NEW NGage EXCLUSIVE

[Daedalus]

Ok, not totally :)
We got some in stock today, and it's not even out until next week, so we're being told to keep it all hush hush and everything.
We've even got an Ngage pod thing at the front of the store, but it's got a big black cover over it until next week, until we can 'officially' unviel it.
However, although i was'nt allowed to get my hands on the real thing (:( ) i got my hands on one of the two dummy phones, so i could see and feel what the real thing will be like, and i even snuck in a few pictures too :)
It's not bad i will say. The 4 way directional pad it not as slippery and as big as i thought it was, but it's still far too clickly, like a toy or something, as were alot of the buttons. It fits ok in your hands, but because of the odd shape and size, it's not as comfortable as the GBA or even the GBA SP.
However, i made the other guys laugh when I showed them how you hold it to make phone calls. I will say, I did look like a complete prat, but thats how you hold it when you make calls, like your holding a giant ear to your head or something.
Anyway, see the pics attached and enjoy, i got a severe laughing at for your benefit, so don't say i dont do anything for you! ;)

[Daedalus]

another standard shot.

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Front of box

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...and back of the box :)

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and me holding it, looking like a total prat :)
and yes, i've very badly blurred my face (in paint :) ) for security. Plus if you were to see my real face, you'd go blind, i'm that bad looking :)

[krug3r]

Nice shots there, I feel like we have some secret information before the release date from our undercover reporter :)

Great work mate....

[nick]

It's like holding a piece of edam cheese up to the side of your head.

Good photos though.. Remember, we saw it here first :wicked:

[Daedalus]

lol, yeah.
The guys did'nt believe me at first thats that how you hold it, they thought I was joking. (if i'm being honest, i think they think it's just another phone, nothing to be wowed about, but I dont think they fully understand what it's meant to be in terms of gaming etc. Their more interested in mobiles, if that, where as i'm interested deeply in both mobiles and gaming, so I understand it's purpose a bit better :) )

[Daedalus]

oh, and before I forget, once we get them in stock on other networks, Orange are going to let us do it for only £199 on pay and go, which is pretty damm good really bearing in mind the RRP of £250 minimum.

[krug3r]

Sounds like a potential prize in the coming months :)

[Dragonfly]

I cant believe the way you have to hold this to make a call....... it looks like your ears have grown :big grin:

[bart]

if you ask me and alot of other telecom people they'll all say that this is an ambitous idea, but it will fail. nokia expect that 1 000 000 phones will be sold, well i think they wont reach half. the phone it self is to expencive for what it is, and the games 2.
you want to save some money, buy an gameboy advance (SP) and buy (or win) a good colorscreen phone like the T310

[krug3r]

Aspaltic99 already won the Gameboy SP back in August...will he get the T310 too :)

[bart]

wow you can win that here 2. damm why didn't i find this place sooner. damm i hope i win that phone, not for me actually but for my mum she needs a good new one, and i'm not gone give her one of my collection cause i know she's not carefull with them :p

[nick]

Originally posted by Krug3r
Aspaltic99 already won the Gameboy SP back in August...will he get the T310 too :)

Probably not, my coffee grounds and gooey lump of digestive biscuit say no.:) :)

Anyway, I think Bart is right. I reckon the N-Gage will fall flat on its face. All it really is is a Nokia version of the Gameboy Advance.

[krug3r]

Bart how many phone do you own :)

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P800 & T610
Other phones: GH388 GH688 GF768 T18s T28s R320s T39m T65 T100 T200 T600 T68

MCA-20, MCA-25, HPM-10, HPR-11, ICT-13, HPB-10, CMT-10, IBK-20, BST-15, BSL-11, HBH-30, ILO-20

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[bart]

i own 25 diffirent phones, and a total of +70 i think :)

i know i have a big ericsson collection, but i know i don't have the best, i know 2 othere persons form another forum that have a bigger collection, one even has a prototype R520 :( and for a collector thats very sweet :)

[Dragonfly]

Bart you could give away some of your phones to us less fortunate members who have old phones :)

[Daedalus]

maybe thats what I should do later in life, be a collector. Come to think of it, i'd really love to do that, seeing as I like to own and play with phones, but I would'nt really stick with one and just use it for it's purpose. If i had the money, i'd own loads of phones just for the ownership of them and being able to use a different phone everyday :)

[bart]

nice try i'm not gonna give away my phones, i've worked for them and i've bought them my self, its my hobby my collection.

[Azda]

wow well done on the pics, it looks smart!

[Quake4u]

" Nokia recreates Dolly the Sheep Cloning to give man a new Ear "
Nokia go's on to say its our best ever !
It comes with all Nokia usual functions !

Man asks Nokia can I have a ring in my ear now ?

Nokia replys: Only if its a Polyphonic one sir !

<img src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/another_world/gifs/ear.jpg">

[krug3r]

LOL Daedalus I didnt know you looked like that :)

[Quake4u]

" Nokia shows off new Hand Free Kit for Ngage "
Only draw back its a B*tch to txt with :(
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Trekkie reminds himself each day that he is Capt Picard,
Anybody who questions him about a Mobile stuck to his head,
He shouts NGAGE !
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:big grin:

[Daedalus]

:rolleyes:

[Ðeton8r]

It's a wonder they haven't wrote some copy protection on the games because I know Tomb raider can be copied onto another mmc, I don't know about any other games but it'll be worth it if you fill up a 128mb mmc with a few games :)

[Ste2k3]

God that looks good :D

[Ste2k3]

Its like a GBA but a phone :p