Videocon has launched the GSM mobile services today and the service will be available at around 100 cities all over the country.Venugopal Dhoot, the chairman of the Videocon Group launched the service in Chennai with actress Shruti Hassan during the inaugration ceremony.
The company has new charge plans and they have one exciting plan which is the concept of “below 1 paisa tariff”.And with this plan they are going to attract customers.
Though there are many service providers and also new blooming providers, videocon has stepped into this field with some estimated data that in India only 46% is covered with tele services and there are still many uncovered areas and they have their own stategy in covering all these areas.
Company has arranged around 3400 transreceiver stations for the users across 550 towns in Tamilnadu.Company also has a total of 70,000 towers across India.
Videocon has designed lot of electronic devices and it has also designed mobile devices recently.But now it has entered into a entirely different field.Success and failure depends on the availability of signal with the new service and the tariff plans.
New Devices at CITA 2010 – Spracht Aura BlueTooth and Eclipse Litetouch Keyboard
This article covers two new devices
Spracht Aura BlueTooth EQ
Eclipse Litetouch wireless touchscreen keyboard
Bluetooth device
The main attracting feature of this new bluetooth device in comparison with other devices available in the market is only the sound quality which is the most wanted feature in bluetooth devices.Most of the bluetooth devices in the market today does not seem to be loud and people could not hear in a crowded place.This new device comes with customizable 8-band equalizer. It has given the option of increasing the tone if in case people on the other end speaks from a crowded place.Device also has options to amplify the voices with the external microphone.
With this new device most of the problem in hearing is solved and users can have comfortable conversions even from the specified distance and they also have the option to increase or decrease the sound based on the requirement.Price of this bluetooth is around 99$
Wireless Keyboard
Exciting feature of this new keyboard is the 3-in-1 touch panel which allows the user to switch between three different modes with a touch of single key
media mode
numerical-pad mode
MyEclipse mode
MyEclipse mode is the innovative feature which allows to user to configure their favourites for each button.For each icon atleast three websites can be configured and on click of the button all the three websites will be launched at a time.
Price of this keyboard is around 129$ and if its the wired keyboard then its just 99$
Nokia 5235 Review and Specifications
Nokia 5235 an 5230 more or less has same features but also has two major difference.One is with the internal memory.Internal memory of Nokia 5235 is about 320 MB whereas in 5230 its only about 71 MB.Other difference is in Messaging and communication where in chat feature is enabled in 5235 but it not the case in 5230.Both mobile has 2 MP camera,touch screen and Internet browser.3G network is supported in both the devices.
Main benefit of 5235 as the name denotes the mobile comes with free music downloads and you can Access music with one tap of the Media Bar – and then listen to tracks in quality sound for up to 33 hours after only one charge
Nokia 5235
Nokia 5230
Following are other features of the mobile common to both Nokia 5230 and Nokia 5235
Screen Dimensions
Classic with touchscreen
Dimensions: 111 x 51.7 x 14.5/15.5 mm
Weight: 115 g (with stylus)
Volume: 83 cc (with stylus)
Display and User Interface
Screen size about 3.2″
Screen Resolution of about 640 x 360 pixels (nHD)
Support for over 16 million colours and Full touchscreen display
Keys and Input Methods
Touchscreen
Dedicated Media Bar
Dedicated keys for camera, volume, power, send & end, and application launch (menu), plus the Media Bar touch key for accessing music, gallery, share online, video centre and web browser
Homescreen music plug-in for pause/play, forward, back
Colours
Available colours in two colours White and Black
White with ice-blue tinted chrome rim
Black with ice-blue tinted chrome rim
Power management
BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery
Talk time (maximum):
GSM 420 mins
WCDMA 258 mins
Standby time (maximum):
GSM 438 h
WCDMA 458 h
Video playback time (nHD, 30 fps, maximum): 180 mins
Music playback time (offline mode, maximum): 33 h
Memory
MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB
320 MB internal memory – nokia 5235
71 MB internal memory – nokia 5230
Data network
CSD
HSCSD, maximum speed 43.2 kbps
GPRS/EGPRS Class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 177/296kbps (DL/UL)
EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 177/296 kbps (DL/UL)
WCDMA 2100, maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (UL/DL), CS 64 kbps
HSDPA, cat. 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
TCP/IP support
Capability to serve as data modem
Connectivity
Bluetooth version 2.0
Support for local and remote SyncML synchronisation
High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
3.5 mm AV connector
MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
Direct printing to compatible picture printers
Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia Ovi Suite
Applications
Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3), MMS, SMS, unified editor
Viewing of email attachments – .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf
Data: Calendar, Contacts, To-do, Notes, E-mail
Java™ MIDP 2.0
Flash Lite 3.0
Ovi Maps 3.0
Nokia Ovi Player
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Detailed contact information
Calendar
To-do list
Notes
Recorder
Calculator
Clock
Converter
Email and messaging
Easy-to-use email client with attachment support for images, videos, music, and documents
Supported for SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, MMS, SMS. Unified MMS/SMS editor
Support for the web-based Ovi Mail service
Mail for Exchange*
Call management
Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and e-mail details per entry and thumbnail pictures
Speed dialling, voice dialling (speaker independent) and voice commands
Logs of dialled, received and missed calls
Conference calling
Integrated hands-free speakers
Browsing and internet
Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML, WML
Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP, JavaScript
TCP/IP support
OSS browser
Nokia Mobile Search
Camera
2 megapixel camera
Still image formats: JPEG
Other
Up to 16 GB of expandable memory
High-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity
Gaming
Included games :
Guitar Rock Tour 2
Energy efficiency
Power Save mode, unplug charger when reminded, eco tips in user guide
Eco content and services
Eco zone via Download!/Ovi store, eco bookmarks, content and personalisation
Materials
Free of PVC