Nokia's N810 makes first appearance, drops jaws
By Thomas Ricker 
posted October 17th 2007 8:29AM
posted October 17th 2007 8:29AM
We're still waiting for the press release, but that's Nokia N810 Internet Tablet in the fo' realz. Yeah, sexy is an understatement. We peeped this model in a spyshot back in July and appears to be the same lovely recently revealed by the FCC. The obvious improvement to the N800? The full QWERTY.
Update: Details now rolling in.
[Via InternetTabletTalk, thanks Noah]
Update: Details now rolling in.
[Via InternetTabletTalk, thanks Noah]
You haven't heard of tethering? Seriously?
I would obviously keep my i730 and just tether them.
Could you honestly not deduce that?
You specifically stated you needed a pdaphone on which you could redo your programs. It sounded like you were asking for a smartphone on this side of the internet as well.
nokia uses a safari based (or similar browser does it not?
iphone web apps run on a nokia, iphone.facebook.com displays on a nokia
nokias cut and paste
iphones (currently) contain toxic chemicals
btw POOR attempt on apples behalf to pull the by mid 2008 line out, make a new product future ready.
Why does evry mobile device get compared to an iphone the n8xx's aint phones, so cant be compared with the iPHONE
i have a universal remote for my tv/stereo/ps2/dvd/tuner/cable/ could probably hack for pc/whatever.
its rectangular, and has a touch screen.
it came out before the iphone, it doesn't copy and paste, and i cant send mms from it, i can replace the batteries wityhout sending it away.
clearly my remote control is a far superior device to the iphone
As far as I know, the other Intarwebz Tablets use an opera browser.
Opera 8.5 and Mozilla (MicroB) are both available for the Maemo platform.
I'd love to crack open my iPhone and drizzle it's toxic contents all over you.
It's funny, you can afford such a luxurious universal remote, but you can't buy some grammar to go along with that tirade?
I'm just as annoyed with the iPhone talk as you are, but I literally didn't understand a point you made.
It hinges on battery life for me, if it can outdo the HTC 8525 while solely on wifi then it sounds like a really nice wifi messenger/browser device.
Donno about batterie life of the N810 of course.
But what I can say is that the N800 rox when I compare it with my HTC S710.
To be honest what surprised me the most on the N800 is actually the batterylife! It's awsome!
(Haven't had anything that works that long, tried: Asus R2H, laptops, HTC, Palm TX, Treo,
i could easily be wrong about the browser on tablets, i know the nseries and eseries is (purported ) to be compatable with iphone/ipod touch/.mac web apps [may have gotten that info from www.symbian-freak.com perhaps]
not that i claim to actually know about mac stuff, being as how i seem to crash them quicker than a windoze device
The N800 has a completely different OS then other Nokia N-series or E-series.
N-series or E-series use Symbian
N800 uses Maemo (linux)
Aw dammit, I gotta stop visiting engadget! Oh well, God knows my heart as I am coming close to telling my little girl that Santa had a heart attack this year and canceled Christmas.
looks like the T-Mobile Wing
THis, sexy? No, no... there's no such thing as a sexy cell phone. The iPhone's the closest, but it's not there yet. And seriously, how does this drop jaws? I mean c'mon, a full QWERTY keyboard? That's it, that's the big feature?
Is this post a joke or for real?
It's not a phone. . . .
It's not a phone. . . .
1. Nokia's browser is based on Konqueror just like Safari
2. This is not a phone, it's a tablet
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uPxep2OIk (new video) S60 touch.. is Nokia's iPhone competitor
It hinges on battery life for me, if it can outdo the HTC 8525 while solely on wifi then it sounds like a really nice wifi messenger/browser device.
Dammit, stupid dupes.
For those people wanting this thing to be a phone -- I read a while back (
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4366436363.html) that the N800 replacement was going to have WiMax -- not sure if this is the device in question, but it would certainly make it interesting, don't you think?...
I think people are confused about the size on this thing. If it were the dimensions of *ahhhhhh* (please read in Spongebob happy voice) the iPhone then it would be not quite as exciting. As it is, the resolution is far superior & it's not meant to compete with straight up phones. It's a category to its own along with HTC's Advantage (which is a phone, sort of).
I had the 1st Nokia tablet. I didn't like it. No QWERTY was the least of its problems. Sluggish was the main one. I hear that's been resolved.
Looks great but will it blend?
Bzzt . . . wrong.
The Maemo platform has Opera 8.5 and Mozilla. No WebKit.
