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JungleThingy – Search for Travel Books on Amazon using Google Maps

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JungleThingy is a mashup of Amazon web services, Google maps API and the power of javascript. Basically it’s a straight forward interface where you can see the Google map on the left side of the screen. You can click on the map to get a list of the possible locations at the middle box, these locations are being pulled according to the location you’ve clicked and once you’ve selected a location from the list, you will be able to see the books related with that specific geological location. These listing of books actually comes from the Amazon web services. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Ruhani Rabin

February 28th, 2009 at 2:30 pm

RetailFans.com – web 2.0 social networked shopping trends for women

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RetailFans.com might not be designed for the guys in mind but it will seriously catch the attention of a smart guy. Why? Because a smart guy can find out about the latest fashion trends about the urban women are craving about. Basically RetailFans is a website where people come together to share the latest in fashion, cosmetics, jewelry and anything else that takes their fancy. So you might find all the geeky glitter girls roam around this place and make their voice about the fashion products they like. Finally a place for the girls to have their own Digg about the latest fashion-ware. RetailFans.com is pretty straight forward and easy to use website. Simple but effective ajax integration for smoother operations experiences.

Anyone can submit an item they’ve found on another website and vote on items that others have submitted. Items with the most votes rise to the top of the list. This way, users of the site collectively determine the most interesting items. This site is build on a web 2.0 style architecture so you might find similarity to the concept of delicious and digg itself. Previously I’ve seen a slightly similar site called HerFabLife, you might wanna check that out too. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Ruhani Rabin

February 25th, 2009 at 11:30 pm

5pmPoker bringing the fun back into web 2.0 poker playing

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When Alan Curtis requested me to take a look at the 5pmPoker.com which is a new free Ajax-based Texas Hold’em Poker playing site. Honestly, I was confused about myself for a moment. Sorry to say it but I don’t know how to play poker, I’ve only have the technical idea of the game. But the thrive to explore the technology behind it, I couldn’t resist to peek a look at it. Yes they have proven that a web based game can be fun and interactive even it is not using flash. I was surprised with the site features, application and graphics. The site is not about gambling, its about having fun and being able to play with family and friends using friendly-looking characters while learning the game. The browser-based game was developed using the Google Web Toolkit, while the illustrations and animation elements were drawn by one of the regular artists of MAD Magazine (DC Comics), Tom Richmond. You will get the feel of the graphic once you are there. Tom’s incredible work was matched by his professionalism and understanding of the requirements in the digital workspace.

The site features public tables with up to eight players and varying chip stakes. It also has the Internets only tournament-on-demand feature, where players can start heads-up tournaments at any time with different chip rewards for the top three finishers. There is a chat feature so players can communicate directly with each other, and a side panel shows the probability of your hand winning and the likelihood of hitting each of the possible poker hands. Why not we take a look the features this site is giving you for free. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Ruhani Rabin

February 24th, 2009 at 11:33 pm

Nvidia Tegra – will be on Google Android too

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Last year worlds leading graphics processor producing company NVIDIA Corporation introduced the Tegra family of processors, the first single-chip computer capable of the rich high definition and internet experiences we’ve come to expect from our PCs, but on small pocket type devices. NVIDIA Tegra is a tiny computer-on-a-chip, smaller than a US dime (10-cent piece), designed from the ground up to enable the “visual PC experience” on a new generation of mobile computing devices while consuming the smallest amount of power. Now it will be on Google Android too. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Ruhani Rabin

February 17th, 2009 at 11:58 am

TweetBoxLive beta enables international SMS service with twitter account

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I’m not sure whether you’ve noticed recently Twitter is not accepting SMS posts from many asian countries. So what if you are on the road or in a party and you want to update your status on the twitter, better yet you might want to direct message someone or reply to a status. A few days before I was trying to SMS an update but I’ve seen the SMS get delivered to the twitter post phone number, but the tweet doesn’t appear in the twitter profile. After some researching finally I came across TweetBoxLive Beta, a little web application allows you to update your Twitter status along with direct messages and replies using SMS to a specific number. Now thats more like it. TweetBoxLive also enables you to receive tweets in you mobile phone via SMS, but it seems pretty expensive to receive twitter updates from friends. First of all lets take a look at the features TweetBoxLive is offering. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Ruhani Rabin

February 17th, 2009 at 2:11 am