10.21.07
Initial Thoughts on the Nokia N810
As you know by now I was lucky to be invited to the N810 launch last week and additionally have one to play with and test prior to the official launch in a few weeks time.
I would first like to thank WomWorld for their amazing invitation to be part of such exciting release! Through their relationship with Nokia, Reggie, Daniel and I were able to gain VIP access to the product managers as well as quite a few other members of the Nokia N-Series and Converged Device groups. This was a terrific experience for all of us as their was plenty to learn from everyone!
The Tablet … WOW!
Let me just say I am in love with this new device! The N810’s we have are still considered pre-production, but are very close to release and are very polished. The build quality feels outstanding and while there’s a certain heft to the N810, it is by no means heavy, but feels solid in your hand. The metal body is smaller than previous tablets but still retains the great screen we’ve grown accustomed to from the original 770. Now, however the screen is readable in direct sunlight and actually brighter than the N800’s.
When you slide the screen upwards to reveal the keyboard, you get a very satisfying click as it settles into place. The N810 is easily held in one or both hands in either slate or open modes and when closed it easily slides into your front pant pocket or nicely inside a jacket.
Button arrangement is a bit different as has been the case with each successor in the Internet Tablet line. There’s a hardware slider which lets you lock and unlock the device if you choose to keep things in slate mode. When you slide the tablet open, it will unlock automatically. Closing it however, does not lock it back so something to take note of if you are quickly dropping it into the sleeve and into your pocket. The zoom keys on the top left are now separated from the fullscreen button and the power button is alone in the middle on the top side.
Using the N810
Startup times seem much quicker than my recently reflashed N800… Not sure why that is, but it’s appreciated nonetheless. I don’t really turn the tablet off very often, but if you are “one of those” it’s ready very quickly.
The Home screen is gorgeous! The two included themes include transparent applets and the area itself is live, meaning you can move things around at will. You will most likely do this by accident as we all did at first. There’s been suggestions to enable a lock feature, but I am not sure that will happen for release. I actually like it now that I know things can just move…
In general, performance of the N810 feels snappier than the N800. There have been some optimizations with regard to the CPU utilization as well as I am sure to the OS which are helping here.
One major difference in this tablet is obviously the keyboard and as a result the on-screen keyboard has been deactivated by default. While I initially turned this back on since that’s where I was most comfortable, I’ve since deactivated it and have been working only with the real thing.
While you are not free from the stylus just yet, a great deal of work has been done to emphasize finger tapping in addition and the more I’ve used the N810 over the past few days the less I’ve sought the stylus in open mode. As things are not totally finger optimized (open menus in applications) in slate mode, the stylus makes good sense, particularly in clicking links in the browser.
The Full internet in your pocket!
A great deal of work has been done on this machine and the OS2008 release to enable the full power of the CPU as it directly relates to your browsing experience. You don’t have to seek out a mobile web page unless that’s your preference as you’ll be able to view any site you want. I don’t think it’s a coincidence (anyone remember the iPhone launch?) that Facebook is a default bookmark, and it’s not some special version of Facebook, it’s the full version with all your applications running as you know they do from your desktop. Wow!
The Flash 9 plugin and the Mozilla based browser (which needs a branded name) can take on just about anything. My only issue to date has unfortunately been Google Reader which is a site I spend a great deal of time on… My guess is that the real issue is my decision to try and track close to 1200 feeds. I’m in the process of drastically pruning this and will report back.
YouTube, Check! No need to work around YouTube if you get a link, it plays just fine - seriously. The video quality is really nice and you can also choose to view the YouTube mobile version and see things in H.264 if you like.
What’s else is new?
Hardware basics … GPS, Transflective and brighter screen, MiniSD, MicroUSB, the button arrangement and a programable LED. Full specs are on the Nokia site.
My experience with the GPS has been limited based on some issues I’ve had getting a connection with the sky. After waiting for close to 10 minutes I paired my Nokia LD-3W and it connected cold (battery was even dead) a few moments after it powered on and paired. I’m hoping that the GPS issues is a pre-release problem. While you can get better battery life and signal with an external GPS, all in one is very convenient.
The GPS antenna is apparently located on the top front left corner …
The keyboard has taken a couple of days to get comfortable, but I am now able to type quite quickly now without making too many mistakes. There are no raised bumps on the F and J keys as you usually see on keyboards so getting started in a low light situation may be tricky, but once you get going and the backlight activates it’s no problem at all.
