Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Nokia Unveils Handheld Internet Tablet - Nokia Expands Beyond Phones With Handheld Internet Tablet for the Home
is introducihttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifng a handheld tablet for Web-browsing over a wireless broadband connection, the company's first non-phone mobile device and the latest in a long line of attempts to create a so-called "Internet appliance" for quick online access around the home.
...While fairly unique in terms of its handheld size, the Internet Tablet can be seen as another variation on a concept that has repeatedly failed to catch on a device that offers easy Internet access and basic tasks such as e-mail for which the computing power of a full-blown PC is unnecessary.... Since the Nokia tablet is meant to be carried from room to room, its 4.1-inch screen is considerably smaller than the display on most of these predecessor appliances but also far bigger and sharper compared with most cell phones and handheld computers.
ABC News 5/25/05
...While fairly unique in terms of its handheld size, the Internet Tablet can be seen as another variation on a concept that has repeatedly failed to catch on a device that offers easy Internet access and basic tasks such as e-mail for which the computing power of a full-blown PC is unnecessary.... Since the Nokia tablet is meant to be carried from room to room, its 4.1-inch screen is considerably smaller than the display on most of these predecessor appliances but also far bigger and sharper compared with most cell phones and handheld computers.
ABC News 5/25/05
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