I haven't tested the battery life for media yet, but I'll give it a try and post back. Per the following reviewer, they got 7+ hours just playing music: http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13056 There are some good pics in the review as well. I usually browse the internet for 2 hours, take notes for 4 hours and listen to music for 2 hours and that lasts me all day at work. I'll turn on music and let it play all day tomorrow to see how long it lasts. Hopefully this helps.:)
I posted this as a Reply above, but thought it would be beneficial to those who don't want to dig down on links... This is my alternative for an iPod and even an iPhone:) Enjoy!
Before I get on with the Nokia N800, I'll give a little feedback on Apples latest move. Sounds like a Sony Mini Disc/Sony Connect store move to me. If you don't know what I mean by that then here's a quick run down. With Sony's Mini Disc you can only move songs you have ripped or purchased to the one device from the one original computer. You can not move songs from that same computer to another device, or move the songs from that one device to another computer. On top of that, you have to use Sony's software in order to do so. Anything else added to it not using Sony software was used as mass storage and unrecognized by the firmware. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what it sounds like Apple is trying to do per: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3059&Itemid=1 . While it may not be the exact same (I don't know as I don't own a new iPod. I have an old one, but haven't used it for a bit as I have my PSP and N800 that can do the same and more). In case you are wondering how things turned out for Sony... They will be closing the Sony Connect store by end of this year, or beginning of next year (granted they never got as big as Apple has with the iPod, and the Mini Disk never caught on, but I think it goes to say that people like freedom to do what they want with what they purchased). All of Sony's new players now feature full support for MP3;)
On to my reply... I considered an iPhone, but then came across the N800. I was sold in a second with the interface, flexibility of what you can do with it, software and hardware, the design, features, etc. It is my all in one now:) I use it for GPS, Music, Movies, Casual Games, Internet, Planning, Organizing, Phone (whenever I'm at a hot spot, which is almost always. Just in case, I leave a Pay as you go phone in the car console.), Chatting, Carman (via Bluetooth I can diagnose my car if a Warning light comes on), and the list goes on.
While this is not a dedicated media player, it is a UMPC that is almost the size of an iPod. The casing is made of aluminum and is black on bottom, silver on top. It also includes a built in adjustable stand that forms to the body for watching movies, browsing the internet etc. There is an app. called Canola that has a beautiful and simple interface for your movies, music, and photos. I picked mine up from Dell, but they also sell them in CompUSA (if you're in the U.S., check out Nokia's official website for other countries). Cost = $399.00, if you don't want to spend that, you can pick up the predecessor called the Nokia 770 for $130-150 (Here's a pic of my buddies 770 running the latest version of Maemo on it: http://troseph.homelinux.com/Site/Blog/0FA20D29-A1B4-4E63-9E72-3194689DF333.html) The background and theme that is on there is the default theme, and you can change the theme and background. Specs (curtsey of Wikipedia and the back of the box. Check out the pic. displayed, that's my N800 posted:) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N800 -
OS: Slimmed down version of Debian Linux that runs NATIVELY on the system called Maemo (www.maemo.org).
- Browser is Opera and there is a Firefox browser available called MicroB. Web pages are viewed at full width without scrolling (for most pages anyways), due to the beautiful resolution. As a note, the screen looks as good as my PSP slim IMO.
- The N800 supports Flash 9 and Skype internet calls as of July 6, 2007, which allows users to better browse YouTube videos, and
play online flash games, as well as making free internet calls to other Skyp
Before I get on with the Nokia N800, I'll give a little feedback on Apples latest move. Sounds like a Sony Mini Disc/Sony Connect store move to me. If you don't know what I mean by that then here's a quick run down. With Sony's Mini Disc you can only move songs you have ripped or purchased to the one device from the one original computer. You can not move songs from that same computer to another device, or move the songs from that one device to another computer. On top of that, you have to use Sony's software in order to do so. Anything else added to it not using Sony software was used as mass storage and unrecognized by the firmware. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what it sounds like Apple is trying to do per: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3059&Itemid=1 . While it may not be the exact same (I don't know as I don't own a new iPod. I have an old one, but haven't used it for a bit as I have my PSP and N800 that can do the same and more). In case you are wondering how things turned out for Sony... They will be closing the Sony Connect store by end of this year, or beginning of next year (granted they never got as big as Apple has with the iPod, and the Mini Disk never caught on, but I think it goes to say that people like freedom to do what they want with what they purchased). All of Sony's new players now feature full support for MP3;)
On to my reply... I considered an iPhone, but then came across the N800. I was sold in a second with the interface, flexibility of what you can do with it, software and hardware, the design, features, etc. It is my all in one now:) I use it for GPS, Music, Movies, Casual Games, Internet, Planning, Organizing, Phone (whenever I'm at a hot spot, which is almost always. Just in case, I leave a Pay as you go phone in the car console.), Chatting, Carman (via Bluetooth I can diagnose my car if a Warning light comes on), and the list goes on.
