Day: April 25, 2006

” Nokia and Yahoo! announced that they are making it easy for mobile photographers to upload and add comments to photos directly from their Nokia Nseries multimedia computers to Flickr, the largest online photo sharing community on the Web,. Consumers will be able to connect to their online Flickr accounts without the need to download or install any additional applications. The Nokia N93, Nokia N73 and Nokia N72, also announced today, are the first Nokia Nseries devices to support Flickr.”More and more people are using mobile products to access Internet services and applications, which is why we are adding support for services like Flickr to our Nokia Nseries devices,” said Mikko Pilkama, director, Multimedia, Nokia. “Powerful multimedia computers like the Nokia Nseries are the best way to enjoy these new experiences and have them with you all the time. Being able to share a spontaneously captured photo with friends, or even complete strangers, is easy when you have a connected computer sitting in your pocket.” Flickr is a community-driven online photo-sharing site that easily allows you to share your photos with friends and family, and the world. Once uploaded to Flickr, your photos can also be sent to your blog, as well as edited, organized, tagged, shared and more. You can upload your full size photos to Flickr directly from the camera or image Gallery application on your Nokia Nseries device. Another supported feature is the ability to add comments to the photos that are uploaded from the Nokia Nseries device. Setting up the online sharing function is easy once you have registered with Flickr (flickr.com) and received the login information for the device. This co-operation is available to consumers in select markets in the initial roll out.” via slashphone.com

“Imation has announced the start of sales of its new device MSD128-USB on May 1. This is a USB adapter for miniSD storage cards (with read/write opportunity). On the face of it, there seems to be nothing special about this device, the matter is that this adapter transforms miniSD cards inside its translucent shell into a USB flash drive, i.e. it is recognized as USB Mass Storage device. This device comes with a 128 MB miniSD card.The short specs: Interface: USB 2.0 Dimensions: 64x24x11 mm Weight: 11 g Opportunity to install miniSD cards capacious of 16 MB to 1 GB” via mobile-review.com

“The Pharos GPS 525 is built on a PocketPC Platform. This means that it’s a full-fledged PDA with all the goodness such as integrated Wifi and Bluetooth. When I opened the box, I was surprised too see that the Pharos GPS 525 was much smaller than I thought (109.7mm x 59.4mm x 17.6mm). It’s a very elegant PDA that’s smaller and lighter than my Treo 700w. The only downside is quite obvious: the screen is rather small (2.8”) and depending on where on the dashboard the GPS is, reading the street names might be difficult.” Read this review here:

“Nokia today unveiled two new Nseries phones with a number of features for those as interested in pictures as in telephony. The new models feature large 2.4″ QVGA displays, 3 Megapixel cameras with Carl Zeiss lenses and powerful flashes, and a new Xpress Share client that makes sending pictures as mms, email and even to Flickr accounts easy. Both phones use S60 3rd Edition, including Nokia’s new full web browser as well as a new camera interface. Neither of these phones is expected on an American carrier, but Nokia will be selling both at new flaghship stores they will open around the country. Both phones are due out in the 3rd quarter. N73: A bar-style phone designed as the successor to the very popular N70. Quadband GSM/EDGE (some models will also include 2100 MHz UMTS). The N73 uses an auto-focus Tessar lens hidden behind a spring-assisted cover. Features 42 MB built-in memory, MiniSD slot, and Bluetooth 2.0. Also features a music player that supports MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA, video player with streaming support, FM radio with visual radio and stereo speakers. N93: A large multi-axis folder with a similar hinge to the N92 Mobile TV phone. 900/1800/1900 GSM/EDGE plus 2100 MHz UMTS. The N93 upgrades the camera to an auto-focus Vario Tessar lens with 3x optical zoom. It is focused as much on video as still recording and can capture 30 fps VGA MPEG-4 movies. Features 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, MiniSD slot and TV-out. Also features music player that supports MP3, AAC, AAC+ and WMA, video player with streaming support, and FM radio with visual radio.” via phonescoop.com

“The phone’s dimensions are rather small (99.8×51.8×16.1 mm), the weight is slightly heavier than 100 grams (106.5 grams). The phone fits nicely into one’s hand, it is convenient to work with, partly due to slightly bigger portion of weight located on the phone’s lower side (in case it’s used in vertical position). It will fit pockets of your jeans nicely. The design is pleasant, those who had seen the phone live liked the outlooks. The phone’s edges are slightly rounded. The model will be sold in two color solutions: black with silver and completely silver. The first edition looks more interesting than the second one, upper panel is made of black varnished plastic, and the lower part is silver. Despite the fact that the upper panel is varnished and easily soiled, the fingerprints are not that obvious. The case is made of qualitative plastic, all details are nicely matched to each other, there’s no backlash at all.” Read this review here:

“Berlin, Germany and Hong Kong, China – Nokia today revealed the Nokia N72, a sleek and stylish new addition to the Nokia Nseries range. In pearl pink or gloss black, this compact package has high-perfomance multimedia at its core, wrapped in a beautiful design. The Nokia N72 offers the benefits of versatile photography, entertainment and personal productivity to people who value style as much as high performance. A powerful yet stylish multimedia device, the Nokia N72 is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera and integrated digital music player, with dedicated capture and music player keys, an integrated browser, FM radio and support for Visual Radio.” Find out more at press.nokia.com