A New Look and a New Phone
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Welcome to the next incarnation of My GPS Camera Phone! I’ve got a new template (edited just a bit from the original) thanks to Jai at Blog Oh! Blog, and a new phone thanks to Nokia Productions.
I decided to go back to a dark theme in an effort to place more emphasis on the photos, since most of the posts these days are short on words. The theme is still in need of some tweaking, particularly on the single post pages, but it’s coming along well. You’ve probably noticed the missing header also - I’m working on it.
As for the new phone, well, it was a total surprise, to say the least. I received a package last week addressed to me from a place I didn’t recognize. Long story short: I entered some pictures and video footage in the Nokia Productions promotion for the 5310 XpressMusic, which also happens to be a phone I reviewed. After the promotion wrapped up, I gave it no more thought and carried on with life as usual. Much to my surprise, I had won a daily prize drawing.
Inside the package was a brand new, unlocked Nokia 5310 Xpress Music (purple), a really awesome Bluetooth headset/headphones and a card for some music downloads (which didn’t work, but whatever). All the accessories were included as well, encased in a cool film reel can. While the camera is average, the mp3 player rocks. So I’ll be using it to listen to music and snap photos alongside the trusty Casio G’zOne. Many thanks to Nokia Productions!
If you want to see the final version of the movie for the promotion, check it out here (once it loads, go to “watch” and “the film”). Fellow blogger Drew was a winner and got to fly to LA for the premier. Stop by and say hello if you can.
Anyway, it’s been a good week and I’m looking to make this site even better in the months to come. How? Well, I’m not sure yet, but I am optimistic that something good will happen. Enjoy the new site!
Disclaimer: No compensation was received for this post nor is there any affiliation between Nokia and this web site. Statements made herein are mine and are not intended to reflect those of Nokia.
This post has 7 comments
October 27th, 2008
Congratulations on the win. The phone was a decent one, the camera on it sucked though. The 5610 camera is a bit better, I’m reviewing that one now, or am attempting to.
Yeah, I wasn’t too thrilled with it, but now I can listen to music just about anywhere.
I was pretty happy with the 5610, I think you’ll enjoy it.
October 27th, 2008
OK, the comments are working again. Thanks for letting me know, Dan.
October 27th, 2008
Whoooooooa. This is different. I still need to redo my place, but have to much work to do it this week. lol.
nice new phone too!
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A good different, I hope.
I’ve always had a soft spot for dark themes. I know a lot of people don’t like them, but whatever.
October 28th, 2008
Wow! White text on a black background. It’s like it’s 1997 all over again!
The black background does frame the photos nicely, which I imagine was the intent of the new design.
Okay, now I’ll hit Submit and see what happens!
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I also thought of having background music and a splash page, but didn’t have the time.
October 29th, 2008
Just for that, I’m going to use Cooper Black more often!!!
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October 31st, 2008
Hey Pete, that is one slick looking phone. Congrat on the win too! Having you been using this phone to post your pictures? I’ve never seen this model and I try to stay up-to-date with the recent models.
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November 15th, 2008
hi Pete! congrats for winning this awesome phone. This is a nice camera and music phone. What’s the MP of its camera?