It’s what cameras have become - the new Nokia N82
November 14, 2007

Nokia introduces a leading edge connected camera, navigation device and multimedia computer in one

Espoo, Finland - Nokia unveils the Nokia N82, the latest multimedia computer optimized for photography, navigation and internet connectivity. With the tools to discover the places and moments worth capturing, and the capabilities to capture and share them instantaneously, the Nokia N82 offers photography enthusiasts an enhanced camera experience.

Discover, capture and share
The Nokia N82 enables you to explore your surroundings and find your way with navigation and routing; document your adventures with the high quality imaging capabilities; and instantly share your experiences with one click upload to the web.

Featuring A-GPS, 5 megapixel camera, Xenon flash, Carl Zeiss optics and internet connectivity, the Nokia N82 also incorporates all the multimedia computer features common to Nokia Nseries. Like its predecessor the Nokia N95, the Nokia N82 is the latest epitome of a truly converged device that is not one thing but is many.

“The evolution of camera capabilities in mobile devices has been extremely fast over the past years. With the Nokia N82 we have reached such a superior level in image quality, speed and ease of use that not only does it outperform any other cameraphone on the market, but it’s also a very credible alternative for single purpose digital still cameras,” says Satu Ehrnrooth, head of Nokia Nseries Cameras Category, Multimedia, Nokia. “In addition to the high-end camera, the Nokia N82 also enables you to navigate and discover new places, enjoy your music, browse the web, play games, chat online and be part of the global web 2.0 community wherever you go. Thanks to the wireless broadband connectivity, convergence and yet again increased performance, the Nokia N82 is all you need in your pocket!”

Discover the world
The powerful A-GPS and preinstalled Nokia Maps help you explore and locate new places, whether in another country or just around the corner. All Nokia N82 standard sales packages come with a free voice guided navigation trial, and you can purchase additional features, such as city guides and longer subscription to the navigation.

With access to more than 15 million points of interest, you can locate and navigate to the most interesting sights, bars or restaurants wherever you are. You can also send map excerpts and routes to friends by MMS or save map screen shots to the gallery.

Capture your experiences
With a 5 megapixel camera, powerful Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics, the Nokia N82 delivers remarkably vivid photographs, even in low-light conditions. Fast camera activation, autofocus with a dedicated autofocus assist lamp, fast reloading between shots and DVD-like quality video capture make it a truly convenient and credible tool for capturing and telling your life stories.

Thanks to the 2GB microSD card in the standard Nokia N82 sales package, you can store up to 900 high-resolution photos or up to 84 minutes of high quality video on the device.

“The Nokia N82 gives the best ever camera and navigation experience in one stylish premium device. Just imagine what kind of possibilities this will open up and how much richer your every day life experiences can be! The sophisticated design and glossy looks appeal to men and women who are conscious of their style and want to impress with the latest in technology,” Satu Ehrnrooth continues.

Share your stories
With high speed Wi-Fi connectivity and one-click upload to online communities, the Nokia N82 makes sharing your experiences and discoveries easy. When viewing a picture or video, simply one press of a button starts uploading it while you carry on using the device for other purposes.

Or you can impress your friends with multimedia slideshows - complete with music and effects - on the high resolution display or on a compatible TV.

The Nokia N82 comes with the new content driven 3D multimedia menu and includes a convenient orientation sensor that rotates the user interface automatically between horizontal and portrait mode. For quick and easy access to entertainment content, the Nokia N82 also supports the Ovi family of Nokia internet services, including Nokia Music Store, N-Gage games and Nokia Maps.

The Nokia N82 is available now in key markets with an estimated, pre-tax, unsubsidized sales price of approximately 450 euros.

Nokia will host a virtual launch event today, Wednesday, November 14, 2007 beginning at 2pm Finnish time/1pm CET. You can access the virtual launch event at: www.nseries.com/truestories. The webcast will also be available for view on demand afterwards.

