e-ignite: Tech

A screenshot of the Here and Now weather forecast

I was browsing the Nokia Beta Labs site today and found an excellent little weather application called Here and Now. Here and Now uses your E71′s GPS to determine your current location, then gives you an overview of the forecast weather for that location. It’s surprisingly handy, especially if you’re on the go, and saves a lot of time browsing the web on the E71′s browser and trying to decide what the nearest town is for a forecast!

Here and Now also offers news on any public events for the area you are in – this is handy if you’re holidaying in a place and looking for ideas of things to see and do, but the accuracy can be a bit off (ie. a number of events are not listed) and this part is really just a novelty. As far as I’m concerned, this app is all about the weather forecast which I genuinely find useful.

Here and Now is available from http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/here-and-now or as a direct download link to your E71 via the following barcode:

* To use the above barcode on your Nokia E71, hit MENU > TOOLS > BARCODE > SCAN CODE then hold the camera up to the barcode. You’ll be given the direct link to the .SIS installer file, and all you have to do is select “open link” to start downloading.