Nokia N800 in the flesh!!! An update to the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
Stefan Constantinescu found a flickr album of N800 photos. NICE.
Stefan’s Blog, with the photos arranged nicely.
The original flickr photo set.
Details from the back of the box:
– VGA (640×480) webcam
– Integrated Stand
– 4.13 inch screen (same as the 770)
– Stereo Speakers (770 has mono)
– Microphone has moved to the top.
– Audio jack and mini usb port have moved to the right side. (FANTASTIC!)
– Requires mobile phone (with bt) for cell connection.
– Wifi and BT
– It looks to me based on the flickr photos that the n800 comes with a sleeve. I’m not so sure that’s an improvement over the sliding shell. I like the shell because it attaches to your 770 even when you are using the device. Nothing to lose!
Since the screen sizes are the same, I grabbed a picture of the n800 and the 770 and scaled them until the screen sizes matched. That resulted in the following comparisons that should show the size differences. Basically, longer but not as tall. Too bad we can’t see exactly how thick the new one is, though some of the shots make it look basically as thick as the 770.
The n800 photo is sourced from the flickr set mentioned above. The 770 photo is from flickr, too.
If you haven’t been reading ThoughtFix’s regular updates on the new model, here are some links:
Two Mini SD Slots, Retractable Camera, Built iIn Stand – ThoughtFix relaying info found on ITT forums.
Most likely no cell or GPS. – ThoughtFix on the FCC docs.
Well, here are my wishes for the new Tablet:
– A version of the sliding cover that has a chicklet keyboard built in.
– A turbo button that makes the CPU care more about speed than battery life – would be useful occasionally.
– A more powerful processor in general.
– Same size and shape. Looks like I mostly got that wish. Hopefully, it won’t be thicker!
– Same price (or cheaper)
– Browser Compatibility with Google Video, YouTube.
– Browser Compatibility with Google Reader. Although ReaderMini.com is pretty damn close!
– Tilt Sensors (I’ve been a big fan of tilt tech since WarioWare Twisted!)
Update: Engadget’s comment area for this topic is interesting. The commenters are really hitting on the important question: Have the RAM and CPU increased? I hope so. If not, I’m not going to be able to justify buying the new version!
Nokia 770 Install Log
I reflashed my new Nokia 770 earlier this week and started installing stuff from scratch. I’m keeping a log of changes here. I mention it here in case you are curious, but PLEASE don’t use it as a how-to. I may have left out steps for various items and I am not responsible for any damage you may do.
If you ARE looking for howtos, go here. Thoughtfix collected a tremendous list of articles and howtos for new 770 owners. Nice!
My New Wallet: An All-Ett
My new wallet arrived today. It’s an All-Ett. Holds everything my old wallet did at less than half the thickness. Seriously. They use really thin material, so the all-ett is thinner than other wallets when empty. Then, the all-ett is longer – it has 4 areas for stacks of cards rather than 2.
Google Reader for the Sony Mylo?
Is there any interest out there for a version of ReaderMini.com that will work on the Sony Mylo? If so, let me know and I’ll start to investigate. I’m thinking a slideable feed list and lots of hotkey support.
I don’t have a Mylo, but it shouldn’t be too hard to get something working.
Here is a screenshot of ReaderMini on a Nokia 770.
Google Reader on the Nokia 770 Part 2
If you read my note a few days ago about GR on the 770 and you were thinking, “But GR doesn’t work AT ALL in Opera for me!”, I have a fix for you. To get the 770’s version of Opera to work at all with Google Reader, you need to change a line in /home/user/.opera/opera.ini. Change SpoofUserAgent=3 to SpoofUserAgent=1. That will tell Opera to stop pretending it is IE6.
I made that change soon after I bought the device.
John Tokash 