14 DAY TRIAL // Nokia announced that it has started to deliver its first Internet Tablet product, the Nokia 770. The pocket sized device is Nokia's first Linux-based terminal product and is dedicated to Internet browsing and email communications over Wi-Fi.
The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet features a high-resolution widescreen display (4.13") with zoom and on-screen keyboard, for viewing online content. Besides Wi-Fi, the device can connect to the Internet using Bluetooth wireless technology via a compatible mobile device. It also integrates a web browser with Flash Player, email client, Internet radio, news reader, file manager and media player.
The device runs Nokia Internet Tablet 2005 Edition which is based on Linux and Open Source technologies, which means developers are given the opportunity to collaborate with Nokia on future devices and OS releases in the Internet Tablet category. The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet was recently named Best Embedded Linux/Mobile Product or Initiative at the 2005 UK Linux & Open Source Awards.
Nokia officials said that this is the first step to creating an Open Source product for broadband and Internet services and that they will be launching regular software updates. During the first half of year 2006 they announced the next operating system upgrade, which will support more presence based functionalities such as VoIP and Instant Messaging.
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