Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

I don't think this is the thread on which you want to post that question!

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

People may just be away from computers having fun. After all, it IS the weekend! :cool:

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

I don't think there's anything new that we haven't already heard before. As Johnx says its running software that we already have seen on hardware that we can look at now (maybe not the touch screen) so that's maybe why there isn't the deluge of questions one may expect for someone who has seen the 'new' device.

What I want to know is who got severely drunk and spilled some juicy beans ;)

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

John, silence is the calm before the storm. Cough up the goods or else... :). This would be a good time for you to get diarrhea of the fingers.

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

Well if they have a 3.5" screen on such a device i seriously dont expect any tablet size devices from nokia. I think people have started understanding and digesting the fact that nokia is going towards maemo phones and leaving the tablets. That is why there has been more interest in the competitors like the moses smart Q and the mer platform.
I hardly think anyone is satisfied. The disappointment has sunk in and we have started to move on.

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

John, can you say the internet browsing experience on the tablet was fast as is like on a laptop/netbook, and what about flash heavy web sites or java embedded pages, did they load, if they did the page was still accessible ?

I know you probably didn't get much time to play around with it that much, but if you get a second chance, test the browser further.
Thanks

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

Here's a question that is sigting on my mind a bit: did any of the devices have a form factor that do not look like currently announed or selling Nokia mobile devices? This is just a yes or no question; I'm quite aware that more that that is too much.

Another question (if you want to get playful): you speak of not even noticng the screen size, which is obviously a shot towards recent comments. Can you go into some of the unique things that you noticed such as the polish of the UI or even if the software felt better tied to the hardware as you sed those devices?

Lastly; did any devices have more than one camera?

I've got an inkling on things. A small one. But I've got thoughts and Nokia just might have tipped their hand some.

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

As was mentioned in the first post, these devices were only running a slightly newer release of the beta SDK—which does not include MicroB.

From what I hear, however, Fennec runs quite smoothly.

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

So, is it an actual beagleboard? If so, that brings to mind questions like "how hard will it be to run Maemo5 on an Always Innovating Touchbook?" ... sure, you have to find out what the resolution issues might be, but, that was one of my first questions when I first saw that.

Re: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
 

I know it isn't the same, but there is a photo of some developers working on beagle boards (as well as some other unidentified hardware) at the hackfest... There may be some interesting details in this picture.

EDIT: Sorry if I suggested that the picture below is of the prototype devices. I didn't believe that. But what is that thing in the middle, behind the laptop, facing away?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/...354db6c272.jpg