Nudge for a Gift This Valentine’s Day with Badhai.in
Celebrate this Valentine’s Day 2013 with your loved ones by nudging them for a gift. Badhai, has launched an initiative ‘Nudge for a Gift’, a light hearted fun-filled application wherein users will be able to nudge their friends and family members for a gift. Friends who have been nudged can then make a selection from an exciting choice of 21 gifts and promise one to the sender.
To make the entire experience more fun-filled and exciting, the user may choose to not like the gift promised, therefore, requesting another selection. And if the user accepts the promised gift, friends can gift an amount through Badhai.in which can be used by the latter for shopping at leading retail and online brands like Croma, Pantaloons, Lifestyle, Snapdeal, Jabong etc. What’s more? The Badhai gift will be sent as a nicely designed e-card.
“Valentine’s Day is second only to New Year’s eve with people across the world celebrating the festival of love. In India too, it is becoming increasingly popular, more so over the last decade. While sending flowers, cards, chocolates and gifts is traditional, Badhai.in brings in an entirely new option to gift not only to the special one but also to close friends and family members, even parents. It re-iterates our commitment to provide the freedom of choice to the gift recipients; giving them the liberty to choose the gift, the amount they wish to spend as well as the brand they want to indulge in”, said Ajay Pandey, CEO and Founder, Badhai.in
The app will be available for Facebook users who can nudge their Facebook friends for Valentine’s Day gifts. So,
1) Click here to go to the app
Or
2) Log on to Facebook and search Nudge for a Gift (apps.facebook.com/nudge-badhai) in the Facebook App store
And start nudging special people in your life.
Register on Badhai.in and receive Badhai Gift Voucher of Rs.500* by inviting your Facebook friends.
How to avail the offer:
STEP 1:
Sign Up / Join / Register on Badhai.in using your Facebook account.
STEP 2:
Invite your Facebook friends to join Badhai.in by using INVITE FRIENDS button on Badhai.in website. NOTE: It is mandatory for you and your friends to join Badhai.in through Facebook, else the referral offer stands invalid. Terms and Conditions:
1) You will receive a Badhai Gift Voucher worth Rs.500, once your 10 friends join badhai.in through your invitation.
2) The Badhai Gift Voucher can be used to shop at Badhai.in partner brands. Click Here to know the Badhai Choices available in your city.
3) The Badhai Gift Voucher will be sent to your Email ID which is registered with Facebook.
4) Voucher will be sent within two working days from the date when your 10th friend joins Badhai.in.
5) Terms and conditions are subject to change, all rights exist with Badhai.in. These Terms and Conditions are jointly applicable with Badhai.in general Terms and Conditaions. Please read them at: http://www.badhai.in/details/terms
Exclusive offer from Badhai.in, celebrating 65 years of Indian Independence!
Gifts for All offer
Register with Badhai.in using your Facebook ID and get a 20% giftback on your first Gift.
Terms and Conditions
1) Only genuine Facebook IDs will be entertained.
2) Giftback is only valid on the first gift, post registration.
3) Giftback will be given in the form of a Badhai voucher which will be valid on all partner brands of Badhai.in.
4) Giftback is not valid for gift amount less than Rs. 500.
5) Giftback will be given within two working days from the day of gifting.
6) Employees of Badhai.in and their family members are not allowed to participate.
7) Badhai reserves the right to disqualify any suspicious/fraud entry.
8) Gift sender’s Email ID and receiver’s Email ID should not be same. Any such gifting will not qualify for the offer.
9) Terms and conditions are subject to change, all rights exist with Badhai.in.
10) Any gift sent through Badhai.in after 15 September 2012, would not be considered for this offer.
If you are looking for the perfect gift idea for gifting in Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi), just try out Badhai.in (http://www.badhai.in). Badhai.in is the latest trend in the online gifting world, where you leave the choice of your gift to the recipient.
Many a times, you are confused, bother your mind to think what is the best gift you can buy for your sister this year, will she like your gift, how can your gift look unique and different etc.
