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Då var det dax igen då. Tänk att vintern kommer lika överraskande varje år, man kliar sig i huvudet och funderar på hur det kunde bli kallt så fort och skrapar vindrutan med ett cd-fodral (äh, lägg av det är inte bara jag som gjort det).  Med senaste veckans minusgrader är det nu hög tid att se över sina befintliga däck och kanske inhandla nya. Tänk på att det redan nu börjar bli längre leveranstider hos de olika däckfabrikaten och att verkstäderna har längre väntetider för hjulskiften. Mutterdragaren går på högvarv hos Per och hans undersåtar, svetten rinner från pannorna, ja i den bästa av världar skulle man kunna göra en kalender av detta (ni vet en sån Pirellityp, ha ha ha).

När det gäller test av årets vinterdäck så har jag hittat en bra sammanställning, gjord av Allt om motor, DNs motorbilaga. Läs hela artikeln här! . Vår reservdelsbutik har dessutom ett förmånligt hösterbjudande på kompletta vinterhjul, här ser ni aktuella erbjudanden.

В течение полугода с января по июнь 2009 года продажи Nokian Tyres уменьшились на 34,6%, до 346,7 млн. евро; производственная прибыль снизилась на 86,4% и составила 17,5 млн. евро. Чистая прибыль за полугодие достигла 346,7 млн. евро, причем за второй квартал прибыль составила 191,1 млн. евро. Представители Nokian отметили увеличение продаж и рост доходности во втором квартале, однако показатели все равно ниже результатов за аналогичный период прошлого года; это связывают со снижением спроса, девальвацией российского рубля, шведской и норвежской кроны, а также началом продаж зимних шин, отложенным на вторую половину года. Реструктуризация и сокращение издержек Nokian привели к тому, что результаты инвентаризации оказались на 31,6 млн. евро меньше по сравнению 2008 годом, а расходы на персонал сокращены на 19,1 млн. евро.
Во второй половине 2009 года Nokian ожидает продолжения непростой рыночной ситуации, но продажи, согласно прогнозам, будут увеличены благодаря началу сезона покупки зимние шины. При этом результаты за 2009 год будут, как предполагается, значительно ниже результатов прошлого года.

Компания планирует сохранить свою лидирующую позицию на рынке и сбалансировать цены на свою продукцию; намечен выпуск новинок, в частности, шин Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7. Снижение продаж в России и странах СНГ будет частично компенсировано увеличенным объемом сбыта в Северной Америке и в Центральной и Восточной Европе.

Сообщается, что продажи легковых сменных шин снизились приблизительно на 12% в Скандинавии и на 6% в Европе. В России и странах СНГ снижение составило примерно 50%. Снижение числа производимых автомобилей привело к переизбытку на рынке летних шин. Согласно аналитикам Nokian, это привело к снижению цен. Чистая сумма продаж легковых шин уменьшилась с января по июнь на 36,5% и составила 245 млн. евро. Продажи грузовых шин снизились в Европе на более чем 30%, причем спрос на специализированные тяжелые шины снизился по сравнению с прошлым годом наполовину. Общая чистая сумма продаж снизилась на 22,9%, до 9,6 млн. евро.

Зимние шины Nokian

Although the above is an artistic render by MobileCrunch (the actual image can’t published for security reasons), what’s more interesting  about Nokia’s next Internet Tablet are the specifications:

• It does Voice GSM – You can finally make phone calls WITHOUT skype to other phones
• 3.5″ screen but it has 800×480 pixels! WVGA (16:10)
• OMAP3430 500/600 Mhz processor! With Open GL ES 2.0 – 3D acceleration!
• 1GB RAM!!! (Although that’s 256 physical RAM, the res- 768MB is Virtual RAM)
• 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss – with Dual LED flash! An old standard from Nseries but on an internet tablet!
• 32GB internal memory – expandable to 48GB! Is this a joke? This was like the last good thing about the Nokia N97 (except S60 5th edition, which is highly subjective)

Four negative points on the hardware side:

• First is the 1320mAh battery which should really be 1500mAh. But if those other specifications are real then I’d be more than prepared to give up some extra call time minutes.
• Only 3 rows of keys on the QWERTY keyboard? Why no dedicated numbers row? Unless that square block of 9 keys on the right of the keyboard are 1-9?
• At 59.7 x 111 x 18.2 mm, it’s quite big, and should have been big enough to fit the 4.1″ screen of previous internet tablets (there’s still be plenty of space either side for a 2ndary camera – although due to width, that would only leave about 1mm either side)
• Why no XENON Flash? The device is fat enough to have xenon! :p

Possibly three more negative points – but since they’re not mentioned they may just have been missed out of the text as oppsed to not actually being on the device.

