The P990i: The Future of Communication is Here!

"P990i: 3G smartphone that lets you leave your PC behind while travelling, yet access everything you need for effective communication. It’s all here, now..." - http://www.sonyericsson.com

Yep...you guessed it! I'm in love again...And this time, its the Sony Ericsson P990i Smartphone...It sure looks nice and sturdy from the outside, doesn't it? Lets have a look what its got on the inside :)

Camera: A 2 Megapixel digital camera with autofocus is nothing to sneeze at! The Sony Ericsson Website mentions that it only has a 2.5x zoom (digital)...Now thats a little disappointing, I agree...But hey...The phone is worth every bit you spend on it! :)

Connectivity: This is one of the areas where this PDA phone really stands out! Bluetooth and Infrared connectivity make it possible for it to interact with other devices which support the standard (no need to ask...most do! :)..). For PC Connectivity, besides infrared and bluetooth, USB support has also been provided (yep...the datacable stuff). This is of course, faster than IR or BT in terms of data transfer rate. And yes, for all you freaks out there who can't even think of spending two hours waiting for the flight to arrive at the airport, WIFI (WLAN) has also been included in its already large list of features :)...Yep...That means wireless internet connectivity at broadband speeds when you are getting bored! GPRS and 3G are present too. Now, is it me, or am I not being able to find EDGE mentioned anywhere in its list of features mentioned at the SE website? Does it NOT include EDGE? *faints*... PLEASE! Correct me if I'm wrong!

Messaging: I don't think I need to blabber much here...Its got all the regular features present in almost all the cellphones available...Even the one which you are using now ;)...SMS (yawn), MMS, Predictive Text (double yawn) and so on. "Push Email" is what caught my eye...In case you don't know what that means...Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia: "Push e-mail is used to describe e-mail systems that provide an "always-on" capability, in which new e-mail is instantly and actively transferred (pushed) as it arrives by the mail delivery agent (MDA) (commonly called mail server) to the mail user agent (MUA), also called the email client...(more)".

Organiser: Ok...I'll leave the regular features aside (alarms,reminders etc) and come straight to the point. The most important feature in my opinion is the presence of a touchscreen! Yep...Its got hand writing recognition too which is pretty OK as far as I've heard. Hmmm...The Operating System...Symbian OS 9.1 UIQ 3...Theoritically, it is supposed to reduce memory leaks by a large extent...Haven't really seen the phone so I can't say whether its right or wrong...But reports have been good so far! :)...Also, many developers have updated their applications to support it so I guess the "new OS" factor shouldn't be much of a problem.


If you want a more complete list of features, then have a look at http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=in&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pip7&zone=pp&pid=10336
I'm sure that the SE website will give you a better idea than what I've written above...LOL...:)

Study: One in Hundred Asexual

Came across this interesting article online...Don't really know whether I'm allowed to post it here...So here's an excerpt from the article...Read more at http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/14/asexual.study
Yes...I'm quite bored right now ;)

About one percent of adults have absolutely no interest in sex, according to a new study, and that distinction is becoming one of pride among many asexuals.The new study was conducted by Anthony Bogaert, a psychologist and human sexuality expert at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario. It was published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sex Research and is the focus of a report in this Saturday's issue of New Scientist...(more).

The Coquette?

Hmmm... Very Interesting... Found this at someone's myspace profile... Why not give it a try?? ;) Your Seduction Style: The Coquette

You are a pro at playing the age old game of hard to get. Your flirting style runs hot and cold, giving just enough to keep them chasing you. Independent and self-sufficient, you don't need any one person to make you compelte. And that independence is exactly what makes people pursue you. What Is Your Seduction Style?

Exams over at last!

I know... more than one month has passed and I have not made any posts! Unfortunately, I was having my 3rd Semester final exams, which incidently, were a real pain in the ass!
I'm an Calcutta right now with my parents and thankfully, we have a decent internet connection here... I'm definitely gonna start posting again! Till then... :)

Tickled my funny bone...

Found it quite amusing... so posting it here. More available at http://www.shortpacked.com

My brother got N70 as a gift...Am I jealous??

Two posts in one day...*ahem*...I never thought I'd be able to do that...But since its about the Nokia N70 **droool**, what the heck! ;-)...One look at this beautiful peace of art is enough to make my heart go pit-a-pat!

Check out the outstanding specs:
▪ 256K Colour TFT Display
▪ 2 MegaPixels Camera
▪ Symbian OS 8.1a, Series 60
▪ FM Radio
▪ MP3/AAC/MPEG-4 Player
▪ GPRS Class 10: 32-48 kbps
▪ EDGE Class 10: 236.8 kbps
▪ Bluetooth
▪ Multimedia Messaging (MMS)
▪ WAP 2.0/xHTML Web browser
▪ Memory Card: 128MB RS-DV-MMC
▪ Support for Java Games
▪ Themes Support

For a more complete list of features, please visit http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n70-1153.php

I must say...I may be an asexual who doesn't like anyone "that" way...but sweet God...I'm a sucker for gadgets! :-)
Still finding it hard to believe that a pest like my little brother got so lucky...I even asked him to trade for my *cough* good-as-new Nokia 6630, as most of the geeky stuff about N70 will go straight above his head...LOL...The little beast is acting like such a self-satisfied-smug worm...Oooooh!
So, the question still remains...Am I jealous?? You bet!

