Acer India has come up with an interesting game, ‘Beat The Ultrabook,’ third one in the Are you game series. Now this game is available on Acer India Facebook page. The game highlight one of the qualities (Ultrafast) of Acer Ultrabook. Acer was the first to launch an Ultrabook in India.

Beat The Ultrabook game!

The game is like this. There is a dart board and you need to hit the Bulls Eye within 2 seconds, why 2 seconds? that’s the time it takes for Acer Ultrabook to boot on. Now believe me, this game is addictive I suggest you have a look at the game on Acer India Facebook page.

Check out for the Acer Aspire Beat the Ultrabook game on

AcerIndia Facebook page

McDowell Signature Premier Indian Derby 2012 was really an occasion where the Bold and the Beautiful met. Here are some scenes from Indian Derby 2012. So the Derby is all about

Hats

More Hats!!!!!

 Entertainment!!!

Celebrities!!

And of course the race!!!!

One of the major attractions at this edition was Adam Saaks, Internationally renowned custom couture t-shirt and dress cutter.

 For more details on  McDowell Signature Premier Indian Derby 2012, visit spiritzandmore.com

Here is the Pllop on ThinkBook

About Rajesh Setty

Rajesh is an entrepreneur, author and speaker based in Silicon Valley. You can find out more about him on his website, blog,Twitter or on Facebook.

For more details on ThinkBook, check www.gothinkbook.com

There is an interesting virtual conference happening on the 8th, 9th and 10th of January 2012. @theviewspaper in partnership with 7up is organizing a first of its kind initiative, the #IFeelUp Tweet-a-thon and it is stated to be World’s largest online conference.

The #IFeelUp Conference will discuss the state of the nation and what are the various positive things that are happening in various sectors despite all the negativity that we see and hear around us everyday.

Have a look at the promo video

So if you are interested to be part of this, you need to register through your Twitter login. For more details on the event and to register, pls visit http://theviewspaper.net/ifeelup/

It’s an interesting and fun filled game, so here is the story line,

The Wizard world is in crisis. Here the ‘Bowlons’ and the ‘Pines’ had lived harmoniously till the Evil Lord cast his spell on the ‘Pines’ who have taken over the land and enslaved the ‘Bowlons’. This is where the game begins, Gamers play for the Bowlons against the Pines in the fight to break their shackle and liberate WizardLand.

WizardLandcomprises, for now of the 2 islands, Airea and Ruins (with 3 more islands to be added soon). The islands are divided into levels, each level having distinct environment, with different game play. In each level the gamer has to knock down all the Pines. Packed with concealed surprises and magic, the challenges are daunting. The Pines and Bowlons have a mind of their own; the bowling alleys are mysterious and misleading, sometime zigzagged, sometime curved…..So intelligent strategy and clever game play is obligatory to win.

The Game is made using Blender 2.49 for the 3D models and Unity 3D game engine for the game development. Game was launched in Nokia Store, AppStore for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch & iPads) Android Market, Mac AppStore, and Chrome store.

To know more you can log on to www.bowlingwizards.com.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bowlingwizards

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Digitaltantra

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/NextwaveMultimedia

Nextwave Multimedia has won several awards for their work, that includes four international honours:

‘Intel AppUp Developers, Grand Prize’ in the ‘most innovative app category’ for Comics Creator

‘Nokia Calling All Innovators 2010 Grand Prize’ again for Comics Creator.

3^rd prize in ‘Nokia Calling All Innovators 2011’ for the mobile game ‘Hit 21’ Recently the Company has been declared as on of the ‘Legends’ of Intel AppUp.

A YourStory initiative in collaboration with Microsoft Windows Phone

So if you are a mobile app developer, here is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your talent. YourStory.in in association with Microsoft windows phone has come up with “Windows Phone App Challenge”, a great opportunity to showcase your Windows Phone Apps to the world. Whether you are an experienced App developer or a Newbie with a great app idea, YourStory will help you in developing and promoting your Windows Phone Apps and providing visibility, recognition and meaningful support that you may need.

So submit your Windows Phone Apps & App ideas and YourStory will act as a channel to get you access to the Windows Phone Dev/Expert team for Tech mentoring, workshops and any  support that you may require to build and promote your App story! … And did I mention that every developer can win a Windows Phone and Rs.5000 worth of gift vouchers on submitting 3 Apps and just 1 app for women developers!

So here is an opportunity to build and promote your App Story!

For any queries, please call             +91- 9986198806

Categories

Students, Individual Developers, Startups, Women Developers

Apply here

The Venue, Participants and Startups showcased

Now some interesting scenes: If Steve Jobs was alive!!      TwoMangoes.com

Here is the list of Partners of E Sparks 2011

Sequoia Capital in India has invested in more than fifty companies during the past decade catering to the founders, families and management who have selected us as their business partners. With offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi, Sequoia Capital has a mixture of local experience and global ties. Sequoia Capital invests between $10M-$50M in companies addressing the consumer services, energy, financial services, healthcare services, internet, mobile, outsourcing services and technology markets. http://www.sequoiacap.com/india

The Windows Azure Platform is a Microsoft cloud platform used to build, host and scale web applications through Microsoft data centers. Windows Azure Platform is classified as platform as a service and forms part of Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy, along with their software as a service offering and Microsoft Online Services.