The keyboard really makes a difference in email too - I’ve been zipping through Gmail with keyboard shortcuts and can easily compose replies and new messages on the go. Once a few applications are compiled the tablet will be a great mobile note taking and mobile blogging (WordPY!)solution as well.
Software… available in OS2008 and soon for the N800 as well
- Panels are the new way applications are arranged in groups. You can change things around of course to your liking.
- Active Applications give you much more of a view into what’s happening. You can see multiple IM indicators as well as a bunch of new mail messages from within the floating display.
- There’s something called Tray Balloons (think that’s the official name - I saw it referenced in XChat) which float over full screen mode windows or highlight in the lower left corner in window mode. These can indicate new messages from IM, Mail and IRC Missed calls etc… I have a feeling we’ll see others as applications are updated for this new OS.
- Backup and Restore has been significantly enhanced. While it still does not automatically restore your applications, all the source info is retained which should make it considerably easier to re-install. We discussed this quickly with the product managers and they indicated much had been done, but it is still moving towards a more ideal scenario. You can now Backup and Restore email messages, Doc and Media files, settings, bookmarks, contacts and your applications list. Upon restore, you are suppose to see any repositories you had installed and from the applications manager any app that had been installed in this way. If you installed from the terminal or via a .deb, you are out of luck in this process for the time being.
- The media player now contains an Internet Radio directory which is managed by Nokia. You can browse by genre or even country and find something good to hear. Anything you bookmark is added to your home screen applet. Out of the box, there are five BBC radio stations programmed and ready to go.
- Speaking of Media, the codec support has been greatly enhanced and you can now plan to enjoy MP4 as well as WMV video for the first time.
- Applications — Because the new OS 2008 contains many under the hood changes, developers need to recompile in order to release and thus far this has understandably not happened en-masse. I’ve installed and tried FBReader, XChat and Maemopad+. I am really looking forward to getting some oldies back as well as seeing what new treats arrive. The GPS has an API which will hopefully lead to some location aware / presence applications (Ovi Anyone?). Once python gets released this coming week, we should see the return of quite a few N800 applications as well.
Stock applications include Skype, Rhapsody, Gizmo as well as a few games (Chess, Blocks, Mahjong and Marbles). The terminal application is also included which is great as I’ve certainly had to install it on previous devices and have needed it for various activities. Based on recent Nokia announcements as well as known partnerships, I think we’ll see Devicescape, Boingo and MP3Tunes at the very least in the Tableteer site, if not as ready to install pieces on launch.
The Nokia N810 is a worthy successor to the Internet Tablet line and something I think a lot of people will really enjoy. I feel like I’ve written quite the long post here, but yet have only scratched the surface. I’m working on some video and will have that shortly to share as well.
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Initial N810 Thoughts… said,
October 21, 2007 at 10:52 pm
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Roland Tanglao said,
October 21, 2007 at 11:02 pm
excellent overview!
Jonathan Greene said,
October 21, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Thanks Roland! It’s a really nice piece of kit … I’ll have some video hopefully tomorrow if all goes as planned…
Jani Helle said,
October 21, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Any chance the 3.5mm TV Out plug that came with the N95 works with the N810? I’ve found that it atleast works with various mp3 players (Creative, iPod). Being able to use a HD tv screen with the N810 would be killer!
There was also talk of MOSH being possibly somehow integrated into the N810 (the press release where we prematurely found out the name of the N810). Any hints to this being present in any form?
With the ability to view YouTube videos being (possibly) the biggest lure for the average consumer, there’s being much talk about it. I’ve seen a few videos of this in practice already but one aspect has still been left in the dark: is it possible to view YouTube videos in full screen mode, as is possible on a desktop?
And finally, great review! Looking forward to more!
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 12:01 am
OK - I just tested the N95 Video cable… seems to only offer audio on my Sony Bravia.
Tested YouTube and you can tap the fullscreen button in the video player … works quite well.
No signs of Mosh.
Initial Thoughts on the Nokia N810 | TheNokiaPhoneBlog.info said,
October 22, 2007 at 12:02 am
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kkpaul said,
October 22, 2007 at 12:21 am
GGreat overview! In a previous overview (your FAQ) you said the N810 powers up muc h
slower than the 800… This time you say the direct oposite: It powers up faster! Whats true now?
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 12:24 am
@kkpaul I did? It’s definitely faster than the N800 in all regards… Thanks!
Jeb said,
October 22, 2007 at 12:30 am
Is there a word processor on there? Will Google Pages (I think that’s what it’s called) their word processor work on it?
