Nokia Legends – The Mapsters – Open Labs 08 And More Links For This Weekend
We have had a hell of a week and keeping with all the various updates has been a crazy job. I have tried to include a lot of cool things happening around and hope you would have fun reading them this weekend. There’s a whole lot of reading if you like. Lets start with the Nokia Giant and see what it has been upto. So here it goes:
1. The Legends Telegraph

My favorite this week was the LegendsTelegraph. An innovative look into the future of technology. No wonder why Charlie said that Is Nokia Still in the Phone business. Simply love them for the constant endeavor to reach new heights and bringing ground breaking technology of future to us today. The site throws light on the eight unimaginable topics (well now almost possible) which are detailed below. The site is made in a old newspaper style, looks pretty amazing. May take a while to load on slow internet connection, but the wait is worth. A great collection of videos that will put your neurons into thinking. In case you have a slow connection, no worries as you can check out a clean version here>>
I personally like all of them but the one pick thing would be NFC.
Today, you can already use your mobile outdoors to navigate to your destination. In the future, indoor positioning will make it possible to find your way indoors, so you can find your favourite fashion outlet in the shopping mall or that need-to-see painting in the museum. Read more.
With the new Nokia 6210 Navigator, you are always heading in the right direction. Sensor technologies enhance the navigation experience providing greater awareness and understanding of your surroundings. Read more.
Nokia Research with Navteq, Berkeley, University California and the California transportation authority “CalTrans” are driving innovation to free us from traffic jams for good. Read more.
Web widgets help to make the best use of your time, take care of those little but important practicalities, and keep you up to date. One press brings up a simple application personalized to your needs. Read More.
During your trips abroad, have you ever found yourself in a situation where you feel lost and uncertain due to a language barrier? In the near future, Nokia Multiscanner will become the translator in your pocket… Read more.
Have you ever found yourself experiencing something extraordinary without having any means to capture and share it? Now all you need to do is take your Nokia device from your pocket. Read more.
With NFC (Near Field Communications) technology, you can leave your wallet at home… When buying coffee or a newspaper, you pay by simply touching your mobile to a reader on the counter. Read more.
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There are many electronics devices at home such as computers, TVs, stereos, printers and servers. Your Nokia mobile can today wirelessly control and access many of these home electronics items. Read more.
2. The Mapsters

I’ll keep this as simple and short as possible. Nokia is proagating its Maps and invites you to try your Geography skills to play the Mapsters Game online. Just play, get the top score and take home a Nokia 6210 with a 12 month Drive & Walk Liscence*. Click picture below for more info.
3. Symbian-Guru has it all
Ricky our man has had a hell of a week. He has laid his hands on some great gadgets and I reckon that you hear all about them from the Guru himself by clicking here>> Will love to see how you react to the BT Watch!
4. Mark Our Man
Mark our friend of The Nokia Blog is off to Berlin to attend the Maemo Summit being held there. The Maemo Summit is on the 19th and 20th and there will be a lot of learning more about the platform, the Nokia Internet Tablets like Nokia N810 or N800, where they’re heading, and what it means to customers like us. So if you are a Tablet Fan, i reckon you head straight there.
5. Open Labs 08
Well the big rounds up have been posted by our friend Charlie. Only thing i felt was missing was ‘Me’. Well, I really would have loved to be there and shared my thoughts, but nevertheless we had our say, thanks to Annsi & Rich from WOM World / Nokia for keepint us posted with the live coverage with the help of Qik. The future sure will look great when minds converge and Nokia is just too good at it. i just hope I get to attend the next one.
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