Mysterious new Nokia touchscreen interface and handset unveiled (sort of)

In a presentation given at Nokia's Capital Markets Day 2008 last week the company quietly displayed a previously unseen handset, complete with an edge-to-edge touchscreen and subtle, attractive stylings. Perhaps even more interesting is that the screen is sporting an all-new heretofore unseen S60 touchscreen interface, giving hope to folks let down by S60 5th Edition's minor changes to the formula. Unfortunately, Nokia hasn't made any other reference to this phone or the revised OS, and could have very well trotted them out as a proof of concept of the company's direction -- particularly likely due to the fact that they were trying hard to butter up investors at the meeting. Still, the "Tube" started off as little more than a presentation (complete with hints at interface improvements that have yet to emerge), and look how that ended up.

[Warning: PDF link; via Boy Genius Report]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 8th 2008 6:49PM]

Wow. So Nokia made a keyboard-less Symbian version of the Xperia. Panels, touchscreens, integrated services...
Correct me if I'm wrong...I don't wanna sound like an ignorant troll. Don't call be iEye please.

[fernando Posted Dec 8th 2008 6:56PM]

ok I'll bite.

those aren't panels, you can fit many services in one screen, so I'd say it isn't that close to the panel concept. multiple homescreens have been around for a while.

and about the keyboard-less part: this is a concept, there wont be a phone exactly like this, probably not even a UI exactly like this.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 8th 2008 7:40PM]

Umbelivable!!!
Is Nokia really gonna get a grip?
I'll belive it when I see it (and maybe buy one)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 8th 2008 9:48PM]

Its just a photoshop. There's no hardware that has "leaked" This shouldn't even be a story.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 9th 2008 1:50AM]

I believe everyone can see a better demo of this in the YouTube videos of Nokia N97. It already has all these touch screen features enabled in it. Secondly, it's rumored that they will be packing the same good's for Nokia 5800 next firmware upgrade or future upgrades.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 9th 2008 5:42AM]

Hmmm, might we possibly be seeing the first strains of Symbian Foundation? As it says in the link below, it's not that Symbian-y, so it could be intriguing...

http://www.mobileshop.com/blog/mobile-phone-news/the-emperors-new-nokia-is-this-nokias-newest-next-gen-mobile-phone/

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 9th 2008 11:19PM]

I want to be excited... but its so early in the progress that i'll jus focus my attention into hoping for a solid n97.