The solution is - Gift a Badhai Voucher! Give your sister the opportunity to choose the best gift she wants. She can shop at leading brand outlets in India as well as leading online stores like Flipkart.com, Inkfruit.com and many more.
www.badhai.in
An online gifting service to send and receive instant gifts over web
and mobile as eVouchers. Recipients can use these gifts to shop at
leading brands of their choice.
Company Overview
Badhai.in
is an attempt to solve all your problems when it comes to gifting. Save
your time and experience the amazing features of Badhai.in like -
Online gifting, Group gifting and Social gifting.
We understand
that in today's world, time is the most precious element and people
spend significant time and effort in choosing gifts and then sending it
across. It is also seen that seldom the recipients are wowed by what
they receive. Badhai.in helps you in solving all your gifting hassles.
Description
Badhai.in
is India's 1st multibrand eVoucher service and with the launch of
features like group gifting and access through Facebook, Badhai.in has
become the 1st Social Gifting service in India.
Through
Badhai.in you are able to send a gift online through web and mobile. The
gift, which is an electronic Badhai voucher, is delivered instantly
over email and SMS. The gift recipient can club differ...See More
Why Badhai.in?
Gifting was never this simple! - Gift through web or mobile - Receive Badhai voucher over email and SMS - Shop at leading retail stores in India - Pool at Badhai.in and gift in a group - Login through Facebook and stay updated with your friends birthdays
The video demonstrates how Corporate HR manager or Corporate Admin can send gifts / allocate incentives to their employees through Badhai.in corporate Panel.
http://www.badhai.in An online gifting service to send and receive instant gifts over web
and mobile as eVouchers. Recipients can use these gifts to shop at
leading brands of their choice.
Online gifting portal, Badhai.in has secured USD 200,000 from private investors.
The company recently launched social and group gifting service and will use the fund for marketing and PR activities.
“We have seen good traction, approx 5-6 gifts per day and around
20-25 registrations without actually getting into marketing/advertising
campaigns. Also the ticket size is significant. One of our esteemed user
gifted 33000 to his friend on marriage. Now this shows a significant
trust on the service. We are going to start our marketing campaigns and
are expecting good results out of that.” mentions Ajay Pandey and
Sandeep Debnath cofounders of Badhai.
Parts of the fund will also be used for increasing operational efficiency and focus on building mobile app for the platform.
Of all the newbies riding on the online retail boom, Ajay Pandey has
carved a niche for himself. Explaining what his latest startup Badhai.in (www.badhai.in)
offers, he says, “Badhai is a gifting platform. It’s key differentiator
is that it allows the recipients to choose the gift. Here, users can
gift Badhai vouchers via web and recipients can use it for shopping at
their favourite outlets.”
With an initial investment of `35 lakh,
Badhai hopes to make the gifting experience more enjoyable. This is
Pandey’s second startup and he has teamed up with alumni of IIT-Kanpur
and IIM-Calcutta to run Badhai.
The co-founders of the company are
Tushar Vohra, Sourabh Varma and Sandeep Debnath. This
less-than-a-year-old company has received an overwhelming response.
“Since the launch, we have seen continuous increase in traffic without
spending even a single penny on advertising,” shares Pandey. Badhai
vouchers are valid at retail stores like Croma, Pantaloon, Lifestyle,
etc and also online portals such as Flipkart and Travelguru.
Some
of the key features of the company, as Pandey puts it are, “We give the
choice to the recipients, so one does not need to worry whether the
recipient will like the gift or not. Badhai vouchers can be split into
smaller amounts and used across more than one brand. In addition to
these, recipients can claim their gift over IVR or mobile app and
proceed for shopping at their favourite store when they are at a mall.
Finally,
users using Facebook credentials for Badhai can view key occasions of
their Facebook friends. It makes it easier to track occasions they wish
to gift on.” He seems to be truly at the top of his game and for a
postgraduate from IIT-Kanpur in chemistry, 35-year-old Pandey is a
seasoned entrepreneur.
Pandey plans to market his venture soon.
“We haven’t really started advertising Badhai. Till date, it is through
PR coverage and word of mouth. But we realise that advertising is
crucial to take it to the next level,” he says.
