My New Phone (Asus P565)

I still remember that there was a time when there was no phone in my home, not even the landline. And I was the first one who had bought a mobile phone (Nokia 1110) back in my college days (2007). Now there is a mobile phone for each individual in my home (6 members). Ever since I bought my first mobile in November, 2007, I kept changing the handheld device over the years. The reasons vary from time to time and so the demands.

Over the period of 2 and half years, I had used 8 different mobiles. Nokia 1110, Nokia 6610, Motorola E98, Samsung SGH-J600, Samsung Star 3G, Fly E106, a Chinese phone and the latest in the menu is Asus P565. It's not like I am a phone freak or technology driven or something but sometimes circumstances forced me to change and most of the time my brothers made me change the handset. But one thing is sure that I like changing my mobiles.

Now the latest mobile which I bought on 16th of March 2010 is Asus P565. Following are the general specifications :

Networks :- HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UTMS 2100EDGE/GPRS/GSM/900/1800/1900. Class 10

OS:- MS Windows@ Mobile 6.1 Professional

Color:- Black

Dimensions:- 102 x 60.5 x 16 mm

Weight:- 120 gm (with battery)

Stand By:- 3G: 150-200 hrs / 2G: 200-250 hrs
Talk Time:- 3G: 3-5 hrs / 2G: 4-6 hrs
Display:- 2.8" / VGA 480 x 640 / 65k / TFT
Processor:- Marvell PXA 930 800MHz
Memory:- 256MB Flash + 128MB SDRAM
Connectivity:- WLAN / Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR / USB v1.1 (FS)
Camera:- 3.2 Mega-Pixel (Auto-Focus)
Video:- MPEG4 @ 30fps
Picture:- JPEG / PNG / BMP / GIF
Audio:- MP3 / WMA / 3GP / AAC / AAC+
Ringtone:- MP3 / MIDI
Java:- J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP 2.0)
PIM:- Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Windows Live / MSN / PDF Viewer / Push Email
Business Card Recognition



Now comes the time to pass the verdict.
Cons:-

1. The look is not trendy or stylish.
2. Speaker sound is very less.
3. Battery backup is below expectation.
4. No standard audio output jack as in Nokia phones.
5. No Flash in Camera.
6. No FM support.

Pros:-

1. The touch is good.
2. Good hold in hand cause of leather Back Panel.
3. Audio Quality in earphone is great.
4. Good Camera resolution and Clarity.
5. In-Built GPS Chip.
6. Processor Speed is marvelous.
7. Good video recording and playback.
8. EziPhoto and EziVideo for faster access to images and videos.
9. Price is affordable keeping the functionalities in mind.

I have not used lots of the features like the Wi-Fi, GPRS, GPS and E-Mail setup, so can't comment on the networking speed. But since it's 3G, the speed can be assumed to be good in GPRS connectivity.

For more details please visit : - http://event.asus.com/mobile/p565/home.html

Worst Trip of My Life

There had been various ocassions when I had gone to my native since college days. The reasons vary from time to time. Mostly I visit my native cause my Parents are there. But there were other ocassions too. Like my friends in different cities coming to celebrate Holi or Diwali. So just to meet them I had been there. But the reason for my last visit was unpredictable and unforeseen. I went to my native to mourn the death of my Best Friend's Mom. It had been just 2 weeks when I last visited my home town. But I had to go. So I started my journey on 26th night and reached Bilaspur on 28th morning.

But as we all know, Fate always have something to surprise you. The surprise came as shock in eve of the same day. My Youngest brother had an accident and his girlfriend died on spot. I went to hospital to see my brother. He was injured. His right face was covered with blood and he was motionless. For a sec my heart stopped pounding. Doctor said that my brother will be OK, just scratches and bruises, no fracture and nothing serious. I was in shock. His friends told the rest of the story. I stayed whole night at hospital. For next 3 days I was at hospital most of the time while Doctors were performing various scans and checkup. On 3rd eve, they discharged my brother. But in the mean time, I got other issues to worry about. The bike my brother was driving was his friend's bike. After the accident, the village people burned the bike (reason still unknown). Then I had to visit the family of the girl also. They were not back from their village where they cremated the body. I paid the bike cost to my bro's friend but didn't went to visit the family of the girl cause of time constraint.

On 6th afternoon I had to catch the train to return to Bangalore. The very same day, there was a ritual to be performed at my friends place whose Mom had died. I didn't got a chance to meet him. And if this was not enough, I missed my train to Nagpur. I was having a connecting train to Bangalore from Nagpur at 1945 hrs. I was supposed to reach there by 1800 hrs. But I missed my train. Consider this my luck that I got into the very next train to Nagpur supposed to reach there at 1900 hrs. I felt relaxed. Finally something good is happening. My journey to Bangalore will be peaceful. And just when I was about to reach Nagpur in time to catch my connecting train, guess what? The train I was in was made to halt at a station 15 mins away from Nagpur. I could have taken a Auto-rickshaw or taxi but the TTE said that the train will reach in time. As it had to happen, I missed my connecting train too. Got the next train to Bangalore at 2230 hrs and that too without confirmed seat. All the experience travelling in waiting list came in handy at that time. Reached to Bangalore on 7th eve. I was having confirm ticket to Bangalore from Bilaspur via Nagpur, but fate had something else in the basket for me. I was glad to reach Bangalore on 7th eve as I had to resume office from very next day.

Well as the saying goes, whatever is supposed to happen will happen. We don't leave in past but march ahead toward future. I too have to do the same. But this is the trip I am never gonna forget.


May God bless the soul of the girl and give courage to her family and my brother. Ameen