3D printing or additive manufacturing has completely disrupted the manufacturing industry. Unlike traditional manufacturing methods, 3D printing creates a solid 3-dimensional physical object layer-by-layer from a digital file or design. 3D printing is processing a wide range of materials from polymers, resin, plastic, paper, wax, sandstone, metals, ceramics to bio-materials. Though the initial commercialization in 1980s was limited to producing prototypes and tooling, today 3D printing has found applications in automation, aerospace, engineering, architecture, jewellery, medical, dental, casting/moulding, rapid prototyping, fashion, interior design, art, education and entertainment.
Time To 3D is India's first-of-its-kind 3D printing hub located at Mumbai. While 3D printing technology has been around for three decades, it has mainly been restricted to industrial and B2B applications. Founder Mr. Rahul Shah sensed the need to bring this technology to direct consumers, and to bridge the gap between technological advancement and public awareness. As a result, Time To 3D was founded with the aim of creating a platform to increase awareness on 3D printing and to engage directly with consumers.
This initiative is a partnership between Imaginarium (India's largest 3D printing company) and the Time Media Group. You will find state of the art equipment at the hub that can cater to both consumers and industries. As planned consumers have full access to 3D printing technology at this hub.
HIGHLIGHTS AT THE HUB
1. 3D Printing Services - Consumers and enthusiasts of 3D printing now have an all access brick and mortar store where they can get all their 3D printing requirements met. Customers have a choice of bringing in their own 3D digital file or download one free from the internet. They can also choose from a range of novelty customized products including miniature selfies of themselves.
2. Workshops/Courses - Regular workshops and courses are conducted at the hub that are designed for anyone of any age in any field where no prior knowledge of 3D printing is required. These workshops can also be tailor made for large groups that want to host an event such as seminars, offsite activities, kids birthdays and so on.
3. Doodle Pen Sessions - Compact and easy to use 3D doodle pens extrudes heated plastic that cools down immediately to form a solid object. The hub offers hands on 3D doodle pen sessions for 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 90 minutes.
4. Business Offering - Time To 3D caters to clientele in the fields of jewellery, engineering, aerospace, architecture, medical, dental, fashion, interior design, automobile, prototyping, manufacturing, education, casting/moulding, entertainment and many more.
5. Other offerings - True to their word of being a one stop shop for 3D printing, the hub also offers 3D printers, 3D doodle pens and 3D filaments for customers to purchase directly. Unlike any other platform, consumers have the opportunity to walk in and experience 3D printers and doodle pens first hand before making a purchase.
HyperX, a high performance Gaming peripherals manufacturer, is one of the leading sponsors for the ESL India Premiership for the second consecutive year. The ESL India Premiership’s Summer tournament continued for over three months, and the finale event was held in Mumbai on the 1st and 2nd of July, 2017.With its growing popularity, the tournament had international teams participating and competing with some top Indian talent, where all systems were powered by HyperX products and peripherals.
HyperX also dived into the gaming DNA and created a first of its kind ‘Blindfold Challenge’ for CSGO enthusiasts. Here, the gamers had to put up a fight solely relying on the new HyperX Revolver headsets. The purpose of this was to draw attention to the exemplary quality of sound of the HyperX headsets and it worked wonders.
Gamers were happy to be able to experience all three variants of the newly launched HyperX Alloy FPS mechanical keyboard and also the HyperX Revolver S headset with Plug N Play Dolby Surround 7.1 sound. A Raffle too was organized with the lucky winner laying hands on a HyperX gaming headset on both days.
PNY Technologies (PNY) considered one of the worldwide leaders in consumer electronics market and flash memory products, has introduce PNY CS1311 2.5 “ SATA III SSD, the consumer-level solid state drives and the ideal replacement for users looking to upgrade from their normal HDD drive to their very first SSD without burning a hole in their wallet. The CS1311 drive is designed for an easy and cost-effective HDD replacement in the existing PC system to help realize faster boot times, quicker application launches and better overall system performance.
The CS1311 operates 20 times faster than traditional HDD drives and offers a combination of features well-suited for your desktops or laptops. Powered with TLC NAND Technologies, PNY CS1311 is a 7mm 2.5″ form factor SATA 6Gb/s SSD and is available in four capacities ranging from 120GB to a massive space of 960GB. It delivers read and write speed up to 550MB/s to 520MB/s and random IOPS read and write of up to 90, 000 IOPS.
