We've already gotten a
glimpse at
MeeGo's prerelease stock UI for handsets, but just like
Symbian, there's no guarantee that the experience is going to be consistent across manufacturers -- and a new video apparently captured from an online survey makes it seem like Nokia might be looking to go in a slightly different direction. The one minute, twenty-nine seconds of footage walks us through five parts -- starting up, the "powerful multitasking UI," getting connected, the
Ovi Store experience, and the music player -- and as you might imagine, it's the Ovi Store portion that has us feeling like this is a thoroughly Nokia-customized experience (not to mention the copyright in the lower left). It generally looks richer and more functional than what we've seen before, and parts -- like the
webOS-esque multitasking -- remind us of
Maemo 5's thumbnails, which makes perfect sense considering MeeGo's roots. Follow the break for the full video.
[Thanks, MTA]
Update: The video has since been removed from YouTube. New embed posted.
posted August 2nd 2010 2:17PM
Dear Nokia,
MeeGo is your future. Acknowledge this nao.
That is all.
@Plazmic Flame
MeeGo FTW! :)
There is already Firefox and Gravity.
Btw, (lower left corner) "Nokia 2009/2010 - Secret" i guess not anymore.
@Plazmic Flame
Dear world, Meego is the future. Everybody acknowledge this now
@Cynical Hippie can someone please explain to me the pros, cons of using this instead of android, i'm using an EVO so if i'm right it should be easy to run meego on my phone right?
@Plazmic Flame Is it just me or does the UI here actually look FREAKIN' AWESOME?!!!!
@The Geek, how about total and direct access to the hardware with a complete GNU/Linux toolchain, instead of having a slimmed-down, diverged Linux kernel and a virtual machine (Dalvik) on top of it to run everything for you?
@The Geek This looks like a tuned version of android that Is actually really good, the incredible and EVO aren't bad, they're the best android phones, but android is bad, those 2 are just hardware and software tuned to be usable, this smartphone meego looks like a copy of android that is made better, hope this takes a little steam off android, as in just enough that android isn't every engadget post anymore
@Plazmic Flame
I've been using iOS for a few years now, I'm up for something fresh
@incognito the way is looks, my next phone will either be this or WP7, that is if sprint gets some of this in time for my upgrade *crosses fingers* ATM i see android as my personal favorite (i'm talking stock android, i love it) hopefully this can get google making some changes to keep up with the new OS(s) on the block
@That guy 2 Seriously. Google, TAKE NOTE, this is what Android SHOULD look like.
@The Geek, well, I don't think Nokia will be releasing a high-end CDMA phone, so I don't think that you'll be able to get Nokia's MeeGo device for Sprint. However, MeeGo is probably the most open-source and open-development mobile OS out there (it's hosted by the Linux Foundation - http://www.linuxfoundation.org/lp/page/meego ) so, if there are enough people interested, porting MeeGo for your next device will be a breeze. Don't know, tho, whether you'll be able to get Nokia's UI/UX or you'll have to use MeeGo's stock UI or some third party (given the openness of MeeGo, chances are that somebody will produce possibly even more compelling UI/UX) - Nokia didn't release plans on what they'll open-source and what will they not.
Either way, MeeGo is as close as a mobile hardware can get to a desktop OS without sacrificing the performance, and with strong players like Intel and Nokia behind it, it has good chances to seriously kick the crap out of any other mobile OS and redefine the way we use our mobile devices - Nokia is calling Maemo/MeeGo devices not smartphones but mobile computers - for a good reason!
@Plazmic Flame
If that is MeeGo it looks damned good. Ladies and gentlemen we have a new contendah!
@incognito
mobile computers is right a meego phone with a qwerty keyboard on it is going to be just as good as most netbooks.
@Plazmic Flame
This looks freakin awesome!
@incognito
I am all for this OS just like i am for most Linux distros but it will have the same problem. The average user thinks Android is pushing being complicated. Most think Windows is too difficult and they have been using it for decades. People are dumb.
@statickeith looks good, maybe not so freaking awesome but pretty good :)
@afrovballpride
Google take note? Did you not hear about LauncherPro?
@Plazmic Flame Intel Moorestown bring it on. Slightly faster than Intel Atoms ready to run Doom 3 out of the box.
