Nokia Unveils Its First Netbook 219
andylim writes "Today Nokia unveiled its first netbook that runs Windows and packs an Intel Atom processor. The Nokia Booklet 3G is the first Nokia device to feature a full-sized keypad and a 10-inch display. Recombu.com has listed the specs, which include an SD card reader, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G, HSDPA (3.5G), Wi-Fi, an HDMI port for HD video out and a front-facing camera for video calling. According to Nokia, the Booklet will provide 12 hours of battery life."
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Re:Is is a phone? (Score:3, Informative)
No. Like an application using the modem as a phone, as in the dialer in any phone using the GSM/CDMA/HDSPA/etc.. modem as a phone.
Re:KDE (Score:5, Informative)
Re:No ARM (Score:5, Informative)
Find one of the 770s, 800s, or 810s... while very old, my 770 is still very useful and functional. And still lasts a long time on a battery charge.
Re:Price? (Score:3, Informative)
It is an Atom, and it runs Windows; so, you can pretty much bet that the memory size is 1GB shipped.
Re:Price? (Score:5, Informative)
Key hardware information
* Intel Atom Chipset (Z530 running at 1.6 Ghz). No fan, which means near silent running.
* 120 GB hard disk
* 3G / HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, plus integrated Bluetooth for local wireless communication
* 12 hour battery life
* 19.9 mm thick x 264 mm width x 185 mm depth
* 10.1 inch glass HD ready display
* Front facing video camera mounted, on top of the screen, for video calling
* 1 x HDMI port (for HD video out), 1 x integarted SD card reader, 3 x USB ports, 1 x audio port
* Integrated A-GPS
* Stereo speakers mounted on the front right and left corners
Re:Is is a phone? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Netbooks are.. (Score:1, Informative)
My Akihabara purchased NEC VersaPro UltraLite Type VS has an Atom 1.86 GHz CPU, 10.6 inch 1280 by 768 display (more than enough for 720p) and it can do 720p h.264 decodes in software while with better Intel drivers and PowerDVD 8 h264 decoder, its GMA 500 chipset can handle 1080p h.264 video in hardware. While you may not see the benefit of 1080p playback on such a small 720p screen, the benefit lies in that you can hook up the machine to a bigger display or failing that you can still enjoy your full HD movie at 720p without having to transcode it to SD.
What else is cool is the 725g light, it can withstand a drop of 78cm and can tolerate 150kg of weight - so it can survive that busy rush hour Tokyo subway commute. It also comes with a 64GB Toshiba SSD as standard. Windows XP or Vista.
Product page:
http://club.express.nec.co.jp/store/ntpc/vs.html
Re:Way More Windows Users Here Than You Think (Score:5, Informative)
I thought everyone on Slashdot hated the RIAA, the MPAA, and Microsoft. Why do you keep hyping CDs, movies, and Windows games?
Big corporations are what they are. They sell us cool stuff with one hand and tighten the screws on our freedoms with the other. We hate them every morning and love them every afternoon, and vice versa. This is part of living in the modern world: you take your yin with your yang and try to figure out how to do what's right the best you can. If you think it has to be all one way or the other, that's cool, share your opinions, but don't expect everyone else to think the same.
Re:I like it. (Score:5, Informative)
Failed?
They sold a shitload of them.
You must be new to Nokia (Score:4, Informative)
You don't know them enough. Nokia always chooses whatever fits to that particular product. Netbook? Windows for them.
It is not like Nokia is your average Windows hater company. It is kinda blurry on OS X with iSync etc. but Nokia smart phones best works with Windows on the other end. It is basic as that. Their Nokia Multimedia Transfer (still beta) could have been released for OS X but there is nothing to fill PC Suite's place on OS X. I would be very very surprised if they contributed a single line to KDE's sync solutions, even after Qt acquisition.
This is a company who pays millions to Trolltech (while they are doing extremely fine) and release first Qt for S60 demo in .exe form! After I see that page (link below) I went to all IRC channels I frequent to take my "Use Nokia, it is cool with Python, open, Qt is coming too" suggestions back. For most people, it is Ovi App store which made people lose their hopes. For me? It was that basic blog entry meant no harm but showed what kind of waste Nokia did by purchasing Qt. Thank God, Qt is GPL and already has gigantic prestige in commercial development with a huge community on Linux&BSD.
http://pepper.troll.no/s60prereleases/ [troll.no]
I am sure they forced the early release, something OTHER THAN WINDOWS will be supported at one point but just imagine a Qt&Linux developers face when he is greeted with .exe with the excuse of emulator being WINDOWS ONLY. I really hope Nokia is more ashamed than me. Yes, I actually feel ashamed for doing their PR work to Developers for free, with information making complete sense but wrong.
Re:Snorefest (Score:3, Informative)
Clearly you don't follow american politics...
Re:Price? (Score:3, Informative)
Insightful? Hardly. The person you're criticizing used the "code" modifier to make sure his message was properly formatted. Like so: test . Otherwise his message would have looked rather messy and unreadable.
Re:Price? (Score:4, Informative)
Insightful? Hardly. The person you're criticizing used the "code" modifier to make sure his message was properly formatted. Like so: test . Otherwise his message would have looked rather messy and unreadable.
For a second, I thought the same. However: