Connecting youth to jobs - POLICE DEPARTMENT - TS GOVERNMENT

Continuing their efforts to strengthen community policing, Hyderabad police on Thursday launched yet another innovative concept christened Job Connect.

A vehicle that helps unemployed youth find jobs, Job Connect comprises employees from TMI group, computers, TV screen and a public address system. The vehicle would go to different areas in the city everyday.

Job seekers can use services of counsellors sitting inside the vehicle to find out what jobs are available, how to apply and improve their skills to become eligible for the posts. Unemployed persons can register their details and learn about jobs available in Hyderabad and surrounding districts, Hyderabad Police Commissioner M. Mahender Reddy said.

They can download android mobile application called HAWKEYE which facilitates registration through mobile phones.

A Hotspot would also be created around the van to enable candidates to access internet.

Jobs matching with the criteria of registered candidates can be seen through the mobile app in their mobile phone.

DGP Anurag Sharma inaugurated the vehicle on Thursday.

Apply Now - IBPS Released Interview Call Letter For Assistant Security & Vigilance Officer Post

NEW DELHI:  Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the interview call letter for the post of Assistant Security & Vigilance Officer. Candidates can download the call letter at the online portal of IBPS, ibps.in. The call letter will be available online till 9 August 2017. Candidates are therefore suggested to download it right away instead of waiting for the last minute. Candidates can download the same using their mobile number and date of birth. ‘Call Letter will be online from the above mentioned date. Download your call Letter before the closure date.’ IBPS had notified the recruitment in July. The last date for submission of application was 17 July.

For assistant security and vigilance officer post, applicants had to forward their applications giving details of job experience, last salary drawn and salary expected on plain paper in the attached format along with self-attested Xerox copies of all necessary documents.

For the contractual recruitment, applications were invited by IBPS from retired personnel who served as a Junior-commissioned Officer in Army/Navy/Air Force.

IBPS PO 2017 FULL DETAILS Your Complete Guide to Exam Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Application Process, Important Documents and Cut-Off

IBPS PO exam is one of the most sought after competitive exams and qualifying this exam gives you the opportunity of getting selected into an array of public sector banks.

The date for the IBPS PO Exam 2017 has been announced and the Preliminary exam will be held on October 7, 8, 14 and 15 2017 and the date for IBPS-PO Mains is November 26th, 2017. IBPS PO exam is one of the most sought after competitive exams and qualifying this exam gives you the opportunity of getting selected into an array of public sector banks. Since the dates have now been released it is expected that the online application process will commence from August 2017 itself. You need to fill this application form carefully because later the details and preferences provided by you cannot be changed.

If you want to apply for the IBPS PO exam, you should fulfill the eligibility criteria given below: 

1. The candidate should be a graduate and must have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university

2. Candidate should be an Indian citizen

3. The candidate should be aged 20 years or more but not more than 30 years as on July 1, 2017. However, a relaxation in age of 3 years is given to OBC (non-creamy layer); 5 years is given to SC/ST, Ex-servicemen, SSCOs, ECOs, etc., persons domiciled in J&K during the period January 1st 1980 to December 31st 1989, & persons affected by 1984 riots. Further a relaxation of 10 years is given to persons with disabilities.

The application process for IBPS PO 2017 will be online and is expected to start in August 2017. The candidates should keep the following documents handy with themselves before starting the online process:

1. Scanned copy of your passport size photo and signatures

2. Details required for the online payment of money since the application fees can be paid online only. Fees for all persons except those belonging to SC/ST/PWD, the application fee is Rs. 600 and for SC/ST/PWD category the fees is Rs 100.

3. Valid email address in working condition as that is official mode of communication between Candidates and IBPS.

Once the schedule of the exam and important dates are announced and you have successfully filled the application form online, you’ll need to download your admit card. For that you need to visit the official website of IBPS and login to your profile to get your admit card. You’ll be required to provide your registration number/roll number, date of birth/password and submit these details. Once you’ve submitted, your admit card will appear on the screen. Download it and print it for taking the exam and future reference.