• where’s GPS?
• Stereo Loudspeakers (on par with N800/5800/N95 at least!)
• 3.5mm jack

Those are basic standards now and are probably there and would be stupid if left out. But then again, that’s Nokia and they like leaving out features you think are standard. *cough – XENON*.

Lastly on the hardware, this just a guess, but on the box contents:

Connectivity cable, headset, charger, battery (1320 mAh), Video-out cable, microUSB adaptor, cleaning cloth

Stylus isn’t mentioned. Maybe it’s there, maybe they don’t supply it or maybe it will not work because this has a capacitive screen? The stylus was essential for browsing certain sites on the N800, but if they optimise finger touch for the “N900″ then we really shouldn’t need it.

Now on the software front:

• It runs on Maemo 5. I loved Internet Tablet OS 2008 on the N800 – I often wished that was a phone. Maemo 5 should be even better.
• The Web Browser is FireFox 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If they bring it close the the desktop version then I’m in love with the handset just for that. It supports flash 9.4 too
• Homescreen with “live dashboard” -  probably the Widgets version of the N97 – which has been on IT OS for a while, it just wasn’t as customizable.
• Captures video at 800×480 in AVC/H.264 No HD, but slowly getting there. What FPS though?

Sounds like a stellar device!

Taking a more objective look however, Nokia didn’t really bring anything new to the table with the “N900″; they’re just catching up with the standard for 2009 and bringing, via the new internet tablet, what users should have been expecting in the N97! If these features ring true then this is actual internet in your pocket – not the N97.

The only thing going for the N97 right now as opposed to this is that the N97 is real and it’s coming in a couple of weeks (or so).

When is the new tablet going to be launched?

Seems to be July 2009 for the whole world except Europe (the home of Nokia) who must wait till October 2009.

Via MobileCrunch

image above via engadget.

Update: Here’s an image that seems to have been taken from the same presentation above of the Nokia N900 aka Rover. There are less keys portrayed by the MobileCrunch render, so the numbers row is definitely integrated in the top row .

I like the look of this device. It may not have the tilt screen of the N97, but maybe it has a kick stand to tilt it whilst on a flat surface? I like what seems to be dedicated music keys on the left side. On the right, we can also see what’s probably the 3.5mm jack, an on/lock switch and possibly one half of the stereo loudspeakers?

I’m not really too fussed about the missing D-Pad – the screen is easily accessible enough to tap where I want to insert text to. If it’s necessary in an application, e.g. a game, I’m sure it’s easy enough to configure WSZ/ASD as a D-pad.

- engadget via cellpassion

Addressing, coincidentally, yesterday’s “what would you change about the Nokia 5800?” Steve Litchfield from AAS points out 10 things Nokia realistically could have changed about 5800 XpressMusic before release (Instead of the “I would change it by giving it 20 MP with 5000X zoom!!).

Fortunately – if one could look at it that way, Steve is unhappy mostly with software faults which could be addressed by future firmwares. This includes integrating both contact view and standard active-standby view as the 5800 certainly has the screen space and pixel density to display both simultaneously [See screenshots from AAS]; and also the inconsistent UI, that feels like S60 had just been slapped with a touch screen (with no real thought about this new paradigm of interactivity and how to efficiently utilise it)

Then there are the physical changes that we probably won’t see in future 5800 handsets; improved camera, graphics accelerator, better materials overall, but should we really expect so much for the price it started at? The only one I would really have wanted to see is the graphics accelerator because this means inconsistent applications should future S60 applications harness the power of the graphics accelerator, 5800 users will be left out (or at best, get a choppy experience).

Via AllAboutSymbian (AAS)

If you want to feel a little better about your 5800, Steve also did a “10 things Nokia did right about the 5800“.

If you’re a fan of the Nokia N97, you already know what it offers, but every new video about the N97 is still an irresistable watch.

Here’s a high-def preview  of the up and coming N97, showing off its sleek black shininess and some different homescreen widgets. I really like how detailed these live widgets are; maximising the higher pixel count of the nHD screen to offer users more information.

[Click the HD button!]

It looks stunning in high-def goodness! Also check out that Nokia plastic screen protector – oh the newness! June cannot come any sooner. [I don't want to even think about any delays]

Apparently there’ll be three slim touch screens coming out from Nokia as early as fall. By Christmas, there maybe an addition to the internet tablet family with a new device musch like the N810, sporting 4.2″ touch screen and hidden slide out keyboard.

