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Telecommunications Nokia's Christmas stocking full of goodies | Nokia's Christmas stocking full of goodies |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Tuesday, 30 October 2007 | |
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With the hyperbole that is now standard from all vendors when launching new fashion phones, Nokia describes the 6500 Classic (candy bar style) as "a 9.5mm thin statement of unsurpassed attention to detail...As an expression of uniqueness, each Nokia 6500 classic is individually polished, ensuring that no two phones are exactly alike, while diamond polishing used on the bevelled display aperture and cold stamped logo demonstrate the highest levels of craftsmanship." (In a device that will be churned out by the million!) To create some genuine craftsmanship and individuality around the 6500 Nokia has commissioned Australian design firm Dinosaur Designs to produce a 'limited edition' homeware range "inspired by the beautifully crafted Nokia 6500 classic and 6500 slide mobile phones...The Beep Bowl and the Buzz Dish...made out of transparent and black resin, and cast in one piece with soft organic contours." A total of 1000 pieces have been produced and early buyers of the 6500s will have a chance to win one of them. Of more importance: the 6500 Classic has a 2megapixel camera, 1GB of external memory, MP3 and video player, Bluetooth and is the first Nokia phone to use the standard micro USB connector for both data connectivity and battery charging. It is on sale now for $649. The 6500 Slide is similar but comes with a number of additional features: it is the first non-N Series Nokia to be fitted with a Carl Zeiss lens, (3.2 megapixel camera) and also has a second low-res camera on the front for video calling. It sells for $689.{moscomment} The 5310 XpressMusic is a 2G phone a mere 9.9mm thick and weighing less than 71 grams. It is able to store up to 3000 songs and has sufficient battery capacity for 18 hours playback. It comes with a 2 megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth and a standard 3.5mm jack socket for audio output. It will sell for $519 for mid November. To complement the new music phones Nokia has released a new range of add-on mini speakers, powered by their own batteries, connectable via the 3.5mm jack (so they won't work on N-series and others that use a multifunction 3.5mm connectors). Nokia also announced local availability and pricing of the upgraded N95 with larger screen and 8MB memory. It will be on sale from mid November at $1349. The new N810 Internet table will not be available until 2008. Nokia has no given and details of pricing for the Nokia Music Store, other than that prices will be "market relevant." in Europe, individual tracks cost Euro €1.00 and albums from €10.00, with a monthly subscription for PC streaming costing €10.00. Tracks are typically delivered in 192Kbps audio in Windows Media Audio (WMA) format. The Nokia Music PC client will enable reverse synchronisation of playlists to a device and PC simultaneously, as well as auto-synchronisation of purchased music and direct access to the Nokia Music Store.{moscomment}
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