Sociosophy

OK, I’ve plastered this on Twitter a few times, but this phone is exciting - the Nokia N95-3. There’s been a few things I’ve had to hunt and peck for as far as information about this handset, and since there’s plenty of Web 2.0 goodness slathered into this gizmo? It can be Sociosophized… Woohoo!

Features (there are a few):

• 8GB Micro-SD card from SanDisk? Works
• 5Mp Camera on the back
• 1.3Mp Camera on the front
• 3.5G (Nokia N95-3)
• Built-in approx 147MB memory
• Nokia PC Suite is awesome
  • Send SMS from your PC
  • Check files and sync contacts, appointments, etc
  • Backup your phone
  • Rip CD’s to your handset
  • Convert media files
  • Install applications and phone updates, etc
• Vibrate
• Use any sound file on your phone/memcard as a ring tone, alarm, or alert
• Built in FM Receiver
• Battery, LiIon… what ever happed to LiPoly?
• Phone as a Modem over 3.5G
• Video… Damn awesome quality
• Upload photos to Flickr or Vox
  • Check out Flickr/Vox feeds
  • Edit Flickr/Vox items existing on your account
• Customizable Profiles
• Hot-swappable MicroSD slot
• GPS with awesome Nokia Maps application
  • Voice directions
  • Stuff nearby you
  • Point to Point destination mapping
  • Location saving
  • Fav-ing
• Lifeblog: I’ll get to this
• Flash
  • That means YouTube
• Full and awesome web-browser
• Games etc
• SMS, E-mail… AND MMS

The items in bold are not on the iPhone, for those of you who know how much iHate that thing - and I may have even missed bolding a few, and I didn’t list all the features of the N95 either, so whatever, you get the idea.
The Web 2.0 Goodness:

1. Flickr/Vox (obviously)

The interaction is surprisingly awesome. All excitement about how great this phone is aside, the way the N95 works with Flickr/Vox creates a truly pleasant experience for getting images from your phone to your account.

Though with Flickr I wasn’t able to find a way to add photos to sets/collections, I imagine those secondary items could be handled by tagging photos appropriately before uploading. The tags are kept in a list on the phone as well, so once you use them, you can simply select them again from the list.

2. Lifeblog

I researched this phone since it was rumored to exist in 2006, and finally in 2008, here I have it, but never came across a single mention of Lifeblog… Very strange, I think. What is it? Every SMS, MMS, photo and video you submit or receive, gets put into a mini-lifestream on your handset.

Coupled with a desktop download, your phone’s media and text are easy pieced together to create a lifestream… Combine that with Twitter (40404) and you have yourself… well… an end-to-end solution that’ll suit you on the go.

One thing to keep in mind is that they’re currently partnered with TypePad … which is a subscription based blogging service, which is bullshit - by the way.

3. Gaming

This might just be new to me, but multi-player gaming from a phone via Bluetooth or MediaNET (AT&T) is just awesome to me, and adds a social aspect to a device typically used for social engagement… Huh.

For a price of $499 and some shipping (TigerDirect) - without contract and unlocked (you T-Mobile people), this thing is a steal and a half. It doesn’t have a QWERTY keyboard, but I’m not a fan of QWERTY on a phone, but I am a fan of my fully compatible Bluetooth keyboard (iGo) for if I ever need one on my phone though - so back to sending SMS’s and driving… [disclaimer: blah blah not safe, etc etc, don't try it yourself, etc, I'm not responsible, so forth and so on].

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