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Greetings from Laax, Switzerland with Nokia Push & Burton Snowboarding

January 14, 2011 at 6:36 am Filed in:must see 60 Comments

After arriving in Laax last night after a couple of flights, and a shuttle to my apartment, I had no time to pack as I arrived mid evening time, but no problems. Matt from Nokia Push welcomed me there, and got a couple of beers in, and we sat down at our booked table, ready for some food.  

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We were then joined by the remaining members of Nokia Push and the Research & Development team that have been working so hard on these amazing sensor modules and tech. Let me tell you, the chemistry, passion and creativeness these guys have for what they do is nothing short of amazing, and it’s all these ingredients that make this project so much fun.

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With any Alpha and Beta testing, such as this trip to Laax I will be covering, things can go wrong, and what I love about how the Nokia Push team work is, if and when something does go wrong, it’s a lesson learned, but at the same time, the guys crunch their code, and find a solution as a team. This is the main important observation I noticed with the team, plus they are really nice guys too.

Today i have been kitted out with a few of these sensors before strapping my feet to a snowboard and having some fun on the slopes, I will detail my experiences on the slopes in my next post here. The sensors I wore today were one sensor in each boot, these are to collect downward force data from your heel, and toe pressure. I also had a sensor strapped to my left arm, this one was to collect data of my skin’s moisture, and much more.  

Finally the final sensor I had to wear was a special body vest which was quite tight fitting, and it needed to be because in the chest of the vest there were sensors which collect a lot of data about my heart rate, but more importantly, where, and when my heart rate changed. 

I will close for now, as it’s time for lunch here, stay tuned for more later today.!



Nokia Strategy and Financial Briefing in London 11th February 2011

January 12, 2011 at 2:37 pm Filed in:must see 1 Comment

Next month if you cannot make this small event, you can watch a live stream of it, Nokia’s Strategy and Financial Briefing in London which will be the first Nokia media reach since Mr Elop took over from OPK last year.

I’m very keen to learn what exactly Nokia will have to say, and hope that there will be some announcements on their current plans for the mobile world.  With MWC (Mobile World Congress) just around the corner too 14th – 17th Feb, one would hope that there is something of interest announced, and with a Q&A session too, one would think there will indeed be many questions asked.

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This will be a half-day event, with registration and lunch starting at 11 a.m. UK time, followed by presentations and Q&A from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. UK time. For those not attending in person, a webcast will be available. Keep checking here for said webcast.

Hat tip My Nokia Blog



6 Hours & Counting – Switzerland Bound with Nokia Push & Burton

January 12, 2011 at 6:40 am Filed in:must see 66 Comments

In just six hours time I will be jetting off to Switzerland where I will be meeting up with the Nokia Push Snowboarding team, and their R&D team for the Alpha tests of thier Sensor boxes, and talking of these sensor boxes, I have the Nokia Push first video of five in total detailing each of the sensors functionalities, and what data they collect specifically. The second video will be posted later today, and then the following three each day in turn later too.

The first video details a snowboarders Speed. Enjoy.! Stay tuned at http://blogs.nokia.com/pushburton/



Introducing Moodagent – The App That Knows Your Music

January 11, 2011 at 10:38 pm Filed in:must see 141 Comments

maWhen Nokia Beta Labs announced that they will start to publish content from third party Symbian developers, I was sure this would be a very good, and wise move, and now just weeks after that very announcement we are seeing a steady flow of many great Symbian applications surface. The latest application today is Moodagent, its an application for your Nokia, that knows your music, and can create custom, automatic playlists for you.

You can trial Moodagent for free with the free trial available in the Ovi Store here. Or, if you are quick, you can buy the full premium version for just £1 here, thats a whopping 80%, but as said, be quick as this offer won’t last forever!

We all know that music has the ability to affect our mood at any time. If you are feeling down – choose a song you know will cheer you up, if you are feeling happy – find a song to dance to, or if you’re angry – slide your way to a song and express your frustrations with the music.

Stay in touch with your friends by sharing your music and your mood on Facebook or Twitter. Checkout the video below, and see if Moodagent is something you would prefer to create your playlists on your Nokia. Further details can be found over at Nokia Beta Labs.



24 Hours & Counting Down to Nokia Push & Burton Snowboarding Sensor Alpha Testing

January 11, 2011 at 2:40 pm Filed in:must see 218 Comments

ppI have just finished my packing for the upcoming Nokia Push & Burton Snowboarding tests which will be taking place in the next 48 hours. ·In exactly 24 hours I will be airborne, heading to the beautiful snow capped mountains of Switzerland, Laax to be precise, its there where the Burton Eurpopean Open 2011, and Snowboarding trials will be held, and its right there I will team up with Nokia Push, and their R&D team for the first Alpha Tests of their Snowboarding Sensor boxes. ·I’m really excited about seeing how this technology works and perform in extreme conditions.·

sonsorboxesI’m also very nervous, I have to be honest, because the last time I Snowboarded, it was many moons ago, and from my vague memory I wasn’t too good either, but not only that, my little experience was on an artificial ski slope in the UK! ·I found out earlier today that I have a snowboarding lesson booked for me so I can get to experience snowboarding in the real white stuff. This is going to be fun, and you can be sure I will be covering my days there in detail right here, and over at Nokia Push Burton.

