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>> All Penguins Assemble!

// February 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Pragyan

Every year, Pragyan never fails to exceed expectations. This time, we have an event for those adorable Penguin lovers! Welcome to the Tux-Venture! Not only does the event cater to the hard core coders, but we also have offline rounds to test your design and plugin developing skills.

For those who have qualified for the Online Finals, be sure to be there on February 10th between 18:00-20:00 Hrs, IST.

The Desktop Design Contest is currently open. You think you can make something like this below? Then check out the website and start uploading!

>> Puzzlr & On-the-Spotters!

// February 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // Pragyan

As Pragyan gets closer, I wanted to remind you all of the daily and on the spot events that we will be having. Get ready for them, click the titles for more details!

Additionally, we stumbled upon Puzzlr.co.uk. They have a cool site with some nice word puzzles to solve. Have a look!

>> Tasty Circuits…

// January 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // Pragyan, random cool


This amazingly creative and yummy electronic circuit is made by the guys over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories. The “Circuitry Snack” is made entirely out of candies and snacks. Here’s what they got to say:

Two of our favorite things in the world are playing with electronics and playing with food, and so it is about time that someone finally got around to combining the two. We begin by gathering up appropriate snack-food building blocks and making food-based models of electronic components. From these components, you can assemble “circuitry snacks”– edible models of functioning electronic circuits. You can make these for fun, for dessert, for your geek friends, for kids, and for teaching and learning electronics.

Food aside, circuits apart (no pun intended), Circuitrix – the highly popular circuit design competition at Pragyan has completed the first phase of online prelims. No worries for those who missed it – you can still catch the second phase between 30-31 January.

Register now and get a taste of those breadboards. *grin*

>> CSI Forensics Workshop @ Pragyan!

// January 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // Pragyan, random cool

Pragyan brings you an exclusive workshop on Forensic Technology conducted by M/s Forensically Challenged, UK. This workshop will be a fully hands on one and you will actually be following techniques that are used by crime scene authorities all over the world. If you always fancied yourself as a detective, here’s your golden chance!

Perfect covers for keeping tabs on your friends? Ajoka’s cigarette lighter video camera discreetly records in AVI format at 30 frames per second and supports microSD up to 8GB. It’s got a lithium ion battery for 6 hours of filming and is charged via USB. Best of all, it’s still a working lighter — perfect for cheering up your favorite band’s love ballads and simultaneously bootlegging the performance. Your local spy shop can order these wholesale for around $150 apiece. You’ll get a chance to actually learn, touch and feel ultra cool gadgets at the Forensics workshop at Pragyan ’09. Something you just cannot afford to miss!

Tickets sold out in a jiffy today for NITT students!

Also – be sure to watch out for our on-the-spot event, Crimebusters. How well can you analyze, conclude, and deduce from a set of cryptic clues, puzzles, pictures, et al? Register on the spot and solve the mystery!

>> Proton Packs!

// January 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // random cool

Ok, this is just plain cool. For Halloween, Sterling Ely built himself and friends a set of Ghostbuster proton packs out of foam. Silly strings substitute for real proton discharge, and I’m sure that Sterling remembered not to cross the stream to avoid total protonic reversal..


Shame on those uninitiated about a Proton pack! Here’s a blurb:

The proton pack, also referred to as a charged particle accelerator, functions by “concentrating protons” (the gun is also called a “neutrona wand”), using them to attack “negatively charged ectoplasmic entities”. In practical terms, the proton gun fires a stream of energy that allows a wielder to snare a ghost, holding it in place so it can be positioned above a trap for capture. Dr. Egon Spengler designed the pack, intending it for this purpose.

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