Here’s what happened at the Intel powered FoneArena Readers meet up in Delhi


Following up our Bangalore meet up, Team FoneArena paired up with the guys at Intel once again to host yet another gathering in Delhi. With tempered expectations, we decided to host our meet up on 26th March and what followed can only be termed as a resounding success! We witnessed a packed house with an eclectic mix of engineers, students, advocates and business owners, all ardent fans of FoneArena and more so of technology.

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Members of Team FoneArena (Varun, Bharadwaj, Sandeep and Dhruv) alongside Eashwari and Ravi from Intel were the hosts of the event. We started off the evening with a brief talk by Eashwari on Intel’s play in the mobile world. With the Internet of Things becoming the next big growth area for technology in general, Eashwari talked about what exactly Intel is working on in that sector.

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This was followed up by a talk by Ravi who heads the enterprise vertical at Intel India. With his lucid explanations and parallels drawn between pizza and technology to simplify jargon, Ravi was a quick favorite with the crowd. High interaction levels kept the excitement up and at one point the interaction got quite technical as a group of developers grilled the folks from Intel. It was quite a learning experience for the students amongst our amidst as they were able to get a lot of insights about the general direction of the industry from a veteran.

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Following the sessions, we opened up the floor for one on one discussions and for people to check out the demo zone. We had a fair few devices powered by Intel technology available on hand for people to try out. The Surface Pro 3 and the HP Stream 7 were clearly the fan favorites for delivering the full Windows experience with class leading design and form factors.
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As the evening drew to a close, it was time to announce the winners of our lucky draw. With over 35 attendees and three different devices to win, everyone stood a good chance to go home with a brand new Intel powered gadget to play with. Our prizes for the evening were the Asus Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5 and the Asus Fonepad 7.

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The first draw was taken out by Eashwari who handed out the Zenfone 4 to a young student and fan of FoneArena.

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Our next winner was Pankaj who took home a brand new Fonepad 7 and can be seen below with yours truly.

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The final prize was the Zenfone 5 and the proud winner can be seen below with Eashwari and Varun in tow.

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Overall, the event certainly exceeded our expectations and the highly charged atmosphere with great engagement and conversations really made it a fun evening. Thanks to Intel for supporting us in this endeavor but it is the fans and readers of FoneArena who really made this possible. We got some fantastic feedback and suggestions and are already thinking of ways to have an even bigger gathering next time around.

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Thanks to everyone who took out the time to attend the FoneArena meetup powered by Intel. As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary, expect bigger and greater things. We hope to have you along with us on the journey forward and to meeting you at our next meetup!


Author: Dhruv Bhutani

Your friendly neighborhood techie. Currently using a Pixel 2 XL. Catch him on Twitter (@DhruvBhutani) / Facebook .