Neil Merton

Nokia N95 Goodness

I recently replaced my ageing T-Mobile MDA Vario with the new Nokia N95 and can honestly say I’m glad I did. Sure, I could have gone for the upgraded Vario II but I really wasn’t using the whole PDA to it’s full extent and felt that it would be a waste. Besides, there’s not much that a PDA does that the N95 can’t!

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… .