gizmo heaven

Nokia’s new N series seem to aiming way beyond the smartphone, and creating a mobile phone/ laptop hybrid. With a reported 32 Gig onboard storage, and another 16 Gig via microSD, Nokia have dubbed this “world’s most advanced mobile computer”.

N97

The N97 combines a large 3.5in touch-screen, similar to that found on the Apple iPhone, with a slide-out Qwerty keyboard reminiscent of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and the Google G1. Unlike the Apple iPhone, the N97 will be able to play the Flash videos used on many websites. It also supports instant-messaging and email on the go, boasts a five-megapixel camera, and a huge 48GB of memory, capable of storing thousands more songs than the Apple iPhone and many other leading devices.
Nokia has put high-speed web access at the heart of its new device, along with one-button, ‘always-on’ access to social-networking sites such as Facebook. The phone also uses its built-in GPS technology to provide location-specific information. Nokia, which calls the service ‘social location’, said that it will enable N97 users to update their social-networking profiles with precise details about their location and find nearby friends.
Nokia has also promised that it will follow the lead of Apple, Google and Research in Motion, makers of the BlackBerry, by making it easier for third-party developers to write additonal software and programs for Nokia handsets. Owners of the N97, which runs the Symbian operating system, can already download thousands of applications to their phone, and Nokia said it is creating “new opportunities” for third parties to develop innovative widgets and internet service applications for Nokia devices.

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