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It’s finally here. In my hands. Long awaited Nokia N8. What should I say in here? Everything is just like expected. My first impressions are extremely good in every aspect of the device.

As usual – I made the unboxing video for your viewing pleasure :)

Here’s the short list of the box contents:

• Nokia N8 mobile computer
• Nokia Battery BL-4D
• Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-179
• Nokia Stereo Headset WH-701
• Nokia Compact Travel Charger AC-15
• Nokia Adapter Cable for HDMI CA-156
• Nokia Adapter Cable for USB OTG CA-157
• Quick start guide

If you want to ask something about the device – don’t hesitate to do it. Even the hardcore ones. I’m not afraid of flashing, modding and playing around with Torxes.

Yeah, you read it right. Nokia N8 was used to make a professional photo shoot for the polish VIVA Magazine. Photos not only shows the latest trends in fashion but also a great potential of N8′s camera. Models? Famous duo in polish fashion circles – Zuza Krajewska and Bartek Wieczorek. Place? Old, deserted park lot in Warsaw city centre. I’m not into fashion so I won’t judge the value of this art, I just wanted to point out how awesome is the camera itself. I know that the pictures were photoshopped but… Every single picture that ends up in a magazine is photoshopped so that’s just normal, right? Anyways, it’s good to see such marketing actions. That kind of product placement can lead to many new potential N8 owners.

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Are you not convinced by N8 and Symbian^3 yet? You’re wondering how the things works and looks exactly? Maybe you have a one, particular app that you can’t live without and you are worried if it’s working on newer OS? Well, I think I have a solution for you.

Forum Nokia have a special developer tool for testing their apps on real devices, connected to the servers somewhere in Finland. Thankfully you don’t have to be a developer to test out those devices. All you need to have is a Java installed on your computer and a Forum Nokia account. Once you register and login to your account go to Remote Device Access page. There you have a list of devices you can test right now. There are 3 C7s and 7 N8s available at the moment. Not only the newest ones but also older S60v3 and S60v5 devices. There are also some limitations. You have 8 hours per day for reservations and you can reserve each device for max. 3 hours. Don’t worry if all devices are in use at the moment. You can schedule your reservation for sometime in the near future. By the time you’re waiting for your turn you can collect all the software that you want to test on the device etc. You have the option to browse all the disks, install the new software, upload files into the phone’s memory and download files from it. But be nice and don’t mess it up, when you finish testing – remember to uninstall the apps that you installed etc. Just keep it clean. If there’s a time left – and you already finished your testing – cancel the reservation to make it accessible for others. Keep in mind that this a tool for developers. Don’t overuse it just for fun because Nokia can decide to pull it down due to the unwanted traffic.

You know what do I have in mind right now? #chansefail. Why all Nokia PR guys are telling us about USB OTG but only in context of Mass Media Storage mode?! It’s well known that N8 can handle any device that represents itself in this mode, from little thumbdrives to even humongous 1TB external HDDs but no one ever said that it’s capable of plugging in some other devices such as… radio mouse. I’m pretty sure that we all have seen the video of my friend – Michael Hell where he is playing with both keyboard and mouse, but those were bluetooth devices and as we all know those are not cheap at all, in most cases – much more expensive than regular wireless keyboards and mouses.

Apparently it looks like regular mouses are working like a charm with the USB OTG adapter plugged in. Check the embed video: (more…)

Well, I guess it’s not a such a HOT story to tell as it 19 of September already, but I have to say, that we finally got our hands on Nokia N8. It was on Ovi Music event in Warsaw that we attended recently. We asked mr. Piotr Bubak, head marketing director of Nokia Poland for five minutes of his time. He was kind enough to show us the *almighty* N8 and present the device to us. He showed us main features of the N8 in a quick presentation. Enjoy the video, guys!

In addition to that, we managed to snap a few pictures of the device itself and in comparison to E5:

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There were some rumors recently that the Nokia N8, device that we’re all waiting for for so long is delayed. Today I made a little research on that and it looks like it’s all true… Sad, but true.

Nokia Poland official shop changed the release date from late September to late October

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