
Ratan Tata has threatened to abandon plans for his Tata Nano plant (which will produce the cheapest, smallest car in the world) in West Bengal in the face of protests by farmers who say they were unfairly compensated for their land by the government. Hundreds have blockaded the gates to the plant, in an action […] Read more »

As I write this post, I am watching the gold medal match between Spain and USA in the men’s basketball at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This Olympics has provided the most technologically advanced visuals I have seen. These are some of my favorite sites and blogs that detail the technology, and behind-the-scenes of photography at […] Read more »

Till Aug. 21 I had my camera lens and Gigapan to zoom in and zoom out of images. Now there is Photosynth.
Launched on Thursday, Photosynth is a collaboration between Microsoft and University of Washington that transforms digital images into a 360-degree experience. National Geographic Society has partnered with Microsoft Live Labs to create three-dimensional […] Read more »

KSRTC bus stand in Ernakulam
The private bus operators in the southern Indian state of Kerala are planning to install Global Positioning System (GPS) in their fleets statewide. (Read Story)
It is not a new technology. Various cities across the world, including the US have been using this technology for years. And it is definitely not the … Read more »