__/ [ rapskat ] on Sunday 30 April 2006 06:39 \__
> On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:08:23 -0700, Au79 wrote:
>
>> Seattle Times - United States
>>
>> ... It comes from a company with a long history of innovation in mobile
>> devices. And it runs on the tinkering-friendly, open-source Linux
>> operating system. ...
That article is actually a strong critique of the Nokia 770. I read it a
couple of days ago and thought it conflicted with true facts:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/05/electric_nokia770/index%2Ehtml
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| The world's largest mobile manufacturer Nokia looks to have scored a
| major hit with a new wireless device that doesn't have any phone
| functionality. The Finnish firm announced on Wednesday that, against
| its expectations, it is to increase production of its 770 Internet
| Tablet handheld after achieving huge online sales since its launch
| in early November. In fact, demand for the product in Europe and
| the US is so great that the company has currently run out of
| stock and customers are facing a minimum two-week wait for the device.
`----
Also see: http://opensource.nokia.com/
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002960333_ptreviews29.html>
>
> Sharp's Zaurus still has it right IMO. Compact, expandable,
> multiple interfaces, powerful enough to do pretty much anything a full
> sized desktop would do, and open enough to allow you to do it.
They have some fairly good-looking PIM:
http://www.bargainpda.com/assets/sharp/zaurus/6000/SL6000_PIM_day.jpg
http://www.bargainpda.com/assets/sharp/zaurus/6000/SL6000_PIM_year.jpg
That, in fact, is the only reason I cannot (yet) migrate to the Nokia 770.
The last time I checked, there was still no PIM application for Maemo. I
wonder what transformations Palm on the Linux kernel would bring about. I
have been with Palm since 2002.
Best wishes,
Roy
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