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Nokia's useless non-phone
Phone maker Nokia has launched a Linux powered tablet-like device. The appliance is designed for browsing the internet and reading email. An on screen keyboard allows for text input.
It connects to the internet through a build in WiFi radio or uses to a mobile phone's data connection via Bluetooth. It however doesn't have a radio for cellular networks.
If it weren't running Linux, this would have been an utterly lame device. At least now it still some minor cool factor. It allows developers to create their own applications through the "Maemo" platform that Nokia created.
But I can't think of a single scenario where this device would come in and save the day, or at least where a PDA, smartphone or laptop wouldn't suffice.
So please tell me, dear readers, if you think the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is worth $350 - and if so what it would allow you to do that you can't do today.
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May 25, 2005 at 08:30 PM | Permalink
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Posted-by: Connected | 25 May 2005 21:23:43
I think it's a great idea but some details are lacking. Its small enough to take with me almost everywhere. If it comes with a browser like Opera that can format webpages to a single column, I would connect via bluetooth and use it as a mobile feedreader. The screen is big enough for reading the feed summaries and for occasionally browsing blogs. It would also be a good e-book reader if it came with more memory.
Posted-by: mc1 | 26 May 2005 16:11:24
You have to remember, there were two killer apps that made the internet what it is today.
Email and the web browser. Rim's Blackberry took one of those killer apps and made it mobile, but nobody has done the same for the web browser. It's still not possible to easily surf the web on anything remotely portable at a decent price.
The 770 goes part way to solving this problem. When and if every corner has a hot spot this thing would be indispensible. Until then it may remain a niche product.
p.s. The addition of VOIP may actually breath some life into the hot spot market.
Posted-by: Sandstorm | 3 Sep 2005 22:42:05
Because your PDA/smartphone have lousy screens, and your laptop is overkilled if you just want to surf the web at Starbucks. $350 is pretty cheap for a device like this. Still fail to see the point?
Posted-by: Aaron | 5 Nov 2005 08:22:13
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