Nokia N95 Now DLNA Certified

Written by Adam Gosling

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Nokia's high-end multimedia phone (computer) has the distinction of being the first handheld device to be certified by the Digital Living Network Alliance which is an industry association formed to assist with interoperability issues in the new age of digital content. Ironically, while Nokia insists its N-series phones are not actually phones but multimedia computers, it's quite happy now to class the 8G-Byte N95 as a mobile phone when it comes to claiming a world's first. "Nokia today announced that the Nokia N95 8GB had the distinction of being the first ever mobile phone to receive Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certification," the company said in a statement. "We are thrilled to receive this tribute from the DLNA. The Nokia N95 8GB is truly a masterpiece of a multimedia computer, and a prime example of the direction mobility is taking - it's personal, powerful and fits seamlessly into your life inside and outside the home," said Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president, Markets, Nokia. The DLNA alliance, which set interoperability standards for wired and wireless consumer electronic devices, classed the Nokia N95 8GB as a Mobile Digital Media Server and means the device will easily connect with other DLNA Certified home electronics devices and PCs. The idea of the certification is to enable multi-vendor home ecosystems of consumer devices by building a common connectivity platform. DLNA has certified more than 1800 products, explains Nokia, but this is the first time the stringent guidelines for interoperability set by the DLNA have been met by a mobile phone. Mobile devices were included in the DLNA Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines that were published in early 2006, and are now part of the recently launched DLNA certification program. The N95 has up to 8GB of built-in memory and so can hold a significant amount of media content which can be easily streamed wirelessly to other DLNA devices such as TV's home stereo systems and so on. Newer news items Nokia Music Store Live In Aus -21/04/2008 Another Great Summer Of Cricket For 3 -11/03/2008 Moto Gets A Tune And A Ticker -07/03/2008 Nokia Signs Onto Google Mobile Search -12/02/2008 Yahoo! Rushes Forward With oneConnect -12/02/2008 Older news items Australian Open Mobile On Optus -13/01/2008 ACMA Places Obligation On Content Providers -01/01/2008 Remote Record Foxtel From Your Phone -09/12/2007 Nokia Simplifies Mobile Internet Radio -03/12/2007 3 Covers The Cricket -08/11/2007 Tag This Now: