Slow down to daily and you won't be as disappointed.

Odds are that I will be picking one up on release. That said, I'm not too happy with Nokia releasing the 810 less than a year after the n800. The killer for me is the integrated gps. Its never easy waiting for a new device, however I can't imagine that they are still working on it this close to release. I mean they still have to be shipped to retailers and such... Then again I might just be telling myself that so the wait doesn't consume me....

Again: the N810 is not a direct replacement for the N810. It's an adjunct. With that in mind, there would have been no real harm in even releasing them simultaneously.

And don't confuse the hardware with the software. There's nothing unusual in refining the software at this point given what I said about flashing. More time for bug finding and fixing, right? Which is a GOOD thing.

I would rather wait for the OS update and have things work. I know it won't be perfect, but if the cool new features didn't work then they would sure hear about it on this board. <g>

Oh ? Serious ?

I'm sorry that Nokia didn't consult with you on that but as I see it they HAD to get something out before Xmas. There are an increasing number of rumors and events pointing to Apple comming out with an Internet Tablet in January and if Nokia waited untill then they would have been blown out of the water by Apple in this category. This way they pick up the early adoptors and the Xmas gift market. I'm tempted too but if Nokia hasn't released the 810 by month's end I will just sit on my hands a bit longer and see what all the hoopla is going to be at Macworld. I want to see some reviews on this also to see if it matches expectations. Is the GPS any good?- A slow GPS is not worth wasting time on.
Will Nokia put it's new screen vibration feedback technology in the 810 and why not?
Will there be enogh new apps available to make it usefull? Shells, directory utils, text readers and ports of C64 programs don't count - how many of those do you need anyway?

There are always rumors of apple releasing something. I would like to see what they come up with. As for the haptic feedback I think that has been answered elsewhere. (no, maybe on the 900) Why they aren't you would have to ask a Finn in the know. If there aren't enough apps for your tastes then code some. As for the GPS, it will meet most of my needs as I want to use this on my motorcycle to keep track of my routes to and from customer sites, track mileage and if things work out correctly take advantage of the location awareness feature. I am not a developer by any stetch of the imagination, but I can with the help of some friends that are cobble something together that does what I want it to. Not a game player so that is not something that I need. You can see some early reviews of preprod units at sites mentioned in this post http://www.tablet-guru.com/2007/10/n.../#comment-2499
I didn't see the need to jump on me to try and make your point. I am a fan of technology and gadgets. I buy them to play with them. Some I end up putting to some use if they make my cut, the others I give to people that have a use for them. Thats me. I would have liked to see Nokia Take a bit longer to come to market with a new tablet that had many of the features you are talking about,. I would also like to see them dedicate some time and resources to advertising and marketing, which in my ignorant opinion would do much towards getting these to sell better.

Well, that depends - how many are there? Porting is kind of like mountain climbing - you do it just because it's there. I have absolutely no practical use for Bochs on this device, but I cross-compiled it nonetheless!

Now that's strange. Reggie releases today new site design "To celebrate the the launch of Internet Tablet OS 2008". The wiki page http://maemo.org/community/wiki/howt...magewithlinux/ got today new N810 section with placeholder download link. And it is Friday. Well looks like the meal could be on table soon :-) Too bad in some restaurants they bring you the cutlery and then you still wait ages for the meal.

Anybody want to try that with a valid N810 MAC Address?