Source: Nokia Press Release

Nokia N82 - Front View

It definitely looks better than those leaked shots.

See them here or here.

18 more hours till the official announcement from this post time.

Nokia N82 will be for sale somewhere in January 2008 and the announcement is expected to be on next Tuesday or Wednesday (source).

The recommended retail price (RRP) will be SGD$998 (source).

Lets recap the specs:

• Dimensions: 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm
• Weight: 120g
• Display: 2.4″QVGA 240×320, 16M colors
• Camera: 5MPix, CZ optics, Autofocus, up to 20 x digital zoom. Xenon flash. Integrated camera protection
• Video: VGA 30fps
• HSDPA
• Wifi b/g with UPnP
• GPS, TV-out
• Auto UI rotate (new)
• ~120MB RAM (new)

(Source)

Check out: Symbian Freak - Nokia N82 Hands On and Symbian Freak Forums - Nokia N82 Hands On

Rumoured Specifications:

• Quad band GSM, UMTS and HSDPA connectivity
• 5 mpx camera with Carl Zeiss lens
• Autofocus, up to 20 x digital zoom. Real Xenon flash
• 30 fps VGA video capture
• Secondary CIF camera
• 2.4³QVGA 240×320, 16M colors screen
• Built-in GPS
• FM Radio
• TV-Out
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
• 100 MB built-in memory
• Micro SD memory card slot
• Dimensions: 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm
• Weight: 120 g
• Talk time: GSM: 280min, WCDMA: 180min
• Standby time: GSM: 270hrs WCDMA: 250hrs

It is rumored to be announced on the 2nd November 2007 during Nokia UK Play - The Next Episode.

Source: 5 megapixel Nokia N82 imaging phone. Live spy pics - Unwired View

Bored? Never again - Nokia N81 8GB now shipping
October 22, 2007

Get and play music and games on the move

Espoo, Finland - Mobile entertainment just got more fun with the Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB multimedia computers now available globally. Designed for the best in music and gaming, these devices come with dedicated music and game keys and are loaded with memory so you can store more and play more.

The 3D Multimedia Menu introduced in these devices is the first step to bringing a new user interface to the Nokia Nseries range. The new menu makes it easy to discover and enjoy your digital content and the Internet, and share your experiences with others.

“Accessing your portable music and games collection is not enough anymore,” said Jonas Geust, vice president, Multimedia, Nokia. “Today people want to be more in control of how and where they consume their digital entertainment. They want to discover new favorites and share them without being confined to one location - and it’s devices like the Nokia N81 that facilitate this.”

The Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB also offer the discovery of millions of tracks through the Nokia Music Store*. And, with their integrated Nokia Music Players, creating playlists and managing music collections on the move is a breeze. For enhanced sound quality, compatible high-quality headphones or speakers can be used with the standard 3.5mm headphone connector.

A preview of the N-Gage games service is also available in the devices, including playable demos of EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA 07, Asphalt 3: Street Rules and Space Impact Light. After the launch of N-Gage later this year, the full N-Gage application will be available for download. Players can then try all N-Gage games for free and buy only the ones they want.

The estimated retail price of the Nokia N81 is 360 EUR before subsidies or taxes. The Nokia N81 8GB is expected to retail for 430 EUR before subsidies or taxes.

Source: Nokia Press Release

I have no idea you guys realized that there is a site called Nokia Beta Labs where it houses several nice S60 applications created by Nokia themselves.

I did not know that this site existed till I visited Engadget or was it Just Another Mobile Phone Blog that was talking about this S60 application called Conversation and what it does is:

Conversation is a messaging application that allows you to follow your conversations, organized by individual contacts. In addition, the application procides and easy way for replying to messagees, and to continue the conversations.

I tried it and I find it rather interesting but the down side or rather a bug in that application makes it not recognizing some of my contacts if the person who sms me have a prefix of +65 (Singapore country code) and my contact for that person in my phonebook does not have +65 in front of it.