CS1311 SSD is an all-black luxurious, textured drive with red accent design for a smart and performance driven look. Despite its lightweight size, the drive is extremely durable and offers shock proof features. It functions on low power and features a low-power mode that consumes less power than normal HDDs. It generates less heat than an HDD and ultimately increases the life of your PC or laptop, while maintaining noise-free operation without emitting any sound making your PC quieter. It also prevents heating and potential damage at a regulated cool temperature that keeps your SSD drive safe from overheating.
PNY stands behind the SSDs, which is proven with the competitive 3-year warranty. In addition, PNY US-based technical support team is always available 24/7 to answer any questions.
Facebook Messenger today rolled out the "lite" version of its app – Messenger Lite - in India. Messenger Lite is a lightweight, fast and simple version of Messenger that offers the core features of Messenger for markets with slower than average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones.
Messenger Lite offers the same basic functions as Messenger, enabling users to send and receive texts, photos, links, emojis and stickers. Messenger Lite is under 10MB, so it’s fast to install and quick to start up.
The new Messenger Lite also enables voice calling and the active now indicator. It also has the ability to view and remove group members and add members to groups. Messenger Lite was previously rolled out in countries such as Vietnam, Nigeria, Peru, Turkey, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. In India with Messenger Lite, more people can stay in contact, regardless of network conditions or storage limitations on their Android devices.
Messenger Lite is a solution for people who don’t have the latest smartphone, but still want to stay connected to their friends and family.
Honor, Huawei’s smartphone e-brand for digital natives has launched its most anticipated device-Honor 8 Pro, delivering maximum performance in a super slim package.
With cutting-edge processing power, long lasting battery life and 14.47cm 2K display, the Honor 8 Pro with dual-lens camera is 6.97mm thin. The Honor 8 Pro has been designed under the partnership with Amazon, Gameloft, GoPro, Jaunt VR and Deep Silver Fishlabs to enrich digital lifestyles through enhanced smartphone experiences.
The Honor 8 Pro comes with a 5.7-inch Quad HD display with a pixel density of 515 ppi. Running on the latest 16NM Kirin 960 octa-core processor backed by 128GB ROM (expandable via micro SD card to 256GB) with fingerprint sensor at the back. The Honor 8 Pro runs on Huawei's EMUI 5.1 running atop Android 7.0 Nougat. The Honor 8 Pro sports a dual camera, a primary 12MP RGB (color) sensor and a secondary 12MP monochrome (black and white) sensor with both having an aperture of f/2.2. It has a 8MP sensor with an aperture of f/2.0 for selfies.
Providing a 2K display running on a huge 4000 mAh battery, the Honor 8 Pro is an ideal device for all game lovers and thus comes with the coveted recommendation from Gameloft. It’s crisp display and powerful chipset makes Honor 8 Pro an ideal gaming companion to enjoy long hours of playing Asphalt 8 and Modern Combat 5.
The Honor 8 Pro is available priced at INR 29,999 exclusively on Aamzon.in for the 6+128GB storage variant and will be available in Midnight Black and Navy Blue color options. The device will be bundled with a 9V/2A fast charger, standard USB-C cable in a box that can be used as a VR headset.
2K has announced that decorated Olympian, WWE Hall of Famer and current Raw General Manager, Kurt Angle, will return to WWE in-ring action for the first time in more than a decade – virtually – through WWE 2K18, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise.
Best known for his remarkable in-ring accomplishments spanning nearly two decades, as well as his gold medal win in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, Angle will appear in WWE 2K18 through two playable characters representing key milestones in his career: his WWE “American Hero” persona, as well as his ECW “Wrestling Machine” persona. The playable characters will be available as bonus content for those who pre-order the game at participating retailers. For more information on all pre-order options, please visit wwe.2k.com.
“I was thrilled to return to WWE earlier this year, be honored as a WWE Hall of Fame inductee and find a new home with the best in the business every Monday night as the Raw General Manager,” said Kurt Angle. “And now, I get to follow in the footsteps of many incredible names, like Bill Goldberg, Sting, Ultimate Warrior and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and be featured as the WWE 2K18 pre-order character.”
“Kurt Angle has been the most fan-requested Superstar in the WWE 2K franchise for some time now, so it’s a pleasure to celebrate his popularity and incredible career through this year’s WWE 2K18 pre-order offer,” said Chris Snyder, Vice President of Marketing at 2K. “His WWE and amateur wrestling achievements are also a perfect fit to help carry the torch for this year’s ‘Be Like No One’ worldwide marketing campaign. There’s no question Kurt succeeds on his own terms in everything he does.”
