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2007-11-28 , 20:10
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In Wired's Top 10 Gifts We'd Love to Get (December 2007 issue), the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet makes it to #2 on their list of gadgets they like Santa to bring them this holiday season:When Nokia introduced its first Internet tablet, all geekdom rejoiced at the prospect of an open source palmtop — complete with VGA camera — dedicated to hopping on a wireless connection and surfing the Web. Users flocked to the forums, wrote programs for the device, even went so far as to optimize aspects of its operating system. But Linux n00bs were largely unable to take full advantage of the gizmo's capabilities. More than two years and a couple of product generations later, it's not just the hacker crowd that's psyched about the Nokia N810. This is a far more polished and consumer-friendly version, thanks to all those nerds and their suggestions. The reengineered tablet kept its predecessors' 4.1-inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen but picked up a full slide-out keyboard. And no, that didn't make the thing any bigger. In fact, it's 8 percent smaller. The new kid also got a bump in processor speed and added a preloaded Skype client. For the truly restless, a built-in GPS receiver and maps nix the need to pack a nav system in the old gear bag. The N810 is a rad gadget, to be sure — and the geeks will probably find a way to make it even better.Check out the full list. [Thanks Walshga!]
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luciditydigital is offline luciditydigital
2007-11-29 , 00:01
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"complete with VGA camera"
Nope, the first didnt' have a vga camera, but the second one did :-)
Glad to see that the platform is getting some attention outside the geeky world.
 
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2007-11-29 , 00:03
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Damn, best me to it
 
Roc Ingersol is offline Roc Ingersol
2007-11-29 , 02:13
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I notice they listed the retail price as $400 USD.

Are they guessing, or was there a drop from the numbers previous bandied about? (430-480 IRRC)
 
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2007-11-29 , 18:50
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I have Wired magazine right next to me and saw the $400 price too, but the N810 doesn't seem available at nokia.com when i had a quick look. Only a select number of models.

I had the opportunity to get it at $480+tax @ CompUSA, but I figured that was way overpriced vs $409.99. $400 would be even better.
 
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2007-11-29 , 20:38
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I got it at ca.buy.com for $400 and change after their 5% discount last Friday. I hope they honor it.
 
gemniii42 is offline gemniii42
2007-11-30 , 01:38
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Yea -
But look what beat it out of #1 - the slinky!
 
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2007-11-30 , 17:08
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Originally Posted by gemniii42 View Post
Yea -
But look what beat it out of #1 - the slinky!
Has anything *ever* beat out the slinky?
 
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2007-12-01 , 04:34
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Originally Posted by Greyghost View Post
Has anything *ever* beat out the slinky?
*has vision of ace ventura watching slinky go down giant mountain steps*...

It was ace ventura wasn't it? Either that or dumb and dumber but I know it was Jim Carrey.
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