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    FrankenHaiku: Nokia N95

    In their initial press release, Nokia called their N95 "what computers have become." It wasn't just a new phone, or even a new smartphone. The N95 was the evolution of the computer.

    In short, we were reading PR poetry. And as it is known, there is only one way to counter PR poetry: dorky tech reviewer poetry.

    So for this week's Frankenreview, we decided to abandon the traditional pullquotes and call in some favors to our fellow N95 reviewers.

    Hit the jump to read—in Haiku form—what GigaOM, PCWorld, LAPTOP, MobileBurn and, of course, Gizmodo, had to say about the Nokia N95.

    *This score does not represent the official PC World ranking, and is instead based upon reviewer Melissa Perenson's Melissometer(tm).

    Five megapixels
    GPS, 3G, nice screen
    Here (unlike iPhone)

    - Harry McCracken, Editor in Chief, PCWorld

    Fast surfing, sharp pics
    Shows you nearest ATMs
    Too bad cash is gone

    - Mark "Scoopy" Spoonauer, Editor in Chief, LAPTOP

    Slick dual slide smartphone
    More tech than Optimus Prime
    Shame it has no juice

    - Michael Oryl, Editor in chief, MobileBurn

    He doesn't like poems
    But we enjoyed his review
    So we have it here

    - Om Malik, Editor, GigaOM (POA Mark Wilson)

    Like a concept phone
    Great Cam, Nav, Endless Features
    Shoddy Build, Battery

    - Brian Lam, Editor, Gizmodo

    Specs
    OS: Series 60 (Symbian)
    Bands: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (in the U.S.)
    Data: EDGE, Wi-Fi
    Display: 2.6 inches (320 x 240 pixels, 16 million colors)
    Bluetooth: 2.0
    Memory: 160MB
    Expansion: microSD
    Talk/Standby Time: 3.5 hours/9 days
    Weight: 4.2 ounces
    Size: 3.9 x 2.1 0.8 inches


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