According to the video on Nokia Conversations (Nokia’s official blog) that happens to feature Jo Harlow, SVP of Smartphones, Nok’s future will include more AR and 3D on their handsets.
Jo shows no qualms when mentioning that Nokia is looking at enhancing the likes of Ovi Maps with augmented reality,
She then dives into the realm of entertainment and since “everyone’s talking about 3D” Jo reckons that there’s an opportunity for mobiles to get to the 3D promised-land quicker than television.
This means 3D games and other content “could be very, very interesting in terms of enhancing that experience.”
We’ve already seen the Nok tablet rocking a specially made stereoscopic screen so this all looks promising.
Late last year there was hinatge in another Apple patent that RFID and their Grab and Go app might be linked to similar effect, but it seems that Apple has decided to go with NFC tech instead – well, they might just be making sure both ideas are covered by patents.
It makes sense to assume that the NFC cleverness would then be ported over to the iPod Touch, Macbooks and Macbook Pro and the Apple iPad.
This could also be a good thing for O2 now that other providers are offering the Apple handhelds as O2 has already worked with Nokia on their NFC packing phones that double-up as an Oyster Card and a Mobile Wallet.
London Olympics organisers are also pushing that the NFC-based ‘wave and pay’ will be a huge part of the games allowing you to wave your NFC packing Barclaycards at burger vans, beer tents and merch stands to save you carrying around cash which, let’s face it, is so 90’s.
Everyone will be expecting something smashing from the iPhone 4G now that Microsoft seems to be flavour of the month with their good-looking Windows Mobile 7 and Project Pink Phones on the horizon.
What else would you expect to appear on the new iPhone?
Every hardware tweaker will know about BUGLabs‘ build-a-phone, kinda like a Modu self-build, but now it’s had a refresh.
BUG 2.0 is now faster and Android ready.
The latest BUGBase, which is essentially the brain and nerve center, has been upgraded to TI’s OMAP 3 platform.
Before I get “huh?” from you – this actually brings the base [...]
Hey Apple Fanpeople!
Have you already decided which model iPad you’re going to get?
Made the decision whether or not to add £130 to the price and get it with 3G?
Can’t wait for that shot of new, shiny Geekahol?
Well, you’ve probably got an iPhone right?
If it happens to be a jailbroken handset then you can make your [...]
This might be lost on those not around in the early 80’s but this gives me thrills aplenty!
Bigtrak was a marvel – It was a six-wheeled vehicle with a front-mounted blue photon beam headlamp, and a keypad on top.
Yup – this excitement is partly due to the fact that me and my bro never had [...]
This going to be a regular feature on the run-up to the 27th and, hopefully, some big Appley announcements.
Latest from the rumour-mill is that the next gen iPhone will be sporting an OLED screen and a have removable battery just like the new gPhone, Nexus One.
There’s rumblings that iPhone 4G could have a front-facing camera [...]
Apple keeps holding Flash away from its flagship phone even though it seems that Adobe keeps asking nicely to join the party.
It sounds like this may change soon and with Flash comes Adobe’s 2 Million or so Flash Developers and they’re all heading towards the iPhone – whether Apple wants them or not!
The next version [...]
Chatting to some of my buddies last week we discussed the importance of the next iPhone having a better camera and thought that the rumoured 5MP replacement was a good idea.
The point I made was that I could live with the 3MP version in exchange for a decent flash.
Hello – what is this? It [...]
If your head is spinning with details and specs of the four phones above then thank Billshrink for the complete comparison break-down.
Billshrink has compared the main specifications and the cost of ownership of the Google, Apple, Palm and Motorola blowers. The cost of ownership may be more important and even a deciding factor in [...]
Uh-oh!
Could this be moistening the touchpaper ahead of Google’s big Nexus One reveal tomorrow?
According to the Gadgety crew of Engadget the gPhone aint all that! Hang on – Isn’t it supposed to be the latest iPhone killer?
Engadget have got their mits on the new Google Phone and seem to find it hard not to [...]
As soon as I posted the news that Apple has booked the venue for the next WWDC I wondered about fresh iPhone rumours.
As if by magic Digitimes has some news passed to them via some source or another.
Apparently OmniVision Technologies, those that currently manufacturer the iPhone 3GS‘ 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor, has been awarded with [...]
That’s right my gadgety iPhone owners!
Whether you have the 2G or 3G Appley handheld you can now do the same as what those iPhone 3GS owners can do and record videos!
The most important feature of iVideoCamera app is that you can export those flicks to the camera roll of the Photo’s app.
This means that after [...]
Cast your gadgety minds back to October and Acer’s announcement of their Liquid A1 Android powered smartphone.
Now, The Acer Liquid A1 is for sale and stands as being the first handset from anyone to run Google’s mobile Andoid OS on Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon hardware – albeit underclocked to 768MHz. Don’t ask me why – [...]
Samsung Bada went a little bit more public today when I got a press-release in my mailbox that started:
Samsung bada (meaning Ocean in Korean) is a driving force in accomplishing Samsung’s vision of a ‘smartphone for everyone’.
Samsung Bada is pretty important as it’s actually built on the company’s Touchwiz interface and is being aimed at [...]
iPhone to the rescue!
Quick-thinking Alison Roper, who often presents Radio 4’s Today programme and the World Service, was ready to go on air for BBC Radio 3 when all the in-house computers and telephone systems crapped out.
Who could she rely on with only moments to go before going live? Her trusty Apple iPhone was right [...]
Else is an Israeli company that has designs on the European and British smartphone markets.
They’ve taken quite the novel approach with the First Else which they’ve started from scratch with a Linux-based user interface with some equally novel innovations.
You get a honeycomb-shaped options menu which is accessed by a button along the side of [...]
Another new Dell but this one will fit into your pocket.
The puter purveyor has shown off its first entry into the smartphone market today.
The Dell Mini 3i will be launched this week in China.
The phone sports a 3.5 inch, 640×360 HD touchscreen display, built-in GPS, a 3-megapixel camera with auto-focus, Bluetooth and a microSD [...]
Yup – if you’re coming to the end of your contract, such as I, then the world could be your lobster!
O2 has confirmed that iPhone users are “entirely free” to move to another network after their contract is up for £14.97 – thus allowing customers to unlock their iPhones to work on different networks.
On the [...]
Now, most people know that RIM wouldn’t be so frivolous as to go for a trendy, fashionable gadget and turn its back on the serious business market.
So what the heck is this wristphone, phonewatch nonsense all about then?
Well – apparently this natty little thing is a BlackBerry companion watch – BerryBangle? StrapBerry?
This is what CrackBerry [...]
Everyone say hello to Alex the eBook reader.
This lovely, and friendly sounding gadget comes courtesy of Spring Design.
This eBook reader not only has the usual black and white e-Ink screen it has another display that features full colour niceness!
Alex also throws in full web browsing over Wi-Fi and 3G (or EVDO/CDMA in America).
I love the [...]
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