Would you like to win a Nokia N810 Internet Tablet?
Thoughtfix has posted the following video explaining the general idea, but head over to the Tabletblog site to get the scoop with all the rules. I’m one of the judges and I look forward to seeing your entries! The deadline to submit your videos is November 16 so get going!
While historically I’ve sorta ignored this one I tested a beta build of ScummVM tonight and am happy to report that it’s working just fine in OS2008 on the N810. Here’s a photo of Beneath the Steel Sky playing the intro movie…
My character was killed within a minute after getting started…
Exciting news for Internet Tablet users this am! The email client, widely regarded as the weakest link will soon get a complete overhaul and be replaced by the long awaited Modest project.
Via Maemo-Users:
EMAIL CLIENT
- Modest (open source and based on the Tinymail framework) is going to substitute the current email client that is still being shipped in OS2008. The sources are out there and being refreshed regularly but compile them is not easy at this point.
- We are going to make releases under development through one-click install for public testing and feedback, as we did with the Mozilla based browser and SIP features. The first release will come at the same time as Chinook final and the N810 hit the streets. There will be additional releases until we get the final one.
- About Modest: API for applications in place, IMAP no problem and good integration with popular web based services. Just to make things clear, the address book component is not part of the Modest project.
- Once we release the first version under development we will open the typical channels of communication: garage news, bugs in Bugzilla, developers available through planet blog and maemo-developers list.
The tablet works great when you leave your home or office connection and automatically switches over to your cellphone so you can stay connected. If you’ve set the connection preferences to auto-connect on any connection this “just happens…” though is not the default setting.
What I’d really like to see is a way for the cell connection to switch back to wifi when I walk into a known area so I maintain the best connection at all times. Ideally this would have preferences to let the user confirm they in fact wanted this to occur and even on which networks. This would let you stay on 3G if you wanted or prevent you from auto-switchng to open public networks (default, linksys, netgear etc) you might have added.
I know Devicescape and Boingo can help aggregate your wifi connections, but currently they do not work with your cell setup. The iPhone auto-switches back and forth between cell and wifi since it only supports EDGE and this gives the user a better sense of speed. Our Internet Tablets offer considerably more potential and should have this feature as well.
This just passed by in my Jaiku stream…
I’m a WordPress user, but … Drupal running locally on the N810 with Lighttpd, php, sqlite and Drupal sqlite support is super cool!
I’d love to have local copies of posts in wordpress on the tablet for offline composition and sync back to the cloud… I recall seeing both sqlite and Wordpress as possible downloads on the N800, but was never successful at getting things to install properly. Looks like this might not be so impossible after all.
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As I just posted on Jaiku, Mauku has been updated for the N810!
This is truly a killer app for anyone who’s active on Jaiku and something I would strongly recommend you check out. Since my iniatial post on Mauku, it has advanced quite a bit and offers, icon support, individual thread updating and kinetic scrolling among other niceties!
A direct link to the installer file is here. It should be updated from beta to release shortly.
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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.
Enjoy the full Internet Experience!
This was shown at the Web 2.0 Summit this week …
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Thoughtfix strikes again - he spotted the Nokia N810 tablet with Mosh integration through a poorly vetted Press Release!
Sure - I like the fact that Nokia is working with others to promote their MOSH service, but the PR people on the other side shouldn’t have been so casual in saying that Nokia will be showcasing their “new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet” on October 23. Of course, they don’t say they’ll be “launching” or “announcing” the device at that time, so that will still likely happen sooner. Hope they don’t get sued for such an “oops.”
[Tabletblog]
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Stefan notes some intrigue regarding next week’s Web 2 Summit in San Franciso and highlights Nokia’s Platinum Sponsorship of the event as well as the following …
“Nokia will also be hosting a stylish party in the adjacent Twin Peaks room, which will showcase their next generation of Web 2.0 offerings, launched earlier that afternoon.”[IntoMobile]
While I can’t say for sure at this stage, my money is on the new tablet and possibly some new integrated services from the Ovi Ecosystem. I’m guessing that since the FCC information spotted by Thoughtfix contained GPS and we believe WiMax as well as a slider keyboard that this will be the official preview of the device. It’s just prior to the FCC’s required confidentiality ends and seems like the perfect moment to announce things on their terms rather than let the FCC site reveal their plans.
GPS and Nokia Maps make a lot of sense on a new internet tablet - especially with the Navteq acquisition and the future services that have been discussed. As you may recall from the initial Press Release on Nokia Maps, Linux (the Tablet OS) was mentioned a possible future supported platform:
smart2go is new: the software turns mobile computers, smartphones and PDAs into local mapping and routing engines with a navigation option, providing worldwide mapping free of charge. In so doing, the unique hybrid solution combines the advantages of on-board and off-board navigation. Maps and location-aware content only need to be loaded once - they are then always available on the client. As smart2go will carry the application name “Nokia Maps” across many future Nokia devices, it will also be available for a diversity of other operating systems such as Windows Mobile 5 and Linux, in the future. [Nokia PR]
I’ll actually be at the Web 2 Summit as well as this party so you can count on some (as close to) live coverage of things as they go down. I’ll definitely be using Jaiku and will try to moblog snippets from the conference and party. It may be hard to reply in real time, but I will post as much as I can before settling into a more official post here. My N95 will be snapping pics and uploading to my photostream on Flickr. I am also sorting out ways to possibly stream some video as well if possible. It looks like I will have full 3G coverage - not sure about inside the venue though and I won’t know until there whether there will be accessible WiFi access. Stay Tuned!
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