http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/ Engadget Comments for Nokia 770 OS upgrade now available http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/Jun 30th 2006 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/Jun 30th 2006 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/Jun 30th 2006 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/DS = 256 x 192 pixels
n770 = 800 x 480 pixels

plus, the n770 has an open OS so you can hack it much easier than a DS. Then again, I own both, and they both have their strengths and weaknesses.]]>Jun 30th 2006 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/
The OS on the Nokia770 has been under development for, what was it, at least three years at Nokia and a few other companies delivering bits and pieces to them. Development is not free. Neither is licensing.]]>Jun 30th 2006 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/What you have with this is 800*480 screen which is unheard of in Nintendo world.
All in all a pretty capable machine that's partly let down by hardware not beefy enough to make this thing play decent videos at decent frame-rates, lacking keyboard, and software which lacks PIM functionnality (nevermind the sync ability).

I am holding back for rev 2.
BTW, I though Nokia had promised true SIP client for the 2006 release, Gtalk just wont cut it for me.]]>Jun 30th 2006 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/
Of course if you want a calendar and a decent address book then I can suggest some (http://projects.o-hand.com/dates and http://projects.o-hand.com/contacts, being ported as I speak).

Nokia had never promised SIP functionality for a future release, and no company would ever promise any features for something that isn't done yet. They said VOIP, and you have VOIP, in the form of GTalk. The VOIP framework allows extra protocols to be used and http://opensource.nokia.com/projects/sofia-sip/ could be added easily.]]>Jun 30th 2006 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/
Is there a good website for software for the 770? I'm specifically looking for VNC and Windows RDC clients. Also, I assume you can tether it to a bluetooth cell phone for wireless when a 802.11 access point isn't available?]]>Jun 30th 2006 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://maemo.org/maemowiki/ApplicationCatalog2006 is the Maemo Application Catalogue -- it's for Maemo 2 and will grow quickly as more stuff is ported.

Yes, the 770 will happily connect via GPRS over Bluetooth to a phone in your bag/pocket/whatever when you are not on a wifi access point.

Navigating your way home with Maemo Mapper and Google Maps over Bluetooth/GPRS is fun...]]>Jun 30th 2006 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://maemo.org/maemowiki/ApplicationCatalog2006 ). Also, yes again, you can use your phone's GPRS (or whatever it uses) to access the internet when there isn't any wifi available.

I highly recommend getting one of these, although only $200 more for a laptop sounds like you're getting ripped off on the price - maybe shop around a bit?
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I just logged on to Nokia and the latest update is 2005 NOT 2006. Maybe a bit of premature postitis?]]>Jun 30th 2006 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/
Anyone interested - email mbartgis at gmail dot com]]>Jun 30th 2006 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/
Plus, I will be extremely disappointed if they do integrate a qwerty thumboard. You can't fit a great screen and a great keyboard into a great form-factor. Of the three, the keboard is the right trade for a web-oriented device because the screen-needs are more demanding than for an e-mail oriented device. Blackberries and Treos are great for e-mail, but awful for anything more demanding because the screen is useless.]]>Jun 30th 2006 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/
Regarding the price - it's $350 for a Nokia 770 and $500 for an Acer Travelmate with a 1.6ghz celeron m 380, 14" display, 40 gig HD, and 256 mb ram. Add $40 for a 512 meg stick and it's $200 more to buy a fully functional laptop over this.

While the idea of having an almost pocket-sized internet terminal appeals to me, the limited storage/speed/functionality doesn't seem to be worth it. If this were to be in the $200 range, I'd snap one up but since the price is very close to a laptop it just doesn't seem as appealing.]]>Jun 30th 2006 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/I cant find it on Nokias site]]>Jun 30th 2006 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/
I haven't downloaded it yet...]]>Jun 30th 2006 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.maemo.org/downloads/nokia_770). I have not tried it yet though.]]>Jun 30th 2006 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/
If you can't wait, get the pre-release here:
http://www.maemo.org/downloads/nokia_770]]>Jun 30th 2006 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/Jul 1st 2006 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/Jul 1st 2006 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/nokia-770-os-upgrade-now-available/Jun 30th 2007 7:27PM