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Nokia's Linux Handheld

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gadgets-i-want dept.

Nils Faerber writes "Today Nokia announced the introduction of the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet device along with the Open Source based Maemo Development Platform. With this new product Nokia enters several new worlds all at once. A new concept for the use of a handheld device, a new fully visible open source based development process and the explicit use of open source software in a commercial grade product. The typical use case for the Nokia 770 is to be the internet usability extension to your mobile phone or other wireless internet access equipment. It is extremely portable by its small formfactor, usable for almost all internet applications thorugh its exceptional resolution of 800x480 pixel and its multimedia capabilities by making use of a TI-OMAP CPU and a accompanying digital signal processor (DSP) core. The consequent use of open source software and technology basing on the Linux kernel 2.6, X11-server technology and the GTK+ toolkit the resulting new Hildon graphical user interface creates a fully new user interface experience for portable Linux devices."

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  1. GStreamer by JohnFluxx · · Score: 5, Informative

    Please note that it is also recently revealed that Nokia has been funding GStreamer ! Thank you Nokia!

  2. It's $350 by jolyonr · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not sure where you got the price from, but my sources say it's going to be $350.

    Jolyon

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  3. Re:Seen it already... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    cough PSP cant surf the web *cough*

    nor can it read emails, play streaming radio and at least 60 other things.

    the PSP is a neat portable game but a webpad it CERTIANLY is not.

    so how do you click on a fricking link because the PSP lacks a touchscreen? and when is FLASH going to be released for the PSP?

    *cough*

  4. AP says it runs Opera by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic le/2005/05/25/AR2005052500555.html
    "In one similarity to Nokia's smart phones, the tablet employs the Opera browser from Opera Software ASA."
  5. Re:Good by CortoMaltese · · Score: 3, Informative

    The FAQ confirms that "the user interface has its roots in the smartphone Series 90 user interface."

  6. Re:Forget ethernet, no bluetooth??!!! by tuxnduke · · Score: 3, Informative

    What do you mean no bluetooth ?

    (Straight from the site:)
    Connectivity:
    * WLAN: 802.11b/g
    * Bluetooth specification: 1.2

  7. Screenshots! by spectrokid · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.maemo.org/screenshots.html

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  8. Re:No CF slot? by iamnotanumber6 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Why do manufacturers hate CF so?

    Because CF is based on the ancient ISA parallel bus interface - too many pins, too much overhead. The newer formats use a serial (eg. SPI) interface, more easily supported by microsontrollers, saving a lot of wiring and board space/complexity.