The N life magazine

AIKON stores ( Nokia spelled backwards) are the official Nokia stores in UAE. N Life is a magazine that focuses on your needs and requests with information regarding new products,promotions, exclusive offers, features, training tips and much more. This 24 paged magazine is designed magnificently and the it contains great amount of details regarding the latest smartphone offering by Nokia.

They even featured a tweet of yours truly

You can grab a copy of N life magazine in one of the following way

• Visit a Nokia UAE’s official store and pick one up for yourself.
• Visit Nokia UAE’s facebook page and download it.
• Click the scribd link and get it yourself in a pdf format.

Nokia N8 vs Nokia C7

As you can notice the price difference is not that much between N8 and C7. Nokia N8 sports 12 mp autofocus camera whereas Nokia C7 sports a 8mp fixed focus camera. For me camera is very important, so I have decided on Nokia N8. If you still want to a side by comparison( courtesy GSMarena ), here is what they have to offer : (click image to expand)

Decided ? Then let me know your choice in comments

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So are you still trying to connect with people using facebook or twitter ? Guess what, Nokia has its own way of connecting people and yeah its none other than that latest smartphone, the Nokia N8. Check out the latest promo video featuring a Nokia N8 and showcasing its feature rich photo editor.

Check out the video below.

We all know that when it comes to connecting people, Nokia does it best. I have 20 plus reasons to buy a Nokia N8. Have you found yours ??

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After Nokia N8 was available for preorder in UAE, I had plans of posting a detailed review with videos and pictures. Days after that,  Micky over Nokiausers did an extensive Video roundup of Nokia N8 and Clinton Jeff from zomgitscj posted a handson report of his first encounter with Nokia N8. Do have a look at these articles.

Coming back to the topic, lets try to find out why you should buy a Nokia N8. Shall we ? .. But wait… first have a look at the Nokia N8 official video, and then the reasons after the jump..

(p.s. : This post contains lots of videos, so visit the blog if they are not visible in rss.)

1. Symbian^3

Yeah, Nokia N8 is first Symbian^3 device and a step ahead of Symbian 5th Edition or S60V5 or the OS which run Nokia’s touchscreens currently available in market. To be frank, I was not such a big fan of S60v5 after owning a Nokia 5800, but things got little better with Nokia N97. Symbian^3 comes with around 250 new features according to Nokia.

2. 12 Megapixel camera with Xenon Flash

We all are aware of the outstanding camera phones made by Nokia. Nokia N8 takes it not one but many steps higher. Check out the untouched image samples taken from Nokia N8. If you want more details you can check out all the FAQs  and part1 of Nokia N8 camera.

3. HD video recording

Nokia N8 allows you to shoot HD videos with amazing clarity. Nokia N8 is also being used to shoot videos for Israeli "American Idol" ( Videos can be found at Mynokiablog ). Below is the sample clip from Nokia ( dont forget to play in HD) + you can also check out part2 of Nokia N8 camera regarding video recording.

4. Video and Photo Editor

Nokia N8 comes with inbuilt video and photo editor. You can edit your videos and photos on the go, add effects and also upload them to various video sharing websites. Check it out in the video below.

5. FM transmitter

Just like Nokia N97, Nokia N8 comes with an inbuilt FM transmitter, which allow you to play audio files on your phone, via your car’s speaker without the need of any wires. Check out this cool feature in the video below demonstrating FM transmitter on Nokia N97.

6. Multiple home screens

Nokia N8 comes with 3 homescreens which are highly customizable with live widgets connected to the internet. Each screen can be customized with upto 6 widgets like shortcuts, email, twitter and facebook notificatons etc. Also, each homescreen can have a separate wallpaper. Multiple homescreen was one feature which I always missed in my Nokia N97.

7. Free Voice Guided Navigation

Ovi maps with Free turn by turn voice guided navigation is one among the many features of Nokia N8. Never get lost anywhere around the world with Nokia Ovi maps. Tripadvisor and bookatable.com  are now integrated into Ovi maps. Ovi maps can be downloaded to your device via a desktop computer and can be used offline for navigation, unlike Google Maps and hence you save data charges from your mobile carrier.