For more details, please visit http://www.badhai.in
Badhai.in enables India’s first ever Group Gifting to bring about a paradigm
shift in gifting on Social Functions
Mumbai, May, 24, 2012: Badhai.in,
India’s premier online gift voucher company, has launched Group Gifting a first
of its kind in India. Group Gifting is a step forward in making gifting
experience even more enjoyable. By using this unique feature, group of friends
can pool their contribution online and gift jointly on social functions. The
gift, Badhai voucher in this case, can be used at leading retail chains as well
as ecommerce sites thus giving the recipients complete freedom of using it for
what they like. These can be delivered over phone or email or can also be handed
over as print copy.
Badhai.in has enabled social gifting also through
Facebook integration making it possible to track special occasions of Facebook connections
and gift individually or in a group with other Facebook friends.
In recent years, India has seen a very rapid
growth in digital space led by the highly dynamic youth segment. A large number
of young users stay hooked to various social networking sites to keep in touch
with their friends and families. Given this, Group Gifting can become an
exciting phenomenon in India where the Gift market is estimated
at over USD 4 billion.
Expressing delight on the launch of Group
Gifting, Ajay Pandey, CEO and Founder, Badhai.in said; Gifting is seeing a shift towards
preference for vouchers over the traditional option of cash. While store gift vouchers
do not give enough choice, pooling cash is a hassle and may not be practical in
most cases. Badhai.in solves the choice problem by giving recipients complete
control over where to use the voucher. At the same time it makes it convenient
to pool money and gift jointly even when friends are in different geographical
locations.”
About Badhai.in
Badhai.in,
India’s first social gifting service provides convenient solutions for managing
incentives, rewards and gifts. Badhai.in issues own online vouchers and has
tied-up with more than 500+ leading stores across categories like electronics,
white goods, apparels, jewellery, beauty, lifestyle products, travel, books,
etc. for an enjoyable shopping
experience. Badhai.in vouchers are delivered electronically to the intended
recipient over their phone and email. Recipients have the choice to redeem in
multiple stages at their favourite stores / online sites.
Badhai.in (www.badhai.in) is managed and owned by eInsignia, founded by individuals with
strong academic credentials (IIT and IIM) and successful entrepreneurial
experience.
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST OF PROFESSIONALS CURRENTLY WORKING FOR THIS COMPANY CALLED TRICOM AS WELL AS A REVIEW FOR THE PROFESSIONALS PLANNING TO JOIN TRICOM IN THE FUTURE. I DO NOT WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO GO THROUGH THE PAIN I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH SINCE AUGUST - JUST BY THE FACT THAT TRICOM DOES NOT PAY ITS EMPLOYEES!
I joined this company called Tricom in July 2011 as a Sr. Technical Architect and was looking after Tech Sales. One month passed, and I was delighted as the date to receive my first salary was approaching near. But that delighted moment never came. I kept waiting for one month, two months, three months to receive atleast a month's salary - but nothing happend. Finally I put down my papers at the end of the third month. And all these three months, I served the company for free :)
Trust me, the management and the HR department is so reluctant, that they did not even bother to communicate the delay in salary to me even once. I kept asking for my salary as the festivals were knocking but luckily I could not celebrate them - as my pocket was empty :) . Nobody was even noticed that!
Even after I was relieved from Tricom, they took a hell lot of time to share my Full and Final settlement amount. They kept me waiting. Last month I received one month salary, that too after frequent follow-ups. But everything went in to clear all my debts and loans from friends which I had taken to sustain for these four months.
Now when I am asking Tricom for my remaining dues, the response is horrendous. The HR is telling me - we cannot help you in this, you have to follow-up with Manan. (Manan is the boy who heads the IT services team at Tricom)
I tried getting in touch with Manan through emails, but there was no response. I sent almost 20 reminder emails, but he did not respond. Finally when I dropped him a sms, he replied -
"Please connect with HR for the same, Thanks, Manan"
Since then I have been trying to connect with the HR Head of the company Ms. Parminder Kaur (http://linkd.in/teT0CO) through emails, smses, but no response AT ALL. Finally I tried reaching her on her mobile, but she is not picking up my calls. I tried calling her almost 100 times a day, but no response. At last, one of my sms worked for me -
Sandeep:"Parminder, atleast have the courtesy to pick up the call! I would like an update about my cheque tomorrow morning! Please understand I am not asking for a charity :)"
Suddenly Parminder became courteous, and she replied -
Parminder: "Sandeep - myself and my team cannot reiterate again and again that we will contact you once your cheque is with HR n we cannot commit any date for the release."
