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If you are looking for an example of how mobile technology is being used to make a positive impact on society, look no further than Nokia Data Gathering.

Many organisations, such charities and NGOs, are dependent upon the collection and analysis of information from real people in real communities.

Where previously this might have involved carrying a heavy laptop or filling out paper forms before transporting the data back to the office to be inputted on a computer, Nokia Data Gathering has brought the process into the 21^st century.

How does it work? 

An organisation creates the survey or questionnaire on the Nokia Data Gathering server. This is then sent to the mobile phones in the field, where the data can be easily captured.

The data is sent back to the server, where the information can be analysed, mapped or exported.

The benefits are manifold. It makes gathering data in even the most remote areas quicker, more accurate and more cost-effective.

Windows Phone Client

Having revolutionised field-based data collection, Nokia Data Gathering has recently been given an update of its own.

Most significantly, it is now available for the first time on Windows Phone devices. It has a simple and elegant user interface and the assisted GPS functionality even captures location data when indoors.

The existing java app, such as for Series 40 devices, has also been given a update. 

In addition, the server has been completely redesigned using the latest web technologies, such as HTML5.

The continued development of Nokia Data Gathering was highlighted in July when it featured as the project of the month on the Nokia Developers blog.

Gathering history 

Nokia Data Gathering was developed in Brazil, where a department of the state health ministry called the Health Vigilance Foundation (FVS) started monitoring the spread of Dengue Fever. 

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

FVS used Nokia Data Gathering to conduct household surveys, interview local populations and monitor stagnant water, which would help the foundation staff  understand mosquito breeding patterns.

Following an intensive campaign of data collection, the Health Vigilance Foundation saw a decline in reported cases of Dengue Fever by 90% between 2008 and 2009. 

Other organisations using Nokia Data Gathering include: 

• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in East Africa to help reduce the risk of drought and other natural disasters
• World Vision Indonesia to monitor and improve care for sponsored children
• The Finnish Natural Heritage Service, Metsähallitus, to save and protect the endangered Lake Saimaa ringed seal

Altogether, there are around 200 organisations that are known to be using Nokia Data Gathering.  There may be many more that have downloaded and are using the open source software independently – see the Nokia Data Gathering Wiki. All organisations use the tool for free. 

Making a positive impact

Kulsoom Ally, Nokia’s senior manager, Sustainability, for Latin America, told Conversations:

“Nokia Data Gathering is not a consumer tool in its current form but it is an organisational enabler. It helps organisations that are working on social development like NGOs and national governments,” she says.

“Nokia Data Gathering revolutionises or at the very least dramatically improves the data collection business.”

This assertion is backed up by many of the organisations that are using it.

“Nokia Data Gathering is one of the most convenient and cost-effective tools for collecting data from remote areas,” said Bernard O. Mwesigwa, programme officer for FAO in Uganda.

Last year, Nokia Data Gathering also won a Justmeans Social Innovation Award in the “Philanthropy: Most Strategic Use of Philanthropic Funds” category. These awards are given to companies that are driving sustainability and social innovation.

Kulsoom says she is often asked why Nokia are involved in projects like data gathering.

“This is part of our Corporate Social Investment. The idea is that we focus on using our expertise in mobile technologies to create tools that would benefit social development.”

“We believe that, apart from the positive impact of mobile technology in general, Nokia also has a responsibility to invest in and make a positive impact on society.”

The Nokia 808 PureView, with its revolutionary camera phone technology, is the mobile phone that everyone has been talking about since it was unveiled earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Recently, there has been less talking and more wide-eyed wonder as people are beginning to see for themselves the astonishing capabilities of the phone.

The Internet is buzzing with blogs and picture galleries that are eager to show off the device’s astonishing images and even as a great way of capturing concert footage.

If you’re one of the people who’ve got an 808 PureView already, you can relax in the smug knowledge that you are the envy of the mobile world.

What else could you possibly want?

Well, as you would expect from a monster camera phone, the 808 PureView also has some frighteningly wicked accessories to go with it.

 The tripod mount

All serious photographers will have a tripod and as a serious camera phone, one of the first accessories you should consider for your 808 PureView is the Nokia HH-23 tripod mount.

This allows you to attach your 808 PureView (in fact, it’ll work for most Nokia camera phones, including the Lumia smartphones) to a standard tripod.