In addition to today’s news, media and fans are encouraged to watch Raw on Monday, July 10 – airing live on USA Network at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT – to see the official pre-order bonus trailer.
Cue in the Star Wars Imperial March theme, because the flagship killer is back. OnePlus had hit the stratosphere with their OnePlus 3 and 3T, getting that perfect balance between price and power. Firmly putting the smartphone company on the map, proving that it could be a serious contender. Now that the OnePlus 5 is out, is it worthy of being called a Flagship Killer or is it just settling?
Design
Before the launch, the OnePlus 5 teased social media with its dual camera, that looked very similar to another popular smartphone. We'll give you a hint, it rhymes with Shmapple WhyPhone 7 Flus. From the camera array right down to the antenna lines, the teaser image caused quite the stir. In reality, though, the OnePlus 5 does bear a small resemblance to the 7 Plus, but just the back panel around the dual camera array with the circular flash.
The front looks almost exactly like the OnePlus 3T, with the same colour AMOLED panel and the same placement of the fingerprint sensor. The bezels around the crisp 5.5-inch display are decent. The back panel has a slight 7 plus look, but the similarities end as the sides are not rounded like Apple's device. Instead, the sides have a sort of straight edge to it. The build quality is fantastic as to be expected with a nice anodised aluminium back and beautiful Gorilla Glass 5 out front, it screams premium. The design of the phone works, and while it may not make your eyebrows climb in happiness, the price certainly has and so have the specs.
The Phone
Packing the latest Octa-core Snapdragon 835 processor the OnePlus 5 is blazing fast and comes in two flavours. A 64 GB of storage with 6 GB of RAM or a whopping desktop level 8 GB of RAM with 128 GB of storage. The screen is a 5.5 inch AMOLED display at FullHD 1080p, which is a great choice always, but packing so much RAM, OnePlus 5 could have gotten away with a 4K display. Would have really cemented that flagship killer brand value. Though 1080p means that the phone just flies through every task or game you throw at it.
The OnePlus 5 runs Android Nougat 7.1.1 with its own overlay, Oxygen OS. No complaints on the software front, as the OS works perfectly and it's quite true to the stock Android. While adding a nifty shortcut shelf and you can draw out shortcuts to launch apps.
The Camera's
Jumping on the Dual Camera bandwagon, the OnePlus 5 sports a 1/2.8" sensor size, 1.12 µm @ 16MP, f/1.7, 24mm and a 1/2.8" sensor size, 1.0 µm @ 20MP, f/2.6, 36mm lens with phase detection autofocus and 1.6x optical zoom with a dual-LED flash. The same 16MP camera out back is present on the front too. The camera app does show a 2X when the secondary camera is activated but in reality, it's just a 1.6x as discovered by the folks at PocketNow. Confirmed by Carl Pei, the CEO of OnePlus in a tweet, "Optical zoom is at 1.6x, the remaining 0.4x is realised through SmartCapture multi-frame technology." So there are a bunch of powerful algorithms at work with the OnePlus 5's camera. As it does have the megapixel numbers as compared to its rivals.
The numbers look great and pictures look fantastic, taken from both cameras. The high megapixel count results in a lot more detail being captured. Which also aids in a better zoom since there are more pixels to play around with. There is no optical image stabilisation which made the OnePlus 3 camera fantastic. The 16MP selfie shooter is superb too, making for some really good selfies. The cameras are capable especially in daylight and well-lit areas, and they do passably well in low light too. While it does not reach the levels of the Google Pixel, the cameras are superb on the OnePlus 5.
Battery
With Dash Charge, the 3300 mAh battery took max 25 minutes to get to a 100% charge. The battery life is much better this time around, with heavy gaming, we were able to drop the battery to 3 hours. After a full day's use, we were at 40% in the night.
Should you get it?
The OnePlus 5 is available at a slightly higher price than the OnePlus 3T, at Rs. 32999 for the 6GB and Rs. 37,999 for the 8GB variant in midnight black. Personally, we are in love with the 8GB version for obvious reasons. As a whole, while the OnePlus 5 is just a small step from the defining 3, it is one of the best phones in the market right now, beating even some of the more expensive flagships in the specs race. While it does cost a bit more, you are still getting your money's worth.
