[Novalug] Anyone working with UMPCs?

[Stephan Greene]

Let me second the suggestion about the Nokia Internet Tablet:

On 4/15/07, John B. Holmblad <jholmblad at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Take a look a the Nokia N800 if you want something running LInux. Nokia
> calls it an Internet Tablet Computer but I call it a LInux pocket server.
> Here is the url to their usa www site:
>

I have the Nokia 770, the predecessor prodduct.  A little underpowered and
under-memoried (I think I just invented a word?),  but VERY portable and
does what it was designed to do (not a phone, not a PDA) quite well.

One great thing about this product is that, although it does not have a CDMA
> or GSM radio for voice or a EVDO or HSDPA radio for data it does have, not
> only an 802.11 radio, but also a Bluetooth 2.0 radio so it can be easily
> paired with a mobile handset that supports EVDO or HSDPA, or for that mater
> 1xRTT if that is all that is available in a given area in terms of bandwidth
> in a given locale. Nokia has indicated that a future version of this product
> will incorporate a WIMAX (802.16e) radio.
>

I just want my phone to be a phone, so I don't miss the 770 being dependent
on 802.11 or a phone connection.  Having a portable device like this is VERY
convenient and I can see how it becomes quite liberating.  The fact it runs
Linux makes a wealth of 3rd party open source packages readliy available.
People have figured out hw extensions to use external keyboards (BT and
USB), memory, and other devices, so it's potentially a tabeltop device
(albeit with a small but high-quality display) as well as a
fit-in-your-pocket mobile computer.

Steve

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