Hide/Show Drive Letters in Windows 7

In early days of windows ery Hardisk’s partition comes with a drive letter and you can optionally set drive name as well. But in Windows 7 both drive letter and drive name are optional.

In Windows 7 you can hide/show default drive letters like C:, D:, E: etc. So now just give appropriate names to your drives and hide the drive letters. It looks better than before. Here’s how you can do this:-

Download ISRO’s BHUVAN: India’s Google Earth [Mini Review]

Indian Space Research Organization has recently launched its indigenously developed 3D Virtual Earth software named BHUVAN with special emphasis on India, it has been marketed as the Google Earth killer and is available for free download via plugin. I have just tried it, it is pathetically slow and nothing in it impressed me much, Google Earth is far better, the slowness of BHUVAN renders it useless, who would wait for minutes for it to load, only to hang after that. The said zooming upto 10 meters is far from reality, in zooming it is even worse than Google Earth even for India imagery. As BHUVAN is still in its beta version, lets hope future versions to fix the bugs and make it atleast usable.


Features of BHUVAN:

* Explore Earth in 3D
* Better much closer view of India’s Geography
* Fly to locations
* Snapshot creation
* Heads-Up Display ( HUD) naviation controls ( Tilt slider, north indicator, opacity, compass ring, zoom slider)
* Measurement tools (Horizontal distance, aerial distance, vertical distance, measure area)

NZXT Latest Gaming Chassis: Lexa S

When it comes to designer PC chassis for gamers, NZXT has definitely got some aces under its sleeve in crafted series, the latest entrant is the all new LEXA S. You certainly don’t want to miss on this chassis if you are building a new gaming PC, it provides competitive features, good design at extremely affordable price.

NZXT LEXA S features :

•5 fans( Front fan, Top 140mm fan, Side 120MM LED fan rear 120mm exhaust included ), fans rated at 43CFM, 23dB(A) with controller
•7 internal 3.5 inch drives
•4 external 5.25″ drive bays
•Improved cable management
•SSD bracket for SSD drives
•Pre-drilled water cooling holes
•Great looking night light
•Transparent side panel
•All Black interior

Apple Launches New iPod nano with Camera, FM

his is the only major announcement of Apple Event yesterday, A new iPod nano with Camera(no pixel specifications were revealed), FM with Live pause functionality, VoiceOver(plays song/artist names to aid navigation without looking at screen), speaker and Pedometer. With the inbuilt camera you can shoot videos and can directly upload to your YouTube account, 15 special live effects are also there to change the look and feel of photos and videos. Other notable feature is the FM Radio with live pause with upto 15 minute of cache storage, you can also tag a song if you want to purchase it later on iTunes.

Scientist discover secret of perfect penalty kick

Scientist has discovered the secret of perfect kick:
kick the ball at a speed of at least 65mph and aim for the one of the top corners.

By analysing hours of football footage, they determined that this was the only way of ensuring a goal.

Ideally the ball should pass exactly half a metre (just under two feet) inside the crossbar and either one of the goalposts, they found.
The player should approach the ball at an angle of 20 to 30 degrees.

The research team at Liverpool John Moores University made their recommendations after studying footage from Sky Sports' high definition cameras installed at the back of goal nets, according to The Sun.

Professor Tim Cable, director of sport and exercise sciences, told the newspaper: "Many factors make up a 'perfect penalty'. But we've finally nailed the key elements."

The university's research could have helped the likes of Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and Jamie Carragher, who all fluffed their penalties in England's quarter-final clash against Portugal during the last World Cup.

It could have also have helped David Beckham, who 'skied' his penalty – also against Portugal – in the nail-biting quarter-final of Euro 2004.

Yauba - The Indian Search Engine with Private Protect

When we talk about World Wide Web (popularly known as WWW) search, the first thing comes in our mind is GOOGLE. In fact, whenever we think about searching Internet, Google Search is the first thing we look upon. For past few years, many search engines had been launched but none are as popular as Google Search. Now comes YAUBA a new experimental, Indian search engine with some special features, main one being protecting privacy of users.

The 3 things that are so special about Yauba are:

The World’s First Privacy Safe Search Engine – Yauba does not keep any personally identifiable information. It allows users to search internet keeping their privacy and anonymity intact. It is safe from cookies, safe from recording private information and safe from transferring your personal information to third party websites.
Search Intelligently – Get information based on the context. In their own words, Yauba can actually “understand” the difference between concepts such as Java the island, Java the coffee and Java the programming language (and much more).
Search Effortlessly – If you know how to click a mouse, you will become an expert in Internet search. How? Yauba has the option to categorize your search into 12 different directions. Be it Internet sites, be it News sites, be it Blogs etc., Yauba is there for you.
Yauba is still in beta stage or early beta/late alpha as they call it and is launched in collaboration with Indian Institutes of Technology, University of Delhi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and the University of California at Berkeley. After 25 years of research, its been launched and as a result it will stay for a long long time to compete with Google.

Tata Nano :The Worlds Cheapest Car

Tata Motors today took the covers off the world’s cheapest car "nano".

Over the past year, Tata has been building hype for a car that would cost a mere 100,000 rupees (roughly $2,500) and bring automotive transportation to the mainstream Indian population. It has been nicknamed the “People’s Car.” Over the course of the New Delhi Auto Expo, which began this week, anticipation had grown to fever pitch.

