Are you planning to explore a new city? Mobile phones equipped latest-generation navigation software can now lead the way, giving you the confidence of a local.
Equipped with the Beta version of Maps 2.02 navigation software, Nokia's newest handsets will be able to guide users walking or driving.
The upgraded mapping and navigation software, which offers multimedia city guides with satellite images and a redesigned user interface, was unveiled during Showcase Nokia 2008 held in Sydney last week.
Four new Nokia handsets equipped with the new navigation software were also introduced during the annual event.
Unlike previous systems designed only for vehicular navigation, Maps 2.02 (Beta) has a new GSP-enabled "walk" feature accurate enough for pedestrians.
The pedestrian navigation program can effectively take you from one place to another turn-by-turn. It also can help users locate their precise position by giving information about surrounding including buildings, streets and parks.
Newer handsets such as the Nokia 6210 Navigator point the direction the user is going using a built-in compass function.
The newly launched N96, N78 and 6220 Classic are also equipped with the new navigation software.
Besides the navigation feature, the new handsets also offer multimedia experiences from movie viewing to video and photo sharing.
"By taking navigation services out of the car and onto the sidewalk, Nokia is enabling people to explore and discover what's around them with the confidence of a local," said Chris Carr, sales vice president for Southeast Asia Pacific at the launch of the new software and mobile devices.
The new version of Nokia Maps 2.0 for selected devices is available at the Nokia Beta Labs website (www.nokia.com/betalabs) and for other devices can be downloaded for free from www.maps.nokia.com.
Nokia plans to bring mobile phone navigation to the mass market with the series 40 version of its Maps product, coming out during the first half of 2008.
During the showcase event, the company also introduced Share-on-Ovi, the next step toward Nokia's Ovi Internet service environment, a personal media-sharing community that makes it easy to upload, manage and share personal data.
Nokia's Share service will allow pictures to be shared online without storage and traffic limits.
During the Sydney Showcase, Nokia also announced its plan to serve up locally relevant music and deliver a wide variety of music genres to consumers via the online Nokia Music Store. The content will come from independent labels and music aggregators in Singapore and Australia.
This means music ranging from pop to alternative -- for example, the artists on Singapore's Ocean Butterflies Music or Australia's MGM Distribution, Shock Entertainment and Obese Records.
Nokia fans in Australia and Singapore can look forward to the sound of more locally resonant content once the Music Store opens in the local market later this year.
The company is also considering offering similar services to other countries, including Indonesia -- whose pop singers are popular with teen audiences in neighboring Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.
Please wait, as it will take some time before Indonesian music lovers can download their favorite songs from the online music store.
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