Android lands on the N810, blows our minds

You know what's great? Synergy. We've had an OS crush on Android ever since it was first rumored, and of course the Nokia N810 has been warming our hearts for a good while now with its mysteriously useful QWERTY-tablet powers. Put the two of them together and we're practically beside ourselves with joy. If you're feeling gutsy you can try it for yourself with the handy tips over at eLinux.org, but we're content to watch this magic from the sidelines for the time being.

[Via Talk Android]

Update: Looks like eLinux is down at the moment, here's a cached version. [Thanks, Mail]

[Chris @ Apr 8th 2008 1:22PM]

Video, anyone?

[Lowest Ranked @ Apr 8th 2008 1:26PM]

lmao...

[phanbouy @ Apr 8th 2008 3:33PM]

wow, they nuked Mark's "first bitches!" comment. guess engadget agreed with my litany of suckitude assessment.

guess what Mark, you fail extra hard!

[Mark @ Apr 8th 2008 4:38PM]

whatever.

[Fernando @ Apr 8th 2008 4:41PM]

whatever?

[anonymouspimp @ Apr 8th 2008 1:29PM]

Congrats! You finally did it! Now go back to gizmodo and tell everyone how awesome your experience was!

RE: the N810 + Android, this is precisely the kind of phone that can pull me away from my blackberry (which i love).

[John Bailey @ Apr 8th 2008 1:33PM]

Even though it isn't a phone?

[anonymouspimp @ Apr 8th 2008 3:44PM]

I realize that now. I failed. :(

Still excited about Android tho. :)

[tom @ Apr 8th 2008 1:29PM]

Finally, a real contender of iPhone. I knew google would give us the "wow", not like somebody

[Lowest Ranked @ Apr 8th 2008 1:31PM]

Other than this being a phone..

please explain what the hell this has anything to do with an iPhone?

[Cal @ Apr 8th 2008 1:33PM]

Anything with a screen covering more than half of it's front face is an iPhone contender/wannabe/killer, remember?

[barry99705 @ Apr 8th 2008 1:40PM]

It's not a phone, and not an iPhone contender.

[phanbouy @ Apr 8th 2008 1:48PM]

i could've been a contender

[Mr. Gremlin @ Apr 8th 2008 2:18PM]

How is this not an iPhone contender? I think the most revolutionary part of the iPhone was the fact that it made mobile browsing a reality. The iPhone is the first (and still only) phone that has a very usable browser and interface. I've tried countless top-of-the-line smartphones, but nothing compares to the usability of iPhone's browser.

So... this IS competition for the iPhone because people who are looking for a great mobile browsing solution now have multiple options (assuming Android is comparable in usability to mobile Safari). This is especially true if a certain company could get around to Releasing WiMAX...

[Lowest Ranked @ Apr 8th 2008 2:33PM]

"I think the most revolutionary part of the iPhone was the fact that it made mobile browsing a reality."

"I've tried countless top-of-the-line smartphones, but nothing compares to the usability of iPhone's browser."


Uh, thats a contradiction if I've ever seen one. You stated you've tried other smart phones for web browsing, and I myself know for a fact that mobile web browsers WERE a reality YEARS before the iPhone's conception.

If you love your iPhone so much why don't you marry it?

The iPhone did for phones what the iPod did for pods...

[Scott @ Apr 8th 2008 2:57PM]

This isn't a phone, people! If you're going to compare it to an Apple device, the correct comparison would be the iPod Touch. Both the Touch and N810 ONLY connect using WiFi.

[Anonymoose @ Apr 8th 2008 3:09PM]

see, lowest ranked. let that be a lesson to you. you talk about "marriage" and these nerds with zero prospects are going to low rank you. but not me, no sir. i have plenty of prospects. russia, thailand, estonia...

*tries to remember which other countries are on mail-order bride list*

[phanbouy @ Apr 8th 2008 3:34PM]

uzbekistan. and don't forget poland!

[Nicholas Gingrow @ Apr 8th 2008 1:33PM]

amazing.

[Marc @ Apr 8th 2008 1:34PM]

The N810 is not a phone. It is an internet tablet.

[Joseph @ Apr 8th 2008 1:51PM]

I thought the Helio wasn't a phone?

[aalqadaffi @ Apr 8th 2008 1:34PM]

The n810 isn't a phone. Well unless you're using VOIP.

[lars @ Apr 8th 2008 2:49PM]

True, but with WiMAX and Skype In/Out (just to mention one) it might as well be! :)

[Scott @ Apr 8th 2008 2:59PM]

Yeah, because WiMAX is everywhere!

