Nokia Open Labs 2008 - Yanko Design

Nokia has always been knows as the market leader when it comes to mobile phones. They have been a company of legacy and innovation. For the first time, Nokia has proudly brought us Nokia Open Labs 2008 – a conference hosted in Helsinki , Finland , dedicated to social media and the future of mobile devices. Let'south get the scoop on what Nokia has in the cooker.

The attendees encompassed passionate individuals from all aspects of social media ranging from bloggers to forum members. These were the individuals who led engineering and social media in to tomorrow. Have 35 of these famous online characters, blend them together in a room, and out comes a powerhouse of leading edge innovators.

The briefing harboured discussions based on social networking, geospatial, entertainment, business solutions, and environmental concerns revolving around mobile devices. Information technology too touched upon topics such equally ubiquitous calculating and the demand for invisible technologies. Micki Krimmel stated "When a applied science is widely adopted, it is invisible". Technologies such every bit the TV, traffic lights and microwave are integrated deep in to our everyday lives. Nosotros no longer think well-nigh using them, only have surrounded our lives around them seamlessly, invisibly.

Nokia's dedication in to the online world has shown some heady movements. Nokia's very own Ovi, integrates with their mobile devices for ane terminate music, maps, N-Cuff games, media sharing and file sharing. Online virtual world Second Life, features a perfect model of NokiaHouse standing in Helsinki , plastered with virtual posters of Open Labs 2008, Ovi, and Nosotros.

As Jari Pasanen, VP of Strategy, states at the upshot:

"Nokia is at present moving fast into the internet business concern. Nosotros are non saying we are an internet company. Nosotros still have our legacy, we are a mobile phone visitor, even though we call some of our products 'multimedia computers'…."

Nokia knows it. Technological convergence is the next big step. Telly'south accept become media centers. Vehicles are becoming aware of their surroundings. Refrigerators will soon remind you to buy more milk. And smart phones, whether they be Nokia S60 devices, Apple iPhones, the large array of Windows Mobile devices, or the forthcoming Android powered devices, will feature more capabilities than we could have ever imagined. Who would have idea a prison cell phone would take pictures a decade ago?