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I’m still not sure about the 770 though. Like I said, it’s an appealing
gadget, but for many of its options – particularly messaging – I’d want
a pop-out keyboard rather than an on-screen one that you poke at with a
stylus. Maybe you can use a Bluetooth keyboard with it, but then that
means carrying around two separate gadgets.Source: Tech Digest
When I first played with a Nokia 770, at CES in January, its wow factor wore off very quickly after I soon realized that the method for inputting information into it was sub par. On screen keyboards are nice, but slow. The hand writing recognition was plain horrid. Has Nokia ever tried a tablet pc? Microsoft has hand writing recognition down perfectly. The screen was beautiful, but I wish the resolution was increased. The number one turn off was the lack of one feature: note taking.
Someone at Nokia needs to get a tablet pc and live with Microsoft One Note for a month. It will change your life. The 770 has the perfect form factor for a note taking device as well. Why just limit yourself to internet, music, and messaging. It’s a content consumption device, but not content creation. Rumour has it that the next Nokia tablet has a webcam, but who care?! Throw a keyboard onto it, or at least make a note taking application worthy of praise, and you’ll have a device that’s cheaper than a laptop, but every college kid or mobile professional would want.
Web surfing, typing, and music. That is what most people do today with their computers. Microsoft is trying to push the UMPC but it’s expensive, battery life is terrible, and the operating system really wasn’t designed to be used on such a small screen. Nokia however, your operating system has been built from the ground up for that device. Why not innovate and take it even further?
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
