Nokia Phone Lens Covers Great For Multitasking
We’ve mentioned before that users want lens covers on their cameraphones for lens protection, but I found it great for multitasking as well. I’ll tell you a good example from yesterday’s experience.
I was driving down the highway and then I saw something big sticking out of a car in front of me. It got me really curious, so I tried driving up next to it. I could not figure out what it was because the car was going faster than me while I was trying to get closer to see what the hell was sticking out of his window. I figured it’d be safer if I snapped a picture and take a look later at home. This is where the beauty of multitasking comes in.
Multitasking
I slid the lens cover open on the Nokia N85 and the camera application automatically shows up on the screen, hiding the GPS navigation in the background. I then snapped a photo to the direction of the car while I was keeping my eyes on the road (for safety reasons of course). I then closed the lens cover resulting in the phone going back to GPS navigation display and automatically closing the camera app. The car sped away and left me still curious.
When I parked my car at the house, I finally had a chance to see what the hell it was. It was just a car bumper. My curiosity… satisfied!
P.S. Since the Nokia N85 already knew my GPS location, it even geotagged the photo!
Isn’t multitasking great? Just like computers, I can minimize programs on my Nokia phone and use other applications I want to use. When I’m done, I can close the current application and then go back to the previous application.
Ravindra on 20 January 2009:
This is true,Even when the phone is locked,the camera lens cover opening will unlock it and goes back to a locked position after it is closed,so you don’t want to do it manually.I love it.
Jeph on 20 January 2009:
yeah i love my n85 too, have you used Vine yet? the geotagging on that is pretty sweet, i got a few vines in Baltimore and Southern Maryland.
idigtial on 20 January 2009:
what this for?
Nokia Phone Lens Covers Great For Multitasking | The Nokia Blog on 20 January 2009:
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Michael on 21 January 2009:
So what do you actually think it is that was sticking out of this fellows car?
That is the question to nokian addicts want answered.
Seriously I think the camera cover is great for these very things
roberth on 21 January 2009:
hi mark hope u get this but my n85 is constantly crashing unless its in offline mode
you can email me directly and ill further explain the problem…thanks
Dani on 21 January 2009:
I heard Windows can do multitasking, too!
Seriously now. Why is this news? I’m using like 3 programs continously, they’re running all the time (Slide Helper, GSMNavigator, FlipSilent).
MauroN85 on 21 January 2009:
Hi, I don’t understand your P.S: “Since the Nokia N85 already knew my GPS location, it even geotagged the photo!”. I tried same just couple minutes ago on my N85 and it didn’t geotag the picture. Do you have geotagging of pictures enabled? And one more lamer question. How did you put the picture into yahoo map?
devmonster on 21 January 2009:
That’s why I love Nokia phones.. they allow me to do multitasking. Nokia S60 phones, that is.
Mark Guim on 21 January 2009:
@Michael, I think it was a bumper.
Mark Guim on 21 January 2009:
@MauroN85, go to camera options – settings – record location – on. I uploaded the photo to Flickr, which shows a map if any of your photos are geotagged.
Mark Guim on 21 January 2009:
@Jeph, i tried vine initially, but could not see any of my vines on the website. have they fixed it? Tried visitting the site again today and see a maintenance page.
WOM World / Nokia » Blog Archive - Lens cover - a multitasking tool on 21 January 2009:
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MauroN85 on 21 January 2009:
@Mark Guim, Ok, that’s regular way. When I read the article, I energized the impression, that running Nokia maps is sufficient (no need to set geotag picture setting on). But you just explained it.