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Universal A/C Remote

2010-05-16T22:19:00.010+05:30

Looking for an original aircon remote to replace your broken one? Having trouble to find a remote due to non availability of stock? Fret no more, here is a product from China that can make life of many a lot better.

A universal remote for your Aircons, now you do not have to maintain multiple remote control in the house and replace batteries for every remote that you have, saving a whole lot of money and time looking around to get a compatible remote.

Brand: CHUNGHOP ELECTRONICS IND CO.,LTD.
Model: K-100E

Information from their website :
Can control over 100 different world famous brands of air-conditions including the functions such as model selecting, wing, manual or auto wing directions.Large Chinese & English display.Easy to set up.Multi-functions and stated.Best choice for the original controller that is damaged or lost or out of work.

Link: http://www.chunghop.com/en/products_view.asp?id=86

Samsung Pixon M8800 - all touch

2008-10-27T12:53:00.002+05:30

image source: gsmarena.com

Samsung Pixon M8800 is all set to compete the iPhone. This all touch screen featured phone shods an 8mp camera, 3.2" screen with a resolution of 240X400 TFT LCD. The interesting part of the phone is its camera features that has a 16x digital zoom and video shoot mode capable of capturing video at 30fps at 720X480 resolution. The phone also supports mpeg4, DIVX , Xvid and WMV files. The Samsung PIXON also features GSM, GPRS and EDGE for internet connectivity along with the regular features such as Bluetooth and USB port for network connection and it also features a TV out option.

Pattern Tap: New way to discover Pattern Design

2008-08-13T17:15:00.011+05:30

The Patterntap is a life saver for interaction designers. Find all inspirations for your next UI design right here. Patterntap showcases a huge collection of design patterns categorized under 46 different sections like Headers, Navigation, Sorting, Footers, Forms, List, Tables etc. You can register at Patterntap and add patterns to your own set which becomes an easy to store
patterns online.

Though the site has different 'name set' to identify the patterns directly. The most important feature that the Patterntrap lack, is the Search option. The missing search feature would have you wandering around the site looking for the right design pattern. Hope we get to see the search option in the future version of Patterntrap.

Lively: 3D Chat by Google

2008-07-30T00:19:00.005+05:30

Lively is a unique 3D chat experience by Google, in which you can communicate and express yourself using avatars in your very own space. Choose an avatar and use it to make friends and chat. Create rooms, decorate them to your liking, and make sure to invite your friends over.
Lively runs inside the browser but needs a Windows installation first to work.
Visit the site to know more and download the application.

USB Modem for Mobile Wimax Communication

2008-07-27T11:10:00.005+05:30

U100 allows high speed wireless internet connectivity and is compliant with Mobile WiMAX Standard. U100 is lightweight and the users can conveniently carry it with them wherever they travel. The U100 has a 45 degree rotation hinge through which the user can get the optimal signal. U100 provides a connection manager for PCs with an interface that is simple and is user-friendly. Anybody can easily plug it in and use it.

Disney's M player!

2008-07-24T17:50:00.004+05:30

iRiver and Disney launch this cute little music player called the M-player. The Mickey Mouse design music player is sure to make a good impact in the market. The player has a mini USB 2.0, a volume up and down buttons with the next and previous buttons to navigate through your favorite music. It has a storage capacity of 1GB and also provide a 1 year warranty.

It weighs about 17grams and has a continuous playback capability of approximately 9 hours. Plays the following formats, MP3, WMA at 8kbps ~ 320kbps. The player is powered by a built in lithium battery which is re-chargable and the software that conectes the device to the pc is also provided with the player.

The player retails for about $69.

Shop at Disney | iRiver

Webdesign Trend: Hand Drawn

2008-07-15T14:42:00.012+05:30

"Hand drawn" is the most discussed web design trends these days. This article sums up the links and resources that could make your understand the trend and equally inspire your creativity.
"Hand-Drawn" trend pattern: This article from smashingmagazine gives the detailed analysis of what’s new about hand drawn trend, how the fonts, are handled, common usability issues, Logos, header, input fields, pre-loaders and more.

Tutorial: webdesignwall really created the momentum to this design trend with his awesome blog design. Adding to it he provided tips and tutorials in his own site for creating hand drawn web designs.

Showcase:

Resource: Collect all your free brushes, vector, shapes, textures and fonts from the article listed below:

Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer

2008-07-14T12:26:00.011+05:30

Having trouble accessing your bookmarks from different parts of the world? Here is a relief to your trouble and the savior is none other than our very own Mozilla with the addon for the Firefox browser, its called the Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer. So if you are using Firefox at home and at work then install the Foxmarks on the machines that you use and the application will take care of synchronizing your bookmark data from a central database over the internet and its secure as the data reflects based on your login.

Here are some of the mind grabbing features of Foxmarks

Backup and Restore
Share
Web Access
Sync Profiles
Seamless sync
Mobile Access
Import & Export

IPhone 3G to arrive!

2008-07-11T10:14:00.004+05:30

The iPhone 2.0 OS is unlocked as well and the lauch of the phone is just a few hours away.
More updates on the launch to follow.... Watch this space for further updates.

Tutorial9 Rocks with 99 Free Canvas, Paper, Paint, and Metal Textures

2008-07-02T11:55:00.007+05:30

Tutorial9 has come out impressive free resource. The latest article "99 Free Free Canvas, Paper, Paint, and Metal Textures" proves to be a great collection of photoshop textures, canvas, paper etc. Most from the list are high res textures which are awsome and great resource for any designers. Chk out this link

Create PDF online for FREE

2008-06-28T11:06:00.001+05:30

PrimoOnline gives an easy way to create PDF files online. This requires no installation of any PDF software. Just upload your file, enter your email address, and thier server-based PDF creator will convert your file to PDF and mail to your email inbox! Try Out!

Motorokr EQ7 wireless speakers for your phone

2008-06-26T20:38:00.002+05:30

The MOTOROKR EQ7 wireless speakers will soon be very popular among many mobile users wtih bluetooth connectivity. This wireless speaker connects to any electronic device that supports bluetooth. So music from your mobile phone is not personal anymore. Get stereo sound blasted from your mobile phone through these stylish speakers on the move.

