It’s September 2nd, and that can only mean it’s the first day of Nokia World, the Finnish company’s yearly expo for all that is right and good in the worlds of Symbian, cellular and now Maemo 5. While leaks and pre-announcements have tipped us on much of what the company has in store for us, that hasn’t stopped SlashGear from heading over to sunny Stuttgart for the event.
We’re starting to really enjoy seeing these N900 videos. The first ones we saw were some pretty quick, albeit informative glimpses of what the N900 was; and then we got a quick taste of what the camera is capable of; and most recently a very loud (both audibly and visually) promotional video. This time around, we’ve got a clear-cut display of what we’re looking at, and what we should expect when the N900 finally launches.
Nokia World is coming. Did you get the memo? Or, should we say, Maemo? If you didn’t, you probably still already know about it, considering “we’ve covered” already. And starting tomorrow, the news will start to take on a far more official standpoint. Not that the Nokia N900 isn’t official, because it certainly is, but sometimes getting the information from the horse’s mouth is a lot better. And who can say no to press events? We certainly can’t. But just in case all those still images of the upcoming Rover weren’t doing it for you, here’s a video of Maemo 5, the User Interface (UI).
Well, the Nokia N900 is official, and everyone is eagerly waiting to see if anything else gets outed about the device at this week’s upcoming Nokia World. It looks like there are some extra things to be revealed though, and images from the camera are definitely high up on that list. With the device packing a 5 mega-pixel camera, there are many of us out there who are wanting to see what kind of quality gets produced. Now here’s your chance.
Another week has come and gone leaving us with memories and a hoard of cool stories to throw your way for weekend reading in case you missed them over the week. An Asus 900HA netbook was hacked into a touchscreen slate on Monday and we really liked it. DIY gear is so cool, especially when it turns out this good. Monday also brought some details on the Blackberry Storm 2 piezo touchscreen tech. We really hope its better than the original Storm.
Live footage of the Nokia N900 hasn’t been in short supply – in fact Nokia themselves provided some decent walkthrough videos of their new smartphone/internet tablet hybrid – but there’s nothing like a few in-the-wild shots to get the blood pumping. Happily there’s more than just one prototype N900 in the wild, and now that the touchscreen Maemo marvel is finally official they’re starting to come out of the woodwork.
Nokia World is just around the corner, and the tech world is already gaping at some of the company’s more unusual devices. SlashGear, though, have already been living with some of the Finnish company’s more mainstream handsets, those which will probably sell far more than flagships like the N900, in the shape of the Eseries E52 and E55. Differentiated primarily by an unusual, half-QWERTY keyboard on the E55, they both promise lengthy battery life and smartphone strengths in a compact form-factor. Check out our full review after the cut.
We have talked about the Nokia N900 a few times already and we know most of the details of the device. The N900 will be the first Nokia mobile phone to run Maemo, which is Linux derived. I can say that the N900 is the first Nokia handset that I have found particularly appealing in a long time.
In the face of an early review and leaked press shots, Nokia have decided to officially announce the N900 together with its Maemo 5 OS. Set to get their official unveil at Nokia World next week, the N900 packs HSPA, WiFi and 32GB of storage into a 3.5-inch WVGA resistive touchscreen device powered by an ARM Cortex-A8 with 1GB of RAM, while Maemo 5 supports desktop-style multitasking, Nokia Messaging and a new “cloud” UI.
Video demos after the cut
A few days ago Nokia hadn’t a single netbook on their product sheet; now, according to DigiTimes’ mysterious sources, they’re set to enter not one but two budget ultraportable niches. Hot on the heels of the Nokia Booklet 3G comes rumor that the Finns plan an ARM-based Smartbook in mid-2010; while there’s no talk of specifications it comes as no surprise to see that everything Smartbooks are being lauded for – long battery life, multiple connectivity options – are the same things Nokia has prioritized in the Booklet 3G.
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