Thread: Some hands on time with Nokia's Maemo 5 Development Device
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2009-06-02 , 20:53
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
I'm trying my best to consolidate gadgets. When I go to my car now, it's:

Nokia N810
Garmin GPS
iPhone 3G
Sony PSP or Nintendo DSi (sometimes)

There's an overlap in features, but I'm tired of carrying so much to my car and charging so much while in the house. I wanted to get rid of two of these... the Nokia N810/Garmin GPS (originally the N810's GPS was to be the only one... yeah right).
I'd say..leave the Garmin GPS in the trunk (assuming it's not baking temperature) since both the iPhone and Nokia suffers from dedicated POI mapping navigation wise. (Finding alternative routes or finding a Starbucks) But if it's basic navigation the n810 or IPhone can easily replace it. For gaming the iPhone does it decently but I'd still prefer a PSP or DS anyday.

Originally Posted by johnkzin View Post
Exactly.

I don't want to have to carry this "other device" besides my Phone. My phone should be able to do all of the things those "other [pocketable] devices" do, where those "other devices" are:
  • Mobile Phone(*) (with voice, SMS/MMS, and WWAN data)
  • Pocketable Linux/Unix computer
  • Pocketable Internet (email, IM, etc.) device
  • Pocketable full-feature/experience Web device
  • Pocketable PIM-type device
  • Pocketable Media Player
  • Pocketable Game Player
  • Pocketable GPS

(* included because, depending on your perspective, the phone might be the "primary device", or the "other device")

Any solution for my pocket where I have to get some or all of those functions by carrying "another device" is an insufficient solution.
My problem with those solutions has always been this thing called battery life. I'm always bound to overuse the game player aspect of a device which leaves the battery dead for when I need to use the phone. Which is why if I'm going game I carry a dedicated gaming device, the other features can easily be combined into a phone (given enough storage size and decent specs)
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
They're maemo and MeeGo...

"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...