You can not only just listen to songs but use them as a speakerphone as well. The device claims to have advanced technology for noise cancellation for better sound quality.

jQuery Theme Controller

2008-06-17T10:57:00.005+05:30

Life is getting very simple to design an interface these days, with many online tools and applications coming up to simplify web designing and development, you can find many interesting bunch of online apps everyday. Here is a simple app from jQuery UI 1.5 which lets users design and customize an interface of your website or applications. Try out your combination to come up with that unique and good looking theme at jQuery Theme Controller.

Take a Tour of the Sky, NOW

2008-06-12T17:46:00.004+05:30

Want to see the same images that scientists at NASA use for their research or perform your own research with those images? Or do you want to see the Earth from the same perspective that astronauts see as they descend to Earth? How about taking a 5 minute break and viewing a panorama of a different city?
Install WWT and start your explorations

The 3G Apple iPhone

2008-06-10T07:44:00.003+05:30

image source: Apple

iPhone is now 3G and cheaper. Starting at $199 this new iPhone 3G phone is here to stay and at half the price of the earlier version of the iPhone this one operates faster with added features and ofcourse a bonus to all iPhone fans around the globe.

Highlights of the 3G iPhone is, fast wireless technology, built in GPS mapping, integrated MS Exchange, Apple Store and many more. Browsing the internet over the iPhone 3G series has never been better.

Ultimate Grunge Roundup from Designreviver

2008-06-09T14:42:00.006+05:30

The recent Grunge roundup from design reviver covers the whole aspects of grunge design. The article provides 200 plus quality downloads for grunge design, it includes:
1. Textures
2. Brushes
3. Fonts
Link: Ultimate Grunge Roundup

Freebase, the knowledge bank

2008-06-06T08:00:00.004+05:30

Knowledge and Information at your finger tips with Freebase.com. Unlike other information portals, blogs or websites freebase has a disciplined structure in organizing data/information. There are 3 different categories Data, Apps and Discuss.

Data:
Click on the Data link and you get to see different categories from Movies, Gadgets, Technology and so on under which the users get to hunt down information based on keyword search or within a couple of clicks.

Apps:
A whole lot of information with reference to web technology, web applications and programming languages. This is a developer network where web developers with common interest meet and discuss and share web technology and programming techniques and also retrieve information for references and queries.

Discuss:
A forum to discuss any thought about topic. It could be anything that comes to your mind. You can discuss about a book, issues in politics and so on. It can be just about anything.

Check link: Freebase.com

Yahoo Stencil Kit

2008-06-05T09:27:00.004+05:30

Yahoo has released its "Stencil Kit" as a part of Design Pattern Library. This seems to be a great idea and very useful resource to the designers. Though this may lead to yahoo biased design ideas, the standard approach to components can be a welcome idea. The stencil kit has following topics:
• Ad Units
• Calendars
• Carousels
• Charts and Tables
• UI Controls
• Form Elements
• Grids
• Menus and Buttons
• Mobile - General
• Mobile - iPhone
• Navigation and Pagination
• OS Elements
• Placeholder Text
• Screen Resolutions
• Tabs
• Windows and Containers

These are available for download in various formats (OmniGraffle, Visio (XML), PDF, PNG, SVG)
Link: Yahoo Stencil Kit

Orkut themes, change the face of your profile

2008-06-03T19:00:00.004+05:30

Orkut changed the look and feel of its interface last year and now offers its users to customize the theme of their profile with the pre-defined themes offered by Orkut itself. The themes add a lot of character to the profile page. To change the theme on Orkut all you need to do is click the Change Theme link on the top right side of the profile page and select the theme you want to upgrade to and click on the update button.

Free stockphoto search app from Everystockphoto.com

2008-05-29T15:05:00.008+05:30

Everystockphoto introduces free/license-specific photos from different sources creating a platform for users to search and use stock photos displayed here. Everystockphoto is a free service provider, once registered users can collect photos and comment, tag and rate them too.

A cushion that keeps you cool

2008-05-28T14:47:00.000+05:30

image source: kilian-nakamura.com

We must have come across many cooling devices/gadgets developed to cool our bodies during our long hours at work or when asleep. Here is a neat gadget from Kuchofuku Suzukaze that regulates air through thin membrane and maintains temperature that is the ideal cooling temperature for a human body. With an overall weight of only 261 grams the device can be easily carried anywhere. The seats have a small fan built in it that circulates air within.

Icon search simplified!

2008-05-26T10:50:00.009+05:30

Many Icon search web-applications are released over the web and one of them is the all new "iconlook". At first glance it looks like any other regular search engine with the conventional search box with a search button, but with a twist, Icon Look is dedicated to help users to search for icons. Type the keyword of your choice and you are presented with a list/collection of free icons, categorized by its size (16x16, 32x32, etc). The "Tag Cloud" tab provides a huge keyword list that could match your search.

Also Check: iconfinder.net, iconlet.com, searchicon.net

DELL XPS RED ALL IN ONE PC & NOTEBOOK

2008-05-22T22:43:00.004+05:30

YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT.
PEOPLE GET
WHAT THEY NEED.

Windows and Dell have joined (RED) to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. When you buy a Dell (PRODUCT) RED PC with Windows Vista Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED, Windows and Dell will jointly contribute $50 or $80, depending on the product, to The Global Fund. With Windows Vista Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED, these aren’t just the ultimate PCs, they’re a powerful way to improve lives
Click here to know more.

Google Health, a helping hand?

2008-05-22T11:36:00.006+05:30

No Google Health is not an initiative to start hospitals across the country but another free web application to help users to store their medical records online and also use the same tool to share information with your doc or insurance companies over the internet. With many security and privacy issues hovering around, can Google Health give the confidence to its users to actually use the tool to record sensitive data as this. Something that many would think about already.

Calling Google, are there more surprises to come? How about a Google web-browser or a Google World Wide WiFi Spot where users from any part of the world could latch onto the Google network irrespective of where the users are located or travel different parts of the globe. Well! lets wait and see waz up! for grabs for years to come.

List of 35 professional looking corporate websites

2008-05-21T16:25:00.007+05:30

A good collection of corporate websites are listed at Rubiqube. The collections are analyzed and are carefully handpicked websites which looks professional in all aspects of design and development and also exhibit current trends and pattern involving design of corporate websites.

Find the list here: 35 professional looking corporate websites

DesignYouTrust: Refereshing Design Insipiration

2008-05-21T10:55:00.011+05:30

Getting bored of too many CSS and Web Design Inspirations Gallery? Here is an interesting website called "designyoutrust" with refreshing design inspirations spanning all categories from Colors, Photos, Art, Print Design, Illustrations and more. The site showcases latest design projects from the famous designer's collaboration portal Behance.

from the site:
Design You Trust™ is a daily design blog and community, full of new design trends, news and events, great design portfolios, young design bloods, design articles, photographies, fashion, creative advertisements, architectural inspirations, video design and hand-picked design stuff from all over the globe."

You can be a part of designyoutrust by submitting a simple registration form to post your favorite Design resources, Photos and Videos.

Get paid for Blogging at Social Spark

2008-05-20T20:44:00.006+05:30

You a blogger? Then Social Spark is the place for you. Anyone can join this blog network and make money against every post you make. You get paid $$ for post that you write on topics spread across Technology, Gadgets, Sports and many more. Log on and get sparking at the Social Spark network.

GloPillow for a healthy wakeup call!

2008-04-30T23:03:00.004+05:30

image source: embryo.ie

The glow Pillow is an alarm clock mated wtih a soft light embedded within the pillow. The pillow uses an LED fabric substrate under the skin of the pillow that illuminates to wake the user. There is a time display that shows time, which is projected through the same LEDs that glow to wake the user.

There are different pre-sets and 40 mins before every pre-sets the program triggers to start the LEDs to glow. The LEDs begins to glow gradually gently waking the user.

Nettuts: The new Web-Development resource

2008-04-24T10:30:00.007+05:30

Collis Ta'eed has just launched his new site nettuts.com. In continuation to the huge success of psdtuts collis has launched this site to branch out in tutorials for Web Development. The site seems to have a great response in the very first week which is evident from its FeedBruner box numbers nearing 600 within couple of days of its launch. It could be interesting to see how different the tutorials are compared to the existing sites, and its "Best of the Web" section.

Color Toy 2.0 is a winner!

2008-04-20T19:30:00.002+05:30

The ColorToy 2.0 is a flash application that generates color scheme for the right shades of your choice. Deciding the right color combination is a task by itself for many. So here is something that ColorToy will make easy for anyone. Feed the tool with a color and it automatically services you with the complimenting colors that you make you go awe! So try it out here and post your comments.

Google Notebook exports!!!

2008-04-12T09:16:00.004+05:30

So what does Google Notebook have this time? The Notebook now features exporting options as in Google Docs. The subscribe to feeds option are made much easier to access with just a click on export as RSS from the tools meny. The Google Notebook integrates well with Google docs and the recent version of the Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer has the Notebook feature within it.

Nappak's portable bed

2008-04-06T16:31:00.001+05:30

image source: nappak.de

This could become a popular product for people on the move or at work and even at home when you have that fun party. Very cool design and the Nappak bed is supplied with a air compressor. The cubicle type desgin is a knock off design giving you the privacy and also blocking off light in a room or any other environment.

Adobe Launches Photoshop Express Public Beta

2008-03-28T23:02:00.005+05:30

With Photoshop Express, digital photos can be uploaded and sorted anytime, edited non-destructively to always preserve the original image, and shared from anywhere, on any Web browser. In a few easy clicks, Photoshop Express empowers anyone to make standard edits, such as removing blemishes and red-eye, converting to black and white, cropping and resizing, and much more.
Photoshop Express offers a variety of creative sharing options, including uploading and showing off photos and slideshows in your own online “Gallery” hosted by Adobe, or conveniently embedding or linking photos to social networking sites and personal blogs without having to leave the application. Slideshows never looked better with animation that makes photos float and fly across the screen, allowing for viewer interactivity and unique presentation styles.
Visit now

web2.0 Button Collections

2008-03-28T11:12:00.004+05:30

Nice collection of web2.0 style buttons are available in dragnet. There more than 50 buttons showcased here along with some links to additional resource. Enjoy!

Link: button_collection

CSSGlobe.com: All About CSS around the globe

2008-03-27T09:51:00.005+05:30

CSSGlobe is yet another site from the CSS community and Web Standards resources. So what is unique about this one? For two main reasons, one for its fresh and useful contents, and secondly for the active contributions of members bringing in latest of CSS and Web trends news.

The website carries active sections with “Articles” and “Community News”, both contributed by members/users. The articles are exclusively published for CSSGlobe supported with articles, tips, tutorials CSS and Web Standards from any other blogs/sites. Get registered and publish your findings.

Qualtiy Freebie from bittbox.com

2008-03-24T10:06:00.007+05:30

Good design is a reflection of creative ideas and free design resources makes it easy to implement and popularize the latest trend in design. Bittbox provides quality Freebies and showcases some of the best photoshop artist in the design industry and their creatives. Photoshop Brushes, textures, Vector Brushes, Shapes, Stock Photos are some of the resources that are shared on this site. A gold mine for any designer.

Link: Bittbox.com

More life to your photos with HDR technique!

2008-03-19T12:09:00.007+05:30

image source: wikipedia

Have you ever thought of enhancing some of your prized shots taken from your camera? Then you got to learn to generate a HDR image which means High Dynamic Range image. A technique that produces true colors and tones to your photographs by collaborating pictures of the same features under different exposures.

To start its important to have a steady hand or make it easy with a tripod and take shots of the same object with different exposures without any movement to avoid blurring of pictures. For example take 3 pictures with +2 EV and a couple with -3 EV and use softwares like Photomatix or other applications to generate your final HDR image.

Online Free CSS Menu Builder

2008-03-17T23:29:00.004+05:30

Creating web2.0, glossy tabs is now made easy with izzymenu. This easy to use menu generator will help you generate/create menu tabs. The site has pre-defined tab settings with controls for different parameter. Customize your parameters, to create more number of tabs, horizontal or vertical, hover color/image and more. This is a handy site to be bookmarked, and create instant and professional looking CSS tabs in minutes.
Link: izzymenu

Apps Find: Expense / Money Tracking Web Apps

2008-03-17T22:28:00.012+05:30

Always thought your money management skills is on the weaker side? Gone were the days scampering for a paper and calculator trying to figure out your spending pattern and punch the life out of the calculator.