[Concept Nokia Phone - I'm loving the screen realty here - no space wated top or bottom]

The most exciting is the codenamed Nautilus. This is a very slim device with sensor activated ultrathin slideout keyboard featuring buttons that rise up for easier typing. According to Pocket-lint, the keyboard maybe extended through gesture based input.

[Captain Nemo's Nautilus, from League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]

In “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”, the Nautilus submarine is a masterpiece of technology, described by Jules Verne to as  “a masterpiece containing masterpieces”.  Is Nokia’s project Nautilus the ultimate convergence device ever to be made by Nokia, containing everything great they’ve been able to put in previous handsets so far?

Or is it just another living fossil of old handsets, with touch piggybacked onto button directed UI?

[Nautilus - living fossil]

Maybe Nautilus is all about Linux? Nautilus file manager/Gnome/Linux?

The latter is most comprehensible as it looks like it won’t be sporting S60, instead having a radically different UI. There’s hints that Nokia is pushing S60 to the mid-range/mass market devices, moving to Linux for the premium Nseries.

Based on Eldar’Murtazin’s blog/podcasts via  unwiredview:

1. Nokia is committing very serious resources to the development of it’s own new Linux platform (originating from Maemo but significantly rewritten and much more advanced). It will be launching the new type of mobile devices/computers/communicators based on it later this year.
2. These Linux based devices will  start the new Nokia high end product line, which will take place of the current N-Series. Nokia S60/Symbian devices will be moving from the top of the line to the mid tier/mass market segment of Nokia inventory.
3. The new Linux platform and devices most likely will be unveiled in late summer/early fall  at a big launch event in Germany

This makes some sense since S60 is amazing for traditional keypad handsets, but suffers in terms of touch. Take the 5800 – it doesn’t feel completely optimised for touch input. Some reviewers and consumers have already wished Nokia to start from scratch for an entirely touch driven UI. Perhaps, through Linux, will we finally a Nokia touch UI optimused for finger gestures/strokes? Or can the N97 show that S60 touch is more than capable?

Jedną z najbardziej przeze mnie nielubianych rzeczy jest wydawanie pieniędzy na produkty, które w ogóle nie przynoszą przyjemności. Tak właśnie jest z powtarzającym się co kilka lat problemem opon.

Jesienią musiałem podjąć decyzję jaki opony zimowe włożyć do autka i kompletnie nie miałem pomysłu. W związku z tym uznałem, że skoro całą zimę zamierzamy z mężem przejeździć z prędkością 50-60 km/h i to na dokładkę po mieście, kupimy najtańsze możliwe – byleby dały radę wyjechać z zasypanego parkingu. A zatem postawiliśmy na Frigo 2, które w momencie zakupu były najtańsze (a jednocześnie nie były Kormoranami – szlachectwo zobowiązuje).
Tak głośnych i okropnych opon to ja w życiu nie miałem. Ale służą, jeżdżą, a autko zachowywało się w pryzmach śniegu jak czołg, więc zagryźliśmy zęby i przetrwaliśmy do lata w środku wiosny.

Teraz problem się powtórzył – poprzednie letnie Micheliny poszły do śmieci i coś trzeba było wybrać. Wyśmialiśmy wszystkie kretyńskie pomysły z Bridgestone’ami, Firestone’ami czy Continentalami i innymi tego typu wynalazkami, mającymi za zadanie przede wszystkim przedłużać członka kierowcy-dresika. Bo naturalnie, do czterech tras w roku po gierkówce i codziennym staniu w korkach w mieście, zdecydowanie potrzebujemy wypierdu mamuta.
No więc stanęło na Nokianach, pierwszych w mojej samochodowej historii. A powód? W testach wychodziło, że mają drogę hamowania na mokrej nawierzchni mniejszą o jakieś 2 metry od Michelinów. A przy tym były nieco tańsze. Zatem trzymam kciuki i czekam jak to się skończy.

Co nie zmienia faktu, że oto pękł kolejny tysiak na rzecz kompletnie nie wpływającą na standard życia. A ja przecież znowu nie mam co na siebie włożyć!

Back when the weather started getting warm enough for Karen to ride outside, my friend Ellen said I should start signing my posts so there would be no confusion regarding who wrote it. Now that we are in the season that consists of snow, ice, and temps in the 20s, it is safe to say I will be the only one riding outside. I’ll still sign my posts, it took me a while to get that down.

