Nokia gave out hundreds of n900 to blogger around the world in October to try and get as much feedback as possible before the they release it in November and as far as i can see most if not all of the feedback has be positive, everyone that i have talked to seem to love the n900, one person has even called it “the iphone with a real QWERTY” and in more ways then one that is what it is, not forgeting the 5MP camera and the 32 GB of storage features which the n900 have over the iphone. Moving on the n900 really does look like nokia’s best flagship device this year, some would even go so far to say it is what the n97 should have been but that it not what i think.

I was talking to my friend Matthew Bennett from N-Series-Us and the n900 popped up in the conventions and i asked him if the n900 was the best phone he had ever used and he basically said yes and that “Maemo is the future” during the conventions i said that “the n900 looks like its going to be a big hit” and he said its not the n900 that is the big hit but maemo, and  i though about a what he say for a while in fact i’m still thinking about it now, the question that i want an answer for is this ” what are people more interested in the n90o (The hardware) or Meamo 5 (The Software)? is it the 5MP camera or the smooth animations and the razer shape graphics? is it the side-out QWERTY and the kickstand or the powerful new maemo browser? and the big question if the n900 ran s60v5 and not maemo 5 would you still want one? which ever one it is the future looks bright for nokia

i don’t have an answers but if you do please free feel to share it with us in the comments.

Carlton Lindow Jr

Near Future as in 2010; thankfully the designers are not dating it like 2050 or 2200 for this concept! Anyways we are talking about the Persian Delight: Nokia CLIPit Concept Mobile Phone. Brushed steel and Persian turquoise stone encrusted, this phone proposes a bevy of features like finger print as your SIM, Touch pad-Dot matrix screen, hands free clip on design, and a combo of Philips Lumalive and conceptual “Smart fabrics” to blend out a 12”screen!

Design features of Nokia CLIPit:

• Finger print as your SIM.
• CLIPit has all the cell phone’s data web based and you can reach not only by CLIPit but from multiple devices like other cell phones, disposable cell phones, your car kit, your home phone and so on. The key is your finger print.
• On top of the CLIPit you have a steel touch screen made by a group of small Light Emitting Diodes installed in the steel touch pad. So you have dynamic buttons and can dial, send and receive SMS and navigate your music easily.
• You don’t need to hold the phone in your hand or use any other device like Bluetooth hands free. When you have a call, just pull down the clip and CLIPit becomes a hands free.
• The ear phones of CLIPit have two sockets. You can hang your CLIPit around your neck with them when listening to the music. Like a beautiful necklace made by turquoise and steel.
• The way to connect with other devices for CLIPit is to Clip it to them. You can clip it to so many things to have connection with them. For example back panel of public bus seats.
• You can clip the phone to any part of your clothes or your bag. You can hang it around your neck with its earphones. You can wear it like a Bluetooth hands free. And also it is enough small to put it in your pocket.
• PHILIPS has developed a new technology called “Lumalive”. They have fabricated some kind of cloth that has internal OLEDs and is quite a color fabric screen. The design team used a developed form of that technology in the CLIPit and has two fabric screens. The 3- inch screen is just a formable, flexible cloth that has a “Lumalive” screen as the upper layer. You can clip your CLIPit to this 3-inch screen and have a mobile phone with a 3-inch color screen. It is quite BIG for a mobile phone. But the 12-inch screen is a combination of “Lumalive” and a concept fabric called “Smart fabrics”. “Smart fabrics” are cloths with a net of sensors between its layers for touch sense. The net is cut able and the fabric can be cut or sewed. In fact smart fabrics are touching sensitive cloths. This fabric is combined with “Lumalive” and to become a multi-touch color screen. Clip your CLIPit to it and you have a folding pocket 12-inch laptop.
• The 12inch touch screen is also a medium for CLIPits to share their data with each other. Quite easy. Quite funny.

Designers: Ziba Hemmati, Mohammad Zamani, Mir Kazem khalifezadeh, Rasul Shokrani & Ali Khajuee

(via)

Here is  a very bizarre video from WomWorld that came by email with this short message ” Just when you thought the project was over…”

via: The Nokia Review

(update  03/11/09 )

here is a other video from WomWorld with this short message ” Just when you thought the project was over “

What could it all mean? tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

via Zomgitscj

Today Im going to show you how to get a date with a little help from our best friend, the Ovi Store. Probably you have noticed that spending the whole day playing around with your phone isnt getting you any dates, no? Well I tell you, women are usually seeking more attention from you. So let’s kick the geek out for some time and bring out the stud we all have really deep inside.

So let’s start. First, take a look at the mirror and see what can be improved. Most of girls like a clean face, so that’s a start. You may turn on the front facing camera on your nokia and see how you are looking. Do your hair, brush your teeth, dress properly and you are done.

Then its time to get the date. Pop out the Facebook app and  check women that you would like to invite for dinner. It might be hard to only choose one, who should it be? Sofia, Ramona, Jessica, or Alejandra? Let your gadget choose for you, take out your phone and ask the Magic 8 ball who should you ask out. Remember, the  ball is the law, if it says no it’s no, and when it say yes do not doubt it!