With Web2.0 producing whole lot of online applications to manage your expenses, life has never been better. These apps help users track Expenses framed around the specified income from different sources as applicable to the respective users. In addition to the basic features you can plan your Budget and Expense report and also link bank accounts to the app.

Budget Pulse

"Money management software are usually complicated while online ones are too simple and featureless. BudgetPulse is built on principles of simplicity, user friendliness and comprehensiveness"- BudgetPluse

expensr

expensr is a free online personal finance application.

spendview

"The idea behind SpendView is straightforward - let users know where they spend their money, effortlessly. It’s a simple and secure personal finance site designed to minimize the effort required in tracking, analyzing, and reducing expenses."- spendview

Dell launch 20" widescreen monitor

2008-03-16T00:12:00.005+05:30

Dell's new 20" widescreen flat panel monitor, the DELL UltraSharp 2009W. This panel has the capapbility to show more pixel content than the Dell's 19" widescreen monitor. The monitor shods 4 USB 2.0 ports incase you run out of ports on the PC and it also comes with height adjustable stand. Delivers life-like pictures with crisp and rich colors making the virtual experience feel like reality.

Vectips: Quality tips and tutorials for Illustrator

2008-03-11T10:28:00.007+05:30

In line to the recently famous resource blog psdtuts, here comes the new one "vectips". Vectips has come out with quality tips, tricks and tutorials for Adobe Illustrator. The site targets on professional visitors with medium level skills in the illustrator. The categorizing of the TIPS, TRICKS and TUTORIALS makes the user to reach articles quickly and the apple green color used for the design gives an overall pleasant look. My favorite tutorial from the blog:

Also check: creating-halftone-effects | quickly-add-grunge-to-text

USB Digital Film Scanner

2008-03-10T21:01:00.003+05:30

image source: gadgets.co.uk

Now here is an interesting gadget which will interest a lot of people who used the film camera before the digital camera took over. A gadget that can scan your photo negatives. So if you are one of them who have a stack of old films in your cupboard then its time to dig them out and convert them to possitives digitally. The USB Digital Film scanner will give life to your good old negatives by scanning them at high resolution and then having them converted to useful digital formats like jpegs etc.

Google Sites step up website publishing

2008-03-02T21:15:00.001+05:30

Google Sites is finally launched. Another new service from the Google Apps stable, users can make use of Google Sites to develop/create websites online and no knowledge of programming is required to use this service. With different templates to choose from and a storage space of 10GB supported with a rich text editor, this application is a breeze to use.

Trend Analysis on Navigation from Smashingmagazine

2008-02-28T11:11:00.006+05:30

Navigation design plays a vital role in making a site/blog popular and equally successful. Smashing magazine has come out with a new article on Navigation menu trend analysis. The article proves to be a good reference for any creative site/blog design, as it covers most of the available menu styles and its best examples. You will end up with a clear insight and design trends of navigation menu. So gear up to redesign your blog navigation!

Article Link: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/26/navigation-menus-trends-and-examples/

The Morph concept from Nokia

2008-02-27T22:35:00.005+05:30

Featured in The Museum of Modern Art “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition, the Morph concept device is a bridge between highly advanced technologies and their potential benefits to end-users. This device concept showcases some revolutionary leaps being explored by Nokia Research Center (NRC) in collaboration with the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre (United Kingdom) – nanoscale technologies that will potentially create a world of radically different devices that open up an entirely new spectrum of possibilities.

Morph concept technologies might create fantastic opportunities for mobile devices:
Newly-enabled flexible and transparent materials blend more seamlessly with the way we live Devices become self-cleaning and self-preserving Transparent electronics offering an entirely new aesthetic dimension Built-in solar absorption might charge a device, whilst batteries become smaller, longer lasting and faster to charge Integrated sensors might allow us to learn more about the environment around us, empowering us to make better choices.

In addition to the advances above, the integrated electronics shown in the Morph concept could cost less and include more functionality in a much smaller space, even as interfaces are simplified and usability is enhanced. All of these new capabilities will unleash new applications and services that will allow us to communicate and interact in unprecedented ways.

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Turbocharge your web application development!

2008-02-24T22:34:00.008+05:30

Generate database and reporting applications for .NET in minutes. Quickly create visually stunning, feature-rich Web 2.0 applications that are easy to customize and ready to deploy. If you need an app built today, use Iron Speed Designer!

Simply point to an existing database and let the Iron Speed Designer wizards build a sophisticated, database-driven application that's ready to deploy. In just minutes, Iron Speed Designer generates your application's Web pages, user interface code and data access logic. Say good-bye to hand-coding ASPX pages and SQL statements.

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Professional Developer and Designer (Microsoft Software ) for students tools at no charge

2008-02-20T23:12:00.012+05:30

For the first time, Microsoft is giving its valuable software developer and design tools directly to students worldwide at no charge! This site enables students like you to download professional-level Microsoft developer and design tools to unlock your creative potential and set you on the path to academic and career success, by supporting and advancing your learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering activities.

Among the products available currently are Windows Server, the Expression Suite of products, XNA Game Studio, SQL Server and the new Visual Studio.

In order to get this software from Microsoft at no charge, you will be asked to establish or verify your student status once every 12 months. This process is built into this DreamSpark site itself. Verification of valid student status will enable students from around the globe to download Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge.

Note: You must be at least 18 years old or have otherwise reached the age of majority in the place (province, state or country) where you live, or if not, your parent or legal guardian must accept the Microsoft DreamSpark software license terms on your behalf, in order for you to download and use the software.

