Hacks get free beer in Amsterdam, Mobile Europe stays at home
Nokia has launched an array of devices to what is likely a room full of bleary-eyed journos, following an all-expenses paid night out in Amsterdam, including “tour” of the Heineken brewery. Mobile Europe was unable to attend, because we are very stupid in assessing our priorities, but it does mean we are able to relay to you the news coming out of Amsterdam.
The main announcement from Nokia is the launch of its Nseries range of multimedia devices. Nseries products will be available from the second quarter of 2005, the vendor said, with more to come later on in the year. The Nseries brand will tag high spec devices with funcationality such as 3G, Carl Zeiss Optics, megapixel cameras, multi-gigabyte memory, VHS resolution video and WLAN.
If you believe the Nokia hype, the “the Nokia Nseries offers new fusions of digital media and mobility to the hands of mobile users. Consumers can now use a single device to do everything from snapping print-quality images, reading email, listening to music, browsing their favorite websites, watching mobile TV and much more.”
“This next step in digital convergence brings together mobile devices, Internet content, still and video cameras, music, email and much more,” said Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president, multimedia, Nokia. “The Nokia Nseries offers the world’s most powerful functionality in the mobile space. As Nokia Nseries is based on Series 60, people can choose from thousands of add-on applications to customize their device to best suit their needs.”
The first Nseries products are…
Full product info can be found on Nokia’s website (link below) but if you can’t be bothered with that, here’s a summary.
The Nokia N90: World’s first camera phone equipped with Carl Zeiss optics, and the possibility of instantly printing and sharing the shots over distances. Boasting a 2 megapixel camera and VHS resolution video capture among its advanced imaging features, with a multi-hinge twist-and-shoot design, the Nokia N90 is expected to become available during the second quarter of 2005.
The Nokia N91 multimedia is the company’s latest device optimized for music. Consumers can store up to 3000 songs on the integrated 4-gigabyte hard disk. Multiple connectivity options include 3G WCDMA, WLAN, Bluetooth and USB 2.0. The Nokia N91 is expected to become commercially available worldwide by the end of 2005.
The Nokia N70 multimedia is the smallest Series 60 based 3G WCDMA device with a 2 megapixel camera. Offering the full Nokia Nseries multimedia feature set, including push email, HTML browser, music player and FM radio with stereo audio, the Nokia N70 is expected to become available during the third quarter of 2005.