N-Gage 2 Pictures Show Evolution Of Handheld?

Roger Ramjet writes "Fan site NGageGaming has reposted a couple of leaked images of what appears to be Nokia's N-Gage 2 phone/gaming handheld hybrid. While the device is similar to the original N-Gage, the keyboard and look has been redesigned, and on the flip side of the phone/gaming device may possibly be space for a camera." Apparently, Nokia "...is expected to have a major press event on April 14 to showcase the upgraded version", and the same fansite is also reporting on the woes of current N-Gage software support, mentioning that "Taito Memories and Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer have both been 'delayed' for N-Gage release."

Taco phone

[Anonymous Coward]

Too bad you still have to talk into it like a taco to use the phone "feature".

Re:This is an improvement?

[Stormwatch]

> And am I the only one shocked that
> there's such a thing as an "N-Gage
> fan site" out there?

Do you know the difference between "grassroots" and "astroturf"? I would not be surprised if Nokia gives them money. But then again, some people love the weirdest junk...

Well.........

[optikSmoke]

Nope, I'm guessing a bust.

It all hinges on one thing........

Are they still side-talkin' [sidetalking.com]?

You cannot hold a taco that way!

[Anonymous Coward]

If you hold a taco as though it were an N-Gage, everything will fall out. Vertically by the side of your head? Insanity. Even the hand placement is wrong for a taco. Rotating that same grip to the front of the head, horizontal, would still result in the whole taco on your lap.

The only reason anyone ever says you hold it like a taco is that it looks like a taco. If it were indeed held like a taco, you would hold it in front of you, pointing at your head. That would be a much worse way for the phone to work.

The N-Gage is held like a paint scraper, in a sense... like a seashell.... but not a taco.