CrazyGuns
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sorry for the double post,
i was reading around about this phone and its new touch interface, this is what i found:
Nokia Tube 5800 - A closer look at iPhone killer
At the annual Evans Data Developer Relations Conference in Redwood City, California, Nokia executives at the CTIA show announced the arrival of a major touchscreen product by year’s end. Nokia, VP Tom Libretto, code-named the device “Tube.”
According to the rumors, the device is likely to be called Nokia Tube 5800 and would support Haptic technology. Haptic technology refers to technology which interfaces the user via the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations and/or motions to the user, but it should not to be confused with touch or tactile sensors that measure the pressure or force exerted by the user to the interface.
Apple’s on-screen keyboard has a major drawback as it lacks “haptic response.” In other words, users cannot feel the keys as there is no pressure back on the finger when a virtual key is released. Haptic technology allows users to use a touchscreen and receive feedback like they are pressing on real buttons through vibration technology.
Nokia has licensed ‘haptics’ technology from Immersion Corporation that will enable it to incorporate a wide range of tactile feedback in it cellphones: for example specific vibrations associated with different ringtones and with different touch-screen-press commands.
The phone would run on Nokia’s Symbian S60 Operating System - the leading OS in the ’smart mobile device’ market. Statistics published in February 2008 by Canalys data showed that Symbian OS had a 65% share of the ’smart mobile device’ market, ahead of Microsoft on 12%, RIM on 11%, Apple on 7%, and Linux at 5%.
Apple and Nokia are very close competitors. Nokia’s announcement coincided with Apple’s plans to release the next version of a 3G iPhone that could allow Apple to gain more market share in the U.S. and Europe.
Dubbed as ‘iPhone killer,’ Nokia Tube is expected to include an auto-focus 3.2 megapixel camera with GPS, and a 3.2-inch LCD touchscreen display with 16 million colors.
The handset would be compatible with 3G HSDPA connectivity, and would include support for Java (which Apple has been reluctant to do with iPhone), Bluetooth, WiFi, GPRS, as well as DVB-H technology (mobile TV standard for Europe).
Nokia Tube 5800 would come with 140MB internal memory and would support external SD memory cards. Moreover, the phone would also have a TV-output socket for a widescreen view, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a direct upload feature for videos and images.
Users would be able to geo tag all images and videos, and the device is expected to include even more features as soon as the price and availability of the handset become officially confirmed.
Nokia’s phone sales grew by 34 percent in the Asia-Pacific region in 2007 compared with 27 percent in 2006, and China phone sales increased by 34 percent in 2007 compared with a 29 percent growth rate in 2006. However, growth in North American unit sales fell to 6 percent in 2007 from 13 percent in 2006.
Considering that Nokia is the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile telephones with global device market share reaching 40%, the iPhone is guaranteed to face some stiffer competition.
[ This Message was edited by: CrazyGuns on 2008-09-29 15:07 ] |
Posted: 2008-09-26 18:11
!? what is that 
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