Good write-up . . . I loved the iPhone interface - just hated the Phone bit. The iTouch is the way to go though I haven't tried one out

But like sleepkyng said - I bought the N8x0 because it was as close to a mini-computer as I could get. The i***** simply aren't. I'm not exactly sure what that means at the end of the day - I enjoy hacking away at it; I enjoy the open nature and the community around it. I do like devices that just work; but there's always this niggling part in the back of my head that wants my washing machine to be a toaster

And I hate to start a comparison thread again since these Apple vs Nokia threads seem to go that way - but ever since getting a 3 SkypePhone, the bluetooth connectivity has been a must for web surfing on the go. That and the iGo keyboard for proper typing.

But yeah - can't get over the lush OS-X interface...makes me _wish_ all maemo developers can take a week or two out of their busy schedules and think up a smooth, viable interface that rivals it.


At the moment I can only see that interface through Canola. Now that plugin architecture has been exposed, I can SEE a time when Canola becomes THE host interface for the N*** series with provision of functionality far beyond what it is now.

I can imagine plugins such as email, maemomapper/navit, carman, the up'n'coming last.fm, a camera app ( I know this one will get there ), sketch, notes, calendar, to-do, webkit, scientific calculator, ... maybe even remote control like this:



imho then and only then will the Apple boys think twice about the setup.