http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/ Engadget Comments for Nokia N900 review 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/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
what's point of reviewing a device in the dark..if you can't even see the device?]]>Jan 19th 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/nevermind..great review indeed! ]]>Jan 19th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Very shitty video quality.

Expect the iPhone 4G to be reviewed in HD in a well lit room.]]>Jan 19th 2010 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
wow.. Engadget feeling good about a resistive screen???

that's breaking news!!!]]>Jan 19th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/

.]]>Jan 19th 2010 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/if there's something hazy in the backround it always means you are top of some other menu. It's not that hard.]]>Jan 19th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/As I pointed out there is an APP that allows the use of the camera button for the dashboard/home button."camkeyd"]]>Jan 19th 2010 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/When you click the upper-left button on the status bar to get the main app menu, the icon disappears... BUT, the icon still exists, it's just not visible in the app menu. You can click it again; you don't have to hit the power button to get out of the screen.]]>Jan 19th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/When you click the upper-left button on the status bar to get the main app menu, the icon disappears... BUT, the icon still exists, it's just not visible in the app menu. You can click it again; you don't have to hit the power button to get out of the screen.]]>Jan 19th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
by saying that you are undermining the quality and the resolution of the screen of N900. I have seen lot of youtube videos where the screen looks perfect in the well lit room.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP5R-5NX1BE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHa3AoNdglY


]]>Jan 19th 2010 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Chris i love you man, you're one of my favorite writers. but PUH-LEASE do the review over w/ better lighting, its nice hearing ur voice...but the video is essentially useless. ]]>Jan 19th 2010 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
You got to give credit for the maemo community, although there's still a long way ahead for them. Thank goodness, this device is GSM unlocked and can be used to countries outside US.

Detailed preview: http://bit.ly/nokia-900-full-specs-details-best-or-worst]]>Jan 20th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/I doubt it's a conspiracy, just a shitty photo by a reviewer not a photographer. Great review btw, no snarky remarks so it probably IS a really good phone. ]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
This review is just stupid and incomplete.
Not a word on the perfect multitasking of the N900, on the FM transmitter/receiver, the geotagging, and so many things.

This is sad.]]>Jan 20th 2010 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 20th 2010 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 20th 2010 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 20th 2010 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
I have the n900 and I must add that you can exit any menu by pressing at each of the four corners of the screen or otherwise unnocupied space. Actually everything with this device is so intuitively that I automatically came to to that when I used it first, I don't understand how he missed that. Then when you get to learn all the keyboard short cuts it's owneage.]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 20th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Why does someone keep stealing your rank/report buttons?

And here I thought crime was down in NYC...

(shame)]]>Jan 20th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 23rd 2010 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Probably because the SD slot os tucked away behind the batter cover.]]>Jan 24th 2010 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 31st 2010 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
hehe... just like how Faux News degrade any video footage of Obama it shows.]]>Feb 13th 2010 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Alright, I've read it through. I would have to say it was a good review. Pretty fair and accurate to my mind as an N900 owner and fan. Thank You again. That was a success Engadget and Chris.

Couple of points:

-I've had no locking problems with the AGPS, as long as there is cell phone signal. It locks within seconds even inside. The OVI map software definitely needs more improvements though.

-You could have mentioned the app. manager that is separate from the "yet to really open" OVI store. It has more apps than OVI store too. There are at least two IRC options, integration into main conversation system and IRC client named Irssi. They are in extras testing though so they don't really count.

-The stulys & accuracy of resistive screen makes the browser even better so I like it.

-I've gotten pretty used to the keyboard and to me at least the "click" on opening sounds solid.

-I really like the "click anywhere else to escape" UI, intuitive to me.]]>Jan 19th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
-he does not know how to come back from "more" to home screen. Taping in an unused part of the screen brings you back.

-saying that the phone does not use phone in portrait mode. can be easily changed to dual in the phone app as you wish.

-talked about the browser and fennec as if they are the same thing.

-It is a pity that he did not mention much the media capabilities of the phone (camera, recognizing shared folders through wifi from windows, built in fm transmitter, geo tagging and so on)]]>Jan 19th 2010 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
I agree with you, Rev. This was a very good review. Probably the best I've ever seen from Engadget. Great job, Chris!]]>Jan 19th 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/The reviewer definitely needs more use time. There are a bunch of features which you only find after tinkering around for a while. Also after the recent update some things have changed. Personally I think a full screen menu is perfectly fine... you don't need the status bar for the few seconds you'll be in the menu. Also the application manager opens up a whole new world of usability. Theres just so much more you can do with programs from the repositories...]]>Jan 19th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Yep, I agree with you about the Phone app. He has defiantly not tested it. You can turn on landscape (although I prefer that it stays I portrait, when writing a number down you don't always look at the phone, then it's really nice if it not keeps switching depending on how you hold it)

In the phone app you can also do so it starts with gyro sensor. When you are on home screen, just turn the phone to portrait and it starts in a second, really nice feature and why I don't want to have the hole phone in portrait mode . ]]>Jan 19th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Anyway, great review and a great looking device!]]>Jan 20th 2010 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
So he goes on about the place without icon or the need to hit the power button. If he would have clicked on the upper corner left that is where the "back button" is...

