Top Gadgets of the Month: April 2011

Top Gadgets

Tom Brokaw’s words ‘it’s easy to make a buck, it’s a lot tougher to make a difference’ appear to goose many manufacturers from the sphere of technology. Probably thus, we’ve witnessed several adopting an unconventional, sharpened modus to sweep users off their feet. Be it some beguiling mobile phones, heavily chopped notebooks, or lightweight cameras, the world of searing gadgets prefers to stand unparagoned. The month of April also welcomed such distinctive devices that not only looked fetching, but also vowed to deliver unprecedented experience. Here’s our pick of some highly irresistible innovations that had us strung out to a great extent.

Right from capturing the beauty of some fluttering butterflies to recording the sweet chime of a kid’s smile to just capturing good times, the dearth for possessing an incredibly stylish photography equipments touches all. For people who enjoy preserving memories while sensing mobility at its extreme, Fujifilm buzzed this month by announcing a huge bag filled with 12 attractive compact digital cameras. Infused with powerful high-definition capabilities, the slew of cameras climbs up for integrating digital image stabilization, motion panorama mode and face detection technology. Designed to complement users’ sense of style, the range encompasses all essential features to pyramid the functionality bar for performance seekers.

For people who like computing with mobility stuck like a barnacle, Samsung revealed the gorgeously outlined Series 9 Notebooks. Distinguished for integrating an aerodynamic design, the extremely slender device shows a visual world through an intriguing 13.3-inch high-definition LED-backlit SuperBright Plus display. While most creators are running after slaughtering notebooks’ dimensions widely, the Series 9 does a trick in spite being powered by heavy features such as Intel Core i5 processor, 128 gigabyte solid state drive and a lithium polymer battery.

Grizzled words ‘unexpected things prove better than expected at times’ had us full. Nokia entered the month for laying its new E6 and X7 smart phones bare, rather than letting cat out of the bag about some unexpected rumors. Along with this, the latest ‘Anna’ Symbian software was revealed as well. The former model caters to business people by integrating a full QWERTY keyboard and a high resolution touch display, while the latter zooms on gamers and entertainment admirers through the inclusion of an 8 megapixel camera, 4-inch display and high-definition video capture.

Prancing through the lane of intriguing devices, we also glimpsed over Sony’s preparation to stiffen the tablet tugs through gorgeously outlined S1 and S2 (codename) models. Powered by Android 3.0, the feature-rich devices have been designed to concentrate on swelling the multimedia experience. The first version integrates an impressive 9.4-inch display for unprecedented visual clarity, while the latter distinguishes by accommodating two 5.5-inch displays that can be folded for better portability. Though slightly late, the stylish tablets by Sony are anticipated to outweigh many others in the race.

Admittedly, the month somehow can’t get whole nine yards without Apple wriggling with something inveigling stuck like a barnacle. The company put the gorgeous iPhone 4 tinged in pure white across shelves in India and many other countries. Snoozed in a 33 percent slimmer architecture, the smartphone catches limelight for attaching a high resolution Retina display in a gracious way. For people interested in staying knitted while watching their loved ones’ expressions, the mesmerizing device comes embedded with FaceTime and PhotoBooth.

Finally, the April month was gladdened through an interesting amalgamation of advanced mobile features and puissant strength of PlayStation from Sony Ericsson. The maker announced the availability of its Android-powered Xperia Play for hardcore gamers and entertainment aficionados. There’s a 5 megapixel camera accompanied by auto-focus, flash/photo light, geo-tagging, image stabilizer and touch focus. On the gaming front, the unusually carved smartphone cum gaming machine has been infused with 60 time-gripping titles from great content providers like Sony Computer Entertainment, Gameloft, Electronic Arts and Glu Mobile.

This sums up our action-packed month which indeed kept tech enthusiasts quite sprightly and twinkle toes throughout. Hopefully, the coming month will match wits as well by introducing equally competitive and innovative gizmos. Till then, stay tuned.