Nokia
N80

The N80 (type RM-92) was part of Nokia’s Nseries family of premium devices. The key focus was to offer support for home media networking using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) technology, and it was the first mobile phone to support this standard. UPnP allowed the automatic discovery and remote control of devices. Essentially, the N80 could be used to connect to a home network, acting almost as a remote control letting users access PCs, audio equipment and TVs. This meant images and video stored on the Nokia N80 could be viewed wirelessly on a TV, and music stored on the device could be played through a living room audio system. Although an interesting idea, UPnP was rather ahead of its time and the capability did not take off. Nokia’s Executive Vice President, Multimedia, Anssi Vanjoki who said the phone was the “size of a stack of business cards” described it as a “multimedia computer that genuinely enriches people's lives with connected, mobile multimedia experiences offering people a new, unparalleled experience of enjoying media in the living room by just using the Nokia N80”. The phone, which was based on S60 3rd Edition and Symbian OS and supported 3G networks, also featured a three-megapixel camera and had a dedicated close-up mode switch for macro shots. One added advantage of the UPnP support was that users could remotely print to UPnP-compatible printers and photo kiosks. When it launched it cost approximately €500.