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Monday 2 October 2017

iBall Slide PenBook

iBall, known for its innovative and latest technology products, announces its newest Windows-based 2-in-1 ‘iBall Slide PenBook’, that comes with sophisticated design and features to inspire the creative you, and enhancing your productivity and style. The latest PenBook, integrates the most advanced features one would look for. It provides users, the experience of a Tablet with the computing power, software compatibility and overall characteristics of a Laptop. 
Take notes, create lists, sticky notes and draw to your heart’s content — it all becomes an easy-peasy task with integrated Windows Ink on digital pen provided. It is so smooth that it will make you realize what you are missing at present. No lags when you write and its precision will thrill you with the experience. Additionally, the PenBook also showcases a unique Windows Hello – Quick Fingerprint scanner feature, where you will be the password, breaking all traditional stereotype password setups. It also features Cortana with Voice – your personal digital assistant, which offers more ways to keep yourself updated and helps you to remember your tasks. Cortana with Voice works above the lock screen too.  



Key Features:

  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 6000 mAh Li-Polymer battery
  • 10 point Multi-touch Display
  • HD Clarity and IPS technology
  • Priced at Rs 24,999/- 
Inspired with your creativity and productivity, the iBall Slide PenBook sports a 2-in-1 portable and flexible built from durable yet incredibly light aluminum alloy design redefining your personal working space, even on-the-go. Supported by a massive 6000 mAh Li-Polymer battery, the iBall Slide PenBook is perfect for you to optimize productivity and mobility. It is backed by a High Definition 25.65cm (10.1) full capacitive multi-touch display with stunning HD Clarity and IPS technology. With its 10 point Multi-touch Display, use all your fingers simultaneously on the screen, and see how every movement is differentiated and well defined.   

The latest PenBook caters to high-efficiency users seeking to maximize their productivity from the comfort of their home, office, or on-the-go. Microsoft Edge helps you to go beyond browsing for a web experience that’s personal, responsive and all about getting things done Online. With Microsoft Edge, write directly on the Web pages and share your mark ups with others, read online without distractions and organize your reading list for later. 
It also comes with a powerful Intel® Atom™ processor with processing speed up to 1.92 GHz making it perfect for multi-tasking, such as web surfing, working on Microsoft® Office, streaming videos, playing games, etc.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Sandeep Parasrampuria, (CEO and Director – iBall) said, “Our latest 2-in-1 iBall Slide PenBook, is a world class offering with latest technology wonders of  Windows inking, Hello and Cortana. It’s the next level device for those who embrace digital innovations and look for the best in technology.”

On its entertainment facet, Dual speakers is embedded to deliver surround sound experience. It also sports 5MP auto-focus camera and a front 2MP camera for video chatting. Equipped with USB Type C with Data, it also supports various connectivity options, which include in-built Dual Band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® for faster and seamless Internet and data sharing. Simplifying it further, is the Micro HDMI port to keep the users hooked on. Along with these, it also supports Micro SD extension with 2 GB DDR3 RAM and 32 GB in-built storage expandable up to 128 GB.

The iBall Slide PenBook shall soon be available at all the leading retail stores across India, priced at ₹24,999/- only. 

Monday 26 June 2017

Team Indus – Towards Moon with Young legs

When I googled about Team Indus few weeks back, in search result I got many links and purposely I decided to ignore original link of Team Indus website and hopped on to some other links and in one of those links I read this statement “Team Indus is an Aero Space start up “.  Wow, doesn’t this sound really cool ?:) My cursorily to know details about “Team Indus” got even bigger than the curiosity of scientists to know about Moon and Mars.

The invite to satisfy my curiosity was there in my email box and it read “Team Indus Open House” and few days later there I was in premise of Team Indus near to Bengaluru Airport. The place looked really cool from outside and to be honest looked different from various other office premises. Sessions went one by one and I could see how curious people were to know about Team Indus including many kids. We got to see various sections inside the campus having different space equipment, It was a new thing for me personally seeing such stuff from naked eyes.

Space Rovers
We got enlightened about how all these spaces programs work including some really tough scientific terms which I have no idea about :). We got to see Rovers used to read surface and environment on moon, we got to see their development corridor and also probably one of the most important part of any space program, the mission control system. Every member of team was eager and more than happy to answer any questions throughout the sessions.

About Team Indus :

Team Indus is funded by many groups and is guided by many acclaimed scientists like Mr. N.S Hegde who was mission control director of ChnadraYan- 1. They have people across age groups, from people in their early 20s to experienced people, people from different streams of technology like IT, Mechanical and even medical. They are working on mission to send first Indian private rover on moon in order to compete for Google Lunar Prize and It Is only Indian team competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE. The $30M Google Lunar XPRIZE is a global competition to challenge and inspire engineers and entrepreneurs to develop low-cost methods of robotic space exploration. Team Indus has been trying to promote young talents along with their growth and have done many programs for same purpose like inviting young students to send instruments they would want to send on moon and how that instrument can be useful.


  • Founded in 2010 by Rahul Narayan.
  • Have been funded and supported by many Organizations
  • Only Indian company in last 5 for Google Lunar XPRIZE competition.
  • Have done Partnership with ISRO’s commercial section “Antrix Corporation” to launch its mission craft on 28th December 2017.
  • Individuals can be part of this open mission in many ways.
The Mission Control System

As I am not a Sci-fi person at all, it’s not easy for me to write about mission details and how it is going to have an impact on space research growth but to see a startup in this field is not usual at least in India. The best people to answer all these will be Team Indus members itself and they are always active on Social media to help anyone who wants to know more.

Team Indus does many informative sessions on Twitter, do follow them if you want to know more about space. 

Wishing all the best to them and hoping that 28th December will be their date to remember for lifetime.