I do think that, before the NIT tries to be a true consumer generalized device, it's going to need to be as finger friendly as the iPhone. I think that's something that the iPhone got right. I don't think that means getting rid of the stylus completely (I don't like the finger based drawing things you can do on an iPhone -- I think that Jobs is wrong: for some things, you do want/need a higher precision pointer than your fat fingers), but when you look at "the interface as a whole", as opposed to "specialized applications", the entire interface needs to be comfortably usable with your fingers. It should only be the most precision point/drawing oriented applications that require a stylus.

I wonder how easy browsing on internettablettalk would be on the iPhone? Would you have to zoom way in to click the pages numbers and then zoom out to see the text?

I for one find it hard to hit the page numbers even on the N800 screen. I wonder why noone else seems to bother. Links with the words "next" and "previous" would make matters easier. Ok, wrong thread I guess

Yeah, I think ITT is a bad comparison page. Navigating it on the N800 isn't exactly a wonderful experience, either ;-)

Agreed, have been toggling with the zoom controls to get a font size that I can read, and my eyes are pretty damn good.

I find the Touch has a pretty good battery life, compared to my n800.

Size-wise, I'd much rather go on a power walk with my Touch.

For watching videos/ looking at pics, NIT has bigger screen, but I wouldn't call the Touch screen crappy by any regard. The update for OS 2008 seems to have improved video quality alot though.

When I pull out the NIT it is more for Skype talk, quick surfing and maybe recording sound bytes (I am a music teacher). I also like the speakers for quick playback of stuff I record. It is also good for shooting a quick e-mail or 2, or sending pics.

My Touch is more for music listening, a bit of vid watching and the occasional browse on the net or YouTube. It is good for wijacking and checking Yahoo Mail when standing at a bus stop too. You can also log contacts and calendar stuff too which is more then I can say for the n800. (I find the contacts stuff included very clunky and unwieldly... I still marvel that a fine device like a NIT can have no real calendar apps included... but it doesn't bug me that much as I use my phone for that)

I think both are very exciting gadgets that have a lot of potential for improvement. I would dare to say that both will evolve in some astonishing directions, and that one may even feed off the other to a certain degree in terms of developing products that are all encompassing and efficient.

At least I hope that is what happens...