Reporters & Bloggers
Finally I have finished uploading my Singapore trip pictures to Flickr. You can view all the pictures here.
I was invited as one of two bloggers to go to Nokia Go Play in Singapore with 10 reporters. I am not sure why they chose me to go. I think I am just lucky. I did not know anyone in this trip before so it was kinda exciting. My Papa and Mama took me to the Suvarnabhumi Airport. We arrived there at 9 am. I met P’Yee. She’s the Communications Manager from Aziam Burson-Marsteller (ABM). Then I met P’Mai, the senior reporter from Siamrath Newspaper and P’Chompoo, a blogger from BlogGang dot com.
Okay, let me introduce people in the group ;
P’Ning – Communications Manager, Nokia (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
P’Yee – Communications Manager, Aziam Burson-Marsteller (ABM)
Ple – Client Service Executive, Aziam Burson-Marsteller (ABM)
Khun Pui and Khun Yod – Nokia (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
P’Chompoo – Blogger, BlogGang
P’Mai – Senior Reporter, Siamrath
Khun Po – Reporter, Prachachat Newspaper
P’Joy – Social Director, Image Magazine
P’Ko – Lips Magazine
P’Thom – Writer, Manager Weekly
P’Oh – Reporter, Daily News
Khun Pik – Writer, Esquire Magazine
They are all nice people. I am glad I know them. Anyway we fly with Singapore Airlines to Changi Airport. The weather was not good, turbulence occurred most of the flight. We arrived Singapore around 3 pm. local time. we went straight to our hotel, The Oriental Singapore. After we’re done with checking-in and cloths changing, we went to Market Street Carpark where the event took place.
Nokia Go Play
Around 5 pm. the event began with welcome address by Mr. Chris Carr, Country Manager, Nokia Singapore. Keynote speech by Mr. Urpo Karjalainen, SVP, Customer and Market Operations, Nokia Asia Pacific. Consumer Internet Strategy presented by Mr. Ilkka Raiskinen, SVP, Multimedia Experiences, Nokia Multimedia.
Nokia today introduced Ovi, the company’s new internet services brand name. With the introduction of Ovi, Nokia is expanding from a focus on mobile devices to offer a range of internet services. Ovi, meaning ‘door’ in Finnish, enables consumers to easily access their existing social network, communities and content, as well as acting as a gateway to Nokia’s services.
Ovi – one key opens every doors.
Ovi is the gateway to Nokia’s internet services, including the Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, and N-Gage games. It will also be an open door to web communities, enabling people to access their content, communities and contacts from single place, either directly from a compatible Nokia device or from a PC. The first version of Ovi.Com is scheduled to go live in English during the fourth quarter of 2007 and additional features and languages expected to go live during the first half of 2008.
Nokia Music Store – all the world’s music in your pocket
The Nokia Music Store (http://music.nokia.com) offers millions of tracks from major artists, independent lables as well as a broad range of local artists from around the world. The store is accessible via a desktop computer or directly from a compatible Nokia device, such as the Nokia N81 or Nokia N95 8GB multimedia computer.
Entertainment made simple
N-Gage – mobile gaming experience
N-Gage offers an easy way to find, try and buy great quality games directly from your compatible Nokia devices. Selecting the N-Gage application onyour compatible Nokia device, you can preview available games, connect with your friends, read reviews or download a free demo. Buying game is easy, either with a credit card or by charging to your monthly phone bill. Companies like Electronic Arts and Gameloft are making some of their biggest brands available through N-Gage. The application is expected to be available for download from N-Gage.com in November 2007.
Nokia unveils four devices optimized for entertainment, music and games.
Alongside the introduction of Ovi, the door to Nokia’s Internet services, Nokia today unveiled four new mobile devices specifically optimized for entertainment, music and games.
Nokia N81 and Nokia N81 8GB : Entertainment made simple
With dedicated music and gaming keys, a 3.5 mm headphone connector and 3G and WLAN connectivity, the Nokia N81 multimedia computer is a true mobile entertainment powerhouse. With a sleek, polished surface and keys that light up when you activate them. accessing content on the 3D multimedia menu is fast and intuitive. The Nokia N81 is configured to find, buy, mange and play music and games purchased from the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games service.
The Nokia N81 comes in 2 versions : the Nokia N81 8GB with internal 8GB flash memory, and the Nokia N81 with expandable memory. Both versions are expected to begin shipping the fourth quarter of 2007.
Nokia N95 8GB : Stunning screen, massive memory
The Nokia N95, the world’s greatest multimedia computer, just got greater. With all the key features of its predecessor, including a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, built-in A-GPS, WLAN, HSDPA and an innovative 2-way slide, the Nokia N95 8GB now offers up to 8 gigabytes of built-in memory. The N95 8GB also boasts a new luminous 2.8″ QVGA display – one of largest ever for a multimedia computer – so that watching videos, browsing the Internet or viewing maps is easy. With its expanded memory, the N95 8GB offers up to 20 hours of video or up to 6,000 songs. The N95 8GB multimedia computer is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic – Small in size, big on music
With a sleek aluminium finish, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone blends an array of features with an iconic design. At only 9.9mm thick and weighing less than 71 grams, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic fits comfortably in a pocket or purse. A mini music powerhouse, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic offers up to 18 hours of music playback, memory for up to 3,000 songs on an optional 4GB microSD card and delicated music keys. Expand listening options to music headphones or speakers with a built-in 3.5mm jack. With a 2-megapixel camera and a bright 2-inch QVGA screen with up to 16 million colors, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Nokia 5610 XpressMusic – Edgy design, sharp sound
The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic comes ready to rock with an iconic Music Slider key making music easy to access with a flick of the thumb. Aluminum side panels accent the all-black high gloss finish and large 2.2-inch, 16 million color display of the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic offers crystal clear sound and up to 22 hours of music playback and memory with capacity for 3,000 songs on an optional 4GB microSD card. More than just a phone and music player, the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic features a high-quality 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic uses 3G technology, and with pre-load web applications, downloads, web-browsing and video calls can be made faster and easier. The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Market Street Carpark
After Nokia: Go Play Showcase, we had dinner on the rooftop of Market Street Carpark with the bright big moon and stars glowing above. The dinner menu were Symphony of Ocean (Poached boston lobster, Thai style mussels marinated with garlic and lime, Seared bay scallops topped off with a tangy dressing, Confit of blue water prawns with Asian Sesame dressing), Clear Concoction (Double-boiled winter melon consomme with prawn tortellini, snow fungus, wolfberries and cilantro), Surf & Turf (Oven-baked cajun spiced baby chicken and wok-charred gindara served with potatoes and soy-mirin jus and accented with a cepes foam) and Dolce ( Chocolate hazelnut mille feuille, structure of citrus and wine gel, strawberry panna cotta, mini blueberry shortcake). They tasted wonderful. They were amazing.
The entertainment shows were incredible. I couldn’t remember the artist’s names but they were great.
Before we headed back to the hotel, I went to 7 Eleven to find a phone sim card. Unfortunately I couldn’t get one.
Related Links
P’Chompoo’s Blog
Nokia Go Play
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