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In a previous post I mentioned how much I love the Nokia N900’s Sketch app. It’s a very powerful little app and a formidable tool to create art. I always have my N900 with me, which means I also always have a way to do sketches or full blown drawings, which is a very relaxing way for those moments of down time. For this reason I decided to create a special section called the N900 Sketch Gallery, to showcase the possibilities of the N900 as an art tool. This shows how mobile tech, in particular our Nokia devices, can not only make our lives easier, but create  Above is the latest addition to the N900 Sketch Gallery, called "Row of Space."

Remember to add your creations to the Sketches from the N900 Flickr group. If you’re planning to sketch on your N900, I highly recommend using a screen protector.

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Jay did a sketch, MS Jen did it too. Judging by this Flickr group, it seems that many of you tried to sketch using the N900, with some impressive results to show. I simply had to try it, but could this beat  my trusty pencil and paper? My experience so far has proven that it’s pretty difficult to even come close when it comes to accuracy.

All I can say now, is that I’m hooked. The combination of the N900 and the Sketch app proved to have impressive pixel sharp accuracy. Even better is the ability to get every possible shade and tint, allowing me to mix and match the colors to create depth, shading, etc. Since I always have my N900 with me, it can now double as a handy way to create quick sketches or even take photographs as inspiration for future art projects. I could also upload them to various Flickr or Facebook groups to share my ideas and inspiration with others. Above you can see my first attempt with the Sketch app.

The app lacks any fancy picture editing feature, but Nokia could develop this into a fully featured and make it one of the star apps for the Maemo OS. Even if they don’t, the Sketch is a very powerful little tool that I will be using in the next couple of weeks to see what it’s really capable of!

Do you…Sketch?

If so, join the Sketches from the N900 Flickr group and share you creations.

Update: Eventhough the N900 can handle a lot, I would highly recommend using a screen protector, to avoid screen getting scratched. Sketching sometimes takes some heavy use of the stylus which could result in in fine scratches. Sketch safe and use a screen protector

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Recently we told you that Joikuspot for the N900 was on its way, but now we have an even better news: it should be here within three weeks, according to Lasse Maki, CTO and Founder of Joikusoft.

Another interesting details, especially if your thinking of transfering your Symbian license to your N900, is that it won’t be possible, well at least not initially. Apparently this has to do with the fact that the Maemo OS has totally new environment and their existing DRM solution will not be supported from the start. This means that you’ll probably have to shell out another 7 Euros for that Premium license.

Along with the extra details, they also released several new screen shots, showing more of the simple but pretty UI, should look right at home on the N900.

Are you getting Joikuspot Premium for your N900?

Via: The Nokia Blog

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Helping to feed people’s unstoppable appetite for  Weather and let’s not forget the productivity apps, there’s the excellent Documents To Go for Maemo and now KOffice. There’s now an Alpha version available through the Extras-developer repositories.

As the a result, the usual word of caution applies here. This version supports text files, spreadsheets and presentations in OpenDocument format (ODF) and Microsoft Office formats. The viewer requires the latest update (PR1.1) to the N900 software.

If you don’t have the Extras-developer repositories, you should create a new catalog in the App. manager:

After you’ve updated,  a new 9 megabyte app should appear with the “’freoffice” name. Even considering it’s as an Extras-developer app, it seems to be a less refined solution, when compared to Documents To Go for Maemo. On the other hand, there’s no denying that it cost the incredible price of $0.

The question now is, which of these solutions will get document editing first. I’m betting on Documents To Go for Maemo, especially with the Mobile World Congress, just around the corner?

This seems a like a battle between Microsoft Office and Openoffice, but on the mobile front. Which do you prefer? Documents To Go for Maemo or KOffice?

Our friends at WOM World/Nokia have invited us to the OVI Daily App “Must Have App of the Year” virtual awards 2009. This award celebrates the best mobile applications of the year and invites us to vote for the best apps. The final winners will be announced live on January 6th, 2010 at Ovi Daily App.

All I can say right now is Gravity and more Gravity! Shazam is also another noteworthy app and TuneWiki for Maemo is also very impressive. What’s your app(s) of the year?

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The Nokia N900 doesn’t come with a Podcasting app preinstalled, but you can easily download the Maemo 5-compatible  gPodder. If you’ve stored all your Podcasts in an OPML file it might seem like you’re out of luck as gPodder doesn’t support a way to import OPML files stored on the N900.(At least not yet.)

There is a neat workaround for this problem.

1.Store your OPML in the N900’s mass storage root directory.

2.In gPodder go to “Subscribe” and choose “OPML file from the web”

3.Type: “file:///home/user/MyDocs/x.opml” with x.opml being the name of the OPML file you chose.

