N810 - Dead Sexy
The next revision of the internet tablet from Nokia, the N810 looks like one sexy beast. I certainly hope they manage to get this out into retail outlets quick, seeing as how Nokia can’t manage to sell me things online. I did actually consider for a while if my disgust should extend to the Linux devices as well, but I don’t think I have to do that. After all, selling something like a laptop is “much different than selling an unlocked phone” according to NokiaUSA. I wonder if selling an internet tablet is more like selling a phone or like selling a laptop? I bet that discussion could get pretty meta pretty quickly. Doesn’t matter though, I want me an N810, I just know where I’m definitely NOT going to try getting it from.
One of my main concerns is that the dpad seems to be on the slider and just the back and home buttons are on the side when the slider is collapsed. The way I have opera on my N800 configured I use the dpad a lot. Just easier to activate links on pages with small type and close spacing. I’m concerned about how that might work out with the pad on the inside. Still looks like a minor annoyance when compared to a well positioned camera, full keyboard, and 2gig of memory. Oh baby. I’m not sure I would say it makes the iPhone look 5 years old though. Seeing as how it lacks a, you know, phone. Kinda essential feature they keep leaving out on these things. I bet all the folks at the NRC in Palo Alto have a lot to say about that, maybe someone should ask them what they think. Hmm, maybe?
October 17th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Why no phone inside? I guess it’s simple. Take a look on iPhone. Once you have phone inside - you no longer have a freedom. You’re likely to be bound to a cell operator without alternatives. You have to use SIM and yes, you can’t access Internet with 2 different devices from one account without physically transferring SIM. If you’re device developer you have to put dumb restrictions to device and take efforts users to obey them. Because cell operators are afraid someone can hack their networks. So either you limit features with lame protections or your device is not offered by operator.Nokia did a great job on working around this STUPID issue.Special f…koff goes to cell operators (aka carriers).
If we take a look on GSM, EDGE and 3G, it was developed as an open standard. These standards were intended to give a freedom of choice, making pre-programmed handsets a history.This worked fine on new markets like here in Russia.Yes, here you can buy the phone of your dream separately and it is not locked to operator.Then, you can choose carrier and contract you like. So, you’re free and have freedom of choice. But now this fails in many other countries. Carriers are rather selling locked and branded phones and require DRM stuff so freedom of choice is limited and phones features are intentionally restricted and crippled. Nokia has worked this issue around in a GREAT way.You can have a decent power in your pocket.And freedom of choice is included.Not a case with iPhone, i should be j actually.Because of it’s restrictions it’s a [j]ail for your mind :P