With the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey” playing, Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors drove the small white bubble car onto Tata’s show stage, where it joined two others.

The four-door Nano is a little over 10 feet long and nearly 5 feet wide. It is powered by a 623cc two-cylinder engine at the back of the car. With 33 horsepower, the Nano is capable of 65 miles an hour. Its four small wheels are at the absolute corners of the car to improve handling. There is a small trunk, big enough for a duffel bag.

The base price for the Nano will be 120,000 rupees, including road tax and delivery. Higher level models will cost more and come with air-conditioning. Sun visors and radios are extra.

The registration of nano has opened. let see does this car flick a hipe or not.

Tri-Specs Reveal Bluetooth Enabled Style Glasses

Now here is a cool gadget that combines high end fashion with high end technology. Tri-Specs have revealed the Bluetooth enabled sun glasses that combines best acoustic technology for noise cancellation during mobile communication and acoustically enhanced premium stereo sound for better music listening experience. The sun glasses can work with any Bluetooth enabled mobile phones and music players.

The glasses use STEP labs noise elimination acoustic technology and combine dual microphone, dual speakers and bluetooth connectivity to produce the best voice quality. The STEP labs technology uses the physics of sound propagation to define the shape and arrival time of sound waves so that they can be separated from unwanted noise. It can also tell the difference between the wearer’s voice and other voices or sounds. The glasses also support voice prompt and voice dialing for hands free use. It has retractable ear buds and also has mp3 controls and voice controls on the arms of the glasses. The battery life is also good promising 7 hours of talk time, 5 hours of music time and 70 hours of standby time.

It is a pretty cool and funky gadget. The pricing and availability has not yet been announced but it is expected to be of around $200

CHIKKA: Web Instant Messenger to Send Free SMS

Yesterday I talked about Web based Instant Messengers. Chikka is also a web messenger but not just any other web messenger. Chikka Text Messenger is also a two-way PC-to-mobile instant messaging client.
Chikka supports
all major Instant Messaging services like MSN, Yahoo, GTalk, AIM and ICQ and above all with just one single login you will be automatically signed in to all other IM services. All you need to do is to register yourself with your mobile number and instantly your password will be sent via sms on your registered mobile. Sign in using that password to Chikka and later on you can connect yourself to all your IM buddies in GTalk, Yahoo etc. The auto sign-in feature of the Chikka lets you access your other IMs conveniently. When you choose this option, you will be auYesterday I talked about Web based Instant Messengers. Chikka is also a web messenger but not just any other web messenger. Chikka Text Messenger is also a two-way PC-to-mobile instant messaging client.
Chikka supports
all major Instant Messaging services like MSN, Yahoo, GTalk, AIM and ICQ and above all with just one single login you will be automatically signed in to all other IM services. All you need to do is to register yourself with your mobile number and instantly your password will be sent via sms on your registered mobile. Sign in using that password to Chikka and later on you can connect yourself to all your IM buddies in GTalk, Yahoo etc. The auto sign-in feature of the Chikka lets you access your other IMs conveniently. When you choose this option, you will be tomatically signed in to your other IM accounts every time sign in to Chikka.
Up to this point, it’s like any other Web Messenger but the power of Chikka is not limited to this only. We can use Chikka to send free text messages directly to mobile phones around the world. I have tried and tested it for Vodafone and Airtel networks in India and it works like a charm. Within few seconds it delivers SMS and supports almost every mobile service providers in India.
Below are the few key features related to messaging service of Chikka.
Mobile Message ForwardingChikka forwards messages to your mobile phone when you leave your PC.
Send MMS ImagesIt can be used to send photos and images to your friends both online or on mobile.
Get Online Status AlertsGet alerts on mobile when your contacts come online.
Send Long SMS MessagesSupports up to 320 character text messages.
Send Message to whole GangMessages can be sent to multiple recipients at the same time without much fuss.
As of now free SMS is restricted to few countries only. You can send free text to mobile subscribers in the following countries: United States, Philippines, Guam, India, Hong Kong (Smart 1528 only), United Kingdom, Spain, Indonesia (XLcom only) and Saipan.

TO downlaod chikka software:http://www.chikka.com/

Toasters That Actually Burn Morning News

You might have seen various types of toasters having grills in different shapes, the jumping toasters, browning toasters, etc. But have ever seen a toaster that can burn any design on your bread slice as you like, or how about reading your morning newspaper at the breakfast table with your toasted bread slice in your hand rather than the traditional newspapers

Electrolux has invented a (kind of) digital toaster, which sports capability to burn patterns, designs or even news on your morning bread slice. It can burn just any shape or size or text or even your picture on the bread.
The toaster connects to your PC via USB and downloads the latest news headlines. It can then burn it on to the bread slice.

The toaster consist of a network of toasting “modules” which are heated by a hot wire. Each module can move around by 30°. When the user selects what has to be burned on to the bread, these modules get in action. They align themselves in such a pattern to burn the selected image or text on to the bread slice.
This toaster was first demonstrated at a design competition held by Electrolux and the person who made this thing is Sung Bae Chang. The company has not yet announced any plans for its large scale production.
So if in future this thing gets in production, you will be able to actually digest the daily spicy news. Or it could fulfil your dream of eating anything like a building or a plane or a chicken (if you are a vegetarian) or even a girl.