Sidetalking: Domesticating Nokia's playful designed identity
Published online on October 23, 2025
Abstract
Mobile Media & Communication, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 411-430, May 2026.
This article examines sidetalking – a usability feature introduced by Nokia in its N-Gage and 7700 devices during 2002 and 2003 – and positioned as innovative; sidetalking involved holding the phone sideways during calls. This reflected Nokia's attempt to ...
This article examines sidetalking – a usability feature introduced by Nokia in its N-Gage and 7700 devices during 2002 and 2003 – and positioned as innovative; sidetalking involved holding the phone sideways during calls. This reflected Nokia's attempt to ...