So you hold the tablet up to your ear, and access your data using the "call" button on your BT headset as a telegraph key? I'd just use the touchscreen and keys, and leave the BT implant headset for making calls.

Yes, you're right, spoil-sport.

?? That's exactly what the poster was asking about..
(except for the implants... what cup sizes are yours?)

Nope. Reread, more literally. You've missed the humor.

hahahaaha, lawlz, that made me laugh, me and my friends waited for ****ing ever for that game to come out!

"
Fifth generation maemo – the next generation: Highlights

No 5th generation DEVICE announced, but here are platform announcements:

* Enabling cellular connectivity over HSPA. (!!!)
* Higher speed Ti OMAP3.
* High definition cameras for content creation.

Software:

* Gold sponsor of The Linux Foundation
* 3G code already contributed this morning.
* Stay tuned for more.

Answers to the Q/A:

* Long-term commitment to maemo: "Yes"
* Enhancements to software: They're working on it.
* 5th Gen device: Will announce when they're ready to announce it.
* Primary focus: Create great devices, but contribute code upstream.
* Role of Trolltech in maemo: Eventual plans to support Qt AND GTK - Working to fight against fragmentation.
"
Dr. Ari Jaaksi speaking @ Osim in Berlin. News spotted from http://tabletblog.com/

Hey now! No full republication of my content! How am I supposed to get ad clicks to pay for my expensive blogging habit that way?

Just kidding of course (or am I?) but I really wish you all were here at OSiM with us. It's an exciting time for the platform and will be an exciting time for the devices in the very near future.

These developers are pretty cool.

I'm leaving for Berlin tomorrow. No OSiM for me

I'm feeling the hate.

Just kidding (or am I?).

Hm... Wonder if "HSPA" means that it'll just be for internet access, like all of the MIDs are planning to do, or if it will have the full phone capabilities of GSM voice and SMS/MMS. And will it be Euro/Asian/AT&T triband 3G only, or will it support T-Mobile-USA HSPA as well? (all in one unit?)

And I hope the camera bullet item means a back facing portrait camera! It'd be about time!

If they don't announce it soon, though ... I'll probably be able to buy an Android phone in a few weeks (earlier than the general public, because I'm already a T-Mo customer). If the 5th Gen Maemo device isn't a full phone (quadband GSM, voice, SMS, MMS, T-Mo-USA 3G) ... then it will probably be a redundant purchase to the android phone I'll have already bought. Unless they announce it before the Android phone is on early sale.

It becomes "full phone vs bigger screen", really. And, full phone will probably win (since "bigger screen" will probably get handled by a Samsung Q1UP with self-installed Ubuntu, or a Dell Mini-9 with vendor installed Ubuntu). At that point, a tablet, that isn't a full phone, becomes a third wheel.

A tablet that IS a full phone, and has the larger screen, that's a different story. If it's announced before I can buy the Android phone, then I may just wait for it to be out. If it's announced after I buy the Android phone, then it'll depend on me disliking the Android phone (or loading the 5th Gen software onto my N810, and liking it a lot more than Android).


Though, I do feel a little vindicated about the HSPA part :-}
But mostly it's just nice to hear new news!

This was asked during the keynote Q&A.

The answer was "just data for now":

http://mg.pov.lt/maemo-irclog/%23mae...09-17T13:40:52

Full live coverage starts here:

http://mg.pov.lt/maemo-irclog/%23mae...09-17T13:21:10