Nokia debuts Point and Find service

Help you see what's around you

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2 December 2008 8:34 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Nokia has outlined a new service that it hopes to launch in the near future called So-Lo.

The service, announced by the company's President at Nokia World in Barcelona, will allow Nokia phone users to get extra information about buildings and the things around them simply by pointing their camera phone in that direction.

The Point and Find service, currently in beta, will offer everything from information about the architecture of buildings to useless factoids.

Nokia has also hinted that you'll be able to point your phone at a film posted to get information about where that film is showing.

The information will come from a series of online databases and pull in information from the internet.

In related news, Nokia has also announced an update to its Nokia Maps service. The Finnish company has added satellite view, terrain view and the ability to sync maps with your PC.

We will keep you posted.



Comments

  • Nokia still trying to keep ahead, - nice to see, - but when will they bite the bullet and include DAB radios in their hand sets?

    Nokia should by now realise that although the want theworld to adopt DVB-H technology for mobile broadcast reception - that it is DAB and T-DMB that exists and is expanding.

    Providing the ability to receive them in their phones would be a further boost to their sales and a boon to their users. LG and Samsung have done so already for the Korean market place - and I along with many others are eagerly awaiting the arrival of this multi media technology in European hand sets SOON!
    Posted by Tony Orwin, United Kingdom
  • Tony, it just so happens i've just finished a meeting with the Nokia product and marketing bod and so asked your question about DAB. Seems they are waiting for mass adoption of the technology before jumping in. Full story here: http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/19643/20667/nokia-dab-radio-phones-possible.phtml Posted by stuartmiles, United Kingdom
  • Love the way Nokia feature an E71 in their promo pictures but when you actually try to download to an E71 you are told the phone is not supported in the Beta. DOH!!!! Posted by Guy, UK

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