We wrote yesterday that our initial reaction to Nokia’s new 7700 cellphone was that it looked a lot like the N-Gage. We didn’t realize how right we were. Our pal Rich Brome of PhoneScoop got confirmation from Nokia that just as with the N-Gage, to make a phone call with the 7700 you have to hold the thing up to your head at an awkard sideways angle (unless you want to use a headset). This bit of misguided industrial design has quickly turned out to be one of the most widely derided features of the N-Gage, even inspiring parody sites like SideTalkin.com. Nokia, what were you thinking?