I will be tweeting, and checking in to the various airports along the way, so stay tuned to my twitter feed to see where I am live as I will also be uploading photos along the way too. ·You can find me on twitter here, and here. ·I’m also on foursquare·http://foursquare.com/mickyfin

If you are wondering why the British Passport, that’s because I’m originally from the UK, and now reside in Suomi. ·



Video – Part 1 Nokia Push Snowboarding R&D Austria Roundup

January 11, 2011 at 6:38 am Filed in:must see 61 Comments

As promised in my recently announced post about me heading off to Switzerland with Nokia Push and their R&D team, I have great pleasure in sharing with you the first video in the Austrian Nokia Push new series of videos showing the Sensors in action after being tested on the Austrian slopes.

I’m so excited to be apart of the alpha testing of these sensors in Switzerland, and will share with you all my experiences, and thoughts on the technology being used here to collect data.

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As soon as the project was announced at Nokia World, the team were in a mad rush to get ordering the parts and even had to open a new mailbox to handle the mass of boxes. They were also very curious about how the kit would hold up in the cold and snow! Read on here

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Head across to Nokia Push here for more.



Nokia Email Beta Updated Bringing New Features for S60 3rd FP2 Devices

January 10, 2011 at 10:38 pm Filed in:must see 54 Comments

emailOur friend Sampo over at Nokia Beta Labs has just informed us about the new release of their Symbian S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Email client, bringing with it more stability, and new features.

The Nokia Email client is already installed in most S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 devices, like the Nokia E72, E73, E52, E5, and C5.

This beta release of the Nokia Email client (v3.05) is intended to solve some of the issues some consumers have encountered when using Nokia Email on these devices.  But even if you’ve had no problems, you’re welcome to try out this beta releaseand give feedback to some new features like direct HTML view.

The official release of this client will come later via Nokia Software Updater so let the Beta Labs Team know of any further issues or suggestions you have and they’ll do their best to address them.



Video – Part 2 Nokia Push Snowboarding R&D Austria Roundup

January 10, 2011 at 2:37 pm Filed in:must see 59 Comments

In this second video update, following Nokia Push and the R&D team testing out the sensor boxes in Austria, we have a sneak peek of the data logging software used for collecting the data from the various sensor boxes.

This software on an Nokia N8 will be the very software I will get some hands on time with in Switzerland in a couple of days when I head out to the snow covered mountains of Laax for the initial Alpha tests.


Head over to Nokia Push for the full rundown of the progress, and hard work that has been going on behind the scenes in order to get these sensor boxes working as intended, and that includes weathering too. 

Another thing I’m really looking forward to checking out, and getting my hands on, is the following Nokia Push App too.  Here’s a quick peek, although you may of already seen this which I posted about before Christmas, but if not, here you go…



Video – Part 1 Nokia Push Snowboarding R&D Roundup

January 9, 2011 at 2:43 pm Filed in:must see 68 Comments

As promised in my recently announced post about me heading off to Switzerland with Nokia Push and their R&D team, I have great pleasure in sharing with you the first video in the Nokia Push new series of videos showing the Sensors in action after being tested in Austria.

I’m so excited to be apart of the alpha testing of these sensors in Switzerland, and will share with you all my experiences, and thoughts on the technology being used here to collect data.

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As soon as the project was announced at Nokia World, the team were in a mad rush to get ordering the parts and even had to open a new mailbox to handle the mass of boxes. They were also very curious about how the kit would hold up in the cold and snow! Read on here

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Head across to Nokia Push here for more.



Ovi Daliy App “Must-Have App of the Year Awards” The Winners

January 7, 2011 at 10:36 pm Filed in:must see 51 Comments

You may recall last month I wrote about the Ovi Daliy App Awards, asking you all to vote for your Must-Have Symbian App of the Year.  Well all the votes have been collected, and counted, and now the winners have been announced.

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While these apps might not surprise you, we think you will agree that the quality, value and the overall user experience that goes along with these winning apps make each and every one of them a long-term keeper that we expect you will find yourself using again and again.

Head over to the Ovi Blog to find out about all the winners where you will find an in-depth breakdown of each of the winners apps, which you can find all of them in the Ovi Store.  Well done to all these winners!