Today’s ride was to the grocery store for the ingredients to the General’s favorite meal. Classic Italian American tomato sauce II (includes homemade meatballs) from The Joy of Cooking ©1997. I headed out on my Diamondback (DB) Ascent tricked out with Nokian Extreme studded tires and Topeak Drybag panniers.  I had no trouble getting around, but that wasn’t true for everyone. Some guy who was apparently surprised to see someone on a bike, was paying more attention to me than his driving. He got off the track made by other cars, ended up in slush, and lost control of his vehicle. He was going slow so there were no injuries, and what did he care? He was in a company truck. Cyclists, 1; cable guy, 0.

Ride stats

Distance: 10.0 miles
Temperature: 20˚
Ride category: Heading out for provisions.

Heather

Ilokseni voin ilmoittaa, että fillarin rengasshow on takanapäin. Kaupunkipyörä on saanut nastarenkaat allensa. Lenkkipyörä puolestaan odottelee vielä vuoroaan, mutta eiköhän senkin renkaat vaihdu nastaisiin vielä tulevalla viikolla, sillä sääennusteen mukaan nyt alkaa ainakin viikon pituinen pakkasjakso. Vaikka suurempia ongelmia ei vaihdossa ollut, silti pitää ihmetellä ihmisen tyhmyyttä: vaikka homman tekee joka kevät ja syksy, ei millään muista kaikkia niitä pikkuniksejä, jotka tekevät vaihdosta helppoa.

Hiljattain kirjoittelin kaupunkipyörään sopivan rengaskoon löytämisen vaikeudesta. Havittelemani Schwalben Marathon Wintereitä ei sopivana kokona löytynyt, mutta onneksi Nokian tarjosi juuri  oikeaa kokoa. Renkaan malli on Mount & Ground W144 ja siinä on, kuten mallinimestä voi päätellä, 144 nastaa. Ostopaikkana oli muuten jyväskyläläinen Huoltopilotti, jossa palvelu ja asiantuntemus tuntui olevan kohdallaan.

Alussa hieman harmitti, kun Marathon Wintereitä en pyörääni löytänyt. Vaikka Schwalben kotisivuilla oikean koon olemassaolo mainitaan, ei sitä kuitenkaan ollut niiden myymälöiden valikoimissa, joista asiaa tiedustelin. Bikeplanetillekin annoin vielä mahdollisuuden, kun kysyin renkaista sähköpostilla. Vastaus oli aika epämääräinen: “Emme ole saaneet kyseistä rengasta valikoimiimme.” Piste. En enää viitsinyt lähettää jatkokysymyksiä (“Onko tulossa?”, “Onko teillä tarjota vastaavia tuotteita?” tai “Valmistetaanko rengasta enää ollenkaan?”), vaan vierailin Huoltopilotilla. Toisaalta on ihan ymmärrettävää, että pienillä nastarengasmarkkinoilla myyjän ei kannata seisottaa varastossa harvinaisimpia kokoja.

Jälkeenpäin ajatellen menetys ei ollut kovin suuri. Jos Noksua ja Schwalbea vertaillaan keskenään, voisivat tulokset olla tällaisia.

Hinnaltaan Nokian on hyvin kilpailukykyinen (Nokian 38€/kpl, Schwalbe n. 50€/kpl). Mieltä lämmittää myös se, että Noksut valmistetaan Suomessa. Nastojen määrä on kummassakin lähes sama, joten myös pidon jäällä voisi luulla olevan yhtä hyvä. Kuvien perusteella Nokian kuviointi on syvempi, joten se saattaa olla lumella parivaljakosta pitävämpi, mutta käänteisesti paljaalla asfaltilla raskaampi. Nokian kumiseoksen väitetään kestävän ns. tappajasepeliä kohtuullisen hyvin, mutta Schwalbella on tarjota erityinen Kevlar Guard -suojaus (joka on siis astetta kevyempi kuin kesärenkaissa käytetty Smart Guard -pistosuojaus).

Yhtä Schwalben ominaisuutta arvostan kuitenkin hyvin paljon, nimittäin heijastinnauhaa renkaan sivulla. Sen avulla pyöräilijä erottuu liikenteessä paljon perinteisiä pinnoihin kiinnitettyjä heijastimia paremmin. Nokian -tuotemerkkiä valmistavalla Suomi Tyresillä olisikin tässä suhteessa tuotekehityksen paikka. Heijastinnauha taitaakin olla oikeastaan ainoa konkreettinen asia, jossa Nokian on vielä Schwalben takana.

Well the first storm of the year never really materialized for those of us near the mountains, but I’m sure we’ll get something within the next couple of weeks.  So let’s talk about what kind of studless snow tires most people will be choosing from this year.

