Apple Launches iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display in India

Date: 7 December, 2013
Venue: Phoenix Mills, Mumbai

Website: http://www.istoreindia.com

The Atrium at Phoenix Mills, Mumbai was full when the countdown began for the launch of  iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display. Loyal Apple customers gathered hours before the launch, to be one of the first to own the product. Due to large crowd in previous launches, Apple had online registration for the event days before the launch, and customers with invites were allowed inside the sales area. Few of we bloggers had received exclusive invite for the event.




Customer having demo of iPad Air

The customers had the demo of the two products before they could own them. The limited launch stock was sold out in no time. The event had stunning performance by Bollywood singer Aditi Singh Sharma.

iPad Air

This model gets new features of 64-bit A7 chipset and thinner look over the previous iPad version.

Features:

• 9.7-inch LED-backlit Multi-Touch
• A7 chip with 64-bit M7 Motion coprocessor
• 5MP iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording
• FaceTime HD camera
• Upto 10hours of battery life
• Built-in Wi-Fi(802.11a/b/g/n) dual channel and Bluetooth 4.0 technology
• Over 300,000 apps on the App Store
• iOS 7, iCloud, Airdrop and Airplay
• Available in Black & Slate or White & Silver

Price:

Storage	Wi-Fi	WiFi + Cellular*
16GB3	Rs.35900	Rs.44900
32GB3	Rs.42900	Rs.51900
64GB3	Rs.49900	Rs.58900

*Data Plan sold separately for Cellular models



THE iPad Mini with Retina Display

iPad Mini with Retina Display

This gets an upgrade of Retina display and 64-bit A7 processor, over its previous make.

Features:

• 7.9-inch LED-backlit Multi-Touch
• A7 chip with 64-bit M7 Motion coprocessor
• 5MP iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording
• FaceTime HD camera
• Upto 10hours of battery life
• Built-in Wi-Fi(802.11a/b/g/n)
• Over 300,000 apps on the App Store
• iOS 7 and iCloud
• Available in Black & Slate or White & Silver

Launch Price:

Storage	Wi-Fi	WiFi + Cellular*
16GB3	Rs.28900	Rs.37900
32GB3	Rs.35900	Rs.44900
64GB3	Rs.42900	Rs.51900

*Data Plan sold separately for Cellular models

HP Android Indiblogger Meet

Mumma, is that a tab or a laptop?? That's what my 4year old asked me looking at the HP Slatebook x2 on screen, in the HP Android Indimeet. 

Technology has influenced all age groups today, be it my 4year old who uses my tab to play her favourite Bollywood songs or my parents who use Android powered cellphones to group chat on Whtsapp Messenger...

This was my first tech meet with Indiblogger, sponsored by HP. I luckily got to register, as there were very limited seats. Till last moment I was not sure whether to attend the meet, as my little one was not doing well. Finally, made up my mind and with no option of leaving her anywhere, I took her along. Picked my cousin on the way, who had registered too for the meet and we headed to Ave 29, on Hughes Road. By the time we reached, the blogger introduction had already started. Followed by the 30 seconds of fame was the Tech talk, when we were introduced to the two products launched by HP on Android OS.

HP SlateBook x2:

Its a versatile 2-in-1 design where the flexibility and fun of tablet meets the productivity and power of a notebook. A screaming fast, Tegra-4 powered Android ranked #1 tablet operating system, with access to ever expanding world of music, apps, movies and more. 

HP Slate21 AiO:

Now with HP Slate21 AiO, everyone at home can enjoy their Android favorites on the big 21.5-inch Full HD touchscreen. Powered by Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor and IPS LCD with wide viewing angles, makes this as great gadget.

 



The Tech talk was followed by the High Tea and presentaions by few fellow bloggers. Presentations on the Windows vs. Android, present mobile handsets and technologies. And one on the design of blogs, a real useful one for all the bloggers. Few tweet contests and game of group hug, where we were asked to make group of 20. My active 4yr old won a wireless mouse, and turned to be THE tech kid of the day. The session ended with group photographs. We headed home with HP Android Indimeet mugs.

Reliance Digital - My Experience

It was the day before one of the Indimeets in Andheri, that i received the email about Reliance Digital Experience from Inditeam. So i thought of combining my Reliance visit with the meet.. But later the schedule for the store got cancelled and the team asked us to re-register... This time I opted for Mulund store on 22nd June, as this was the nearest for me in the store list...

The Reliance Digital store at R-Mall, Mulund

By the time i reached the store it was quarter to 8PM, the timings on the Indi invite was 11AM - 8PM, was wondering if I would be entertained. The person at the entrance, welcomed me. The lady incharge of the blogger's campaign was not to be seen anywhere and he guided me to another lady Ms. Swati... She collected the print out of the invite and asked me to have a tour of the store.

My daughter busy watching 3D movie

Camera Section

As a homemaker my favorite kitchen gadget, food processor

My daughter had accompanied me and I was wondering how to keep her engaged, to have a peaceful tour. The store didn't disappoint me and i left her with a pair of 3D glasses at the Smart TV  section... She seemed to enjoy to the core.. She was indeed reacting to the actions on the TV, trying to catch hold of the cookie heading her on the TV.. And i headed to the camera section, off course my crave to own a DSLR camera pulled me there... The sales person at the counter very well explained me with the features of all the models they had... Dreaming to own one in near future, i headed to the home appliance section, which was next to the camera one... 

Harman Kardon

Few months back I had attended one of their sessions on baking and cooking at the Reliance store near my place, when my MIL upgraded her microwave oven. So had an idea of their collection. What if you don't have a plan of upgrading your present home or kitchen appliances, you can always present it to a newly wedded couple or on any of the ceremonies... And worry not, you need not carry the huge stuff to the venue, all you need is the Reliance Digital Gift card and the person can shop anything of their interests from their nearest Reliance Digital store... I clicked few pics of the appliances, meanwhile, frequently being  reminded by one or the other sales person, for not clicking photographs and i repeatedly informed them, it was for blogger campaign.

Digital Photo Frames

By then my daughter got bored of the repeat video and we both had a tour of the Smart TV section. Gone are those days when TV used to be a big fat gadget sitting at a corner of the drawing room, its time for slim and ultra slim screens. Just like any other electronic gadget, these see a very frequent upgrades... Your model gets outdated just in few months.. Here at Reliance digital, they had a huge collection, with a wide range of specifications and prizes, which gives you an ease in selecting the one which would fit both your drawing room and pocket.. The next thing which attracted both me and my daughter was the Harman Kardon home theater and the Digital Photo Frames.. Harman Kardon, has always been my favorites when it comes to Home Theater.. You can experience them at the Home Theater Engagement Zone, which gives you a very fare idea of how well you can experience at your own place...

Then i left my daughter at the Playstation section and i headed to Laptops. My laptop badly needs a upgrade at present... I did some R&D on laptops and desktops and promised myself of heading back soon for a laptop and a printer.. Meanwhile my hubby arrived to pick us up, and he headed to his section of interest, and both dad and daughter got busy.. 

And I headed to Smart Phones and Featured Phones section... My recent win of a Samsung Galaxy Tab in one of the Indi contests pulled me there... Had a quick glance of all the mobiles, tabs and iphones and headed to the personal grooming section, which included hair driers and other hair styling gadgets, yes off course the all time favorites of women folk... 

This is what i can say about THE RELIANCE DIGITAL after this great tour, while the sales and billing teams, mPOS and easy EMI options help you and your pocket to shop with ease, the ResQ Care Plan, CRM(Customer Relationship Management) department and service team provide you with a great after-sales service... Search right away for the Reliance Digital Store near your place and plan a visit.