I'll take my chances with the ipod touch. I'm willing to bet more apps are developed for the touch in one month than will ever be developed for the Nokia.
iPod touch is essentially the same as iPhone, which means close to zero 3rd party software.
You will surely be able to _buy_ more accessories, but programs? Nah. There are already hundreds of programs ported to the Maemo. A month is pretty short time to get a few hundred programs working on the iPod Touch, assuming Apple ever even allows 3rd party programs on that platform.
lol! You've *got* to be kidding me! Just take a look at http://downloads.maemo.org/ and see how many apps are available for the Nokia internet tablet(s).
Here's a few things I can do with my N700:
I can stream media to the Nokia from my PC (MediaStreamer); I can pair up a bluetooth GPS receiver and use it as a GPS device (MaemoMapper); I can play doom/dungeon master/bejewelled/civilisation/sudoku/etc. (for free - legally); I can tune my guitar; I can read PDFs/DVIs/postscript/tex (and a ton of eBook formats - FBReader and Evince);
And it'll do the things an iPod Touch will do:
I can listen to music & watch videos (Canola, MPlayer); I can use it as a digital photo frame/album; I can surf the web;
And that is just a very limited selection of what's available.
I didn't realize how many apps were available for the Nokia, however there are still a ton for the iphone/touch considering the platform has only been pseudo-open for a few months.
And forget legal. I've lost that status a long time ago.
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David Clark @ Sep 25th 2007 7:32PM
I'll take my chances with the ipod touch. I'm willing to bet more apps are developed for the touch in one month than will ever be developed for the Nokia.
andi @ Sep 25th 2007 7:33PM
there are already lots for the nokia ;) ...
Clark Kent @ Sep 25th 2007 8:58PM
You are on! what are we betting on?
iPod touch is essentially the same as iPhone, which means close to zero 3rd party software.
You will surely be able to _buy_ more accessories, but programs? Nah. There are already hundreds of programs ported to the Maemo. A month is pretty short time to get a few hundred programs working on the iPod Touch, assuming Apple ever even allows 3rd party programs on that platform.
paul @ Sep 26th 2007 12:53AM
lol! You've *got* to be kidding me! Just take a look at http://downloads.maemo.org/ and see how many apps are available for the Nokia internet tablet(s).
Here's a few things I can do with my N700:
I can stream media to the Nokia from my PC (MediaStreamer);
I can pair up a bluetooth GPS receiver and use it as a GPS device (MaemoMapper);
I can play doom/dungeon master/bejewelled/civilisation/sudoku/etc. (for free - legally);
I can tune my guitar;
I can read PDFs/DVIs/postscript/tex (and a ton of eBook formats - FBReader and Evince);
And it'll do the things an iPod Touch will do:
I can listen to music & watch videos (Canola, MPlayer);
I can use it as a digital photo frame/album;
I can surf the web;
And that is just a very limited selection of what's available.
David Clark @ Sep 26th 2007 8:00AM
I didn't realize how many apps were available for the Nokia, however there are still a ton for the iphone/touch considering the platform has only been pseudo-open for a few months.
And forget legal. I've lost that status a long time ago.
riggs @ Sep 26th 2007 9:01AM
i truly hope youre kidding.
David Clark @ Sep 26th 2007 11:03AM
Seems like a great device.. With the pricing and availability, I think I'm happy with my ipod order, though.
For anyone interested in some "preliminary" knowledge of the device: http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/8262.html