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Nokia has revealed a new speaker dock for the Lumia 920, the JBL Power Up wireless speaker, which can pair and stream with the Windows Phone 8 handset without wires. Unveiled alongside the Lumia 920 in NYC this morning, the JBL dock uses a combination of Bluetooth and NFC to pair and stream music, but can also recharge your phone while it’s playing.

On the top of the lozenge-shaped speaker there’s a wireless charging pad and radio set: hold the Lumia 920 close to the platform, and it automatically pairs and re-routes the audio through to the JBL. As we’ve seen in other Nokia speakers before, that happens on-the-fly even if you’re in the middle of playing a song.

Because of the 920 has wireless charging support too, and that’s built into the JBL, you can stream music without running down your battery.

There’s also Monster’s new Purity Pro headphones, announced earlier in the week, which also include NFC for pairing and Bluetooth for audio streaming.

JBL Power Up wireless speaker hooks up with Lumia 920 is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Nokia hasn’t forgotten its Finnish roots with the Lumia 920, using a new “super sensitive touch” display that can be used even if you’re wearing gloves. Unlike most capacitive touchscreens, which only recognize actual flesh in contact with them, the Lumia 920 has two different touch modes that are automatically switched between to suit what your fingers are wearing.

Normally, with bare fingers, the Lumia 920 works as a regular phone. When it senses the user is wearing gloves, however, it automatically switches into a more sensitive mode that allows navigation without you taking them off.

Nokia hasn’t said exactly how the system works, but we doubt most owners will care about those technicalities. Instead, they’ll be pleased to be able to pull out their phone when it’s ringing and not miss a call, or check an incoming text message without having to pull off mittens with their teeth.

More on the Lumia 920 here.

Nokia Lumia 920 packs glove-friendly touchscreen is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Nokia has just started unleashing the details on their upcoming Windows Phone 8 attack all starting with their new flagship Lumia 920. Along with plenty of other details we’ve seen throughout the week they also just officially announced Nokia City Lens Augmented Reality for Windows Phone 8 and the Lumia series.

Yup, Nokia has brought their ever expanding City Lens app and maps technology to Windows Phone 8 just like we reported on yesterday. To start they are showing it off on stage with their new Lumia, showing just how great the technology will work with their new flagship Windows Phone 8 Phone.

“Nokia City Lens provides the most intuitive way to explore the world around you.”

With Nokia City lens you’ll be doing more than just seeing directions or restaurants around you, instead you’ll be seeing them live all through the city lens which can be launched right from Nokia Maps simply by tipping your device up and looking upon the world. It was launched earlier this week in beta, and it looks like it will be arriving for more soon. With City Lens by Nokia you’ll be seeing more than the usual Augmented Reality app too. You’ll see names of restaurants, coffee ships and more, right on your Windows smartphones display.

That isn’t all either. Nokia also just announced that their popular and still growing Nokia Maps (in favor over Google Maps obviously) will indeed be combining augmented reality and City Lens. Nokia hopes that combining these technologies all to their new Windows Phone 8 options users can enjoy and explore their surroundings in a much more intuitive and human way.

We’ve seen City Lens before back when it was released in May so you’ll want to check out more details on it by clicking here. While we still aren’t sure if AR will ever hit the mainstream but for Nokia it is here to stay. Being officially announced and headed to Windows Phone 8 and more.

Nokia City Lens Augmented Reality gets official for Windows Phone 8 is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Nokia has partnered with Fatboy on a wireless charging “pillow” for the new Lumia 920, a compact docking platform to rejuice your Windows Phone 8 handset. Meanwhile, Nokia has also partnered with Virgin Atlantic, Coffee Bean, and Tea Leaf, which will see the “pillow” included in Virgin lounges and embedded into tables at the drinks chains.

Nokia has jumped in with the Qi platform for its charging system, which will mean the company’s system will be compatible with other Qi-based systems from other manufacturers. They’re still relatively rare, however, so Nokia is obviously hoping that it can kickstart the wireless charging industry as a whole.

Nokia is yet to confirm whether the Fatboy “recharge pillow” will be bundled with the Lumia 920, or sold as a separate accessory. There’s also a Nokia own-brand model, the Wireless Charging Plate DT-900.

Nokia Fatboy charging pillow revealed for wireless Lumia 920 juicing is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Ahead of Nokia’s Windows Phone event, there’s been plenty of discussion about the Lumia 920’s PureView classification, and though the camera’s pixel count remains TBA, we’re still getting a few sneak peeks at the upcoming hardware. Yesterday, leaked press photos of a Lumia wireless charging pad suggested that the new phone will be available in yellow and red. Based on a tweet from EVLeaks today, it looks like the Lumia 920 will be available in a few additional shades: white, grey and black. EVLeaks previously tweeted pics of the Lumia 820 in seven different hues, so it looks like we’re in for a (ahem) colorful event tomorrow.

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