Gadgets

On a train to Vizag last year, the guy in the berth across from me had a power bank so hot he was holding it with a handkerchief. It had “30,000mAh” printed on it, cost him ₹350 at a station stall, and could barely charge his phone once. Power banks are one of those gadgets … Read more

Walk around any office in Hitec City and you’ll see wrists covered in square screens – some ₹1,500 watches, some ₹40,000 ones. Ask people what they actually use them for, and the honest answer is usually: “Time, notifications, and step count. Sometimes.” That’s not a bad thing. It just means a lot of people are … Read more

Every year around July, my phone fills up with the same question from relatives: “Which laptop should we buy for college? Budget is 50k.” And every year, I resist naming a specific model. Not to be mysterious – it’s because models change every few months, and prices jump around with every sale. What doesn’t change … Read more

My cousin wanted an iPhone but didn’t want to spend new-iPhone money. So she bought a refurbished one. It’s been great. My college friend did the same with an Android flagship from a random Instagram seller. It died in four months, and the “warranty” phone number stopped picking up. Same idea, very different results. Refurbished … Read more

Every metro coach in Hyderabad has at least one person watching a reel on full speaker volume. You know the one. And at least five people with little white or black buds in their ears, looking peacefully unbothered. So the question I keep getting from friends and family is simple: are those ₹1,000–2,000 earbuds actually … Read more