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Nokia and Finnish artist Björn Weckström are working together to offer a customized, limited edition of the already stylish Nokia N76 smartphone. The new N76 Signature edition will take inspiration from natural forms “made when the wind, together with the high tide broke up the ice along the Finnish sea shore.”
This limited edition device will be hand-crafted by leading Finnish art jewelry house Lapponia Jewelry and will have the miniature sculpture relief permanently attached to the back of the N76. Plus, there’s the special user interface inspired by the artist’s work.
“Working with the physical limitations of the Nokia N76 made the work both inspiring and challenging.” said Mr. Weckström, adding “In my opinion it is fantastic that Nokia is the first handset manufacturer combining visual arts into an industrial design object.”
The Nokia N76 Signature edition will be available only at the Helsinki Nokia Flagship store and will almost certainly cost a fortune.
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
