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	Capt'n Corrupt	2007-11-26 , 14:05
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Originally Posted by Salt The Fries

I'd like an ambidextrous (or even better, left handed) design as mentioned earlier, where there are buttons on both sides and one could swap keymap layouts.

Full size SD card(s) are a must. They store more data at lower prices and greater density.

Faster processor, more RAM.

Peer-to-peer / ad-hoc WiFi file sharing & IM between tablets; Wi-Fi gaming would be even better.

Some kind of gaming capabilities (maybe something derived from the N-Gage failure).

Physical screen lock / standby button (something like the sliding button on the top of the iPod).

Screen that is easily readable in sunlight.

I'm surprised that there isn't a screen lock as it is? Wouldn't it be difficult to keep the unit in low power mode when in the pocket?

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ScottLind	2007-11-26 , 14:33
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1. MSN Messenger, in the firmware.
2. Multi-touch screen with at least 16million colours.
3. A harddrive with a minimum of 50GB.
4. 14 hours of battery-life.
5. Bigger screen.
6. 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and xenon flash.

Most of 'em aren't realistic, I think

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	johnkzin	2007-11-26 , 14:40
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Originally Posted by ScottLind

1. MSN Messenger, in the firmware.
2. Multi-touch screen with at least 16million colours.
3. A harddrive with a minimum of 50GB.
4. 14 hours of battery-life.
5. Bigger screen.
6. 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and xenon flash.

Most of 'em aren't realistic, I think

I care MUCH more about Yahoo and AIM than I do about MSN. In fact, I care about Yahoo and AIM more than I care about Jabber/Google-Talk. That said, I do have accounts for all 4. Having them all be directly supported might be nice ... but it's sort of un-necessary given Pidgin, and the project that people here are doing (jabber to other chat program gateways).

The multi-touch screen, with things like intertial scrolling, etc., might be nice.

I think the hard drive and larger screen would make the device too big though (same with a _5_ megapixel camera).

I don't see myself needing a 14 hour battery life though :-} (and that would also probably make the device too big ... I wouldn't want to do anything that radically alters the size of the NITs)

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TA-t3	2007-11-26 , 14:54
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I wouldn't want a harddrive in a tablet even if I got paid for it. No thanks. The harddrive was the main reason I stayed away from the Palm Lifedrive (back when there weren't any tablets). Fixed, as in can't just upgrade by replacing with new large SD card, movable parts, it stops spinning whenever you don't access it (to save battery), thus there's a very annoying latency when you want to use it (don't argue about iPods, it's very different when you just listen to music: It can simply buffer the single-file data stream. It's a very different case for multitasking computers.)

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	Karel Jansens	2007-11-26 , 16:19
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Originally Posted by ScottLind

1. MSN Messenger, in the firmware.
2. Multi-touch screen with at least 16million colours.
3. A harddrive with a minimum of 50GB.
4. 14 hours of battery-life.
5. Bigger screen.
6. 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and xenon flash.

Most of 'em aren't realistic, I think

Oh, I dunno. I think you can get most of those features without having to wait for the N900.

Just strap your desktop and a car battery on your back and you're good to go.

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	johnkzin	2007-11-26 , 17:44
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Originally Posted by TA-t3

I wouldn't want a harddrive in a tablet even if I got paid for it. No thanks. The harddrive was the main reason I stayed away from the Palm Lifedrive ...

I assumed he meant an SSD HD. Which is merely "big" as opposed to all of the other problems of a spinning platter based HD.

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TA-t3	2007-11-26 , 17:51
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Ok, but I wouldn't call it a harddrive then

(For larger machines, possibly. They're only used to harddrives. On mobile devices we know what we're dealing with when someone says 'flash'..) Still, even with an SSD "HD" I wouldn't want it unless it was replacable.. as with SD.

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	nedim	2007-11-26 , 20:12
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This whole thread is really not N810 specific....

Anyway I would like next Nokia IT to run on Android. That way a ton of software that _will_ be written for Android will also work on IT. Vs dozen (undoubtedly very) useful apps we have today.

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2007-11-26 , 20:29
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Originally Posted by nedim

This whole thread is really not N810 specific....

Anyway I would like next Nokia IT to run on Android. That way a ton of software that _will_ be written for Android will also work on IT. Vs dozen (undoubtedly very) useful apps we have today.

While I don't think it should run on Android, it would certainly be good if it supported Android applications. Maemo is a very good platform, and shouldn't be tossed aside. Since android is a Linux solution for mobile phones, support should be possible within the maemo framework.

I hope that this is an official Nokia project, rather than a developer project. It would be nice if the N900 had android support out-of-the-box.

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	Capt'n Corrupt	2007-11-26 , 20:31
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Originally Posted by TA-t3

Ok, but I wouldn't call it a harddrive then (For larger machines, possibly. They're only used to harddrives. On mobile devices we know what we're dealing with when someone says 'flash'..) Still, even with an SSD "HD" I wouldn't want it unless it was replacable.. as with SD.

Agreed..

Honestly I'd settle for 1 easily swappable SD card. 32GB variants have been announced! This is more than enough data at any one time and swapping will likely be kept to a minimum.

Of course, if there's internal space to spare, another SD would be a plus.

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