Amazon Kindle now Officially Available in India

Since its launch, Amazon's Kindle has been somewhat of an object of desire. The idea of having access to thousands of books over the air, all in a sleek little gadget, is quite tantalising. Amazon recently announced that the Kindle would be available globally, and officially launched it in India today at an event in Mumbai.

Kindle wirelessly downloads books, magazines, newspapers and personal documents to a crisp 6-inch electronic ink (e-ink) display that actually looks and reads like real paper. The screen has no backlight, so it doesn't give out the glare a normal screen would.

The navigation is fairly simple and all the text content is custom formatted. So the Economist will not look exactly like the magazine, but more like any other novel. User customisation is also a great tool, allowing you to change margins, increase font size and even annotate sections with notes

Read Before You Shop: Digit's PMP Mega Review

One for the Road!

We covered tiny, compact MP3 players earlier in the year, but the higher end PMPs was something we intentionally ignored. For everyone who was waiting on us we’ve delivered - some of the most feature-rich devices per cubic inch vie for a place in your pocket. And whether you’re on a tight budget or on a spending spree, you’re assured to find something suitable.

Introduction

We all but ignored the higher range of portable multimedia players this year and those who remember our ‘compact PMP test’ in March ’09 will notice the lack of anything with a display. This was because our Jedi senses bespoke change. For one, we foresaw the gradual shift from hard drives to flash-based storage. This has come to pass, a few stragglers notwithstanding. Apple challenged our powers of prediction when they just released the next generation of HDD-based iPod Classics. Not a surprise really, since Apple caters to the audiophile community and flash storage isn’t cheap enough, (as yet), to offer 120-odd gigabytes of storage – which, someone who wants to carry around lossless files, will likely need. Besides, if researchers could be forgiven not reading the signs of impending economic recession, we figure our fans would forgive us for being only ‘partially’ right. However, it is telling that many brands have dropped their HDD-based PMP product lines. Creative didn’t want to feature hard drive-based PMPs. Cowon dropped their A3 and Q5W models from the test. Of course, flash density is on the rise as Apple’s new iPod Touch 64 GB testifies.

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Fujifilm launches a "World's first" 3D camera

Fujifilm, a relatively small competitor in India by their own admission, might be seeing a bit more recognition soon. The company has just launched its new FinePix REAL 3D W1, which is the world’s first camera to be able to capture and display images in 3D.

Capturing a 3D image is actually a simple matter of taking two different images of the same object, albeit from slightly different angles, to simulate the way our eyes capture the world around us. However displaying images in 3D is trickier.

This new camera features two lenses, placed at a distance that mimics the distance between human eyes. The best part is that the LCD panel at the back of the camera is capable of displaying 3D images, so you can actually live-preview the image you are taking in 3D without requiring any special glasses. However, unlike some most of the current LCD screens, the viewing angle is once again important here.

The camera offers point-and-shoot functionality for capturing 2D or 3D images or video, and manages everything automatically for the most part. The 3x zoom had to have been especially tricky with the dual lens system. for more detail on Fujifilm 3D camera log on to http://www.thinkdigit.com/