The HH-23 is both compact and adjustable and is the perfect bit of kit that will allow you to take perfectly steady images and video.

The case

There are plenty of generic cases that will fit the 808 PureView but the aficionados among you will only be considering the Nokia CC-3046.

This is a specially designed hard cover case with a shock absorbing lining and has a unique ‘eye-patch’ to protect the camera lens. Nifty.

The case also lets you have easy access to all the phone’s buttons and connectors. 

There are some nice photos of the red version of the CC-3046 in this blog.

The portable charger

So, you’ve been trekking for hours up some difficult terrain. You reach your destination and the view is just as stunning as you had hoped for.

Excitedly, you get your camera out to take some pictures and make the moment last forever. Unfortunately, the battery is dead… It’s happened to all of us.

The Nokia DC-16 is a portable charger to guard against such calamities from ever happening to you ever again.

This is a universal USB charger that can give your 808 PureView a full charge, wherever you happen to be.

You may also want to consider the Nokia Dual Charger DC-20, which lets you charge up to two devices from your car.

The headset

Lost in all the hype about its wonderful camera, it is easy to forget that the 808 PureView is also a phone.

The Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset is the perfect accessory for you to make hands-free calls on the 808 PureView.

The stylish headset houses an ultra-clear speaker and a sensitive microphone for crackle-free conversations.

On a single charge, the Nokia Luna will last for six hours on standby and give you up to eight hours of talk time.

The music receiver

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

The Nokia 808 PureView is a fantastic device for both recording and playing music.

The MD-310 Music Receiver lets you take it one step further by hooking up your 808 PureView to a home stereo system.

Once the receiver has been attached, you can then wirelessly stream CD quality music from your phone through the home stereo.

Have you got a Nokia 808 PureView yet? What are your favourite accessories?

Having a smartphone in your pocket means that you’re just one click away from a wealth of information, thanks to the Internet. Use this tool to understand the world around you, especially when it comes to translating different languages.

Learning a new language is useful for many reasons. You may be going on holiday and want to be able to order a meal, you might be looking for work in another country, or you may work with a bunch of people that speak another language and you just simply want to be able to join in the conversation. Whatever the reason, it’s always a good idea to learn a new language.

The Windows Phone Marketplace is full of apps to help you communicate with different people from the far-reaches of the globe and we’ve picked out just a few you might find useful.

English Idioms – £Free

If English isn’t your first language, you’ll probably be confused by some of the phrases English speakers use. This app is on hand to translate bizarre, yet common, sayings.

‘Make money hand over fist’, ‘as crooked as a dog’s hind leg’, and ‘cut one’s losses’ are just some examples of what’s explained in English Idioms.

Learn Hindi – £1.49 / $1.99 / €1.99

In India, many people speak English. That means if you’re fluent in English; you’ll probably get along just fine. However, sometimes it’s nice to be able to speak to people in their own language, so why not make a start by trying to learn to Hindi, one of the most common languages?

Learn Hindi takes you through some common phrases by showing you the word in English, showing you it in Hindi and then saying the word for you.

Once you’ve got a grasp of the basics, you can challenge yourself using the Quiz or Flash cards. You’ll be fluent in Hindi in no time.

Translator – £Free

This is Microsoft’s Bing translation tool on your smartphone. With it, you can select a few methods to translate. If you know how a foreign word is spelt, then you can type it into the keyboard section. Otherwise, you can just say the word to the voice feature. It’ll then hit you back with the translated word.

Alternatively – and we think this one is cool – if you use camera option, you can just point your camera at the foreign text and Translator will change the words on screen into your language. This is particularly useful when looking at a menu, figuring out road signs or maybe newspaper articles.

Write Japanese – £3.99 / $4.99 / €4,99

This is exactly what the name suggests. If you’ve ever wanted to write in Japanese, this app will help you.

Starting with letters and words, you’ll be asked to draw the Japanese equivalent into the bottom section of the screen. For help and advice, the question mark symbol will show you how to write the words. The challenge then is remembering it.

SignLanguage – £Free

Language isn’t just about audible words; it’s also about communicating with people in a broader sense. Deaf people use sign language to communicate with the people around them, and now you can talk with them, too.

SignLanguage shows you the basics, like being able to gesture different letters of the alphabet, some action words and phrases. It should be enough to get you through the most basic conversation.

All of these language apps are available for the Nokia Lumia 610, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 900.

Have you used any great language apps on your Nokia Lumia? As usual, let us know in the comments section below.

Image credit: Doctor Yuri

Office 365 is Microsoft’s online, cloud-based version of the regular Office suite that most… well, office workers spend a large proportion of their day with. The online version is a good product, which replicates almost every part of the offline Office suite’s functionality as an online app.

Unlike some competing online productivity suites, Office 365 commands a monthly subscription fee, but that also buys you a 99.9% uptime SLA and similar assurances regarding security and back-up. If you’re serious about your work, those will count for a lot more than the fairly trivial fee. For most small and medium businesses, it’s a lot more safe and secure than their current arrangements are likely to be.

Looking forward, the newly announced Office 2013 is, in some respects, closer to Office 365 than the traditional set of offline applications. I’m typing this on the preview release of MS Word 2013 now and note that, by default, I’m saving to remote servers using SkyDrive/Office 365 rather than my local hard disk. Of course, you can still save locally and the apps still work without an internet connection but, like everything else, it’s edging into the Cloud.

But back to now, Office 365 and your Lumia phone.

What’s the point? Well, firstly and most vitally for me, everything you create or receive is available now, wherever you are, from your phone, or from any other computer. And it’s far from just Windows Phone and PC: Office 365 is accessible from PCs, Macs, iPhone, Android phones, Symbian phones and BlackBerries as well as Windows Phone.

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

So that opens up the second, rich area where Office 365 wins out over the traditional desktop Office: collaboration. The system was practically built for multiple authors, review processes and generally avoiding having multiple copies of the same document flying around in emails.

If it’s on your Office 365 server, they’ve already got the document on their phone, computer or whatever. Bye bye attachments. To be fair, you’ll probably still need to poke them to have a look, though – we can’t change human nature!

Here, again, the phone component is really strong. Let’s say I am writing a blog post and someone else needs to review what I’ve produced. I can share the document with them, and they can create comments and edits right from their phone.

Go to the next stage: I get their feedback but I’m out and about. Uniquely for an office product on mobile, I believe, I can see changes and comments. By the time I get to another computer, I know exactly what needs to be done.

If you work in a team, it’s definitely worth a try. There is, as usual, a free trial available.

QR codes offer quick, easy and often innovative means to encounter to new experiences on your phone and in the outside world.

The specially-created square barcodes have been around for a couple of years, but now they’re popping up everywhere, offering quick links to websites, nutritional information, GPS directions, movie trailers and more. Some pranksters are even printing custom stickers linking to the infamous Rickrolling internet meme.

Have you experimented with the QR (Quick Response) code reader on your Nokia Lumia Windows Phone handset? Unlike most handsets, you don’t need a standalone app and you can get there in just two taps. Just hit the Search key and then the eye icon and get scanning. Here are some of our favourite uses:

Install apps

If you’ve been browsing on your PC and laptop and see an app you’d love to have on your phone, there’s an easier way to get it than performing the same search on your handset. Quite often a QR code will appear on the page itself and scanning will take you straight to the product you’re looking for. We did it here with the Nokia Creative Studio photography app.

Check out before you rock out

We’ll quite often be walking around town and see flyers for local bands playing nearby. It’s only a couple of bucks, and it’ll probably be fun, but you don’t know these guys from Adam. What if they suck? The best band flyers have QR codes linking to a Spotify track or a YouTube video illustrating why they’re worth your time.

Eat Smart(er)

Everyone loves the occasional trip to restaurants like Chili’s or Friday’s, but you can’t breathe the air in those places without ingesting enough calories to satisfy a small nation. Luckily there’s a stack of restaurants adding QR Codes to their menus, linking to detailed nutritional information. Your arteries will thank you. (Yes, we get the irony, if we wanted to eat smart we wouldn’t go to Friday’s but we like it, OKAY?!)

Augment your experience

Museums around the world are integrating QR codes into their exhibits, allowing the visitor to hear the inside story on the artifact. Whether it’s simply a redirect to a WIkipedia page, an audio interview with the artist explaining the piece or fun trivia for younger viewers like at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, they’re a great way to add value to your visit.

