N95 gets telescope add-on! and i get it too!!

I just posted the other day about a 6x lens for the n95 as part of my Snap iT! series..and I'd concluded by giving a hint about a personal review for that accessory. And Guess what?! The guys at Brando just sent me a brand new Generic Mobile Phone Telescope.

This Generic Mobile Phone Telescope with flexible adapter to mount 7x18 telescope. It can use on most of mobile phones or PDAs. With this telescope, you can zoom to focus distant objects clearly and to make a high quality photograph easily.

You'll notice that with the telescope fitted on the n95 it actually looks like something from a Hitman Game!

Unlike what I'd figured, setting up the phone was very easy. In minutes of receiving the phone I'd got it all set-up and ready to shoot! To give you all a good idea of how much Zoom we can squeeze out of this lens, I've put up a video over here. After all seeing is believing! Especially in this case!! (don't mind the clarity, it's due to the 3GP conversion)


The lens is of very good build and is excellent bang for buck - I mean at 22 bucks it really is a steal! And what's more, all products bought this season get free shipping as part of their annual offer. Zooming is really easy with the lens and focussing is just as simple - you needn't worry if the image isn't perfect, the in-built Auto-Focus of the phone will set it right.

Another thing that needs to be pointed out is that when under image mode you'll see a dark shadow touching the corners, but that is easily cropped using the phones editor. The video doesn't have this problem though as shown in this video.

The second video featured is how to set-up the lens onto the N95, a simple little job as it is.

Did u Know?? i sure didn't..

The guys at Yeigo’s blog has rounded-up ten nice 'lil things that you didn’t know about Nokia (neither did i until i read this). The last one is sure to touch a chord for nature lovers..

1) The ringtone “Nokia tune” is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named “Gran Vals” by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named “Grande Valse” on Nokia phones but was changed to “Nokia Tune” around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the “Nokia Tune.”
2) The world’s first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a Nokia phone.
3) Nokia is currently the world’s largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.
4) The “Special” tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for “SMS”. Similarly, the “Ascending” SMS tone is Morse code for “Connecting People,” Nokia’s slogan. The “Standard” SMS tone is Morse code for “M” (Message).
5) The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User’s Guides Nokia mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.
6) In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.
7) Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune’s list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).
8. Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)
9) Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because “aikon” is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia’s own Symbian S60 SDK.
10) The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta, was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable, later pine marten. A species of this small, black-furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct.
11) They also used to be a Rubber Boot manufacturer before they entered the wireless phone buisiness! Chek dis!! Courtesy Neon.

You know what? When i read things like this about a company it makes me see the company in a more humane perspective. It changed my view of the company to something that we can all associate with.. well sort of...

Why Nokia? Why do you do this??

The N95 is indeed a great camera-phone. It has loads of great
features, 5MP sensor, 30fps video recording, auto-focus camera,
Carl-Zeiss lens, great color recreation, and a whole load of
customization features.

What it lacks is a Video Editor.

I know, I know, it does have one. But have you ever been able to use
it for editing one of those 5MP videos of yours? If yes you'll have
ended up face to face with the now famous slogan of the N95 -[b]
Memory full! Close some programs and try again.
And it flashes up even if you do close all programs, with the video
editor being the only open app. Neat little joke by Nokia huh? But i
think it sucks!
Why did they put in the video editor anyway?? I never understood why they did that..

Ah..and I think Nokia heard my complaints and responded to it
too..albeit in a sad kinda way.


It happened when they brought tout the N95 8GB. A phone that boasts of
128MB RAM, something that we'd begun to see only in computers from
2001. With that kind of RAM I would have been happy editing videos to
glory on my phone. But of course Nokia, by some strike of genius
didn't even include the feature in the handset. Now don't ask me why!
Why they did it, I believe, is, and will remain, a mystery for ages to come.



Update!



Now they plan to bring out the Nokia N96!

Even though Nseries stands for NextGen handsets the only nextGen the N96 packs is a different look - the features are more less the same as in the N95. You only get an extra 16GB of onboard memory and a dual LED flash, which isn'nt that bad., but it ain't worth the money no matter what anyone says!

ARGH n95 Screen Flip?

I saw this post at the Nokia Forums the other day. It seems someone's N95 has decided to incorporate Samir's rotateMe app all by itself - ending up rather Topsy-Turvy..
This is the post:

nicbh New User Posts: 1 Message 1 of 1 Viewed 11 times		Okay my n95 has started flipping the screen upside down (neither of the two regular ways it would go) randomly. Especially if I turn it off and on again. Any suggestions?
29-Dec-2007 02:58 PM

If any of you can help him out, please do so - this is the link.

NGage Name Registration Open!

