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2009-02-03
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I have a bet to do. Here it is: N97 is already announced and N900 is not going to be "only" an Internet Tablet. For sure Nokia is making an announcement in Barcelona. All the touchable phones have already been announced so that is not going to be announced.
Yet, it makes no sense to me that Nokia announces an N900, yet another "freaks" device that is similar to N97 externally and with similar specs (with or without phone). I mean, it makes sense technically, but not commercially.
Ok. That said. N900 is the forth of a five models project that started with N770. That means that it is close to its starting point for massive production.
Finally: Once N97 got a keyboard, communicator series became obsolete. They make no sense anymore as they are.
Communicators were little computer attached to a phone.
So here is my bet: Next tablet is going to be the next communicator!!
Yet, it makes no sense to me that Nokia announces an N900, yet another "freaks" device that is similar to N97 externally and with similar specs (with or without phone). I mean, it makes sense technically, but not commercially.
Ok. That said. N900 is the forth of a five models project that started with N770. That means that it is close to its starting point for massive production.
Finally: Once N97 got a keyboard, communicator series became obsolete. They make no sense anymore as they are.
Communicators were little computer attached to a phone.
So here is my bet: Next tablet is going to be the next communicator!!
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2009-02-04
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Originally Posted by neatojones
TI is making and delivering the OMAP processors. I don't expect them to be designing the PCB's as well. That's Nokia's job.
Besides the OS, I wonder if the massive TI layoffs announced last week will affect the release considering they're making the boards for the RX-51.
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2009-02-04
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Originally Posted by fanoush
This could be totally off, but could it be related to switching the third contact on the headphone jack? On my n800, the jack has three contacts: stereo left and right and mic input. On an iPod Touch, I believe the three contacts are used for stereo left and right and video out. This allows the use of external display devices such as those MyVu and Carl-Zeiss LCD glasses. On a new Nokia device, the ECI thing could be a way of sensing which is plugged in so the device can decide to output video or input mic.
... However what confuses me is that they already support 'regular' headset via this jack. Here are those relevant lines
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So they already support mix of various devices on this jack including 'regular' stereo headset so I wonder what ECI Headset brings in term of quality or features?
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2009-02-04
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Originally Posted by ajwatt
Yes, but the iPhone has four (left,right,video,mic)... So, I don't think ECI or whatever will be needed for auto switching mic/video.
This could be totally off, but could it be related to switching the third contact on the headphone jack? On my n800, the jack has three contacts: stereo left and right and mic input. On an iPod Touch, I believe the three contacts are used for stereo left and right and video out. This allows the use of external display devices such as those MyVu and Carl-Zeiss LCD glasses. On a new Nokia device, the ECI thing could be a way of sensing which is plugged in so the device can decide to output video or input mic.
More likely a remote control or something (I hope).
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2009-02-10
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looks like RX-51 will have even less buttons than N810, the ones on the top will probably stay (zoom, full screen,..) the two remaining ones on the body will go or move to the keyboard. This is a guess from keyboard mapping in kernel, no defined F4,F5,F8 keys = menu, home ,
The possibility of a hi-res camera along with hot swappable SD slot (not micro) and easy uploading over 3G or WiFi has got me rethinking the N900 as a useful multimedia device
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2009-02-10
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I've got a short question, sorry if it has been asked before. Will the new tablet have a working USB-host mode?
Right now I'm thinking about going for RX-51 and selling Pandora on eBay.
I've always wanted to have tablet-mode, which Pandora won't provide and modding isn't possible.
I'm thinking about adding a homemade usb gamecontroller to the next Nokia tablet. Do you think it would work? How are the chances, that games compiled for Pandora will run on the new NIT?
TIA
Right now I'm thinking about going for RX-51 and selling Pandora on eBay.
I've always wanted to have tablet-mode, which Pandora won't provide and modding isn't possible.
I'm thinking about adding a homemade usb gamecontroller to the next Nokia tablet. Do you think it would work? How are the chances, that games compiled for Pandora will run on the new NIT?
TIA
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2009-02-10
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Originally Posted by derhorst
Well, first of all the default OS for Pandora is Ångström (another Linux distro), and I'm not sure what graphic libs will be used (EDIT: Except for SDL).. on the other hand, at least the simplest stuff will run. I just compiled a command-line, text-only 'Hello World' program with the Pandora SDK and it runs fine on my OS2007 N800.
ow are the chances, that games compiled for Pandora will run on the new NIT?
TIA
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Last edited by TA-t3; 2009-02-10 at 16:09.
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2009-02-10
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I think both Pandora and RX-51 should work with OpenGL ES, no? (I'm mainly interested in 3D FPS anyway) The main difference are the gaming controls, but if a Pandora game would work with an USB Gamepad and an RX-51 would accept a gamepad too it could work, couldn't it?
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2009-02-10
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I'm no expert on gamepads, but it sounds like it could work.
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