BLOODY HELL!! It indeed seems like I am asking for a charity or as if I am trying to sell something to these guys and they are just ignoring me. Why aren't they realizing that neither I am begging, nor asking for a loan, I am asking for my hard-earned money which they are liable to pay!
I reverted to her sms -
Sandeep: " Even I am not sitting idle to reiterate again and again that I cannot wait till infinite time to get my dues cleared or follow up with u and your team to get my hard earned money. As per Manan I have to coordinate with you to get my cheque. So please do the needful and give me an update tomorrow morning!"
Now the best one was - the HR head replying -
Parminder: "I cannot give you any definite update".
This was ultimate, it seems that these guys are kidding me and trying to entertain me with the game - Passing the Parcel. The HR Head - Parminder does not have any definite update, and Manan says that I am not the right person for this, please contact HR.
WTF !! What is going on here guys? I really did not know that the management of a Public Limited Organization can be so unorganized. It seems someone controls the company VIRTUALLY. Manan and Parminder make me believe there is some super power who is holding my salary back and controlling the finances, operations everything!!! Infact I have now started feeling that the Public Limited company is wasting its money in paying these so called senior management employees - who are outdated and cannot manage their team for some DEFINITE UPDATE !! What a Pity and Shame!!
Anyways, this is my horrendous tale of trying to retrieve my salary from a Publicly listed compnay. I came in touch with other ex-colleagues and ex-employees of Tricom who have also not received their dues, since months. Some of them are still serving the company because they have to keep the fuel burning at home.
I have now started speaking to Times of India, Hindustan Times, ET and my friends in Star News - trying to find out if they can help me out. If you are reading this post and can suggest a way out, request your help. It will be highly appreciated.
If somebody wants more detailed explanation, or review, please feel free to get in touch. My contact coordinates are available on my profile!
eInsignia Joins the SourcingLine Directory of Leading Web Development Companies
Mumbai, India 22nd March 2010*: eInsignia announced today that it has joined the SourcingLine directory of top web developers. SourcingLine confirmed the admission into their human edited directory and noted that we are pleased to add another market leading firm to growing list of top companies featured on SourcingLine. *Insert your company name* has been exploring additional marketing channels and found SourcingLine a good fit with its overall marketing objectives.
eInsignia is a team of young technocrats providing end-to-end web solutions in the areas of web design, software development, web-based enterprise solutions, web applications, search engine optimization, online marketing and other branding activities. The great opportunities in addition to the current expansion of operations backed up with the foreseen potentials bind up as the driving force behind eInsignia. We blend proven methodologies with cutting edge digital innovations to craft design, development and online optimization programs that give clients winning & measurable results.
Adopting a work ethic that transcends both geography and verticals, eInsignia has embraced the off-shoring phenomenon and honed it to a skill whereby we can afford to our client all the advantages of remote working without any hassles. Our unique value proposition lies in our experience of working and creating long lasting relationships with all our clients to provide them with the best possible services at all times.
SourcingLine is one of the fastest growing resources in the information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors. SourcingLine provides a range of resources to both buyers and sellers including: how to articles, key facts and statistics, directories of leading IT and BPO firms, and a matching service to connect buyers with services companies best positioned to meet their needs. SourcingLine directories are human edited and feature industry specific ranking and filtering criteria.
Anannya Debnath, Media Relations info@einsignia.com +91 97699 73740
Business networking is more than just a clever tactic that most businesses use to draw in more clientele. For many small businesses that rely upon word of mouth, proper networking skills are completely necessary for the continued success and even existence of the company. Business networking is the fundamental act of referring business to other businesses, and in the process doing the same for you. Understanding how to give quality referrals is an art form in itself, and something that is extremely important in business networking matters. The old adage of, “I’ll scratch your back, if you scratch mine”, has never applied to anything more than to business networking.
