Nokia's Linux Handheld 320
Nils Faerber writes "Today Nokia announced the introduction of the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
device along with the Open Source based Maemo Development Platform. With
this new product Nokia enters several new worlds all at once. A new concept for the use of a handheld device, a new fully visible open source based development process and the explicit use of open source software in a commercial grade product. The typical use case for the Nokia 770 is to be the internet usability extension to your mobile phone or other wireless internet access equipment. It is extremely portable by its small formfactor, usable for almost all internet applications thorugh its exceptional resolution of 800x480 pixel and its multimedia capabilities by making use of a TI-OMAP CPU and a accompanying digital signal processor (DSP) core. The consequent use of open source software and technology basing on the Linux kernel 2.6, X11-server technology and the GTK+ toolkit the resulting new Hildon graphical user interface creates a fully new user interface experience for portable Linux devices."
GStreamer (Score:5, Informative)
Better picture (Score:3, Informative)
I've seen $350 quoted as a price point - once more and more devices start offering control access over TCP/IP (think TiVoweb, Xbox Media Centre etc) I think we've got a good candidate for the much-trumpeted "terminal" device that everyone uses around the home. I had the PSP pegged as a good place to start, providing a vibrant homebrew community springs up around it. This Nokia device offers that sort of functionality and development possibilites right out the box.
It's $350 (Score:5, Informative)
Jolyon
Re:Seen it already... (Score:4, Informative)
nor can it read emails, play streaming radio and at least 60 other things.
the PSP is a neat portable game but a webpad it CERTIANLY is not.
so how do you click on a fricking link because the PSP lacks a touchscreen? and when is FLASH going to be released for the PSP?
*cough*
Re:How do I type on this thing? (Score:1, Informative)
There's also a virtual keyboard and text recognition.
No it won't (Score:2, Informative)
AP says it runs Opera (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Left-handed model? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Good (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Forget ethernet, no bluetooth??!!! (Score:3, Informative)
(Straight from the site:)
Connectivity:
* WLAN: 802.11b/g
* Bluetooth specification: 1.2
Screenshots! (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Limited until... (Score:3, Informative)
Yes, ipkg is nice. It is derived from Debian's dpkg. The good news for you is that maemo uses dpkg directly.
See for example the sections "Creating debian/ directory" and "Creating package" near the end of the howto for creating a new application [maemo.org]. Another example can be found in the howto for porting an existing application [maemo.org].
Maemo is probably more open than you think...
Re:Battery Life (Score:3, Informative)
10 hours IF AND ONLY IF the pad runs on 1.25VDC, and you parallel the 2 AAs to get 1.25VDC @ 4600mAh.
If, as is more likely, the device runs on about 7VDC, you would need 12 2300mAh AAs running series/parallel (2 parallel strings of 6 batteries in series) to give you that time.
Remember - amp-hours ARE NOT energy - they are CHARGE. You need to take amp-hours times voltage to get units of energy (watt-hours).
Re:No CF slot? (Score:3, Informative)
Because CF is based on the ancient ISA parallel bus interface - too many pins, too much overhead. The newer formats use a serial (eg. SPI) interface, more easily supported by microsontrollers, saving a lot of wiring and board space/complexity.
Re:PDA please! (Score:2, Informative)
I've seen it. It sucks. (Score:2, Informative)
Summary: It sucks. I wanted to like it, but ... I didn't.