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The Official Nokia CES Flickr Set

By Stefan Constantinescu on Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 at 12:07 PM PST
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Everyone who came to CES to hang out with WOM World has taken the time to pool their images in to this one Flickr set.

You couldn’t ask for any better Nokia (NYSE: NOK) coverage than this ladies and gentlemen.

Check out the complete Flickr set

UPDATE: woo woo! I just learned how to embed flickr’s slide shows ;) thanks Paul

Nokia N95, N76 and N800 make Anandtech’s “The Best of CES” list

By Stefan Constantinescu on Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 at 10:40 AM PST
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Yet another site you guys should bookmark, Anandtech is all about computer hardware. Long before I was into mobile phones, I was and still am, extremely into computers. Anandtech’s reviews are epic, detailed, and the writers usually respond to my emails within a few hours. If you’re not into computers or the computer industry, then don’t bother checking this site out. If however you are into the latest processors, motherboards, video cards, overclocking, and want rich, thorough, unbiased reviews, Anandtech is way up there on my short list of extremely high quality sites.

Check out the entire "Best of CES" list to see what else they thought rocked at the show.

This is the most revealing line, and it flows with my desires as well:

Although the phone [Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N95] is very full featured, one feature that seems almost overlooked is the inclusion of a touch screen. Applications like GPS do not seem intuitive without a touch screen.

Engadget actually got some sweet shots of the Pink and Blue Nokia E62

By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 at 11:37 PM PST
In CES 2007, Devices

This is exactly what I meant by camera phones not being able to capture colors as accurately as point and shoots. Something tells me Engadget was using high end DSLR’s however …

My N93 couldn’t capture these well enough to warrant a blog post, Darla Mack seems to have run in to the same difficulties with her N73, but Engadget did a damn fine job if I say so myself:

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Source: Engadget

Nokia says goodbye to CES 2007

By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 at 11:28 PM PST
In CES 2007, Videos

LonelyBob has posted just a few more (I think the last) videos from CES 2007. Make sure to check out his entire blog to see the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) booth from Day 1 to now!


            
   


            
   


            
   

Mobile Burn previews the Nokia N93i

By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 at 5:10 PM PST
In CES 2007, Devices, Videos

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s N93i is the company’s refresh of their popular N93 imaging phone. We shot a few live photos of the device while playing around with it in the Nokia tent in front of the Consumer Electronics Show exhibit hall last week.

The most obvious changes made to the N93 to bring about the N93i are related to the physical design. The new N93i is a fair bit shorter, narrower, and lighter than its predecessor, which was, admittedly, a very bulky device. The new i variant is still a very large handset, weighing a solid 163g (5.75oz), but it appears much less so due to the new design elements. You can consider some of the changes to be like a person wearing vertical stripes – they look thinner, even if they aren’t really. In fact, the N93i is 3mm thicker than the N93 it replaces.

But either way, the N93i is a snazzier dresser than its older sibling, even if it is still bulky. The new mirrored finished flip is quite attractive, but looks like it will be difficult to keep clean. The new keypad design also enhances the appearance of the device. In terms of handling and controls, the N93i felt just like a N93 to me. The controls all appear to be in the same positions, and the wild flip out display appears to work in the same configurations.

Nokia expect the new N93i to go on sale later this quarter in 2007. You’ll find a few more live CES photos of the device on the next page.

Source: Mobile Burn

Check out the rest of the photos in their gallery.

Nokia N95 image samples from CES!

By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 at 3:21 PM PST
In CES 2007, Devices

Anssi Makela, one of the Nseries team, had the opportunity to snap a few photos with the N95 whilst at CES in Las Vegas.

More are available at his Flickr account, images dating back to the 9th are taken with the N95. Pop over to the N95 discussion taking place at HowardForums and let them know what you think.

Source: WOM World

I am disappointed there weren’t any more pictures of people since those put a camera to the test. Flesh tones and depth of field are where camera phones such as the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N95, N93 and N73 are put to shame by a handful of typically less than $200 point and shoot cameras. Sure scenery may look cool, but let’s be a little bit realistic. People take pictures of friends.

