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Originally Posted by Alexander
Nobody really has the device yet, but someone managed to write a port of Plucker for the Maemo user interface - which is used by the forthcoming Nokia 770. This development could make the Linux Nokia with its gorgeous 800x480 screen and low $350 list price a perfect e-book reading device! |
Some of the developers have been working with Nokia for two years on porting apps and tools to this device. And there is an emulator that lets you build and run your app (or, in the case of a lot of Linux apps, port your app) directly in Linux. See
maemo.org.
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The combination of a page-size screen, really high resolution, and full-service e-book software on an 8-ounce device with wireless (email, IM, Opera), with Linux underneath and python available for custom apps -- it's the way I want to put together my handheld, instead of one designed for a businessman on the go. And I left out the Flash Player and PDF viewer (and SVG-tiny, MPEG1, MPEG4, AVI and Real Video formats).
When I think of it as an e-book reader, then all these other things are super extras. At this size and price, it can't be all things to all people and the complaints of its limitations make sense when you want it to be a machine for someone with a different perspective. But from my perspective . . .
wow! (especially given the alternatives)