Europe
: Nokia tintroduced the Nokia N80, the first ever handset to enable
seamless home media networking between compatible TVs, audio systems
and PCs. The Nokia N80 reflects and harmonizes work and personal life
through leading on-the-go productivity tools, multimedia entertainment
and mobile photography in a design that communicates success.
Weighing
only 134 grams, the compact yet feature-rich 3G multimedia device
is packed with performance, providing fast internet access and convenient
intuitive browsing as well as the possibility to send and receive
emails at Wireless LAN (WLAN) speeds.
"A multimedia computer that genuinely enriches people's lives
with connected, mobile multimedia experiences, the Nokia N80 is the
size of a stack of business cards," said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive
Vice President, Multimedia, Nokia. "The technological leadership
of Nokia Nseries comes together in the Nokia N80, offering people
a new, unparalleled experience of enjoying media in the living room
by just using the Nokia N80. Comprising the functionality of a highly
advanced multimedia computer, the Nokia N80 empowers people to pursue
professional goals and personal passions with equal fervor."
Multimedia connectivity in the Digital Home
With simple to use yet advanced UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) technology*,
the pioneering Nokia N80 can be used to tap into the digital home
network, acting almost as a remote control, enabling secure and convenient
access to compatible PCs, audio equipment and TVs.** Consequently,
images and video stored on the Nokia N80 or a compatible PC can be
viewed wirelessly on the living room TV, while listening to music
stored on the device through the living room audio system. Printing
is now faster too, as Nokia N80 users can print wirelessly to any
compatible UPnP-enabled home printer or printing kiosk.
Advanced, high speed internet in your pocket
Nokia N80 is the first quadband handset designed to work on 3G (WCDMA
1900 or 2100), WLAN, EDGE and four GSM bands (850/900/1800/1900),
enabling broadband access from virtually anywhere on the planet. Incorporating
the latest productivity functions in addition to 3G and EDGE data
connectivity, people can use the Nokia N80 at more than 136,000***
public WLAN hotspots around the world to access the internet and send
large emails or upload high quality images to an online service. Additionally,
the Nokia N80 supports the new Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map, featuring
a semi-transparent zoomed-out overall view of the web page, enabling
users to intuitively navigate to all corners as well as see the web
site as it was originally designed. With the experience further heightened
by the device's superior high definition display (352 x 416 pixels,
up to 262,144 colors), which incorporates 90% more pixels than QVGA
displays commonly found on smartphones and PDAs, the Nokia N80 also
incorporates MPEG4 AVC decoding support for high quality video streaming.
High quality photos and videos in just a snap
With great ergonomics for image capture, the Nokia N80 is also an
excellent mobile photography device for capturing, collecting and
sharing moments and memories. In addition to incorporating a 3 megapixel
camera with capture key for fast and stable camera activation, full-screen
landscape capture utilizing the entire available high definition display,
and a dedicated close-up mode switch, the Nokia N80 also features
CIF video capture with inbuilt video stabilization. Moreover, the
Nokia N80 incorporates large internal memory of up to 40 MB, which
can be further expanded with a hot swap miniSD card of up to 2 GB,
allowing users to store up to 1000 high quality images on the device.
Your choice of music on the go
Supporting a wide range of digital music formats, the Nokia N80 boasts
a digital music player as well as stereo FM radio and support for
Visual Radio****, which provides listeners with a richly interactive
information channel, including information on the song and artist
currently playing. Furthermore, thanks to the integrated UPnP technology,
transferring music between the Nokia N80 and a compatible PC is easier
than ever. Alternatively, users can transfer their favorite music
via USB 2.0 by simply dragging and dropping from a compatible PC onto
the device. As a result of its powerful music features, the Nokia
N80 qualifies as a part of the Nokia XpressMusic device range. The
XpressMusic feature brand makes it easy for consumers to identify
Nokia products that provide a superior mobile music experience.
The Nokia N80, which is based on S60 3rd Edition and Symbian OS, is
planned to be commercially available in the first quarter of 2006
with an estimated, unsubsidized sales price of approximately 500 euros.
*UPnP technology, a standard required for an interoperable network
in the digital home, enables automatic discovery and remote control
of devices, including networked devices and services, such as network-attached
PCs and printers, internet gateways, and consumer electronics equipment.
UPnP is independent of any particular operating system, programming
language, or physical medium (e.g. it can be deployed on top of any
IP bearer - WLAN, Ethernet cable, etc).
