Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Nokia: The Unsual N Odd Uses

So its been a little while since I updated this blog of mine after I moved to mymobilescoop.com . Everytime I think of coming back and posting some news here but that just didnt happen for last 8 months or so.
Finally i squeezed in some time to share this tiny tips. So I have a 5800 and its one of the best devices I've ever used from Nokia. Although initially it was nothing more than a phone to me, last few months its been a better half of me(I know I need some help ;-)

So to get into those unusual uses,

1. I'm a student going to college. My life now is full of assignments, presentations etc. And that explains the plenty of papers on my desk. And here is the simplest use of my phone, the Paper Weight. Yeah, my study table is next to the window and yep I see all these papers flying all over when a small breeze of wind come in. Not that I dont have a paper weight, but sometimes just one won't help and you have to use something else. Oh yeah, your Phone ;)



2. If your living in my part of the world, you are probably used to this, Power Failures. And sometimes this happens the night before my exams. And yeah that aint an excuse for flunking in your exams, says my dad ;)
Anyway, with this app from Ovi store, i found out that I have an emergency lantern with me. And its not so bright enough to light up the entire room and cause trouble to my sleeping roomies. It just lights up my table and I'm good to go. Thats so so helpful. And for the record, I did pass that exam.





3. Similarly, my laptop did not come with a backlit keyboard. So during these power failures or during late nights when the lights are off, its to difficult to type something until I found this trick. It just Works !


4. Another main use I've found is that sometimes you are so busy with your works, you just dont have enough time to read notices displayed at college or any ads or articles that come in the newspaper/magazines. Normally I just had to pass them but now with my phone, I snap them in Macro mode and read them later on my computer or phone itself when I'm free. How cool is that ?? It's like the Read It Later website, but offline ;)



5. Sometimes after long hours of reading my neck muscles hurt me a lot. I dont have a massager, but I have a phone that can vibrate. I just set the alarm to the nearest time and turn vibrate feature on and tone to least. When clock hits the time, I have my massage. Not at the spa, but right at my study table. Yay !

6. If you are like me, looking good should be very important to you. And yeah, in college that matter a lot. You know why ;-)
Thanks to the secondary cam on my phone, I can look at my face anytime anywhere. Comb hair, apply gel or just praise my look, lol.