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TV-enabled Nokia N92 smartphone unveiled

February 20th, 2006

Sporting a 2.8-inch display, the Nokia N92 smartphone opens sideways to let users catch TV on the go courtesy of its DVB-H digital receiver - also sporting a myriad of other features.
Unveiled alongside the digital home-targeted N80 and multimedia-focused N71 at the Nokia Mobility Conference held in Barcelona today, Nokia presented the very first device from a European handset maker to integrate DVB-H reception in the Nokia N92. A digital standard for receiving TV signals from terrestrial transmitters aimed specifically at mobile devices, DVB-H is a subset of the DVB standard growing increasingly popular for digital TV transmissions across Europe.
Boasting a 2.8-inch display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and the ability to open the smartphone both in a standard clamshell configuration as well as in a landscape-oriented palmtop fashion, the N92 offers four different usage modes. The landscape oriented mode has been dubbed ‘View Mode’, offering rapid access to TV and video through a press of a dedicated Multimedia key.
An Electronic Service Guide (ESG) contains information about the available TV channels, programs and services, with the N92 offering a watch time of up to four hours as well as the ability to record live TV and do an on-demand 30-second replay.

Also boasting the full application and feature set of Nokia’s other Series 60 based smartphones, the N92 adds several new gems including a new Nokia Web Browser with Mini Map which provides a semi-transparent zoomed-out view of web pages for improved navigation.
The Nokia N92 is also an XpressMusic device, harbouring a music player with support for MP3, WMA and AAC formats as well as a memory card slot allowing for up to 2 GB cards. Also on the slate is dual stereo speakers and the ability to connect a stereo headset, as well as an integrated stereo FM radio complete with Nokia’s Visual Radio client.
Additional highlights of the N92 includes a 2 Megapixel camera, as well as high-speed Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity - a feature first introduced in the N92’s smaller sibling, the N91 music smartphone - along with Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and Infrared.
Based on the 3rd edition of Nokia’s S60 platform, the Nokia N92 is slated for commercial availability in the EMEA region in mid-2006 in countries where DVB-H transmissions are available. Its estimated retail price will be in the €600 EUR range.

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