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[Book Review] Jasmine Builds on Shifting Sands: A Self-help Fiction

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Friday, November 21, 2014

Review - LG 47LA6200 119 cm (47) LED TV (Full HD, 3D, Smart)

47LA6200I bought this model from a store in Vashi (Navi Mumbai) in July 2014. After a good 4 months of usage, I decided to pen down the salient features and quick review of this model for the benefit of the larger audience.

For starters this is a 2013 model (LG LA 6200) and the 2014 model is called LB6200 which has a slightly higher refresh rate and costs about 10,000 INR more. I demoed both the LA6200 (2013 model) and LB6200 (2014 model). To my surprise i could not find any difference in quality. I tested both the non 3d and 3d features. The link to the official website is LG India.

Some of the salient feature of this model are following:

  • 119 cm (47) LED Display
  • Full HD, 1920 x 1080
  • IPS Panel
  • 3D TV
  • Smart TV
  • Smart Share (NFC Tag ON, Miracast™ , MHL, 2nd Display)
  • 3 x HDMI, 
  • 3 x USB
  • Built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet
  • Refresh Rate - 60 Hz Motion Rate
  • Magic Remote with Voice Recognition
  • Comfortable, flicker free, battery free 3D glasses - 4 pieces
  • Time Machine with recording feature
  • Premium Content
The sales package contains "TV Unit, 4 Basic 3D Glasses, Magic Remote (MR13), Conventional Remote".

Acer Iconia W4-820 Tablet (64 GB, Wi-Fi) Review (updated with pics)

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I bought this tablet in the month of May from Flipkart. At that time i got a great price offer and also got the cover free with it.

Now that I have used this tablet for over 6 months, i thought of writing a quick review.


The model that this review is talking about is Acer Iconia W4-820 Tablet (64 GB, Wi-Fi). Its official page at Acer India website is Acer Iconia India . Quick specifications for the same are following:

  • Windows 8.1
  • 4th Gen Intel Atom Z3740 Quad-core 1.33 GHz Processor
  • 20.3 cm (8") WXGA (1280 x 800) LCD display
  • Wi-Fi
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 64 GB Flash Memory (internal Solid state drive)
  • 2 Megapixel Front Camera
  • 5 Megapixel Back Camera
  • microSD card slot - support upto 128GB
  • Includes Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013
  • One micro USB port
  • One HDMI port
  • Sensors: eCompass, Gyro Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer

Monday, November 10, 2014

Review - God is a Gamer by Ravi Subramanian

Author: Ravi Subramanian
Language: English
Length: 324 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books India 
Price: INR 299
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction
Teaser on Youtube:



Ravi Subramanian is considered to be one of new, young India's finest thriller writers. He has written six bestselling books till date and this book (God is a Gamer) is his seventh book. What a conincidence since Chetan Bhagat's latest book takes him to seven books in total and likewise for Ravi.

Anyways  to give a brief, he is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore) and is currently the head of a leading financial institution.  A career banker and financial services professional, Ravi has worked with several multinational banks. As a result of his extensive background in banks, writing about banking comes quite naturally to Ravi. Each one of his books thus far have been set in the backdrop of a foreign bank and this book is again all about banking and money.


I say what better way to make money than to write fiction about others making money. :-)

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Review Half GirlFriend - Chetan Bhagat


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Author: Chetan Bhagat V
Language: English
Length: 268 pages
Publisher: Rupa Publication India
Link From Authors website: http://www.chetanbhagat.com/books/half-girlfriend/
Price: INR 176
Teaser Campaign on Youtube:


As far as my knowledge goes, this is the seventh book by Chetan Bhagat. A brief background about him as written on his website.

"Chetan Bhagat is the author of six blockbuster books. These include five novels—Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011)—and the non-fiction title What Young India Wants (2012).
Half-Girlfriend, his seventh book and sixth novel, releases in October 2014.