One97 Communication is a pioneer in mobile internet services for consumers in India. It has the widest and largest deployment of telecom application cloud platform. Thriving on innovation, One97 delivers mobile content, advertising and commerce services to millions of mobile consumers. One97 also invests in early stage mobile companies out of its initiative One97 Mobility Fund (OMF). The vision of One97 Mobility Fund (OMF) is to provide meaningful access for mobile-eco-system entrepreneurs capital, mentorship, industry relationships besides significant industry experience and wisdom.http://www.one97.com

Reasoning Global eApplications Ltd. is the unparalleled player in the space of Digital commerce in India. We focus on developing software solutions that enable retailers to leverage the immense capabilities of Internet and Mobile platforms as powerful customer acquisition, connection and marketing channels. Our matchless, easy-to-mange, multi-channel digital commerce platformMartJack empowers renowned Indian retailers. We do not believe in one-size-fits-all solutions, and understand that each business is unique and hence we made MartJack suitable for different scales of retail operations. Furthermore, we take pleasure in making retailers’ businesses strong through MartJack Exchange, a revolutionary key that gives access to a large customer base beyond their reach. The Statistics that stand by us: 200+ years of aggregated retail experience across the team, 3000+ online stores on MartJack, and 50+ partners. http://www.martjack.com/

txtWeb is a global platform empowering anyone with a mobile phone to discover and consume content/services through SMS applications that are free and available to all. While it is getting increasingly popular with users for being free, fast and without download hassles, it also provides a unique platform and opportunity to businesses and developers to make content and services available to billions through an SMS application. Additionally, it offers amazing value-proposition to startups and small entrepreneurs to mobile enable their business – they can take advantage of this platform which requires no infrastructure investment, is open and easy to build/deploy apps on, has no coding-integration requirement, and has no language dependency. http://www.txtweb.com

Print Bindaas delivers high-quality printed products in low volume for a great price. Their products range from business cards, stationary, brochures and flyers to invitations, calendars and many more. Graphic design and custom printing have historically been a hands-on, laborious process, for both the supplier and the customer. Through a revolutionary business model supported by patented and proprietary technologies, Print Bindaas fully automates the manufacturing of printing, as well as the way orders are created and submitted. http://www.printbindaas.com/

PUMA is one of the world’s leading Sportlifestyle companies that designs and develops footwear, apparel and accessories. It is committed to working in ways that contribute to the world by supporting Creativity, SAFE Sustainability and Peace, and by staying true to the principles of being Fair, Honest, Positive and Creative in decisions made and actions taken. PUMA starts in Sport and ends in Fashion. Its Sport Performance and Lifestyle labels include categories such as Football, Running, Motorsports, Golf and Sailing. Sport Fashion features collaborations with renowned designer labels such as Alexander McQueen, Mihara Yasuhiro and Sergio Rossi. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf and Tretorn. The company, which was founded in 1948, distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs more than 9,000 people worldwide and has headquarters in Herzogenaurach/Germany, Boston, London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.puma.com

LetsBuy.com is an online retailer of consumer electronics, communications and computer goods from the leading brands in the categories. Owned by New Delhi based Digitail Management Services Pvt Ltd, LetsBuy.com was started in July 2009. It has seen exponential growth in a short time period and is now a popular online store in Indian Metros, tier 2 and 3 cities. The portal’s business model and partnerships with leading consumer electronics brands enables it to offer a wide range of products, and better deals and discounts. The online catalogue lists over 300 brands and more than 12,000 products. The e-commerce website is endorsed by leading brands as their preferred e-commerce partner. LetsBuy.com maintains complete control of the product-delivery logistics, ensuring shorter delivery time, thereby adding to the overall customer experience. In January 2011, LetsBuy.com’s parent company – Digitail Management Services Pvt Ltd – received $6 million VC funding from Helion Venture Partners, Accel Partners & Tiger Global. http://www.letsbuy.com/

To know more about E Sparks 2011 and to register, visit http://esparks.yourstory.in/

One of the highlights of E Sparks 2011 will be the interesting mix of exhibitors showcasing their products and services, here is the list of exhibitors

So if you want to know about the latest trends and developments happening in India’s E commerce space, don’t miss E Sparks 2011 

To know more about E Sparks 2011 and to register, visit http://esparks.yourstory.in/

Here is my coverage on TEDxYouth@Chennai

1. Announcing TEDxYouth@Chennai

2. Post event coverage

Live Tweets about the event

Some of the Facebook live updates

I thank TED for the opportunity and for the recognition.