Other than that, it makes replies to that person much faster and you are able to keep track of previous conversation (that is you did not delete the previous inbox and sent messages).

The next application I am going to try will be Device Status.

Nokia Device Status is a self-diagnosis tool that allows you to collect detailed system information both from your PC and your S60 device. Your current device configuration and phone settings are presented in a detailed summary, which you can use to determine the exact cause, if you run into problems.

Link: Nokia Beta Labs Applications

Today at the Symbian Smartphone Show Nokia showed S60 running with a touch interface. The touch interface will support both finger and stylus input, has full multi lingual support, has support for tactile feedback (haptics) and is backwardly compatible with the existing S60 platform. Read the full story for and to view the video showing S60 Touch running on some concept devices.

S60 announcement about future technologies at the Symbian Smartphone Show revolved around three areas:

• Efficient and intuitive Touch UI with tactile feedback
• Advance sensor technologies and UI Accelerator toolkit
• Flash Lite 3 enabling rich web video on S60

Source: Nokia Press Release
Source: S60 Touch Interface Launched

“Ship Me!” says the Nokia N95 8GB
October 15, 2007

Power-packed multimedia computer starts shipping

Espoo, Finland - The stunning Nokia N95 8GB made its debut global shipments today, and will be hitting a store near you soon. The Nokia N95 8GB is the memory-packed big brother of the Nokia N95 multimedia computer.

“Our Nokia Nseries family has expanded with added pizzazz and performance with the Nokia N95 8GB, a device as personal as it is powerful,” said Jonas Geust, vice president, Multimedia, at Nokia. “We’ve reached a pinnacle with the Nokia N95 and now with the addition of one of the largest ever displays, built-in Assisted-GPS and improved battery power, the Nokia N95 8GB takes entertainment enjoyment to another level.”

Boasting up to eight gigabytes of built-in memory, the Nokia N95 8GB has all the key features of its predecessor, including a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, built-in A-GPS, WLAN, HSDPA and an innovative 2-way slide. The sleek black N95 8GB also boasts a luminous 2.8″ (240 x 320) QVGA display, so watching videos, browsing the Internet or viewing maps is a real pleasure. With its expanded memory, the N95 8GB offers up to 20 hours of video or up to 6000 songs*.

Entertaining yourself has taken on a whole new meaning with this multimedia computer, optimized for enjoying videos, playing games, or even locating your favorite destinations with A-GPS.

The ideal companion for any lull in your day, the Nokia N95 8GB supports services like Nokia Music Store and N-Gage Games**, so you can delve into a world of leisure. Access millions of music tracks from the Nokia Music Store or get a sneak-peak at N-Gage gaming - live later this year. Test out games like FIFA 2007 and Asphalt 3: Street Rules***. Once N-Gage goes live, you’ll be able to try games for free before deciding on your purchase.

Now with A-GPS, Nokia N95 8GB connoisseurs can whiz to their locations on Nokia Maps faster and enjoy maps for over 150 countries. Explore the world, find specific routes or locate services such as restaurants and hotels, covering more than 15 million points of interest. Purchase additional features, such as city guides and voice guided navigation, is an option too.

The N95 8GB multimedia computer has an estimated retail price of EUR 560 before taxes or subsidies.

*Capacity based on 3:45 mins per song and 48kbps eAAC+ encoding. Capacity with 128kbps AAC encoding is up to 2000 songs.
**The Nokia Music Store and the N-Gage Games Service are expected to be available during the fourth quarter 2007
***Games will vary according to the region

Source: Nokia Press Release

Upcoming devices:

• 6233/6300 successor will be announced in Q4-2007:
  • 3.2mpx camera, CZ optics, AF but LED flash
  • 3G
  • Front video cam
  • Metalic parts
  • Conservative design
• N78 is a cheap candybar and the N73 replacement will be the first S60 3d edition FP2 Q1-Q2.
• E61i successor will be released in Q2-2008, and announced before that:
  • wifi
  • HSDPA
  • GPS
• E65 “refresh”, may’ve been the E51i
• N91 successor is comming in 2008, N81 wasn’t it.
• 9xxx is comming.
• N82:
  • Dimensions: 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm
  • Weight: 120 g
  • Display: 2.4″QVGA 240×320, 16M colors.
  • Camera: 5MPix, CZ optics, Autofocus, up to 20 x digital zoom. Xenon flash. Integrated camera protection.
  • Video: VGA 30fps.
  • HSDPA
  • wifi b/g with upnp
  • GPS, TV-out.
• 6263 would be the first S40 with GPS.
• 8900
• 3555 is a low-end S40 3G phone with 128×160 display.
• Linux-based internet tablet with Wi-Max.

Following strategy:

• Nokia showcased a new finger touch based UI at Go-play event, devices will come in 2008.
• All upcoming Nseries will have wifi and 3.5mm jack
• Future music phones from nokia will come with high quality headphones made by philips like these, 5700 was just the start.
• S40 5th edition phones will support java multitasking in Q1 2008.

Upcoming events:

• Symbian smartphone show - London, October 16-17.
• An evening with s60 - London, October 16.
• An evening with s60 - San francisco, October 23.
• Nokia world - Amsterdam, December 4-5.
• CES international - Las Vegas, January 7-10, 2008.
• Mobile world congress (3GSM) - Barcelona, February 11-14, 2008.

Source: Nokia announcements

Comes in 80GB which is the hard drive version and 4GB and 8GB which is the flash drive version. I wonder will it reach Singapore shores as the previous Zune did not make it to Singapore =(

Hard drive Zunes

• It’s called the Zune 80 and, shockingly enough, it has 80GB of storage.
• Uses the new Zune Pad — four way touch-sensitive d-pad (with up, down, left, and right buttons).
• It will sell for $250 (with “premium” headphones).
• Available only in black (to start).
• Screen size has increased to 3.2-inches (from 3-inches). As far as we know the resolution is still QVGA.
• Dimensions are 61.1 x 108.2 x 12.9mm (2.4 x 4.25 x 0.5-inches), some 1/3rd smaller than the classic Zune.
• The classic Zune will now be known as the Zune 30 — it’s not going anywhere. More on that in a sec.

New flash Zunes

• Zune 8 and Zune 4 are the names for the 8 and 4GB flash based models.
• Also uses the Zune Pad.
• These will sell for $200 and $150 respectively.
• Both will be available in pink, green, black, and red.
• It will feature a 1.8-inch screen (compare to the nano’s 2-inch screen).
• Dimensions are 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5mm (1.6 x 3.6 x 0.33-inches) — compare to the new iPod nano, at 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5mm (2.75 x 2.0 x 0.26-inches).

Everything else

• New Zunes ship in November, date not yet announced.
• All Zunes (including the Zune 30) will have a new, redesigned interface and feature parity. In other words, early Zune 30 adopters will have all the same software features as new Zune 80, 8, and 4 users.
• Additional native video codecs for h.264 and MPEG-4 — users no longer need transcode those file types to WMV.
• Zune can FINALLY sync video from your Media Center PC! Jeez, took you friggin long enough, guys!
• WiFi sync to host computer! Includes moving over music, movies, photos, podcasts, etc.
• Podcast support! (Sorry, no over the air downloads — sync only.) Podcasts can also be shared via WiFi.
• The 3×3 song sharing DRM has had its three day restriction removed, but users can still only play files three times.
• There is still NO wireless music store.
• The Zune software is all new and rewritten, and is supposed to actually be more than a rebadge of WMP10 now. Friggin finally.
• The Zune music store is going DRM-free, with over 1m MP3 tracks being made available for download. Other details (like which labels, whether there is a DRM-free upgrade path is for users who’ve bought music with DRM, price differences, etc.) are not yet revealed.

Source: Microsoft’s new Zunes: officially in 80, 8, and 4GB sizes