The guys at NGage have opened up the Name Registration Counter over there so that you can register your player name mow before someone else beats you to it. Guess the game has already begun!

Reserve a Player Name HeRe!

Universal Body Glove Cargo Cellsuit Pouch with Armband

The Body Glove Cargo Universal Case is a sleek and sporty case that carries more than cargo. Just slide your phone inside the pouch and pull the drawstring for a secure fit.

The screen stays visible through the window, while the durable, water-resistant outer case protects your Nokia N95 Classic/8 GB phone from bumps and scratches. For added convenience, this model includes an armband.

Features:

Stylish sport look. Screen visible through clear window. Phone held secure with drawstring. Velcro strap can attach to a belt, bag, or purse. Made with water-resistant neoprene. Includes armband. Universal Accessory. Warranty: 1 Year Manufacturer: Body Glove

BT Guard v.1.0 for S60 v3 : secure your Bluetooth & save battery

SymbianGuru released the new software BT Guard, the security software which protects your phone from Bluetooth intrusion and saves battery life.

Application switches Bluetooth off or to invisible mode automatically, based on the user defined settings. This protects one of the most vulnerable places on the mobile: the Bluetooth connection and saves you from the unwanted Bluetooth request connections and attacks.

Key Features:

• BT Guard changes BT automatically after the defined period of time elapses
• Bluetooth can be turned Off or set to Invisible Mode
• Application may ask for your permission, this setting is fully customizable (ask always, never, only when an active connection detected)
• 10 days full functional trial

More info as well as pdf user manual for Bt Guard can be found on www.symbianguru.com.

Phone Wallet v.1.0 for S60 v3 : secure & organize your info

Symbian Guru released the new software Phone Wallet – security software which keeps your confidential info safe and secure and organizes your data in your personal way.

Phone Wallet secures your personal and confidential information using strong data encryption algorithms, so the data is not available to others and is secure, even after the disk dump of the phone. To access your data you should enter the correct password.

You may enter any information you need to keep secure, from passwords to the credit card numbers and you can be certain that everything is safe. There are many preinstalled folders and data types with icons. You can easily add or delete folders, records or fields, everything can be set according to customers’ wishes. You can organise data as you wish. There are no limits to numbers of records, fields and folders. You can create as many fields or records as you wish and need.

To get this application more secure, the autolock function was implemented. After some period of time the application gets locked, for example after some idle time. Also it gets locked in background, for example when you have no time to close the application and should answer the urgent call; application gets closed automatically.

Key Features:

· Strong data encryption for your data security with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

· AutoLock function after some time of being idle

· Application is locked when it goes to background

· Layout settings for icons and view styles

· Total flexibility for adding, deleting and editing of folders, records and fields

· Many data are predefined for you, so the application is ready to use right after install

· Nice application design

More info as well as pdf user manual for Phone Wallet can be found on www.symbianguru.com.

Nokias little game..

Nokia has published a little game in which you are in room and have to get to a secret meeting. Inorder to win the game you'll have to find certain things that are hidden in the room along with (obviously) an N95. Move on to this page inorder to play the game..May your N95 be with You! And if you do win, tell me how you got the Key to the Suitcase willya! ;)

Ten pros and cons for the N95 - 1vs2

It' sleek and black. It's got 128Mb of RAM. The dual processors clocked at 320 Mhz take care of things no matter how hard they are shoved at them. Demand paging makes the new N95-2 a super zippy device and the 8GB of embedded memory sure is indeed a great deal of space. The screen is a lot larger than you'd think from the stats and it's stunningly bright not to mention how it has been brought ot be flush with the device. There's 25% more juice in the battery and a slew of other tasty features... but is there a price to pay?

Of course! You should know by now that not even Nokia can create the perfect device for every user (they purposefull do so!business tactics?) - so here's a list of ten pros and ten cons that I've come up with over the past month of exposure to this new variant of "the legendary", the Nokia N95 8GB aka N95-2.

CLick here to read the whole story written by PseudoFinn.

N82 impressions..

Arshdeep Brar of the Nokia N-series Blog has posted his first impressons about the Nokia N82 that's just been released in India.. Seems he really loves the handset. Arshdeep has covered almost everything that recquires mention about the N82 , inclusing an in depth log of it's 1050mAh battery, in his own style of explanation. It's really nice..

Read More Here.

Your very own personal translator-N95

Our great N95, the phone that had almost all the features that you'd wish to have on a smartphone, has just got better by adding yet another feature - and this one beats them all! This is the deal - Nokia has come up with a prototype camera phone application which, among other things, will reportedly make ordering dinner from your favourite foreign restaurant easier.

