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» Nokia 5500 Sport Music Editions - Gadget For Music and Sport Fans
(Oct 2006)
Nokia today announced the latest
addition to its family of “Active” phones with the introduction of the Nokia
5500 Sport Music Edition.
Adding to the well-received concept of the Nokia 5500 Sport, the Music
Edition is enhanced with a 512 MB microSD card for enjoying up to 375 songs,
as well as a fitness carrying strap, bicycle holder and sports headset
packed in a new energetic color.
“Music is a great source of energy and inspiration for many - during a
workout, a fitness routine, or just relaxing,” says Antti Koivula, Director
of Lifestyle Products at Nokia. “To complement its sporty and
fitness-inspired design, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition offers an
expanded range of music features and bears the Nokia XpressMusic feature
brand which guarantees an outstanding mobile music experience.”
The innovative carrying strap of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition allows
it to be worn around the waist or strapped around an arm to ensure that the
handset stays in place, even during vigorous exercise. The sports headset
also offers handsfree convenience for music and conversation with an
anatomically engineered, over-the-ear design. For a complete music
experience, the Nokia Music Manager application makes music transfer in
multitude of different digital music formats from your PC easy and
convenient.
Featuring an integrated pedometer, this “smartphone with a six-pack” lets
users know the distance traveled and calories burned during a run. Other
activities, such as a bicycle tour or cross-country skiing can also monitor
distance and calories with an optional GPS module. Results of workout
routines can then be transferred from the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition to
a PC to follow individual progress.
With the press of a single button to activate three dedicated “modes”, the
Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition can switch from a phone mode to stay in
touch, a music mode to relax or energize, and a sports mode to help users go
the extra mile. With a high-powered smartphone at heart, the handset can
even support text-to-speech technology. With two taps, the Nokia 5500 Sport
Music Edition reads an SMS aloud. A 2 megapixel camera completes the
well-rounded feature set of the Nokia 5500 Music Edition.
The triband Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition (GSM 900/1800/1900) is now
available in select shops around Europe. The expected retail price before
taxes and subsidies is approximately 350 EURO.
Reference: soft32