The result is declared in the online mode only. The candidates can check their result by visiting the link as will be specified by IBPS and providing your registration/roll number. 

The expected cut-off for the exam is decided only once the exam is held and depends on various factors like the number of vacancies, a number of candidates appeared in the exam, common score obtained by candidates etc. But apart from these factors, the cut off also depends on various rules set by the IBPS viz:

1. For SC/ST/PWD category: Mean – 3/4th of standard deviation

2. For General category: 1/4th of standard deviation

All those candidates who qualified both the Pre-lims and Mains exam and cleared the cut off will be called for the interview, the final round wherein the candidates for the job will finally be shortlisted. The interview is for 100 marks and to qualify it the candidates need to secure 40% if they belong to the general category and 35% if they belong to the SC/ST/PWD category. 

Also, if 2 or more candidates have secured same marks preference will be given to the senior (in terms of age) candidate.

The candidates must have the following documents at the time of interview for verification:

1. Printout of Interview call letter.

2. Printout of online generated duly-filled application form.

3. Date of Birth proof. One may submit either Birth certificate or Std. X/SSLC certificate.

4. Photo Identity proof.

5. Bachelor’s degree mark sheets and related certificates.

6. OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/SC/ST category candidates have to produce Caste certificate as issued by the appropriate authority. OBC creamy layer candidates are suggested to choose their category as “General”. 

7. Disability certificate needs to be submitted by candidates belonging to PwD category. The certificate should be obtained from District Medical Board.

8. Requisite Documents for Ex-servicemen category candidates.

9. In case you want to claim for age relaxation then you’ll have to produce the required documents.

- Experience certificate, if you have.

- Any other certificates if required in support of your eligibility.

Once the interview is completed, the candidates who are qualified or shortlisted are provisionally allotted to one of the participating banks depending upon the no. of vacancies, merit cum preference basis, etc.

IBPS RRBs recruitment 2017: More than 15000 posts announced - LATEST NOTIFICATION FROM INSTITUTE OF BANKING PERSONAL SELECTION - LATEST JOB NOTIFICATIONS

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on Saturday issued a notification for the recruitment of Group ‘A’ officers (Scale I, II and III) and Group ‘B’ office assistants (multipurpose) in participating regional rural banks (RRBs).

The notification (CRP RRBs-VI) for 15,171 tentative vacancies can be seen on the IBPS’s official website. Out of the total posts, 5,123 are for officers scale I, 1,581 posts for officers scale II, 169 posts for officers scale III and 8,298 posts for office assistants. Interested candidates need to apply online for the examination that will be held across the country tentatively between September and November 2017.

For those who want to apply for the posts of officers scale I and office assistants (multipurpose), the online examination will be held in two phases: preliminary and main. Candidates who apply for the post of office assistants will be provisionally allotted on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the main examination and the vacancies reported by the RRBs.

For the post of officers scale I, candidates clearing the preliminary examination will have to appear for the main examination and shortlisted candidates will then be called for an interview.

Those who want to appear for officers scale II and scale III will have to take a single online examination and the shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.

The online registration process begins on July 24 and will continue till August 8, 2017. The online preliminary examination for officer scale I will be held on September 9 and September 10 and September 16, 2017 (if required), while for office assistants it will be held on September 17 and 23 and September 24 (if required). The results of the online preliminary examination for officer scale I and office assistant will be declared in October 2017.

The main examination for officers (I, II and III) will be held on November 5, 2017, while for office assistant it will be held on November 12, 2017. The declaration of results of main (for officers scale I, II and III) will be done in November 2017 and their interview will be conducted in December 2017.

The provisional allotment of banks to successful candidates (for officers scale I, II and III and office assistants) will be made in January 2018. All these dates are tentative.