Named Point & Find, the app incorporates numerous elements such as image recognition, GPS positioning and artificial intelligence algorithms to find out what you clicked! . Bear in mind though, that the actual working out of what image you may have snapped will be done on your network provider’s server because AI and Image Recognition recquires some serious processing power. This is not to say that the N95 is low on this! Once you have taken your photo the phone will connect to the net and hopes are it will provide the user with a selection of online purchase options, or in the case of say a movie image it will show movie reviews, or whatever it can find up on the net.

Yet there’s more, Nokia have hopes of designing the concept to include the translation of foreign restaurant menus as well, so if you visit say a French cuisine restaurant where the menu is in French, just whip you mobile out, snap a picture of the menu and get it translated right there on your mobile screen. Apparently Nokia claims the prototype application is presently able to scan and translate 600 Japanese and 9000 Chinese words, still a bit of a way to go then before they cover all the bases, but Hey! It's still a great start!

Courtesy PhonesReview.

Slow Performance on the N95-2

You may have the latest firmware V 11.0.026 01-11-07 RM-320 Nokia (16.01) but your phone still seems to be slow?? Don't worry 'cuz you're just one of many users who have had the similar problem - and it may just be a side effect of tha main reason why you bought the N95-2 the first place - namely the 8GB storage.

At the Nokia Forums, the debate seems to be goiing in full swing on this one,

patc Mobile Guru Says:

I *think* the Gallery scans the card when you open it .. at least, logic
says it must as it finds new files without having to be manually refreshed like
the music player.If it does, then having a larger card with more files would
mean the phone taking a bit longer to work its way through the list of
files.

If any of you guys feel differently do let me know..

Nokia Energy Profiler

Fed up with those battery drinking programs that you've installed lately? Well why don't you un-install them then? Or is it that you can't find which apps are good on mileage and which are not? Fear no more, with the Nokia Energy Profiler you'll be able to get the battery drain for a particular app in real time! Ofcourse it's of particular use to developers, but there's nothign in it that say we can't use it.

With the help of a Red dot and graph, it will show exactly hoe the app used up your battery.. neat eH?

Read Here.

N82 vs N95-1 - Speed Test

All in all you can say, that both phones are pretty fast. Nevertheless the N82 is a little bit faster than the N95. It needs 3 seconds less to boot and also some seconds less to save a picture. However, it’s really mind-blowing when you compare the speed improvement of the new N95 firmware. Maybe the N82 becomes even faster with a new firmware, which I would welcome.

Read it here.

Awesome blog post. But WHICH one actually got a signal on the network first? Hmm.

Man I love this N82 more & more.The speed improvement is amazing with the updated firmware for the N95.But I’m sure that when N82 gets an update it will become even more faster.Nice job man

YouTube yourself on your s60 v3 phone!

Now this is what I've been waiting for a long,long time - they had promised it with the v21 firmware for the N95, but then they took it back, giving us a v20. But now we can have it without the firmware update thanks to MobiTubia.

MobiTubia is a Flash Lite video player and YouTube application for the S60 platform. It enables mobile users to access flv clips(read as youtube's videos) using several different methods. Additionally, the application allows users to browse and search for specific content on YouTube right from your mobile making things way easier.

It is not a browser plugin, but a very nice solution to play YouTube on S60 devices. The application is not available yet, but once it is I'll right up in front to get it! :)

Here's a video showing it in action




Yet another MobiTubia video from Symbian-Freak:

N95 cum N90 cum N91 ??

Chek this out folks! The latest rumour to hit th eS60 V3 blogs is here with a cross between the N95 and an N90 with help from a N91 ;) . Personally I don't think it's gonna be a real hit, over complications alway lead to bad customer reactions..but it does look kinda cute and chunky
Read about it here.. at Vaibhav's Blog.

The hat that makes videos mobile? oooOH

Check this out folks, the latest technical innovation in history is here..with the Hat that makes video Mobile! haha..funny phrase huh? Well this hat here is something that allows you to use your Multimedia SmartPhone HAnds-free, and i don't mean the call feature only. The hat holds the phone in place in front of your face, so that you'll be able to watch whatever's playing on it, without out having to hold it! Awesome huh?? :P

Orkut & N95 don't seem to pair

It seem that recently lots of N95ers who are also Orkutians are unable to enjoy them both at the same time. The reason: The Orut Scrapbook doesn't seem to load on the phone's browser anymore. And the problem doesn't lie with the GPRS connection or the browser itself. It lies with the N95, for when I used the same opera browser on an N93i it worked!

Waiting for the problem to be solved on the new firmware ended up as a waste of time. In the end though Orkut seems to be working to solve this problem on their own, perhaps they plan to roll back on their scrap book algorithm?

ShakeRacer - Shaking in Joy!

This is the best application that I've until now that uses the N95 accelerometer to the max!

Check it out people and give me your view.