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Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet was introduced at the Las Vegas CES (International Consumer Electronics Show) Summit in January 2007. It should be noted that the N800 should not be directly compared with other smartphones or PDAs in the market. Web browsing is perfect with the N800 especially when traveling. It also offers an easy-to-use web browser. Other offerings of the N800 include a built-in Webcam, a gorgeous screen, a Wi-Fi, and improved performance, as compared to its predecessor, the Nokia N770.
N800′s lightened up its all-black casing and added up a sleek silver design. It sports a dimension of 2.9 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches and weight of 7.2 ounces. The Internet tablet is slim enough to fit in the bag, and sliding it inside the pocket may not be a good idea. It also includes a kickstand, located on the bottom of the device, for propping it in the desk.
The front interface of the N800 includes a wide screen, 65,000-color display at a resolution of 800 x 400 pixels, wherein texts and images are displayed sharp and bright and are readable in sunlight. It also includes an option for touch screen, which if chosen, will defer the navigation controls.
A four-way directional keypad with a center OK button, an Escape key, a Menu button, and a Swap key are located on the left side of the screen. Zoom in and out, switch to full-screen mode, and power on and off keys are on the top. Located on the left spine of N800 is a built-in webcam for video calls. This feature will pop out by pressing in the circular section in the upper edge of the unit. The webcam can also be rotated 180 degrees. The stylus is held on the right spine, together with the power connector and 3.5mm stereo audio-out jack. N800 also offers two expansion slots located in the bottom of the unit and behind the battery cover. Each slot can accept up to 2GB cards.
While the other phones in the NSeries are getting gaga on the multimedia features, the N800′s redemption is on its web features. N800′s greatest assets lie on its speed, and portability. Connection through Internet can be done via the integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b/g). The Opera 8 Web browser allows watching videos from YouTube and Google Video, aside from being an outstanding browser.
Inputting texts is possible through a stylus with the onscreen keyboard or through the full-screen keyboard. The handwriting recognition mode can also be useful, however the best alternative will always be a Bluetooth accessory keyboard such as such as the Nokia Wireless Keyboard, especially for writing long e-mails.
Don’t forget this fact: the Nokia N800 is not a phone but you can still make calls using Voice over IP (VoIP). Call your friends using Google Talk, Jabber and Skype. Users can also listen to music and video via the media player. A big problem with the N800 is that it doesn’t allow PC synchronization and PIM tools, but one can easily download applications on their visit to the Maemo.org website.