Ok the first negative press is showing up… (N810)

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/10/first_glance_th.html

A few key points:

“Before I go into a bit more detail, I want to emphasize here: This is a first impression. I played with the device for about five minutes, at a Nokia-sponsored reception at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. It was noisy at the reception, and I was tired. So you should read this post very skeptically.”

Fair enuff!

Now read on…

“And that’s its main drawback — you’re paying nearly $500 for a device that only connects over Wi-Fi, and you need to spend more money on another smartphone if you want to connect over other wireless networks.

What’s the market for this thing? It seems to me like this is a toy for rich geeks — people who can afford to spend $500 on a whim, the way you or I spontaneously buy a magazine. Once Nokia has sold a N810 to all the entrepreneurs presenting at the Web 2.0 Summit, who else will they sell to?”

Yup your right and I will be first ^h^h^h^h second to admit it. but read on
still…

“The one application that might prove me wrong: The N810 supports GPS navigation. I paid $800 last year for a Garmin Nuvi GPS system, with very limited MP3-playing and photo-sharing ability (and I’m still hearing about that from my wife). The N810 is a GPS and fully-functional pocket computer, for more than $300 less.”

Ok I will repeat that.

“The N810 is a GPS and fully-functional pocket computer”

ZOMG! Screeech…

You had me at $300 less. :-)

Oh yeah this is the magic bullet I have wanted. GPS in a device I can get at with Linux unlike the Curve or Pearl I carry now. However these two device would be very complimentary because of the Bluetooth. Now to replace the Palm OS device so I am not carrying three devices.

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