Linked on Slashdot, so likely others have seen this already...<br><br><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9039659" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9039659
</a><br><br>From the article:<br>----------------------<br>The Federal Communications Commission <b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3yhfzb" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">recently approved
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a new minitablet, nonphone device from Nokia that supports Bluetooth,
WLAN and GPS. The approval was branded as "confidential," so only the
sketchiest of details are available on the product, which will almost
certainly ship this year.<br><p>I'm not sure Nokia has the "right stuff" to compete in the nonphone
market. For starters, the company has trouble focusing on individual
products and tends to scatter its energy and resources across its
massive line of devices. The future king of tiny mobile computers is
going to need vision and focus.</p>
<p>Go ahead and take Nokia off the list of contenders.</p><p>----------------------<br></p>Personally I think he's got it wrong. I've noticed with tech companies (including Microsoft) that "third time's the charm." I think Nokia has touched into the power users with the open-sourciness (hehe) of Maemo and gotten enough good feedback that the next revision will be a big hit. Adding GPS would be awesome if still economical, and if you guys listened to everyone about sync capabilities for contacts and such, there's no product that could really compete in my opinion.
Although I think multitouch solid screens similar to the iPhone might be nice ;-) At least the solid part. I'm always afraid I'm going to damage my LCD. I mean let's be honest - I'd give up my RAZR in a heartbeat for a good old solid indestructible Nokia phone that doesn't misdial every time I call someone. The brand still carries a lot of weight for me. And I love my n800.
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Tony Maro<br><a href="http://www.maro.net/ossramblings.php" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.maro.net/ossramblings.php</a>