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Wed 8 Mar 2006

Mobile Phones Comparison: Nokia 6230i, SonyEricsson K750i, Motorola L7 and Samsung X700

Posted by Prakash under General
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A friend of mine was comparing all the phones, criteria was the phone should have the latest bells and whistles while it should be within an affordable Price Range: Indian Rupees 10-15,000 (US$250-300)

All phones have Bluetooth, MP3 and are CandyBar (Non-Clamshell) Style.

Here is a comparison:


Features Nokia 6230i Sony Ericsson K750i Motorola L7 Samsung X700
Memory MMC Memory Memory Stick Transflash Transflash
EDGE Yes No No Yes
Memory Hot swappable No Yes Yes Yes
Camera 1.3 MP 2 MP 0.3 MP 1.3 MP
Screen Resolution 64K 262K 262K 262K
Push2Talk Yes No Yes No
FM Radio Yes Yes No Yes
Pros: Standard memory, phone can be used as a USB Storage device, Supports EDGE, FM. Good camera and sound, FM. Standard Memory, Better Screen Resolution, Best looking. Standard Memory, Better Screen Resolution, Supports EDGE, FM.
Cons: Phone needs to be opened to changed the memory. Gets heated up while talking, old SMS needs to be maually deleted. Proprietary Memory, No EDGE Support, No Push2Talk, No repeat function in calendar events, Most expensive of the lot. No FM, No EDGE Support, Low resolution Camera, No Push2Talk.

Notes:

EDGE: Is an upgrade to GRPS providing highspeed data connectivity, depends on service availability in your region.
Push2Talk availability also depends upon your service provider and hasn’t yet become very popular.
Hot swappable Memory allows memory to be changed, without opening the phone.

Suggestions:

The Best value for money is the Samsung X700, has most of the desired features at a decent price.

If you want better quality camera and willing to spend a little more then SonyEricsson K750i is an option.

L7 is the best and sleekest looking one, so if looks matters to you, its a good one. It can also be charged using a standard USB cable.

Nokia 6230i is a decent phone for people who are already using Nokia and don’t want to move out.

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Mon 6 Mar 2006

Greetings Program

Posted by Prakash under Linux, Photography
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I have written a small script to create personalised greeting cards.

With this script you can print a persons name on a template file at a specific location.

How to use it. Create a template file, then run the command greetings Name (where name is the name that you want to print on the file. This would generate a Name.jpg out of the template file. If you want to modify the position of the text, Look for “text 300,80″ try changing this.

Sample Template File.

Example Output File.

Download the script.

Dependency: This program relies on convert program, which is a part of ImageMagick. I have written and tested this on Linux.

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