Nokia just announced the preorder availability of its new 3G Tablet phone Nokia N900. It runs the Linux-based open-source operating system Maemo 5.
Technical specifications include:
- Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1700/2100
- 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA) Touch screen
- 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss autofocus camera with dual LED flash (4:3 and 16:9 ratio) with CMOS sensor
- Side-slide full QWERTY keyboard
- Up to 32 GB internal storage with up to 16 GB microSD memory card extension
- Total available application memory up to 1 GB (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
- GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, WLAN WiFi IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth
- Desktop with up to 4 personalizable views
- Email, Mozilla-powered browser with Flash 9.4 and AJAX support
- Integrated A-GPS receiver with Ovi Maps application
- MP3 (.mp3, .wma, .aac, .m4a, .wav) and Video (.mp4, .avi, .wmv, .3gp) player
- Micro-USB 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack, TV out (PAL & NTSC)
- Tons of applications from the Ovi store and maemo.org
Nokia N900 – Product showcase
Maemo 5 user interface
N900 interaction documentary
The Nokia N900 Tablet is available for preorder for 499 £ (UK) or 599 € (most of Europe, 649 € in France).
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I’m quite impressed by n900 and Maemo. It’s a brand new day for mobile linux and with a good potential to get over the android and other mobile platforms. From my POV for the high end phones, nokia must stick with Maemo and QT.