if your referring to the watt setting, iirc it does nothing to conserve battery life...

No, I'm talking about what could/would/should be done at a design level, not at the user/software level.

What is wifi sharing?

Yes if Nokia produces a different module for each data network then that would be ideal. As long as they don't bundle all of them with each tablet. Users can purchase the module corresponding to the network in their area.

Voice remains on the phone.

assuming those bozos from Nokia still read it - otherwise i'm wasting my time.

(n800 user, know nothing about n810)

KEEP

- speakers. I own iPod classic but find myself using n800 more and more because of built-in surprisingly good stereo speakers. Any degrading of this - totally count me out as a potential buyer

- two memory cards slots

- built quality. is good

- FM radio

- stand

- form factor, fine by me

UPGRADE

- CPU. The current is laughable by modern standards. Needs to be able to play video full screen resolution, h264 preferable.

- screen. this device needs to work outdoors, n800 is way too dim for that. Seriously consider going with OLED technology. current size, resolution OK

- the touch-screen technology. N800/810 is grossly inferior compared to iPod.

- buttons in n800 were extremely poorly thought out, placement, tactile recognition, etc. One needs to be able to operate in total darkness and comfortably so. Hire some ergonomics experts to help you here

- power plug. n800 power supply is radiculous, its plug that is, way too small, way too fragile, a minor tug and the plug is gone.

- software and drastically so. Given Nokia software competence we may as well forget it.

- camera to something on iPod level at least as the current device is grossly radiculous.

PROVIDE


- USB (pseudo) charging

- working GPS would be nice

- dockability (power, video/audio out) ?

- ability to buy spare parts, styli, cases, headsets, etc.

So how much of this functionality do y'all think could be accomplished with say...SDIO? Honestly, I've never used it, just always thought it was a great idea that perhaps wasn't implemented particularly well. I recall see at least on post here, in this thread I mean, where one of us said that their SDIO wifi card was horrible. But if drivers/cards/implementation in general could be sorted out, WiMax sdio, cdma/sim, gsm/sim, etc, etc. Possible or no?

Aren't you the Atom guy? I though you moved on? Guess not. S'too bad.

Bad it is I'm sorry to agree. Man, get a life, this (forum) isn't it.

Ok, ok, I am curious. For how many of you is the most important feature at this point an announcement, or release date, or any real official information on the next generation NIT? (I'm only half joking). Seriously, looking back, n810, n800, and 770 were announced at the Web 2.0 Summit 2007 (it's October 17-19 this year), CES 2007 (next one is January 8-11 2009), and the Linuxworld summit in 2005(the next one is August 10-13 2009). Interestingly, Nokia has announced each iteration of the NIT at a completely different event. So, if we look forward, what are some of the possible Expos/conferances/summits (i.e. upcoming dates) at which the n900 (if it is indeed so named) may be announced?

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=21569

I can't make it, though.

Hmmm, I wish! But I'm guessing no....just because it seems that when they do an announcement, it's in part geared towards reaching a broader audience, expanding their perspective market. All the people there are most likely already NIT owners. Which isn't to say that they wouldn't buy the next one; rather, they were already going to buy it regardless.