[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Hot to get a Nokia 770 Device for Developing

[From: Ted Gould]

Justin Bradford wrote:
> On 10/20/05, Nils Faerber <nils.faerber at kernelconcepts.de> wrote:
>>Oh, BTW: Please be cautious with the names... it is *not* N770, it is
>>called Nokia 770. There is also a mobile phone series of Nokia which is
>>the N* series and must not be confused with the 770 internet tablet
>>device... just as a hint...
> 
> Dear god, are you serious?
> 
> I've been telling people that this new Nokia 770 thing looks amazing
> for months now. Is it possible that I've suggesting they buy some
> random phone?
<snip>
> PS: If not, dearest Nokia employers: my rates for being a common-sense
> "sounding board" are very reasonable. Send me a few grand via paypal
> (US or EU dollars, your choice), and I'll tell you if your product
> launch is doomed due to idiotic screw-ups.

I know you're joking, but I think Nokia should take you up on it.  There 
is no catchy name for it.  I can't say: "I'm going to the coffee shop 
with my seven-seventy" or even "Internet tablet".  It is just so much 
longer than something like "cell", which then has the model number of 
"N770".  I'll probably end up calling mine "My Maemo" -- I realize the 
incorrectness of this, but it is so much better than "seven-seventy". 
I'm not sure if this is just new ground for Nokia marketing, but it 
would be a shame if the device was advertised with such a sterile name.

		--Ted