¡¡¡¡MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikon''s newly announced COOLPIX S51c and my Picturetown(TM) are set to revolutionize the way in which consumers share and store images. my Picturetown, Nikon''s new photo sharing and storage service, allows the consumer to email pictures to friends and family, send their pictures to a Blackberry? device for viewing, or post them to a blog or social networking site. Adding to the convenience of this camera, Nikon has partnered with T-Mobile USA to provide COOLPIX S51c customers with a complimentary six month subscription to T-Mobile''s? HotSpot? Wi-Fi service for digital cameras, allowing the user to send images and videos to friends and family from the nearly 8,500 T-Mobile HotSpot locations nationwide*.

    "Nikon leads the photographic industry in wireless technology," says Bill Giordano, General Manager, Marketing, COOLPIX, Nikon Inc. "Nikon''s all-new ''my Picturetown'' service allows S51c users to email their images to family and friends across the globe or upload them to Nikon''s photo archiving service. The partnership with T-Mobile USA provides customers with the opportunity to share their images easily and seamlessly from a variety of locations."

    The T-Mobile HotSpot service is available in Starbucks? coffeehouses, Borders? Books & Music stores, FedEx Kinko''s? Office and Print Centers, airports, and the airline clubs of American?, Delta?, United?, and US Airways?.

    "Through this partnership with Nikon, T-Mobile HotSpot is expanding the ways customers can stay connected," said Joe Sims, Vice President of New Business at T-Mobile USA. "Now Nikon COOLPIX S51c customers can store and share pictures with friends and family by connecting at thousands of T-Mobile HotSpot locations across the country."

    In addition to having this innovative Wi-Fi feature, the COOLPIX S51c is an 8.1 megapixel camera with a 3x Zoom-Nikkor Optical VR Image Stabilization lens with high-quality imaging performance, and advanced sharing technologies.

    The COOLPIX S51c digital camera will be available nationwide in September 2007 with an MSRP of $329.95. For more information about this and other COOLPIX cameras, please visit www.nikonusa.com.

    * Six months of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot service begins from the first time you automatically connect your COOLPIX S51c digital camera to the T-Mobile network at a T-Mobile HotSpot location within the U.S. The T-Mobile HotSpot promotional offer does not include access to T-Mobile HotSpot roaming locations from the COOLPIX S51c. This offer expires on August 31, 2008.

    About Nikon

    Nikon, At the Heart of the Image(TM). Nikon Inc. is the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology and is globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for its award-winning consumer and professional photographic equipment. Nikon Inc. distributes the Nikon Total Imaging System of consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, Nikkor optics, Speedlights and System Accessories; Nikon COOLPIX? compact digital cameras; COOLSCAN? digital film scanners; 35mm film SLR cameras; Nikon software products and Nikon sports and recreational optics. At the heart of every Nikon camera are Nikon''s In-Camera Innovations, making it easy for anyone to take amazing digital pictures. Through the Nikon Spirit Initiative(TM), the company plays an active role in supporting aspiring and advanced photographers through a variety of philanthropic organizations, educational programs, events and workshops. For more information, dial (800) NIKON-UX or visit www.nikonusa.com, which links all levels of photographers to the web''s most comprehensive photo learning and sharing communities.

    About T-Mobile USA, Inc.

    Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc., is a member of the T-Mobile International group, one of the world''s leading companies in mobile communications, and the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. At the end of June 2007, nearly 112 million mobile customers were served by companies of the Deutsche Telekom group -- more than 26.8 million by T-Mobile USA - all via a common technology platform based on GSM, the world''s most successful digital wireless standard. T-Mobile''s innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect effortlessly to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile highest, in numerous regions throughout the U.S., in wireless call quality and wireless customer care. For more information, please visit the company''s Web site at www.t-mobile.com. T-Mobile? is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. Stick Together, myFaves, and the myFaves design are service marks of T-Mobile USA, Inc.

    Source: Nikon
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