Nokia embraces UPnP with new N-series additions
A lot more live shots of the new N71, N80, and N92 additions to the Nokia N-Series over at PhoneScoop. And while you're enjoying your pr0n, consider this: as Phone Scoop points out, two of the new 802.11g flauntin' 3G cellphones, the media-savvy N80 and DVB-H enabled N92, also feature Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and streaming technology standardized by the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) — which is really sweet and about damn time. See, UPnP works on any device with an IP address allowing it to automagically discover, interact, and control other UPnP devices in, say, the digital living room. So imagine coming home and using your 10GB Samsung cellphone or Apple iPhone to stream all your videos, photos, and music over WiFi to your monster 13.1 channel sound system and 80-inch plasma. Now you understand our buzz and frustration since there are so few UPnP devices on the market today. Let's hope 2006 changes that. More pics after the break.
[Thanks, Eric]
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wireless
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tom @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
UPnP also is known for it's suckiness and no security. With UPnP turned on in your router, any program or appliance can configure itself a port, perfect for spyware/trojans to set up your system as an incoming FTP server, for example.
Dan @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
Curious: How is UPnP different from Apple's rendezvous/bonjour technology? Speaking of Apple and Nokia, that screenshot looks a lot like it was ripped out of a 'brushed metal' version of Apple's iTunes. Maybe something else came out of Apple and Nokia working together on a mobile web browser...
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,123376,00.asp
(they allready finished it)
Anthony @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
What I like about this N80 is the GUI. NICE. You don't see many phones with an almost computer UI. Must have a pretty decent graphics engine back there. I would love to see Apple come out wth something along these lines. How about a phone with a strictly Flash based UI? Does it exist? If you're going to put a 4+GB HD in a phone and you have something like OQO with a 1ghz Crusoe Proc, (and wifi!) shouldn't we start seeing some SUPER powerful cell phones by now? Shouldn't the Treo be outdated by now?
applemoto @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
Um i like this phone, it has Wi-Fi and all the other goodies, it will replace the nokia 6630 i currently have, also does anyone know how much will it be around in 's sorry im from england.
No.3 the reason why there arnt super fast cellphones i think is that the 1GHz might be too hot for the cell but if its not maybe its tooo large :P
No.2 i agree with you that the N80 silver version looks like the brushed metal from OS X, except that i like the black version which looks sexier
applemoto. :D
js @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
400 in march
Ian @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
%@&*)(@$# I want this phone!
tk @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM
this is the moment i have been waiting for, at last i get to replace my nokia 7710. and get the n80, yeaaaaaay well i am gonna buy it for sre, but anyone know any online market that sells it now, i want it now, i must have it,lool iam anokiaholic no biggie, anyways i new the 2nd generation of the nseries will rise ages ago, and i decided to wait to actually get the the n80, lool i just cant wait.