The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet
The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet is the third model in this company’s series of traditional handhelds, and the best so far. It is the first with integrated GPS capabilities and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
This Linux-based device lets you connect to the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot with 802.11b/g, and if that isn’t enough, it can connect via Bluetooth to a mobile phone. You can then Access the Web with the best mobile browser currently available, watch streaming video, make VoIP calls, and much more.
Overview
The best way to think of the N810 is that it’s a handheld web browser. It can do about 90% of what Internet
Explorer or Firefox on your desktop can do, and leaves rivals like Blazer and even Opera Mobile in the dust.
It’s the browser makes this a very powerful device, as the tasks you can perform on the Web have expanded tremendously in recent years, work with your email, and a whole raft of other functions.
In addition, out of the box it lacks many of the features a lot of you are accustomed to in a handheld. It doesn’t come with a calendar, for example, and the N810’s address book is there to let you send people email or instant messages. You can’t put a street address into it.
It has Wi-Fi, and you can use a Bluetooth-enabled phone as a wireless modem, but I know for some people this is a significant drawback.
