13. Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
Although the N800 isn't able to make voice calls through mobile phone networks, it can connect to 802.11b/g wireless networks and hotspots for VoIP calls, instant messaging, e-mail and video conferencing via a rotatable camera that pops out the left side of the device. Web browsing is handled by Opera 8 (with Flash 7 on top) and there is an integrated RSS reader for newsfeeds. A stylus assists typing on the virtual keyboard, but we like Nokia's inclusion of a full-screen finger keyboard, which isn't as fiddly as the skinny stylus. Two seperate memory card slots are onboard: one which boosts the 128MB of system memory to help applications run faster; the other provides up to 2GB of extra storage (there's already 256MB of internal memory).
Nokia didn't think there was enough demand to release in Australia the N800's predecessor, the 770 Internet Tablet, and it's unclear just yet whether we'll see this model released locally, either. It was launched in January in Europe for a recommended retail price of 400 euros (AU$666).
Credit: Jeremy Roche, CNET.com.au
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man.dovvn
25/08/2008 01:21 PM
Ok, less docks, more actual innovation please. Particularly if you're titling the article "head-turning gadgets"
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