Visit DreamSpark for more details

Best CSS Tips, Web Trends at StylizeWeb.com

2008-02-18T16:03:00.013+05:30

Stylizedweb the black and white blog, rolls out with clear focus in CSS,JS, and web trends. This has very interesting and useful postings that could make your life easier. My favorite posts from the site :

10 best CSS hacks
30 Best Firefox add-ons
PNG transparency issues
Vertical align div

FreelanceSwitch Survey Results

2008-02-13T10:29:00.007+05:30

The most awaited survey results are out from Freelance Switch. 3700 people took part in the survey from 6 continents and 10 industries, the report they have made out this survey is displaying interesting facts. This proves to most useful information and analysis. If your are planning to switch in to freelance mode from regular job, have a look at this analysis, you have all data at your desk starting from happiness factor, load factor till hourly rate across countries. People who was part of survey has its version mailed and for others you can still get it by paying very less!
Check the link here

Quality vector, PS Brush, Shapes at Dezignus

2008-02-11T22:19:00.000+05:30

The combination of quality stock with "Free factor" is a rare one. Dezignus is one such blog giving out quality vectors, Photoshop goodies like shapes, brushes, patterns and more design resource link. It’s all royalty free, free and free! The blog has really cool stuff for every designer and illustrators. Don’t miss it to have its daily feed. Enjoy!
link: http://dezignus.com

Yahoo for Sale !!

2008-02-05T23:20:00.000+05:30

Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share. Transaction valued at approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stock; provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; combined entity to create a more competitive company, providing superior value to shareholders, better choice and innovation for customers and partners.
Microsoft’s proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and one-half Microsoft common stock.
Microsoft will probably borrow money for the first time to finance its proposed $44.6 billion takeover of Yahoo, chief financial officer Chris Liddell said.
Microsoft took on $80 million in debt from AQuantive when it bought the Internet advertising company for $6 billion in August. Both the AQuantive acquisition and the proposed take-over of Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo are part of Microsoft’s effort to compete with Google in the $40 billion-a-year market for Internet search services and advertising.
Know more about the deal.

Rescue Time: Web Based Automated Time Management

2008-02-02T11:09:00.000+05:30

Its a fact that comparing the time spent on individual applications, websites and blogs in a day will improve our productivity.
Rescue Time, comes as the web based automated Time Management tool accounting for the time spent and comparision data of all the applications, websites and blogs we use and visit. So finding your time spent on blogs (in the name of resarch) is on the click!

Rescue Time, works out for individual and also for business. Time tacker can applied across the team or business unit with centralized data for group tracking, accounting for the team's productivity in a given day. The interface and design so intuitive, Clean and easy for any type of users.

Here are few reviews and articles about this application: http://www.techcrunch.com/rescue-time-automated-time-management
http://www.appscout.com/2007/12/rescue_time_shows_

Experimental Search views from Google

2008-01-29T22:27:00.000+05:30

Google is always experimenting with new features aimed at improving the search experience. Take one for a spin and let us know what you think.

See results on a timeline, map, or in context of other information types. With these views, Google's technology extracts key dates, locations, measurements, and more from select search results so you can view the information in a different dimension. Timeline and map views work best for searches related to people, companies, events and places. Info view shows all the data found for each result, to help you select the best choice.

Try different keywords to improve your search results. As you type your search, Google's technology provides alternative suggestions to your queries in real time. This feature is also available on Google Labs as Google Suggest.

Visit google experimentas search for more details.

Adobe Air (formerly code-named Apollo)

2008-01-29T22:07:00.000+05:30

With the note of the divide between browser-based and desktop applications is quickly disappearing, Adobe has released its new Adobe Integrated Runtime ( Previously known as Apollo).

Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that allows developer's existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) to the desktop.

While Expertise and geeks experimenting on AIR, Adobe has given an article on "Must see Air Sample". Comparing the three applications that support open-source scripting languages, (Silverlight, JavaFX and AIR) developers now have more options left for thier choice. The best of the lot will be know soon.

Also Check
1. http://www.adobe.com/products/air
2. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/air_sample_apps.html
3. http://labs.adobe.com/showcase/air/

Turbomilk- Providing true stories of Creating ICONS

2008-01-28T22:12:00.000+05:30

Turbomilk is a Russian company that does visual interface design. Thier recent redesigned website brings the real essence out to visitors. Well, we get inspired to Icons by their colors, 3d effect, details etc more than that you would recreate icons same as that. Visiting turbo milk will give you a great insight about the art of Icon Design.

The case studies pages has sketches that inspires you to create ideas for Icons. Thier latest autokadabra case study is a delight to watch. They have more case studies in their Casestudy section. Apart from this there are some really valuable tips and tricks for icon design. So get inspired with highly creative and sensible Icons from Turbomilk!

XHTML Character Entity Reference

2008-01-27T10:04:00.000+05:30

This is a useful and interesting reference tool developed by Jim Rutherford. Jim is a User Exerience engineer with domain expertise in HTML, XHTML, CSS and XML technology.

Now for the reference tool, it contains 252 entities in HTML 4 and XHML 1.0. Check Digital Media Minute for more.

USB Battery Charger

2008-01-24T18:23:00.000+05:30

image source: crazyaboutgadgets.com

The USB Battery Charger is a must have device which lets you charge your batteries off your PC or Laptop's USB port. A very compact charger and accomodates 4 X AA and AAA Ni-Cd batteries. The charger comes along with a 40cm USB cable, DC input DC5v/500mA and LED lights to indicate the charging status. Retails for about $16.06.

Camcorder goes Blue-ray

2008-01-23T17:00:00.000+05:30

image source: hitachi.us

Hitachi launch the DZ-BD9H camcorder which writes on Blue-ray discs. Its not just one product but two of them and one of them is a Hybrid which stores on a built in 30GB HDD and Blue0ray as well and the other without the HDD. The camcorder supports full HD at 1920x1080 quality video with a 5.3MP CMOS image sensor.

WYMstyle: a CSS framework

2008-01-22T14:55:00.000+05:30

WYM is a set of modular CSS files, that can be used for quick and fast designing of web sites. Also alternatively it aims to supress the tedious compatibility testing across browsers for each created website, by providing CSS modules which are reliable and well-tested.

Harmony 800 from Logitech

2008-01-06T20:28:00.000+05:30

image source: Logitech

A new product from Logitech and its a sleek universal remote, the Harmony 800. The remote has a touch sensitive screen with backlit controls and supports one touch control and has the ability to control over 15 devices once the remote is programmed. The remote charges itself on a charging station.

jQuery UI

2008-01-02T21:48:00.000+05:30

jQuery UI is a set of jQuery Javascript Library such as different mouse interactions, namely Drag and Drop, Sorting, Selecting, and Eesizing, that you can use to build highly interactive web applications. On top of the core interactions there are number of reusable widgets such as Accordions, Date Pickers, Dialogs, Sliders, Table Sorters, and Tabs.

