Nokia N810. Photo Credit: Nokia20 November 2007 White Plains, NY (Sawf News) - The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet has begun shipping nationwide in the United States. With a new slide-out keyboard, built-in GPS, digital audio/video playback and Wi-Fi capability for VoIP calling, the Nokia N810 provides the functionality of a traditional computer but all in one sleek, stylish and portable device. "More than ever, people want to bring their online communities with them wherever they go - whether it's on vacation, a business trip, or just around their neighborhood - and the pocketable Nokia N810 Internet Tablet lets consumers do just this," says Bill Plummer, Vice President, Multimedia, Nokia North America.
The Nokia N810 provides a premier, portable internet experience with its large color display, touchpad screen, slide-out keyboard, 400 MHz processor, Mozilla-based browser and up to 10GB of memory (an optional 8GB memory card combined with 2GB internal memory).
To access the Internet, users simply connect via the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot or over Bluetooth on a mobile phone.
With up to 45 hours of music playback, storage for up to 7,500 songs1 and built-in GPS, the Nokia N810 is perfect for the person on the go.
The tablet comes with free maps preloaded for users to browse detailed locations, search for street addresses, find various points of interest (POI) as well as nearby Wi-Fi hotspots.
Wayfinder will offer subscription based service for navigation over the Maps application; a 3-year license for $129.99 available in December. The Nokia N810 is powered by maemo Linux-based OS2008, updatable in December also on the Nokia N800, the earlier internet tablet generation hardware.
The maemo Linux-based OS2008 features a highly customizable user interface and contains various novelties such as a Mozilla based browser with Ajax and Adobe flash 9, Bluetooth headset support as well as enhanced video and audio features.
The refreshed Video Gizmo, Skype and Rhapsody highlight some of the most popular downloads available while Boingo Wireless, Earthlink and The Cloud enable Wi-Fi connectivity, across thousands of different locations globally.
The Nokia N810 is available at consumer electronics and wireless retailers at a suggested retail price of $479 USD.
1. Capacity based on 3:45 per song and 128 kbps MP3 encoding.
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