Nokia launches Maemo in Espoo
NOKIA HAS ANNOUNCED its latest tablet device, the Linux-based N900.
The N900 tablet comes brimming with features and runs the Linux-based Maemo software. It will, the firm said, deliver a PC-like experience on a handset sized device. If you are stuggling with that image we suggest you do not picture Gulliver trying to use a cash machine in Lilliput.
Nokia's Maemo 5 software will, for example, let users run dozens of application windows simultaneously while also working as a phone. If that sounds like common sense to you, join the club.
Other features include a full slide out QWERTY keyboard, an ARM Cortex-A8 processor, up to 1GB of application memory and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration. Together these should provide a PC-like experience, according to Nokia.
"With Linux software, Mozilla-based browser technology and now also with cellular connectivity, the Nokia N900 delivers a powerful mobile experience," said Anssi Vanjoki, executive VP for Markets at Nokia. "The Nokia N900 shows where we are going with Maemo and we'll continue to work with the community to push the software forward. What we have with Maemo is something that is fusing the power of the computer, the internet and the mobile phone, and it is great to see that it is evolving in exciting ways."
The firm is looking for a release in October in selected locations. Going by the quoted release price, which is €500, we assume those locations will be in Europe. µ
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If it can't, then its just another useless phone ...
Maybe I'm an old fogey now but I used to run a BBS in the old days for example, and am fairly tech savvy. The last cell phone I had was a Motorola Star Trac about 10 years ago. I cancelled the subscription when I found I hadn't used it in 3 months. I hated people calling me on the damn cell phone, because I'm busy doing something most of the time.
On the + side I recently picked up a Nokia N810.. excellent! I had one of the original N770s & got great use out of it, sold it before it became completely valueless. The only thing I don't like about the N810 is the GPS. They want $80 for the GPS software (heck, I bought a Sony Navü for that price) plus it doesn't work all that great. Oh, I also don't like the lack of A2DP (I have a Sony bluetooth stereo that could work with it).
The thing about this kind of kit: convergence takes away at least as fast as it gives. Sure the Nokia has web camera, internet, GPS, skype, MP3, video gaming; but it does none of those functions particularly well.
I think I'd really like to get a Dell Mini 9 & make it into the perfect hackintosh.
I love this idea. At last an OS that is modern, upgradeable, universal and able to be customised.
Wait till I tell the boys in the office that it can be done.
Maemo rocks, all it was lacking was a 3G slot
maemo's been real easy to tweak, lot's of various distros running now
this launch puts em in the middle of winmo / iphone os / android
could end up being most powerful phone on the market. good luck nokia
no xenon flash, low adobe flash, low multitouch (see demo video) instead of more conventional pinch style to squeez, it has spiral finger movement and even that sucks. cpu is low 600MHz (see zoom in out demo for performance). quite fat. dont know whether they are also blocking p2p/voip on it like Android first versions. numpad is lenear, should be 3x3 rowXcol style. i guess samsung and htc will dominate smartphone space. desperate for HTC Shift 2 with Wimax and 5mp cam.
I can't wait to get my hands on this. I hope the battery life is ok. That is my main concern.
@Muhammad
The processor is the same is in iPhone 3GS can be overclocked to 900mhz if you're so inclined and it has graphical acceleration.
What do you mean by low adobe flash? as appose to high adobe flash?
They aren't blocking VOIP, skype appears in one of the promo videos.
I agree on the numpad but I'd be surprised if there wasn't a way to customise the key mapping.
No multitouch, fair enough. I hate the pinch style zoom of the iPhone. Different strokes for different folks I guess.