Nokia N-Gage Review

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September 14th, 2005


Summary

Nokia today showcased its new mobile games, the Nokia N-Gage (TM) game deck, at  "Get Ready to N-Gage" events in London, UK and Sydney, Australia. The Nokia N-Gage game deck enables an enriched interactive gaming experience by introducing an innovative wireless multiplayer platform for both local and remote gaming. The Nokia N-Gage game deck allows users to play the latest high quality titles in a new way - multiplayer games connected locally via Bluetooth wireless technology or over-the-air games over mobile networks. Enabling new business models, the Nokia N-Gage is a unique platform that also provides opportunities   for game developers and publishers, network operators and other service providers to generate new revenue streams and develop new games and service concepts.

Specs

Features

High-performance mobile 3D gaming
Smaller, pocketable size
Bluetooth wireless technology
Hot swap MMC-card slot for external memory
Pre-installed N-Gage Arena launcher software
4096-color screen and backlight
Multimedia messaging
Full email support (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP, MIME2)
Content with XHTML browser
Dual-band phone (two regional variants: EGSM 900/GSM1800 and GSM 850/1900)
Series 60 UI enabling application multitasking
MIDI and WAV ringing tones
WAP over GPRS
Front talk phone design
Full specifications
DESIGN

Size

Metric:
* Weight: 143 g (with standard battery)
* Dimensions: 118 x 68 x 22 mm, 123cc

US:
* Weight: 5 ounces
* Dimensions: 4.65 x 2.68 x .87 inches

Improved Games-Oriented Design
* Hot swap MMC-card slot for quicker game insertion and switching
* OK key for quick game launch in idle mode
* Game auto-start when game card is inserted
* Select function removed from rocker key for better gaming
* Game manager application for memory management
* IHF speaker for game sounds plus vibrating game effects

Display and User Interface
* Illuminated high-contrast, full-graphics 4096-color display (size 176 x 208 pixels)
* Series 60 graphical user interface enabling application multitasking with five-way navigation
* Separate OK key for selecting in menus
* Separate application key, gaming shortcut


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