[maemo-users] Rumor mill: Maemo 5 device

[From: Qole]

Feel free to add your thoughts about the N900 rumours to the 1325+ posts on
the "N900 specs revealed" thread over on talk.maemo.org. Every tiny detail
about the leak has been discussed for pages and pages, including possible
price, screen size, dpad (or lack thereof), keyboard, phone capability (or
lack thereof), interspersed with hundreds of posts saying, "Wow, Nokia! It's
about time!" or "How could you, Nokia! I'll never buy one!"

There's even a couple cameo appearances by Nokia employees!

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=29151

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Mark <wolfmane at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Quim Gil<quim.gil at nokia.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Maemo users interested in this thread will surely be interested in
> >
> > Intel and Nokia agreement on New tablets collaboration
> > http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=29825
> >
> > and even
> >
> > Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
> > http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=29816
> >
> >
> > --
> > Quim Gil
> > open source advocate
> > Maemo Devices @ Nokia
> >
>
> One of the threads mentions an "N900", which somebody has mentioned on
> this list before. I was curious, so I googled it.
>
> I would actually reconsider my previous stance and maybe even buy the
> "N900" if the specs in these links are accurate:
>
>
> http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/05/25/nokia-n900-rover-tablet-gets-pictured-specd/
> http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/article/nokia-n900-79259
>
> http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/05/24/exclusive-everything-there-is-to-know-about-nokias-next-tablet/
> http://www.nokian900.com/nokia-n900-internet-tablet-rumors/#more-15
>
> http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-n900-rover-internet-tablet-details-leak-2644704/
>
> However, $750 and and/or a smaller screen would be showstoppers for
> me. Also, at this point regular cellular voice would be a requirement
> for me. If they can't get the price to netbook levels or less, it's
> highly unlikely that a single soul will buy them. I think that's been
> the major issue with the tablets in the past: considering the
> features, the price is way above everybody's threshold until about the
> time the new model comes out, making the old one (depending on one's
> viewpoint) obsolete.
>
> ...but I strongly suspect that those "leaked" specs are all somebody's
> fantasy.
>
> And I think it's highly unlikely that it will be released in the next
> few weeks (they're saying July 2009), or even this summer. Next spring
> would be much easier to believe.
>
> Mark
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