Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Mean Green Machine (The most awesome eco-car ever)


The Honda CR-Z Concept is a hybrid, switching between petrol and electric for low emissions and great economy, but there's no need to don your hairshirt to drive it. This is far sexier than a Prius- so much so that if you don't tell anyone it's a hybrid, they'll assume it's just some hulking beast of a sports car, beating Mother Earth in the face with a branch ripped from one of her precious trees, even as it hugs corners like an over-affectionate aunt.
Chuck in wing mirrors, LED headlights, and a futuristic interior and you've got yourself one hell of a way to save the planet. The name CR-Z stands for Compact Renaissance Zero, and is part of Honda's theme of “The endless joy of mobility on our earth.” Cheers for that lads....

STARTAC: THE FIRST GENERATION (The original must-have mobile)


When it was released in 1996, the Motorola Star TAC was hailed as a miracle. The first ever clamshell and the first ever phone with a vibro-alert, it weighed in at just 88g, making it the world's lightest mobile phone. Admittedly, with no camera, WAP, calender – or, indeed, anything else, it wasn't exactly an iPhone-style multimedia powerhouse. However, if you typed “5318008” on the screen, then turned it upside down, it read BOOBIES. We'll take that over the ability to zoom in to photos by pinching them, any day.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire : Right on the money!


This is an extraordinary film. The tale of two orphan brothers in a slum of Bombay is a mixture of heart wrenching and uplifting emotions. Though made long before the recent tragedy in Mumbai, the film has uncomfortable echoes of that situation — the initial incident that propels the entire movie involves anti-Muslim violence. You realize just how long and deep the animosity runs.

The heart of the film is exceedingly simple, a combination of “boy meets girl, boy loses girl,” and a tale of brothers taking different paths. On top of that simplicity, Boyle weaves intricate exposition with flashbacks, parallel stories, multiple film styles, all strung together by the Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? game that drives the movie.

Though ultimately joyful, and often fun, be prepared to witness brutality. The Sound is perfect, I haven't heard audio like this in a while, this film needs a Sound Oscar nomination it sounds that good.

This is a universal tale that grabs you from start to finish. Is it a must see? My answer: Yes! Lock kiya jaye! This is a universal tale that grabs you from the start to the finish.