No, no, not the v21 firmware for the Nokia N95, we're still waiting for that. But Nokia has officially unveiled the black N82, with availability quoted in 'weeks' and with a price of 400 Euros (300 pounds) before sales taxes. For the N82, the colour change from silver is not just cosmetic. The black finish solves the huge usability problem of white key legends on silver background, plus it should reduce the fingerprint problem quite a bit. Read on for pics etc.
In addition to the usability improvements, we're sure to see a new release of the N82 firmware - the last issue for the silver version is decidedly buggy and the new variant should see a renewed round of N82 bug fixes all round and increased stability.
We're trying to get a sample of this for review as soon as humanly possible, but here are the press pics and release, to whet your appetite. Also of interest if you've been following the whole Stavros 'Position Art' N82 promo is that there are new items up on the site, including Windows and Mac screensavers.
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Multimedia computer excels as travel companion with photography, navigation and Internet connectivity
Espoo,
Finland - Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N82 in stylish black, bringing
a blend of state-of-the-art imaging, integrated navigation and
high-speed Internet connectivity to the Nseries range of converged
devices. This jet black multimedia computer enables people to "geotag"
the images they capture - allowing them to not only be saved by date,
but by location as well. This adds to a line-up of compelling
photography features, including a 5 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics
and a Xenon flash. Not only does the Nokia N82 take great pictures,
array of advanced connectivity features makes it easy for consumers to
share their discoveries, journeys and locations. The Nokia N82 in black
is expected to start shipping within weeks, with an estimated retail
price of approximately 400 euros, before taxes and subsidies.
"The
Nokia N82 is made for storytelling," says Juha Kokkonen, Director for
Nokia Nseries devices. "As one of Nokia's leading-edge connected
camera, the Nokia N82 in black captures people's journeys and
discoveries. With built-in A-GPS it even helps people to find new
places by pairing 'contextual' information with a wide array of
connectivity features such as Wi-Fi and HSDPA. We make it easy for
consumers to quickly share those moments as they happen."
When
it comes to camera capabilities, the gloss-black Nokia N82 is set to
wow world travelers and photography enthusiasts alike. The 5 megapixel
camera, powerful Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics, ultra-fast camera
activation, autofocus with a dedicated assist lamp, fast reloading
between shots and DVD-like quality video capture all ensure that
special moments can be captured "picture perfect" - even in low light
conditions.
Taking
advantage of its integrated A-GPS functionality and high resolution
camera, the Nokia N82 automatically tags images with capture location
metadata, making it possible to view the capture location on a map
either on the Internet or on the device itself. When it comes to
sharing, consumers can upload their pictures or videos directly from
their Nokia N82 to services like Share on Ovi, Flickr or YouTube. By
installing Nokia's exclusive and free Sports Tracker application,
consumers can share their whereabouts and travel route with others on
the Sports Tracker website - including the capture locations of images.
The Nokia Sports Tracker is a GPS based activity tracker that runs on
Nokia smartphones. Information such as speed, distance and time are
automatically stored in the application, and can be shared with others.
Urbanistas explore the world
To
showcase this exciting application, several explorers took off across
the globe, each with a GPS-enabled Nokia N82 as their travel companion.
On www.nseries.com/urbanistadiaries,
people around the world could follow these intrepid travelers, and
share the experience in near real-time through images captured on each
explorers' device. The Sports Tracker widget tracked the explorers'
location and marked the spot where each image was taken on a constantly
updated map. The widget has now been embedded in many blogs and social
networking sites.
So
that everyone can track and share their own journeys, stories and
pictures with friends - just like one of the explorers - the Sports
Tracker mobile widget will soon be made available with many new and
existing S60-based converged mobile devices. It is also possible to
share and compare travel routes or workouts with friends or the Sports
Tracker community. Others' journeys can also be browsed by location,
for example to find a more exciting travel route.
The
Nokia N82 is a true travel companion and supports microSD memory cards
of up to 8GB which allow the device to hold the user's choice of up to
3,600 high-resolution pictures, 5 hours of high quality video capture,
up to 6,000 songs or all of the available regions for the Nokia Maps
application.