Should I date Sofia?

Should I date Ramona?

Should I date Jessica?

Should I date Alejandra?

Great, after a extremely methodical and scientific process we now have a lucky girl! And if you doubt it, just check what your heart has to say:

Yep it’s love!

So let’s think what do girls like to do when they are out on a date? Of course you are correct, they love romantic dinners and for that you cannot order a pizza, so instead you should make or order sushi. Sushi is good and the fish puts people in the ‘mood’. So now again the Ovi Store may help you on this one with the Sushi touch app. If you don’t know anything about sushi this is a good start.

Now, Alejandra has accepted the date and you are setting up the environment, you should set the mood with some music and why not let the phone make you a setlist with the most cheesy and romantic music you have on it. Start your Playlist Dj and pull the romantic bar all the way up and all the other bars their way down. This way you will make sure you will only get extra slow romantic music from your collection. Alejandra will love it.

Never understimate the power of the lights, a good lighting will make wonders for your date and Alejandra will feel more confortable at a dinner under the light of the candles. But do not mistake my friend, we do not use the prehistoric wax made candles anymore. The trend is to use your phone do as everything and this includes (but not limited to) a candle. Install the candle touch app and you are ready to go. The environment is set and your girl is taking a romantic dinner that will surely never forget.

Conversation will flow easily with all these tips, just remember that most girls do not enjoy talking about symbian multitasking and the wonder that the N900 will be when you buy it the next week.

Congratulations, you are now a happy geek with a happy lady, that was not so difficult! Make your cellphone jealous and spend your days with your woman. Go on Fring and tell all your communities! Someone might love reading your fairy story!

David Castro

Hello

This morning I woke up and found this in my inbox

Cool, I love weddings, and love them more when I do not know the couple! I know its rude to invite other uninvited people, but what the hell, come and watch the wedding online and discover what all this is about! Just wear your best clothes!

Remember:

www.youtube.com/nokia

Thursday 29 Oct, at 10am GMT

UPDATE!

Well, if you followed the clues you found that Sally Powell was mad because the guys were late to the wedding. So in vengeance, she took the groomsmen gifts and sold them all over at ebay at a ridiculous price. Yes, she sold 5 Nseries phones at $1 and finally threw in the honeymoon trip around the world for a lucky buyer. More over, you could had followed her at twitter as @SallytheBride.

It was maddness, it all went the whole 24 hrs that day. She would tweet the next item minutes before the item was up. And then people would rush to catch it. I tried twice, but no luck. There’s nothing I can do with my wooden modem.

So, now Nokia is inviting you to plan the next “Offline as it Happens” episode showing what could go wrong if not online as it happens.  The contest is easy, just upload a video at Nokia’s youtube channel showing what your idea is about, you can use any strategy, just be sure it’s on video and it’s on Nokia’s Channel. If you win you can get the new hot N900 and the chance to get the episode filmed professionaly.

Now rush then and show the inconveniences of being offline. They accept submission until November 13, 2009.

David Castro

This time, our friends at Proporta sent us the new Alu-Leather Edge Case for your Nokia N97, and we will do what we only know, review it!

The retail package is the regular Proporta case of the silver envelope with the extremely resistant plastic window, this way you can be sure that the case won’t be crushed at the mail, or courier service. Opening the box you will find your beloved case and dude, there’s only one word to describe the case: beautiful. The materials are of extremely good quality. The outside has an elegant black leather and the inside is lined with cream color leather. I’m a fan of leather and this one doesn’t upset me in any way. Touching the leather is really a pleasure to the senses and I have found my self just rubbing my hand on the leather because of this. Sexy, I know!

The N97 sits on a specially designed cradled that clips on the border of the keyboard. The whole case skeleton is made of extremely hard plastic that warranties extra protection, the clips around the keyboard are of the same material and are so strong that it can be very hard to clip or unclip the phone without a good trick, also I found the clips a bit too thick and sometimes the phone hinge won’t close at the fullest because of them.

The cradle has cuts for every port, except the 3.5mm jack which is blocked by the top clip that closes the front flap. This is a shame for the music enthusiasts, who will surely miss their music when using this case. In order to connect the jack, you have to partially open the flap.

The screen is protected by a vertical flap that clips on the N97 top. This flap clips with considerable streght and I would suggest you to push the screen downwards while unclipping the flap, to avoid any extra stress on the hinge. On this flap comes the Alu part of the “Alu-leather” name. This flap has inside an aluminium sheet that protects the screen from hits and pressure. So don’t worry about your beloved screen, it is extremely well protected by this extra strong sheet. Believe me, I have tried to bend it with no results.

Every other function of the phone is conserved, the keyboard can be openen without issues and the phone will sit normally, also you can answer a call while bending the flap outwards, or when using the camera you can pull the flap downwards so it doesnt block the lens.