In the Denver area, almost every brand is available, including those that are not for sale on Tire Rack or Discount Tire Direct.  This would include the Swedish Nokian brand and the eco-friendly Green Diamond brand of recycled tire.  The Green Diamonds use recycled carcasses to mold a new tire, and use tiny carbide shards to give them extra grippyness on ice.  People who have used them have reported pleasing results.

Probably the most well-respected winter tire brand is Nokian.  They are only available at local tire retailers.  I’ve driven a season with the Hakka RSI on my rear wheel drive sportscar and can report very good traction in all conditions.  The biggest selling point with the Nokians is that they will last several seasons with very little loss of snow traction.  Some like the Hakka 4s come in studdable and non-studded versions.  They also make the only winter-rated all season in the world, the Hakkapeliitta WR-G2.  Winter tires have the snowflake symbol on the side.  Again, it’s hard to find somebody who is not pleased with Nokian tires, but they tend to be more expensive.

As for the mainstream tire brands, they really come down to 3 main choices: Dunlop, Bridgestone, and Michelin.  Hankook and Firestone Winterforce are also a good discount alternatives.  The Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 is generally considered to be one of the finest performers on snow and ice.  The downsides with Blizzaks are a higher price and somewhat less wear than some other brands.  If you are only going to have them on Nov-March, then they are great, but for those of us who wear snow tires from Oct-May you might want to look more closely at durability ratings when shopping for tires.

Dunlop makes a couple of great tires, depending on your vehicle.  The Graspic DS-2 is their mainstream snow tire that fits most cars.  Great snow traction, but has something to be desired in dry conditions.  However, the tire that Dunlop has made it’s name on in winter is the Winter Sport M3.  They consider it a high-performance winter tire, meaning it does reasonably well in the dry and great in the snow.  This is more of a sports-car tire and would be comparable to the Nokian RSI.  They are fairly expensive and only come in wheel sizes larger than 15″.

Michelin makes the X-Ice line, including the brand new Xi2.  This is the tire I’m leaning towards getting for my Subaru Legacy.  Tire Rack ranked it first in their latest comparison test, saying it was great on snow and ice, and good in the dry.  They ranked it ahead of the Nokian Hakkapilitta RSi (note that they do not sell this tire), and the Blizzak WS-60.  Durability has always been a bit of a concern with X-Ice, though.  Michelin also has the Alpin series for better dry-traction.

In conclusion, you can’t really go wrong with any of the tires I’ve described above.  Your best bet is to shop around a little bit and go with the tire that is most affordable.  Remember some local shops will quote you an installed price, and others will tack $20-$30 on to the price of the tire to get it installed and balanced.  Keep this in mind if you are comparing between the internet and local.  I buy my tires locally now because I have found a great shop that I trust and has great prices.  Supporting your local business is never a bad thing.

BR-5C akku, 820 mAh li-ion akku, alkuperäinen, käy malliin 2600, 3100, 3120http://www.huuto.net/fi/showitem.php3?itemid=70787375

Some day I may share the story of this post’s original title. Maybe. Now, on to the good stuff. I love my studded snow tires. I went for a ride during our last snowfall, and had no problem maneuvering in the snow. The primary roads were decent, some snow cover, but side roads had a bit more of the white stuff on them (3″). It seemed like I had good traction, whether going uphill, downhill, or on the flats. It sure beats pushing out miles on a trainer any day. I’m not knocking the trainer; I do own one. It’s just very difficult for me to pedal for any amount of time and go nowhere. Goldfish have a longer attention span than I do according to Snapple lid facts. Goldfish lose interest after 3 seconds.

The latest to come out of the shop is a Jamis Aurora touring bike that has been set up as an excellent year-round commuting bicycle. The touring tyres were swapped out with a studded Nokian on the front & a standard cyclocross tyre on the rear. Fenders & a rack round out the standard commuting necessities.

BeerBong of Symbian-Freaks and NokiaN blog , an awesome guy I had the privilege of hanging around with at CES 2007, has dared to try something new and lent out his trial N76 to his little sister!

Aargh! I nearly did the same when WOMWorld sent me a trial N95, but my sister being only 12, heaven knows where that would have ended up!

His idea paid off with one of the most down to earth reviews I’ve ever read. I love hearing opinions from those with relatively less affinity to technology since they make up the majority of phone buyers, they more or less represent what’s most important about phones today and where they should be headed.

“ You wouldn’t believe the Grin she had on her Face. Her Eyes started to gleam – it was like a Kid in Front of the Christmas Tree! “

I’m sure my lil sis would be ecstatic with the N76 too. She keeps going on about flip phone and cameras and mp3 players… But she’ll have to make do with her kid friendly Moto SLVR. Hey it’s still a step up from her 3310 :p