Find your way

Tech likes to make it easier for us to get from A-to-B through navigation apps like Nokia Maps. If you’ve found a great restaurant online, see if it has a QR code on its ‘Find Us’ page. Scanning the code will launch your mapping app and programme it with directions.

Grabbing the best deals

With Foursquare check-ins rewarding you with discounts, Groupon and LivingSocial deals flooding your inbox there’s really no need to pay full price for anything again. QR codes are an even easier way to access coupons, discounts and deals that are redeemable in store. Keep an eye out.

Changing the game

Card games are older than Abraham, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t moving with the times. The Bicycle company just released new ’Jacked Up’ cards equipped with QR codes which, when they’re dealt and scanned, change the rules of games like this: 

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

Take it to the grave

Sometimes a gravestone just isn’t enough. The owner of a Seattle headstone store is incorporating QR codes into his offerings and for $75 he’ll help the bereaved to set up a memorial website which graveside visitors can view by scanning the sticker. You never know when your Nokia Lumia is going to come in handy.

Bonus content… everywhere

We’ve received Spotify ‘mix-tapes’ from friends via QR coded emails, we’ve scanned movie posters to view trailers, learned more about and picked up coupons for our favourite wines, and listened to exclusive tracks from our favourite artists; all on our Nokia Lumia smartphones. There’s a new world within these strange square boxes. Go and explore it.

If you are looking for an example of how mobile technology is being used to make a positive impact on society, look no further than Nokia Data Gathering.

Many organisations, such charities and NGOs, are dependent upon the collection and analysis of information from real people in real communities.

Where previously this might have involved carrying a heavy laptop or filling out paper forms before transporting the data back to the office to be inputted on a computer, Nokia Data Gathering has brought the process into the 21^st century.

How does it work? 

An organisation creates the survey or questionnaire on the Nokia Data Gathering server. This is then sent to the mobile phones in the field, where the data can be easily captured.

The data is sent back to the server, where the information can be analysed, mapped or exported.

The benefits are manifold. It makes gathering data in even the most remote areas quicker, more accurate and more cost-effective.

Windows Phone Client

Having revolutionised field-based data collection, Nokia Data Gathering has recently been given an update of its own.

Most significantly, it is now available for the first time on Windows Phone devices. It has a simple and elegant user interface and the assisted GPS functionality even captures location data when indoors.

The existing java app, such as for Series 40 devices, has also been given a update. 

In addition, the server has been completely redesigned using the latest web technologies, such as HTML5.

The continued development of Nokia Data Gathering was highlighted in July when it featured as the project of the month on the Nokia Developers blog.

Gathering history 

Nokia Data Gathering was developed in Brazil, where a department of the state health ministry called the Health Vigilance Foundation (FVS) started monitoring the spread of Dengue Fever. 

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

FVS used Nokia Data Gathering to conduct household surveys, interview local populations and monitor stagnant water, which would help the foundation staff  understand mosquito breeding patterns.

Following an intensive campaign of data collection, the Health Vigilance Foundation saw a decline in reported cases of Dengue Fever by 90% between 2008 and 2009. 

Other organisations using Nokia Data Gathering include: 

• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in East Africa to help reduce the risk of drought and other natural disasters
• World Vision Indonesia to monitor and improve care for sponsored children
• The Finnish Natural Heritage Service, Metsähallitus, to save and protect the endangered Lake Saimaa ringed seal

Altogether, there are around 200 organisations that are known to be using Nokia Data Gathering.  There may be many more that have downloaded and are using the open source software independently – see the Nokia Data Gathering Wiki. All organisations use the tool for free. 

Making a positive impact

Kulsoom Ally, Nokia’s senior manager, Sustainability, for Latin America, told Conversations:

“Nokia Data Gathering is not a consumer tool in its current form but it is an organisational enabler. It helps organisations that are working on social development like NGOs and national governments,” she says.

“Nokia Data Gathering revolutionises or at the very least dramatically improves the data collection business.”

This assertion is backed up by many of the organisations that are using it.

“Nokia Data Gathering is one of the most convenient and cost-effective tools for collecting data from remote areas,” said Bernard O. Mwesigwa, programme officer for FAO in Uganda.