Thanks,
Jeb
Helmuth said,
October 22, 2007 at 12:34 am
I am new to the Nokia Nseries.
My question is Can you edit Microsoft office doc?
Thank you
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 12:44 am
There’s no office suite or PIM suite on board, but web apps like Google Docs work great. You can forward an attachment to yourself via Google and view and edit without issue.
urho konttori said,
October 22, 2007 at 1:50 am
I added python 2.5 beta install file to my garage account in case you want to start testing python on the device.
https://garage.maemo.org/frs/download.php/2372/python2.5-runtime.install
Mox Fulder said,
October 22, 2007 at 3:19 am
Hello,
Thanks for the overview ! Just a question, can you try Google Calendar ? It is my primary agenda and I hope it’s working on the n810 !
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Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 7:34 am
@Mox - Google calendar works fine… in both full and mobile versions.
Nseries WOM World » Blog Archive » Initial thoughts on N810 said,
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timsamoff said,
October 22, 2007 at 8:58 am
Thanks, Jonathan… Now, I’m even more jealous.
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 10:30 am
@tim - You’re going to love this one… very polished and solid.
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 11:44 am
@urho I’ve tried clicking to add the Python repository, it’s giving me back a text page. I’ll have to add things manually…
PS_p-s said,
October 22, 2007 at 11:50 am
HEY
It would be very interesting for me to know how “MobilePublisher” ( http://mpub.mobi ) looks like on Nokias N810. Since I don’t have such a device, may I ask someone here to give me some feedback about the browsing-experience???
You find the contact-form on “MobilePublisher”, the first MoZine_3.0 about Mobile Web! -> http://mpub.mobi/contact
Thank you very much for your effort !!!
PS_p-s
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 11:57 am
@PS - It looks fine. Your site is not complex and loads quickly, though I don’t speak German, and perhaps am missing some controversy.
Mr Pedersen said,
October 22, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Please keep us posted on the Google Reader issue. That would be my main reason to buy this tablet.
Jani Helle said,
October 22, 2007 at 1:31 pm
I’m intending on buying the N810 to use as my primary blogging tool (I use Wordpress.com), as I’m rarely infront of a computer, and the N95 doesn’t really cut it. With this in mind, I’ve got a few (more) related questions:
-Is it possible to highlight and copy text off a website?
-Do WYSIWYG editors work properly?
-Are there any offline word processing apps (onboard or third-party), even as simple as the Notes app on S60 devices, with which to type up a post before publishing?
-Does the java-based uploading of photos to Facebook and Twango work? What about producing shows on Kyte.tv?
-Is it a plausible idea or an overwhelming task to use the N810’s QWERTY keyboard to type out lengthy blog posts (keeping in mind that I do that right now on the N95…)?
-And finally, you being a blogger yourself, would you recommend using the N810 for online and offline blogging? Or am I on a wild goose chase here? =)
Oh, and sorry about the barrage of questions (bored at work…)!
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October 22, 2007 at 2:55 pm
yerga said,
October 22, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Nice review. We expect further comments.
I am working on porting Wordpy to OS2008 and also will be a new version with enhancements in the UI (I think), will be more finger friendly: menus and toolbar, and with more space to write.
With the keyboard of the N810, it will be great to write articles on Maemo Wordpy and much faster.
Only one question:
Does the Browser responds well before it fully load a page or must load first?
Cheers.
biskero.org said,
October 22, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 3:45 pm
@Mr Pedersen Google Reader is slow to load, but works when it’s up. Of course the mobile version works great and you can also use Readermini.com which will pull in your feeds easily.
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 3:47 pm
@Jani Helle You can easily blog to WordPress via Maemo WordPy which will need to be updated (as noted now above) for the latest OS, but works great! You can select text on a page without too much of an issues, but there’s no java on this unit so I am not sure about using site tools that depend on that. You can use Bluetooth to grab a file from your phone and send it from a website though … I’ve done that to YouTube before with the N800 and N93 phone.
My preference is to compose offline and then post. WordPy works great for this, but you could also use a text editor and paste into the browser if that was your preference.
Jonathan Greene said,
October 22, 2007 at 3:49 pm
@yerga I certainly look forward to your update! Finger friendly buttons and menus will be great! I hope other developers do the same…
The browser does seem to load first and on a more complex page it might pause a moment, but essentially works just fine.
