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Simple but very stylish, Nokia's 8800 Arte boasts a 2-inch OLED display, 3.15-megapixel camera, 1GB of built-in memory, Bluetooth, and 3G. Compare prices. Video review after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

If you are the kind of person who wants to demonstrate class and prosperity, and are looking for a good phone, do not hesitate to get the Nokia 8800 Arte.

Nokia's People First concept essentially "takes three human universals of the way people think about communication - time, lists, and people - to inspire and examine new user interface ideas." Click here for one more picture.

But this is where hacking comes in: the idea is that the phone would have widgets support, a simple and accessible programming language and openly available software and hardware specs.

Here's a first look at Nokia's upcoming touchscreen "Tube" phone, which will supposedly feature a 3.5-inch display, camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS support. If you missed out on the demo video we posted a while back, continue reading to watch.

No multi-touch on this model but it is said to provide haptic feedback in a package supposedly smaller (maybe a little bit wider) than the N73. We also notice an "XpressMedia" label on the phone which would indicate an affiliation with Nokia's XpressMusic class of media devices

Here's a first look at the Google Android UI running on a Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, proving its flexibility. For those who missed the Quake running on Android video, check it after the jump. Click here for first picture in gallery.

We've seen Android running on some phones before, but none of them have gotten us as psyched about the upcoming OS as seeing it on Nokia's powerhouse N810 internet tablet

Nokia's eco-friendly "Remade" concept features an "outer shell made from recycled aluminum cans, a chassis made of plastic from drink bottles and rubber parts made from old car tires." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Inside, printed electronics are more environmentally friendly to manufacture than traditional circuit-boards, and even the display graphics have been selected to save energy

The futuristic looking Nokia Morph can be transformed into just about any shape and more. With a nanotech-based shell, the device offers transparent electronics and self cleaning surfaces. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Why is Nokia always trying to outdo everyone with its fancy-schmancy concepts and designs? We may never know the answer to those questions, but what we do know is that the company is presenting a new concept device called the Morph that would be right at home

AVing gives us an up-close look at the Nokia N78, which "has the new 'N' series piano black finish with rounded ages and flush surface." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Dimension-wise, the N78 is about the size of its predecessor, with the weight decreased to 3.6 oz. Originally introduced in the N81, the Navi wheel function is present here. According to the N78 product manager, its functionally has been greatly improved in the new model

Nokia unveils "Remade", an eco-friendly handset that's basically "made entirely of recycled stuff -- the case and keypad are fashioned from tossed cans." Click here for one more picture.

..apparently, even the electrical components (never mind that the Remade can't actually place a call in its current incarnation) are entirely reused

AVing gives us a hands-on look at the Nokia N96, direct from the Mobile World Congress 2008. For some markets (Europe and Asia), "the integrated DVB-H receiver offers live broadcast TV with an automatically updating program guide." Video after the break.

The massive memory can store up to 40 hours of video content. The storage capacity of the N96 can even be further expanded with an optional microSD card, such as the new 8GB microSDHC Card MU-43 which increases the available memory of the N96 to a total of 24 GB

Similar to its predecessor, Nokia's N96 features a dual-slide design. Plus, a 2.8-inch TFT display, 5.0-megapixel camera, 16GB of internal memory, integrated DVB-H tuner, microSD card slot, HSDPA, and WLAN. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Also new are the backlit touchbuttons on the face, dialpad and top slider section of the phone. When playing media, they show the typical play/pause/ff/rr functions; when gaming on the N-Gage gaming platform, they show control pad buttons