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Nokia Premieres its Newest Research Laboratory, in Hollywood, USA
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Announcement Paves the way for Nokia to Find New Forms of Media Within the Mobile Space
ESPOO, Finland and PALO ALTO, California, November 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced its newest
research laboratory has been established in the Hollywood area of California,
US.
Nokia Research Center Hollywood will work with members of the media &
entertainment industry including new technology companies and creative
talent, together with leading universities in the region to drive long-term
research activities to further strengthen Nokia's leadership position in the
convergence of internet and mobility.
"Hollywood has an enormous variety of academic institutions, innovative
media businesses and unique creative talent. It offers exactly the right
ingredients for research into topics that will be vital for Nokia's business
in the future. The link with the movie industry is naturally strong, however
the entertainment concepts we will be working on at the NRC Hollywood
laboratory are even more diverse. The laboratory will explore new
entertainment experiences that combine the physical and digital worlds. Our
research work will focus on mixed reality experiences, with a strong
community flavor. We will develop new user interfaces that fully explore the
role of the human body and human motion for more natural forms of
interaction. Mobile devices will play a central role in this," commented
Rebecca Allen, Laboratory Director of NRC Hollywood.
The new NRC Hollywood laboratory will research on many technologies
surrounding the media industry: film, music, games, web and TV. With a strong
emphasis on entertainment and associated experiences, research topics will
include mixed reality, content creation and user interface experiences, among
others.
In addition to recruiting from and collaborating with the Hollywood
entertainment, media and art communities, the laboratory plans to further
collaborate with the leading universities in the region such as University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Southern California (USC).
"Opening our latest laboratory in Hollywood is a key milestone for Nokia.
Engaging more actively with the entertainment and media community and
establishing a research force there is a significant step for Nokia as we
continue to build our position as a leader in the converging worlds of
Internet and mobility," said Henry Tirri, Head of NRC.
Nokia Research Center collaborates with world-class universities and
research institutes around the globe, including the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and Stanford University in the US, the University of Cambridge,
UK and Tsinghua University, China. This year Nokia Research Center announced
a joint research program with two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology in
Lausanne and Zurich (EPFL and ETH Zurich) and opened a lablet on the campus
of Helsinki University of Technology in Finland.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a
wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to
experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business
mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet
services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of
focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications
networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
About Nokia Research Center
Nokia Research Center (NRC) looks beyond Nokia's existing business and
product development to challenge current strategies and to stimulate renewal
in the company's direction. Working closely with all Nokia business units,
NRC's research explores new frontiers in digital services, physical-digital
connections, human interaction, data and content technologies, device
architecture, and access and connectivity. NRC promotes open innovation by
working on research projects in collaboration with universities and research
institutes around the world. For more information, see our website:
http://research.nokia.com.
http://www.nokia.com
SOURCE Nokia Corporation
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