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Cellphone company releases cellphone, doesn't mention it's a cellphone

The Nokia N77 is described as a multimedia computer. I'm sure you can call your mom on it.

While the design is nothing earth-shattering, the Nokia N77 it's definitely crammed full of features. I used to think "why would you want to watch TV on a phone" like so many other ney-sayers. Then I switched jobs I ended up with a 45 minute commute each way. Now I wouldn't mind The Charlie Rose Show on my way home from work. But that's all in the future anyway. The N77 is just available in Finland now, and then in China and India later this month. I'm not up to date on the status of mobile TV in the US ("...is offered in markets where commercial mobile TV services based on DVB-H technology are available"), but I'm guessing that our DVB-H isn't up and running currently.

Here's a synopsis from the press release: "With practically all the features people would expect from a true Nokia Nseries multimedia computer, including MP3 player, 2 megapixel camera (1600 x 1200 pixels), web browsing, email access, calendar and to-do lists, the Nokia N77 is much more than just live TV and entertainment - it's the key to an entire world of multimedia computing."

No mention of it being a phone. No mention in the press release at all. The first indication that you can make a call on it is in the tech specs, which I added below, if you're the kind of person who reads those. I mean, is it marketing suicide to say you got a new cellphone? And shouldn't it be suicide if you call something a "computer" that only has the standard number pad?

[product page]

Operating Frequency
Dual-mode: WCDMA2100/EGSM900/1800/1900 MHz or EDGE only: EGSM900/1800/1900 MHz.
DVB-H 470-750 MHz

Dimensions
Volume: 92 cc
Weight: 114 g
Length: 111 mm
Width: 50 mm
Thickness (max): 18.8 mm

Display and User Interface
Active matrix 2.4" QVGA color display with wide viewing angle: 320 x 240 pixels, up to 16 million colors
Active standby with main services always on top
Active toolbar interface in camera and gallery
Ambient light detector - used to optimize display brightness and power consumption
Five -way navikey, two soft keys, application key, clear key, send and end keys, operator service keys, ITU-T keypad
Dedicated key for mobile tv
Dedicated key for camera
Multimedia key provides direct access to predefined applications
Volume/zoom key
Operating system: S60 software on Symbian OS
User Interface: S60 3rd Edition

Memory Functions
Up to 20 megabytes* of internal dynamic memory for messages, ringing tones, images, video clips, calendar notes, to-do list and applications
Hot swap slot for easy microSD memory card insertion and removal, supporting up to 2GB microSD cards.