A few weeks back I showed you guys a theme based on the Nokia N86 by tehkseven. Well he’s been up to no good and has released a few variants of this theme and his new Touch edition. I’m extremely excited about this variant mainly because I’ve always wanted a black theme with bright green highlights. Now I’m happy!
Check out the screenshots…
Touch (vista)
N86 (Vista)
Very Nice!
Nokia's new imaging device - the Nokia N86, is absolutely gorgeous. If you haven't seen it already, then you really need to click here and read about it. The N86 features an 8 megapixel camera, but no xenon flash. There are a few other camera enhancements that the N82 doesn't have, but I'm no photo expert so I need to do some more investigation before I start jumping to conclusions. Right now I'm slightly torn between this device and my N82. The email previews on the homescreen is really awesome, this will be a first for the Nseries. Having a larger and brighter sreen is also something I've been itching for.
Before you ask I've yet to see any N82 vs. N86 comparison photos, but I'll post them as soon as I come across any. I'm dying to get some real life side by side photo samples from both of these devices, especially some night shots. I don't want to go any deeper into this topic, so I'll leave that for another article.
The theme shown off in the press photos of the N86 is really sharp and features the new Ovi icons. Thanks to theme maker tehk and Symbian-Guru.com we can now make our N82 interface look a little fresh with this N86 replica theme. This has instantly become one of my favorite themes and looks great on my N82 black.
The screenshot above is from the N78, but looks almost exactly the same on the N82.
Download: N86 Theme
Before I write the my full opinion of the N86, I'd like to hear some of your thoughts. Do you like this theme? Will the Nokia N86 replace your trusty N82?
A nice looking theme with the striking ovi-ish icons. Looks good and feels like I want to touch the screen of my N82 to open folders and applications. I bumped into this theme on our friend Ravindra's new blog, SymbianStories, so most of you guys may have already seen this before. But I just love the way it looks and I think the touch icons were complimented very well by the bluish gradient background. So I decided to post about it here for all our readers. Overall, my phone's interface now looks slick and clean. Have a look on the screenshot below:
I always love when I come across themes that include nature. I have a hard time finding good ones, but this one just looks great, especially on the black N82. What better way to brighten up a crappy day with a beautiful S60 theme. Imagine yourself sitting on this beach in Miami.
Nice ehhh? Props to Karonte for the amazing theme.
Click here view the download page. Look for the .zip file for the actual file.
Stay tuned this week for articles about Proporta mobile chargers, a few new apps & updates, and a special guest post by Ravindra from Symbian Stories about a N82 cover to protect your device.
Now this is something to be excited about. Thanks to the icon master Flahorn, we now have S60 touch icons available for theme makers to use for non-touch S60 devices such as the N82, N95, etc. Ricky from Symbian-Guru.com first brought this news earlier today. These are the same icons that we've seen on the new Nokia 5800.
Amazingly enough theme maker NaHiD has already created one of the first themes using Flahorn's newest icon pack. I bring to you Colorfull by NaHiD...
Personally I absolutely love this theme's colors and icons, although one glaring downfall is the text color of the homescreen. I can't see my calendar entries unless I highlight them. Besides that it's a great looking theme.
Click here to visit the site & download.
What are your thoughts on the icons? Do you like them as much as I do?
Another slow week here at the blog. A million ideas for writing, zero time to write them. Today I should be able to get a lot done, starting with this article. I just HAD to share with all of you these two great looking themes that I've been using.
These two themes Steel Black and Steel Red were created by AttisX. This is my first time seeing themes from this artist, but boy am I glad I found him.
Check out Steel Red...
and Steel Blue...
As you can see the custom icons are beautiful, although I wish more 3rd party applications were covered.
Click here to find the download page where you can also see more of his work.
Hope everyone had a great weekend, I know I have. Lookout for more articles and application reviews soon to come.
Needless to say, Travis has become my favorite theme maker over the past few months. His designs are so clean, and his latest icon pack is just awesome and complete.
Check out his latest dark theme, entitled Darkside. I love it because I adore dark themes, and the contrast of this one is just great.
Preview...
Click here to download.
Also, I'd like to apologize for being away from the blog lately. I recently had a 3 day business trip and have been swamped with work. I'm back now and should be showing you guys (and gals) some great stuff for your N82.
It's been awhile since I picked my favorite theme of the week, so today I'll pick two.
Tribal by Xavier
First up is dark brownish-green called Tribal. The theme master Xavier really nailed it on the head modifying the popular Flahorn icon pack. I really love the amount of detail put into this theme. Check out the screenshot...
Click here to find & download this theme.
Twirl Red by Dhanusaud
Another Flahorn icon pack, this time with a red and grey color scheme behind it. I love how simple and clean this theme is. Dhanusaud is another up and coming theme maker.
Click here to download this S60 theme.
Do you like the Flahorn Icon Pack? Or do you like icons even more customized and different looking than the standard S60 icons.
I got an email last week from the fellas at SymbianPlanet.net. They decided to start their first theme competition called "Theme Factor". Basically all the top theme masters from Italy were invited to create their absolute best themes and see if they can win the competition. The contest has been going on for a few weeks and finally the final judging has been completed.
I was graciously invited to be on the panel of judges which included Ricky from Symbian Guru, Gerry from Nokia Addict, plus others. We rated each of the 21 top themes sent to us for Style, Technicality, Subject, and Originality.
The winning theme has not been posted yet, but for now you can check out some of themes that were entered in the competition and download your favorites. If you have the time you can probably spend about 30 minutes going through all of these themes.
Check out some of my favorite themes from the competition, all of which look great on my Nokia N82...
The entire Symbian-Planet website is written in Italian, so you can use this link to start browsing through all the pages with themes translated in English.
