My first reason for going for the N95 was the 5 megapixel camera - which is an absolute gem! I’m yet to try it out in a dark room, but outdoors it can’t be beaten! The colours are vibrant and the pictures pretty sharp.

Another reason was the GPS - not that I’ve used it much yet, but at least I’ve downloaded all the UK maps so I can hopefully use them to find out where I am if I happen to get lost.

One surprise was the Lifeblog feature. What this does is it logs the messages and photos you take on the phone and then once sync’d with a PC you can easy track what you’ve been up to. I love it!

One other great thing with the N95 is it supports WiFi - so I could sit at home (or anywhere else with wireless access) and surf the net without the hefty download costs.

So if you are due for a new phone - put the N95 on your consideration list!

Update (25 May 2007): To view photos I’ve tagged with Nokia N95 please visit my Flickr page. I’ve also updated the LifeBlog screenshot as it’s changed with version 2.5.

Update (23 May 2007): More useful tips are available from this website.

Update (19 May 2007): Just found a very useful site with lots of useful tips on Lifeblog - It’s called Lifeblog - How to… .

Windows has a very nifty shortcut sequence built into it of ‘Left Shift + Alt’ that will switch between the two available layouts.

If you find this happening to yourself and want to disable the shortcut then follow these directions:

1. Right-click on the taskbar
2. Select ‘Toolbars’
3. Select ‘Language Bar’
   (you should now have a blue indicator on your taskbar - mine says ‘EN’ indicating English)
4. Right-click on the indicator icon and select ‘Settings…’
5. At the bottom, under ‘Preferences’ click the ‘Key Settings…’ button
6. Ensure ‘Switch between input languages’ is selected and click the ‘Change Key Sequence…’ button
7. Untick the two checkboxes (these are ‘Switch input languages’ and ‘Switch keyboard layouts’)
8. Click ‘OK’
9. Click ‘OK’
10. Click ‘OK’
11. To remove the indicator from the taskbar -right-click on it and select ‘Close the language bar’.

Done.

It seems that there are quite a few people who have had similar experiences.

There’s a few reasons why I’ve gone for this phone:

1. 2 mega-pixel camera
2. Plays music
3. Uses Memory Stick Pro Duo cards

It’s quite a heavy phone (especially since my previous phone was a Motorola Razr!) but it does feel sturdy. I’m sure if push came to shove then it could be used as a weapon.

Unfortunately I’ve not had much chance to play around with it yet, so this is a limited write-up. I will update this once I can tell you all a little more about it.

Would this be something that could take off?

Quite possibily, especially if you could specify the types of adverts you would be willing to put up with (i.e. Gaming, Music, Movies, etc).