Nokia Audiobook software beta for S60 available

Here's a nice little freebie if you're a fan of audiobooks and have a Symbian S60 device: Nokia has a beta Audiobook application ready and waiting for you to download. Bear in mind it is a beta and will have some limitations right from the get go. First and foremost is the audiobook file support: you have your choice of either AMR-WB or AMR-WB, meaning, you don't have a choice. The Nokia Audiobook Manager software for PC will help you convert from .wav or .mp3 (with the optional LAME encoder), but this won't help you with protected content from Audible for example. Nokia is trying to balance sound quality with file size and AMR-WB is a well used standard for mobile phones, so I can understand this limitation.

According to the Nokia Beta Labs, the software should work with all S60 3rd edition devices and was tested with Nokia N73, N76, N80, N93, N91, E70, E65, E62, E60, 5500 sport, and 3250.

(via Darla Mack)

Comments

[Philip Ferris]

There's also a Feature Pack One version:

Tested with Nokia N95, N76, E90, 6290, 6110 Navigator. Should work but not fully tested with all devices based on S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1.

[Brian]

No N810 Internet Tablet? Darn...