Kinda odd way to go back without a visual display, I agree with him. It does take sometime to get used(and what UI does not?) but saying that just by hitting the power button is not true.

There are several different ways to do things in this device, for example locking the screen.]]>Jan 20th 2010 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Your CrApple reviews are written before the devices are even released. Well we all know why....]]>Jan 19th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Jan 19th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Now you know.]]>Jan 19th 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Gawd! Why do you guys rush these things?!

/s.

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Btw, will you guys be doing a pre MWC podcast?]]>Jan 19th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/Chris, I just wanted to point out something about two things you mentioned in the review:

1. The space key is in his specific place so when you hold the device ONLY with your right hand, you could still use the keyboard to type messages with it and easily reach the spacebar (not everyone's cup-of-tea I admit, but that's the reason nonetheless...).

2. The device is made out of plastic because of weight issues. Imagine a device like the N900 embodied with some metallic-elements - it'd weight even more than it does now... So plastic is sturdy enough, and at the same time - light.. ish :)

Rather than that (and the somewhat darkish video), I think the review was very good.]]>Jan 19th 2010 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
The Ovi maps is the port for v1 from Symbian (which has a much more feature rich v3.1). Nokia have said that they are working on a version designed for Maemo that should be more feature rich and optimized to take advantage of the horsepower under the hood, unlike a direct Symbiian port that has been written for ARM 11. I'd place a wager we see it via a firmware before the N97 gets native skype support! (Yes Nokia, people still remember!).

Also Chris - & this is a suggestion and not a criticism - Your reviews are objective and it seems you approach the writing from the point of the man on the street, a person who's may not like to fiddle around but expect things to "just work". Its a good approach and helps you identify flaws that geeks may overlook or forgive but will confuse others. There is no reason why usability should not be improved in areas where it can and is needed.

Trouble with it though is that you are a self identified Geek/enthusiast/mobile fanboy and Engadget mobile Maverick!.
When you point obvious flaws/inefficiencies the geeks and fellow fanboys it seems like nit-picking. We complain and explain solutions that are a 3-4 step process where you maybe expecting 1-2.

Maybe you could address this better in the future. Or continue if im totally wrong!

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Personal favorite feature of the n900 is the seamless integration of Cellular, Skype, GTalk, SIP, MSN, Yahoo & Twitter contacts right into the phone and the way it handles messages and calls between them seamlessly. I can stay in touch with everyone across the board without launching separate app's and logins. Not to mention that I can continue the same conversation with the person irrespective of the service or medium (pc, mac or mobile) or worrying that ill be limited by the hardware. Saved me a lot of money on roaming and min costs already :)]]>Jan 19th 2010 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/@Chris Ziegler Back in the U.S.S.R ?
This whole review reminds me of Pravda, the very notorious Soviet "Truth" newspaper.

I quote you on what you said 14th Jan when asked about the review:
"Jan 14th 2010 1:25PM on Engadget Mobile
@Cy5patrick Still working on it, I swear! We're putting a lot of love into this particular review."

So now, it turns out that you, as a professonal Gadget God, have not only neglected the device but your readers as well. Obvious features of the device are handled the way that either question your professionalism or partiality. Either way, take either.

I do agree with your common view that Nokia has neglected in the past - and maybe even a per today its customers by not anticipating their expectations.

Do though consider if your aproach refers that you have chosen to go the same path as a journalist.

My advice is that you seek impartiality which is distinctive for the very best journalists.
]]>Jan 20th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/And knowing is half the battle]]>Jan 26th 2010 4:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Now when is this coming to the U.S. and for which company?]]>Jan 19th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
Nokia is already selling it direct in the US, unlocked, GSM, but with 3g only on T-mobile (EDGE-only on AT&T)...but they're only selling to enterprise customers at this time.]]>Jan 19th 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/
It's already in the US, unlocked. Works on T-Mobile 3G, and is a good match with the Even More Plus plans, where you buy the phone up front.]]>Jan 19th 2010 2:25PM