Update: Nokia N810 Is Almost Sexual

I want one. It is a gadget to lust for, to dream of, to leave your whining wife for. The Nokia N810 was official non-rumor yesterday, but today we have all the dirty, dirty details of what it hides under its sleek plastic face.
To start, it does definitely have a GPS inbuilt. It also has the same 4.3-inch display as its predecessor (WVGA with 65,000 colours) , expect it is 20% brighter. Other features include a 2GB internal storage, WiFi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth (2.0+ EDR), 400MHz OMAP 2420 CPU, 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM, integrated frontal camera, ambient light sensor, mini USB 2.0, hardware lock switch and did I mention the complete QWERTY keyboard? It natively plays back video: 3GP, AVI, H.263, H.264, MP4, ASF, WMV, MPEG-1/4, Real video; audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP2, Real audio, WAV (it is a Symbian, so it can also install 3rd party apps to play other codec’s).
The battery life will hit around 4 hours for movies, internet access, etc; 10 hours music only, up to 2 weeks totally idle time and 5 days active standby (whatever that means). It will weigh 7.97 ounces and measure in at 5 x 2.83 x 0.55-inches. It is supposedly set for a November release and could hit around the $US479 mark. For a GPS, PMP, DAP, PDA and many possible other things, it is a really sweet deal.
On a side note, the guys over at Engadget got a hands on with the N810, and liked the device except for the keyboard. Maybe it is a good time to buy those now obsolete N800’s?

F0r more info, click over to the  Engadget Blog.

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Rumor Comes True: Meet The Nokia N810

Only a couple of weeks ago now I speculated the rumor of a brand spanking new Nokia N800 tablet replacement being around the corner. Seems the new model is coming, and will be titled the N810. What is new you ask? No full specs as yet, but we do know that there will be a full QWERTY keyboard, and what looks like to be GPS (hopefully real not virtual). You will get more info, when I get more info, but from what I can see it will definitely be lust worthy.

For more info, dance over to Engadget Blog.

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Nokia Takes Advantage Of Apple

No not the pornographic taken advantage, more the commercial type. It seems that after the whole Apple brick and/or relock after firmware update fiasco, that Nokia sees it as a good time to grab some market share from the now Apple giants (iPhone isn’t doing too bad people). How can I make all these accusations? Well look at the image (click on read more for bigger image) if you need more proof.
Personally, in the long run the Nokia N800 will be a far more versatile, with the very mod-able Symbian OS. Does it matter if Nokia take a few Apple interface ideas? I don’t see why not.

For more info, click over to the Engadget Blog.

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Nokia Planning New Internet Tablet

The current internet tablet from Nokia, the N800, is actually a pretty cool device. If it was a little smaller and a little cheaper it could quite possibly compete with the iPhone. Well it seems Nokia have found a different way to compete, and that is to add features. New features will include WiMAX and GPS. Hopefully it will get a sweet price point as well, because god only knows I need a new gadget.

Click over to the NaviGadget Blog for more info.