A candidate can apply for the post of office assistant and can also apply for that of an officer. However, a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre i.e. for officer scale I or scale II or scale III. Candidates have to apply separately and pay fees/intimation charges separately for each post applied for:

Eligibility criteria (Age)

Age (As on 01.07.2017)

For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)- Above 21 years - Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1977 and later than 30.06.1996 (both dates inclusive)

For Officer Scale - II (Manager)- Above 21 years - Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1985 and later than 30.06.1996 (both dates inclusive)

For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)- Above 18 years - Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1987 and later than 30.06.1999 (both dates inclusive)

For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) - Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.07.1989 and later than 01.07.1999 (both dates inclusive)

Note: There is an age relaxation for reserved category candidates (see in notification below).

Preliminary exam pattern

The preliminary examination will be of 45-minute duration, with two sections carrying 80 marks for 80 questions.

For officer scale I there will be 40 questions of reasoning and 40 questions of quantitative aptitude while for office assistant there will be 40 questions of reasoning and 40 questions of numerical ability. The medium of exam will be Hindi/English.


To be successful (for both posts), one needs to qualify in both the tests by securing a minimum cut-off marks set by the IBPS.

South China Sea dispute: Vietnam challenges China at security talks - CHINA SECURITY - LATEST UPDATES FROM GLOBAL

Vietnam urged other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea

Vietnam also wanted ASEAN to insist in the statement that a planned code of conduct for the sea with China be "legally binding", which Beijing opposes.

MANILA: Vietnam urged other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea , as a tense regional security forum began Saturday with North Korea also under fire over its nuclear programme.
Ahead of the launch of the annual gathering of foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), Vietnam made a bold play against China with a raft of suggested changes to a planned joint communique.

It set the stage for a fiery few days of diplomacy in the Philippine capital, with the top diplomats from China, the United States, Russia and North Korea to join their ASEAN and other Asia-Pacific counterparts for security talks from Sunday.

The meetings will take place as the United Nations Security Council votes this weekend on a US-drafted resolution to toughen sanctions against North Koreato punish the isolated regime for its missile tests.

The United States said it would also seek to build unified pressure on the North at the Manila event - known as the ASEAN Regional Forum.

After their own day of meetings on Saturday, ASEAN foreign ministers released a joint statement expressing "grave concerns" over the North's first two intercontinental ballistic missile tests that were conducted last month.
"These developments seriously threaten peace, security and stability in the region and the world," the statement said.

But on the South China Sea dispute - one of Asia's other top powder keg issues - there was far less consensus with Vietnam resisting efforts by the Philippines to placate Beijing, diplomats told AFP.

Vietnam on Friday night sought to insert tough language against China in an ASEAN statement that was scheduled to be released after the Southeast Asian ministers wrapped up their own talks on Saturday.

According to a copy of a draft obtained by AFP, Vietnam lobbied for ASEAN to express serious concern over "construction" in the sea, in reference to China's ramped up building of artificial islands in the disputed waters in recent years.

Vietnam also wanted ASEAN to insist in the statement that a planned code of conduct for the sea with China be "legally binding", which Beijing opposes.

The lobbying occurred when the ASEAN foreign ministers held unscheduled and informal talks late on Friday night.
"The discussions were really hard. Vietnam is on its own to have stronger language on the South China Sea. Cambodia and Philippines are not keen to reflect that," one diplomat involved in the talks told AFP.

China claims nearly all of the strategically vital sea, including waters approaching the coasts of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
China has in recent years expanded its presence in the sea by building the artificial islands, which are capable of holding military bases.
Alongside Vietnam, the Philippines used to be the most vocal critic of Beijing's expansionism.
But, under President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines has sought to downplay the dispute with China in return for billions of dollars in Chinese investments and aid.

China has in recent years also successfully lobbied other ASEAN nations, particularly Cambodia, to support its diplomatic manoeuvring in the dispute.

Various diplomats said that Vietnam was likely to lose its battle to insert the strong language against China, with the Philippines as host of the talks wielding greater influence.


ASEAN is set to this weekend adopt a framework for a code of conduct with China, which is meant to pave the way for more concrete action.