On the other side, this beauty adds considerable bulk on the phone, something like 7mm, the same is for the weight, so I guess you won’t be carrying your phone in your skinny jeans pocket.

In conclusion you will love this case if:

-you don’t mind unclipping the flap to connect your headset.

-you love stylish cases

-you love leather

-you are looking for excellent craftmanship

-you are looking for the most protection you can get (aluminium sheet, plus leather)

-you don’t need belt clips.

If you are digging this, pay a visit to our friends at Proporta and get it for yourself!

David Castro

Our friend Matthew Bennett from N Series US has just got his new Nokia N900 and he was nice enough to send us a a few pictures of the n900 compared to a number of other great device

We’ll have much much more on the N900 in the coming weeks! so feel free to follow us on twitter for the latest updates, but for now enjoy the picture gallery below.

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My good friend Jeb brilliant, Al & Ms. Jen discuss Nokia and Mobile computing and everything between from the n900 and the n86 to Software licenses and the Nokia Booklet

(Via) Nokia Daily News

My day starts early in the morning, while still dreaming I hear far away my favorite song playing, from a soothing level up to a rocking one. Makes me think what’s so special about that song when it wakes me every day so early.  Anyways, I reach my phone on the table and turn off the alarm. Then I jump off my bed and check my duties for that day, again, on my phone. I proceed to take a bath, something that my phone cannot do for me, yet.

I do breakfast while I check my  email on my phone. Sometimes I do get important messages at morning. So after having a good breakfast I get ready for another day at med school. I ride my car and plug my phone into the AUX jack, it works as my MP3 player, and also as a free hands if I get called.  Arriving at school I rush to my classroom and pay attention. Sometimes I need to record the class on audio, and guess what I use? My phone. Other times I want to show a presentation to the class and I have 2 options here, I can connect my phone (using a bluetooth dongle) to the computer and download the powerpoint file and project it from there, or I can connect the phone using a AV cable.

When Im off duty, like on weekends, I can use my phone to help me get to the parties using the GPS, most of times it gets me safely, sometimes the roads arent exactly updated, so I must be carefull with the one way streets. When I get to my friends I have fun the whole night, I can use my phone to save that precious moment when they are wasted with my phone’s camera! I might upload this video or picture to my facebook, which I usually do on the spot. You should see my facebook, you would know what I mean. At home I can fire up the Ngage app and kill some time while bored, surf the net and chat on the messenger. Looks like my laptop is getting jealous.

Did I say that I can also do calls with it? Yeah, I dont use it much for it, but when I do I tend to record them, just in case I need a future reference, because I tend to forget things. Also I get unlimited SMS from my carrier to use with my girlfriend so, I spend the whole day chatting with her.

But what would happen if I suddenly lost my N97? Well you imagine it. First, my day wouldnt start until a few hours later at least, I would not have an alarm. So no early wake up, no agenda for today. My trip to the school would be mute, or acompanied by the  radio, which I dont like much. So I guess I would pop in the CD play my Green Day album. I would have to carry different gadgets for every different purposes. A usb flash for my classes, a camera for my parties, a recorder for the school, then I would start wearing baggy jeans, just to fit my stuff inside. Getting to an unknow place would be a big adventure without GPS directions. I would have to use my lappy for every small task I needed to do, something that would make her so happy, Im sure.

As you can see, my phone holds an important place in my life. Helps me the whole day to do most of my tasks, and also entertains me. This has been like this for 2 years now, since I got my first smartphone a N95. Maybe we are too dependant to our gadgets, but think about it as if you didnt have electric power, would you survive? Sure, but at what cost? Out gadgets improve our productivity, they simply let us multitask in life. So make sure you never lose it or forget it.

So what can we expect in the future? I guess this is only the beginning!

DAVID CASTRO

The Nokia Cityman Contest is UP! And guess what? We got shortlisted with two pictures. Well actually, my girl and I took some pics and uploaded them on our own accounts which are different. So when I woke up today I found our pics shortlisted. She had 8 votes, and I had 0 so decided to fully support her and let myself sink down. Anyways, Im sure she will let me review the beast that the N900 is for your pleasure!

VOTE FOR US!

http://blogs.nokia.com/nseries/index.php/2009/10/14/which-is-the-best-photo/

THANK YOU!!