Business networking, however, takes many forms, and you just might not realize how common it is. Whether a business is cold calling some of its clients on the phone, or meeting other business professionals for dinner or lunch, the networking is always taking place. Successful networking leads to referral business, new business ideas, and can help you to learn from other professionals in your field. Many businesses choose to become part of networking organizations such as different local chambers of commerce in their selected area. These organizations are excellent ways for business owners to participate in business advocacy and lobbying efforts, and offer a way for business owners to cooperate for their own protection. They often have meet and greet sessions where business leaders can meet together to discuss certain business topics that might be affecting them, the current business climate in their area, and formulate collective plans for the future.
Some say that up to 70 % of new companies get their business through word of mouth. Networking allows you the opportunity to formally introduce yourself and your business, to other business professionals in your area, to not only get to know them, but to get to know the services they offer as well. If business leaders can meet you and can trust you, they will have no problem sending business your way, and no problem receiving some from you. This is all part of the relationship building process that is so vital to successful business networking. It is a relationship built on trust and mutual interest.
In today’s high tech world, business networking has never been so easy and available. No longer do you need to live in the same area to network with business clients, or even in the same country. Due to popular online networking services, you can network with anybody all over the world. You no longer have to be a big shot to talk to big shots, or even speak the same language. Today you can have a dialogue, share ideas, and expand your business, all with the click of a mouse.
Bharti Airtel Limited, has announced key apex level organisational changes aimed at laying the foundation for the company’s next phase of growth. The new structure has been designed to manage future growth opportunities, exploit scale & building cost synergies, while continuing to derive advantage from on- the- ground focus on sales and enhanced levels of customer service.
Making the announcement Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti Airtel said “Over the last couple of years, we have been able to build a world-class organisation. The company has grown not just in terms of revenue and market share but also in terms of strengthened processes, capabilities and governance. It has been our endeavour to empower our top management team, which has performed very well and is amongst the finest in the telecom world. Today, we have taken another step in further empowering the top management team and laid a strong foundation for embarking on the next phase of our exciting growth journey.” Manoj Kohli, CEO & Joint Managing Director, Bharti Airtel will increasingly focus on strategy development, governance and organisation development. He will lead the overall transformation programme including creation of factories and shared services with the objective of building the right capabilities to enable the company succeed in the next phase of its growth. He will also provide additional focus on building the B2B powerhouse.
Sanjay Kapoor has been elevated from President – Mobile Services to a newly created position of Deputy CEO. In his new role, Sanjay will lead the Mobile, Telemedia and DTH businesses. Sanjay will report to Manoj Kohli.
Having led the transformation at the Telemedia business, Atul Bindal will take over as President – Mobile Services. K Srinivas who was Executive Director (East) – Mobile Services and in-charge of Sri Lanka operations will take over as Joint President - Telemedia Services. New business verticals such as M-commerce and M-entertainment etc. are being created to generate new revenue streams.
Atul and K Srinivas will report to Sanjay Kapoor.
David Nishball will continue as President - Enterprise Services and will report to Manoj Kohli. On the Enterprise side, the company’s aim is to build a B2B powerhouse over the next 5 years with enhanced focus on global wholesale voice and data, advanced Enterprise voice & mobility services, Enterprise solutions, Managed services and lead industry transformation projects.
Kirusa, the world’s leading vendor of Voice SMS and a leading developer of mobile value added services, in partnership with Tetco-Voxpilot, a specialist in voice/video/data convergence, haS announced the world’s first ever Video SMS product. Exclusive previews of the Kirusa Video SMS solution, deployed on Tetco-Voxpilot Open Media Platform, are being demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Video SMS is the first in a series of 3G initiatives being developed by Kirusa as a logical extension to its current flagship Voice SMS offering.
The Kirusa Video SMS application is a combination of the most popular 3G technologies available today. The application provides captivating features such as sending Video SMS messages, replying to Video SMS messages, forwarding Video SMS messages, and group Video SMS messaging, greatly enhancing the reach of video messaging to a wider population of mobile users. Kirusa Video SMS messaging is useful in a wide variety of consumer and business situations specially tailored for 3G networks. Carriers can offer the application to drive 3G revenues leveraging their existing network infrastructure.
