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Nokia 770 Linux-based web device
Nokia unveils Linux-based web device without phone (PalmAddict)
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Product page: Nokia 770 internet tablet - be sure to check out the specs. (800x480 display!) Developer site: maemo.org Update 2: Hands-on preview: MobileBurn |
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05-25-2005, 11:18 AM | #2 |
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First PalmOne, and now Nokia introducing a "new" product category. I wonder how those analyst geniuses from Gartner are going to deal with this.
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Be sure to check out more details at Yahoo News:
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05-25-2005, 11:51 AM | #4 |
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Wonderful news! Embedded Linux means that a healthy collaborative community can participate in making the operation system of the Nokia device more advanced, faster, and more stable. With the complete project source code being available, the lifecycle stability of the entire project is enhanced. Have you ever seen what Linux gurus make of previously closed-source systems? Look at Microsoft's X-box. Unmodded all you have is a gaming console. But modded, you can run applications from the Linux community, such as Media Player Center, which make the device 10x more valuable.
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WLAN: 802.11b/g *grin*
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Now if PalmSource could get Palm OS on that Linux, wouldn't that be great. Heck, if it had a harddrive, it might have put PalmOne's Lifedrive back to the drawing board...
It's just a matter of time when Nokia add PIM application to that unit and turn that into a true PDA. So now we had Palm, Windows CE-Mobile, and Embedded Linux-Nokia Edition... Wonder if that embedded Linux will be Opensourced... Linux is, but whatever Nokia tacked on to that which isn't part of the OS? Nokia just might have stolen alot of Lifedrive's thunder... Last edited by gadgetguru; 05-25-2005 at 12:54 PM. Reason: merged two posts |
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This thing looks very cool! I agree about the hard drive for more internal storage and maybe a normal sized SD slot, but overall it's the perfect wireless PDA that everyone's been asking for.
I, too, believe that Nokia is a big enough vendor that this flavor of Linux will attract enough evelopers to come up with the absolute best app's. It'd be great if I could sync it with my Mac, but I'm sure that there are developers that will make the connectivity real (hacker.) I especially like the news about next year's model with the VOIP and the IM. It doesn't look too gamer friendly, so maybe it doesn't replace my Z2, and as much as I'd loathe to carry another device, this one would be it if I were to. Get off your duffs, Palm companies. The competition is heating up. POL9A P.S. I wonder how long they've been working on this device. It does seem that it's been announced at this time to take away from the LifeDrive, but it's time that Palm Co.'s see that other companies are in the game as well. POL9A Last edited by Pride Of Lions; 05-25-2005 at 01:02 PM. Reason: Spelling. |
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It does have a relatively short battery life, only 3 hours. This makes it less than ideal for e-book reading.
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I have to tell you, this looks sw33t. I'm not sure it could replace my Tungsten T3's PIMs (which isn't the 770's focus anyway), but if I was in the market for a media player/LifeDrive-class device, I'd have to seriously consider it. (It handily beats the LifeDrive on specs; question is, will it live up to the specs?)
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Funny other companies let leak out so much information before the official product announcement (like PalmOne and its LifeDrive), while Nokia silently released this killer device!!
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