| Nokia unveils Linux-based handheld Internet tablet |
May 27, 2005
 This week at LinuxWorld, Nokia debuted a Linux-based handheld Internet Tablet. The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet has a WVGA (800x480) screen, and is intended to offer convenient Internet browsing and email through built-in Wi-Fi, or via a Bluetooth connection to a compatible mobile phone.
The device offers the usual set of PDA-like "PIM" (personal information management) functions -- calendar, calculator, note taking, sketching tools, etc. -- along with all the desktop functionality you'd need in your pocket, including a web browser, email client, news reader, image and PDF viewers, plus a full set of media players, including Flash, MP3, Real Audio, WAV, MPEG4, PNG, SVG-tiny, JPEG, and GIF and animated GIF.
The tablet runs Nokia's own open source distro: Nokia Internet Tablet 2005. Built off the 2.6 Linux kernel and with a mini version of X, the Nokia Internet Tablet 2005 OS includes a GNOME-based graphical user interface, search tool, and file manager.
Scheduled to ship to select US and European markets in the third quarter of this year, the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet will retail for about $350 USD.
For photos and extensive details on the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, and background on Nokia's use of Linux and other open source software in the device, don't miss these two stories at DesktopLinux.com sister site, LinuxDevices.com:
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