Nokia's 770 is a bit of an anomaly when it comes to the company's device line-up. The 770 simply is not a phone (though it can connect to one). And while it offers a lot of PDA-like functionality, it isn't a PDA (though you could install the needed apps). Nor does it run a Series XX user interface on top of the Symbian OS, which Nokia owns a large portion of, instead relying on the new open-source Maemo platform, which itself uses Debian Linux for its operating system needs.
So if it isn't a phone, and it isn't a PDA, what exactly is it? It is what Nokia hopes to establish as a new category of home electronics device: the Internet Tablet. Basically, the 770 is a device meant to sit on the coffee table next to the couch or on the night stand next to the bed. A device that lets you get convenient access to the core applications used on the internet without having to boot up a traditional personal computer.
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Review:
MobileBurn
Nov 30, 2005, 07:52 PM