While this is not a dedicated media player, it is a UMPC that is almost the size of an iPod. The casing is made of aluminum and is black on bottom, silver on top. It also includes a built in adjustable stand that forms to the body for watching movies, browsing the internet etc. There is an app. called Canola that has a beautiful and simple interface for your movies, music, and photos. I picked mine up from Dell, but they also sell them in CompUSA (if you're in the U.S., check out Nokia's official website for other countries). Cost = $399.00, if you don't want to spend that, you can pick up the predecessor called the Nokia 770 for $130-150 (Here's a pic of my buddies 770 running the latest version of Maemo on it: http://troseph.homelinux.com/Site/Blog/0FA20D29-A1B4-4E63-9E72-3194689DF333.html) The background and theme that is on there is the default theme, and you can change the theme and background. Specs (curtsey of Wikipedia and the back of the box. Check out the pic. displayed, that's my N800 posted:) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N800 -
OS: Slimmed down version of Debian Linux that runs NATIVELY on the system called Maemo (www.maemo.org).
- Browser is Opera and there is a Firefox browser available called MicroB. Web pages are viewed at full width without scrolling (for most pages anyways), due to the beautiful resolution. As a note, the screen looks as good as my PSP slim IMO.
- The N800 supports Flash 9 and Skype internet calls as of July 6, 2007, which allows users to better browse YouTube videos, and
play online flash games, as well as making free internet calls to other Skype-enabled devices.
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I haven't tested the battery life for media yet, but I'll give it a try and post back. Per the following reviewer, they got 7+ hours just playing music: http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13056 There are some good pics in the review as well. I usually browse the internet for 2 hours, take notes for 4 hours and listen to music for 2 hours and that lasts me all day at work. I'll turn on music and let it play all day tomorrow to see how long it lasts. Hopefully this helps. :)
I posted this as a Reply above, but thought it would be beneficial to those who don't want to dig down on links... This is my alternative for an iPod and even an iPhone :) Enjoy!
Before I get on with the Nokia N800, I'll give a little feedback on Apples latest move. Sounds like a Sony Mini Disc/Sony Connect store move to me. If you don't know what I mean by that then here's a quick run down. With Sony's Mini Disc you can only move songs you have ripped or purchased to the one device from the one original computer. You can not move songs from that same computer to another device, or move the songs from that one device to another computer. On top of that, you have to use Sony's software in order to do so. Anything else added to it not using Sony software was used as mass storage and unrecognized by the firmware. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what it sounds like Apple is trying to do per: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3059&Itemid=1 . While it may not be the exact same (I don't know as I don't own a new iPod. I have an old one, but haven't used it for a bit as I have my PSP and N800 that can do the same and more). In case you are wondering how things turned out for Sony... They will be closing the Sony Connect store by end of this year, or beginning of next year (granted they never got as big as Apple has with the iPod, and the Mini Disk never caught on, but I think it goes to say that people like freedom to do what they want with what they purchased). All of Sony's new players now feature full support for MP3 ;)
On to my reply... I considered an iPhone, but then came across the N800. I was sold in a second with the interface, flexibility of what you can do with it, software and hardware, the design, features, etc. It is my all in one now :) I use it for GPS, Music, Movies, Casual Games, Internet, Planning, Organizing, Phone (whenever I'm at a hot spot, which is almost always. Just in case, I leave a Pay as you go phone in the car console.), Chatting, Carman (via Bluetooth I can diagnose my car if a Warning light comes on), and the list goes on.
