Im pretty sure youve been there before: On the road with Friends, having an awesome day, nothing can stop you .. oh wait, your beloved Phones battery is dying. perfect, day ruined. I dont know about you, but i hate not being able to reach anyone or getting reached. And with the heavy usage of my phones, i usually run out of power every evening. So what to do, driving home just to power your phone? �No way, says the almighty Powermonkey �The awesome Guys from the UK-based Company Powertraveller have kindly provided me with a Testing Unit of their eXplorer charging Kit and im gonna tell you how good it is right now

Whats in the Box?

• 1 x powermonkey-eXplorer portable charger
• 1 x solarmonkey portable solar charger
• 1 x universal mains charger which will work in over 150 countries and has interchangeable heads for UK, Europe, US & Australia
• Tips for: Nokia and mini Nokia, Retractable USB cable, Micro USB, Mini USB, Samsung G600, iPod / iPhone�tip,�LG Chocolate, Sony Ericsson wide connector, Female USB, DC4.0 for Sony PSP
• 1 x pouch for storage
• 1 x User guide

What does it do?

Simple, the eXplorer Kit consists of 2 Parts: One is the powermonkey-eXplorer, which contains a 2.000 mAh Battery, ready to charge your Gadgets. It can be charged via either USB, Universal Main Charger or Solar Power. Once its done, I was able to charge either my HTC Desire or Nokia C6 fully once, with a bit of Juice left. The little Display on the eXplorer keeps you updated about the status of the Battery. It also turns off once your battery is fully charged. With all the Connectors in the Kit, youll never face any Problems finding your right Choice. I was able to charge all of my Phones and even my Car Sat Nav. Nice eh?

The bigger of the two Units, the Solarmonkey isnt this a cool naming Scheme? �does the same thing, but purely with the Power of the Sun. If you have a bit of sunshine left, charge your �Phones the economic Way. The awesome Thing about it is, that you can charge the eXplorer with it. With this, you basically get 2 chargers which is very nice.

Is it worth it?

Yes, absolutely. Mobile chargers are whats keeping me going through the day if the rubbish batteries of the Phones themselves dont last long enough. On longer trips, you can just strap the Solarmonkey on your bag or rucksack and charge your Devices on the go. The guys from powertraveller have established a network for countries from almost all over the world, you can even buy their goodies in India As i reported above, the eXplorer charges your Devices once, and keeps a tiny bit of juice in it, for lets say an emergency call. On brighter days you can save the Power and go along with the Solarmonkey, which charges your Device with the power of the sun. You get a ton of connectors for all gadgets out there and with the rugged, rubber Body, you dont need to fear rain on the camping trips

I love my Powermonkey, and it will be of good use over at Nokia World next Week

Enjoy my Picture Gallery below, as usual you can have a look at all the Pics in full resolution on my Flickr Page

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You can buy the PowerMonkey here for around 65 pounds.

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The Nokia E71 was and still is, in many persons opinions the king of candybar QWERTYs from Nokia & Symbian. But the E71 is now 2 years old and has been replaced by a new iteration, the Nokia E72, and surprisingly another design, the E5. From the looks of it, the E5 is to the E72 what the E63 was to the E71 no, this isnt an IQ test question, a cheaper version that compromises on some aspects while still trying to retain the charming points of the original.

Below, is a point-by-point table comparison �-la-Steve Litchfield, between the E72 & E5, with the godfather of the two, the E71, thrown in for good measure. You can click on the image to access a slightly larger version.

As you can probably spot, the result is quite staggering. While the E5 is introduced as mid-range Eseries and the E72 is top of the line Eseries, the E5 fairs surprisingly well. Mainly, on the software side, the E5 has an improved software version which adds a Contacts Bar homescreen, Microsoft Communicator, brings back the much hyped Podcasting which was weirdly taken off the E72, adds a dedicated Facebook app that integrates with the Contacts phonebook. It also has a whopping 256MB or RAM, compared to the E72's measly 128MB, which makes it run like an excited mouse on a happy wheel. And while it has a smaller 1200 mAh battery compared to a 1500 mAh battery on the E72, it features power optimization that helps it endure a full day of heavy usage without dropping below 3bars, from a personal experience.

The E72 still wins on a few other fronts though, mainly hardware-related with a smaller footprint, hot-swappable microSDHC with an 8GB card in the box, a better camera, an accelerometer and compass, and more shortcut buttons. On the software front, it brings encryption and a few more pre-installed apps.

As for the E71? Well it shows its age. Its still the king in terms of build quality especially compared to the E72's loose battery cover & space bar bugs, it comes close on many fronts, but falls short on a lot of others. Still, if you own an E71 or cant afford the new devices, theres not much to do to bring it to current standards, by installing a new theme, a few apps, getting a 2.5mm to 3.5mm converter, and trying hard to get good lights when taking a picture.

Here is a small gallery comparing the Nokia E5, E71 and E72. Youll notice the E5's massive volume compared to the other two, and the lack of a memory card door on the E5's outside its hidden under the battery.

And here is a more extensive comparison gallery between the Nokia E5 and E71.

Personally, I believe that if you own an E71 and want to switch to a newer device, both the E72 & E5 hold their spots as contenders. If youre a massive multitasker, the E5 should win it thanks to its oodles of free RAM, cheaper price, and social aspect. If you dont care about those, but need a hot-swappable memory card, a better camera, and want to try out some accelerometer-based games/apps or virtual reality location apps like Wikitude, then the E72 is your best bet. On the other hand, if you do currently own an E72, apart from the RAM issue, I dont see any reason you might want to change to an E5.

But thats me. What do you think of these three handsets, in light of each other? Do you still believe the E71 is the king of the Eseries? Or are the E72 or E5 capable of dethroning the king?

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Upgrade is the notion in this fast changing market and every possible gadget undergoes an upgrade even before you have completely understood its previous configurations. Same is the case with ASUS G53 and ASUS G73 gaming machines which have recently been upgraded with the best possible configurations for game lovers. Both the machines should be capable of 3D work and attractive graphics if the specifications are to be believed.

These new notebooks come ready for full high definition 3D gaming, the first time this has been achieved on a 17? notebook PC in the case of the G73. Delivered in 120 frames per second to eliminate ghosting and lag, the 3D effect on these notebooks benefits from the power of the NVIDIA GTX 460M, as well as from superior quality LCD panels, embedded sensors and high fidelity active shutter glasses.

The machines boasts of Quad Core i7 CPU with the capacity to hold up to 8 gig of DDR3 RAM chips. It comes with 750 gigs of storage capacity with 1,366 x 768 resolution on G53 for a 15.6 inches scren and 1,920 x 1,080 resolution on the G73 for a 17.3 inches screen.

Both the boxes are now available at retail stores and both will have blu-ray technologies.

[via Engadget]

The Nokia N8 Dummies have started to hit Nokia Priority stores in atleast Chennai, India.� The above photo is a proof of that. Booking has reportedly started and users can book the handset by paying Rs.3000

The retail price of the phone is expected to be Rs.24000-28000 and launch date would be anywhere between Sep 13 to Sep 19

Source: GadgetBuff | bharadc23

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