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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

2009-04-14T08:33:00.000-07:00

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic-The Tube

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Nokia after much ado puts the best foot forward with its not so first touch screen phone named as Tube. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is certainly a touch screen phone to watch out for. After the launch of iPhone, every single manufacturer brought their touch screen models termed as iPhone killers but could not live up to the the tag. But this gadget from Nokia's hub is certainly a leap ahead of those phones and can handle the iPhone killer tag, Though its very differently and effectively positioned with the price and features packages. The nokia 5800 expresses through a 3.2 inch 360 x 640 pixels nHD resolution resistive touch screen display which is simply awesome. It comes with a brand new Symbian S60 5th edition OS which is loaded with features and performance. Nokia gave this tube everything that can be incorporated in a multimedia mobile phone viz. a 3.2 Megapixel auto focus camera with VGA video recording, GPS with Nokia Maps Touch 2.0, WiFi supporting 802.11b/g/n, EDGE supported high speed data transfer and bluetooth 2.0 connectivity with EDR and A2DP. Taking ahead the XpressMusic series, Nokia 5800 is the best of the lot. With dedicated sound chip and 3D surround stereo speakers it delivers a sound bomb that can blow you away. The sound is good on the ears using the in box headset or other headphones fitting in the onboard universal 3.5mm AV jack and with a great screen it offers great video experience and movies can be easy watched on this without missing the portable video players. The phone comes loaded with 8Gb of micro sd card along with 81 Mb of phone memory. A feature that nokia limits to Nseries is accelerometer is also there with motion sensor gaming capabilities acting as a boon. The accelerometer is very responsive and the display changes quickly. The phone offers various input methods that includes handwriting recognition, mini keyboard, full QWERTY keyword and a stand alone alphanumeric keypad which doesn't make you feel the absence of normal phone keypad and gives it the edge over other touch screen phones.

All in all, The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is certainly a great touch screen phone with brilliant sound and awesome video quality, seamlessly fast connectivity with WiFi, bluetooth and EDGE. Nokia 5800 is here to stay up with the best.

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Apple iPhone in India

2008-07-04T00:32:00.000-07:00

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The tech savvy and gizmo freaks in India have reason to celebrate with Vodafone and Airtel set to offer the Apple iPhone to its subscribers in India. The UK telecom giant has signed a deal with about 10 countries which includes India, Czech Republic, Australia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa and Turkey.

The iPhone 3G is one invention that is can revolutionize the world of communication along with adding new dimension to it. This amazing power packed phone brings with it the style, performance and all other capabilities of an all round music phone. This device shrinks three different gadgets together in one which includes a mobile phone, a digital camera and an Apple's iPod(a music player). Not to forget, the Apple iPhone offers internet services including 3G wireless technology, Wi-Fi connectivity, e-mail, web browsing and GPS mapping.

This awesome gizmo comes with a thickness of 11.5mm, touch screen display of 3.5 inch, a 2.0 Megapixel Camera just at the top of its back.. The best part of the iPhone is that it does not use any hardware and is organized by a system that belongs to Apple only which is ‘Multitouch’ for the purpose of navigation. Hence a call can made by just a tap. All the contacts appear in a list and one can scroll through with just finger and Visual Voicemail plays messages in any desired order, just like an email.

With a bundle of Apple softwares like iTunes, iPhoto, Safari Web Browser, GPS with Google Maps and features like WiFi supporting 802.11b/g/n, EDGE supported high speed data transfer and bluetooth connectivity, this gadget from Apple's bandwagon is a must have and surely be a reason for neighbhour's and passer by's envy.