How it works? Video SMS is a 3G service, based on video calling, and is used to send short video clips. The Video SMS application allows people to send live video via an SMS message.
A mobile subscriber sends a Video SMS message, similar to how he sends a Voice SMS message -- he dials the * (star) key followed by the mobile number of recipient from a 3G phone, and chooses to make a video call. The camera then gets activated, allowing the subscriber to record a live video message. After finishing the recording, the subscriber may drop the video call, or review and re-record the video SMS message. The Video SMS message is sent to the recipient as a simple SMS notification with an embedded DirectListen™ number, which when dialed to make a video call, takes the recipient directly to the Video SMS message he has received. After viewing the message, the recipient can reply to or forward the Video SMS message.
The industry says that Kirusa’s Video SMS application is easy to use, integrates seamlessly into how mobile subscribers use video calling, requires little or no learning curve, and works with the existing 3G infrastructure, and therein lies its appeal.
Well, it is now the time to pray that 3G comes to India soon because as per reports the deployment of 3G has further been delayed to late 2009-2010. It was earlier scheduled to launch by the 2008-22009. Till then lets wait with baited breath.
Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad W700, claimed to be the first-ever 17-inch widescreen mobile workstation engineered to deliver unparalleled performance to data and graphics-intensive user environments, in India. It incorporates the built-in digitiser and colour calibrator in a mobile workstation and combines these innovations with technologies such as new NVIDIA Quadro FX mobile graphics.
The workstation supports the upcoming Intel mobile quad core processor which delivers the ultimate computing performance for mobile computing professionals. In line with Lenovo’s environmental commitments, the ThinkPad W700 meets and exceeds criteria for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star 5.0 programme for computers, which takes effect in July 2009.
The ThinkPad W700 can be configured with up to 8GB of memory. It includes WiFi wireless connectivity. Additionally, users can connect to other devices wirelessly using mobile workstation models featuring Bluetooth and ultra wideband technology. Models supporting WiMAX will be available later this year. This mobile workstation can also be equipped with dual internal hard drives with RAID configurations, including solid state drive storage.
The notebook comes equipped with an optional 400-nit WUXGA display that provides up to twice the brightness of earlier ThinkPad mobile workstation models and the 72 per cent wide colour gamut provides more than 50 per cent greater colour intensity. A 7-in-1 multi-card reader and five USB ports give users flexibility in transferring and accessing digital content. Additionally, the workstation comes with an optional compact flash reader and Blu-ray DVD burner/ player. RAID 0 configuration help users’ access and save their data faster than traditional disk-writing methods. Users can also opt for RAID 1 for mirrored data redundancy.
An optional mini-dock extends the mobile workstation’s capabilities with eSATA and digital audio ports as well as convenient cabling for power, external monitors and peripherals. The ThinkPad W700 also features BIOS/port disablement and an optional fingerprint reader, a smartcard reader and hard drives with full-disk encryption. It carries more than 20 certifications from independent software vendors.
Priced at Rs 1,49,000, the ThinkPad W700 mobile workstation is available through www.lenovo.in and Lenovo business partners.
The creator of the first keyboard-and-mouse desktop set, Logitech, is up for surprises yet again. And this time their innovation, the Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution, surely aims to help people navigate through today's complex digital environments with ease. With a warranty of three years, the premium keyboard-and-mouse combination features a cordless laser mouse, a dynamic keyboard display and Bluetooth wireless technology.
The cordless laser mouse will transform many people's expectations about mouse navigation. Its MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel technology offers people various modes of navigation. Firstly, they can fly effortlessly through long documents and web pages, spinning the scroll wheel freely to move through up to 10,000 lines of a spreadsheet in seven seconds. Secondly, they can set the scroll wheel to click-to-click mode, which allows precision movement through lists, slides or photos. And that’s not all. Its one-touch search, allows people to obtain Internet search results for any word or phrase on a web page or in a document. Finally, the thumb wheel can be set to launch the Windows Vista Flip 3D feature or to zoom in and out of documents and photos. And the rapid-charging stand eliminates the inconvenience of replacing batteries.
