Re: Nokia 770

[Neil Cherry <njc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 26 May 2005 17:37:26 GMT, Dave Houston wrote:
> Of some 10-12 stories I saw on the subject, about half said $349 or $350
> while a few, including the one you cited, said there was no price
> information. Seeing that low price was the only thing that piqued my
> interest as most similar devices have been ridiculously over priced.
>
> Google on "Nokia 770 Internet Tablet" and then follow the "News Results for
> Nokia 770 Internet Tablet" link and read all the stories. I've posted the
> URL below.
>
> http://news.google.com/news?q=nokia+770+internet+tablet&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=nn&oi=newsr
>
>
> Of course, it won't be released until late this year and some features (e.g.
> VoIP) will not come until next year.
>
> One brief story (in the IHT) said Nokia would release the source.
>
> info_at_cabling-design_dot_com@xxxxxxx (Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com)) wrote:
>
>>Dave Houston wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>If the Nokia ships at the $350 price, that'd be awesome.
>>
>>
>>Where did $350 come from? Here is a snippet from yesterday's press release:
>>"Measuring a modest 141 x 79 x 19 mm and at a weight of 230 g, Nokia
>>claims a browsing time of up to 3 hours and standby time of up to 7 days
>>from the 1500 mAh rechargeable battery of the 770. The device comes in
>>black and matte silver and is planned to start shipping in the third
>>quarter of 2005 in selected countries in the Americas and Europe, however
>>Nokia did not provide any details concerned its expected pricing. "
>>
>>So, no details about pricing yet as far as I can tell.
>>
>>At $350 would certainly be interesting to look at it.

Found the details quoting $350 (thanks Dave), also found the
following:

 * it's a tiny computer that runs Linux, Internet Tablet's software
 * it has a 800x400 screen, touch screen (it has a stylus)
 * uses MMC cards as storage (?)
 * has a 802.11 b/g wireless network
 * Bluetooth interface
 * a USB device interface (it connects to a PC as a device)

The price looks to be about $350 (US). It has a stylus so it looks to
be a touch screen. Team this up with Misterhouse and some other
goodies and you'll have yourself one very nice setup! :-) It's only
draw back appears to be the battery life, 3 hours running, 7 days
standby. If the stand has a recharger then this should be too much of
a problem.

http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,74866,00.html


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