Doing this will import all your Pod- and Vidcasts in the N900.

3rd Edition devices have had support for Live Messenger for quite a while now, with the only solution for 5th edition being a version created for the Asian market. While that version worked fine, it had Asian characters, advertising and links aimed at the Asian market, it lacked the familiar Live Messenger contacts (Which can be found in Contacts) and Hotmail email in Messaging.

A new version has appeared on OVI store that updates the application bringing up to speed with the current desktop version of Live Messenger. The best part is that it doesn’t have any advertising and fully integrates into 5th edition, setting up your Hotmail account in Messaging and putting all your Live Messenger contacts in a new tab in Contacts, joining the regular contacts and OVI contacts tab.

The app is sadly not available for all countries and regions with the familiar messaging saying that: “This item is not available for your country. Explore more great content in the “Related” section below.”

I really can’t understand why this app isn’t available to all regions and countries, when everyone can freely download the desktop version. Even Nokia’s site dedicated Windows Live site merely points you to the Download! app (Which isn’t used anymore), lacking any links to download the actual apps. What’s even worse is that 5th edition devices are not even mentioned!

If you’re unable to download the 5th edition of Live Messenger on OVI, you can download it right here.

Via: Nokiausers

After a period that almost seemed like they were on the way out, mobile codes are starting to popup everywhere, for this reason I decided to give it another try.

Nokia has a mobile code reader, but it doesn’t officially support 5th edition. While it does work on the N97, it has a few problems here and there. It’s also not as speedy as I would like.

Nokia has a list of recommended 3rd party mobile code readers so I decided to try a few of them. One surprise was the mobile code reader called I-nigma reader by 3GVision. It has the usual bells and whistles one would expect from a mobile reader, but what struck me was the speed. I created a test mobile code and to my surprise I noticed that I-nigma was able to scan the code even BEFORE I could properly position the camera in front of the code.

Other mobile would not only require perfectly positioning the camera in front of the code, but also waiting for it to scan and interpret the code, which can take as much as 20 seconds.

If you’re looking for a 5th edition mobile code scanner, I highly recommend I-nigma. As a second option, you could also try UpCode, which I also recommend.

Give I-nigma a try and and see what’s hidden in the code below:

By now most of you are aware of the $999 dollar “I AM RICH” app for the iPhone, if not, it’s basically a $999 application that displays a red gem (supposedly a Ruby) with a "secret" text saying: “I am rich I deserv it I am good, healthy and successful” Now you can have the N800/N810’s version of the app and add some serious bling to the Internet Tablet. Interestingly called “I AM FREE,” you can get the app for the unique price of only $0. However It does lack the secret mantra or the I AM RICH app’s startup animation, but hey considering the $999 price difference between the two apps I’d say it’s a steal! Get your I AM FREE app here.

Below, a look at the original IAM RICH app.

I AM RICH iPhone app available for the Nokia N800/N810

Remember The Urbanista Diaries? Basically a blogger global relay race where one blogger is dropped off somewhere in the world where he or she encounters challenges along the way. The bloggers than had to use the N82 + Sports Tracker combo to document and share the experience as well as using it as a tool to find his or her way to the next blogger who will continue the journey. A few key parts to the Urbanista Diaries has been the N82 + Sports Tracker which helped to pin-point your location using the N82’s built-in GPS and Sports Tracker that recorded all of this in real-time and later uploads it to the web. We can’t forget about the full-size map on the Urbanista site and of course the Urbanista Widget, which displayed your route and pictures on an interactive map. Personally I found the widget handy s you could easily place it on your site or blog and your readers keep track of your location.

Nokia has now released this widget to all, allowing you to customize the look and place it not only on your site or blog, but also on your profile in various social media sites. But the biggest change however is that this time you don’t follow The Urbanist Dairists, but anyone with a Sports Tracker account. You can choose among 20 different colors and even give the widget a name. You are asked to enter the Sports Tracker username you’d like to follow and currently you can choose between Facebook or Blogger widgets. But where is the Wordpress, Typepad and MySpace support? And wouldn’t it be cool if they could create an app specifically for Nseries devices? Or how about a Vista Side Bar Gadget? These are what I think are essential things that they kind of forgot about and I hope they add them fast. The final result can be seen here on the left, with our own customized The Nokia Guide Widget.

Despite the lack of support for Typepad, I used the Blogger app and that worked just fine. Despite these small shortcomings, the addition of having a customizable widget as an add-on to Sports Tracker is excellent idea showing the different evolutionary directions Location-aware application are going. This should be a fun way of keeping track of what friends and family are doing, but also a great way to share your travels or even your daily routine with others. The Widget can be downloaded right here.