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The Nokia 6720 Classic

At this year’s Mobile World Congress, we announced new devices that are planned to be compatible with N-Gage, including a new Nseries devices, our first Eseries devices, and more.

These announcements join the previously unveiled Nokia 5630 and Nokia N97 in our rapidly expanding lineup of upcoming devices. Here are some notes on each device:

Nokia N86

“When Nokia set out to make the best mobile imaging device, it combined wide-angle Carl Zeiss optics and an 8 megapixel sensor, resulting in performance comparable to a stand alone digital camera. The Nokia N86 8MP is designed to excel in both bright and low light conditions, and it’s optimized for both video and still imaging. Its high-speed connectivity ensures easy and convenient sharing. The Nokia N86 8MP is expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2009.”

Nokia 6720 Classic & 6710 Navigator

“[A] new arrival is the Nokia 6720 classic, which builds on the Nokia heritage of traditional candybar phones that excel in all areas… To complement the impressive mapping capabilities, [it offers] an improved design with a slightly curved shape, providing a pleasant feel with a soft touch surface. When holding the devices to take photos with the 5 megapixel camera, standard with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash on both handsets, the new shape makes them easier to hold.

You can also read about the new Nokia 6710 Navigator here.

Nokia E75 & E55

“Nokia today unveiled two new additions to its Eseries range, the Nokia E75 and Nokia E55, which are the first to ship with the company’s new email user interface. Both devices also come standard with Nokia Messaging that, when added to the company’s corporate email clients, gives people the most efficient solution for accessing the world’s consumer and corporate email on the go.

“Added to the Nokia Messaging service, both devices come with full Nokia Maps and assisted GPS with integrated 3-month license for turn-by-turn navigation, and a great gaming experience with N-Gage on board.”

Also announced was  the creation of a new Ovi Store and that the N97 is now planned for a June release; there is no updated on the N93 or N73 at this time.

N-Gage Vouchers: Would You Use Them?
All About N-Gage has a post and a poll up describing vouchers as an alternate system to buying N-Gage games for those of you for whom credit cards and operator billing is not an option. They ask, would you use it?

Tech Talk with Resident Evil Degeneration
Pocket Gamer has an article up on some of the technology Capcom is using for this mobile Resident Evil game.

Touch Screen Nseries?
An Indian blog quotes a Nokia rep as saying: “We will have lot of touchscreen phones coming up, including an N-series device very soon.”

Nokia by Spike Lee
The first “user-generated” multimedia film will be debuted tonight — Nokia has gathered a bunch of your film content, gave it to Spike Lee to edit, and made it into a movie. Watch the video live here tonight, Oct. 14.

N-Gage reaches out to online gamers in their hour of need.

With Microsoft’s Xbox Live service receiving routine maintenance on Monday, September 29, over 12 million subscribers may need to leave their consoles and interact with society. One company is doing its part to help New York City and Chicago area gamers in their natural habitat.

Nokia, Inc., the world’s largest mobile device manufacturer and home to N-Gage, invites gamers to their flagship stores in New York City and Chicago to get their online gaming fix. N-Gage experts will be on-hand to help — or challenge — willing customers. Nokia is also giving away free access codes to its newest game — Star Wars™ The Force Unleashed™. This hotly anticipated title brings the Star Wars world right to Nokia handsets so that gamers can take the game with them wherever they go — however “far, far away” from their consoles they venture. And by creating a Player Name in the free N-Gage Arena, gamers can challenge their friends (or complete strangers) over the N-Gage network.

Gamers who want to take Nokia up on this offer only need to walk into Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago on Monday September 29, 2008 during store hours and ask for the free Star Wars The Force Unleashed game for N-Gage. In doing so, they will also receive a 15% discount on any available N-Gage-compatible Nokia device. These devices include the Nokia N95*, Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8GB and Nokia N82.

* denotes Nokia N95 in black or bronze. Red Nokia N95 not eligible for promotion.

