I've written several times about the Nokia Blogger Relations program and the tools that I've had the opportunity to test drive.


Right now I have these three phones. From left to right they are the N73, N93 and N80i.



I've used them all pretty extensively. I carried the N80i for quite awhile. It may be my favorite, in large part due to it's size and form factor.

Currently the N73 is my primary Nokia phone. I wanted the camera in that one handy, and was hoping Shozu would work for me on the N73. It doesn't. The N73 has a 3.2 megapixel Carl Zeiss optics lens, and it's the best camera I've seen in a mobile handset so far.

The N93 does stellar video. 30fps and great quality. And while it's not always my primary phone, it's always in my bag and along for the ride.

The N80i and N93 both come with WiFi capability, which has proven very handy for VoIP calls, uploading pictures, downloading applications, etc.

Earlier this week, the N800 Internet Tablet arrived for testing



This device is perhaps cooler than the mobile phones in many ways. It supports WiFi, and can bluetooth pair with the phones above easily. I paired it with the N73 and even managed the connection for a video call, although the GPRS link just isn't good enough to handle voice and video really.

The N800 can support 4G of RAM on separate, hot-swappable slots. That's every nice. It means when traveling I can easily load up a couple SD cards with movies and music to while away the hours. I've got a trip to Minneapolis next week, so I'll be doing just that.

The N800 supports GoogleTalk, including video calling. I did and N800 to N800 video call with Andy Abramson a little earlier. He's in France, with a glass of wine, writing his wine column, as I was having coffee here. He told me yesterday he was out and had a similar call with Alec Saunders.

What's interesting, is the N800 makes Gtalk suddenly, not simply viable, but the hottest, handheld walkie-talkie and video calling app on the planet. Instant video, easily, anywhere there's WiFi (or you can pair with an EVDO or 3G connected phone maybe).

If there's a disconnect in my current pairing, it's that the N73 doesn't do WiFi. It's a really strong camera, but the one application I was hoping for (Shozu) doesn't run on it. It hasn't run on anything really. But I hear rumblings that the N95 may come soon. That's the camera I really want at 5 megapixels. And it has WiFi. It's more like the N80i with enhanced video. And some other things I'll explore when the time comes.

I do have to say that pairing the N800 with the N73 is pretty awesome. The N800 is always on, via WiFi or pairing. Today I used it in WalMart and Costco while out running around. It truly enables mobility in a new way. It's a freedom that's been only lightly explored. I know Ricky Cadden is diving into a month long experiment with no PC. I think he got started before he was fully prepared. I'm preparing and planning on going in with eyes wide open. Until the bluetooth keyboard I ordered gets here, I don't have any delusions about an extended PC-less venture, but I've done week long business trips using only my Treo many times.

Next week I'll be doing a PC-less trial run here on my trip to Minneapolis, but trying some blogging tools on the N800 as well as some other things.


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