While this is not a dedicated media player, it is a UMPC that is almost the size of an iPod. The casing is made of aluminum and is black on bottom, silver on top. It also includes a built in adjustable stand that forms to the body for watching movies, browsing the internet etc. There is an app. called Canola that has a beautiful and simple interface for your movies, music, and photos. I picked mine up from Dell, but they also sell them in CompUSA (if you're in the U.S., check out Nokia's official website for other countries). Cost = $399.00, if you don't want to spend that, you can pick up the predecessor called the Nokia 770 for $130-150 (Here's a pic of my buddies 770 running the latest version of Maemo on it: http://troseph.homelinux.com/Site/Blog/0FA20D29-A1B4-4E63-9E72-3194689DF333.html) The background and theme that is on there is the default theme, and you can change the theme and background. Specs (curtsey of Wikipedia and the back of the box. Check out the pic. displayed, that's my N800 posted :) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N800 -
OS: Slimmed down version of Debian Linux that runs NATIVELY on the system called Maemo (www.maemo.org).
- Browser is Opera and there is a Firefox browser available called MicroB. Web pages are viewed at full width without scrolling (for most pages anyways), due to the beautiful resolution. As a note, the screen looks as good as my PSP slim IMO.
- The N800 supports Flash 9 and Skype internet calls as of July 6, 2007, which allows users to better browse YouTube videos, and
play online flash games, as well as making free internet calls to other Skyp
Before I get on with the Nokia N800, I'll give a little feedback on Apples latest move. Sounds like a Sony Mini Disc/Sony Connect store move to me. If you don't know what I mean by that then here's a quick run down. With Sony's Mini Disc you can only move songs you have ripped or purchased to the one device from the one original computer. You can not move songs from that same computer to another device, or move the songs from that one device to another computer. On top of that, you have to use Sony's software in order to do so. Anything else added to it not using Sony software was used as mass storage and unrecognized by the firmware. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what it sounds like Apple is trying to do per: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3059&Itemid=1 . While it may not be the exact same (I don't know as I don't own a new iPod. I have an old one, but haven't used it for a bit as I have my PSP and N800 that can do the same and more). In case you are wondering how things turned out for Sony... They will be closing the Sony Connect store by end of this year, or beginning of next year (granted they never got as big as Apple has with the iPod, and the Mini Disk never caught on, but I think it goes to say that people like freedom to do what they want with what they purchased). All of Sony's new players now feature full support for MP3 ;)
:) I use it for GPS, Music, Movies, Casual Games, Internet, Planning, Organizing, Phone (whenever I'm at a hot spot, which is almost always. Just in case, I leave a Pay as you go phone in the car console.), Chatting, Carman (via Bluetooth I can diagnose my car if a Warning light comes on), and the list goes on.
:) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N800 -
On to my reply... I considered an iPhone, but then came across the N800. I was sold in a second with the interface, flexibility of what you can do with it, software and hardware, the design, features, etc. It is my all in one now
While this is not a dedicated media player, it is a UMPC that is almost the size of an iPod. The casing is made of aluminum and is black on bottom, silver on top. It also includes a built in adjustable stand that forms to the body for watching movies, browsing the internet etc. There is an app. called Canola that has a beautiful and simple interface for your movies, music, and photos. I picked mine up from Dell, but they also sell them in CompUSA (if you're in the U.S., check out Nokia's official website for other countries). Cost = $399.00, if you don't want to spend that, you can pick up the predecessor called the Nokia 770 for $130-150 (Here's a pic of my buddies 770 running the latest version of Maemo on it: http://troseph.homelinux.com/Site/Blog/0FA20D29-A1B4-4E63-9E72-3194689DF333.html) The background and theme that is on there is the default theme, and you can change the theme and background. Specs (curtsey of Wikipedia and the back of the box. Check out the pic. displayed, that's my N800 posted
OS: Slimmed down version of Debian Linux that runs NATIVELY on the system called Maemo (www.maemo.org).
- Browser is Opera and there is a Firefox browser available called MicroB. Web pages are viewed at full width without scrolling (for most pages anyways), due to the beautiful resolution. As a note, the screen looks as good as my PSP slim IMO.
- The N800 supports Flash 9 and Skype internet calls as of July 6, 2007, which allows users to better browse YouTube videos, and
play online flash games, as well as making free internet calls to other Skype-enabled devices.
Input: 4.1 inches (widescreen), 800x480 at 224dpi resolution, touch screen interface
Connectivity: IEEE 802.11 b/