Team members invited...Interested?

Are you asexual? Interested in writing for this blog as a team member and sharing your own/personal a-sexy experiences of life? Or maybe just discuss random stuff about asexuality in general to create more awareness? Then please leave your email address in the comments section or contact me directly by email..I'll get in touch with you as soon as possible...:-)

Some more 'asexual' stuff...

Before I start on with this post...I'd like to thank David Jay (AVENguy), founder of the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (a.k.a AVEN), for being kind enough to allow me to freely use content from his site on my blog (he actually told me to 'go nuts')... Thanks DJ... :-)
*ahem*...now that the formalities are done over with... here's an overview of what asexuality really is and what "relationships", "attraction" (you know... the jargon) really mean when applied to us asexuals...

Asexual and Asexuality
An asexual is someone who does not experience sexual attraction. Unlike celibacy, which people choose, asexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are. Asexuality does not make our lives any worse or any better, we just face a different set of challenges than most sexual people. There is considerable diversity among the asexual community, each asexual person experiences things like relationships, attraction, and arousal somewhat differently.

Relationships
Asexual people have the same emotional needs as anyone else, and like in the sexual community we vary widely in how we fulfill those needs. Some asexual people are happier on their own, others are happiest with a group of close friends. Other asexual people have a desire to form more intimate romantic relationships, and will date and seek long-term partnerships. Asexual people are just as likely to date sexual people as we are to date each other.

Sexual or nonsexual, all relationships are made up of the same basic stuff. Communication, closeness, fun, humor, excitement and trust all happen just as much in sexual relationships as in nonsexual ones. Unlike sexual people, asexual people are given few expectations about the way that our intimate relationships will work. Figuring out how to flirt, to be intimate, or to be monogamous in a nonsexual relationships can be challenging, but free of sexual expectations we can form relationships in ways that are grounded in our individual needs and desires.

Attraction
Many asexual people experience attraction, but we feel no need to act out that attraction sexually. Instead we feel a desire to get to know someone, to get close to them in whatever way works best for us. Asexual people who experience attraction will often be attracted to a particular gender, and will identify as gay, bi, or straight.

Arousal
For some sexual arousal is a fairly regular occurrence, though it is not associated with a desire to find a sexual partner or partners. Some will occasionally masturbate, but feel no desire for partnered sexuality. Other asexual people experience little or no arousal. Because we don’t care about sex, asexual people generally do not see a lack of sexual arousal as a problem to be corrected, and focus their energy on enjoying other types of arousal and pleasure.

Note: People do not need sexual arousal to be healthy, but in a minority of cases a lack of arousal can be the symptom of a more serious medical condition.

Identity
Most people on AVEN have been asexual for our entire lives. Just as people will rarely and unexpectedly go from being straight to gay, asexual people will rarely and unexpectedly become sexual or vice versa. Another small minority will think of themselves as asexual for a brief period of time while exploring and questioning their own sexuality.
There is no litmus test to determine if someone is asexual. Asexuality is like any other identity- at its core, it’s just a word that people use to help figure themselves out. If at any point someone finds the word asexual useful to describe themselves, we encourage them to use it for as long as it makes sense to do so.
Source:AVEN:About Asexuality

Here's my personal favourite... The top ten responses to Asexuality by SwankIvy (yes...from AVEN again)...

Asexual. Nonsexual. Antisexual. Celibate. These terms have different connotations depending on who you talk to, and at different times all of them have been applied to me, correct or no. But no matter how you define it, my “condition” can be summed up in one sentence:

I don't want to have sex.

Plain and simple.

It is not a case of avoiding sex out of fear, or as a result of a perceived moral obligation, or out of disinterest in starting a family. I just seem to have been spared the development of sexual inclination--maybe I have a biologically nonexistent libido, or maybe I have a psychological disinterest in physical intimacy, or maybe some of both . . . but the end result is simply that I have no interest in sex, and I like it that way.... (more)
Source:AVEN:Coming Out

There's lots of stuff on the AVEN site and I think ripping it off and putting it here would be completely unethical on my part (although I will be posting some more stuff if I find it interesting ;-)...)...I've pasted a few articles from AVEN which I found very interesting, which apparently, will also help in giving a basic idea about asexuality to "the just curious", "the interested", "the confused" (*sigh*...the list goes on and on, doesn't it?)...

Just realised I'm Asexual...So whats the big deal??

Well...Since this is my first post here...let me describe in one word what it feels to be ASEXUAL...It feels GREAT! Many people seem to consider this being a serious "mental" disorder but even if it is...I really am not so much bothered...:-)...
Please allow me to give a brief introduction as to what the terms "asexual" and "asexuality" mean when used for human beings...

Asexuality is a general term or self-designation for people who lack sexual attraction or otherwise find sexual behavior unappealing. There is debate as to whether this is a sexual dysfunction or a sexual orientation; furthermore, there is disagreement over the exact definition of the word. The term is sometimes used as a gender identity by those who believe their lack of sexual attraction places them outside the traditional definitions of gender. There has been little research done on asexuality, but those studies that have been conducted suggest that, if it is a sexual orientation, it is among the least common.
Source:Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality

Whoops! Time just ran out...I'm going to give some more details on asexuality from different sources so that its easy to have a general idea about what it really is...And yes...since I'm an impossible geek, you can expect technology related posts also...I'll try to keep a balance between both ;-)