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Canola videos straight from the developers; What the Nokia 770 should have been

Categories: Devices, Videos
By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, November 30th, 2006 at 8:02 PM

I love videos like this. In the first video you have a simple demonstration of the theme system and what happens when you swap media. The second video really is a show off of the audio playback features of Canola. The last, and most important video, is a developer just walking around and introducing the team.

Putting a face on the people who make applications that change the way you live your daily life is a wonderful experience. If I were to ever get a Nokia Tablet, I would instantly know in my mind the guy who made Canola. The guy behind support, the guy behind the forums, real people make software not companies.

Sure we may love Nokia products, but it’s a very vague statement when we say we love Nokia. Wouldn’t you want to see who designed the 8800? The E61? The brand spanking new hotness 6300? Videos like this make me feel warm and fuzzy on the insides because I’m consuming content about things I know I’ll love and it helps me connect with the people behind my favorite products.

So Nokia, when will you start connecting your employees with consumers? The Nokia World Blog was a step in the right direction, but it can only go so far. Video is the way to, literally, put a face on the minds behind your company logo. Microsoft created Channel 9 and the MSDN blog network, that’s the gold standard in connecting people.


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About The Author

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Derek Coleman

    Yeah, I think we’ll see a lot more faces from the Internet Tablet development community once the new tablet with the built-in camera comes around as well. It’s definitely a good feeling to be able to see the great people behind awesome projects like Canola.

    By the way, your site rocks.

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Thanks for the feedback mate.