Nokia N810: new internet tablet
Nokia today rolled out a new Internet tablet, which has evolved into a portable entertainment platform that comes with a slide-out keyboard and a GPS receiver. The N810, as its predecessors, only works as a stand-alone Internet tablet as long as there is a Wi-Fi hotspot from in range. The new device will work with Boingo Wireless, Earthlink and The Cloud locations, Nokia said. When there is no hotspot available, the tablet will connect to a cellphone via Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR and retrieve and send data over a cellular network. The technology behind the N-tablet has received some upgrades, but hasn’t changed much: The TI2420 OMAP processor now runs at 400 MHz instead of 330 MHz, Wi-Fi is still supported with 802.11 b/g standards, DDR is still at 128 MB and internal flash memory still at 256 MB.
The screen remained at a 4.13” size, providing an 800×480 pixel resolution at 225 dpi. The operating system is still a Debian/GNU-based Linux called “Maemo”, but has been updated with a new Kernel and is now called Internet tablet OS 2008, instead of 2007. Internal memory is rated at up to 2 GB, while the device also supports SD and SDHC flash memory cards with up to 8 GB capacity. Besides the new keyboard, the most significant addition to the N810 is a built-in GPS receiver, which can be upgraded to Wayfinder’s voice-guided navigation to allow turn-by-turn directions. The N810 is expected to become available in November for a suggested retail price of $479. That looks like a really useful gadget for those who need to be online everywhere.
Source: Cnet, TG Daily
Comments(7)
First in to drool over new NOKIA.
Even thought it has 800×480 res and GPS, so long it is not able to connect on Verizon or Sprint broadband mobile network and be used as a cell as well, this thing is more or less useless.
It’s nice looking but i’ll stick with my Ocean.
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@Inevitable & tucker
You can use DUN to connnect to EVDO on Verizon/Sprint. I get about 500 kb/s down on my laptop. No ExpressCard/PCMCIA card required, just tether to the phone over Bluetooth. I use a $15/mo. VCast plan so it doesn’t use minutes and the data is basically unlimited.
I’ll stick to my n95… played with the n81 on tuesday, seemed ok. They all do the same thing now