Google TV: What does it change for us as viewers?

One of the major announcements that people were looking forward to from Google in the IO 2010 conference was that of Google TV. Google is attempting something which a lot of different players have aimed to achieve with varying degrees of success. The initial Google TV vendor is going to be Sony, which will launch the first Google enabled TV and in partnership with Logitech offer a Google TV box similar to one of the HD players like Roku and others. Apple which had something similar in mind must would be kicking itself for missing the bus.

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10 Android Apps Which I couldn’t Live Without

I had been wanting to put this list out since a while, but somehow never got to it. It’s interesting because I guess about 6 months back, the lineup would have been different. It speaks volumes of the tremendous growth both in the quantity and quality of Android apps. Far from being an distant cousin to the Apple store, Android has come of age. From the freckles to the thin mustache to the roughening voice to finally the first official glass of beer, Android has finally grown up. Without any further ado, here we go:

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Turtles Can Fly

To be honest, this is the year I finally managed to catch a bunch of good international movies. Some of the really small gems which get lost. That is where Netflix comes in, gathering all of those great films in a nice HD streamable format.

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Facebook quizzes

Quizzing was one of my favorite hobbies as a kid, so imagine my pain when one sees inane and utterly ridiculous quizzes on facebook each day. A few samples for your perusal

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Top 10 Hindi songs of 2009

It’s a vain activity; one indulges in near the beginning of the year looking back the year that went by. In retrospect, the impression of 2009 is that of a very weak year. Flops rained left right and center. Some of them, big high budget duds. The producers - multiplex crisis didn’t help as well.

However personally I felt it was a pretty good year in terms of the music. So without much ado, let’s get to the songs. The songs aren’t ranked in any particular order:

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Random Conversation

Me: (calling a long lost friend) Hey happy new year!
Other side: (Weird accent) Happy new year!
Me: Kaisa hai saale ?
Other side: (Still weird) Do I know you sir?
Me: bahut ho gaya nautanki
Other side: I don't understand your language
Me: Alright , ass****, stop f***ing around. You never called as well.
Other side: ----(profanities ensue)----
Me: (apologizing profusely) ---hang up---

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Stuffed Mushroom With Cheese

I technically cheated on this one, since I made it on the 31st, but I was just trying to help….. myself. Anyways, the original recipe comes from the Pioneer Woman.(Awesome blog, addictive read).

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