I'm looking forward to the Nokia N810. I already have it on pre-order with a Nokia reseller who tells me they expect a shipment of 50 on/around 11/23 in the US.

I have a Nokia N800 with a StowAway bluetooth keyboard now. I tried selling it on Internet Tablet Talk for $250, but it took a week before I got any real answers. In that time, a former co-worker in Virginia bought it from me.

I'm looking forward to the Nokia N810. The integrated slideout keyboard and GPS are major factors for me. Nokia buying Navteq was a disappointment to Garmin, whom I've beta-tested for in the past. I'm currently under NDA and beta-testing a device poised to be a competitor (not Garmin, but a company in California) to the Nokia N810, and the TeleAtlas situation is being closed watched.

The transreflective screen on the Nokia N810 might very well be a thing of beauty. I have a transreflective screen on my HP Compaq tc4400 Tablet PC. If you place a PowerBook G4 and the tc4400 TabletPC side-by-side in direct sunlight, the tc4400 really pops with a clear display. I have the same hopes for the Nokia N810.

The Nokia Internet Tablet is an odd place. For casual users, it's not easy enough. OS2008 still does not have the tight integration of an iPhone, iPod Touch, or Windows Mobile 6. For hardcore users, it's not "UNIX enough" or hardware enough. Some people prefer the Asus Eee over the Nokia N8x0.

For me, as a Senior Systems Administrator, it strikes the right balance. I can do everything I need to do from an N8x0, and if I can't, with a WiFi connection and ssh, I can get to someplace where I can. There's a good balance of Maemo Bora/Chinook software from repositories or Maemo Garage. What doesn't exist, but I'd like to see on the N8x0, I'll code myself or work with others to realize.

I'm looking forward to the Nokia N810. Even if the Nokia N810 isn't "The Next Big Thing." It's a sign of things to come. Other companies are taking notice, even if you don't see it going said in Internet Tablet Talk. I have high hopes for the N810.