OK I realize that a minimum number of words must be used in order to save page space, but this piece has less than 200. I repeat less than 200! Here they are in all their glory:
You can’t put the world in your pocket, but you can put the Web there, with Nokia’s N800 Internet tablet, which is about the size of a paperback (3 by 6 by ½ inch). Like the earlier N770, it lets you browse the Internet, send and receive e-mail and instant messages, download audio and video and get R.S.S. feeds. The N800 adds a Web cam for videoconferencing and a microphone for Internet phone calls.
As a media player, the N800 handles MP3 and Windows Media files and other common audio and video formats, displaying images on a 4.1-inch color screen and playing audio through built-in stereo speakers or a headphone. Content can be loaded from SD or MMC memory cards, streamed from the Web or downloaded through a U.S.B. connection from another computer. The tablet uses Wi-Fi networking, but it can also connect to a compatible Nokia phone via Bluetooth and use it as a wireless modem.
The tablet, available from retailers and www.nokiausa.com for $400, has an on-screen keyboard. It will recognize text written with a stylus, which can also be used for doodling.
Source: NY Times
Why am I mentioning this article then if there are so few words? My father.
My dad is ancient, he was born in 1932. I love him to death but he just doesn’t read Engadget. Every morning while I try to enjoy my coffee in silence sitting on our leather couch he just loves to sit next to me with the technology section of the times and point out random things. After he sees something interesting he of course asks me what I know about it, and that’s when the silent breakfast is broken.
He is a brilliant man and following in his foot steps will be difficult for sure, but he definitely consumes his media at a much slower pace than I do. This times article reminded me of him. Brief, to the point, no fluff.