This Weeks Hot Products

no.1>>>GOLDEN FUN Your choice of mobile phones just got wider with Intex’s foray into this segment. The company has launched three models—Aura, Infi, King—and tied up with the Walt Disney group to provide preloaded content like sing tones, ring tones and screen savers of Disney characters. Aura can act as a USB webcam and has 1 GB external memory with MP3 player and 1.3 megapixel camera with 5x zoom. Infi is a phone for music lovers owing to its two inbuilt speakers and 128 MB memory. It also has a VGA camera with 4x zoom. King comes with one-touch FM radio and preloaded Mickey sing tones. Prices: Aura Gold, Rs 7,990; Aura Black, Rs 7,790; Infi, Rs 5,450; King, Rs 2,050 no.2>>FAVOURITE MUSIC ANYWHERE Not too keen on carrying many audio CDs along on a trip? Here’s the answer—JVC’s KD-BT1 CD/USB receiver with Bluetooth connectivity and KD-PDR55 CD receiver with direct connection to iPod. With KDBT1, you can enjoy music directly from your audio player or your cell phone in a car and the USB port and MP3/WMA/WAV compatibility offers various listening options. PDR55 lets you enjoy music directly from your iPod. Both products have MOSFET amplifiers and powerful output for great sound. Prices: KD-BT1, Rs 27,490; KD-PDR55, Rs 12,990 no.3>>LONGER BATTERY LIFE Mobile productivity just gets better with longer battery life courtesy Dell’s Latitude D630, D830 and D531 notebooks. Along with improved battery life of up to 9.4 hours, the D630 and D830 are integrated with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, while the D531 uses AMD Turion 64 and Sempron processors. Displays are up to 38 per cent brighter than the earlier generation of notebooks. The systems are also quite energy-efficient with select Energy Star 4.0 compliant configurations. Prices: D630, Rs 58,012; D830, Rs 63,769; D531, Rs 52,618