Nokia 770 is here
posted Mar 22nd 2007, 01:39 under 770, nokia, test
Thanks to Mike Kruzeniski, my tutor from Nokia, I got my hands on a nice mobile device yesterday. The Nokia 770 is an Internet Tablet with a gorgeous screen (800 x 480). This is the first time I get my hands on such a device. I have never used PDAs or smartphones (that may be similar) but I have to say that I am pleasantly surprise by the quality and the in-hand experience of the 770. This type of large mobile device is quite enjoyable to use initially (minus the stylus thing). The graphics are very nice also, web pages and images/videos alike. I wouldn't personally buy such a device (too expensive for my needs), but congratulations to Nokia for this well executed combo of hardware and software.
Sure the device is not perfect, it has some issues and limitiations. A new model (N800) was launched last January as a followup to the 770, mainly adding a web-cam and a faster processor. In the coming weeks, I hope to use the 770 to test various things regarding my project: two handed interaction, large device manipulation, flashlite interface mockups, etc.
In the meantime, I found some great development projets involving 770s. My favorite so far is this robot dog