
I hear from everyone around, that the most popular consumer electronic device for the year 2009 will be the Netbooks. Netbooks are those light-weight, responsive computers that does all of our essential online needs..
Because of limited hardware architecture usually Linux is running the show(ex. Linpus Lite distribution of Fedora), but some people prefer Windows XP with their Netbooks. I personally chose Linux and am very happy with it. But It seems to me this is just one of those times that Nokia is pioneer, inventor of something and other companies taking credit for it.
Like Nokia creates the 6600 in 2003 with;
- 1.3 MP camera.
- Removeable battery.
- Able to stream video and audio.
- Able to download, upload files to the web and ftp.
- Tri band.
- 104MHz CPU.
- Bluetooth connectivity that supports both handsfree and file transfer
- Able to copy and paste (I think this is a first on mobile history)
- etc... etc... etc...
Then on September 2006 they released a "Multimedia Computer" which is the N95.
The "Multimedia Computer" had;
- 5MP camera.
- Able to record DVD-like quality video.
- 160MB internal memory.
- 55.9 MB RAM.
- Quad band.
- 332MHz Dual CPU.
- Front CIF camera enables video calls.
- 3D card.
- WIFI connectivity.
- UPNP (being the first DLNA certified cellphone)
- HSDPA (1.8, 3.6, 7.2 and 14.4 Mbit/s. if supported by network)
- Integrated GPS
- Bluetooth 2.0 supports handsfree, file transfers, A2DP!!
- etc.. etc.. etc..
If you have read so far now read this;
On June 2007 almost one year after N95 released with above specs, and four years after 6600 released with those specs Apple released iphone.
Here is a little about iphone;
- 2MP camera(no flash, no video recording)
- 620 MHz CPU.
- GPRS - EDGE(14 kbit/s - 236.8 kbit/s)
- Multi-touch
- Location finding by cell towers(no GPS)
- WIFI
- Bluetooth(no file transfer. Even today with iphone 3G)
And the Time magazine named the iPhone "Invention of the Year"
after this I personally do not care about Time magazine.
All the specs and the release dates of devices are above. How can iPhone be any better
than N95 that I cannot understand.
Recently Nokia released the "Tube" 5800. People started to say it is iPhone killer.
Please don't be funny! Just because some magazine said iPhone is a big deal we are supposed to believe it? iPhone never killed anything, so there is no such thing that a company like Nokia that holds more than 40% of the cellphone market in the world needs to kill iPhone!
Lets get back to the topic,
Netbooks! New Inventions right?
As far as I remember the Netbooks started to sell in 2007
What they do is basicly, they have a wifi radio, they are able to run messenger clients(yahoo, icq, aol, msn, etc...) They have a tiny camera for video calls (for example via Skype) They usually have some sort of open office type of productivity tools. etc.. etc..
Lets go back to 2005 and talk about Nokia 770 a little bit.
That device also had a wifi radio, was also able to run messenger clients(yahoo, icq, aol, msn, etc...) 770 did not have a camera but the succesor N800(released JAN 2007) had a camera which enables video use via Gizmo Project and tons of other applications that let users to perform all kinds of tasks.
Nokia internet tablet (N770, N800, N810) is very small in size. I owned Nokia N770, and a Nokia N800 and currently I have Nokia N810 as well as a Acer One Netbook! In my opinion only difference between the Netbooks and the Internet Tablets is the size difference, sure the hardware architecture is different because of the size difference but they both are able to perform same tasks with ease. Especially if you use the iGo bluetooth foldable keyboard with the
Nokia Internet Tablets..
I really will not be shocked if some people call the Netbooks invention and never mention about NOKIA.

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