8. TV connectivity via HDMI with Dolby digital 5.1 channel Surround sound

With Nokia N8 you have got a home theatre right in your pocket. Nokia N8 can project videos at 720p along with 5.1 channel surround sound via HDMI cable to a compatible HD television set.

9. USB on the go

A very geeky solution you never knew unless you heard about Nokia N8. Now with small adapter provided by  Nokia, you will be able to connect a USB Pen drive, a Mobile phone , Portable Hard disks etc and transfer or play audio and video directly from the device. Thats right, no more need to connect to a computer to transfer media.

10. Amoled Display with nHD resolution

Nokia N8 comes with amoled display which is the best in any Nokia ever.  The screen is bright and very much readable under the sun and consumes less power. With nHD (640X360) resolution the video and photo viewing on phone is such a pleasure.

11. Capacitive touchscreen with Multitouch

After Nokia X6, Nokia N8 sports a capacitive touch screen. Capacitive touch screens are made up of glass are very sensitive unlike resistive screens and provide the usage of multitouch technology. Nokia N8 supports multitouch, so now you have the gimmicky pinch to zoom capability in Web browser, Ovi maps , emails , photos etc.  

12. Hardened Gorilla glass

Since Nokia N8 sports a glass touch screen, the durability becomes a big issue. To address this, Nokia N8 comes with Hardened Gorilla glass which is the hardest glass available in the market till date and hence prevent your glass screen from getting scratched. Why not check out the Gorilla glass below.

13. Integrated Social Networking with phone book contacts

Nokia N8 comes integrated with all the Social Networking tools. The best thing is that these will be built in your phonebook and you will be able to get instant updates on your live home screen. So now you can be in touch with your friends and family with just one click.

14. Highly improved Email client : Nokia Messaging

Nokia N8 comes with highly improved Nokia Messaging client with MSExchange and push email support. I think this is the first email client which provide you an option to search the server address book. The client support Full HTML and also multitouch capabilities. You can also configure multiple email widgets on your home screen. Check out below how cool it is

15. New Ovi Store

Nokia N8 will launch with a completely redesigned Ovi Store. The whole look and feel of the Ovi Store is changed and searching and installing application is going to be super fast. You can view more details about the Ovi Store at all about Symbian.

16. Web TV

Nokia N8 is also a portable TV in your pocket. You can watch live streaming (around 30 fps) of many popular channels. Channels like CNN , IBN live etc will come bundled with Nokia N8 along with many local channels. More channels support will be provided in future.

17. Availability in different Colors with full aluminum casing

Are you really tried of those regular phone colors and want something different. Nokia heard you and have provided 5 different colors for Nokia N8. You can now choose among Orange , Blue , Black , Grey and Green color for your phone (personally , my favorite is Blue ). Also the colors are built into the anodized aluminum casing which means that if try to scratch your phone, you can just wipe it off without any evident scratches and loss in color.It even survived a 3 meter drop from a balcony. Aluminum build gives it a really premium look in hand. You can check thehandheld blog’s review about it.

18. Completely reworked Music Player with Cover Flow

Nokia N8 comes with a completely reworked music player. Albums are now present in a cover flow which scrolls super smooth ( at 60 fps) , and let you find the song you are looking for very easily. Check out the first 1 minute of the video.

19. DIVX Video support

Nokia N8 supports DivX codec out of the box. That means you no more need to install any DivX player or Smartmovie to play an avi or any divx file. The video will play directly without any need for conversion, and you can project it on a TV using HDMI cable.Check out Nokia N8 playing .mkv 720p file via usb

20. World phone with Bluetooth 3.0 and Wifi n support

Nokia N8 is a penta band world phone, which means that it will work anywhere in the world. It also comes with latest connectivity options like Bluetooth 3.0 which provide super fast transfer of files via bluetooth and wifi n support for super fast wifi speed.

