Nokia just announced the
N810, the third generation Internet Tablet of
the brand. Coming as the successor of the
N800, the new gadget upgrades
it with sliding QWERTY keyboard and built-in GPS for navigation, as
well as many other smaller tweaks. Straight out of the box it has
mapping software but similar to the "Nokia Maps" found on S60
smartphones, the voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation is paid. Based on Linux, the N810 uses
Maemo
2008 OS (N800 uses 2007 version but will be upgradable to 2008) and
comes preloaded with Mozilla-based Internet browser supporting AJAX and
Adobe Flash 9 which would allow it to visualize advanced pages like
Google Mail and
YouTube
for example. The display resolution of 800x480 pixels is not changed
but if the browser is well optimized, it should be enough for most
pages. The N810 also comes loaded with
Skype and Gizmo which will allow also for
VoIP calls and video conversations (through the VGA camera) when there is Internet connection through
WiFi
network or shared by phone connected through Bluetooth. Talking about
Bluetooth, wireless headset using this technology can be used with the
N810 thanks to updated profiles support. If there is no connection to
the Internet, the N810 can act as multimedia device with 4.13" display
and lots of integrated memory thanks to the
microSDHC (high capacity) slot that can use cards with capacity of 10+GB. The N810 will be available from the middle of November for $479 excluding taxes.
source:
Nokia