Last year, Nokia Data Gathering also won a Justmeans Social Innovation Award in the “Philanthropy: Most Strategic Use of Philanthropic Funds” category. These awards are given to companies that are driving sustainability and social innovation.

Kulsoom says she is often asked why Nokia are involved in projects like data gathering.

“This is part of our Corporate Social Investment. The idea is that we focus on using our expertise in mobile technologies to create tools that would benefit social development.”

“We believe that, apart from the positive impact of mobile technology in general, Nokia also has a responsibility to invest in and make a positive impact on society.”

The Nokia 808 PureView, with its revolutionary camera phone technology, is the mobile phone that everyone has been talking about since it was unveiled earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Recently, there has been less talking and more wide-eyed wonder as people are beginning to see for themselves the astonishing capabilities of the phone.

The Internet is buzzing with blogs and picture galleries that are eager to show off the device’s astonishing images and even as a great way of capturing concert footage.

If you’re one of the people who’ve got an 808 PureView already, you can relax in the smug knowledge that you are the envy of the mobile world.

What else could you possibly want?

Well, as you would expect from a monster camera phone, the 808 PureView also has some frighteningly wicked accessories to go with it.

 The tripod mount

All serious photographers will have a tripod and as a serious camera phone, one of the first accessories you should consider for your 808 PureView is the Nokia HH-23 tripod mount.

This allows you to attach your 808 PureView (in fact, it’ll work for most Nokia camera phones, including the Lumia smartphones) to a standard tripod.

The HH-23 is both compact and adjustable and is the perfect bit of kit that will allow you to take perfectly steady images and video.

The case

There are plenty of generic cases that will fit the 808 PureView but the aficionados among you will only be considering the Nokia CC-3046.

This is a specially designed hard cover case with a shock absorbing lining and has a unique ‘eye-patch’ to protect the camera lens. Nifty.

The case also lets you have easy access to all the phone’s buttons and connectors. 

There are some nice photos of the red version of the CC-3046 in this blog.

The portable charger

So, you’ve been trekking for hours up some difficult terrain. You reach your destination and the view is just as stunning as you had hoped for.

Excitedly, you get your camera out to take some pictures and make the moment last forever. Unfortunately, the battery is dead… It’s happened to all of us.

The Nokia DC-16 is a portable charger to guard against such calamities from ever happening to you ever again.

This is a universal USB charger that can give your 808 PureView a full charge, wherever you happen to be.

You may also want to consider the Nokia Dual Charger DC-20, which lets you charge up to two devices from your car.

The headset

Lost in all the hype about its wonderful camera, it is easy to forget that the 808 PureView is also a phone.

The Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset is the perfect accessory for you to make hands-free calls on the 808 PureView.

The stylish headset houses an ultra-clear speaker and a sensitive microphone for crackle-free conversations.

On a single charge, the Nokia Luna will last for six hours on standby and give you up to eight hours of talk time.

The music receiver

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

The Nokia 808 PureView is a fantastic device for both recording and playing music.

The MD-310 Music Receiver lets you take it one step further by hooking up your 808 PureView to a home stereo system.

Once the receiver has been attached, you can then wirelessly stream CD quality music from your phone through the home stereo.

Have you got a Nokia 808 PureView yet? What are your favourite accessories?

Having a smartphone in your pocket means that you’re just one click away from a wealth of information, thanks to the Internet. Use this tool to understand the world around you, especially when it comes to translating different languages.

Learning a new language is useful for many reasons. You may be going on holiday and want to be able to order a meal, you might be looking for work in another country, or you may work with a bunch of people that speak another language and you just simply want to be able to join in the conversation. Whatever the reason, it’s always a good idea to learn a new language.

The Windows Phone Marketplace is full of apps to help you communicate with different people from the far-reaches of the globe and we’ve picked out just a few you might find useful.

English Idioms – £Free

If English isn’t your first language, you’ll probably be confused by some of the phrases English speakers use. This app is on hand to translate bizarre, yet common, sayings.

‘Make money hand over fist’, ‘as crooked as a dog’s hind leg’, and ‘cut one’s losses’ are just some examples of what’s explained in English Idioms.

Learn Hindi – £1.49 / $1.99 / €1.99

In India, many people speak English. That means if you’re fluent in English; you’ll probably get along just fine. However, sometimes it’s nice to be able to speak to people in their own language, so why not make a start by trying to learn to Hindi, one of the most common languages?

