New Nokia N810 Internet Tablet Announced Today!
When I left Nokia last January, I was one of the beta testers for the Nokia N800. I loved that device and was an enthusiastic beta tester. So it kind of broke my heart when I had to turn it back in on my last day…
Today, Nokia announced its successor, the Nokia 810 Internet Tablet. Yay!
A friend of mine joined the beta testing program for the N810 and finally showed it to me last weekend. It’s niiiiice….
The device’s UI has been spiffied up. The UI is much faster now. It has a slide out keyboard, which is cool. It has the new Flash 9 built in, which means that you can now finally watch YouTube! (Plus regular Flash-based web sites — which has been a real let-down with my 770.) It has built-in GPS, which is a fantastic feature. (And goodness knows we need it here in New England where towns inexplicably and purposefully don’t put street signs up. What the heck is up with that?!?!?) You can read more in the enthusiastic Engadget review:
Nokia N810 Gets Official on Engadget
Nokia N810 Internet Tablet (announced today)
So as much as I loved the N800, I’m glad I waited. Because now I’m thinking that I’ll just have to get my mitts on the 810 instead. After all, I’ve been intending on getting a GPS device for awhile now. Might as well get one that comes with it built in.
Now that the N810 comes with a full Mozilla browser, with Flash 9 and GPS built in, plus Skype and Gizmo (I have accounts on both and use them because AT&T has zero signal in my apartment, the bastards), it definitely becomes a compelling purchase for me. *drool…*
mia said,
December 28, 2007 @ 3:32 pm
i have the n810. unfortunately I can’t get a calenderapplication that will work on it. Any suggestions?
anthony.hand said,
December 31, 2007 @ 9:19 am
There were several applications for the older Nokia 770, including GPE Calendar (free) and DejaPIM (commercial).
Unfortunately, it looks like DejaPIM is no longer available commercially.
Considering how new the OS2008 is with the N810, I would expect to see some free and possibly commercial calendaring apps to start appearing real soon. According to an Ars Technica review (http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nokia-n810-review.ars/4), OpenHand is working on PIM software, including a calendar.
In the meantime, because of the N810′s excellent web browser, you might consider using a web-based calendar, such as Google Calendar. Then you can both view and edit entries, even if you don’t get many of the great features you would from an installable software client.
- Anthony