GPS On Mobile Phones

2008-06-04T23:36:00.000-07:00

GPS-Global positioning system or global navigation system, a technology which enables to find the exact location anywhere on the earth. The system works as the numerous satellites of medium orbit around earth transmitting signals which a GPS receiver receives and then its location, speed and time is determined. The GPS works in open space as it works on satellite imaging. GPS technology which is developing fast didn't take long to be on the mobile phones. The mobile phones which are GPS enabled, which means they have built in GPS receiver, also have some geographical maps preloaded(or can be downloaded on some phones). The working of GPS on mobile phones goes like this, for instance, we choose our destination as geek arena's office in south delhi. The GPS application using the preloaded maps will locate the destination on the maps(Our point of interest should be on the map). Then, we select a path(amongst the options given) to reach it. There is also an easiest route option(in certain phones only). Point to note is that the application might not take into account size, condition or traffic on roads. Although, the movement is reflected on the maps but some handsets also offer voice guidance which gives handsfree experience. A voice prompts when to turn and offers additional information about the area (only if the option is selected). There are options of updating and adding maps along with geotagging. Geotagging gives the user an option of taking pictures on the mobile phones and saving them with map coordinates and hence they will be visible on GPS application and locate the place where the picture was taken. Also A-GPS or Assisted GPS is a way to use GPS through WAP and GPRS. GPS take few minutes to connect to satellite and location position whereas A-GPS can locate it much faster as it connect through internet via service provider. GPS on mobile phones is certainly a technology which will stay and follow us in future with a lot more enhancements. GPS technology on mobile phones have made the mobile a gadget to reckon in the ever changing geek arena in the time to come.

World Of 3G?

2007-11-27T09:48:00.000-08:00

3G(UMTS)-The Future Mobile Technology

UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) which is so called third-generation (3G) is broadband transmission of packet-based text, video, digitized voice and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps, A consistent set of services is offered to mobile phones and mobile computer users almost any part of world. UMTS or 3G is based on GSM standards. After the implementation of UMTS, computer and mobile phone users can be constantly attached to the Internet as they travel, roam around the world and will have the same set of facilities wherever they are. UMTS works with the combination of terrestrial wireless and satellite transmissions. 3G is just the technology one can dream of, with normal cellular services bound to switched circuit resulting in services depending on the circuit availabilty wheresas 3G works on packed switched connection using the Internet Protocol(IP) hence using a virtual connection which is always available. Also with higher bandwidth services like video conferencing and multimedia services which were unimaginable few year ago, can now be realized. So its indeed a technology that can change world of entertainment and communication. So get set for it.

Gizmo Of The Week

2007-11-24T08:57:00.000-08:00

Sony Ericsson W980

Sony Ericsson has launched yet another music phone from the Walkman Series which has really distinct features and comes with all new package. Sony Ericsson's W980 is here not only to fight with Nokia N81, Samsung I450, Motorola E8 and many others but to better the standards of performance set by the previous Walkman Phones. W980 carries along 8 GB worth of storage, a 3 megapixel camera and a built-in accelerometer. The touch-sensitive keys and the latest Sony Ericsson feature phone interface add to the excitement.

The looks and design of this latest gadget sets the pulse racing. The front panel features the square secondary display of 262K colors and a resolution of 176 x 176 pixels for the audio player with a set of soft touch controls (with Haptic feedback built in) for navigating the player’s menus and music. Sony Ericsson calls this technology "Walkman on Top". The internal or the main display features 2.2" TFT supporting QVGA resolution and 262K colors. The secondary video call camera is placed just above the display. The keypad is large and extremely user friendly. It has a 5-way nav-pad with plenty of shortcut keys.

Along with normal applications like calculator, stopwatch, code memo in W980, there is a new converter application that even lets you calculate a restaurant tip based on the bill amount as well as the number of diners. It also has 3D World Clock application, Sony Ericsson’s Music Mate 5 and the Plus application for downloads.

The Music Player of this Walkman Series new arrival is simply awesome with default features like SenseMe and The Shake Control which can only be used when the flap is open though, as the Walkman Key is located on the main keypad. The sound from dual speakers and stereophonic headphones blows off the mind(though lacks a bit of thump of bass). Another great feature with the W980’s Walkman Player is the FM transmitter for playing music though any FM player.

Being a music phone, it wont have the best camera, but W980's 3.15 Mega Pixel camera with no flash and auto focus though, offers decent image quality. The camera interface is very low end and lacks advanced features.

It supports 3G(UMTS) with HSDPA, EDGE/GPRS and WAP, Bluetooth with an A2DP profile and has The FastPort connector placed on the left side, used as a combined port for charging, data transfers and earphones. Though the W980 doesn’t have WiFi and but has an inbuilt GPS unit, it does have Google Maps with an integrated image tagging feature.

Well, the conclusion is that, the Sony Ericsson W980 is a power packed music phone, with decent camera, light effects and accelerometer. This gadget is certainly one to reckon with for all other leading brands.

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