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jayhule | # 191 | 2009-09-17, 04:01 | Report

Well everyone, been a lurker for a while and will introduce myself in the appropriate thread, but had to link to this article I read from mynokiablog.com a couple days ago. the link is below

long post with a lot of pictures but go all the way 2/3 the way down to #10- UI there is a picture of ovi maps....digital compass!? the author even mentions it as a feature that was never officially put in specs

http://tiny.cc/jNdE8

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timsamoff | # 192 | 2009-09-17, 04:06 | Report

Sorry, but afaik, it's just a fancy directional UI gizmo that's tied to the GPS. I'd love to be wrong, but... I've been usig it and it doesn't work like a compass.

Tim

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ysss | # 193 | 2009-09-17, 04:50 | Report

@timsamoff: maybe the easter egg is the digital compass driver that's only installed in the final release firmware ;D

ps: dang, it shows 11-panes in the task selection screen! is there any (hard coded) limit?

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R-R | # 194 | 2009-09-17, 05:11 | Report

I've seen somewhere over 12 panes and you could actually scroll vertically with the finger!

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daperl | # 195 | 2009-09-17, 05:16 | Report

Originally Posted by ysss View Post

ps: dang, it shows 11-panes in the task selection screen! is there any (hard coded) limit?

42

Your question is the Easter egg.

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qole | # 196 | 2009-09-17, 18:14 | Report

Originally Posted by timsamoff View Post

Sorry, but afaik, it's just a fancy directional UI gizmo that's tied to the GPS. I'd love to be wrong, but... I've been usig it and it doesn't work like a compass.

Tim

It's actually a way to orient "North" and tilt the maps to give you a 3D view. That grid thing in the middle tilts the map, and you use your finger to drag the N around to wherever you want North to be. No compass!

Let's see if I can put his blog pics here:

In the next pics, he's hit the button in the middle and tilted the map into 3D mode:

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joppu | # 197 | 2009-09-17, 18:30 | Report

The lack of digital compass is really a shame, it's like the only missing feature of otherwise perfect phone.

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qole | # 198 | 2009-09-17, 18:38 | Report

Well, I also think that its lack of colour fax sending/receiving is quite disappointing.

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UCOMM | # 199 | 2009-09-17, 18:40 | Report

Originally Posted by qole View Post

Well, I also think that its lack of colour fax sending/receiving is quite disappointing.

well thats ********

my brother fax machine could do that in 1983

i think i'll have to hold off on my preorder now

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joppu | # 200 | 2009-09-17, 18:43 | Report

Originally Posted by qole View Post

Well, I also think that its lack of colour fax sending/receiving is quite disappointing.

But I was being serious

Magnetometer can really help if you are navigating on foot.

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