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Susie said,
October 23, 2007 at 2:31 am
I haven’t used either the N800 or the 770 before, but I’m very interested in getting an N810. One of my concerns is that I visit a lot of Korean and Japanese sites - is it possible to install additional languages to the tablet/browser, or is it that whole region specific deal as in Nokia product codes?
Jani Helle said,
October 23, 2007 at 5:47 am
This question is more directed at the N800, which lacks the GPS of the N810. If the N800 supports an external bluetooth receiver, is it possible to use the internal GPS of the N95 over bluetooth? It’s external, it’s a GPS receiver, and it has bluetooth… Just wondering…
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Jonathan Greene said,
October 23, 2007 at 12:46 pm
@Jani Helle It’s not currently possible to use the N95’s GPS on the Tablet, but I have the Nokia LD-3W GPS and it works great — actually it works great on the N810 as well.
Hans said,
October 23, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Thank you for working hard to provide us with an execelent review
Two simple questions:
1. Can I edit word and exel documents offline??
2. Can I copy and Paste???
Thank you again.
Jonathan Greene said,
October 23, 2007 at 2:25 pm
@Susie you can choose your region and language but the country in which you buy it will determine the keyboard layout… I don’t have that much experience with this personally, but I believe that to be the case.
Jonathan Greene said,
October 23, 2007 at 2:32 pm
@Hans There is no real office suite here, but you can creative with the Google Docs via email. That works quite well actually right in the browser. AbiWord should be able to assist with Word and I know there’s a spreadsheet app, but I have not used them.
Copy and Past is quite simple to do with the keyboard or via a menu.
bjoern kaas said,
October 24, 2007 at 3:00 am
hi jonathan,
just a question about the fm-tuner. as far as i know there is no fm-tuner (like in n800) on board. but it would be nice to know, for those who´ll update their n800 to the new os, if the fm-tuner software will still be available and working.
regards from hamburg, GER
maemo.org - Planet maemo said,
October 24, 2007 at 6:48 am
Jonathan Greene said,
October 24, 2007 at 2:42 pm
@bjoern - I am not certain, but my guess is that it will still work because the hardware is there. The N810 just does not have the FM radio component and I think does not show the software because of that. guess we’ll know in a few weeks…
TabletBlog.com by ThoughtFix: Nokia N810 GPS - More coming said,
October 24, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Hmmm, ASUS EeePC, or N810? Or OLPC in November? said,
October 25, 2007 at 2:59 pm
GPS is cool… but, need longer battery life.
I am trying to decide. ASUS Eee PC with all it’s full featuredness. USB can power devices, size, full office suite, etc (problems, battery only 3 hours (how often they lie about this, all of them), no sunlight readable screen (like the OLPC has), no user upgradable storage (flash is hardwired to mother board). OR Nokia N810 (I tested the N800 and gave it back to CompUSA due to no JAVA, and no sunlight usable screen and no USB hosting (wanted to use USB external storage, and to network by USB to networking RJ45 plug cable, where there is no WIFI, yes this is a problem still in some places). I had a list of 20 complaints about the N800. However, I cried when I had to give it back after those 2.9 weeks to CompUSA for a refund (I handed them the compaint sheet and also emailed it to Nokia as well).
Main concerns with the N810:
USB hosting - can we use USB keyboard, Hard Drive, Networking cable, plug-in cable direct to a camera, etc?
Storage - the Nokia site says CD micro and mini (with adapter), other bloggers have it that the N810 no longer has a regular SD capable slot and that you must go to the small format, and that leaves you not able to use SD cards that you have invested in already. What is truth?
Sunlight readable screen - how good is it outside in day light?
Java - what is the story on Java?
Email - what client is it by default (is it IMAP capable)?
Why don’t they package a full size USB keyboard with this unit for the price.
At $359 for same flash ram and screen, the ASUS Eee PC has a more usable larger keyboard… VGA external output (various resolutions so that one traveling can use it with a projector at a meeting). OpenOffice.org, lots of applications too. I just wish that ASUS had the OLPC dual mode screen, better battery life, and tech replaceable on board flash storage (but a plus is that it has a SD slot on the side)
Quanta announced a $200 commercial version of the OLPC this past spring, and no news about it yet? Now, that might be something to look for as well? OLPC battery life is the best that I know of. And it is both a laptop, and a tablet as well (albiet bigger than the N810).
I would enter the contest, but I might have too many complaints about the N810 and even if free, if I won, I would then send it back if it didn’t please me (like the N800 before that I gave back to CompUSA).
At the price of the N810 - I might just shell out the $400 and buy one and donate one OLCP… I love the screen, and I love the battery life, and I think that the Mesh Networking is a huge plus as well.
