[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Hands on with the 770

[From: Jussi Pakkanen]

Hi all

I had the possibility to use an actual 770 device for
around 45 minutes or so yesterday. Nokia's David
Weinehall was at Debconf with two 770s and he allowed
me to test one. Thanks David. Here are some random
thoughts.

The display is awesome. It is bright and extremely
sharp. If you get the chance, try booting the device
and look at the Nokia logo during startup. There are
literally no jaggies between the letters and
background.

The speaker has good audio quality. (note that I am
not much of an audiophile)

The weight distribution is great. The mass is
homogeneously distributed and the center of mass is
very close to the center of the device. David also
said that the internals of the device are quite
packed. So not only is the 770 a nice SW platform, it
is also a cool piece of electrical engineering.

The down side is that taking the machine apart and
putting it back together will most likely be tricky.
HW modders should exercise caution.

No part of the device felt cheap or plasticky. The
flat stylus is a bit unconventional, but I had no
problems with it.

Earlier reports about slow start up times and such are
outdated. The programs started up quite fast. David
told me that they are in bug fixing/optimization mode,
and that the devices get faster every week.

The PDF reader is an XPDF derivative. (based on a
quick rendering test)

If the 770 had one or two buttons on the right side,
it would make a killer gaming device.

The device did not get hot, in fact it hardly even got
warm.

I managed to crash the software maybe 4 times. But the
bugs seemed to be known.

The X mouse pointer can be seen on the screen just
like with the Maemo dev kit + xvnc. It may be a bit
distracting.

My guess is that Nokia's marketing people are at the
very moment trying to pitch this as a product
placement thing in Hollywood. (think The Matrix and
Cellular)

The biggest question is, of course, when the device
will ship. This has not been fully decided yet,
because there are still various open questions. But
then again Q3 ends in September, which is not that far
off...

The conlusion: I like it. A lot. Can't wait to get my
own machine.


		
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