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Nokia N800

Monday, December 31st, 2007

After a rather late (or more accurately early) night, I was awoken by a text from my friend asking when my Nokia N800 was arriving. I forewent answering him in favour of more sleep, only to be woken again, but this time by a delivery man with the item in question.

After upgrading it to OS2008 (thanks mrben), I started playing with it properly. So far I’m loving it, but I’ve not done that much with it besides surfing, mail and Skype but then it is an internet tablet.

Things I would like to see:

  • Being to synchronise contacts with my N95 or Evolution
  • The webcam being supported by Skype/Flash

Are there any apps I should check out?

On a semi-related note yesterday I debranded my N95 and updated it to the latest firmware.

Oh, and of course this was posted from the N800! :)

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Nokia N800 or Apple iPhone?

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Earlier this week I was in New York City (it’s a helluva town), and as well as the usual tourist attractions I stopped by the Apple store in Soho so I could play with the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Both devices are very slick – Safari and WiFi access are excellent – but I see little point in getting a Touch when the iPhone is just around the corner in the UK. Even better, the iPhone is exclusive to my current mobile provider.

However, I have a slight dilemma. I like Apple products, and I really want an iPhone when my contract is up for renewal. The problem is that I don’t like the direction Apple is going with shutting out direct access to their devices, nor can I properly sync my Evolution calendar and contacts to the device if I get one. Thirdly, I already have a phone that is pretty good (as a phone).

So I started focusing about what I really like about the iPhone, and apart from the whole shiny Apple experience it boils down to two things: Browser and WiFi. This got me thinking again about the Nokia N800, which also has the added bonuses of being a) open, b) hackable and c) supports VoIP.

What I really want to know from N800 owners is two things:

  1. Are you happy with your device?
  2. Are you planning to replace it with an iPhone?

Answers on a postcard please.

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