Friday, March 28, 2014

Press Release: GO PUCK Enters India With Portable Chargers, Wireless Gaming consoles

GO PUCK Announces Entry into India

Launches Quick Charging Portable Chargers for Smart Phones, Go Pro, Ipad and Wireless Gaming consoles.


March 27, 2014: Florida based manufacturer of portable chargers GO PUCK, today announced its entry into India.

After developing ultra light weight batteries for numerous Formula 1, Indycar, LeMans Teams for their race cars, the GO PUCK founders understood the importance of speed and endurance and developed the GO PUCK range evolved by racing technology.

Thus, keeping it lightweight the GO PUCK range is designed by the award winning lithium Ion battery engineer who also officially powers all the Indy500 Cars for cutting edge performance keeping endurance in mind.

A gadget without charge is useless and is sure to throw a workday into a frenzy but there is a solution to carry your own Go Puck. With a unique RAPID (Regulated Accessory Power Increase Distribution) charging USB port this allows users to get their device fully charged quickly, irrespective of the number of apps in use.

Along with RAPID Technology, GOPUCK also houses some important features like Charge through technology and also Data block technology, which would stop hackers from snagging sensitive information through such get aways of supplying portable chargers which snag information on connecting to your Desktops or Laptops.

The GO PUCK range comes with a smooth comfortable exterior packaging that is designed to slide easily into your pocket, backpack, purse, briefcase, vest, jacket or jersey. The integrated ClamLock design allows for a lightweight rugged casing which keeps the total weight as light as 4 ounces & provides all the power needed.

The complete range of mounting accessories enables the GO PUCK to be clipped onto cameras, backpacks, belts and any fixtures with a countersunk hole. Equipped with a rugged design, the active mount also helps protect the GO PUCK and weights only 1 OZ. It offers approved cabling for a majority of mobile products, making it easy for any customer to add a signature cable of their choice.

Sharing his excitement Aniruddha Karanjekar, Director, GOPUCK India said, “At GO PUCK we understand how important power is to our customers who lead a fast paced active lifestyle. The product range is specially designed to not only charge devices at a rapid speed 50% faster than the conventional wall outlet chargers but is also small enough to fit into your pocket. Having received tremendous response world over, we are certain GO PUCK will aid Indians and provide them with mobile freedom and the truly well deserved Smartphone compatible Portable Charger!”

World over, GO PUCK has been an active participant and winners of reputed events such as:
-         Formula 1
-         Indy500
-         Rolex Speed Source
-         Le Mans
-      Nascar

The tech specs of the GO PUCK range includes:
o   Charge Through Technology: Charge The GO PUCK And Another Device At The Same Time
o   Dual USB Output Rapid and Supercharge at up to 2 Amps
o   Pocket Sized for Portable Power Anywhere
o   4 LED State of Charge Indicator
o   Super Lightweight Only 6 oz.
o   Rugged Design
o   Data Block Technology
o   Charge through technology ( Charging Your GOPUCK along with your Smartphones)

Cables Included:
o   USB to GO PUCK Charger
o   USB to Micro USB
o   USB to Mini USB
o   USB to Ericson
o   USB to NOKIA
o   USB to Apple
o   USB to PSP
o   USB to LG

Physical Specs:
o   Weight:  .38 lbs. / 6 oz.
o   Length:   3.07” / 78 mm
o   Width:    3.07” / 78 mm
o   Height:     .94” / 24 mm

Warranty
1 Year Limited Warranty from Manufacturer

About GO PUCK
The journey in pioneering light-weight, lithium-ion batteries started back in 1999 when GO PUCK founder, Blake Fuller, raced his way to the top of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb to become the Rookie of the Year. What happened next changed the battery industry forever...

Florida based, GO PUCK is an ultra lightweight charger storing enough power to charge any mobile device and fits in the palm of your hand.
GO PUCK focuses on six areas namely: Portability, Capacity, Speed, Wearability, Durability and Versatility.



Press Release: SAMSUNG UNVEILS GALAXY S5


Samsung unveils Galaxy S5 to focus on what
matters most to consumers

·   The company’s 5th generation Galaxy S redefines how technology innovation enhances our lives
·   Expands Wearable Line with the Next Generation of Gear devices that offers unmatched freedom and style

New Delhi, March 27, 2014 - Samsung Electronics, India’s leading smartphone manufacturer, today introduced the Galaxy S5, blending features that matter most to consumers. The new Galaxy S5 offers consumers a refined experience with innovation of essential features for day-to-day use.