Oh - one more complaint I wrote to Nokia about, is that with the various 15 minute rechargable AA battery tech that I use for photo camera, that can also charge 15 minute AAA batteries as well, why not just use AA or AAA batteries in the N810? When ever proprietary battery is needed, an extra to have on hand, they stick it right where it hurts. Sure wish the UMPC level devices would allow us to use AA or AAA batteries (that we could charge in 15 minutes and be good to go).
Hmmm, ASUS EeePC, or N810? Or OLPC in November? said,
October 25, 2007 at 4:38 pm
PS - mistyped basic Eee PC is $259. (for about the same spec as N810, really 2GB storage, Ram is more, screen bigger, can fit in backpack or purse, etc). Why is the N810 so expensive? Too much $.
So - in my email to Nokia about the 20 problems with the N800, I told Nokia I would pay $250 for N800 (if blue tooth keyboard was incl), and I think that N810 is worth $300 (w/keyboard) and could add price for GPS (some of us rarely get lost). Oh - 15 min re-chargers have automobile cable to recharge on the go (all devices should use AA or AAA, OR SOMEONE SHOULD BUILD universal AA or AAA adapters to use instead of the proprietary batteries that have AA or AAA inside them anyway that you pay 400% more for - pure profit, when devices die is when you suddenly find you can’t buy their batteries anymore). That is the risk of buying something that does not sell well, in a year, you can’t find the batteries.
jadon's Stack - Ohloh said,
October 26, 2007 at 2:36 am
theflew said,
October 26, 2007 at 10:08 am
The N810 is more than the Eee PC because of size. Making something smaller cost more in both parts and labor. The screen on the N8XX is unique to Nokia. The screen even though it has the same resolution is a lot sharper because the screen density is higher. People complain about the N8XX not being pocketable. As soon as something doesn’t fit in your pocket you’re back to normal laptop sizes again. My wife doesn’t carry a purse large enough to put a 2 pound gadget in. Proprietary batteries are used to keep the size and weight down. Imagine the N8XX with 2 AA batteries somewhere on the device.
Jonathan Greene said,
October 26, 2007 at 10:18 am
I’ve carried both the N800 and now the N810 in my front pocket as well as within a jacket without issue. It’s easy to and light enough to want to have most of the time.
Hmmm, ASUS EeePC, or N810? Or OLPC in November? said,
October 26, 2007 at 2:56 pm
I too found the N800 easy to carry around in a pants front pocket (loose fitting pants).
What about that email client? IMAP with 2 different accounts working. The N800 was really hard to really work with a lot of email on… due to keyboard issue being hard to go back and forth. N810 might be different, one suggestion to Nokia was a slightly bigger screen to allow for better email use (IMAP). Again, the Maemo.org ones were too tight that I tested in the N800,
SD card or not (pain if it is not SD card and instead is smaller)????
Java ???? We need it. Even for intellicast.com java weather loop.
USB hosting? Devices that would be nice to use on it…???
Anyone?
Jonathan Greene said,
October 26, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Email is going to get much better around the time the N810 is out- http://www.maemoapps.com/2007/10/24/a-not-so-modest-update-to-email-is-coming/
Keyboard is quite good… no issues.
It’s not SD. MiniSD… you can use a MicroSD card in an adapter inside or use a MiniSD card directly.
Java… not currently supported, but the hardware is very capable.
USB-Hosting … no. I believe it’s USB to Go, but do not have anything to test with it …
Hmmm, ASUS EeePC, or N810? Or OLPC in November? said,
October 26, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Does Nokia know about Google ( just google N800 JAVA )
You get info where it is being done, so why not have it installed, they do know that Sun has said that JAVA will be, or is now GPL’d.
samples:
http://www.pikesoft.com/blog/index.php?itemid=178
http://blog.jillesvangurp.com/2007/03/28/running-tomcat-on-n800/
Hmmm, ASUS EeePC, or N810? Or OLPC in November? said,
October 26, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Or this url for more on JAVA
http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Mobileandembedded/PhoneMEAdvancedPlatformsNokia800
Is Nokia onto this yet?
Ketti said,
October 27, 2007 at 12:47 pm
How does ssh and irssi work on N810?