Stay tuned so you can see the results of the competition.
What was your favorite theme master?
Lately I've been checking out more themes by artists other than my usual favorites Pizero, Babi, and Taieb. This clean and extremely customized blue was made by Travis, a great up and coming theme master.
Check out Devil Blue By Travis...
Theme master Babi is at it again using unique colors and color schemes to dress your Nokia N82 in a new theme. Each theme features a grey background with metallic blue or orange bars and text.
My personal favorite is the Grey & Orange theme probably because it mostly matches the colors here at the blog.
Click here this free Nokia N82 theme.
Also: Stay tuned this weekend for some new articles here at the blog. I'll be talking about the Trinity case for the N82, show you a few new applications, and might give you some excited news about a new line of work for me. Check back soon!
I know it might be a little late to show you guys this Olympics theme for the Nokia N82, but things are still heating up in China. Pizero made this Beijing 2008 theme for everyone to enjoy.
Click here to download this theme.
I'm at it again with my bipolar love for various N82 themes. I find myself jumping from artist to artist and color to color. Black & Orange themes have been my absolute favorite the past few months, but theme creator Babi just came in and stole my heart with his latest theme set.
Dreaming Green has been around for awhile, but recently got an update. Dreaming Blue is the theme that is brand new and really looks amazing on my black N82. The blue sky and water blend perfectly with the orange sunset, and my active standby icons and calendar info are still legible, giving my phone a new exotic look to it. I've only had this theme on my phone for a day and have already got a few looks from various friends just glancing.
This screenshot really doesn't do the blue theme justice, install it on your N82 and you'll see what I mean.
Props go to Babi for this great theme. I wonder how long it will last on my ever-changing N82?
Click here for the download.
It seems like every week I fall in love with a new theme. Thanks to my pal Rav from Symbian Life Blog I am bringing to you BYO made by a new (to me at least) theme maker named Travis. BYO is one of the most customized themes I've seen, I just love the icon pack and all the colors. I think I'm falling in love with black and orange themes. Am I the only one? Check out the screenshot of BYO by Travis...
Click here to download this theme and find a whole bunch more by Travis. You won't be let down by the rest of his themes either.
Hey hope everyone's having a great week. Tomorrow is my last day of vacation in Laughlin, Nevada and I'm only down $20 at the Blackjack tables. Not bad huh? Could be worse, my girlfriend's Dad is town a few hundred bills. Ouch!
Yesterday we visited an old old old cowboy town in Arizona called Oatman. It's known for it's donkey's and ghosts. This little town's main street is the actual Route 66 that is so famous in movies and songs. Thousands of tourists visit this little cowboy town every year to see a small part of America's wild wild west. Check out some of the pictures my N82 captured...
Surprisingly the 115 degree Fahrenheit temperatures are somewhat tolerable because of a decent breeze coming through. It's not something that the ice cold river water or the air conditioner in the casino's can't fix.
Free Themes For Your Nokia N82...
I thought I'd throw in some cool themes for you guys to check out. Bandez has recently caught my attention with his unique custom icons. The original icons are changed into cubes and for the third party application icons he uses the same graphic but gives them a cube effect as well. See what I mean below...
He also has a grey and yellow version of this free N82 theme, right now I'm using yellow and it looks great.
Click here to find this theme and see all the rest of his free S60 themes.
Like I said I hope you all enjoy the rest of the week. I can't wait to get back and show you all some cool applications I've been using and we're also gonna talk about what needs to be fixed or added in the next Nokia N82 firmware update. Should be interesting.
Cheers from vacation!
It's really been heating up here in Southern California. It was in the low 90's the past few days where I live and its only getting hotter. We can beat the head by going to the beach which is about 10 minutes from my home. Check out these free summer themes for your N82 that will surely make you want to catch some sun.
First up is Summertime by Pizero. It features a blue sky and green plains along with classy icons that Nokia should consider using for their own.
Gosh dangit I just can't get enough of these themes. Just to give you all the heads up Ravindra from Symbian Life Blog, the same guy who brought you the popular Squirrels post, will be posting up his favorite themes whenever he could. So if you need a better fix on themes than I can give you, be sure to subscribe Ravindra's RSS Feed & follow his blog as well.
Click here to head over and check out the first theme of his new series.
I'm constantly changing themes right now cuz it seems like every day someone comes out with a new design that I can't resist. Right now I have the Black & Red Dotted Wallpaper Symbian S60 theme on my N82 mostly because I enjoy the custom folders & icons. The little icons in the music player also look great. One bad thing is it's missing custom icons for certain applications like Google Maps and Shozu. Either way hats of to Taieb for his hard work.
The genious theme maker Pizero has created an extremely useful theme that makes your N82 give off the least amount of light possible using no icons or images. Have you ever been sitting in a theater watching a movie or play and recieved a text or email that you knew you had to check? It can be imbarressing taking out your phone and reading it because of the amount of light the phone gives off. It distracts and annoys others trying to enjoy the production. Check out this theme called Stealth By Pizero that helps solve your problem.
I actually tried out this theme the other day when I got to see the movie screening of "Get Smart" with Steve Carrel in Hollywood. It was a hilarious movie if anyones interested. I changed my theme to Stealth and put my brightness all the way to the lowest setting. I recieved about 3-4 texts and a few emails during the movie and check them without my girlfriend sitting next to me being bothered. Usually I get an elbow to the ribs if I try this with any other theme.
Well done Pizero! Hats off to you. No more bruises.
About the theme variations...
1 - Stealth - Very dark theme with Basic functions - No icons / Nokia default icons versions included
2 - Full Stealth - Very dark theme - No clock - only battery and connection indicators - less functions enabled - No icons / Nokia default icons versions included
Click here to read more and download Stealth By Pizero.
