Lame Buttons Still A Hit

Mar 13 2003 - 04:07 PM ET | Nokia

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Just because Apple is geek chic doesn't mean that everything has to try to be sexy. Try being the key word. Nokia released some new gadgets at CeBIT and well--they aren't the coolest things around. The good news is that they are mostly Bluetooth savvy. Here's the breakdown:

* 6220: A tri-band GSM camera phone. Only available in Europe, Africa and Asia. Look for it in Q3. This is the phone pictured (note the buttons...).

* 3300 : Two different models but with the same model number (can you say "engineer named"?). American model has music/messaging focus: split-QWERTY keypad, instant messaging, MP3, FM stereo - available early fall 2003. European model has a game-pad key layout.

* Nokia Digital Pen: Accessory that transmits sketches and handwritten notes to a phone via Bluetooth, for sending via MMS. If this works, it's making the MobileTracker Most Wanted list.

* Nokia Image Viewer: Connects to a TV or projector - displays images from a phone via Bluetooth.

* Nokia Add-on Lens : Allows 3650 camera phone to take macro shots.

More info from Nokia. Via PhoneScoop.

Update: MobileBurn has a good bit of info on these announcements.