Nokia adds expanded music features to popular
sports-inspired phone
Espoo, Finland, October 05, 2006 - Nokia today announced the
latest addition to its family of "Active" phones with the
introduction of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition. Adding to the well-received
concept of the Nokia 5500 Sport, the Music Edition is enhanced with a 512 MB
microSD card for enjoying up to 375 songs, as well as a fitness carrying strap,
bicycle holder and sports headset packed in a new energetic colour.
"Music is a great source of energy and inspiration for
many - during a workout, a fitness routine, or just relaxing," says Antti
Koivula, Director of Lifestyle Products at Nokia. "To complement its
sporty and fitness-inspired design, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition offers
an expanded range of music features and bears the Nokia XpressMusic feature
brand which guarantees an outstanding mobile music experience."
The innovative carrying strap of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music
Edition allows it to be worn around the waist or strapped around an arm to
ensure that the handset stays in place, even during vigorous exercise. The
sports headset also offers handsfree convenience for music and conversation
with an anatomically engineered, over-the-ear design. For a complete
music experience, the Nokia Music Manager application makes music transfer in
multitude of different digital music formats from your PC easy and convenient.
As a sports companion, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition
packs a lot more than just music.
Featuring an integrated pedometer, this "smartphone
with a six-pack" lets users know the distance travelled and calories
burned during a run. Other activities, such as a bicycle tour or cross-country
skiing can also monitor distance and calories with an optional GPS module.
Results of workout routines can then be transferred from the Nokia 5500 Sport
Music Edition to a PC to follow individual progress.
When it comes to messaging features, the Nokia 5500 Sport
Music Edition is as versatile as a decathlete. With the press of a single
button to activate three dedicated "modes", the Nokia 5500 Sport
Music Edition can switch from a phone mode to stay in touch, a music mode to
relax or energize, and a sports mode to help users go the extra mile.
With a high-powered smartphone at heart, the handset can even support
text-to-speech technology. With two taps, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition
reads an SMS aloud. A 2-megapixel camera completes the well-rounded feature set
of the Nokia 5500 Music Edition.
The triband Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition (GSM 900/1800/1900) is now available in select shops around Europe. The expected retail price before taxes and subsidies is approximately 350 EUR.
Source: Nokia press release
