The Nokia N96 or Nokia N81 was spotted by Markz over at our forums on the American Boy music video by Estelle featuring Kanye West. I’m confused like Markz which of the two phones are on the video because of the black & white video color. Take a look at the video yourself and tell us what you think it is.

In the second part of my Nokia N81 8GB review, I’ll cover the main functions of the device that makes it stand out from the rest of the Nokia Nseries: its Music and Gaming features. In the end, I think the Nokia N81 does a great job as music-phone, and the upcoming Ngage games will be the main reason to consider buying this phone.

I received a final production of the Nokia N81 8GB today for testing. I made a video of the unboxing as well as a few minutes of initial usage with it. Right off the bat, I wanted to see the Navi wheel, new multimedia menu, and the N-gage games. I’ll leave my initial thoughts and review for a later post. Check out the video!

The Nokia Los Angeles Mansion Party will be unforgettable for me. First of all, Nokia flew me from New York to join them in Los Angeles. Then I get the opportunity to meet many of the Nokia blogging/forums community in person in one place. To top it all, I talked one-on-one with the product managers responsible for the phones and devices I love. Reviews, videos, and interviews will be posted later in separate posts.

Cellulare Magazine reviews the Nokia N81 by providing a Nokia N81 vs. Nokia N80 comparison video. They also show a demo of an N-Gage game at the end. In the end, they think the Nokia N81 will be a revolutionary phone just like the Nokia N80 when it was released. Take a look.