The Kastor UI by TAT to be included in next Nokia Firmwares?

Many Weblogs are reporting today some rumors about the implementation uf TAT’s Kastor UI in the next firmware updates of the Nokia N95-1.

But what is the Kastor Ui? Simply, it’s an User Interface with advanced animated transitions in 3d, that would completely change (and improve) the feel of the S60 interface. Just take a look at this video:


However, those rumors don’t seem to be too serious. The newer versions of the Symbian Os, starting from FP2, already have some graphic implementations that are in some way similar to the Kastor UI.

And, I think, it would be a strange strategy for Nokia to update their “old phones” with such new features, just because this would make the new devices less attractive compared to the “old” ones.

But also, the implementation of the Kastor UI would surely be appreciated by many users of S60 phones, as many of them are claiming that the S60 interface seems today a little outdated, especially if it is compared to the eye-candies brought by the Apple’s iPhone… ( but, I have to say, Iphone users can’t have my themes installed on it, and should be very sad for that ;) )

TAT Kastor UI Web page

[Via Symbian-Freak]

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  1. Felix says:

    Is there any way to install this TAT Kastor UI on my S60 device?!?!

  2. GothMaster says:

    wow that is great, and willl it work on my N81 8GB?

  3. Chini says:

    Well, no doubt the S60 phone hardware has been powerful enough for such fancy features for a long time. But especially as a business user of E-Series devices I would not give up 3-5 days of battery life for some funky animations which don't really add anything but distraction from what a phone is meant for…

  4. Vovikus says:

    Looks great, but imho not usefull. For teenagers phones – may be, not for n95

  5. Jonathan says:

    Can i istall this sofware for my 6120?? Where can I download it??

  6. Ganesh says:

    But this would also make theme making extremely difficulty! But looks very nice though…. I never thought it could be implemented in the current-gen mobiles!!! I thought it would take SymbianOS 9.3 or FP2 with hardware gfx acceleration to make this come true! If it comes to N95, I will one among the happiest Nokia loyal fans!!!

  7. Luís Marques says:

    Hello again Pizero,
    I've reply to your mail but I don't know if you received it.
    If you need some screenshots from the standard icons just mail me.

    Keep up the good work.

  8. bla says:

    i wouldnt be surprised if nokia does something like this. upgrading to new firmware would disable the recent hack. so they need to put something delicious in to make ppl wanna upgrade

  9. mohmmad jaafreh says:

    free nice

  10. Nathan says:

    Erm Where do u get this Kastor from where do u download it from

  11. chuck yuuki says:

    will it work on my n73?

  12. tube says:

    kastor UI will it be available for NOKIA 5800 Xpress MUSIC AKA TUBE

  13. shany says:

    PLease i want to know from where would i get it???????????

  14. chintan says:

    is it work on my 5800 xpress music??? how???

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