Comments on: Nokia’s Latest Pocket Computer (the N810) as Mobile Platform

By: share.websitemagazine.com

share.websitemagazine.com — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:45:58 +0000

Nokia’s Latest Pocket Computer (the N810) as Mobile Platform…

Nokia officially announced its latest pocket computer, the N810. It’s got a full slide-out keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, the works, and is due out next month for $479….

By: PookieBadmuffin

PookieBadmuffin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:23:45 +0000

It’s NOT a phone and it’s NOT a computer.

It’s an Internet Tablet - a product that fits a niche for people who don’t want to take a laptop on trips or who want to have a device that offers a better browsing experience than a tiny mobile. The N800 (the model currently on the market) offers Skype, IM, email, multimedia streaming, video conferencing, VNC, and a slew of other apps either already installed or free from third parties - all for ~$230. It’s also built on Linux, so it’s wide open for development.

The downside to this new version is the only real upgrades are built-in GPS and the slider keyboard. The keyboard is a drawback because the on-screen thumbpad works beautifully. I suspect the slider will be more of a nuisance than a feature. GPS is great, but I wonder how many people are willing to pay $200+ more for it.

The device is surprisingly good. It’s a shame they don’t seem to sell them in retail stores, because I think most people would be impressed enough to buy if they could get their hands on one to try it first…

By: Hammer

Hammer — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:08:09 +0000

Nop, iPhone still wins for a long shot!
Smooth baby smooth!

By: /pd

/pd — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:46:42 +0000

@shoemoney : Dude, I just pulled that linky from my reader, did not know it was a scraper .. as for my 5 min , don’t need to pimp myself..:)-

By: nemrut

nemrut — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:13:48 +0000

..why does the Nokia logo link to an image of the Nokia logo? shouldnt it link to their website..

I’ve seen this happen on a couple of other posts as well…getting rather tiresome.

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:13:33 +0000

Nokia seems to be offering some innovative features lately, starting to get some press away from the iPhone.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:54:03 +0000

Cool, I was going to buy an iPod touch for the same purpose, but this is better.

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:16:43 +0000

Forget ipune! This kinda stuff is the real thing, running Windows Mobile! Yeah baby!
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

By: ShoeMoney

ShoeMoney — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:13:14 +0000

@/pd dude nice try for your 5 minutes. Nice adsense scraper site.

That phone is frickin sweet. I cant wait to see some that come out on decent hispeed networks.

By: /pd

/pd — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:32:14 +0000

ok I screwed up.. heres the linky

http://www.gottabemobile.com/S.....hGear.aspx

By: jon

jon — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:32:08 +0000

Too bad , does not have gsm.

By: /pd

/pd — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:30:15 +0000

WTF is Mike getting pulled into this ?

I may have butted headed many times on opinion w/TC and Mike, but I have never seen/heard of Mike /Techcrunch endorsing fraud and piracy !! IMHO, thats just lie !!

Anyhoot, Somebody needs to task Rob/Getmobile on his posting !!

By: Vinay

Vinay — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:23:13 +0000

WoW! Is nokia working on a iPhone Rival as well ? Lets see wht more its treat us with

Cheers!