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Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

Yeah, perhaps the mockup designer didn't quite catch the idea of what a diamond keyshape keyboard would look like. :)

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

So according to the Fremantle roadmap (http://wiki.maemo.org/Task:Maemo_roadmap/Fremantle) we're expecting a new drop of the SDK 'around' Feb
also the bossa conference is March 8th
Is this the next likely venue to get latest progress info? Maybe some pictures of any new interface etc?
the timeline indicates a beta somewhen march-may, are there any obvious confrences/events around then that might make sense as an announcement platform?
Just idly wondering...

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

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Originally Posted by ragnar (Post 267293)

Yeah, perhaps the mockup designer didn't quite catch the idea of what a diamond keyshape keyboard would look like. :)

Please please please, NOT a prism-style keypad on a tablet!

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

Don't worry, it'll be like the Macbook Wheel.

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

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Originally Posted by Karel Jansens (Post 267284)

Not only is it a mockup, it's a serious contender for the MHKEIHOEINKTIAA.
(Most Hideous Keypad Ever In the History Of Everything I'm Not Kidding This Is Awful Award)

... while this post receives the MHATGLAA ! :-)

(Most Hilarious And Totally Greek-Looking Acronym Award)

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

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Originally Posted by ragnar (Post 267293)

Yeah, perhaps the mockup designer didn't quite catch the idea of what a diamond keyshape keyboard would look like. :)

I didn't, either. Could you post a picture or two of what it looks like? ;)

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

I managed to get my hands on a leaked image from Nokia that has yet to be discovered...Sorry, the image is a little blurry.

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

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Originally Posted by neatojones (Post 267393)

I managed to get my hands on a leaked image from Nokia that has yet to be discovered...Sorry, the image is a little blurry.

And small! ;)

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

And drawn in Microsoft Paint!

Re: Where is Nokia - no announcement no product - still in hibernation

I went to a S60 user even last night a met somebody on the Nokia N-Series team.

Some basic info.

The new tablet is expect around Father's day. Keeyp track of when the prior tablets were released and the new one is expected around the same time.

The tablet will be bigger than the current N810 and have direct SIM Card/GSM Support. Nokia don't want the tablets to compete against the mobile (N97) segments. So they're going to make it less pocketable and more like a PC. (People will buy the tablet and their phones)

Buttons/keypad will improve and the new tablets will come in variations. Instead of a single say N810 model. They will have multiple models with different CPU, RAM and HD at various price - like a PC.

You can check out recent Nokia news/press and see that their CEO is announcing that they are going into the PC industry. The information aligns with Nokia computing efforts.

For the past few years, Nokia have been using 770, 800 and 810 users/programers to test out the product and prepare them to built the real tablet expect this summer.

And the news is this time they're "serious", the prior tablets were release in small batch production with no intent to make money. This time they're manufacturing in them for the masses.