Tech Shout!

Asus has announced the availability of the new P527 PDA phone in the Indian market. The latest launch is being distributed in the country by IDLDPL (India Digital Life Style Distributors Pvt. Ltd.). The P527 PDA phone includes a variety of versatile functions; the Travelog and Location Courier function is being considered as the best one amongst them all.

The Travelog function allows users to record travel routes and export data to Google Earth. On the other hand, Location Courier does the work of an S.O.S. device to send a user’s GPS position to five preset phone numbers. At the time of such an emergency, SMS messages will be delivered to the preset receivers with the touch of a button.

Surinder Saini, Asst Vice President, Sales-IDLDPL, stated,” The handset is deftly packaged in a compact and stylish form factor. It is an ideal personal gadget for users who enjoy efficiency on the go. In order to have a larger acceptance of this product, we will endeavor to make it available every where through our retailer partners. We will target all the B2C sites and retail chains across the country”.

Altaf Ansari, Product Manager, PDA Business, Asus India, maintained, “Like many other Windows Mobile PDA-phones, the P527 comes with quite a few wireless connectivity features. It has all the other features like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. A bonus is the inclusion of an FM tuner. The ASUS P527 PDA brought home the prestige of CES
Innovation Design and Engineering award for 2008. This latest cellular innovation from Asus is designed to provide users with simple access to the latest GPS technology.”

In a gist, the key features of the Asus P527 PDA phone are:

Capture and Share Exciting Journeys with Travelog
GPS Quickly Pinpoints Your Locations
Newstation Keeps You Updated with the Latest News
Enjoy Portable Multimedia Functions
Sophisticated Outlook with User-Friendly Interface
5 directional front jog dial and the 3 directional side jog wheel
Dimensions: 113 x 58 x 15.4 mm
Weight: 125 grams
Display: 240 x 320 pixels
CPU: TI OMAP850 200 MHz
64 MB RAM/ 128 MB ROM
TransFlash/microSD
SiRF Star III GPS chip
2.6 inches screen size
Screen Details: 240 x 320, 65K
2MP auto-focus camera
Bluetooth
Web Browser
GSM Network
Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
High-Speed Data: EDGE
Quad band phone (GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900) powered by Windows Mobile 6 with 64MB RAM with 128MB ROM
Includes TransFlash/microSD slot
Business Card Recognition feature

The latest Asus P527 PDA phone is available in India via IDLDPL for Rs.17,900/-.