Last Tuesday, I was at the New York City Nokia Flagship store for the Eseries Social Media Meetup. Nokia users mingled with other fans as well as Nokia representatives. I was expecting to see the Nokia E72 because it was announced hours before the event, but it was nowhere to be found. Nokia was pushing the E71x and the E75, but I think the highlight was the session where we shared ideas with each other while Nokia folks took notes.

View from the second floor as people started coming in.

Burgers, beer, and wine for everyone.

Q&A with Jerry Hart, Product Marketing Manager in AT&T Product Group. Questions were mostly about the software compromises placed on the Nokia E71x compared to an unlocked Nokia E71. If you want to know the difference between the two devices, Nokia Experts wrote a thorough Nokia E71 vs E71x comparison.

During the ‘blue sky’ thinking session, we were broken up in three groups and presented our ideas based on the questions listed below. This is a photo of Chanse Arrington (North America Multimedia Product Manager), Hugo Hernandez (Director of Eseries Marketing in Americas), and Molly Schonthal (Social Media Communications in North America) listening to blogger Mobile Dan representing his group.

Thanks to WOM World/Nokia for inviting me to this event. As you probably know, I love gadgets especially phones. Meetups like this enable me to let the people behind the brand know what I think about their devices in person. I told the AT&T Product Group Marketing Manager that I didn’t like the Nokia E71x because it didn’t have Share Online built-in. I also had the opportunity to tell the Eseries Director of Marketing I love the email experience on the Nokia E75, but the screen is too small!

Session Questions

It’s flattering that Nokia folks actually read this blog, so I’m sure they’d be interested in your responses to the same questions asked during the session. Let them know what you think!

1. Which form factor works best for a QWERTY – E71x candybar, or E75 slide or another form factor?
2. Is there an argument for making all mobile devices QWERTY?
3. Where are the lines blurring between business, multimedia and consumer focussed devices. Should those lines remain? If not, why not?!
4. Think about how working practices will change in say 5 years, what do expect to see in the place of these devices? What legacy will live on?