Ok so this was my list of around 20 reasons for buying a N8 . Do you think I missed out something or you would like to add something ? What’s your reason to buy a Nokia N8, let me know in comments.

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The display device is capable of seamlessly outputting a full 1080p High Definition image, using the 5-megapixel camera that provides best in class clarity and image quality.

The scanner works by making a high resolution photo of the object and then saving the output to a device. It can take quality video of objects and still store them as MPG files if you do not want the stills. For this reason, it becomes a handy camera for office documentation where motion may have to be recorded. It has extra sensitive camera to record the smallest audio detail. Aside that you have the option to save the resulting video or canned image onto a USB Drive or any other USB enabled device connected the system.

Added to this functionality is the zoom button that allows the user to take minute details of any object. For example, if you want to scan out a picture within a book, you can single it out with the zoon and obtain a bigger picture for your project.

There is one striking feature that was absent from this brilliant idea. It should have been fitted with a wireless adapter or device to be able to transmit the images copied onto a hard drive remotely so you can get real time update or transmission. Nevertheless, the scanner answers many of the nagging questions that technology has for along time ignored.

View full details at Avermedia page

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The new handycam features an import from digital cameras too – the face detection technology that makes sure that scenes recorded have humans in them. Perhaps the skin tone adjustment feature tops all the exciting capabilities this camera comes with. This feature will be great for magazine producers or editors who need to do a little modification here and there to get the right skin coloration frothier clients. With a 15X zoom, users can obtain shots from a place far off the subject; making it conducive for use in areas where close up shots may not be advised. The handycam is also fitted with the smile shutter that takes a picture the subject just when a smile occurs.

To single out the GPS, it is the first ever in a handycam. This feature may be of immense benefits to movie makers or the production unit. It shows you where the video as recorded. It can even determine the exact point at which a still picture as taken. Industry experts believe this will help with scene management and assist producers make accurate editing.

This handycam from Sony  is one piece of innovation that will yield better benefits if the GPS tags can be supported on editing software. For now the GPS feature will only recognize tags if working from the device itself.

Just that with its size, you can not use it as spy video recording gadget.

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Samsung has now officially released WB5000 with really impressive specs, and is actually quite portable compared to those big lenses SLR cameras. The specification of the camera goes as follows :

• 26mm wide-angled lens
• 24x optical zoom,
• Shoot 720p HD video in H.264 format.
• Can handle uncompressed RAW images, in addition to standard JPEG files.
• Aside from manual controls, aided modes include optical and digital image stabilization, smart face recognition, blink detection, and automatic adjustments to accommodate the color, brightness and movement of what you’re shooting.

Even though this camera lack HD output, the overall specs do make this camera droolworthy. This Samsung digital camera is not that bulky and do give competition to pocket sized cameras. This camera will be available in September 2009 end for an estimated price of £349 ($565).

via:  DP review

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Have a look at the following specs :

• Camera with a built in projector
• The camera features a 12.1 megapixel sensor with ISO 6400 sensitivity
• Five functions to reduce image blur.
• Face tracking and anti-shake functionality.
• Feature that enables users to ‘airbrush’ someone’s face using the Skin Softening function to reduce the appearance of blemishes.
• 5x wide-angle zoom lens with five-way VR stabilization
• The LED-powered projector with the ability to project upto 40 inch image size.
• The projection supports slideshows , music, effects and transitions.
• Price tag of $430.
• Availability in different colors Red, Champagne , Beige, Black , and Light Brown.

Nikon has really come up with a great creative idea after fujifilm’s 3D cameras. Having a built in projector in this digital camera will actually reduce the hassle of connecting the phone to a TV set for public display of images or videos. However, we await some hands on videos to actually figure out the overall picture quality and the projection capabilities.