Also check: Killerstartups

Zcubes

2008-01-01T19:16:00.000+05:30

ZCubes is a unique web application which lets one to handle and execute most of the common tasks we come across on a daily or routine basis. To name a few features are Calculate, Document(edit, create, edit), Paint, Publish, Network and many more. The ZCubes website has more to talk about, please visit their website for more insight.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 TO OUR READERS!

2007-12-31T23:25:00.000+05:30

Copy CD/DVDs on the go

2007-12-27T13:34:00.000+05:30

image source: ezdupe.com

DVD Coach Single Target is a portable and slim CD and DVD cd copier. Its a simple to use device connect it to the computer or use it as a standalone unit. IT writes a DVD at 8x and a CD at 16x and features an external USB 2.0 and also plays Audio CDs with repeat mode and finally wth the a one year warranty and technical support.

Flickr Groups on UI Design

2007-12-21T16:04:00.000+05:30

Flickr Groups are becoming a source of inspiration among Creative Professionals/Designers and not restricted to just being another photo sharing application. Listed below are a few notable Flickr groups that are contributing to the UI design and Web Design trends.

Design Patterns:
factoryjoe collections
jibbajabba

Web2.0 Interface:
webui

Interaction Designers:
Interaction Designers

Web design:
web_design
webdesign-inspiration

Design:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/brushfruit

Adobe’s 25 years of innovation

2007-12-21T12:00:00.000+05:30

Adobe’s commitment to revolutionizing how the world engages with ideas and information is as strong today as it was when the company was founded in 1982. Over the years, Adobe has helped to re-define industries with revolutionary technologies and products, such as:

PostScript and PDF for the print industry
Dreamweaver and Flash for the web
Premiere and After Effects for film and TV
LiveCycle and Flex for the enterprise
Adobe AIR for extending rich Internet applications to the desktop, and award-winning software applications like Photoshop and Acrobat that span all industries, serving customers of every size.

Visit Adobe for more details.

Blog : 10 years and going strong

2007-12-18T16:03:00.000+05:30

The word "weblog" or popularly known as “blog” celebrates the 10th anniversary of it being coined on 17 December 1997. While many people maintained regular journals or diaries before the word was coined, 1997 marked the point when they started to become a particular online pursuit.

The word was created by Jorn Barger to describe what he was doing with his pioneering Robot Wisdom web page. For some time after Mr Barger coined the term, the numbers of people who could be said to be actually writing one was small.

Official numbers are hard to find but some estimate that the size of the blogosphere in late 1998 encompassed only 23 sites.

In 1999 the phenomenon took off as easy to use tools started to appear which made it much easier to write and maintain these sorts of websites. Also in 1999 the word "blog" was coined as a shortened form of the original term.

The word was an abbreviation for the "logging" of interesting "web" sites that Mr Barger featured on his regularly updated journal.

illuminated Shower Head

2007-12-17T21:28:00.000+05:30

image source: kzl.en.alibaba

A shower head that has light built ito them. What is special about it? Well it has an in-built thermostat which controls the color of the lights based on the temperature of the water. The color of the light is White when its less than 32 and 33--41 blue and dark blue, 42--45 pink and violet when greater then 45 hot red.

The device powers itself up by running water and does not need any battery or any other power source.

2007-12-16T22:15:00.000+05:30

image source: Baronbob

With Christmas just around the corner, we have an interesting gadget to hang on the christmas tree. Its an LED lit Christmas tree ornament. The light scrolls text messages across at all times. The pre-loaded messages are as follows

Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays
Happy New Year
Peace on Earth
Seasons Greeting
Home for Xmas
Joy to the World
Feliz Navidad

Quick Ribbon a Web 2.0 tool

2007-12-14T15:07:00.001+05:30

With the trend of Web 2.0 designs floating around, the ribbon design element is increasingly being used on many websites. The Quick Ribbon, a Web 2.0 tool helps users to create nice looking ribbons for websites in minutes. The tool lets you format text, font color and a list of presets and pre-defined styles of ribbons. Generate the ribbon, preview it, copy the javascript and paste it on your website. Very simple and easy to use tool

2007-12-13T10:40:00.001+05:30

image source: Yanko Design

Its always about cars and motorcycle isn't it, make life easy for the Drivers and Riders with whole lot of gadgets and devices for these fuel burning machines. What about the cyclist/bike riders, well dont let my hype take over your imagination. Its nothing complicated but a very nice and unique Type pressure gauge for a Bicycle. John Wrightson is the designer who came up with the idea and design of this nice device.

Ahem! you might need some sort of Anti-Theft device to have this device not disappear.

LM959 Bluetooth vibrating bracelet

2007-12-11T14:06:00.000+05:30

image source: Netpcdirect

Have trouble with phones ringing at the wrong place or else you never feel the vibrating phone in your pocket while on the go or for some reason. No problem at all with the Vibrating Bluetooth Bracelet around on your wrist. LM Technologies launch the LM959 Bluetooth vibrating bracelet. When the cell phone rings it triggers the bracelet and it vibrates around your wrist alerting of you of an incoming call or short messages.

Unzip compressed files Online

2007-12-07T18:06:00.001+05:30

Have you been in situations where you had to unzip a file on your computer and you did not have the unzipping software on your machine? These are desperate times and situations and you are helpless. Wobzip comes to the rescue letting you uncompress files online and on the fly. The application supports almost all comressed file formats. Its a very easy and simple to use application just log onto Wobzip, click the browse button, select the zip file and press the Uncompress button. The files are listed on the page and all we need to do is click on the file and download the same. Its fast, simple and easy to use. Try out Wobzip.

Creating Portfolios - Marking your online presence

2007-12-07T12:11:00.000+05:30

Creating online portfolio for showcasing work samples has become inevitable these days. Though Flickr is an easy and effective place to build portfolios, there are more professional webspaces were the industry professional and projects providers search for the talent pool.

“Behance” has become popular like colorofolt by showcasing the projects, collaborating like minds and projects. The site provides easy interactions to customize the portfolio pages, that gives the uniqueness of user’s portfolio.