Jonathan Greene said,
October 27, 2007 at 3:15 pm
I have used ssh to go from and into the tablet, but without root, just as a user and I had to move my key from my laptop over using bluetooth in order to get that working. The default root password is not currently known…
Not sure about irssi - I have XChat working
Jani Helle said,
October 27, 2007 at 8:48 pm
In the first press photos Nokia showed that you can use the N810 to access Facebook. Just started wondering to what extent is Facebook accessible? The site does use Java in places… More so, do the following segments of Facebook work as intended on the N810?:
-Photo uploading
-Link Sharing
-Scrabulous(!)
-Photo tagging
-Commenting
-Wall posting
-Facebook Video
-Updating your status
-etc…
Facebook is one of the sites I’m on daily, and if I’m planning on buying and using the N810 on a daily basis, the above would be a key selling point for me.
Could someone with the N810 and a Facebook addiction check this out? Thanks.
Jonathan Greene said,
October 27, 2007 at 10:50 pm
You should be able to do anything you want on Facebook … I’ve got the full site running on my N810 and just watched a video - playback was excellent.
I don’t do scrabulous and I am not sure about java on Facebook (though there is no java on the tablet).
Jeb said,
October 28, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Jonathan,
After a quick search I didn’t find much on connecting the N800 or N810 to an E series device to use as a modem. Do you know if this is possible and how it might be done?
Thanks,
Jeb
Jonathan Greene said,
October 28, 2007 at 8:06 pm
@Jeb - I’ve paired both an N800 and the original 770 tablet with an E61 without any issue on Cingular using bluetooth DUN.
bjoern kaas said,
November 2, 2007 at 6:42 am
update to my comment on 24th, oct. - fm-tuner in OS 2008
on maemo garage forum (https://garage.maemo.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1687) i found a new released piece of software for developers, who would like to control the built in FM chip in a nokia n800 in their applications. so it should be possible to use the fm tuner in OS 2008 on a nokia n800 - if…. someone writes a little app…
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Ketti said,
November 10, 2007 at 9:42 am
Btw, is text editor vim usable with its keyboard?
Jonathan Greene said,
November 10, 2007 at 12:40 pm
It should work fine … I’ve not tried. Terminal is built in.
Scott said,
November 11, 2007 at 10:25 am
This is the kind of device I have been looking for…no monthly charge…fantastic screen…REAL internet surfing…and LINUX !! But since I never buy NEW devices, I’ll have to wait until it’s on ebay. It will probably be a long wait.
Chance said,
November 18, 2007 at 9:50 am
Device looks great for my work. Is there a daytimer-type application on it?
Jonathan Greene said,
November 18, 2007 at 9:10 pm
PIM is far from the primary focus… it’s possible with the GPE suite, but not installed by default.
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December 6, 2007 at 11:58 pm
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December 18, 2007 at 4:25 am
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TECHIE DAN said,
December 27, 2007 at 7:45 pm
I went to best buy to look at one.It was very light.It felt like I was holding an aluminum can.I think I would break it in seconds if I put it in my pocket.It does not feel durable as far as transporting it to different places.I chose not to buy it..
I was not able to use the product in Best Buy as far as testing the software.
I am a network tech and wanted to buy it to test wireless networks as my pocket pc broke.I will not purchase it for over $199.00 Not worth it at all for the current $479.00. . I really wanted to like it as I was all jazzed up to purchase it from the ads and specs. Very disappointed. I will be looking for something else.Sorry but not tough enough for me.
Jonathan Greene said,
December 27, 2007 at 9:39 pm
you might want to try the n800 which uses the same software, loses the gps and costs around $200 currently.
Barry said,
January 27, 2008 at 6:24 am
I’m a disabled guy who is looking for something to compose stories on while in bed. I have a Nintendo DS and can use the stylus easily. Is there a piece of software on the 810 that’ll do the job? Using the keyboard might be a problem in bed and I cant get comfortable to use pen and paper
Jonathan Greene said,
January 27, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Barry -
There is definitely an on screen keyboard like on the N800. The default on this device though is the keyboard. The N800 might actually be better given your requirements and use. In both cases though you can use the stylus or your fingers to tap on the larger keys. You can see a picture of the keyboard here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/atmasphere/1599374691/
Prestwick said,
March 13, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Techie Dan,
No disrespect or anything, but how can you be “very disapointed” from something which by the sounds of it, you’ve only picked up once and haven’t even road tested?
The n800 is dead cheap and you can get mint condition ones off of ebay for bargain prices and considering that its essentially the n810 minus the GPS and the sliding keyboard, its a winner.
Just try to take it out for a proper road test next time
Nokia N810 Blog said,
March 21, 2008 at 5:19 pm