Nokia N810 quick look
- January 3rd, 2008
- 1 Comment
Just got the Nokia N810 tablet in for review and I’m going to pound the heck out of it next week at CES. I’m a huge fan of Maemo and the N-series tablet line so I’m really happy to be able to play with this little dreamboat. This model feels much more solid than the N800 and 770 and it seems there’s more attention to detail as evidenced by the sparse front control panel and the assumption that yes, this is a tablet and you have a huge touchscreen so why not use that real estate for more screen instead of directional buttons. Excellent choice. Oh, but wait! There’s a keyboard, as well, which slides down with a pleasing thunk and includes the directional pad and a very usable QWERTY setup that was easy enough for even my meathooks to tap away on. More info as we use this beast a CES, but here are a few quick shots I took.
disco_than (Who am I?)
8 months ago
I’ve had this in my hand for over a week now! It beats the heck out of pulling my MacBook Pro or my lenovo ThinkPad just to check email, movie times, IM or even VoIP using Gchat in coffee shops or cigar bars or even the local Wendys! Skype isn’t quite ready for Maemo OS2008, but when they are it will be an awesome integration. Once develops hop on the OS2008 bandwagon and start porting their apps there, it will quite a trinket to have.
Keep in mind…it is not a phone. The PIM is very lacking (use gmail/google or some other online app to manage your contacts!). Word and Excel are non-existent….again use Google Docs or Spreadsheet.
Accessories are a bit lacking for this device, but the iGo Stowaway BT keyboard is a must if you want to get down to xterm sessions on this device.