"Music" or "Sound"... !!!

I am a music freak! I love to hear old Hindi songs, classical and folk songs. But, I have been told many times by my friends, "What boring songs do you play!". I reply them with a smile and silence. As per me, one who doesn't know the difference between a small glass piece and a diamond, its better to be silent rather than debating. I believe those who understand music will appreciate any form of music.

Later on, I felt, why do youth (most of them) doesn't like old Hindi songs. And literally hate classical and folk songs. Moreover, they even didn't respect melodious songs of new albums. Similarly, old people, doesn't like present day songs. They are stubborn of the fact, that only those old Hindi songs were gems.
Why there is such an aversion?
Is this what we called a generation gap?

My answer is NO!

There are generally two dimensions to a song, "Music" (tune) and "Lyrics". Where Lyrics is been handled by lyricists and composer are responsible for the Music. I believe old songs were more based on music and lyrics. Composers preferred melodies with meaningful lyrics. In those times, orchestration of the song was not a major issue. Neither did they had the technology to complement with it.

With the advent of technology, a new dimension was figured out, i.e. "Sound". Technology was used to generate different sounds and the major emphasis was given to the orchestration of the song. Various musical instrument were used and computer was there to generate any form of sound. Many new age composers really don't care about music and lyrics of the song.

Old people feel that, the Sound have overshadowed the importance of music and lyrics and the new age feels, that at the end of the day, music is all about sound. Another reason for the emergence of sound as a new dimension is because, today people relate songs with fun and dance only. With the Sound, remixes and dance numbers have also increased. In yester years, songs were a soulful bliss, and a form of art.

Only R. D. Burman and A.R. Rehman are the composers in Hindi cinema who have tried to have all the three dimensions into their songs.

So whom do you support, Music or Sound ???

9 year... Apple iPhone Programmer !!!

Believe it or not! A 9 year kid, named Lim Ding Wen from Singapore,who is in fourth grade, writes applications for Apple's popular iPhone. Lim, is fluent in six programming languages, started using the computer at the age of 2. He has since completed about 20 programming projects.

His latest, a painting program called Doodle Kids, has been downloaded over 4,000 times from Apple's iTunes store in two weeks.The program lets iPhone users draw with their fingers by touching the iPhone's touchscreen and then clear the screen by shaking the phone.Amazing !

When I read about this kid, I felt, we all should learn from him. At the age of 9, he is whizkid and above all a self-motivated person! Like him, we should be a step ahead, and should keep on working upon our strengths and weakness. There is lot to learn, lot to read and lot to do.There is no time to waste, life is short, and much to do.

Source: www.Tech2.com

9 year... Apple iPhone Programmer !!!

Believe it or not! A 9 year kid, named Lim Ding Wen from Singapore,who is in fourth grade, writes applications for Apple's popular iPhone. Lim, is fluent in six programming languages, started using the computer at the age of 2. He has since completed about 20 programming projects.

His latest, a painting program called Doodle Kids, has been downloaded over 4,000 times from Apple's iTunes store in two weeks.The program lets iPhone users draw with their fingers by touching the iPhone's touchscreen and then clear the screen by shaking the phone.Amazing !

When I read about this kid, I felt, we all should learn from him. At the age of 9, he is whizkid and above all a self-motivated person! Like him, we should be a step ahead, and should keep on working upon our strengths and weakness. There is lot to learn, lot to read and lot to do.There is no time to waste, life is short, and much to do.

Source: www.Tech2.com

Mahindra XYLO… an answer to Tata Sumo Grande !!!

"Tata Sumo Grande", have you heard of this car before? Yah, I know friends, some may knew it, and some would have never even heard of it. Since, I did my internship in Tata Motors, and was handling specifically Tata Sumo Grande, I know this car in and out.

Tata Sumo Grande was introduced in the market to compete the likes of Chevrolet Tavera, Mahindra Bolero, Mahindra Scorpio and especially Toyota Innova. It was positioned as a mix of SUV and a family car. The major advantage it had was its price. It tried to market itself an SUV with comfort of Toyota Innova, looks of Mahindra Scorpio and Mileage of Chevrolet Tavera at the price of Mahindra Bolero.
The result, it failed miserably !!!

Reason, it tried to target everyone, and hence couldn't satisfy, anyone. Neither SUV lovers as it lacked power and pick-up, nor families as it lacked good interiors and had poor rear suspension(leaf-spring) with almost no luggage space.

Now Mahindra has launched "Mahindra Xylo", on the similar lines of Tata Sumo Grande, as projects itself as a mix of sedan and SUV. The target market is same, competitors are same, positioning is same.

Exteriors are good. It has more power than Sumo Grande and better rear suspension (coil-spring).

Let's see what lies ahead of Xylo!!!

Mahindra XYLO… an answer to Tata Sumo Grande !!!

"Tata Sumo Grande", have you heard of this car before? Yah, I know friends, some may knew it, and some would have never even heard of it. Since, I did my internship in Tata Motors, and was handling specifically Tata Sumo Grande, I know this car in and out.

Tata Sumo Grande was introduced in the market to compete the likes of Chevrolet Tavera, Mahindra Bolero, Mahindra Scorpio and especially Toyota Innova. It was positioned as a mix of SUV and a family car. The major advantage it had was its price. It tried to market itself an SUV with comfort of Toyota Innova, looks of Mahindra Scorpio and Mileage of Chevrolet Tavera at the price of Mahindra Bolero.
The result, it failed miserably !!!

Reason, it tried to target everyone, and hence couldn't satisfy, anyone. Neither SUV lovers as it lacked power and pick-up, nor families as it lacked good interiors and had poor rear suspension(leaf-spring) with almost no luggage space.

