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XYZ Computing: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet [Review]

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 27, 2007

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“The thought of an internet tablet is, at least at first, a
confusing one. It’s not a notebook, or a PDA, or smartphone, but
rather an oddity that takes aspects of each and mashs them into a
single device. On the surface it is hard to pin down just what the
device is. It is not a phone, but it’s made by Nokia and it can be
used for making and receiving calls. Similarly, it’s not a
notebook, but it is a portable computer than runs Linux. While this
may all seem odd at first, the internet tablet is just the product
a lot of people have been waiting for, whether or not they know
it.

“So what is an internet tablet? In the case of Nokia’s N800 it
is a 5.7″ x 2.95″ x 0.5″ portable device that weighs just under
half a pound…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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