THE REAL LEADER & POLITICIAN - M Venkaiah Naidu Will Be India's Next Vice President - VENKAIAH NAIDU WINS THE VICE PRESIDENT ELECTION - LATEST NEWS FROM POLITICAL

Venkaiah Naidu expectedly wins vice presidential election, bags over 500 votes


Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu today won the vice-presidential election. As vice president, Naidu, a former union minister, will hold the crucial post of the Rajya Saba chairman.

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Venakaiah Naidu today became Vice-President-elect.  The former union minister's win in the vice-presidential polls was expected with the BJP's strong numbers reducing the contest between Naidu and Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the Opposition's candidate, to a dead rubber. 

Naidu pipped Gandhi, winning 516 votes in the election as opposed to the Opposition candidate's 244 votes.

Voting in the vice-presidential poll was held today, with 771 of the 785 eligible Members of Parliament casting their votes. 14 MPs (2 from BJP, 2 from INC, 2 from IUML, 4 from TMC, 1 from NCP; 1 from PMK and 2 Independents) were absent during voting.


As vice president, the 68-year-old Naidu, who was previously a senior minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, becomes the de facto chairman of Rajya Sabha. Naidu's overseeing of Rajya Sabha sessions will work to provide the government with a boost in the upper house, where the National Democratic Alliance does not yet have a majority.

Naidu's election to the V-P's office, also means all of the constitutional posts in India (except the non-partisan Chief Justice of India) are now controlled by the Bharatiya Janata Party - the President of India (Ram Nath Kovind), Vice President of India (Venkaiah Naidu), Prime Minister of India (Narendra Modi) and Speaker of Lok Sabha (Sumitra Mahajan).
Born to a farmer's family in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, Naidu is a dyed-in-the-wool BJP worker who has been in active politics (including student politics) for over four decades. He was imprisoned during the Emergency between 1975 and 1977 and after coming out of jail, he became the Janata Party Youth Wing president of Andhra Pradesh.
The year 1978 marked his entry into public office after he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. Rising through the ranks, Naidu went on to become the BJP national president in July, 2002. However, he held the post briefly, stepped down in December the same year. Two years later, he again became the BJP chief.


Naidu is extremely familiar with the upper house of Parliament that he will now be chairing. He was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998 and won subsequent re-elections in 2004, 20110 and 2016. His time in Parliament has saw him chairing and being a member of several important committees.

771 of 785 votes were cast when polling closed at 5 pm, registering 98.21 per cent voting. 90 per cent votes were polled within the first two hours, till 12 pm.

Two BJP leaders - Sanwarlal Jat and Vijay Goel - are hospitalised and could not vote, BJP leaders said. Two MPs from Kerala, whose flight was delayed, were not allowed to vote after 5 pm.

"I am a non-party man. Majority of the political parties are supporting me. I am confident that they will vote in the polls," Venkaiah Naidu told reporters this morning. "NDA's pick is a very experienced person. My contest is not with him, though it's on technical grounds. This election is not between 2 parties or individuals," said Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition's nominee.

Members of Parliament used special pens for marking their choice in the election.

The Biju Janata Dal and the Janta Dal (United) which had supported NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind for the post of president, have decided to back opposition's nominee Mr Gandhi.

Though the JD(U) has broken ties with 'mahagathbandhan' and joined hands with the BJP to form a new government in Bihar, it will vote for Mr Gandhi, a former governor of West Bengal.

No whip could be issued by political parties as the election is through a secret ballot.

The Electoral College which elects the Vice President, who is also the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, consists of elected and nominated members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.

The total strength of the two Houses is 790, but there are two vacancies in the Lok Sabha and one in the Rajya Sabha. BJP MP in Lok Sabha Chhedi Paswan is barred from casting vote following a judicial pronouncement.

In the 545-member Lok Sabha, the BJP has 281 members. The NDA led by BJP, has 338 members. In the 245-member Rajya Sabha, the BJP has 58 members making it the single-largest party, while the Congress has 57. The one who gets 50 per cent and one vote of the total valid votes cast will win the poll.

UPPCL recruitment 2017 - NEW NOTIFICATION FROM UPPCL - LATEST JOB NOTIFICATIONS

UPPCL recruitment 2017: 2,262 jobs for grade-III Stenographer, Office Assistant; notification released
The application process begins from July 25 and ends on August 12.