Now Mahindra has launched "Mahindra Xylo", on the similar lines of Tata Sumo Grande, as projects itself as a mix of sedan and SUV. The target market is same, competitors are same, positioning is same.

Exteriors are good. It has more power than Sumo Grande and better rear suspension (coil-spring).

Let's see what lies ahead of Xylo!!!

Beyond Auto Expo : ROBO EXPO 2008

Auto Expo 2008,Delhi is the cynosure of every newspaper,news channel.You can find every one just discussing about Tata Nano, Dilip Chhabaria, Suzuki A-Star etc.It is affecting every Indian,infact everyone, globally.But no one knows that the 1st Robo Expo is also being held concurrent to Auto Expo, from 10-17 January at the Andhra Pavilion, Pragati Maidan showcasing world leaders of Robotics & Automation such as ABB Ltd, Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz, Kuka, Motoman Motherson Robotics Ltd, Panasonic, Precision Automation & Robotics India Ltd (PARI), Rhythmsoft and Rockwell amongst others.Of the 11 Robotics companies at Robo Expo, 5 are Indian companies. Let me introduce them to you,

Hi Tech Robotic Systemz Ltd. launched their indigenously developed Humanoid called NEEL at the show. “NEEL is capable of doing obstacle avoidance through stereovision and also recognizing human faces. It can interact with humans through speech”, said Mr. Deep Kapuria, managing director, Hi Tech Robotics. The company has also launched the Advance Driver Assistive System (ADAS), which would help enhance road safety, Intellicart for material handling which integrates patented VBL technology and Robotic Vision, which is a vision sensor that can be integrated into any robotic arm for quality inspection of manufacturing components.
Kuka Robotics (India) Pvt Ltd, is the only robotics company in the world supplying robots to the entertainment and medical sector. It also the only company with the highest number of robots variants, going up to 280. Their robot, "Titan" offers the highest payload of upto 1000 kgs and has figured in the Guinness Book of World Records”. It is one of the largest suppliers of industrial robots in the world.
Rhythmsoft Robotics & Automation Pvt Ltd, a fast growing company from Nashik has made its mark in Robotic automation by successfully completing turn key BIW projects “XENON” and PHOENIX” for Tata Motors along with KUKA.
Motoman Motherson Robotics Ltd, is showcasing DUAL ARM 13 AXIS Robots at the Robo Expo. This Robot can bring automation one step closer to human performance.
Precision Automation and Robotics India (PARI), is inviting visitors to take the “golf challenge” against their Golfing Robot. This robot plays golf with an accuracy of up to 97%. The idea is to demonstrate the accuracy of PARI systems while the visitors have some fun.

According to industry estimates, 2008 onwards, the world market for industrial robots is projected to rise by an yearly average of 4.2% going up to 139,300 units in 2010. In India the industry is expected to grow at 2-2.5 times the global average.

So those who think robotics is synonym to Japan, should reconsider.By being a step ahead, these Indian companies have given the robotics industry a much needed push.They have shown to the world that Indian robots match their global counterparts.

Beyond Auto Expo : ROBO EXPO 2008

Auto Expo 2008,Delhi is the cynosure of every newspaper,news channel.You can find every one just discussing about Tata Nano, Dilip Chhabaria, Suzuki A-Star etc.It is affecting every Indian,infact everyone, globally.But no one knows that the 1st Robo Expo is also being held concurrent to Auto Expo, from 10-17 January at the Andhra Pavilion, Pragati Maidan showcasing world leaders of Robotics & Automation such as ABB Ltd, Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz, Kuka, Motoman Motherson Robotics Ltd, Panasonic, Precision Automation & Robotics India Ltd (PARI), Rhythmsoft and Rockwell amongst others.Of the 11 Robotics companies at Robo Expo, 5 are Indian companies. Let me introduce them to you,

Hi Tech Robotic Systemz Ltd. launched their indigenously developed Humanoid called NEEL at the show. “NEEL is capable of doing obstacle avoidance through stereovision and also recognizing human faces. It can interact with humans through speech”, said Mr. Deep Kapuria, managing director, Hi Tech Robotics. The company has also launched the Advance Driver Assistive System (ADAS), which would help enhance road safety, Intellicart for material handling which integrates patented VBL technology and Robotic Vision, which is a vision sensor that can be integrated into any robotic arm for quality inspection of manufacturing components.
Kuka Robotics (India) Pvt Ltd, is the only robotics company in the world supplying robots to the entertainment and medical sector. It also the only company with the highest number of robots variants, going up to 280. Their robot, "Titan" offers the highest payload of upto 1000 kgs and has figured in the Guinness Book of World Records”. It is one of the largest suppliers of industrial robots in the world.
Rhythmsoft Robotics & Automation Pvt Ltd, a fast growing company from Nashik has made its mark in Robotic automation by successfully completing turn key BIW projects “XENON” and PHOENIX” for Tata Motors along with KUKA.
Motoman Motherson Robotics Ltd, is showcasing DUAL ARM 13 AXIS Robots at the Robo Expo. This Robot can bring automation one step closer to human performance.
Precision Automation and Robotics India (PARI), is inviting visitors to take the “golf challenge” against their Golfing Robot. This robot plays golf with an accuracy of up to 97%. The idea is to demonstrate the accuracy of PARI systems while the visitors have some fun.

According to industry estimates, 2008 onwards, the world market for industrial robots is projected to rise by an yearly average of 4.2% going up to 139,300 units in 2010. In India the industry is expected to grow at 2-2.5 times the global average.

So those who think robotics is synonym to Japan, should reconsider.By being a step ahead, these Indian companies have given the robotics industry a much needed push.They have shown to the world that Indian robots match their global counterparts.