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Before coming to the E75 vs E71 Software comparison, like promised, I wanted to take a moment to talk about 3 nice additions that have been introduced by Nokia with the E75, and that I hope would evolve and be present in other devices in the future.
A standby mode for the visually impaired
I wanted to get screenshots for this, but unfortunately it slipped my mind, and I returned the E75 before that. What I remember, is that the E75 had a 3rd standby mode other than the usual active standby and the empty one. This 3rd mode showed 3 main shortcuts that either read messages out loud, either spoke the most common functions out loud so you could click and open them up, like the clock for example.
Although most of us will never end up using this mode, I am extremely delighted to see it implemented on the E75. This shows how Nokia is striving to connect people, all people, and how it understands that no one should be forbidden or unable to use some awesome new device because of a physical disability.
Shortcuts in the menus
The Calendar as well as the Nokia Messaging application offer keypad/qwerty shortcuts for some of their most frequent actions. Most importantly, these shortcuts are presented in the options menu, next to their associated action, inside brackets. For example, in Calendar, in Options / New, the New Meeting entry has a [N] next to it. You can read more about the Calendar additions over on Symbian-France.
I would love if S60 improved all their apps, to highlight the available shortcuts, so that newcomers don’t have to struggle without them.
New game: Boom Letters
I found this one in the Nokia Extras folder inside Download! but it is also available from the E75′s Support page on Nokia Europe and it works really well on the E71. The game is pretty simple: you have to type letters when they fly and reach a certain red line, type the letter before and you lose some energy, type it afterwards and you lose some energy. The game only uses the Q, W, O and P keys, which is a small letdown as I expected it to make use of the full keyboard, but things get pretty darn fast and pretty darn exciting. It’s a really nice game of reflex, and I would love to see a version dedicated for T9 keypads. In the meantime, if you have an E75 or E71, head over to the E75 support page, download it and enjoy a nice uncomplicated game for free.
What do you think of these 3 small additions to the E75? Do you like the idea of having them on other devices? And did you buy the E75, if so did you find other niceties that are worth adding to this list?