If you own a nokia device or you’re just a nokia fanboy odds are you have been to the nokia ovi store, even if its just to have a look or browse through the apps, odds are you have been there, its the best place to find games,videos,themes and thousands of applications for your s60v3 and s60v5 smart phones, the only problem with have so many apps, is that as a new user it can be somewhat hard to find the best applications, and those of you who visits the store on a regular bases know that it takes more then just a few clicks of the next button to find what you’re looking for.

luckily Cj’s Nokia Blog  is here to help you find the best apps in the ovi store, here are five of we think are must have applications for your s60v3 smart phones

#5 – Wordsearch

its by far one of the most addictive word games out there, its perfect for people who are always on the go and not have to time to sit and play a long action game, its easy to just pick up and play and its a hold lot of fun

#4- Shazam

so you’re walking down the street and you hear a song playing, and you want to know the name of the song, what do you do? you could go and ask the person who is playing the music the name of the song or you could just take out your phone and start up Shazam, Shazam is identify any tune and tells you the name of the song,the artists and album as well as the options to buy the track right then and there

#3- Nimbuzz

if you’re on Google talk,Windows live,Yahoo,AIM,My space,ICQ,Skype,Facebook,Jabber,Giovani or Gadu-Gadu then you need to get Nimbuzz! from online chat and instant messages to international calls and file sending this app does it all, it pulls all your contacts together in one place, so you can exchange messages with all your friends on all networks

#2- qik

so you’re on the road and on the go and there is a dog dancing on the sidewalk, what do you do? (a) – run away (b) – kill it or (c) – recode it! i’m going to go with (c) and if you going to recode it, you might as well share it online right? With Qik this is easy and simple (the recode and share online part, not the killing and running away part) just start it up and and hit recode, you video is then instantly live on the internet where the world can see it!

#1- Gravity

if you’re on twitter and you have a mobile phone then you need garvity? not gravity as in gravity it self but gravity as in the s60 twitter client It, Gravity is a fully-featured twitter client that supports multiple accounts, Twitter Search, Laconica, Ping.fm, posting of pictures via MobyPicture & TwitPic and it wraps everything into a gorgeous looking interface

We hope this list helped you in one way or the other

Here I come reviewing a new software that every music lover should have! It’s called Playlist DJ and does something we all have been wishing to have our devices to do.  When competing on the Nokia Widget Competition I can remember lots and lots of music widgets that were designed to play the music depending on your mood. The idea is simple, and at the same time amazing. How else could you device pamper you? Yes, by being sympathetic with you and play the music you want to listen at that right moment.

Playlist Dj is a playlist creator that will “listen” to your emotions and select the music from your mp3 library, that easy. You may save the resulting playlist to listen at it anytime after. Also you may choose a song and let Playlist DJ select more songs that are alike the one you chose. This app runs only on S60 5th edition at this time, and its planned to be included on the Nokia’s upcoming music phone the Nokia X6.

So let’s start. After installing and running it you will be asked to let the phone connect to the Playlist DJ server in order to profile your music so it can identify them in the different emotions that you  may adjust later. This profiling has two phases, the first one is the shallow profiling and here, the app will put the known tracks in their mood levels. Then there is the deep profiling, here the tracks that were not recognized at the shallow profiling will be examined and after recognizing some music charateristics it will put them on different mood levels. This whole process might take some time and also needs data transfer to the server, so I highly recommend to profile the music at night, when sleeping and connected to the wifi, so when waking up you will surely find the music completely profiled. Also do not worry if your tracks aren’t properly tagged by genres (or titles Im guessing), there is no need for these tags, the app will get the info from its own server and scan the music by its own.

The next thing you might want to do is let the phone to find the music you want depending on the mood you have/look for. So there are this 4 sliders that refer to different emotions: joy, passion, anger and tempo. You can mix the emotions and get different playlists depending on the mix. You can add a lot of joy, a small bit of passion, with or without anger, and finally choose the tempo you are looking for, it coul be fast or slow music, you choose.

After mixing the emotions you will instantly get a new playlist that might be listened instantly or saved for later. One of the things that I miss here is the lack of the equalizer, I am not sure, but I do feel that the app doesnt share the saved equalizer settings from the default music player. Could be just my imagination, but anyways, if you do feel like me, you can save the playlist and play it from the music player.

Sometimes, when creating a new playlist, you may find tracks that have nothing to do with the mixing you were looking for, in example, when looking for passion songs I get Run to the Hills from Iron Maiden, so unless I’m missing the passion part of it, I guess that the profiling process is not without flaw. Still most of the songs (90%) do fit to the mix and if you feel that a song should not be there you can use the option “Remove song from playlist” before saving or playing the list.

Another feature from the Playlist Dj is that you can build up your own playlist by comparing it to another song. As easy as the first step, you may select any song you like and choose the option “Playlist of similar songs” . Instantly you will get a new playlist that contain songs that are very alike to the first one. This playlist can also be manipulated by removing songs you dont like or find apropiated and also might be saved to be listened later.

The interface is very simple with half of the screen with the mixing bars and the other half  for the playlist and options, the mixing bars are big and can be touched without problems. Something that I find curious is that there is no landscape view (yet).  Also I would love to see this app on other non touch screen phones, since there are lots of music lovers that will thank for this wonderful app.

In conclusion, with Playlist DJ you can let the phone play the music you want to listen at that moment, or set up the mood at parties, romantic dinners, roadtrips, or study sessions (if you have classic music). Anyways, its a great app for all the music lovers, who usually have thousands of tracks and cannot always handle them all. They will be so happy to have an app that will choose the music for them, which is sometimes a tiresome task. I find it way better than using the shuffle option, because I feel better control of my music.