Yes. Seems good for now. Give the spec list please! If its going to be in shops as fast as previous tablets i'll get it.... if it has the spec i'm looking for
I'm using a Nokia N770 right now. It's an earlier model of this same tablet. I'm a total fanboy of this device. I commute on my bike and used to lug my PowerBook to work. Now I just take the N770. It does have phone capabilities. I have a gizmophone client installed. As long as I have connectivity to a WiFi node, I have a phone.
In the negatives department, the version of Flash installed won't run YouTube. The processor is sloooooow.
In the positives department, this is a Debian linux device. It's pretty easy to get root on the machine and do what you will. I've managed to hose mine several times by trying to install various linux software gizmos but thus far have been able to restore it from a disk image.
It doesn't have phone capabilities.
You can install a VOIP client on it, though and make VOIP calls.
One more time: It does NOT compete with the iPhone. UMPCs, maybe.
I'm in the same boat-instead of toting my Vaio I use my N770 and haven't thought about upgrading until I saw pics of the N810. I'll let early adopters have at it until the price comes down.
Like someone else mentioned, folks seem to think that this is supposed to be like a smartphone and that's wrong. It's an internet tablet that has VOIP capabilities but is not meant as a cellphone substitute. I wouldn't even say that it's a substitute for a PDA neither. It just compliments your tech collection.
Heh, I knew the week after I picked up the N800, they would announce the next version! Sigh... Well, I'm not too disappointed, I'll still get plenty of use out of my N800 while waiting for the next generation...
Damn. I was about to buy a 12" tablet. Now I am in turmoil.
Sadly it looks like the screen size on the 810 is the sameas my old 770. 1024x600 would allow pdfs to be read w/o scrolling.
Cheers,
Bill
Give the spec list already
Spec is here: http://www.nseries.com/nseries/v3/media/sections/products/tech_specs/en-R1/tech_specs_n810_en_R1.html
I just picked up the N800 but I will donate mine to my brother once this thing is released.
Sexy? You gotta be kidding. That thing is fugly.
After reviewing the pictures, I noticed that the camera is on the front of the phone...and not on the back.
What's up with taht? That's going to be a bit hard to take pictures with.
it's for video calls. everyone else in the world does this but us here in the US for some reason. Oh, wait, it's because we don't have good mobile broadband and the companies that do have decent speeds are too restrictive (yea, you Verizon)
If it continues to run on Maemo it's going to be amazing. Hey iPhone hackers, sick of Apple crippling your efforts, start developing for the Maemo, where your work will be appreciated, not outlawed.
If it continues to run on Maemo it's going to be amazing. Hey iPhone hackers, sick of Apple crippling your efforts, start developing for the Maemo, where your work will be appreciated, not outlawed.
That looks stunningly like an HTC phone. Did Nokia steal one of their designers or just their design?
That doesn't look like a Nokia design at all, in fact, it shares extreme resemblance to the HTC Kaiser.
It might be good time to get new glasses ;)
gonna buy one...
Doesnt look like the keys light up or have any type of assistace while typing in pitch black.
I hated my Nokia that didnt have keys that lit up. Software was great though - far supirior to Motorola's crappy OS.
I just hope something is there when typing in pitch black.
HTC came out with this phone 2 years ago when it introduced the Wizard (Cingular 8125, T-Mobile MDA)! Nokia is a bunch of copycat bastards. If this is their idea of innovation then HTC will be laughing all the way to the bank...
Repeat after me: This is not a phone. This is not a phone.
Nokia is wasting time and money with this project. My N770 was almost useless, slow as a dying dog.
Perhaps with phone support (GSM or whatever) this gadget could be useful. In my opinion the iphone is much more exciting (and fast).
Really?! Perhaps sexy has lost all meaning? It looks like a enlongated SIDEKICK - not unattractive and even nice but sexy? It's Kate Jackson or Jodie Foster - handsome ... pleasant, nice, smart ... but sexy ... um, not so much.
Peaple keep comparing this handheld internet tablet with the iPhone which is a cell phone! They are not the same.
I own the iPhone and the line of N-Series and E-Series from Nokia and I can say, Nokia internet tablets are just as good a their phones. Solid and full featured. And with the regard to the comparisons, it needs to be understood that the iPhone cannot multitask nor can you open and load more than one page at a time in your browser. Also a password with many alphanumeric and symbol passwords are very difficult to type on a virtual keyboard
And with direct regard to the 810 tablet: The keyboard addition is to satisfy the wants of many consumers who want a basic easy to use device for emails, internet, etc, and the works which was a 800, but the lack of a keyboard makes everything very difficult.
Time to retire my 770. Who sells this?! I want it now.
It's not a tumor...I mean, it's not a phone. Anyway, ignoring the stupid posts along the way, those of us who knows what this is and what it does are pretty happy I imagine. I've have my eye on one since I got to play with the N770 a couple of years ago. It's time.