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Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMax Edition
(Credit: Nokia)As expected, Nokia officially unveiled the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMax Edition here at CTIA 2008. It's a slightly revamped Nokia N810 that adds, obviously, WiMax support and several other enhancements. For those unfamiliar with WiMax, it is a wireless broadband technology that promises to deliver download speeds of up to 2Mbps to 4Mbps with the potential to even hit up to 10Mbps, so we're talking cable and DSL-like speeds here.
While WiMax is the big story, there are a couple of other noteworthy changes to the Nokia N810. The slide-out full QWERTY keyboard has been improved to provide more tactile feedback, and it also features a new color scheme that makes it easier to find the number and symbol keys. The N810 WiMax Edition will also ship with the latest Internet Tablet operating system that includes an enhanced e-mail client and a Seamless Software Update that will provide over-the-air software updates to your device--no more manual updates (huzzah!). Pricing has not been set at this time, but Nokia said it wouldn't be much different from the current N810, which is priced at a costly $479.99. The new N810 will launch later this summer when the WiMax network is expected to be available in the United States and will work with Sprint's Xohm service.
Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMax Edition
Well, well, what do we have here? Engadget Mobile (via Internet Tablet Talk) caught wind of a WiMax-enabled Nokia N810 Internet Tablet after it was posted on Nokia Europe's Web site. Unfortunately, the link to the product page isn't working at the moment, but you can pretty much figure out that it's like the Nokia N810 we reviewed earlier this year but with WiMax support. Rumor has it that we'll see the debut of this device at CTIA 2008, so check back next week when our show coverage begins to see if this puppy shows its pretty face in Las Vegas.
Nokia unveiled the brand new Nokia N810 early this morning at a press briefing in San Francisco. An updated version of Nokia's previous Internet tablets like the N770 and the N800, the N810 is a pure Internet-only device, relying only on Wi-Fi and cellular Bluetooth to get online. Some of the design improvements include a much sleeker look plus a slide-out keyboard to accompany the touchscreen input, which we welcome wholeheartedly. Another big difference is the integration of built-in maps and GPS, so you don't need to connect to the Internet to find your way around.
Nokia is also making a big deal out of how the N810 is very Web 2.0-friendly. The included browser is based on Mozilla technology with Adobe Flash 9 plug-in, and can be used to access all your favorite Web 2.0 sites like Google Docs, Flickr, Facebook, and so forth. This also coincides very nicely with Nokia's own Web portal, Ovi, which provides a "gateway" to these services plus Nokia's own Music Store. The N810 also comes with Voice-over-IP applications like Skype and Gizmo Project, along with a Web camera if you want to do video calls.
Nokia N810
(Credit: Nokia)In order to be "online" 24/7, Nokia also has purportedly boosted the N810's battery life up to 4 hours of continuous usage, up to 10 hours of music playback, up to 5 days of always online time, and up to 2 weeks of standby time. The internal storage is 2GB. The rest of the N810's features are similar to that of its predecessors. It has instant messaging, e-mail, a media player, an RSS reader, an image viewer, an FM transmitter, and a microSD card slot. The N810 measures around 5.04 inches by 2.83 inches by 0.55 inch and has a pretty amazing 4.13-inch widescreen display.
Word is that the Nokia N810 will be available this November for around $479. If you wish to have the premium voice-guided navigation package from Wayfinder, it'll cost you $129 on top of that.
In addition to the N810 announcement, Nokia has also announced a partnership with Boingo Mobile if you wish to have access to WiFi no matter where you are for about $7.95 a month.
Rafe Needleman did a quick video from the Nokia press conference announcing this device.
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