Nokia Takes Third Swing at Internet Tablet

DeviceGuru writes "It looks like Nokia is intent on scoring success with a Linux-powered Internet tablet. The company has unveiled the N810, its third attempt at hitting a home run with the concept. The new model adds a slide-out hardware keyboard, and also a built-in GPS receiver and FM transmitter (for in-car listening), among a number of other enhancements (such as a faster CPU and more memory). At this point, the device is positioned as an email and browsing tool, a social networking aid, a GPS, a VoIP phone, and a multimedia player (and streamer, thanks to built-in WiFi). Will this prove any more successful than the two previous iterations of this offering?"

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[sootman]

The iPhone has a 320×480 resolution screen. The 810 has 800x480. Anything less than 800 wide is not enough resolution to surf normal pages comfortably, so the iPhone is not even a contender.

Which is why the iPhone pretends to be a 960px-wide screen and shrinks content, which you can then zoom in on and pan around. It's not an ideal solution--and one that would have never been needed if people would have designed web pages like they were meant to be designed, instead of leading us to the current situation where "Anything less than 800 wide is not enough resolution to surf normal pages comfortably"--but it works pretty well.

And I like that it's not a phone, it means you're not locked into anything.

Which is why God^H^H^HSteve Jobs introduced the iPod touch. Which, by the way, is $200 less than this Nokia.

I'm not saying the iPod touch is better in every way than this Nokia. But it is in fact a quite decent web tablet, and if you don't need the features (removable storage, camera) of this Nokia, it's definitely worth looking at.