Learn Hindi takes you through some common phrases by showing you the word in English, showing you it in Hindi and then saying the word for you.

Once you’ve got a grasp of the basics, you can challenge yourself using the Quiz or Flash cards. You’ll be fluent in Hindi in no time.

Translator – £Free

This is Microsoft’s Bing translation tool on your smartphone. With it, you can select a few methods to translate. If you know how a foreign word is spelt, then you can type it into the keyboard section. Otherwise, you can just say the word to the voice feature. It’ll then hit you back with the translated word.

Alternatively – and we think this one is cool – if you use camera option, you can just point your camera at the foreign text and Translator will change the words on screen into your language. This is particularly useful when looking at a menu, figuring out road signs or maybe newspaper articles.

Write Japanese – £3.99 / $4.99 / €4,99

This is exactly what the name suggests. If you’ve ever wanted to write in Japanese, this app will help you.

Starting with letters and words, you’ll be asked to draw the Japanese equivalent into the bottom section of the screen. For help and advice, the question mark symbol will show you how to write the words. The challenge then is remembering it.

SignLanguage – £Free

Language isn’t just about audible words; it’s also about communicating with people in a broader sense. Deaf people use sign language to communicate with the people around them, and now you can talk with them, too.

SignLanguage shows you the basics, like being able to gesture different letters of the alphabet, some action words and phrases. It should be enough to get you through the most basic conversation.

All of these language apps are available for the Nokia Lumia 610, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 900.

Have you used any great language apps on your Nokia Lumia? As usual, let us know in the comments section below.

Image credit: Doctor Yuri

Last week we brought you a report from research company Nielsen. It showed that 96 per cent of Lumia 900 owners are extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their new phone, and also some insight into how people use their Lumia 900.

Today, we want to know how you – our readers – use your Nokia Lumia. Not just the 900, but also the other members of the Lumia family.

In the poll directly below, please select each feature that you have used on your Nokia Lumia in the last month. There’s then one more question after that we’d like you to answer, too.

Take Our Poll

Now, in this section, please let us know how often you perform those tasks. Don’t forget to hit the button at the end to confirm your selection.

Thanks for taking the time to answer these, we’ll take a look at these next week and go through the results.

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

The Nokia 808 PureView hosts the best cameraphone in the world, according to the number of awards its received.

Every nine weeks, the Nokia Maps in Berlin team sit down for a weekly workshop to try to think of new ideas; a “think outside of the box” session. It’s here that some of the best ideas emerge, and lots of unusual ones, too.

Julie Grienenberger, a UX Design Intern at Nokia tells us that during one of these workshops they decided to do something fun to show off the amazing PureView technology. They would send a Nokia 808 PureView high into the sky attached to a helium balloon and a 200-meter kite string.

They would need a container for the smartphone, so using an old box, tape and some cable ties, they positioned the Nokia 808 PureView into the box, with the camera facing out of a hole.

The team decided there would be two tasks for this project. The first was to take a series of photos, and the second would be to use the video camera to record Berlin from above.

Museum Island

“The inflated helium-filled balloon wouldn’t fit in the car, so we walked to Museum Island from Nokia House. We got some odd looks.”

After filling the balloon with the helium, they released the Nokia 808 PureView into the sky at the Museum Island in Berlin.

Rooftop of Nokia House

“It was hot and windy. The last thing we wanted was to lose the Nokia 808 PureView on someone’s roof. We had to find a place which is high enough not to crash into the tram cables… and we wanted to have a view of the office from the air.”

Taking the Nokia 808 PureView to the roof of Nokia House in Berlin, the phone was once again lifted to the skies by the balloon. This time, the phone was set to record video at 1080p.

Due to the high winds, the phone experienced a large amount of turbulence. However, there is a small section of the video that shows a great scene of Berlin. Thanks to the high quality of the video, it was possible to get screenshots that are not blur, even with this huge wind… and here is the best picture captured in this video:

Click through for a larger image.

This is a great example of what you can do with commonly available items. A box, a balloon, a helium bottle and a smartphone. Obviously, we wouldn’t recommend doing this yourself, but it’s possible at very little cost.

Have you tried anything like this before? We’d like to hear about it. As usual, use the comments below to join in the conversation.