
Europe
: Nokia announced that they will work with Orb Networks to integrate
Orb MyCasting into the Nokia N80 Internet Edition. The integration
will arrive initially in the United States when the device begins
to ship November of this year. Orb MyCasting offers a single solution
for enjoying all of your digital media stored on your home computer,
remotely.
Together, Nokia and Orb allow you to instantly enjoy your home photos,
videos, music, and even TV, where and when you want. Orb's intuitive
solution simply streams a person's own content from their home PC
using the Web browser and player on their Nokia N80 Internet Edition,
creating their own "personal media portal". You can also
remotely record TV programs using Orb's Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
function and then play back those recorded programs to their mobile
device.
"The Nokia N80 Internet Edition was developed to make it easy
for people on the go to interact with their favorite internet services
and content," said Nigel Rundstrom, vice president Nokia Multimedia,
North America, "Working with Orb Networks clearly illustrates
why Nokia calls Nseries devices multimedia computers. Using Orb MyCasting
with the N80 Internet Edition delivers a complimentary range of experiences
that our research* tells us consumers want access to; music, photos,
video, email and Internet browsing, all in a single connected device."
"What's exciting about this announcement is that it is more than
just a bundling partnership," said Joe Costello, chairman and
co-founder of Orb Networks. "Nokia offers a quality mobile web
experience for users with the rich functionality being introduced
in the N80 Internet Edition. When Orb unlocks that personal digital
content on the home PC, the N80 becomes the one connected device to
enjoy it all. The combination offers a new level of media freedom
and control for the customer."
The Nokia N80 Internet Edition is the first multimedia computer that
brings together wireless LAN (WLAN), UPnP, and quadband GSM coverage,
and also provides an easy to use WLAN wizard (to make connecting to
the internet easy), support for internet calls, a robust browser,
along with a 3-megapixel camera and a host of other internet related
services.
The Nokia N80 Internet Edition will be available November 2006.