So what are you waiting for? Rush to the Ovi Store and download this wonderfull app. Free until october 31st 2009, so get it while you can.

David Castro

hi everyone cj here, i would like to welcome you to gadgetized.net “what  where  and who is gadgetized?” you ask ? well gadgetized is the name of our new tech review site, matthew, daivd and my self along with a boat-load of other blogger has be working on it for the past few weeks, and after sleep-less nights and hard  work the site is now fully up and running.

Welcome:

Hello and welcome to Gadgetized.net, its time to get lost in the gadget world

Here at Gadgetized we cover everything related to technology from Phone and Accessories Reviews to Computer Software and Game Reviews, all that along with the latest tech news updates and giveaways.

Coming up on Gadgetized:

In the next few weeks we will be posting all the best all the review from Cj’s Nokia E65 Blog along will a number of new reviews just for gadgetized.net, we also have a boat-load of cool tech stuff  to giveaway so don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE

Management:

Name: Carlton Lindow Jr or CJ

Roll: Administrator/ Reviewer

Info: i’m from Trinidad and Tobago i study Architecture, i have alway been a big fan of technology so david and i created this site to share our love for technology

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Name: David Castro

Roll: Top Author / Reviewer

info: I’m mexican and I study medicine in my homecity Tampico. I love technology, and I enojy the mobile world and My team and I won the Nokia N97 widget competition at Montecarlo

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like i said before at gadgetized.net we will be reviewing every tech, but we will still be post all the nokia phone and software reviews HERE!

MobiFun Soft has just released a  new version of Smart Settings, Smart Settings has been out on s60v3 for a while now and now its now available for s60v5, The main function of this software is to extend your existing shortcuts with something they call the “Smart Menu”, this smart menu will list your favorite apps and your favourite contacts all in one place.

The first time you open this app you will be asked to replace your right softkey shortcut on the home screen with the Smart Menu, if you do so, you will have the Smart Menu just one tap away. When opening the app you will find the app list, here you may choose what app to launch, on the other tab you will see the contact list, just like in the agenda, but with a smaller list, just to be sure that you have the most important ones in one place. You may edit everything here, by pressing the ‘edit key’ you may choose

1) Start menu- Which key will lauch the smart menu

2) Applications – Choose what apps will be listed, you may choose any app on your find and make a long list, but Im  sure you will only choose the most important ones.

3) Contacts – Select your best friends at a convenient place.

4) Show Tabs – If you enable this, you will show apps and contacts in different tabs, disabling it will make just one list with both apps and contacts together.

5) Content Manager – Here you may select the order of the apps.

6) Application icons – will let you remove of show the icons, a minor adjustment

These functions may not be very helpful on a phone with lots of widgets that may work as app shortcuts and contact shortcuts like the N97. But I consider that it might be a must have on other phones that lack all these shortcuts, the 5800 comes to my mind right now. Also might be a great tool for other models using s60 3rd edition.

But, smart settings doesnt only owe its name because of the smart menu, it includes a lot other settings that let you be more productive while on the phone. To find these settings you have to go to the app folder in your phone and run the Smart Settings app there.

The first one of them is the auto lock; just like the native phone auto lock, maybe not very useful at its own, but here you will find the option to lock the phone just when idle on home screen, or lock it always at a preset time, but you may include exceptions, like, imagine you are listening at music at your car and you want to keep your phone unlocked for a prolonged time so you can see the album art or imagine you are reading something at the browser and would like to keep the screen lit on a bit longer, while locking  phone faster when sending sms to a friend. This is a great idea but needs to be worked further. The phone native locker will turn the screen light off at 60 minutes of idling, and will lock the phone at maximum 5 minutes. Maybe add an override and let the smart settings to keep the light on indefinitely and same for the autolock, sometimes I find annoying that if I take more than 60 seconds to read a website, the lights will turn off before I’m done.

Another setting is the Easy Unlock, here you may choose how to unlock the phone instead of the regular sliding key (in the N97), you tap on options and choose “new” then the phone will give you 3 seconds to choose what keys should be used as unlock. You may choose any key or more than one key in an order. In example you may select the menu key plus the red key in order to unlock it. A great customization option.

The next one is the Smart Menu which I have already talked about in the first part. So I will skip it . The next and last one is the “Smart Settings” Settings (I know, it sounds weird). Here you may edit how the app will look like. The first option is the name, you may change the name displayed on the Smart Menu, so instead of it saying “Smart Menu” you may make it to say “Favourites” or “Shortcuts” or any crazy stuff you want, you are free to edit. The next setting is the App icon, there are 7 cute icons to choose from,  we have form a turtle to a zebra, a small customization, just to make a bit friendlier. And the last one is the master switch called “Smart Settings” (again, :p) you may enable the whole app or disable at wish.

So at the end this app adds a whole deeper level of customization to your device, even if you dont find useful another shortcut of apps and contacts, you may like the auto lock and unlock settings. As I said before, the autolock can be worked a little more to make it override the native autolock, that will make it a lot more useful. Give it a try at MobiFun Soft.

David Castro

This time Im reviewing a great piece of software, its Remind Me V3.53 by MobiFun Soft. Im using a N97 for testing so its working for S60 5th edition, but it shall work on 3rd edition also. Something that I find funny is that I was just thinking about an app that would do what this one does just days before I knew this one existed. Cool!

So what is the premise for this software? As it name says so, Remind Me is going to remind you whether you have a new missed call, a SMS or email. You may say: But why would I need something like this if my phone already has homescreen popups, vibrations, breathing lights and tones?

can you see my breathing light?

Well, first of all, if you own a N97 you may have noted that the vibration alert is rather weak and the breathing light is too dim to be seen easily. So here is where Remind Me comes in. You can set up this app to make it in a way that, when receiving an SMS (ie) your custom tone and alert will play as usua l, but then Remind Me will vibrate every 2minutes until you check the new message. Also it can play a short beep, and the red and green button will blink until you have read the new items.

Everything can be edited, the time for beeping, the tone of the beep, time of vibration, everything! The interface is simple, after starting the application you will find a list; missed calls, sms, and email. These items can be edited in the following way

The alarm option is the master setting for the Remind Me, if you disable it, the app wont work in that section (ie SMS, or email) the period is the time in between every alarm. You can repeat this alarm in a preset time or indefinitely. Then you may choose what volume and what tone to play in every alarm and what profiles should it be played in. The vibration in every alarm may be edited, by profile and by times. The light alert is my favorite, you can choose in what profiles it should be used and what type of alert. You may choose the front keys for a more discrete alarm, or screen that will blink up if you have a new message.

On the setting tab you may choose to enable Remind Me completely. Then in what time it should be working, like say you don’t want it to be working at bedtimes and make it work while you at the office. Then you may choose what days should it be working, may it be weekend, always, etc. And then there is the option to stop alerts with a keypress or while reading the new message (or email or call).

So why is it usefull? Because imagine you are going to the bathroom and you receive a SMS, when you are back the first thing you are going to see is that green and red keys blinking, if you werent using the app you would only see the dimly breathing light trying to alert you. Another  case when you have your phone in your pocket and you receive another messager and you fail to feel the vibration or hear the tone, then the Remind Me app will remind you in 2 minutes (or any time you choose) that you have a new alert.

There are a few bugs but I’m thinking that it might be an issue with the phone firmware, rather than the software. When having an alert and unlocking the phone, the green and red keys will turn off and wont light up again until you lock/unlock again. The N97 has been having bugs with the lock/unlock key, so I wouldnt be surprised if it was a firmware issue.

Actually I have to confess that, before testing, I wasnt very convinced of the idea of this app because I thought it was redundant to have a 3rd party app to alert me when I have a new message. But I admit that I was wrong, this app has proven very usefull! I can go far to say that this app is a MUST HAVE.

If you want to test this great piece of software you may go to http://www.mobifunsoft.com/ and get a free trial, then you will know what I’m talking about

David Castro

Reviewing N97 Proporta Crystal Case.

This time Im reviewing the N97 crystal case made by Proporta.  But this is not the cheap and usual crystal case that you can find anywhere, instead, this one has been dubbed as ”impact protective” and soon you will find why, because I did it by the harsh way.

First of all this is the package, and as soon as your eye is on it you will know that this has nothing cheap inside. I really liked it, and the plastic window over it is really strong, so you should not worry about receiving a cracked case when shipped from long away. I received mine from the UK to Mexico in an envelope and everything was fine.

Inside the package you will find the two parts of the crystal case, one completely transparent and the other one in black. Both parts have clips on their sides and can be attached to the phone without issues. Also these clips are smooth and won’t scratch the chromed bezel or the plastic, so this should not be a problem.

The front part is transparent and will let you see and touch your screen without problems. Something that should be removed is the bar running between the screen and the end/call keys, since I don’t see the reason to have them, unless it gives resistance to the whole front case. The front case also has cuts around the front camera and sensors, and won’t prevent them from working properly.

The back part is my favorite one. It is a black case with cuts around every key and hole, so you can connect your headset or charger while having the case, so once installed you wont need to remove it in a long time. But my favorite part is the texture; it has a soft, velvety touch that reminds me of my old and trusty N95. This texture is a pleasure to touch and also, adds grip to the whole phone. One of my issues with the original N97 back cover is that it was very slippery, so I couldn’t leave it on any surface without the feel of a fall. Now this case solves this issue and also gives the N97 a great look.

Overall, the case is fairly thin, we all know the N97 is bulky , but the case won’t add much bulk to the phone, I would say it adds only 1 or 2 mm  so it’s a great alternative for the people looking for a thin, but strong protection that also does not hide the phone. It also doesn’t add much weight. Once installed it is very difficult to unclip by themselves. In order to remove them you have to pass your finger nail under the clips to uncllp them.

