Nokia Sensor was a
software package available on some mobile handsets manufactured by Nokia. It was an application of
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limit ...
communication technology.
Nokia
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, established in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finlan ...
Sensor allows users to detect other users who are in the vicinity and; to exchange messages and client defined profiles with them. It was released in 2005.
Social Spontaneity
Nokia Sensor is designed to promote spontaneous communication between users in sociable settings such as bars, nightclubs and railway platforms, business functions etc. Bluetooth wireless technology is used to detect the presence of other suitably enabled
mobile phones located within a radius of 10 meters.
User Folio
On detection, the Nokia Sensor users are alerted and may view each other's personal pages (folios). The content of a folio is defined in advance by the Nokia Sensor user and may contain information such as: a
digital photo
Digital photography uses cameras containing arrays of electronic photodetectors interfaced to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to produce images focused by a lens, as opposed to an exposure on photographic film. The digitized image i ...
of the user; a username; a short personal description
[https://www.engadget.com/2005-05-10-nokia-sensor-app-enables-bluetooth-social-networking.html] (job, pastimes).
The folio also contains a 'guestbook' where other users may post and read textual entries.
Free Messaging
Bluetooth Wireless Technology allows communication between mobile devices without the need for a network operator, therefore the messages are free of charge.
References
External links
Nokia Sensor (now redirects to Nokia home page)download Nokia Sensor free (now redirects to Nokia home page)Archived 2009 Nokia Sensor PageArchived 2007 Download Page
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Nokia services
Bluetooth software
Symbian software