Ramayana The Epic (2010)

Ramayana, the eternal classic, can never fail to inspire. And, this time, since the advent of the digital age (and technologies) after the bout of successful digital/animations like Avatar, it's now the turn of Lord Rama to don this new avatar.

Coming this Dushera (October 2010), is Ramayana, The Epic, an animated movie with stunning visualizations. Here's a peek at the trailer, just out.

What's in a name - IT companies of India :-D

1. NIIT: Not Interested in IT

2. INFOSYS: Inferior Offline Systems

3. TCS: Totally Confusing Solutions

4. WIPRO: Weak Input, Poor & Rubbish Output

5. HCL: Hidden Costs & Losses

6. HUGHES: Highly Useless Graduates Hired for Eating and Sleeping

7. BAAN: Beggars Association And Nerds

8. IBM: Implicitly Boring Machines

9. SATYAM: Sad And Tired Yelling Away Madly

10. PARAM: Puzzled And Ridiculous Array of Microprocessors

11. C-DOT: Coffee During Office Timings

12. CMC: Coffee, Meals and Comfort

13. DELL: Deplorable Equipment & lacklusters

14. PSI: Peculiar Symptoms of India.

15. ORACLE: On-line Romance And Chatting with Lady Employees.

(Source: Internet)

Talking Newspaper - The World's First: In India

As is pretty routine everyday, I picked up the Times of India in the morning, with my cup of coffee. As the pages were unfolded, for a moment there was an unfamiliar sound, seemingly coming from the pages of the paper. For a moment I thought, may be I accidentally placed my hand on the TV remote on the sofa, and the news channel may have come on. However, that wasn't the case.

The voice of someone speaking was clearly audible, and with that momentary concentration, I could make out that the man's voice was describing a new car. I turn the paper, and Lo, Behold! The last page was a full-page ad of the new Volkswagen Vento, and the newspaper was talking!! Yes, that's right, it was talking!

In the few seconds that it took to realize what was happening, this was quite an experience, probably the first of it's kind in the world; most definitely the first time in our life!

Volkswagen's launch of the new Vento, is sure a sleek vehicle, and the innovative strategy by VW today, with the talking newspaper, is sure to cause a buzz for some time.

This may be the beginning of a new era in print media (we'll have to wait and watch), but on second thoughts, after a while, it can get quite irritating, if I may say so.

For more stories of the 'talking newspaper', check out:
Volkswagen spends Rs. 6cr on 'talking newspaper'
Talking Newspaper from The Times of India

Auto Rickshaw Makeovers

Well, here's something quite unexpected in aamchya punyat! You all know that the auto-rickshaws (3-wheelers) with their black-and-yellow garb are available around the city for getting around (since, of course, public transportation - rather the lack of it - is a sore thought, no matter whose side you are on).

But last week saw 18 rickshaws with a dramatic makeover take part in a one of its kind fashion show!













Source: Pune Mirror

All jazzed up - bright colours, done up interiors and all decked up - it would be a (pleasant, we hope?) sight for the eyes (and, maybe some other body parts).

So, the next time you are in Pune, and are looking for something unique, maybe you could take a ride in these funky autos to make the ride through the traffic a bit more exciting.