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Sirocco, the powerful desert-born wind that originates in the Sahara during an occasion of a warm, dry air mass colliding with the cooler, maritime air of the Mediterranean, now finds a place among the list of most stylish gadgets that mankind has ever seen. We are talking of Nokia 8800 alias Sirocco, the new spellbinding mobile phone sensation on offer from Nokia.

And not surprisingly, as the name resonates, Nokia designs the device partaking inspiration from nature and its phenomena. A prominent groove on the front fascia with an uncanny similarity to the thumb of a human being showcases more reasons to fulfill the belief. The striking organic shape of the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition refers to the strength and endurance of the human form, a concept that is further followed by the stainless steel polished surfaces and a scratch-resistant glass display window of this phone. And to add to all there are these unique theme sounds designed by Brian Eno - popularly known as the father of ambient music. Every distinct soundscape created by Eno offers organic, calm and highly evolved sound experience to a Sirocco user.

Now for the ones who are dumbstruck to see a complete absence of the key pad from the construction, an innovative, smooth slide-up mechanism reveals the set of ergonomic keys hidden behind the engraved from fascia. An upwardly push moves the screen upward and welcomes the user to the smart, graphic rich environment of Nokia 8800 Sirocco. The main display measures 31×31 mm and glows bright with a resolution of 208 x 208 pixels and 256K of colours. The exterior also comprises a 2 megapixel camera with image reproducibility of 1600×1200 pixels and ability to record videos too. Enter the feature assortment and find yourself opportune with the availability of supports for GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth with A2DP, WAP 2.0/xHTML browser.

For the ones looking for multimedia rich interface and availability of music playing features, JAVA MIDP 2.0 and a highly functional media player that supports files of MP3/AAC formats along with an FM radio comes with plentiful of options.

Now, for some if, Sirocco, matching to its name, brings along a fresh breadth of air (if not wind) of innovation, for others it is a modern-day phone with several advanced feature amalgamation. Now ride the wind of exuberance that Nokia 8800 Sirocco exudes from every inches, or simply make calls; the phone stands true to meet both the necessities.

Raina Kelsey is a gadget expert and writes about the latest gadgets in the market.
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