1,290 each" msid="45549586" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/ENRG-Rainbow-Smart-LED-bulbs" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="ENRG Rainbow Smart LED bulbs­" url="/ENRG-Rainbow-Smart-LED-bulbs/itslideshow/45549586.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1. ENRG Rainbow Smart LED bulbs­</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="ENRG Rainbow Smart LED bulbs­" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549586.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549586.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="ENRG Rainbow Smart LED bulbs­" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> These 9 Watt LED bulbs are a quick upgrade when you want remote controlled lights while the colour changing feature is a superb bonus. The RF remote (Rs 1,000 extra, but a required accessory) can be used to control up to 20 bulbs.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />It's responsive, doesn't need to be pointed at the bulbs to work, controls brightness as well as changes the colour of the light per your taste. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />You only need to pair each bulb with the remote the first time you use it. Thereafter, the link is maintained even if the bulbs are swapped out.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />One catch is that they only come in the E27 (screw type) base so make sure that your light fitting supports it before buying.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 1,290 each<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="This dual purpose device is a 10Watt LED bulb and Bluetooth speaker in one unit ­and it fits into the most common B22 `bayonet\' type of bulb holder used in India.<br/><br/>Inside the housing is a single 10Watt Bluetooth speaker that you can connect with to a phone, tablet or computer to play music. <br/><br/>The box includes an infrared remote to switch the light on, off and control basic Bluetooth music functions (volume/track).<br/><br/>ENRG has thoughtfully included both warm white and cool daylight LED modules which can be swapped depending on your preference. Imagine the surprise of your guests when they can\'t figure out where the music is playing from.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 2,590" msid="45549584" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/ENRG-Speaker-LED-Bulb" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="ENRG Speaker LED Bulb" url="/ENRG-Speaker-LED-Bulb/itslideshow/45549584.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2. ENRG Speaker LED Bulb</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="ENRG Speaker LED Bulb" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549584.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549584.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="ENRG Speaker LED Bulb" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This dual purpose device is a 10Watt LED bulb and Bluetooth speaker in one unit ­and it fits into the most common B22 `bayonet' type of bulb holder used in India.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Inside the housing is a single 10Watt Bluetooth speaker that you can connect with to a phone, tablet or computer to play music. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The box includes an infrared remote to switch the light on, off and control basic Bluetooth music functions (volume/track).<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />ENRG has thoughtfully included both warm white and cool daylight LED modules which can be swapped depending on your preference. Imagine the surprise of your guests when they can't figure out where the music is playing from.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 2,590<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="Installing a home security system can be a complicated affair ­ but for a retrofit, Zicom has a wireless solution and many available add-ons to suit your budget and preference.<br/><br/>You can have wireless glass break sensors, motion sensors, door window open sensors and gas leak sensors that communicate directly with the central panel.<br/><br/>Note that each peripheral sensor needs batteries to operate. With the system armed, any changes will wirelessly alert the central panel which sets off a loud alarm. <br/><br/>Zicom also sells fingerprint enabled door locks that work on batteries . Install them as usual in place of a conventional lock and use your finger to unlock the door.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 15,000 onwards" msid="45549580" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/Zicom-Wireless-home-security-system" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Zicom Wireless home security system­" url="/Zicom-Wireless-home-security-system/itslideshow/45549580.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 3. Zicom Wireless home security system­</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="Zicom Wireless home security system­" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549580.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549580.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Zicom Wireless home security system­" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Installing a home security system can be a complicated affair ­ but for a retrofit, Zicom has a wireless solution and many available add-ons to suit your budget and preference.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />You can have wireless glass break sensors, motion sensors, door window open sensors and gas leak sensors that communicate directly with the central panel.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Note that each peripheral sensor needs batteries to operate. With the system armed, any changes will wirelessly alert the central panel which sets off a loud alarm. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Zicom also sells fingerprint enabled door locks that work on batteries . Install them as usual in place of a conventional lock and use your finger to unlock the door.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 15,000 onwards<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="Setting up a security camera is simpler than you think. You no longer have to worry about technicalities, loads of equipment and messy wiring.<br/><br/>All you need is a WiFi network and a smartphone. Get a wireless IP camera with pantilt support and two way audio communications . You can also have more than one. <br/><br/>The camera needs a power outlet and can be placed on a table or mounted on a wall.<br/><br/>You need to connect the camera to your Wi-Fi network using the provided setup instructions ­ takes around 5-10 minutes. Once done, you can remotely access the camera feed, control camera movements and even have two-way communication using the smartphone app or a browser.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 5,000 onwards" msid="45549578" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/Wireless-IP-camera" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Wireless IP camera­" url="/Wireless-IP-camera/itslideshow/45549578.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4. Wireless IP camera­</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="Wireless IP camera­" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549578.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549578.