Gadget Carnival

Nokia has unveiled a freshly tuned version of its debut touchscreen device, in the shape of the new Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition. Slated to saunter into pockets in the third quarter of 2009, this innovative incarnation of the 5800 comes pre-loaded with a lifetime of voice-guided Drive and Walk navigation licenses for your region.

Nokia’s 5800 Navigation Edition is a Symbian-powered smartphone that doesn’t boast major hardware improvements from the 5800 handset released earlier this year, but it is packed with software to help users find the right route.

The handset comes with a lifetime license to the company’s Drive and Walk services, which offer audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic alerts, and automatic re-routing.

The handset will also have Ovi Maps preinstalled, and Nokia’s Google Maps competitor offers 3-D views, weather information, location-based points of interest, and the ability to wirelessly sync with the desktop version. The location-centric smartphone will also come with a car charger and a car kit to mount the device while driving.

The 5800 Navigation Edition has a 3.2-inch resistive touch screen that has a 360 by 640 resolution. The handset includes Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, a 3.2-megapixel camera, and 8 GB of on-board memory that can be expanded via a microSD slot. Nokia has marked the 5800 Navigation Edition to be released in the third quarter; it is expected to retail for around $400 before carrier subsidies.