An interesting and fun competition from Nokia where users are invited to submit an original design for a new headset! http://www.nokiamaheadsetdesign.com… enjoy!
Archives for October 2, 2008
Nokia all you can eat music and the S60 Touch UI is here
Nokia today has rolled out some cool new functionality today in a press meet. The big news includes Comes with music, an all you can eat music download serivice – buy it and keep it! currently available only in the UK. The company has also rolled out the S60 5 form factor featuring the long anticipated touch UI and the first device sporting the touch UI – teh Express Music 5800 – see video below. Interesting that the service will also be available to Nokia N95 8GB users.
With S60 5th Edition, the user interface is extended by the introduction of touch and with full support for tactile feedback. Enhanced display resolution support and a new Widescreen mode further compliments the touch UI and enables engaging visual experiences.
Also, for the first time, the platform includes a framework for the use of advanced sensor technology. This all allows S60 device manufacturers to create innovative new device concepts for a wider range of user segments, while preserving the rich capabilities of the existing software platform. The first S60 5th Edition based device, designed for music lovers, was announced today – the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
HomeZilla for the Canadian Homebuyers – local content done right!
Another awesome mashup catering to the real estate industry… Homezilla (homezilla.ca) – Neighourhood information for Canadian home buyers – HomeZilla has just released what they call “a one-stop shop for neighourhood information for Canadian home buyers”. The service offers lists of schools, the distance to restaurants, parks and much more. It can be accessed for free and with just a single click. According to the developers, HomeZilla’s mission is to make buying a home easier and faster. HomeZilla does this by quickly connecting you with valuable home-buying and neighbourhood information so you can make informed home buying decision. The webmap offers a pleasant UI that is fast and simple to use providing valuable information including information and POIs on schools, shops, parks, transit routes, restaurants, pubs, and even Canadadian census data. 2 Thumbs up on this clever mashup!
Some of the unique pieces of information available at HomeZilla includes:
- 99% of all public Canadian schools
- Over 1000 fire stations across Canada
- Demographics like average age, median income, etc
- Rail transit in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal
- Over 800 liquor stores from across Canada
About the founder, Sandy Ward, 34, previously worked at Yahoo! as a Senior Engineering Manager where he ran the Front Pages for Canada, Quebec, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. See Details
See also the developer’s blog here
Plain and simple, HomeZilla is simple and good at what it’s supposed to do! Awesome maps, a simple UI, fast, and useful information… I love it!
which Smartphone would you like – Poll Results show Nokia N95
I recently posed a question to our readers… I asked, Which Mobile Device / Smartphone Do You Want Next?
If you could upgrade your mobile device next month which way would you go?? From roughly 100 responses the results are in:
- iphone 8.8%
- Bold 7.7%
- G1 20%
- N95 33.3 %
- dont need 5.5%
- Other 3.3%
- S60 other 20%
I was somewhat surprised to see that 1/3 of the people responding suggested they would opt for the Nokia N95 – nice choice, that’s my device of choice at the moment! Very interesting to see that “other” was very small and the “S60 Other”, like perhaps a very slick N96, N82, or a nokia E70 got 20% of the vote. iPhone came in way down, no surprise there and the soon to be released G1 from HTC got 20%… excellent! Thanks for the feedback