Star Wars The Force Unleashed © 2008 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM.  Developed by Universomo Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of THQ Wireless Inc.  Universomo and its logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Universomo Limited.  Published by THQ Wireless Inc.  THQ, THQ Wireless and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

It may come as a surprise to some, but if you have the latest N95 firmware release, you might be able to use your multimedia keys as gaming keys, as this post from All About Symbian explains.  Information on the firmware release can be found here.

All About N-Gage takes a look at the Nokia N95 as a gaming device and finds it the best one around. Here’s what they had to say:

“If you’re in the market for an N-Gage phone right now, the N95 would be our current recommendation. You may also want to consider its cousin the Nokia N95 8GB, which has a larger screen and multimedia/gaming buttons that are raised from the surface slightly.”

Read the full review here.

Nokia N82, a winner is you! From the official release:

Nokia today announced that the Nokia N82 multimedia computer has been awarded the ‘Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe 2008′ by TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) - Europe’s largest photo and imaging press association.
 
“The Nokia N82 is a compact multimedia computer that integrates GPS, web, video and music functions around a 5 Megapixel camera with a high-speed, f/2.8 autofocus lens,” the TIPA jurors said. “This Carl Zeiss Tessar focuses from 10cm to infinity and produces sharp prints up to and beyond A4 size. Several scene modes are also available to optimize the Nokia N82 for great images, whether shooting portraits or night shots,” TIPA continued. Other Nokia N82 features highlighted by the jurors are the Xenon flash and 20X digital zoom.”

The N82 of course is an N-Gage compatible device, something the judges surely did not overlook in their careful deliberations. To learn more about this device, visit the N82 page.
 

Hello all, thought it was time to get a new post up, even though I don’t have any updates for you regarding N-Gage First Access  — sorry about that, for all of you waiting patiently. But in the mean time, here are some recent reviews of N-Gage compatible devices you might enjoy. Note: some links may not be optimized for viewing on a mobile web browser.

Geek.com reviews the Nokia N95 8GB
“The N95 turns out to be one of the best gaming phones ever. The device uses its powerful processor, all that storage, and the large display to play games extremely well, including in impressive 3D.”

Brighthand.com review the Nokia N81 8GB
“Almost matching the N95 8GB feature for feature, this smartphone is featured as the music and gaming device du jour from Nokia, and comes loaded to the gills.”

OS News.com reviews the Nokia N82
“While it’s not ready yet for download, the N82 is NGage-ready. It has a 3D accelerator in it, and it came pre-installed with two 3D games to showcase the platform.”

Mobile Today review the Nokia N95 8GB
“This is all in one. You can take it on holidays and you have a mobile, a camera, an FM radio and GPS, so you can’t get lost.”

Mobile Today reviews the Nokia N81 8GB
“The Carphone salesman calls it ‘a gamer’s dream’, while Kane says the N81 is a ‘typically stylish Nokia’.” 

Discussion — which N-Gage compatible device do you have or wish to get?  Another question - how many of you are reading this blog on your mobile device as opposed to a PC? Let’s see a show of hands.

Hey everybody, we are rolling out N-Gage next week!

Those of you who have a Nokia N81 or N81 8GB will have exclusive access to the pre-release version of the N-Gage application and one or more N-Gage games!

At the same time, we’ll open up our N-Gage First Access forums, where you can give us your feedback on the experience, make suggestions, and help us co-create the N-Gage games service.

So be sure to check back next week, when N-Gage First Access begins.

As we promised when first announcing our roster of N-Gage compatible devices, we intend to continue adding new devices to our lineup on an ongoing basis.

So it is today, as we announce support for the Nokia N82, another Nseries device that will be capable of playing N-Gage games. The N82 has begun shipping this week.

No need for me to recount all the juicy details here — check out the official N82 page on N-Gage.com for all the details.  There’s also a write-up on GSM Arena, and high-res photos are available in the Nokia Press Room.