Re: First N900 Review
 

But that would cripple Maemo 5 to the point where a keyboard would be necessary and limit the range of devices that can run it. Plus, you would have to slide open the keyboard, and hit two keys, which is rather awkward and a step backward for a UI that has been designed with a lot of thought.

Re: First N900 Review
 

Nice review. I would have liked to have seen more screenshots of portrait mode. Incidentally, when in portrait mode, does anyone know which side is the top? For example, in portrait mode, does the keyboard open to the left of the screen or to the right?

Re: First N900 Review
 

i would say so...
because you can see it ?blinking? (don't know the correct word) on some photos...
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/...n900/pic01.jpg
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/...n900/pic04.jpg

Re: First N900 Review
 

I think that might be the new LED indicator which is hinted at in one of the control panel images.

Re: First N900 Review
 

Yes, I was just thinking on that.

I've somehow come to accept Eldar's predicted September 2nd announcement date as a given, and I shouldn't. Besides, even if that is the announcement date, it does not mean that the release will immediately follow, as it has done with previous Maemo devices. Eldar himself states that the release will be late this year, so trusting him for the announcement date, but not the release date, makes the least sense of all. I've become too eager.

Re: First N900 Review
 

With all those pictures, the guy could have at least posted a screenshot of the browser's "About" page.

Re: First N900 Review
 

i would say open to the left, because then the earspeaker is on top...

Re: First N900 Review
 

And the mike hole is on the right!

Re: First N900 Review
 

The reason why I'm accepting his predicted September 2nd date is because it's the first day of Nokia World 2009 and as far as I know, that's where most of their new hardware is announced. It seems like it would be the perfect place to launch their latest and greatest... but yeah, I don't generally believe random Russian blogs. ;)

Re: First N900 Review
 

There is also a PC- connectivity manager ...

Re: First N900 Review
 

The full screen switch is not a hardware button.

Re: First N900 Review
 

Let's face it.. this whole screenshot-fest is preaching to the choir for most of us.

What I'm interested in is seeing how many of you were on the fence or weren't going to get it before and now, after seeing the screenshots, changed your minds. Or even people that were planning to, but saw something they didn't like and now won't.

Anyone?

Re: First N900 Review
 

Multi-tasking! :D:D Take that iphone!

Re: First N900 Review
 

I don't own a previous device. Is this virtual desktop functionality?

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/.../scr/scr49.jpg

Re: First N900 Review
 

Told you it would have TV-Out!

Re: First N900 Review
 

True, which is why I thought it was a stupid aesthetic move. But in looking at the pictures I see a top button that looks like it could be a sleeker modified version of the _ fullscreen + key arrangement of the n800 top keys. but maybe it's not as it isn't clearly labeled with +_

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/...n900/pic20.jpg

Re: First N900 Review
 

Damn, it looks very good. Good work, Fremantle team!

Re: First N900 Review
 

no. thats the camera button, the power button and the zoom buttons...

Re: First N900 Review
 

I was sceptical and planned to skip this one but now I would buy it - if not the price.

BTW - apparently portrait mode is working only for phone mode and some apps like gallery. It is not universal.
Note from eldar himself.

Note from myself: according to this review and todays teasing he has device for some time, there could be changes in meantime. I hope for better :)

Re: First N900 Review
 

Ah yes... the infamous roadmap rears its potentially-ugly head once again... :D

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It'll be a very small round. :p

Re: First N900 Review
 

Eldar told that you're free to install apps into 32gb part. That's just something like "system" partition.

Re: First N900 Review
 

http://talk.maemo.org/attachment.php...1&d=1250713084
Looks nice. I'm surprised the top-right X button to close an app doesn't look very finger friendly, though.

Re: First N900 Review
 

You and your roadmaps. You moonlighting with AAA or something?

Re: First N900 Review
 

Ditto... I'm still not impressed. Also.. WTH is it with the SIDE speakers lately (N810)? I still really prefer the N800's DPAD and speakers on the face. Screw the ipod flush face of uselessness.

Re: First N900 Review
 

hmm, so how easy will this thing be to "jailbreak"?

and it seems on have to pop the cover to get at the micro-sd...

oh, and whats that area next to the camera button? black square thing...

and finally, the UI looks like canola had a bastard child with hildon (not surprising me at least given how many fans there seems to be about canola, given the latest gsoc projects, it may well replace hildon desktop even on diablo). Still, that app switcher looked nice ;) (kinda like the frequently used pages of the chrome homepage)

Re: First N900 Review
 

Two questions:

1. Is this thick? Kind of looks like it.

2. Will it be available without phone features/contract?

Re: First N900 Review
 

Maybe what he meant to say is that we are assuming that they are zoom buttons. I can't clearly make out the "+" or "-" either. Or maybe they are volume +/- buttons.

Re: First N900 Review
 

trust me ;-)

btw. /me likes the new calendar http://www.mobile-review.com/review/.../scr/scr70.jpg

Re: First N900 Review
 

My 5800 sounds best when placed on a desk. I think it's possible that the side speakers are designed to reflect off a more solid surface. The quality is amazing compared to my previous phone. (Or then it's just a lucky side effect)

Re: First N900 Review
 

I'm not sure that it looks any thicker than the N810s, no?

As for the availability without phone features and contract--that's the main point (#1) for me. I do NOT want to pay this obviously inflated price to suffer with a piece of radio I do not want to use or be stuck with a contract to a service provider I do not like or want.

Re: First N900 Review
 

At heart I will always be a designer/illustrator/hiker. :D

Re: First N900 Review
 

My N800 sounds best whenever I use it--period. :) Face-speakers will always be better.

Re: First N900 Review
 

I wasn't planning on getting the device right away, but my definition of "not right away" has shortened.

Re: First N900 Review
 

jailbreak what exactly? Is the OS running in a chroot?

Re: First N900 Review
 

It's a Nokia, so YES. When will you Americans start demanding proper SIM cards? Things won't change until you stop paying for the jailed devices in the first place.

It's not inflated. It matches the cost of other similar devices, and is much better than all of them. Don't compare it to the old Maemo devices, which are much older.

Re: First N900 Review
 

no american here, not the "". what i was referring to was that as its now a phone, will nokia allow us somewhat easy access to root?

Re: First N900 Review
 

interesting how it stacks all the wireless tray icons in a 2x2 area, i am guessing that the two way transmission icon is the phone radio, and that there will be a gps icon along with them when its active.

Re: First N900 Review
 

Hey, at least they didn't put them inside the keyboard drawer.

Re: First N900 Review
 

I was talking about just the zoom button, which could operate like an n800 but not be separate buttons, as this one seemed sort of long to just be zooms. so press one side or the other gets zooming, press in the middle get fullscreen. It seems stupid since there is room for a small fullscreen button on the top, not to have it there.