The Nokia N900 has evolved from Nokia’s previous generation of Internet Tablets and broadens the choice for technology enthusiasts who appreciate the ability to multitask and browse the internet like they would on their desktop computer.
Running on the new Maemo 5 software, the Nokia N900 empowers users to have dozens of application windows open and running simultaneously while taking full advantage of the cellular features, touch screen and QWERTY keyboard.
“With Linux software, Mozilla-based browser technology and now also with cellular connectivity, the Nokia N900 delivers a powerful mobile experience,” says Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Markets, Nokia. “The Nokia N900 shows where we are going with Maemo and we’ll continue to work with the community to push the software forward. What we have with Maemo is something that is fusing the power of the computer, the internet and the mobile phone, and it is great to see that it is evolving in exciting ways.”
Designed for computer-grade performance in a compact size, Maemo complements Nokia’s other software platforms, such as Symbian, which powers Nokia’s smartphones.
We still love iPhones and all the stuff that has been rolled out in the past two years.
Still rocking & surfin’
Nokia N810 is still rocking, though, and now its price tag has been slashed 50% off so you’ll get one of the best Internet Tablet around!
With the Nokia N810, Nokia has added a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a built-in GPS receiver. Nokia also stuffed 2GB of built-in memory inside, with a miniSD card slot for expanded storage.
The Nokia N810 retains many of the hardware features of the N800, such as a built-in VGA resolution camera for video calling, hardware buttons for zooming in and out on the interface, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The N810 uses a micro-USB port for data transfer and also sports a built-in kickstand for convenience.”
The Real Web 2.0 in Your Pocket
Because the Nokia N810 supports both Flash 9 and Ajax, you can visit virtually any site on this device. YouTube videos were choppy, but at least they played. And Netvibes loaded without any problems via Wi-Fi. Yahoo Mail had issues loading, but Facebook was fine. We haven’t yet decided whether Flash and Ajax support trumps the iPhone’s speedier page loads and more elegant method of handling zooming.
The audio quality through the speaker was surprisingly good on our early tests when we streamed “From Yesterday” from 30 Seconds to Mars on the Alternative Hits channel. Fans of subscription music will love this service, and you can load the N810 with lots of tunes using an 8GB miniSD or microSD Card (which augments the robust 2GB of built-in memory).
Easy to Use Cell as Modem
Wi-Fi is not the only connection option; for example after pairing a Motorola Moto Q 9h Global with the tablet over Bluetooth, connection was a breeze.
A simple setup wizard walked us through the rest of the process.
If you’re willing to carry both a 3G phone and the N810 and pay for the monthly data connection, this feature is killer, especially for those without constant access to Wi-Fi hotspots.
Square Group Ltd in association with Adobe, Apple and a slew of other partners organized an Adobe Creative Suite CS3 seminar at BFI Southbank in London last Tuesday, May 15, 2007. The seminar featured presentations from both Adobe and Apple about the new features of the many applications that make up Adobe’s new crown jewel, CS3, alongside demonstrations of related products from the likes of Eizo, Wacom, Extensis, HP and G-Tech. SourceCrowd was in attendance and can bring you an exclusive report from the event.
Before the seminar, attendees were able to peruse stands with a few interesting products on show. Eizo wowed the crowd with its stunning professional quality displays like the ColorEdge CE240W sporting hardware colour calibration, 14-bit color processing and easy profiling. Extensis was showcasing two of its software products for asset management: Suitcase Fusion, a font manager to organize, categorize and activate/deactivate fonts on the fly, and Portfolio, a complete multimedia files management tool. HP was showcasing the HP B9180 Photosmart Pro Printer, an eight-tanks pigment ink powerhouse which demonstrated stunning results on some of HP’s custom papers (especially impressive were the results on canvas-textured paper). Wacom had both the A4 Intuos3 graphic tablet and the Cintiq 21UX display available for hands-on demonstrations, making precise editing of pictures a breeze. Last but not least, G-Tech had the whole range of its external high speed hard drives solution on display. The elegant silver enclosures sport the latest in eSata and Firewire connections on the G-Raid2, G-Drive 250GB External FW400/USB2, G-Mini and G-Safe, with high-end fibre-channel RAID solutions also available in the G-Speed models.
Then it was finally time to immerse into the presentation!
The first speaker was Richard West, Apple Business Development Manager for the UK and Ireland. He started by stressing how important it is, in a multimedia communicational landscape, to put to good use the plethora of different ways that businesses have to reach clients, by customizing communications to target and focus on different markets. Adobe Creative Suite CS3, he argued, is the tool of choice to do so, allowing the use of a single creative process for multiple disciplines through its multiplicity of applications. Since output is so important to the designers and developers who use CS3, he then went on to demonstrate how colour calibration devices (in this case, the Pantone Huey Pro MEU113) can work in tandem with OS X ColorSync Utility (found in the Applications>Utilities folder) to prevent disparity between screen output versus print/web output. In particular he showed how it is possible to compare colour spaces graphically, and onscreen proofing of different colour spaces just by dragging and dropping images on the application. Microsoft’s Windows has “borrowed” the same functionality for its latest OS, implemented in Vista under the name Windows Colour System (located in the Control Panel).
Stay tuned for the second part of our report - coming soon!
Wacom has announced the introduction of the new 15″ DTF-521 LCD tablet, adding a little brother to its DTF line of business and education oriented writing instruments (which had debuted with the 17″ DTF-720 and the 21″ DTF-2100). The new product sports an XGA resolution screen with 1024 x 768 pixels and 16.2 million colours. The tablet/screen hybrid comes with an adjustable stand (140 degrees horizontal to 130 degrees vertical), and the standard cordless battery-free pen with 512 pressure levels. According to Wacom, the DTF-521 offers “a natural tool for freehand writing, annotating and navigating directly with the pen on the screen”, allowing huge amounts of freedom during a presentation or lesson. A VGA-out port assures easy connection with external screens and projectors.
The tablet has a RRP of $1624 (£699 excluding VAT in the UK, where it is known as the PL-521), and is compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows PCs (including Vista support).
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