If you haven't been keeping up, the N93 is Nokia's latest cellphone that makes tech journalists write esoteric ledes about walking on sunsets and listening to the pale green sky. It's also famous for its 3.2-megapixel camera and ability to shoot 30 FPS VGA-quality video. It might make phone calls; we've yet to confirm that feature. – Nicholas Deleon

Sony Ericsson to develop N93 style camera phone [Mad 4 Mobile Phones]

As I ran alongside the coastline of Key West...and watched the changing colors along the horizon as a storm system blew in, changing the ocean from pale green along the horizon to milky blue to an angry grey break against the shore I wished, for the thousandth time, that my iPod contained a camera...the Nokia N93 addresses a related convergence flashpoint.

The lede sells us hard, and a substantial review follows, arcing through a few weeks in Jason's life with the N93. But if you don't have time for a novel, here's our summary.

He treats it as a traveling companion and companion rather than a thing to be used up one night to be used as magazine fodder for a 2-second blurb. Through it all, he approves of the camera's night and macro modes, and blogging functions. But he also notes the phones girth made him self-conscious, especially in front of the French. And the camera took great photos only when the photography effort was put into the shots. It reads like a nice little story of when Jason met the N93. We could get used to this weird "outside" benchmarking. –Brian Lam

The Riddle of Convergence, or: The Seductive Nokia N93 [Jason Rowan]

What's the point of this? Soon we'll have regular folk along with news journalists (they're doing it already) shooting stuff and uploading it to their blogs straight from their phones. Citizen journalism is here, and you don't want to be caught with your pants down. Because you'll end up on YouTube. – Jason Chen

Rob Dickinson's music video - filmed with Nokia N93 [S60 Applications Blog via OS News - Thanks Eugenia!]

Nokia N93 Golf Edition Improves Your Golf Game [Mobiledia]

Announced to the public just last month, Nokia's new best of breed multimedia device N93 has already received FCC approval—but as those of you who follow high-end phones already know, that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be seen in the US any time soon.

We can't wait to get our hands on this beast, with its 3.2 megapixel Zeiss lens and 30 fps MPEG-4 VGA video recording. Lots of internal photos like the one to your left are up on the FCC site awaiting your perusal. External photos and the user guide too, of course, but we know what you really like, you dirty dirty bird.

Nokia 93 [FCC.gov, via My-Symbian.com]
Nokia Announces Three New Nseries Phones: N93, N73 & N72 [Gizmodo]

As expected, Nokia announced three additions to their Nseries line of multimedia devices today. Annsi Vanjoki, executive vice president and general manager of Multimedia at Nokia:

"Nokia Nseries brings mobility to those experiences which used to be linked to a place or a single purpose device. When you have a Nokia Nseries device that is always with you and connected, you no longer need to sit in front of your TV to watch your favorite program or take along a separate digital camera when you go on vacation. Our goal is to make it easy for people to have their favorite experiences - whether it's sharing video, browsing the Internet or buying new music - with them all the time."

The Nokia N93 in the photo above might just be the first device made for serious mobile videoblogging—it takes MPEG-4 VGA video capture at 30 fps, records audio in stereo and has digital stabilization to avoid shaky capture. It features a 3.2 MP (2048x1536 pixels) camera with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, 3x optical zoom (20x digital zoom), an active toolbar like you see on many digital cameras that displays details like white balance and exposure, and dedicated shutter, zoom and flash keys. Video and photos can be edited on the N93 and uploaded uncompressed via email, Bluetooth or to blogs or Flickr; multimedia can also be shown on compatible TVs via the included cable or wirelessly over integrated WLAN and UPnP. It runs on WLAN, 3G (WCDMA 2100 MHz), EDGE and GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) networks, runs on Symbian OS 9 and S60 3rd Edition like all new Nseries phones and should be available July 2006 for €550.

The Nokia N73 at right also has the 3.2 MP Zeiss Lens plus a 2.4 inch display, and is meant for users who want to capture quality multimedia but also want their device to be easily pocketable—as you might gather from the photo on top, the N93 is somewhat of a behemoth. It functions on 3G or quadband EDGE/GSM networks, has an FM radio and digital music player, a VGA camera on front for video calls and is expected in July.

Last, we have the Nokia N72, slightly less powerful than its siblings but certainly more attractive. Bill Sermon, vice president of Multimedia Design:

"The design concept was inspired by what the Nokia N72 means to someone, rather than what it can merely do for that person. We drew on the relationship people have with things that inspire great performances, like the world's finest grand piano or the perfect handcrafted writing pen. We wanted to play with contrast and detail to create drama within the product - and the end result is a beautiful device that creates its own signature at the same time that it draws you in."

We're not sure the hyperbole is warranted, the N72 is easy on the eyes but it doesn't have the stunning good looks of the RAZR or even the PEBL. What it does have is a 2 megapixel camera (1600x1200 pixels) and an integrated digital music player, with dedicated keys for both, as well as an FM radio. The N72 will be out in June 2006, in key markets worldwide: the Middle East and Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe, mainland China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines. So yes, as usual, the US will probably not be getting the good phones until they are passe in every other country.

Nokia Introduces the Next Story in Video with the Nokia N93 [Nokia]
Digitally Divine Nokia N73 - the Ultimate Challenge to the Digital Camera [Nokia]
Meet the Nokia N72: the Multimedia Computer that Looks as Good as It Performs [Nokia]
Nokia Drives Internet Convergence With New Nokia Nseries Devices and Experiences
[Nokia]

Interestingly enough, this looks like a cross between the N92 and the camera-tastic N90, which seems like a strange design choice. However it does mean that Nokia isn't fast asleep at the cellphone improvements wheel.

Nokia N93 Exclusive Shots [TechEBlog]