But let’s not forget the impact protective part. After I installed the case, I left my phone charging on my bed and sat on my couch to study, and when I looked up my dog was walking around my bed and got his leg trapped with the charger cable, so my phone fell off my bed while my dog ran away the crime scene. After I picked up my phone I checked it and surprisingly it didn’t get scratched or bumped, the crystal case did not even move and barely got a small scratch, so it has passed the trial of fire.

So N97 users I would recommend this case if:

-you want a thin case

-you want strong protection, but don’t want to cover the whole phone

-you want access to the whole phone  ports and buttons while protected

-you like the soft touch back case (as the N95, Im loving it! I think Proporta or any other store should make a proper back case for the N97 to replace the original +hint, hint+)

If you are diggint this case you can get it here

Keep checking this space for more Nokia accesories reviews

David Castro

processing power

Processing power

At the heart of this mobile computer is its powerful 600 MHz processor and up to 1GB of application memory. The superscalar ARM processor delivers exceptional power and enables you to run all your applications quickly, smoothly, and simultaneously.

• ARM Cortex – A8 superscalar microprocessor core running at 600 MHz
• Up to 1 GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
• Linux-based operating system
• 3D graphics accelerator with OpenGL ES 2.0 support

Storage

Large internal storage

The built-in 32 GB storage is big enough to store up to 7,000 of your favourite songs or 40 hours of DVD-quality video. And with an external microSD card you can expand the storage to up to 48 GB.

• 32 GB internal storage
• Expandable to up to 48 GB with external microSD card

wireless broadband

Fast wireless broadband

For the first time get high-speed broadband that’s as fast as an internet connection at home. Enjoy rich interactive content across the web and view pages the way they should be seen with stunning full-screen browsing.

• 3.5G and WLAN connectivity
• Quadband GSM with GPRS and EDGE
• Data transfers over a cellular network 10/2Mbps
• Data transfers over Wi-Fi 54Mbps
• Flash 9.4 support
• Full-screen browsing

high-quality digital camera

High-quality digital camera

Capture vivid images and DVD-quality widescreen video with the integrated 5-megapixel camera. The Carl Zeiss optical lens brings added clarity, while the dual LED flash lets you take great pictures day or night.

• 5-megapixel digital camera
• Carl Zeiss optical lens
• Dual LED flash
• 800 × 480 resolution video recording

Innovative design

Innovative design

Powerful hardware packed into a sleek, compact design. The Nokia N900 mobile computer features a sharp 800 x 480 touch-screen display and a fully integrated QWERTY keyboard.

• Touch-sensitive screen
• 3.5” WVGA display
• 800 × 480 resolution
• Tactile and onscreen QWERTY keyboards
• Removable battery

Integrated A-GPS navigation

Integrated A-GPS navigation

Find your position quickly and accurately with the built-in Assisted-GPS receiver. The Nokia N900 works seamlessly with Ovi Maps to give you the quickest available route as you navigate from A to B.

• Assisted-GPS receiver
• Ovi Maps pre-installed

More Info on the N900 at http://maemo.nokia.com/

The allmighty N97 was released to serve as the Nokia flagship after two years with only one king: the N95 with all its variations from N95-1 to N95-6, but does it really deserve the title, or should be called N95-7 (along with the N96 and some other few phones)? Let’s review the reasons to get it, and reasons to avoid it.

Reasons to give some love to the N97.

I can still remember, it was a cool night when I was sitting on my bed with my old and trusty laptop and I was reading a nokia forum where people were making a poll of what features would you like to see on your dream Nseries phone. People where asking for a qwerty, they were asking for a touchscreen, camera cover, they were asking for many other nonsense stuff. The perfect Nseries was on it’s way. The very day they announced the N97 I was so excited. I can remember it was a December night and I was at my bed watching the phone I had always been dreaming of.

The N97 has the perfect form factor. It has a big touchscreen which you can use it with your fingers, or the handwriting recognition with a stylus, or if you prefer the oldschool you can always use the hardware keypad and buttons. You can leave it at the table while watching a video on the screen and the screen will tilt at a very confortable angle.

Also the keypad is excellent; I have learned to write on it pretty fast. You can hear and feel the keys clicking under your fingers and I find it so satisfactory, and very joyful to use. Despite people saying that the Dpad should be on the right hand, I have found that it is perfectly placed for gaming. Remember the NES dpad? It was on your left hand. The other day I installed a NES emulator and hooked the N97 to the TV and played all the day. I went 20 years back in time.

Another thing that I enjoy with my N97 is the camera. Let’s forget a bit that the cover will actually harm it instead of protecting it (we will get there soon). It takes the most beautiful pictures I have seen on a Nseries (I haven’t tested the N86 . But really, it is a big improvement from the N95 and the N82. The dual led flash are really helpful on dark environments. Videos are crisp and clear. The only downfall here is that the videos have low volume when recorded, might be because the mic is under the keypad, so recording with the slider open might help.

The phone itself looks awesome. Mine is white, and it just looks very classy. The steel bezel delivers all that bling bling we all need. The big screen is just beautiful, and it is a pleasure to watch videos or pictures on it. Even watching the homescreen is a joy. I have caught myself many times unlocking the phone just to see that pretty screen.

Top Reasons the run and hide from the N97
The flagship is supposed to have the best of the best, the elite phone. Very exclusive and, for sure, very powerful. But as much as I try to get a reason to name it flagship I just can’t. The screen is big sure, the keyboard is handy and the form factor is something fresh, but I just can’t see a reason for such title and the heavy price tag. Almost every feature, every specification that the N97 has, has been used the two last years on different models.

Let’s name a few, dual led flash has been on the N96 since one year, the 5 MPX camera has been in the line since the Mr N95. The ARM11 processor is used by the 5800 and they are now clocked at the same speed. The GPS is also present from two years ago. The N97 has only 128 MB RAM. So I have to conclude that the qwerty, 3.5” touchscreen, compass and the 32GB of memory are the really expensive stuff here, because now I’m sure that Nokia had a drawer full of 128MB RAM chips and had to find a way to rid off them. With this amount of RAM is almost impossible to multitask properly. What were they thinking? Where they trying to copy the non multitasking fruit phone?

The N97 is overall a very solid phone, but has a really serious design defect. The camera cover has been reported to scratch the glass (mine does). So we have a device that will hurt itself just as a mental patient. These scratches will cause the flash to flood the pictures, so you will end with one side of the picture with a white cloud when using the flash. So if you are a big picture fan, this a good reason not to get the N97 right away, unless nokia fixes it.

Another thing that I would like to point out is that the N97 is not a phone, it’s a hive full of bugs. Some are annoying, like when I try to zoom in a picture at the gallery, the app will go to the background and take you to the homescreen. Some widgets would stop working just because. The transitions (theme effects) would turn off by themselves. And sometimes when receiving a call the phone would freeze, giving no option but remove the battery. Once I was watching my phone directly while it was sitting at the table, it was a touching moment between my little device and me, and then suddenly without me doing anything, the Nokia logo comes up, and the phone restarts itself, it was just awkward.

can you hear the bugs buzzing??

We all know that Nokia will release firmware updates very soon, ceasing the existence of such bugs. My inner nokia fanboy tells me that the N97 will be an awesome device in one or two months after some updates and that RAM shortage will be a past thing, Im sure Nokia will do wonders with 128MB in the future, I know we are before the next N95; but my common sense says that two months is an eternity in “gadgetical” years. Hell, nokia will surely release 4 new models in that time, 5530, N900, N97 mini and the E72 are on their way. That makes 4 devices born in the time they make one flagship show all what it can do. Dont get me wrong, the N97 is completely usable, but those random bugs are a big annoying issue.

Get or not?
So finally we can conclude that the N97 is a great device, it has everything you would need in a gadget. But I don’t think there is a good reason to rush out and buy it right away, at least not yet, unless you are digging the form factor which i awesome on its own.  It will be a month or so when they release a killing firmware that will make it work 100% flawlessly and deliver awesome features, by then the N97 price will drop and you will be able to get it cheaper than the actual hive nokia sells for a flagship. Just wait and see.

But if you ask me if I love my N97, I strangely would say YES!

David Castro

ps. many thanks to WOM World for taking me into account in the trial a nokia program! THANKS!

Having to sign an application every time you want to install something that’s not Symbian Signed is a bit of a pain, yes it can be done on the phone but if you want to completely rid yourself of this hassle then hacking your device is the best way forward. Unfortunately, Nokia had blocked this procedure via a new firmware for devices such as the E71, N96 and devices like the N97 were previously unhackable.

However, the Symbian community has once again managed a breakthrough in the from of the spanking newHelloOX2 application and you can hack almost any S60 3rd or 5th Edition device, Samsung i8910 HD included. This simple app will help you hack your device in under 5 minutes, all from the comfort of your bed without needing a computer. Difficulty level- Noob. Here’s how:

• Download HelloOX2 from here.

• Extract the contents. I used X-plore to do so, but you can use any application of your choosing or even extract it on the computer and then send the file to your phone.

• Sign the application with a 17 capability developer certificate which you can easily get by following this post. Next sign the application on the phone itself, using the Free Signer application.

• Next run the application, you will see quite a few screens like the following appear:

• Now you will be asked if you want to install Modo, a file manager with the capability of seeing all files, including the ones in the ‘Sys’ folder. Installing it or not will not affect the hack, I chose to install it. The application will then quit and your phone would be ‘hacked’.

• But before you can install any unsigned application, you will need to open ‘ROM Patcher’ from the ‘Applications’ folder and activate the ‘Installserver_FP2′ patch.

• Hit Options and then ‘Apply’. That’s it. You can now forget about signing files.

• Lastly, a word of caution. Please be very careful in what unsigned files you install. Wares and applications from untrusted sources can damage your device. Also, please do this at your own risk.

Via: The Symbian Blog