You may have missed the announcement last week, but a signifigant milestone was reached in the Symbian ecosystem... the Nokia 3250 is officially the first Symbian OS 9, S60 3rd edition device to reach the consumer!

Optimized for mobile entertainment, the 3250 is truly the first Symbian device shipping to captivate the mobile entertainment enthusiast. With support for a wide array of digital music formats, loads of memory capacity, and bundled apps like tunes studio and the Nokia audio manager, this device may in fact be the first to give users serious thoughts about trading in their iPods for a truly converged device.

Drag and drop to manage your music

Using the Nokia Audio Manager software, users can convert their favourite CDs into digital music files, and "drag and drop" their personal music collections and favorite playlists directly from their computer. Headphones can be connected to the Nokia 3250 via the 3.5mm connector of the Nokia Stereo Headset-HS-20, making the list of available enhancements even longer.

By twisting the Nokia 3250 keypad 180 degrees, consumers can toggle between the music controls and the traditional phone keypad. The music player of the Nokia 3250 supports a wide array of digital music formats such as MP3, WMA, M4A and AAC, making it easy to load and transfer music. Additionally, songs can be downloaded over-the-air while on the go and favourite songs can be set as ringtones. The Nokia 3250 supports microSD memory cards of up to 1 Gigabyte with storage capacity for up to 750 songs. An FM radio with Visual Radio client complements the Nokia 3250's complete music package

Drag Phone Features

• Twist-on design to access phone, camera, or music functions
• Play tracks and create playlists with the music player (MP3/eAAC+)
• Memory expandable up to 1GB for up to 750 songs of great quality stereo audio with the new, advanced eAAC+ digital audio codec*
• Share playlists with your friends over Bluetooth, MMS, or email
• Plug your own headphones into the connector jack in the headset cable
• Integrated 2-megapixel digital camera
• Turn and capture still photos or video in a single twist
• Share and publish your mobile memories via blogging
• High-resolution, 262,144-color display

Cool Features:

• 270-degree rotation (-90 and +180 degrees): Twist on text/phone access, camera, or music functions instantly
• Music keys: Play/pause, stop, rewind and forward
• Enhanced music features: Sound Check (equalizer, stereo widening, reverb, bass boost)
• Tunes Studio: Create your own ringing tones from the approx. 40 MIDI tones pre-loaded in the Nokia 3250 phone
• Combine image, video, text, and voice clips and send as an MMS to a compatible phone or PC
• support for about 10 hours of listening time
• 10 MB internal memory plus expandable memory up to 1GB for 750 songs with microSD card
• The 3250 should be available for roughly 350 Euro

See http://www.nokia.com/3250