I removed that little thumbnail from the quote because it doesn’t do these pictures justice. Here are some of my favorites:

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Video: Reggie gives his quick opinion on the Nokia N800

By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 at 2:36 PM PST
In CES 2007, Videos

Reggie I would link to your site but I don’t know where you hail from. Sorry!

UPDATE: Thanks to Darla Mack I know now that Reggie is from Internet Tablet Talk!


            
   

Source: WOM World VOX

Elite Bastards talks up the Nokia N93i and N800

By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 at 2:32 PM PST
In CES 2007, Devices

Some memorable snippets:

As the N93i is a bit smaller, the battery needed to change as well – Because of this, the standby and talk times are lower than in the N93. It’s not the first time Nokia (NYSE: NOK) have made standby times lower in the i model, so it’s not surprising, but it’s still a bit of a let down, especially with regard to talk time. The N93 had up to 5h and the N93i has 3.1h – 3.9h (all GSM times, 3G takes more battery power and doesn’t even last that long). If you’re going to take the N93i with you in the morning, and you have to use it the whole day without recharging, having just over three hours of talk time isn’t really that good. If you’re going to be filming a bit, taking pictures and using the photo flash, then of course talk time is going to suffer further, so the battery power isn’t impressive. If you’re using 3G and not GSM, the situation is looking downright horrible. It is important to have the phone running the whole day from dawn till dusk with only a single charge.

I do have to say that after living a while with the N93i, it starts to feel like an essential part of your normal life. It’s difficult to let go of it, because you so easily grow to like it. And after you’ve used the N93i and you go back to using N93, the N93 just looks boring and old. It even feels old. The N93i is a refreshing update and it is really difficult to get back to using the older N93 model. The most annoying thing in the N93 is the old style joypad or keypad or whatever you call it – Instead of just tilting the joystick to move around, you have to press buttons, and they’re so small.

One of the rare bad things about the N800 is battery life. If you don’t use it, it will stay operational for days, but you can only surf for about 3h before the battery starts running low. You can extend the time by making the display less bright and shutting off stuff you don’t need like Bluetooth (although turning off Bluetooth when you don’t need it is a good idea anyway, because some viruses use Bluetooth as a gateway to the device) and minimising WiFi signal strength (although if you do this, you have to stay much closer to a WiFi hotspot). But as long as you don’t wander too far from the nearest mains outlet, it shouldn’t be a very big problem. The N800 hasn’t been designed to be used as a phone (that you recharge it in the morning and the next time you put it in the charger is the evening) anyway, but the battery should still last an hour or two longer.

Source: Elite Bastards

Jose_R.A.M from the Mobile Burn Forums has some of the best Nokia related photos from CES… ever!

By Stefan Constantinescu on Monday, January 15th, 2007 at 11:30 PM PST
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Check out the thread he made here: Mobile Burn Forums

You’ll have to scroll down a little bit before the flood of content starts, but trust me once you reach that point … it really is a flood! Don’t forget to go to page 2 as well where a majority of the pictures will be.

Some of my favorite shots:

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Look at all those N76’s!

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This is the limo Nokia (NYSE: NOK) had, and they used it to run over an N76. As soon as I find that video it’s sooo going up! But what about inside the limo?

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Whoa that’s a lot of people! I can spot Darla Mack and Rafe from All About Symbian but I don’t know anyone else. It’s a shame I didn’t get to meet the Nokia crew, then again I’ve only been blogging since November 19th 2006 so I’m not in the scene just yet.

Maybe CES 08!

“Today on 3G” gets 3 minutes with the Nokia N93i

By Stefan Constantinescu on Monday, January 15th, 2007 at 9:34 PM PST
In CES 2007, Devices, Videos

Direct link to video

UPDATE: Reuploading the video to youtube because for some strange reason it ended up being 15 FPS on blip.tv

Source: Today on 3G