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Wireless IP camera­" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Setting up a security camera is simpler than you think. You no longer have to worry about technicalities, loads of equipment and messy wiring.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />All you need is a WiFi network and a smartphone. Get a wireless IP camera with pantilt support and two way audio communications . You can also have more than one. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The camera needs a power outlet and can be placed on a table or mounted on a wall.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />You need to connect the camera to your Wi-Fi network using the provided setup instructions ­ takes around 5-10 minutes. Once done, you can remotely access the camera feed, control camera movements and even have two-way communication using the smartphone app or a browser.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 5,000 onwards<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="Lighting is an essential part of any room. If you want to deviate from the standard white and off-white lighting, you can use different colours to suit (or change) your mood. The Philips Living Colours range is available in micro (Rs 4,025), mini (Rs 11,999) and tablet lamp (Rs 13,225) variants.<br/><br/>They offer multiple colours and adjustable intensity to instantly give a new look to any room. <br/><br/>The entry-level lamp restricts you to 64 colours while the table lamp lets you switch between 16 million hues. The table lamp also comes with a wireless remote control and allows two lamps to be connected and controlled with a single remote.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 4,025 onwards" msid="45549576" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/Philips-Living-Colours" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Philips Living Colours­" url="/Philips-Living-Colours/itslideshow/45549576.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 5. Philips Living Colours­</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="Philips Living Colours­" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549576.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549576.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Philips Living Colours­" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Lighting is an essential part of any room. If you want to deviate from the standard white and off-white lighting, you can use different colours to suit (or change) your mood. The Philips Living Colours range is available in micro (Rs 4,025), mini (Rs 11,999) and tablet lamp (Rs 13,225) variants.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />They offer multiple colours and adjustable intensity to instantly give a new look to any room. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The entry-level lamp restricts you to 64 colours while the table lamp lets you switch between 16 million hues. The table lamp also comes with a wireless remote control and allows two lamps to be connected and controlled with a single remote.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 4,025 onwards<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="You need a minimum of five speakers and a subwoofer for true surround sound, but setting up a home theatre system in an existing room means you have masses of cables snaking around the room.<br/><br/>With Violet 3D, each speaker is wireless and communicates with a central transmitter that is connected to your audio, video sources. There are multiple configurations available depending on your budget. <br/><br/>To make sure that you get the best sound, an initial setup process auto-configures each speaker to the shape/size of your room and placement of speakers -- all you have to do is place the supplied microphone in the spot where you intend to sit.<br/><br/>Note that while each speaker is wireless, it still needs a connection to a 220V wall outlet.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 65,000 onwards" msid="45549570" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/Violet-3D-surround-system" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Violet 3D surround system­" url="/Violet-3D-surround-system/itslideshow/45549570.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 6. Violet 3D surround system­</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="Violet 3D surround system­" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549570.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549570.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Violet 3D surround system­" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> You need a minimum of five speakers and a subwoofer for true surround sound, but setting up a home theatre system in an existing room means you have masses of cables snaking around the room.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />With Violet 3D, each speaker is wireless and communicates with a central transmitter that is connected to your audio, video sources. There are multiple configurations available depending on your budget. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />To make sure that you get the best sound, an initial setup process auto-configures each speaker to the shape/size of your room and placement of speakers -- all you have to do is place the supplied microphone in the spot where you intend to sit.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Note that while each speaker is wireless, it still needs a connection to a 220V wall outlet.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 65,000 onwards<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="If you like your music to follow you everywhere (including the shower), Kohler\'s Moxie is for you.<br/><br/>It\'s a showerhead with a built in, waterproof Bluetooth speaker and you can install it yourself in less than a minute.<br/><br/>The speaker has a built-in rechargeable battery (up to 7 hours backup) with a microUSB port for charging. <br/>You can pair it with your phone/tablet, start your playlist before you step in to the shower and then just relax with the music.<br/><br/>The sound from the speaker is good enough for personal listening only. It\'s not for purists though, since you will have to hear the music over the sound of gushing water.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 9,995" msid="45549568" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/Kohler-Moxie-Showerhead" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Kohler Moxie Showerhead" url="/Kohler-Moxie-Showerhead/itslideshow/45549568.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 7. Kohler Moxie Showerhead</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="Kohler Moxie Showerhead" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549568.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549568.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Kohler Moxie Showerhead" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If you like your music to follow you everywhere (including the shower), Kohler's Moxie is for you.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />It's a showerhead with a built in, waterproof Bluetooth speaker and you can install it yourself in less than a minute.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The speaker has a built-in rechargeable battery (up to 7 hours backup) with a microUSB port for charging. