Weight loss 2008
Is losing love handles or no drinking your new year’s resolution? While many of us here too are striving at it, we thought it would be good to start the year with some juice from the world of electronics. This year, notebooks too have resolved to shed some weight – thanks to Panasonic’s announcement of an ultra-thin Blu-ray disc. The built-in optical drive is reportedly 0.37 inch think and one of Panasonic’s marvels to be showcased in the first of the biggest annual electronics show of the year – CES 2008. Highpoint you may ask? Storage worth 50 GB and its capability to read and write high-def DVDs in Blu-ray format. Wait for the competitors to answer back!

Turn the wheel
After the much-talked about prototype 27-inch OLED, Sony has turned to hand-out digital cameras powered by the strength of your hand! A wheel of sorts (reminds me of the Polo Mint-with-the-Hole!) needs to be turned to snap quick shots. Aptly called Twirl- n-Take, this hand-crank belongs to Sony’s lineup of prototypes skewed toward environmental concerns.

Also read about Samsung’s OLED move

Feel the touch
2007, clearly, has been the year of touchscreens in mobile phones and seems like 2008 is poised to be a leap forward in this direction with the supposed entry of touchscreen displays in 12-inch notebooks by the latter half of the year. Watch out for surprises from AU Optronics.

Not just Black
Add some colour to your Blackberry this year with Colorware’s new services for this smartphone, beginning this year. Your choice of Blackberry should be a Curve, Pearl or 8800. In fact, why only the Blackberry – you can colour-treat the gadget of your choice. Choose here.

And while you are still at your new year’s resolutions, let me state mine - frequent notes and kick-starting the tread!

Words by Sharmistha Dey