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Nokia 810

By Mario Armstrong | Wed, Nov 12, 2008 6:00 am

Nokia 810

“Don’t call it a comeback I been here for years” as LL once said, that’s the way I kinda feel about the Nokia 810 internet tablet. Tablets in various shapes and form factors have been around for some time but now that’s all changed. The Nokia 810 tablet is sleeker, faster, better equipped and most of all comes WiMax ready! Yes, that means blazing-ly fast speeds in your pocket. So on election night I pulled out the N810 and used it to manage my need to send twitter election updates and to watch streaming CNN video – YES you heard me right. AND what makes the N810 experience so pleasurable is the 800×400 screen resolution that fits in your pocket, which is much better than the typical 320×240 and 480×320 resolution on most handheld devices-this means no more endless scrolling when viewing webpages.

I posted this comparison photo of the N810 tablet and the MacBookPro both displaying the www.BarackObama.com website so you can see the details.

My downside of the N810 is that it’s not a phone. I wish is was, I want it to be! Now don’t get me wrong it has WiFi and WiMax built-in so you can feel free to Skype away but I want more than that especially at around $500. People that defend the device don’t consider this device a smartphone. I agree with that, it’s in its own class; it’s a web access tool, VoIP phone, mp3 player, video player, video chat machine etc…you name it. It just not a phone.

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Mario delivers national weekly television segments for Comcast’s “Your Morning” and “Money Matters” and on WBAL-TV, a top ranked local NBC affiliate. He is a technology correspondent for National Public Radio heard on NPR’s Morning Edition and News and Notes programs. Armstrong’s oeuvre is rounded out with “Mario Armstrong’s Digital Spin” on XM radio, which he owns and distributes, and two regional technology talk shows named “The Digital Café” and “The Digital Spin”. Mario’s passion is to bridge the digital divide between the haves and the have-nots. To that end, Mario has delved into the world of social entrepreneurship by touring the nation and delivering an interactive showcase of technology and fun for youth called “Mario Armstrong’s Dream, Create, Go!.”™ The goal of this project is to morph kids from passive users of cell phones and laptops into the next generation of digital scientists and activists.

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  • The iPhone can do all of that and it's a phone and it's less than $500.
  • @tillz I agree the iPhone can do alot, but it can't do all the things the nokia 810 can. It certainly has it's flaws if it was about $2-300 or had phone capability it would be a more compelling possibility but without those things you are better off with an iPhone, G1 or Blackberry Bold.
  • shawtyazn
    hello~ I just wanted to say that nokia 810 actually has phone capability. If you are subscribed to skype! It will only cost you $2.95 a month! You can call any land lines and cell phones in the United states and Canada. I am actually going to purchase one for myself this Christmas. It also has a full GPS system. All you need to do is purchase the maps for $50. It si capable to tell me that i have to make a turn in certain miles as well. It also has rhapsody built into it so it can be your mp3 player. My fiance has iPhone and he loves it and I love it too. But, it's only 3G and the internest service is pretty slow. The Nokia 810 Wimax edition which you can find at XOHM WIMAX combines everything that I need. hehe
  • Ivan
    I just got my Nokia N810 -- When I try to watch CNN on it, it says I need to install Flash which I can't do because which ever version of Flash I select is not installable.
  • This is quite impressive, I am pleased to read this post, keep posts like this coming,

    you totally rock!
    Cheers,
    Gadget Tech Blog
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