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The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is a wireless Internet Appliance from Nokia , originally announced at the LinuxWorld Summit in New York City on May 25 2005 . It is designed for Wireless Internet browsing and E-mail functions and includes software such as Internet radio, an RSS news reader, image viewer and media players for selected types of media. The device went on sale in Europe on November 3 2005 , at a Suggested Retail Price of €349 to €369 (£245 in the United Kingdom ).1 In the United States , the device became available for purchase through Nokia USA's web site on November 14 2005 for $359.99. On January 8 2007 , Nokia announced the Nokia N800 , the successor to the 770.http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2007/1/2007-1-8-N800-N76-N93i.html In the summer of 2007, the price for the Nokia 770 fell to under USD 150 / EUR 150 / GBP 100. 234 SPECIFICATIONS
The device is manufactured in Estonia and in Germany. SOFTWARE The Operating System is a modified version of Debian GNU/Linux (running Linux 2.6.12), including an X Window System -based Graphical User Interface in the form of a Window Manager incorporating the GTK+ toolkit and Hildon user interface Widget s. BusyBox replaces many common Linux system utilities. The device includes a PDF viewer and the Opera Web browser, along with a media player application. These allow it to process the following media File Format s:
The development platform for the Nokia 770 is known as Maemo . Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition On May 16 2006 Nokia announced a new version of the Internet Tablet operating system which includes major improvements in response to user requests.http://press.nokia.com/PR/200605/1051308_5.html Most notable of these improvements include a thumb-driven on-screen keyboard for fast text input and Jabber -based Voice Over IP and Instant Messaging software. The VoIP software is compatible with Google Talk . Also included was the ability to support 2Gb RS-MMC cards (formatted FAT ). This upgrade is the default OS shipped on new 770 Internet Tablets and became available as a downloadable upgrade for existing users on June 30, 2006. The Linux kernel was upgraded to 2.6.16 with the associated patches for the OMAP platform. This new version uses Kernel Preemption for improved interactivity. On June 9 2006 Nokia released a Beta Version of the development platform aimed at developers porting their programs to Internet Tablet 2006 Edition (shortened to IT2006). End users were advised to remain with the April IT2005 edition until IT2006 was officially released. Some of the final features in IT2006 were not yet present in the beta, such as multi-protocol messaging.http://maemo.org/#date_09062006 The full release version of the Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition was posted by Nokia on June 30, 2006.http://europe.nokia.com/A4144790 An update to IT 2006 came out in November 2006. This adds support for 2 GB RS-MMC cards and also adds Wikipedia as a searchable resource on the Home Page Search Applet and many more enhancements.http://www.nokiausa.com/support/phones/softwareupdate/notes/0,8961,,00.html ACCESSORIES In October 2006, Nokia released the Navigation Kit For Nokia 770 Internet Tablet . It includes a Bluetooth-based Nokia LD-3W GPS receiver, navigation software from Navicore with maps of Europe, a memory card, a car holder and a car charger. VERSATILITY Because of the Linux based operating system and the open-source contributions from Nokia, the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet has a great appeal to the , Bluetooth GPS receivers, a normal USB Keyboard , or other devices. CRITICISM The Nokia 770 has received criticism from some technology reviewers. [http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nokia770.ars [http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/n/6534.html [http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/nokia-770-reviewed/ The universal complaint is the overall speed of the system is inadequate, due to the relatively slow CPU, and only 64MB of on-board memory. Short battery life (less than 4 hours in the case of continuous WiFi usage) was also a concern. Many reviews condemned the handwriting recognition as being inaccurate, and some said even tapping the on-screen keyboard was too slow. Another common complaint was that it lacked the functions of a mobile PDA (although there are now several PIM options created by the community). Also, for Internet access away from WiFi hotspots, the Nokia 770 relies upon a Bluetooth 1.2 phone acting as a modem, and not all bluetooth phones will work with the tablet. Additionally some complained that the device used Reduced-Size MMC (RS-MMC or Micro-MMC) cards that can be difficult to find. However, the format is used in other Nokia products. The device previously had a limit of using a maximum size of 1 GB , but 2 GB cards are supported with the current version of the operating system. REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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