The Future of the N-Gage · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday February 21, 2006 @03:28AM from the future's-so-bright-it-has-to-be-pr dept.

Gamasutra has a talk with Jani Karlsson, senior manager for the N-Gage at Nokia. He talks about how Nokia sees the N-Gage, and what they plan to do with the little engine that could've in the near future. Sort of. Kinda. From the article: "GS: So the new handsets which are coming out with the N-Gage technology inside. What's the visibility of the brand of N-Gage within those? JK: I really can't comment on that because I'd be stepping on other peoples turf. Every single product that Nokia has a strong individual marketing message to it. The power to decide the visibility or non-visibility of any brand, external or internal, is really down to individual brand departments. GS: So... you can talk about the future of N-Gage? JK: Sure - that's all about expansion, into the smartphone areas."

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Re:Vapid by CBackSlash · 2006-02-21 03:44 · Score: 2, Informative

The N-Gage-QD fixes the battery removal issue.

Now, you only have to remove your battery to swap
your SIM card, which is not too frequently.

Screwups like that are part of the "great learning experience"
referenced in the interview.
Re:An owner of the original n-gage by takotech · 2006-02-21 03:51 · Score: 3, Informative

The only complaint I have is the "elephant ear" type use when talking.

I believe it's referred to as side talkin'.