“Ship Me!”” says Nokia N95 8GB”

The stunning Nokia N95 8GB, the memory-packed big brother of the N95 multimedia computer, made its debut global shipments Monday and will be hitting a store near you soon.

“Our Nseries family has expanded with added pizzazz and performance with the N95 8GB, a device as personal as it is powerful,” said Jonas Geust, vice president, Multimedia, at Nokia. “We’ve reached a pinnacle with the N95 and now with the addition of one of the largest ever displays, built-in Assisted-GPS and improved battery power, the N95 8GB takes entertainment enjoyment to another level.”

The N95 8GB has all the key features of its predecessor, including a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, built-in A-GPS, WLAN, HSDPA and an innovative 2-way slide.It also boasts a luminous 2.8″ (240 x 320) QVGA display, so watching videos, browsing the Internet or viewing maps is a real pleasure. With its expanded memory, the N95 8GB offers up to 20 hours of video or up to 6000 songs.

The new device supports services like Nokia Music Store and N-Gage Games. Now with A-GPS, N95 connoisseurs can whiz to their locations on Nokia Maps faster and enjoy maps for over 150 countries. Explore the world, find specific routes or locate services such as restaurants and hotels, covering more than 15 million points of interest. Purchase additional features, such as city guides and voice guided navigation, is an option too.

The N95 8GB multimedia computer has an estimated retail price of EUR 560 before taxes or subsidies.