BANGALORE: O2 introduced a PDA multimedia phone in New Delhi today – the Xda Atom Life. The idea behind the new offering is a concept of a "life warrior", someone who charges at life and live it to the max, who place a premium on not only productivity but also creativity, according to an official release.
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Many customers across the region still regard the PDA-phone as a business tool," said O2 ceo -Asia Pacific and Middle East, Mark Billington. " With the Xda Atom Life we really want to open up the converged device market to more customers by demonstrating that PDA-phones can manage your life on all fronts – seamlessly fusing work and play; and meeting your needs, be they connectivity, productivity or creativity, in one compact unit." |
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The other features include MP3 and FM radio tuner with RDS function, SRS WOW HD surround sound and dual stereo speakers. HSDPA and 3.5G-enabled, the Xda Atom Life lets one make video calls, add music podcasts, watch clips on YouTube or stream sports clips. Built-in Bluetooth® and Wireless LAN are the other connectivity options that the phone has. The device also comes with a 1GB of onboard memory The Xda Atom Life comes also with a turbocharged Intel XScale ® PXA 270 processor that clocks in at 624MHz on the Windows Mobile® 6 platform. The Xda Atom Life will retail this month at Rs 34,990 (all taxes included) across India at all major cities in the country with one-year local warranty. |
Weighing only 145 grams the Xda Atom Life is smaller than its predecessor - the Xda Atom and is designed to be a multimedia-centric device for personal entertainment. The Xda Atom has a brilliant 262k-colour 2.7-inch TFT QVGA LCD screen, and the O2 MediaPlus interface – first introduced with the Xda Atom enables one to read comic strips, watch manga clips or use the in-built 2.0 mega pixel camera with macro focus. 
