Latest Mobile Phones & Gadgets

Cameras in mobile phones are common today. Any standard mobile phone consists of camera and more high-edge mobiles have high quality cameras. OmniVision is one of the major suppliers of CMOS CameraChip solutions for superior imaging applications. Now its 5.17 megapixel auto-focus camera module for mobile handsets is based around the OV5623 CameraChip sensor which has been built using OmniVision’s proprietary OmniPixel2(TM) technology, an innovative pixel design manufactured using 0.13-micron CMOS process technology. This 14mm x 14mm x 8.75mm module is sure to give a distinct value to the mobile phones as it will support the applications of high-resolution cameras in the handsets. This 5 megapixel camera solution has auto-focus capability, which was previously used only for digital still cameras (DSC) and luxurious camera phones. But now this has brought finer image quality and camera performance nearer to the average rated camera phone market. The OV5623 CameraChip sensor at the core of the 5 megapixel module has an optical format of just 1/2.5 inches and a 2592 x 1944 image array with digital image stabilization potentiality. A 10-bit A/D converter makes possible the OV5623 to function at 7.5 frames per second (fps) in full resolution or 60 fps at an 864 x 648 resolution for improved video viewing on a TV screen. Though the device is specially meant to target the mobile market, it is also suitable for DSC video and hybrid camera applications.

Subtitles are a part of your DVD architecture that can make life a lot easier. Here are some tips for retrieving subtitles from the net, adding your own subs, changing their color etc. I’ve added pointers on how to resync your subtitles if they go out of sync, as that also happens a lot, yielding funny lip movements. On a frank and serious note, these issues never arise in an original DVD or official download, and it actually is less stressful watching good ol’ box packs.

First get yourself VobSub. This is a free subtitle filtering utility that works on the Directshow environment. The files associated with it are .sub and .idx. There are other types of subtitle files; we will encounter them as we go along. VobSub is important as it is anyway needed to play subtitles for any AVI file in software media players, provided the .sub and .idx file are in the same directory as the movie, and with the same name.

Another option is to get SubRip from here. This essentially creates text files though the .srt extension. To create your own subtitles, the best software is a spanking new one called Aegisub, so grab it here.

Hard subbing
This is the fun and involving part, though not that tough to execute. I use VirtualDub; you can get it here. It’s probably the best AVI tool available. Install VirtualDub with all the plugin options; you are required to do this in the option provided while installation wizard. The main file we will need is actually from VobSub installation, namely called text sub, and it shows up as an option while running the wizard.

Once this is done, it’s very easy. All you need is the sub file (placed in a folder you can remember). Then open VirtualDub, get in your video, go to filter (Ctrl+F), and add the text sub-filter. The plugin will open and ask for the subtitle file (.srt), so browse and locate it. That’s all. Preview once and render. It could take a while.

With the affordable cost of mobile phones and also the affordable rates that the mobile service providers offer, the use of mobile phones is going up each second. Now with all the new and improved technologies that are use by the telecommunication servers or the service providers, it has become hassle-free for anyone to make a call to anyone at anytime. People are often making international calls to their loved ones or for the purpose relating to their jobs as the service providers facilitates such services easy. But before making an international call, sometimes people are confused of the time of that place where he is making the call and whether it will be suitable to make the call as he is not sure of the time. Now this problem can be solved with the Timetranslator which is a software that converts numbers in your phone into the local time at the destination being called. Compatible with smartphone technology running on Windows CE 5.0 and CE 6, Timetranslator converts all of your dialed phone numbers and saved numbers in your contact list. The software can be downloaded to a smartphone through a PC using an active sync program and once installed the program works independently of the Internet. The call will be paused and will show you the time so that you can decide whether to call or not.