Nokia to release RAZR competitor currently code named Barracuda
By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 at 6:03 PM PST In Mobile Phones
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Mobile Phones unit head Kai Oistamo showed also a new ultra-thin low-end model, code-named "Baracuda", which the company is set to start selling in 2007.
Source: Reuters
Where are the pictures?! I would love to see this. Thin is definitly in and when you mix that with Nokia style then you are sure to have a winner on your hands. I hope it’s a candy bar, I’ll say it again: I’ve yet to see a Nokia clamshell phone I want. The code name is brutal, Barracuda. That’s a brilliant name, if the marketing people decide to label it the Nokia 5719 or some other 4 digit string then I’ll be upset. RAZR’s have a cool name, and Barracuda is just as wicked. I wonder if Reuters realized that they misspelled Barracuda? I’m not in the position to comment on other people’s spelling, I live and die by the F7 key.
Nokia *will* label it with another name. Almost all Nokia devices have a codename which is never released to the public (though of course some of them leak out). You can see them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S60_Platform_and_Symbian_OS
Such a shame too, they have some damn good code names.
Gizmodo’s got the pics of the phone if you’re still looking:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/nokia.s-thinnest/nokias-new-entry+level-cellphone-is-also-its-thinnest-257377.php