Apart from comments the site provides the concept of “Project Appreciations”, were users will vote against show cased project. It has usual functions for collaboration of other uses like inviting to your circle, messaging, Job Opportunities, Sharing Tips and watch-list.

More Portfolio tools:
http://www.creativebinge.com/
http://www.coroflot.com/
http://www.portfolios.com/
http://www.ifreelance.com/
http://deviantart.com/ ( Art)

Zigview S2 Digital Viewfinder

2007-12-07T10:37:00.000+05:30

The ZigView S2 Digital viewfinder is a real cool and neat Idea of having a extendeable viewfinder screen. With a 1.5 meter extension for the screen, this contraption is very cool for taking pictures in difficult angles, and for survelliance photography. The device also carries motion sensing feature.

NASA.gov 5.0

2007-12-01T10:06:00.000+05:30

Nasa has decided to revamp their website on account of completing 50 years since NASA's inception. The NASA.GOV 5.0 offers their visitors with their improved Information Architecture with plans of introducing Web.2.0 features for better user experience on the website.

Callpod Dragon bluetooth headset

2007-11-27T11:25:00.000+05:30

The new bluetooth headset from Callpod is called the Dragon. The mighty small device has a range of upto 328ft and you can walk around anywhere at home or office without carrying the phone.

The device is also compatible with the desktop PC and hook up with Skype calls and also switch between phone calls and VOIP.

SolarRolls from Brunton

2007-11-26T19:43:00.001+05:30

The SolarRoll from Brunton would have many people rush to the store to grab one. One can charge all electronic gadgets on the move. The SolarRoll is very useful for travelers to charge gadgets which needs power to operate, so all that needs to be doe is to spread the Brunton SunRoll and charge your camera, mobile phones, laptops in the strangest location possible.

Thanks Giving Deals

2007-11-23T10:16:00.000+05:30

Thanksgiving is the time for deals and here are some of the leads to make life easier.

Monster GameLink 360 Fiber Optic Audio A/V Kit
Price was: $29.99
You save: -$10.03
You pay: $19.96
Click here

Panasonic - 5.8GHz Expandable Cordless Phone System
Price was: $79.99
You Save: $20.00
You pay: $59.99
Click here

Free $15 eGift card with the new 4GB iPod and 4GB Zune

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Get a free wireless controller ($49.99 value) when you buy an Xbox 360.

Xbox 360 Premium
includes Forza Motorsport 2 and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
$349.99

Xbox 360 Elite
includes Forza Motorsport 2 and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
$449.99
Click here

Free 70-300mm zoom lens with Select Cameras worth $150

Click here

For more check the online stores

Nokia N810 Internet Tablet

2007-11-21T12:43:00.000+05:30

Nokia release the all new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. The Internet Tablet will hit the stores in a day or two across America. The device has a new sliding keyboard, GPS feature, mp3 playback and WiFi capability. Very handy, stylish and sleek for portability and experience of internet browsing with all comfort. It has a large color screen with touch sensing panel, browser powered by Mozilla. The Nokia N810 connects to the internet via WiFi hotspot or even a mobile phone connected over GPRS network using the bluetooth connectivity.

The OS is a Linux based maemo OS2008 which is a good platform and supports Mozilla with AJAX and Flash9 and other feaures.

Twilight Umbrellas

2007-11-20T11:31:00.000+05:30

image source: iwantoneofthose.com

Bored with the good old black and plain colored umbrellas? Twilight Umbrellas is something to flaunt around while wading through water under the heavy showers. The umbrella has optical fiber integrated within the umbrella which illuminates and shows up tiny stars that twinkle with different colors. The Twilight Umbrellas have a switch at the handle and requires 3 AAA batteries to activate the lights.

Sync TV from Pioneer

2007-11-19T17:45:00.000+05:30

Pioneer electronics launch SyncTV which offers users to download and watch videos from channels. This is not a free service and its available for an affordable subscription rate per month. The service is no available for the computers only with future plans of having a setop box setup to view the service on your television sets.

The Flying Chair from Simon Desanta

2007-11-19T15:56:00.000+05:30

Image source: Bonluxat

No its not a snippet from the Arabian Nights and no there are no Genes from bottles playing tricks. This is a nicely designed and sculptured easy chair designed by Simon Desanta and its called the Flying Chair. Its made out of a robust material and looks very impressive with a single piece appearance and looks floating in air.

Modstream advertise the wireless way!

2007-11-16T14:00:00.000+05:30

Another new approach to advertising and promoting and this time its the shopping cart which takes the role of reaching out to the consumers. Modstream help reach out to the customers with their new technology of wireless streaming targeted messages onto the handles of shopping carts. The concept works on a simple internet and wireless technology to transmit messages across to all shopping configured by the user.

How do you get your advertisement across? Its very very easy. The user needs to log onto www.modstream.com, compose a AD message, pick the store where you want to advertise and voila your AD is delivered. The same can be operated and also controled by the store manager and so on.

Miro 1.0 - Turn your computer into an internet TV

2007-11-14T14:15:00.000+05:30

Quite simply, Miro is a free application for channels of internet video (also known as 'video podcasts and video rss). Miro is designed to be easy to use and to give you an elegant fullscreen viewing experience.

There are thousands of free internet video channels that you can watch. You'll be able to download all the videos that each channel offers and when new ones are released, Miro will grab them automatically.

Unlike tiny videos on websites like YouTube, Miro videos are usually very high quality and look great when watched full screen. Since Miro downloads videos completely before you watch, your videos will never skip or stutter while they are playing.

Know more about Miro.

HTC launch the Touch Cruise

2007-11-13T15:45:00.000+05:30

image source: Newlaunches.com

HTC launch the Touch Cruise integrated with their very own TouchFLO interface and screen area of 2.8 inches. The phone features GSM/EDGE/UMTS and very elegant and sleep on the outside. The phone also shods features like the Bluetooth, a 3MP camera with an expansion slot to accomodate a microSD card.

For more information log onto Newlaunches.com

I-Theatre HR

2007-11-10T17:15:00.000+05:30

Always wanted that movie theatre experience while on the move? Well I-Theratre HR is here to make that a reality. The I-Theatre produce high resolution video with 922,000 px resolution and it weighs 2.1 ounces. Private movie on the movie is a treat during the long boring trips. The device is compatible wtih most mobile video, DVD, MP3 players, Mobile phones. This exclusive device retails for about $399.

