On the opening day at CES I went to see the keynote address from Nokia CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasuvuo. He’s a very professional, conservative looking gentleman who delivered a presentation that was anything but conservative. In between slides there were video interludes of hip teenagers who never stopped moving – even when communicating – to the backdrop of a pulsing club mix. Funny contrast but Nokia did deliver some cool products.
The N93i is a huge improvement on the N90, and now boasts a 3.2 megapixel camera, ‘DVD-like video quality’ (yeah, that’s hard to qualify) and a much slimmer, more shiny design. I left my prints on a demo unit.
You can do some basic video editing directly on the device. They’ve also addressed some usability issues that plagued earlier versions like making it very easy to switch from video or still photography mode.
They continue to push their e-Series devices, particularly the E61 which they put in the market to compete with the likes of Treo or Blackberry. The E61 and E70 have full QWERTY keyboards and with a little help from mail2web.com, provide an affordable alternative to other push-email services.
If you have one, or are thinking about getting one, check out this article from e-series.org that describes how easy it is get push email (email delivered to your phone as it arrives on the server) using Mail for Exchange and mail2web.com’s LIVE service.
Nokia also did a live demonstration of their new built-in GPS service being offered on some devices, that provides 3D perspectives on road maps and alternate views to help a lost traveller get perspective. It showed well, but unfortunately I couldn’t get a release date or estimate of the cost from any of the Nokia representatives.
John Carthy
V.P. Sales and Marketing
SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc.
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3D GPS would be really helpul in unfamiliar areas, or areas where streets are not labeled well. I’d love to see it in action.
I always found Nokia’s editing features convenient and easy to use.