p2pnet.net News:- Nokia has gone high-flown and over-blown with a, “truly inspired mobile phone for today’s connoisseurs of quality and taste”.

With a “Zen-like goal to balance form and functionality,” the Nokia 8800 is the, "epitome of style and elegance, which would be a pleasure to use and a delight to behold,” says the blurb, continuing:

“The organic flowing lines and dynamic surfaces perfectly complement the stainless steel and resin materials – steel for its tensile strength and durability, and resin for its organic properties. The result is an elegant, ‘human’ design, comprised of materials destined to age with grace.”

And there’s more.

“The aural accompaniment of the Nokia 8800 is equally inspired,” says the company. “Award-winning composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto was commissioned to compose the ringtones and alerts."

Inspired by its, "modern lines and organic curves," Sakamoto has produced, "a musical accompaniment for the Nokia 8800 that captures an essence and emotion that touches both heart and mind. His creation draws on his vision of the Nokia 8800 user – a world citizen constantly on the move, making an impression in a grayscale world and through great cities such as New York, Paris, Sydney and Shanghai.”

Are you making an impression in a grayscale world and through great cities such as New York, Paris, Sydney and Shanghai?

The phone also takes pictures.

"Using a bi-stable spring mechanism and stainless steel ball bearings, like those used in high-performance automobiles, the keypad of the Nokia 8800 gracefully glides from its protective casing, revealing a hidden camera on the back.

It’s expected to begin shipping in "select" (natch) markets during the second quarter of 2005 for euro750 (around $950) before taxes.

And there’s also the Nokia 8801, much the same as the 8800 but designed expressly for the Americas market, and due out in the third quarter of 2005.

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