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Guess who’s your new perfect travelling companion?

All of us who belong to the working community look forward to the year end because it gives us a chance to take the much-needed break from routine work life and explore our ‘top-of-the-list’ exotic locations. Vacations are a perfect time to relax and unwind and at the same time learn about new cultures and people.

Whenever we plan to travel, there’s a long list of must-have gadgets that we want to carry with us to get the most out of our voyage. When travelling, a camera is a must to capture the lovely scenery and memories, so is a camcorder when we want to capture all the action of fun times and adventures. Many tech-savvy people also like to carry the GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation device with them to find their way as they explore the not-so-well-known cities. A mobile phone is something we carry with us all the time to stay in touch with friends and family, even when on vacation. Today’s mobile phones come with many additional features over and above voice calls. However, when mobile phones offer different features, they don’t really offer the optimal quality in every feature – there’s always a compromise here and there. For this reason, travellers would rather prefer the hassle of carrying a variety of devices with them instead of relying solely on their smartphone to relish their travelling experience.

However, this is going to change with Nokia N8. Featuring the best-in-class quality in all its features, N8 can serve as the perfect travelling companion anyone could ask for. Dubbed as the world’s best camera phone, N8 comes with a 12 megapixel camera supported by Xenon flash, Carl Zeiss optics and a large sensor which rivals a compact digital camera, allowing you to take sharp pictures even in most difficult lighting conditions. So next time you go on a trip, you can capture all those special moments from your N8 phone’s camera. There is ample space for content with 16GB of in-built storage space, expandable up to 48 GB with a Micro SD card. It’s simple to upload your photos to social networks or transfer them to and from a USB stick with the USB On-the-Go that comes in handy when you are mobile without your laptop.

You can also make high-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. While travelling, the N8 video capturing feature would let you capture maximum action whether its flamenco dancing or bullfighting in Spain, skiing in Switzerland or paragliding in Sri Lanka. You can also enjoy your favourite videos by plugging the device to your home theatre system with a TV out cable that comes with the Nokia N8. The Nokia N8 offers a true home theater experience with HD quality film and Dolby Digital Plus surround sound.

The Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, taking you where you want to be and showing you what you want to see in over 70 countries worldwide with real-time voice guidance. Ovi Maps provide a complete navigation and mapping service both in online and offline mode: you can search and browse the map as well as navigate. With the ‘My position’ option, you can find your current location easier and faster than ever. The ‘Find places’ option lets you find places you are looking for and addresses with a one-box search. You can save your favourite places and routes, and
synchronise them with your Ovi account. Drive-car navigation with voice and visual instructions, lane assistance and speed limit information with text-to-speech voice guidance lets you find the place you want to visit with greatest ease. Walk-pedestrian navigation comes with routing through pedestrian zones and shortcuts, pathways through parks and buildings, stairways and plazas. Real-time weather information including a 5-day forecast, for your current or any location can also be found via search to let you plan your trip in the most practical way.

You can also download free mobile travel guides from Lonely Planet and Michelin. Lonely Planet and Michelin service offers you dynamic access to the best and most relevant editorial travel content for over 1000 destinations. Through these services, you can find thousands of listings for sights, restaurants, hotels, shops, nightlife and more – look these places up on the map and get to them with Walk and Drive navigation. You could also easily find out the events happening nearby your location on the map or any place via search. Using N8, sharing your location on Facebook is a breeze, you can share where you are, what you are up to and finish with a photo. With so many built-in features, Ovi Maps offer a complete solution to all your navigation needs.

The N8 is not just good at showing the way; it has all the potential to keep you entertained throughout the trip. Its WebTV apps from channels like E! Entertainment, National Geographic and CNN and the intuitive music player inject an element of fun into idle moments. The latest version of Ovi Store, available first on the Nokia N8, gives easy access to more apps – from social networking services like Foursquare to games like Need for Speed Shift.

Social networking on the Nokia N8 is as easy as making a phone call or sending an SMS. People can read and send messages, update their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook and Twitter, directly on the homescreen of the Nokia N8. Moving events from social networks into Nokia N8 device calendar is easy and ensures all important events are only a few touches away.

What makes all this possible is the new Symbian^3 Operating System. The Nokia N8 is the first device based on it. When you try out the new Symbian^3, you’ll find out it is not only ‘WOW’ but also offers a familiar interface. The accelerated graphics deliver an extremely fast and responsive user interface. There is support for gestures like single-click interaction, flick scrolling, pinch zooming. Greater memory management brings one of the best multi-tasking experiences, so you can have several apps and services running simultaneously and switch between them.

All the new technology that is part and parcel of Nokia N8 is at your disposal to maximise your travelling experience and stay connected with all those who matter to you even when you are away from them. Nokia N8 has all the capabilities to let you explore your vacation destination in the most enriching manner. With the Nokia N8, possibilities are endless… What will you do with it? Let your imagination run wild!



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