Nokia Introduces Internet
Tablet
POSTED May 26, 2005
NEW YORK -- Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker,
has created a new handheld that can access the Internet but has
no phone capabilities. The unveiling of the device was at the
LinuxWorld Summit in New York.
 The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
is a dedicated device optimized for convenient Internet browsing
and email communications in a sleek pocketsize format. The Nokia
770 Internet Tablet features a high-resolution 4.1 inch (800x480)
widescreen display with zoom and on-screen keyboard, ideal for
viewing online content over Wi-Fi. Aside from Wi-Fi, the device
can also connect to the Internet utilizing Bluetooth wireless
technology via a compatible mobile phone.
"We are very excited to introduce our first Nokia Internet
Tablet device to the market. With the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
consumers can access broadband Internet services away from their
desktop, for example in the backyard or at a café within
a Wi-Fi hotspot", says Janne Jormalainen, Vice President
of Convergence Products, Multimedia, Nokia.
The device runs on Linux based Nokia Internet Tablet 2005 software
edition which includes widely deployed desktop Linux and Open
Source technologies. The maemo development platform (www.maemo.org)
will provide Open Source developers and innovation houses with
the tools and opportunities to collaborate with Nokia on future
devices and OS releases in the Internet Tablet category.
"Linux is a logical choice for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
as Linux and the Open Source development platform provide us
with fast and efficient solutions to build products for this
new, Nokia product category. This is the first step in creating
an Open Source product for broadband and Internet services. We
will be launching regularly updates of the software. The next
software release planned for the first half of next year will
support more presence based functionalities such as VoIP and
Instant Messaging", continues Janne Jormalainen.
Additional highlighted applications of the Nokia 770 Internet
Tablet with the 2005 software include an Internet Radio, RSS
News reader, Image viewer and Media players for selected types
of media. The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is planned to start shipping
in the third quarter of 2005 in selected countries in the Americas
and Europe. It will sell for about $350.
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