Thread: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
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Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
... except, maybe, when you use the device as a portable media player, but then ...



... maybe we'll have to buy a dedicated portable media player in addition to the dedicated GPS unit for that, too.
I think there is one key difference: The GPS you most likely use only in the car... so why not just leave it there all the time? The media player though... that you take with you everywhere, so there you have a point.

What I see that there should be two "device classes":
1) Pocketable with ~3.5" screen
2) "Cargopocketable/Purseable" device with ~5-6" screen.

The first device is the "take everywhere" device (including phone) that fits in pocket. The latter should work good as GPS navigator, video player and ebook reader? Likely better for serious web surfing too...