All you UK readers that are looking for a Mobile Internet Device that isn’t a netbook, and that has a cool developer community for it, you may want to check out the Nokia N810 at eXpansys at the moment. This device has all the kit on board:
Technical Details
| • | Dimensions: 128x72x14 mm |
| • | Volume: 128 cc |
| • | Weight: 225g |
| • | Integrated QWERTY Keyboard |
| • | Integrated web camera |
| • | Integrated GPS receiver |
| • | Integrated desk stand |
| • | Stereo speakers and microphone |
| • | ALS sensor |
| • | High-resolution 4.13-inch touch screen, 800×480, 65 536 colours |
| • | WLAN 802.11b/g |
| • | Bluetooth specification 2.0 |
| • | USB 2.0 high speed OTG (micro A/B) |
| • | Memory: – DDR RAM 128MB – Flash 256MB |
| • | Storage: – In-built 2 GB – Support for miniSD |
| • | Key applications: – Internet Tablet OS 2008 – Mozilla based browser with Flash 9 – Internet calling with webcam – Instant Messaging – Map with navigation option – Media player – Photo Viewer – RSS feed reader |
| • | Input methods: – HW QWERTY Keyboard – Full-screen finger keyboard – On-screen keyboard and handwriting recognition |
| • | Display functions: Zooming, full-screen and panning |
| • | Supported file formats: – Video: 3GP, AVI, H.263, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, RV (RealVideo), WMV, H.264 – Image: BMP, GIF, ICO, JPE, JPEG, PNG, TIF/TIFF, SVG, Tiny, WBMP – Audio: AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP2, MP3, RA (RealAudio), WAV, WMA (streaming) |
I had for a period of time and got on with it really well – it’s diminuitive size belies a stack of functionality and convenience. Pricing from eXpansys is great at the moment – £180 is cheaper than you’ll get a “good” netbook for too… check it out here.
[Via: eXpansys]