[riggs @ Apr 8th 2008 4:06PM]

like fiber! *moves hands in rainbow motion*

[nDee @ Apr 9th 2008 5:54AM]

Or Wifi anywhere?
(Which is available here in my place, virtually)

[anonymouspimp @ Apr 8th 2008 1:35PM]

both the "Read" and "Talk Android" links aren't working for me. :(

[Tony @ Apr 8th 2008 1:38PM]

At least the reply link works. =)

[anonymouspimp @ Apr 8th 2008 1:41PM]

not always! At least not lately... lol

[Joseph @ Apr 8th 2008 1:54PM]

http://www.talkandroid.com/65-google-android-nokia-n810/
(You are right about that Reply not working.)

[Azayzel @ Apr 8th 2008 1:39PM]

I still have no idea why people are so excited and hyping Android so much. Sure it's open-architecture, but how is that going to make your phones better than they are now? It's Linux... well so is the iPhone (actually BSD Linux), whoop-ti-do! What's the big deal? All that matters is that the phone does what it's supposed to do and if you want custom apps there's Windows Mobile or the iPhone. I'm still missing why people are hyping this so much...

[clak @ Apr 8th 2008 1:46PM]

No, OS X is based on BSD UNIX. Linux is a distant cousin of Unix.

[L @ Apr 8th 2008 1:46PM]

Yeah. Choice sucks, competition sucks. Let's have less of each.

[dustinlikewhat @ Apr 8th 2008 3:48PM]

it's not a dick, errr... I mean it's not a phone

[superfresh @ Apr 8th 2008 1:57PM]

You'll be able to have the same user experience as you move from phone to phone, and your data will transfer without issue, a big concern as our phones continue to do more and more. Sharing data among phones will be easier too. Most wireless company-designed phone UIs suck.

Along with this, wireless providers have promised to go open. So, in a perfect world, you pick the phone that best fits your needs, and take it to the wireless provider that best fits your needs. Imagine that!

[Josh Warner @ Apr 8th 2008 2:01PM]

It's even farther than that - Linux is defined NOT to be Unix (but to be Unix-like). Examine the name: GNU Linux (the GNU is often left off nowadays) - do you know what GNU stands for?

GNU = GNU's Not Unix (yes, it's a recursive acronym - funny guys, those programmers!). The very name proclaims Linux != Unix.

They aren't distant cousins, more like enemies that happen to work similarly.

[phanbouy @ Apr 8th 2008 2:02PM]

your name should be "supafresh"

[jason51873 @ Apr 8th 2008 4:29PM]

I totally agree with you - what is the big hype?

So what, it does what its supposed to do - thats mind blowing????

Get your head out of Googles a$$ poeple!

[Wyze @ Apr 8th 2008 8:11PM]

Because aside from microsofts limited mod-ability most of the current handsets out there now are pretty much locked into what features they offer....having an android handset pretty much guarantees that you'll be able to add whatever features become available down the line as more people develop this already awsome idea into what could be the tipping point in how we handle our digital lifestyles.....I see big things....

[retro77 @ Apr 8th 2008 1:39PM]

dead link!

[Special_K @ Apr 8th 2008 3:07PM]

Yeah, me too. The secret it to /deflect/ the deku nuts off your shield, and onto the deku shrub. Use Z-targeting. He'll pop up and give you a hint. I seriously died about 5 times this way when Ocarina of Time first came out. Come on, I was 8!

...wait, we're talking about Zelda, right?

[retro77 @ Apr 8th 2008 3:10PM]

L O L!!!

I read that and was like WTF are you talking about...I got it! That would be a "Dead Link!"

[Christian @ Apr 8th 2008 1:42PM]

Dead link!! I wanna see!

[Blastar @ Apr 8th 2008 1:44PM]

I SEE DEAD LINK !!

[patsy @ Apr 8th 2008 1:44PM]

That's cool and all, but what would really blow my mind would be Android on the HTC Excalibur, a.k.a. my trusty TMO Dash.

[phanbouy @ Apr 8th 2008 1:49PM]

patsy, you know the Excalibur's only for Arthur, right?

[patsy @ Apr 8th 2008 1:57PM]

Oh, but at night when Master sleeps, sometimes I sneak away with Precious and pretend it's mine, all mine! Must--resist--urge--to plunge it--into--Master's chest. No, I'm a faithful servant, I would NEVER do that!

[Joseph @ Apr 8th 2008 1:53PM]

http://www.talkandroid.com/65-google-android-nokia-n810/

[mail @ Apr 8th 2008 2:03PM]

Site down - here's a cache link:

http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:http%3A//elinux.org/Android_on_OMAP

[ReggieXuk @ Apr 8th 2008 2:04PM]

Looks like a Creative media player