For more information log onto Scientificsonline

USB Gauge from Visuals

2007-11-09T15:33:00.000+05:30

No this is not some performance gauge for a car, this is an all new performance gauge for your computer from Visuals. You heard it right, its a gauge for a Desktop and Laptops. Gives a one tough display of the power limit, temperature and the speed of the PSU fan. The gauge uses some of the advanced and accurate stepper motor used in cars. Its gathers data through the standard USB interface and the gauge is powered up using the GAYBTEODIN GT series power supply only.

Also check: Gigabyte

Desktop Fan powered by USB

2007-11-09T15:01:00.000+05:30

Another gadget powered through a USB port. Its a Retro fan with a model design of a Standard pedestal fan. The fan is powerful enough to help you cool off. The device is around 210/75mm of its height and width respectively. Retails for around $17.

Also check: DrinkStuff

2007-11-09T10:47:00.000+05:30

The World Usability Day 2007 begins this month with events hosted across the globe by individuals or organized by sponsor's. Usability Analyst and Interaction Designers group up to discuss various issues and solutions faced/provided in course of developing an Application or Website. November 8th is the day for the grand Global Event. Apart from professionals in the Information Technology arena, there are other designers and professionals from Manufacturing Industry, Medical and Machine tools and Consumer article designer experts who volunteer to share their ideas, experiences and future plans of their respective fields.

Web Blog Awards 2007

2007-11-08T18:02:00.000+05:30

Here we go, the list of the Finalist are given below. So which Blog is it going to be? You could get onto the polling site make your vote and let the best blog win. Click here to cast your vote.

Smashing Magazine
Gearlog
GoodCleanTech
Tech Rivet
The Apple Blog
Lifehacker
Medgadget
Engadget
ReadWriteWeb
Gizmodo

Clean AJAX

2007-11-07T15:39:00.001+05:30

Clean is an open source engine for AJAX, that provides a high level interface to work with the AJAX technology. It can be plugged in any page or DHTML framework because it was designed in comformation with the separation of concerns principle, keeping focus on AJAX issues.

What Clean is:

Server side technology agnostic, you can use it
with any server side language
Simple to install, to configure and to use; Small learning
curve solution
Full based on client side JavaScript.

What Clean is not:

A DHTML widget framework with AJAX features
embedded on it
A huge and complex framework that clains to
be the main artifact in your applications
A toy implementation wrapping XMLHttpRequest
and ActiveX

Umydo Humidifier

2007-11-07T11:32:00.000+05:30

Blomus introduce Umydo Humidifier with a unique design and a perfect gift this Christmas or a good artifact for your home this winter. Iam not sure how this contraption works, Iam unable to find details on the Blomus website. But looks cool and Iam sure it serves its purpose.

Google PC for $199

2007-11-04T19:16:00.000+05:30

The internet giant Google steps into the PC market retailing the Google PC at $199. The machine is sold with the the gOS which is an extract or rather a modifed version of the Ubuntu from the Linux stable and configured to run Google applications which includes Google spreadsheets, Gmail, Gtalk and apart from the Google products it also runs Open Office an open source office application which can also handle MS Office documents.

The PC shods 1.5GHZ processor, 512 MB RAM and 80 GB HDD. Interested? just walk to the nearest Walmart andpick one up.

Also check: Walmart

The Felt Mouse

2007-11-04T14:22:00.000+05:30

Another all new design on your desktop. The Felt Mouse designed by Joey Roth is wireless and is fabricated out of wool felt and laminated bamboo ply.

The KitchenBug recipe bank

2007-11-02T10:04:00.000+05:30

KitchenBug is a useful and very easy to use receipe sharing and consolidating tool. You can write down all your recipes and access the same anytime with easy features to arrange and list them for quick search and find the recipe you are looking for. Since your recipe is in public you can also let other users to place comment for your recipe. You could also search for other KitchenBug user's recipe.

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 Beta

2007-10-31T11:51:00.001+05:30

image source: Yahoo!

Yahoo! launch Beta version 9 of their messenger service. The new version has a whole lot of features. It has the ability to View Yahoo Videos, YouTube, Flickr, Forward Text messages, Voice calls between computers and whole lot more.

The Yahoo Messenger 9 will flaunt its new design interface and the favorite emoticons will feature new moods and stylish icons. The interactions and features using this new app has been improved at higher levels. For example, when you mouse over a friend's ID, options to IM, call or sms appear making it easier to navigate. Another interesting feature is the increase of file size that can be transferred over the messenger service, its upto 2GB of data which is a GB more than what was available before.

A very good package all together...

Flash Loaded

2007-10-30T15:15:00.000+05:30

With plenty of interactive flash websites coming up everyday. We see drastic change in design and creativity over years now. This is purely because of broadband prevailing across the globe. With the popularity of Flash used on website, Flashloaded has come up with many flash components for designers to integrate on websites for a price.

Have a look at their extensive library of flash components and widgets.

Also check: FlashDen

The Winepocket

2007-10-29T15:38:00.000+05:30

Now something to improve the way you gift a Wine bottle to your friend or family member. Tired of the good old brown bag? Here is something to impress your friend/party host with a cool and presentable carry bag and its the Winepocket. The design gives a comfortable opening at the top to grip onto the Winepocket and the same opening is used to place and pull the wine bottle out. The Winepocket is made out of industrial wool.

Cow-powered laptops !

2007-10-27T09:29:00.000+05:30

One Laptop Per Child Project is finalizing the design of a cow-powered generator that can be used as a low-cost energy source in Indian villages. The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) is toying with a novel source of power for its low-cost cows.

There is a plan to drive a dynamo (taken from an old Fiat that is commonly used as taxis in Mumbai ) through a system of belts and pulleys using cows/cattle.

The goal is to develop a low-cost energy source that can be used in Indian villages. Working in a village close to Mumbai, OLPC's Sarwal said the group considered using solar energy but sunlight near Mumbai was not "consistently strong." There was not enough wind or running water nearby to use these as sources of power, and the cost of running a gas-powered motor was too high.But the village had an abundance of cattle that were being used in the fields. So we decided to design something around that.