“The Galaxy S5 is yet another great proof point of people-inspired innovation. Designed to be both effortlessly smart and intuitively simple, the Galaxy S5 has been created to maximize consumer benefits by integrating superior hardware with enhanced smartphone usability and an iconic design,” said Vineet Taneja, Country Head, IT & Mobile Division at Samsung India. “This sleek and innovative smartphone believes in the importance of an effortless user experience, making your life easy and hassle-free; and, it empowers your life, helping take care of your well-being. At Samsung, we’ll never stop pursuing innovation conceived by people, so we can inspire them in return.”

The Galaxy S5 combines an advanced camera, the fast network connectivity, dedicated fitness tools and enhanced device protection features as consumers stay fit and connected in style.

Express modern, glam look
The Galaxy S5 blends iconic Samsung design with modern trends to appeal to a range of consumer tastes and interests. The Galaxy S5 features a perforated pattern on the back cover creating a modern glam look. Its new sleek, contoured shape comes in an array of vivid colors, including charcoal Black, shimmery White, electric Blue and copper Gold, to complement the style of the individual consumer.

Capture the moments that matter
Capturing and saving precious memories is one of the most important smartphone features today. The new Galaxy S5 offers superior camera functionality, featuring a 16 megapixel camera with an enhanced menu and user interface that allow consumers to effortlessly take, edit and share photos.

The Galaxy S5 offers the world’s fastest autofocus speed up to 0.3 seconds and the advanced High Dynamic Range (HDR) reproduces natural light and color with striking intensity at any occasion. Also, the new Selective Focus feature allows users to focus on a specific area of an object while simultaneously blurring out the background. With this capability, consumers no longer need a special lens kit to create a shallow depth of field (DOF) effect.


Tap into the fastest connections
The Galaxy S5 offers the fastest Wi-Fi performance available today, ensuring blazing fast data speeds for unrivaled media consumption and productivity.

The Galaxy S5 supports fast 3G speeds at 42Mbps and it comes with a powerful Octa-core processor, capable of operating all 8 cores at the same time, to deliver a seamless experience on the Galaxy S5.
Be more fit and active
With the enhanced S Health 3.0, the new Galaxy S5 offers more tools to help people stay fit and well. It provides a comprehensive personal fitness tracker to help users monitor and manage their behavior, along with additional tools including a pedometer, diet and exercise records, and a new, built-in heart rate sensor. Galaxy S5 users can further customize their experience with an enriched third party app ecosystem and the ability to pair with next generation Gear products for real-time fitness coaching.

Essential device protection
The Galaxy S5 is IP67 dust and water resistant. It also offers a Finger Scanner, providing a secure, biometric screen locking feature. The Ultra Power Saving Mode turns the display to black and white, and shuts down all unnecessary features to minimize the battery consumption.

The next generation of mobile freedom
Expanding its industry-leading wearable line, Samsung has launched three incredible devices – Gear Fit, Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo that blend style, fitness and convenience to provide ultimate connectivity for the active mobile consumer. Samsung Gear Fit, the industry’s first curved Super AMOLED wearable device, empowers consumers to stay physically active without sacrificing personal style or mobile connectivity. Whether used as a standalone or companion device, the Samsung Gear Fit puts people in charge of their personal and active lives while staying connected so they never miss a moment. The Samsung Gear Fit is designed to comfortably contour to consumers’ wrists while offering a vivid Super AMOLED display. Much more than an everyday fitness band, Samsung Gear Fit keeps consumers up to date with instant notifications from Galaxy smartphones such as incoming calls, emails, SMS, alarm, S-planner, 3rd party apps while consumers are on the move.

The Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are designed to take the freedom, convenience and style of wearable technology to the next level. The Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo offer consumers enhanced connectivity and a completely integrated approach for the most personal wearable experience. Both devices offer a lightweight design with a premium finish that reflects modern trends.

A Camera is equipped to the main body instead of the strap, making the Samsung Gear 2 a sleek and sharp smart companion. The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are essential companion devices, allowing users to accept or ignore incoming calls and messages, and providing instant notification options based on a user’s activity and habits. Both devices act as an extension of a consumer’s daily life, offering users more control of their lives with standalone features, such as controlling electronic products like TV, set-top box through WatchON Remote application in their own home with an embedded IrLED sensor. The addition of a standalone music player with Bluetooth headset means people can leave their smartphone at home and still enjoy their music on the go.

All three devices - Gear Fit, Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo allows users to express their mood or coordinate with their outfit with modern and sophisticated strap color options including Charcoal Black, Gold Brown and Wild Orange for Gear 2 and Charcoal Black, Mocha Grey and Wild Orange for Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit. The home screen background, clock face and font are also customizable to reflect their personal taste. The devices also offer personal fitness coaching in real time, allowing users to develop a customizable fitness routine and monitor their heart rate in order to improve their overall well-being.


The Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo let users connect to a wide variety of Samsung devices and access an enriched application ecosystem as the first wearables powered by Tizen based wearable platform.

“Samsung next generation of wearable devices were developed to redefine the way we live and to maximize our fulfilment of life,” said Mr. Taneja. “Our Gear portfolio continues to expand with unique devices designed for extended connectivity features, stylish customization options and a robust application ecosystem. These devices, especially the new Gear Fit, help consumers striving to live fit and active lives, without sacrificing their own personal style or their ability, to stay connected on the go. These devices enable one of the most seamless, natural and human-centric mobile experiences; opening up new horizons that allows you to live a life extraordinary.”

Price
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is priced between Rs. 51,000/- and Rs. 53.000/-. Galaxy Gear 2 is priced at Rs. 21,900/- and both Galaxy Gear 2 Neo and Galaxy Gear Fit are priced at Rs. 15,900/- each. These devices will be available across India through Samsung’s retail stores and e-commerce sites on April 11, 2014.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, tablets, PCs, cameras, home appliances, printers, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 286,000 people across 80 countries with annual sales of US$216.7 billion. To discover more, please visit www.samsung.com.

For further information please contact:
Purnima Sahni Mohanty                                Neha Singhvi/ Reegal Jayani
Samsung Electronics                                   Weber Shandwick
Email: purnima.sm@samsung.com                       Email:Nsinghvi@webershandwick.com;  
                                                      RJayani@webershandwick.com             
                                                 Mob: 9560033899; 9999976533


Samsung Galaxy S5 Product Specifications:
Network 
HSPA + 42Mbps
Display
5.1” FHD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080)
AP 
Octa-core application processor (Quad 1.9 GHz + Quad 1.3 GHz)
OS
Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Camera
Rear: 16MP (1/2.6”, Phase Detection AF)
Front: 2.0MP (1920x1080, Wide-angle lens)
Video
UHD@30fps, HDR, video stabilization
Video Codec: H.263, H.264(AVC), MPEG4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, MP43, WMV7, WMV8, VP8
Video Format: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Camera Features
HDR (Rich tone), Selective Focus, Virtual Tour Shot, Shot & More
Audio
Audio Codec : MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/ AAC+/ eAAC+, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC
Audio Format: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Additional 
Features
IP67 - Dust and water Resistant
Ultra Power Saving Mode
S Health 3.0
Quick Connect
Private Mode
Kids Mode
Google Mobile Services
Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movie & TV, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube
Connectivity
WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac HT80, MIMO(2x2)
Bluetooth®: 4.0 BLE / ANT+
USB: USB 3.0, NFC, IR Remote
Sensor
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Hall, RGB ambient light, Gesture(IR), Finger Scanner, Heart rate sensor
Memory
RAM: 2GB
Internal Memory: 16GB
microSD slot up to 128G
Dimension
142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1mm, 145g
Battery
2800mAh
Standby time: 300 hrs (with Ultra Power saving mode)
Talk time: 21 hrs

All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.
Android, Google, Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, Google, Google+, Google Settings, Hangouts, Maps, Play Books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movie & TV, Play Music, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube  are trademarks of Google Inc.

Samsung Gear Fit Product Specifications:
Display
1.84” Curved Super AMOLED (432x128)
Additional 
Features
Pedometer, Exercise, Heart Rate, Sleep, Stopwatch, Timer
Notifications (SNS, Call, E-mail, Apps)
Schedule, Smart Relay, Media Controller
Changeable Strap
IP67 Dust and Water Resistant
Connectivity
Bluetooth® v4.0 LE
Sensor
Accelerometer, Gyro, Heart Rate
Dimension
23.4 x 57.4 x 11.95 mm, 27g
Battery
Standard Battery 210mAh
Typical Usage 3~4 days, Low Usage up to 5 days


Samsung Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo Product Specifications:
Display
1.6” Super AMOLED (320x320)
OS
Tizen based wearable platform
Processor
1.0 GHz Dual Core processor
Memory
512 MB RAM, 4GB Internal Memory
Camera
Gear 2: 2 MP AF
Gear 2 Neo: N/A
Additional 
Features
Pedometer, Exercise, Heart Rate, Sleep, Stopwatch, Timer
Notifications (SNS, Call, E-mail, Apps)
Schedule, Smart Relay, Media Controller
Changeable Strap
IP67 Dust and Water Resistant
Connectivity
Bluetooth® v4.0, IrLED
Sensor
Accelerometer, Gyro, Heart Rate, IrLED
Battery
300mAh
Dimension
Gear 2: 36.9 x 58.4 x 10.0 mm, 68g
Gear 2 Neo: 37.9 x 58.8 x 10.0 mm, 55g