Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan

In this episode, host Nandgopal Rajan is joined by Nimish Dubey to discuss the relevance of Chromebooks in India, why they have not picked up in the country yet, and how they could turn out to be a viable option for students.

In this episode, host Nandgopal Rajan is joined by Jean Jacques Blanc, the Chief Commercial Officer of iRobots. Beginning with the company's latest offerings, the duo discuss how cleaning robots are evolving to offer a personalised experience to each consumer, how the idea of home cleaning has evolved, smart home integration, and a lot more.

Founded in 2010, Xiaomi, a global Chinese company, swiftly rose to become one of the world’s top smartphone brands. In India, its largest market, the company has successfully managed to tap into the consumer’s value consciousness.  In this episode, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Jayadevan P.K, a technology journalist and author of Xiaomi: How a Startup Disrupted the Market and Created a Cult F...

 While coronavirus hit the global live sporting events industry hard initially, it did not take too long for sports federations and broadcasters to begin experimenting with technology to cut losses.  In this episode, host Nandgopal Rajan is joined by Dhaval Ponda who leads media and entertainment globally at Tata Communications. The duo discuss how the world of live sports has managed to survive t...

Launched in early 2020, Koo drew people's attention when it won the government’s Atmanirbhar App Innovation Challenge. The microblogging site was co-founded by entrepreneurs Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidwatka. Most recently, it saw its user base shoot up while the government and Twitter were involved in a tussle. In this episode, Nandgopal Rajan is joined by one of the app's co-founders, Ma...

Cyber security is proving to be a major challenge with remote working becoming a reality ever since the pandemic began.  Vulnerability to cyber attacks increased since home workers no longer had access to firewalls and blacklisted IP addresses that office networks provided.  In this episode, Nandgopal Rajan speaks to Paul Ducklin, a senior technologist at Sophos, a British security software and ha...

From being developed for use in the aviation sector in the 1950s to becoming widely accessible now, noise cancelling technology has come a long way. In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey trace the progress of active noise control technology over the years and how brands have been adapting it for the market.

The smartphone brand Realme founded by former Oppo head, Sky Li, and CEO of Realme India and Europe, Madhav Sheth, has skyrocketed in the Indian market space. The brand's aggressive pricing and e-commerce-focused marketing strategy are a few of the reasons that have driven this growth. In this episode, Nandgopal Rajan speaks to Madhav Sheth about the brand's success, how it manages to stand out in...

In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey discuss the progress of navigation technology, how MapmyIndia could challenge Google Maps, and what the government’s deregulation means.

What makes Clubhouse stand out, why it appears a lot more democratic (and calmer) than other online spaces, and the challenges that lie ahead for it.

Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey discuss how Apple, Google and Facebook deal with user data.

In this special episode of Our Own Devices, Sridhar Ramaswamy, founder and CEO of one such search engine called 'Neeva', talks to Nandagopal Rajan about Neeva, its origin, how it works and the future of the internet.

In this episode, Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey discuss the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, the new flagship of 2021, and the features that make it far superior to its predecessors.

The challenges for Nokia in the current smartphone market.

What would it take to start working in offices again, in what ways technology needs to get better this year, and whether we will be more efficient at work this year sitting in our homes.

In the last episode of this year, Nandagopal Rajan and Nimish Dubey let us in on their picks of the best devices that helped us through this year.

Hyperloop's co-founder on the company's future, the challenges ahead, and what it's like to travel in a Hyperloop Pod.

A lot goes into deciding what features will be added in a smartphone. But how are those decisions made?

What are the challenges that come in the way of India becoming a smartphone manufacturing hub, and how it can make it happen.

What Twitter is doing about issues of addictions, toxicity and fake news.

Discussing Android’s fragmentation problem and talking to OnePlus’s Sam Twist about OxygenOS.

The changes that the M1 chip will bring to Apple products and what it will mean for the company’s future.

Whether signalling nationalism will help Micromax make a comeback and what the company really has to offer to its consumers.

How convenient smart speakers are and where their 'smartness' comes from.

What premium phones offer their users, whether they are more about flash than functionality, and why consumer aspiration is necessary for the smartphone ecosystem.