Nokia India is sure keeping us engaged. First we told you about the ‘Nokia Care Ambassador‘ campaign which was on in December and now we just got word about the Campus Rock Idols 2009 which has just gone live as I write this post. This is the 5th Edition. So if you have a garage band that you feel can Rock an audience then this might just be your chance to find your right place in the history books of Indian Rock Stars. Well on a personal note I have not really been into the Indian Rock scene but I do play a lot of wasted guitar myself. I did help a lot of people with the strumming pattern of Roobaro from the movie Rang De Basanti, G5 and C9 are the only two chords used if you are interested I can put up a video on Youtube some other day, but I am really pleased to see such events and the way Indian Rock has transformed. I believe more in the fusion way of life with the Sitar, tabla and base guitar which a couple of my friends have been doing for a while now. Well coming back to the topic, If you think you can Rock then just Register your band for this event and give your best shot. Who knows you might just be the ONE. Following are the details

Okay, so you don’t have a band, well no problem. You can still be a winner. Compose your very own version of Palash’s latest song- Music is my Medi ‘Sin’ and share it with us. If your song is judged the best by Palash, you get to win a brand new 5800 Xpressmusic! Touch the lives of millions, and ride the road to fame.

Here’s the deal…..

• Its an optional contest for the visitors to the website.
• Create your own composition for Palash’s latest song- Music is my Medi ‘Sin’
• Upload it right here on this site or you can also send us your CD to Encompass Events Pvt. Ltd. C/o Prabhkeerat Kohli, SCO-28,29,30, Sec-31, Main HUDA Market, Gurgaon- 122001 Haryana
• You also have the opportunity to play the song on the D-day as part of your main performance
• 1 winning band would be shortlisted from every city
• All city-level winning entries would be considered for final winning entry by Dr.Palash Sen for one final all India winner.
• This contest is open to all bands participating in the Event across the 10 towns

What’s In It For You…

• The winning band would get Nokia 5800 Phone for each of their Band members
• You would also have the unique opportunity to Meet & Greet Palash Sen himself!
• All the City-level winners would get exciting Goodie Bags from Nokia!

So all the best to all the participants . In another good news today, some of our blog readers pointed out that Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has gone on sale. Following is what Rohit had to share with us. He is one of the lucky firsts to get his hand on one.

“Hey guys.. well the Nokia 5800 is now officially available! I just got 1 of these babies an hour bk (da 1st customer to get 1 frm da NPD, Secunderabd)! Had prebooked it.. total price was 21,839 INR. Came with Sennheiser LX90 earphones(MRP 4000) and a Priyanka Chopra calendar (for those who prebooked it).. The package contents include the Phone (duh!), battery, charger, headset, data cable, tv cable, carrying case, stand, 8 gb mem card, a plectrum chord, nd dvd/usermanual. It also comes preloaded with 283 tracks

1st impressions – Great looker.. bright blue hues running along the sides luks good. Touch ws moderately responsive (you need to apply a little bit of pressure cuz of the resistive screen), i guess it takes some getting used to.. the screen is large nd is brilliant, accelerometer isnt da most accurate nd takes a sec to change from portrait to landscape.. external sound outputs really loud from the stereo speakers (not as loud as sum chinese phones tho).. gps i havent tried out yet.. apparently it requires a data connection to activate it..
Thats all for now.. il keep you posted
Regards”