Well, the surprises of MX5500 don’t end here. It comes with a dynamic keyboard display which has a 2.95-by-.79 inch built-in LCD screen. It shows the time and date, calculator, temperature, Web site favorites, a keystroke counter, e-mail updates and media information, such as band and song titles.
Last but not the least the cordless desktop MX 5500 features Bluetooth 2.0 Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) wireless technology, which provides an easier setup experience, as well as a more robust and reliable connection than with previous generations of Bluetooth technology. But why is Bluetooth so important, one wonder. Its worth a mention because it allows users to use the desktop at a distance of up to 30 feet (10 meters) from their PC.
And there are no collaboration problems. Because the keyboard, mouse and receiver are pre-paired during manufacturing, people need only plug in the mini-receiver to a computer's USB port to connect the keyboard and mouse to the PC. The MX 5500 desktop's receiver can also be used as a Bluetooth hub, enabling other Bluetooth devices, such as a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or a PDA, to connect to a computer through the hub. All a computer needs is a compatible Bluetooth stack installed for this mode to be functional.
To top it all the Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution is priced at INR 11,495 and is available at all leading electronic stores in India.
Came across a very good article on wall street journal :
You know times are tough when the rich start cutting costs on their mistresses.
According to a new survey by Prince & Assoc., more than 80% of multimillionaires who had extra-marital lovers planned to cut back on their gifts and allowances. Still, only 12% of the multimillionaire cheaters said they plan to give up on their lovers altogether for financial reasons.
A portrait by François Boucher of Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV of France.
“Rich people are getting hit, and they’re all expressing the need to curtail unnecessary spending,” said Russ Alan Prince, president of Prince & Assoc., a wealth-research firm based in Connecticut. “Lovers are part of the same calculation.”
Of course, any study of millionaires and their mistresses should be taken with a large grain of salt. The survey–a subset of a larger wealth study–polled 191 individuals with a minimum net worth of $20 million who said they had lovers of at least a year or more (this to screen out the one-night stands, etc.). About two thirds of the respondents were men and one third women. All were married and all had personal control over their finances, meaning the women and men surveyed were the primary wealth holders in their homes.
The most surprising stats in the study relate to gender and what might be termed “length of service.” Fully 82% of men in the study said they planned to lower the allowances to their mistresses, while more than three quarters planned to provide fewer gifts, less expensive gifts and fewer perks, like jet rides, resort vacations and top restaurant meals.
Women were far more generous to their paramours in the face of financial crises. Less than 20% planned to lower allowances, gifts and perks, while more than half planned to raise them.
Susan Shapiro Barash, who teaches gender studies at Marymount Manhattan College and wrote “Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets,” about why women lie, said women value their lovers more than men in a time of economic trouble. “For the women, lovers matter more than ever now because the rest of life is so dreary,” she said. “For the men, they’re just cutting across the board.”
Ms. Barash added that women may value their lovers more today because their husbands are so miserable. “If your husband lost his job on Wall Street and he’s miserable, you need the escape,” she says.
The duration of the relationship also seems to play a role in the economics of high-end cavorting. The study found that more than two thirds of the millionaires who had been with their lovers for three or more years planned to cut back. That compares with less than half for those with a tenure of one to three years.
“What we found in talking to the respondents is that the magic of the relationship with their lover fades after a while, so they’re more willing to let them go,” Mr. Prince says.
The survey doesn’t mean to suggest that all, most or even a large minority of rich men and women have affairs. It simply is a snapshot of a certain sample at a certain time. Yet it suggests that in a time of financial crisis, it is better to be a kept man than a compensated woman.
Celebrate this Valentine’s Day 2013 with your loved ones by nudging them for a gift. Badhai, has launched an initiative ‘Nudge for a Gift’, a light hearted fun-filled application wherein users will be able to nudge their friends and family members for a gift. Friends who have been nudged can then make a selection from an exciting choice of 21 gifts and promise one to the sender.
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