osnews.com — OSNews reviews the recently released Linux-based Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. They love the two SDHC slots, the WiFi reception and the kickstand, but found problems with the retractable video-call camera, backwards incompatibility, Flash speed, lack of USB-charging, and limited Mpeg-4 video support.
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signal15Jan 25, 2007
Hah, I think 2 or 3 years ago, many of us would have drooled over this with no thought to the interface. Apple and the Beryl project for linux are ruining it for companies with ugly interfaces. :)I started using OSX as my primary machine, and now I actually care about how pretty the GUI is. Is vanity really so bad though?
charbaxJan 25, 2007
Nokia have a lot of talent in making this product, and the N series is really becomming pocket computers.Watch my video of the N800, where I interview the product manager at CES: <a class="user" href="http://ces2007.video-blog.eu/nokia-n800/">http://ces2007.video-blog.eu/nokia-n800/</a>I think it lacks a hard disk drive, built-in HSDPA, full DivX at DVD resolution playback, video recording at VGA resolution and a bit more. Also this N800 has a Linux OS that takes 40 seconds to boot-up, a browser which takes about 20 seconds to open on top of that. And the Wi-Fi and HSDPA chips should keep running and pinging while the rest of the device is sleeping, so that one should be able to get VOIP, IM, RSS, Email and more incomming messages or calls and the device should be able to wake-up from sleep mode and ring. Also this device, even though it is already very compact, it should be even more compact, but should have slim buttons on each side of the screen for gaming.
unixskunkJan 25, 2007
I originally purchased an N770, and I consider it to be the best thing since sliced bread. Unfortunately, they got rid of one of the things I liked most, which was the slide-over case. Armor plating. I could carry it anywhere, and it would stay safe! If I purchased the 800, I'd be terrified of destroying the LCD. I have to say, it has one of the clearest displays I've ever seen....Beautiful.
jonashwingJan 25, 2007
The article has some good info on the N800 but it was a pain to read because it was terribly written. Its full of typos and grammar errors.
mjm_basherJan 26, 2007
Try marking Digg's RSS feed for offline viewing one item at a time before a long trip. Not to mention all of the other feeds on the device. It baffles me that such a simple feature has been left out of an 'internet' tablet. Way to go Nokia.
justin6512Feb 13, 2007
ummm just buy an iPhone when they come out!