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />You can pair it with your phone/tablet, start your playlist before you step in to the shower and then just relax with the music.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The sound from the speaker is good enough for personal listening only. It's not for purists though, since you will have to hear the music over the sound of gushing water.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 9,995<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="Most phones and tablets can get charged with USB, so why not have some USB sockets around the house instead of plugging in chargers? <br/><br/>If you already have modular switches you can get a Crabtree Athena USB charger (Rs 625) that replaces an existing switch with a USB port to charge your devices. Make sure that you check the mounting box is the same make as the USB port module.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 625 onwards" msid="45549566" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/Havells-USB-Power-Sockets" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Havell\'s USB Power Sockets" url="/Havells-USB-Power-Sockets/itslideshow/45549566.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 8. Havell's USB Power Sockets</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="Havell's USB Power Sockets" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549566.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549566.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Havell's USB Power Sockets" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Most phones and tablets can get charged with USB, so why not have some USB sockets around the house instead of plugging in chargers? <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />If you already have modular switches you can get a Crabtree Athena USB charger (Rs 625) that replaces an existing switch with a USB port to charge your devices. Make sure that you check the mounting box is the same make as the USB port module.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 625 onwards<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="Although not entirely new, motion sensor lights are almost always overlooked, even though they can provide substantial savings in power costs (essentially paying for themselves over time).<br/><br/>These lights automatically switch on when they detect any motion (they have infrared sensors built in) and switch off after a certain amount of time. <br/><br/>They can also be used for home security ­-- floodlights with motion sensors can be installed outdoors to `light up\' any trespassers.<br/><br/>Price: Rs 1,000 onwards" msid="45549563" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/Motion-Sensor-Lights" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Motion Sensor Lights" url="/Motion-Sensor-Lights/itslideshow/45549563.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 9. Motion Sensor Lights</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="Motion Sensor Lights" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549563.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549563.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Motion Sensor Lights" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Although not entirely new, motion sensor lights are almost always overlooked, even though they can provide substantial savings in power costs (essentially paying for themselves over time).<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />These lights automatically switch on when they detect any motion (they have infrared sensors built in) and switch off after a certain amount of time. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />They can also be used for home security ­-- floodlights with motion sensors can be installed outdoors to `light up' any trespassers.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: Rs 1,000 onwards<div class="clrb" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div des="Do you have about 8 or 10 remote controls in your living room? What if you could replace them all with just one simple interface on your phone?<br/><br/>You need the Wiwo-R1 unit which has 360-degree infrared emitters and connects to your home Wi-Fi network you control everything through the Allone app on your smartphone or tablet. <br/><br/>When you press a button on the app, the signal goes through your Wi-Fi to Wiwo which then transmits it as a conventional infrared (IR) signal.<br/><br/>Wiwo-R1 can control up to 15 devices that accept IR commands such as your TV, media player, DVDBlu-Ray player, AV receiver, set top box, air conditioner, audio system and gaming console.<br/><br/>If your device isn\'t listed, Wiwo-R1 can even learn IR commands as long as you have the original remote of the device.<br/><br/>Price: $33 including shipping from DX.com" msid="45549561" seo="10-ways-to-make-your-home-smarter/Orvibo-Wiwo-R1-Wi-Fi-Remote-Control-" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Orvibo Wiwo-R1 Wi-Fi Remote Control ­" url="/Orvibo-Wiwo-R1-Wi-Fi-Remote-Control-/itslideshow/45549561.cms"> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 209, 206); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="slidehead" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 10. Orvibo Wiwo-R1 Wi-Fi Remote Control</h2> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">December 17,2014</span></div> <div class="clear" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="showid" style="background: transparent; border: none; clear: both; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 631.75px;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 310px;"> <img ag="" align="center" alt="Orvibo Wiwo-R1 Wi-Fi Remote Control ­" border="0" class="lazy" data-original="/photo/45549561.cms" height="200" id="slideshowimg" property="contentURL" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/45549561.cms" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgb(207, 209, 206) 2px 2px 3px; display: inline; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Orvibo Wiwo-R1 Wi-Fi Remote Control ­" width="300" /></div> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Do you have about 8 or 10 remote controls in your living room? What if you could replace them all with just one simple interface on your phone?<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />You need the Wiwo-R1 unit which has 360-degree infrared emitters and connects to your home Wi-Fi network you control everything through the Allone app on your smartphone or tablet. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />When you press a button on the app, the signal goes through your Wi-Fi to Wiwo which then transmits it as a conventional infrared (IR) signal.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Wiwo-R1 can control up to 15 devices that accept IR commands such as your TV, media player, DVDBlu-Ray player, AV receiver, set top box, air conditioner, audio system and gaming console.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />If your device isn't listed, Wiwo-R1 can even learn IR commands as long as you have the original remote of the device.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Price: $33 including shipping from DX.com</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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