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is hiring 2,662 Office Assistants and Stenographers of grade III. In a notification released on its website, the power company has asked for applications from interested candidates. A candidate can login to the corporation’s website – uppcl.org – to apply.

The application process begins from July 25 and ends on August 12. The written exam for the posts will be held in first half of September 2017.

There will be two type of tests: written and typing. Candidates applying for the jobs will have to appear for two written exams. A typing test will be conducted later. The papers will be provided in two languages: Hindi and English.

Paper pattern

Total 50 Multiple Choice Questions will be asked in the first paper. The level of questions will be at par with NIELIT’s Course on Computer Concepts. There will be negative marking, and 0.25 mark will be deducted in case of wrong answers.

For Office Assistant

The second paper will contain 180 questions of one mark each and there will be negative marking of 0.25 mark in case of wrong answers.

The paper composition will be as follows:

# General knowledge: 25 marks
# Logical reasoning: 45 marks
# General Hindi, intermediate level: 55 marks
# General English, intermediate level: 55 marks

For Stenographers

Topics will be same as Office Assistant paper but the marks distribution will be different. The language sections will carry 65 marks instead of 55 marks.

Details in brief

Total posts available: 2662
Office Assistants grade III: 2402

Stenographers grade III: 260Last date to apply: August 12, 2017

Railway Recruitments - NEW NOTIFICATION FROM RAILWAYS - NEW FROM RRB

 Exam Pattern, Selection Process And Other Details Aspirants Should Know

The recruiting body of Indian Railways, Railway Recruitment Board commonly known as RRB, selects candidates for various Group C and Group D posts.
NEW DELHI:  Considered to be one of the largest government functioning body, Indian Railways, gets a fair share of attention from job aspirants. The recruiting body of Indian Railways, Railway Recruitment Board commonly known as RRB, selects candidates for various Group C and Group D posts. Round the year, RRB recruitment 2017 grabs the attention of every job seeker. As a serious job aspirant, you need to understand the recruitment process and selection procedure involved in RRB recruitment 2017.
RRBs notify job advertisements (and declare the results, as well) on the official websites (region wise web portals), Employment News (job journal of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India). The recruiting body allows a decent time frame for the application submission. While submitting the application, candidates must ensure that it is completely filled failing which there are chances of rejection.

RRBs conduct competitive examinations as a part of the recruitment process; these generally include two phases of written exam, skill test and/ or interview. The question paper comprises of questions related to 'General Knowledge, General English / General Hindi, General Arithmetic, Analytical and Quantitative Skills and those subjects covered as part of minimum educational/technical qualifications for the post.' The Board conducts skill test and interview as per the job profile.

Due to large number of aspirants, websites slow down during the recruitment process. Candidates are therefore urged to wait a while and retry for submission. In every case, candidates must ensure that the application is submitted within the deadline along with the documents and the examination/ registration fee.

The biggest online exam ever conducted, RRB NTPC, witnessed overwhelming response from candidates. Online application process for the same had begun in December 2015. Recently the Board had released the transcripts of typing skill test (held on 29 June 2017) online.


In a recent development, government has asked to share the scores obtained by candidates in examinations conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), RRB, and Staff Selection Commission (SSC). This will help private firms hunting for talents and the online scores available will prove to be a selection criterion. However there shall be opt out clause as well, which shall be applicable for the candidates who qualify for the final stage of the examination.

SSC CGL tier 1 exam analysis 2017: Morning, afternoon papers of low to moderate difficulty - LATEST SSC CGL EXAM UPDATES

SSC CGL tier 1 exam analysis 2017: There are three examinations being conducted on Saturday and the SSC CGL exams will carry on till August 24, 2017. Those who clear the tier 1 exam will be required to appear for further rounds (tier 2, tier 3 and tier 4) to be considered eligible for selection.