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It’s world’s and Fujifilm’s first digital camera to capture realistic 3D stills and movies. Imagine the ability to capture 3D images and 3D movies from your digital camera and the ability to view them without the need of any 3D lens or so. If you are imagining , then imagine no more, as the capability is now being brought in this world by Fujifilm.

FinePix Real 3D W1 camera

Fujifilm has launched FinePix Real 3D W1 camera, and a Real 3D V1 8-inch picture viewer. The features of the Finepix Real 3D W1 camera are as follows :

• 3x optical zoom,
• Two different lens for 2D and 3D capture
• Capture amazing 3D stills and 3D movies
• Take 3D telephoto and macro shots with 3D Advanced 3D Mode
• Standard 2D photographs can also be taken, just like on conventional digital cameras
• Dual Capture Shooting Mode lets you simultaneously take two shots at different settings
• Featuring the 3D LCD system, allowing 3D images to be viewed live whilst shooting
• Cutting edge design and the very latest, pioneering technology

FinePix Real 3D V1 viewer

The 8.0-inch 3D Picture Viewer "FinePix Real 3D V1" features Fujifilm’s newly developed 3D/2D display 8.0-inch LCD panel, which allows users to enjoy and playback 3D images without needing to wear special 3D glasses.

• Supports playback of natural 3D stills and movies
• 8.0 inch 3D/2D LCD panel with 480,000 dots (800 x 600 dots)
• Easy-to-use touch operation
• Transfer images to other devices; SD/SDHC cards, Real 3D camera, and also your computer via USB or via high speed infrared communication.

Anyway if you want physical copies of your prints to show off in front of your bunch of friends, then Fujifilm says it’ll be providing that service, doing the prints in-house and send them your way.

It would be really a heck of a gadget, if the pricing is upto the mark. I Am not sure how much the picture quality will add to 3D experience. But whatever may be, having a 3D pocket sized digital camera is really going to be a great asset for techno geeks . The FinePix Real 3D W1 and FinePix Real 3D V1 will be available from September 2009. Pricing will be announced nearer to the date of the launch.

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Below are the features boasted by this gadget :

• Spy Pocket Video Recorder Pen
• Work as a USB drive (no driver needed)
• Colour video recording
• Length Size: 15 cm, Diameter: 1.5 cm
• Format: AVI video format, 640 x 480 pixels
• Internal Memory: 1GB
• Video file size: >500KB per min
• Recording mode :continuous recording until memory is full or manually off
• Adaptor type: USB adaptor charging cable
• Built-in rechargable Battery type : Lithium-ion
• Record time : up to 5 hours
• Battery use time : about 3 hours

Google’s street maps created public threat and they had to enable the link to report inappropriate images.

Considering about an individual privacy, I feel these spy products should not be made freely available to public, or some kind of restriction must be imposed for purchasing. After all technology advancement is not always positive.

For geeks , this product can be purchased from brando for $118.

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• Bigger and better images from mobile phones
• Improving low light photography,
• Reducing blur
• Capability of 720p video at 30 FPS
• Extreme low light settings, like ISO 3200

Technology Behind !!

The company’s new KAC-05020 snaps its proprietary Color Filter Pattern technology together with a redesigned CMOS pixel for the “world’s first” 1.4 micron, 5-megapixel device. The new sensor shrinks the pixels down, but manages to maintain picture quality by harnessing the aforementioned CFP. That technique adds a fourth layer of “clear” pixels to the red, green, and blue ones which already exist, thus collecting a higher proportion of light striking the sensor, resulting in a brighter and clear image.

Kodak will be showing the new technology off at the Mobile World Congress this month, and hopefully, it will be available for mobile phones pretty soon.

I wonder how much its gonna revolutionize the picture capture, however I hope the video recording get enhanced in low light. Video recording is really pathetic when we talk about the VGA resolution recording, in absence of proper lightening. Also, it might add to the cost too, but if the picture quality is very much compared to a digital camera, and the mobile is fully loaded, I dont think people will mind spending for one device rather than two. Anyways, lets wait for the real outcome and the quality of the picture.

via : engadget

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