Tech Shout!

Last month, Asus introduced the all-new P526 PDA Phone and M530w Smart Phone in India. Now the company has announced that the P526 model is available in the country via IDLDPL, (India Digital Life Style Distributors Pvt. Ltd.).

Weighing in at only 115gms, the PDA phone is an ideal concoction of power, affordability and style.

Asus P526 PDA phone’s numeric keyboard makes it possible for the users of regular mobile phones to make easy transition. In addition, the P526 comes with software to allow keying in text using T9, the predictive text input method most are familiar with on devices like other models of mobile phones.

Altaf Ansari, Product Manager, PDA Business, Asus India, noted, “The ASUS P526 PDA is a stylish gadget for people on the move and who prefer to remain connected at all times through online communities, instant messengers, blog updates, emails and files transfers. Productivity is also enhanced though built in applications like GPS.”

Surinder Saini, Asst Vice President, Sales-IDLDPL, said, “The ASUS P526 is definitely the trendy option for PDA users who want powerful performance coupled with a slim and fashionable outlook. IDLDPL has a very good chain of distribution system, I am optimistic that ASUS P526 will garner a very big market share soon.”

Saini continued, “We believe in creating an aspiration value and image for the relevant target group and then having an attractive price as the surprise feature. Customer insights form the basis of our product development and enhancement process. Customers are delighted by the low cost of ownership backed by a customer experience, which connects with them emotionally. A study of evolving customer aspirations ensures that our products always retain their relevance and competitive edge for which I believe that this product would be counted upon as the best buy among the PDA segment in the approaching year, 2008.”

The key features and specs of the P526 PDA phone are:

System - EDGE/GPRS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900

Dimensions - 110 x 58 x 15.4 mm 115g (with battery)

Battery - 1300 mAh Lithium-Ion

Battery Life - Standby Time: 150 hours (Subject to different wireless or online networks), Talk Time: 4 hours (Subject to different wireless or online networks)

Color - Silver-Gray

Display - 2.6″ TFT, Supports 65K colors, 240 x 320 resolution

OS - Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional

Integrates several popular Windows Live mobile services

App. Processor - TI OMAP 850 (200MHz)

GPS - Built-in SiRF Star III Chip, supports GPS, suited for professional car navigation software

Messaging - SMS/MMS/Email/MSN

Camera - 2 Mega-Pixel Resolution

Music - MP3, WMA, AAC, Midi, and WMV

Video - MPEG4 supporting 30 FPS QCIF video / Windows Media Player 10

Ring Tones - 128 Polyphonic MIDI ring tones, supports MIDI/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC/ AAC+/AMR and other music formats

Memory - Built-in: 128 MB Flash + 64 MB SDRAM, External: Micro-SD

Java - Supports J2ME (CLDC 1.1 + MIDP 2.0)

Transfer Interface - USB v1.1 / Bluetooth 1.2

PIM/Office - IE, Word, Excel, Power Point (viewer), MSN, Alarm, Calendar, Organizer, File Manager, Telephone Book, Notebook, Inbox, Voice Recognition

Business Functions - Remote Presenter (Using Bluetooth technology, connects with paired PC, the P526 wirelessly controls the PC’s PowerPoint slides.

For example: Starting, showing and closing slide shows; it can also show presentation notes on the P526’s LCD screen.

Priced at Rs. 18,990/- with an MOP of Rs. 16,990/-, the new Asus P526 PDA phone is available in India via IDLDPL.