Category: Miscellaneous

We saw the Rikomagic MK903V back in June and that time it was not given a casing. Now it has been given a final shape and the company has unveiled its official specs as well.

We now know that the Rikomagic MK903V specifications include an adjustable Wi-Fi antenna, 2x micro USB ports, OTG port, micro SD card reader, full size USB 2.0 port and a very lovely housing.

There is 2 gigabytes of RAM inside and 8GB of flash storage which is expandable via micro SD card slot. As mentioned in the title, the Rikomagic MK903V comes with Rockchip RK3288 processor with a clock rate of 1.8 GHz.

The CPU is backed by ARM Mali T764 GPU that supports 4K video as well. The machine runs Android 4.4 kitkat operating system.

It is already on sale on AliExpress for about 122 dollars which rounds about to 92 euro.

• Via cnx-software.com

Here is a review of the InkCase Plus sample that arrived around couple of weeks after the Kickstarter campaign started. The first thing you will notice is how much the overall design has been improved over the previous testing models shown last year.

The InkCase Plus features a 3.5 inch screen with E-Ink technology that is custom built to fit smartphone models. Processing power comes form SpreadTrum SC6531 chip which is more than enough powerful to run its 360×600 resolution display.

• You can see the official page of SpreadTrum SC6531 processor here.

On the front there are three buttons on the front and inside you will find a battery, USB and Bluetooth port. 

The overall design of the device is great – it is fast and light. Page turning is similar to what you get on a Kindle eReader – swift and fluid.

The software is excellent – you get Android 4.2 OS, Comparison app to control music and send notifications from your phone, sports app and ebook app.

The sports application lets you track the calories burnt and distances covered.

The ebook app you get with InkCase Plus is EpiReader. While it is an ugly application lacking on the features front, it gets the job done and supports myriad formats that includes PDF, Mobi, DRM and non-DRM Epub.

The font is very crisp and perfectly reader on its 3.5 inch display.

IndusInd Bank has launched an exclusive online store for its customers. A website called themorestore.in has been launched to enable customers to redeem their reward points towards purchase of items from an attractive online catalogue as well as purchase attractive merchandise from the site.

This site is similar to Payback.in which was launched by ICICI to allow its customers to redeem reward points.

The MoreStore has three powerful shopping experiences to offer: Redemption, Shopping and Redemption + Shopping.

1. With Redemption, customers can redeem their reward points (across debit and credit cards) against over 200 products listed in the catalogue.

2. With Shopping, customers can shop across categories like lifestyle, health & beauty, gadgets and many more

3. With Redemption + Shopping, they can buy a product from The MoreStore catalogue using their reward points and pay the remaining amount using their Credit Card.

Mr. Anil Ramachandran, Head Retail Unsecured Assets- Credit Card & Personal Loans, IndusInd Bank said,

The launch of The MoreStore is in line with our on-going commitment   to constantly innovate, and to bring to our customers the best services, products and benefits. We already have one of the strongest and most vibrant Rewards program in the country and The MoreStore goes a step ahead by creating a strong and diversified redemption platform. It is, in fact, a  first-of- its-kind  e-commerce solution exclusively for our customers. They can use this dedicated e-commerce website for redemption of their Credit Card and Debit Card reward points as well as for their online shopping.

• See themorestore.in
• Check out Payback.in

PocketBook has launched a new ereader in the European market called PocketBook Aqua. The highlight of this gadget is its waterproof casing which will interest all the bookworms who are too scared of sipping liquids when reading their favorite books.

Price is 127 euro. PocketBook Aqua Specifications include 4GB flash storage, micro SD card slot, 802.11n Wi-Fi, micro USB port, 1300 mAh battery and IP57 waterproof certification.

The display size is 6 inches and it packs 600×800 pixels. It supports up to 16 levels of gray. The CPU runs at modest 1GHz and there is 256MB RAM. PocketBook Aqua weighs just 170 grams and measures 114.6 х 174.4 х9 mm.

Transcend new SSD ESD400 has claimed benchmark speeds of up to 410MB/s while reading and 380MB/s writing. The highlight is of course its USB 3.0 capability and attractive price tag of $109 for 128GB model and $189 for 256GB model.

Transcend will be offering 512GB and 1TB model as well that will retail for $349 and $699 respectively. Both of them are of course compatible with USB 2.0 ports but their read and write speeds will be severely restricted.

The Transcend ESD400 measures 92 x 62 x 10.5 mm and weighs only 56 grams. The SSD will also come with 3 year warranty.

• See its Official webpage

Usually Fifa can randomly test up to two players from each team for drug testing but for the first time it tested seven players from Costa Rican team.

Argentinean soccer legend Maradona made a comment on Fifa discriminating saying if the authorities tested 7 players from Costa Rica then they should have tested seven from Italy’s team too.

The team of Costa Rica not only beat world champion Italy 1:0 but also Uruguay 3:1.