From a paper-less to a purpose-full world…

This article (link below) from the NY Times talks about the move by some Retailers away from providing physical paper receipts towards electronic receipts that are emailed to the customer.  This is definitely a welcome step that could be taken further.  NFC (Near Field Communication) is likely to make a big entry into retailing, thanks to some very [...]

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End of an era…

Kodak recently announced that it was stopping production of its Kodakchrome – its iconic color film for cameras.  Err… that’s what we used to take photos with before those digital cameras & camera phones came out…!  Remember? Marks the end of the road for consumer film photography, I guess…  no more “Kodak moments”!   Only “Sony [...]

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How many people can news channels fill into one TV screen!

Clearly broadband or satellite uplinking costs have fallen… Have you noticed the number of news channels keen on cramming as many speakers from different locations into one tiny TV screen as possible! “…our newsdesk in Mumbai, anchor in Delhi, politician from Patna, expert from Chennai, celebrity from NY” and so on… That too from as [...]

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