The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) tier 1 examinations 2017 have started today there are more than 3 lakh candidates appearing for the exam. Both the morning and the afternoon sessions of the exam which were conducted today were found to be simple.
The tier 1 exam is computer-based and contains 25 questions each for reasoning, general awareness, quantitative aptitude and English comprehension. Each section carries a weightage of 50 marks and there will be a negative marking of 0.5 marks for every wrong answer.
SSC CGL tier 1 morning exam on August 5:
Students were able to attempt the paper without much difficulty. The exam was conducted from 10 to 11 am and consisted of four sections— English comprehension, reasoning, quantitative aptitude and general awareness. While the quantitative aptitude and the general awareness sections were of moderate difficulty, the logical reason and the english comprehension sections were found to be easier.
SSC CGL tier 1 afternoon exam on August 5:
The afternoon paper was at a similar difficulty level as the morning one. The exam was conducted from 1.15 pm to 2.15 pm. There were 10 to 12 advanced mathematics questions in the paper. Some candidates complained of server issues and found the vocab and mathematics sections to be of moderate difficulty. Read | SSC CGL 2016 final result declared at ssc.nic.in, know how to download, click here
The cut off might go higher than previous years as the difficulty level of the papers has not been too high so far. There are three examinations being conducted on Saturday and the SSC CGL exams will carry on till August 24, 2017. Those who clear the tier 1 exam will be required to appear for further rounds (tier 2, tier 3 and tier 4) to be considered eligible for selection.

MPSC sub inspector pre-exam results 2017 released at mpsc.gov.in - LATEST UPDATES FROM MPSC

MPSC sub inspector pre-exam results 2017: The cut off marks for the open general category stood at 56, for women at 48, for sports persons at 47 and for ex-servicemen at 23. For all other reserved categories and sub-categories, the cut off ranged from 56 to 3 marks.

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has declared the results for the state exise pre-examination for the recruitment of sub inspectors in the state. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can check their result from the official website.
The cut off marks for the open general category stood at 56, for women at 48, for sports persons at 47 and for ex-servicemen at 23. For all other reserved categories and sub-categories, the cut off ranged from 56 to 3 marks.
The preliminary exam was held on May, 28, 2017. Those who have been selected in this round will be required to appear for the main exam which will be held on September 24, 2017.

Steps to check results for MPSC sub inspector pre-exam 2017:
Step 1: Go to the official site for MPSC (mpsc.gov.in)
Step 2: Click on the notification “Sub-inspector in the State Exise Department Preliminary ecamiation-2017-written test result”
Step 3: Scroll down the list to check for your roll number.
Step 4: Download your result and keep a copy for further reference.

Apple 'working on non-iPhone Apple Watch' - LATEST FROM APPLE - APPLE NEW UPDATED WATCH

Apple is working on an Apple Watch that does not need to be paired to an iPhone, according to a report.

Bloomberg reports that the new Watch will connect directly to LTE mobile networks.

The company has begun talks with providers in the US and Europe about offering the device later this year, the report says.

Apple launched the Watch in 2015 but is yet to share any sales figures.

In a recent call to investors, Apple boss Tim Cook said his firm's watch was the best-selling smartwatch in the world.

But in the wider wearables market, Apple lags behind Chinese firm Xiaomi and San Francisco-based Fitbit, according to Strategy Analytics.

Intel modem

While originally positioned as a luxury device, Apple has more recently focused on the fitness credentials of the Watch.

Untethering it from the iPhone would open up a range of new functionality - such as allowing users to download songs on the move, even if they do not have their smartphone with them.

"Apple clearly has big plans for Watch both in the health segment and as a gateway to the connected home,” said Carolina Milanesi, consumer tech analyst at Creative Strategies.

"Direct network connection helps in both making sharing data more reliable and faster."

However, there will be concern about the battery life of the device. Most of the computational heavy-lifting on the current Apple Watch is done via the paired iPhone.

According to Bloomberg’s report, the new device’s modem will be manufactured by Intel.

The device would come on to the market several years after Apple rivals Samsung and LG launched their own cellular-enabled smart watches. However such devices have tended to be too large to gain any kind of mainstream popularity.