@Plazmic Flame
I thought Nokia's Meego UI might be a bit limp - one more hiccup and i was off to WebOS, but god damn.. that looks real nice.
Dont let us down now Espoo.
@Plazmic Flame
I just hope we see phone using this by the end of this year.
@MikeSL
They said they'd be trying for a handset by end of 2010. Early 2011 at the latest.
Here's to hoping for OMAP 4 and 1080p recording!!
Ha, who am i kidding.... We'll be lucky to get a new OMAP 3630
@spartandre217
You need to know that all Meego's will be powered by Intel Moorestown and not OMAP crap and there is no comparison
@Plazmic Flame
You got that right. Couldn't care less about Symbian, but this looks sweet.
Looking pretty good this one.
@Captain Obvious
ummmmm no.
First and foremost it's been stated to death that Nokia's first MeeGo devices will be ARM powered until they're satisfied with Moorestown's performance/watt ratio.
I fully expect them to use moorestown in the future though, Mid 2011 onwards.
@TareG Did you not hear about third parties? LauncherPro is not the built-in UI of android
So it's like Android for Europe?
I kid...really.
@CRA1G
I don't....
It's Android + LauncherPro + webOS
@CRA1G
And Asia. And Africa.
@CRA1G
And those of us in the US that don't like Android. I'd sooner buy a MeeGo based device than something slathered in Google's pseudo-Java environment.
@TareG
Could you please not spread rumors that MeeGo is in any way a Java VM? Thank you.
@microlith
I was just considering getting an Android device to replace my Nokia N95 but after seeing this, I think I'll wait for the next Nokia Nseries phone to come out with this UI. This UI is everything Nokia is about. Open-ness and functionality. Now with good looks too, Nokia, leader of the mobile market, should have no trouble staying on top. BRING IT TO CANADA SOON NOKIA!
@JFH
Please stop spreading the rumor that Justin Bieber is gay... I don't know why you keep bringing that up???
@microlith
I am an android User and I love android. But damn't MeeGo looks damn good. Really nice animations and really nice how things work out.
Damn nokia.. this is your key to high end again!!
@LeJay
Right.... Have fun in your basement and say hi to your mom.
Still has nothing on ios and android
@canteaus wtf are you talking about? Android nor iOS have integrated social networking and i'd argue that this interface is better then both.
troll..
@canteaus you are stuck in the past.
@canteaus
Unlike iOS, MeeGo also support Flash apart from true multitasking. I just wish someone will port this to N900(my phone) before the end of the year.
@canteaus You probably didn't read the article. Heck, you've probably never even touched an iPhone or an Android handset. Go crawl back into your fanboy corner and stop trying to defend things which you obviously have no idea about.
@osiris2600
Android doesn't have integrated social networking? o_O
@canteaus
Couldn't Nokia have moved the mouse from the middle of the screen for the video?
@strawe
No, aside from Sense, social networking isn't integrated much into Android. Did you see how they went through the contacts and just commented on a status w/o EEEVEN having to bring up a FB app?? THATS integration! I'd also like to be able to see if a person is online in Yahoo, GTalk, AIM, FB chat, etc from my contacts, and can message them accordingly. COMMON GINGERBREAD and MR. DUARTE! Put ANOTHER nail in the coffin for iOS! * Sorry, EVO owner, first Android device coming from webOS.. LOVEEEE them both, and this is a DREAM OS for me.... CARDS!!!!!!!! :) *
@Dellibedaboss
FYI Symbian^3 has very similiar integration:
http://www.blog-n8.fr/actualites/lintegration-des-reseaux-sociaux-sur-le-nokia-n8-en-video-01321/
@Dellibedaboss sounds like you want something with Touchwiz 3. For all the whining and name calling from people who have never used it, it does all the stuff you're talking about straight from the contacts
@Dellibedaboss Actually, android does have social app integration. Facebook contacts link to existing contacts, their status show in the vanilla droid contacts lists, twitter updates show as well. Profile pics sync too.
I admire your tenacity, but perhaps it's a little misguided or under-informed.
@Dellibedaboss You can do that now on the N900. This just takes that to a new level.
@canteaus sudo gobackunderyourbridge
@strawe Lets talk abt HTC's Sence ;)
@osiris2600 so im guessing you haven't used android 2.2(or 2.1)