Nokia N800 Portable Internet Tablet
Nokia N800 is designed to stay online so you can enjoy the benefits of the Internet, whether you're at home or on the go. Browse your favorite sites. Stay in touch with the people you love with Internet calling. Chat with your friends. Check your email. Relax with your favorite songs and videos.
The sleek Nokia N800 Internet Tablet combines a truly personal Internet experience with easy wireless connections, high resolution display and support for a wide variety of Internet applications. Built to be constantly in use, you easily stay in touch with business associates, friends, and family thanks to its Internet calling, instant messaging and email connectivity. And with stereo audio, multimedia support and a new ergonomic design, the Nokia N800 morphs into a portable Internet entertainment device, enabling playback of streamed and downloaded content wherever you roam. 
Stay connected to your world via the Web, streaming Internet radio, and the latest RSS news feeds. |
The main form of connectivity is Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), and hooking up to a network is as simple as connecting with a laptop. You can also use the integrated Bluetooth wireless connectivity to hook up with a cell phone that is compatible with online data services. When connected to either a WLAN network or to a cell phone, you can make calls using the built-in Internet telephony application as well as conduct video conferencing with the built-in Web cam. The N800 provides 256 MB of onboard flash memory and 128 MB of RAM. It also offers two expansion slots that are compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia, miniSD, and microSD memory cards with a size limit of 2 GB. (Adapter required for miniSD and microSD.) You can also connect the N800 to a PC using the included USB cable to update software and transfer files from the PC to the a memory card. For multimedia playback, the N800 is compatible with MP3 and WMA digital audio files (as well as AAC, M3U, and WAV), Real Audio streams, and video files encoded as AVI or MPEG4. Additionally, with the UPnP media server functionality, you can share your music, video, and photos with others on the same Wi-Fi network. The N800 has two integrated speakers as well as a headphone jack for personal listening. Access the web using the N800's Opera web browser, which provides Flash 7 multimedia support. Other applications include an RSS feed reader (for accessing all your favorite news sources), a PDF reader, image viewer, Internet radio player, and instant messenger with voice and video conferencing capabilities (using the Jabber and Google Talk services). 
Chat with friends and business associates using built-in chat programs and easy-to-use onscreen keyboard. |
The 4.1-inch touchscreen has an 800 x 400-pixel resolution with up to 65,536 colors. You can access controls with your fingers or use the included stylus, and the N800 provides intuitive handwriting recognition and a full-screen finger keyboard. The rechargable battery provides up to 10 days of standby time and up to 3 hours of continuous Web browsing or media playback. Other features include: - Integrated desk stand for on-table use
- Zooming, full-screen and panning display functionality
- Auto connection to saved Wi-Fi hotspots or through Bluetooth compatible phones
- More applications: Clock, Sketch, Notes, Backup
- Dimensions: 5.7 x 2.95 x 0.5 inches (WxHxD)
- Weight: 7.27 ounces
What's in the Box
Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, stylus, battery (BP-5L), 128 MB miniSD memory card (with adapter), earphones, carrying case, travel charger, USB cable, Quick Start guide.
Nokia N800 Portable Internet Tablet Accessories
 iGo Stowaway Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Keyboard for Blackberry and other PDA/ Handhelds
Nokia N800 ClearTouch Anti-Glare Screen Protector (Single Pack)
Crucial 2 GB SD Memory Card
Nokia N800 Designio Leather Sleeve
Transcend 8GB SDHC CARD (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6)
Nokia N800 ClearTouch Anti-Glare Screen Protectors (3-Pack)
Nokia N800 FlexiSkin - The Soft Low-Profile Case (Jet Black)
Nokia N810 Portable Internet Tablet
Nokia SU-31 Carrying Case for N800 Tablet
Nokia AC-4U Travel Charger
Nokia N800 Portable Internet Tablet Reviews
It's not fast. I run my email client 24x7, and the browser for about an hour a day. The inbuilt speakers are also good, and the quality of audio on the earphones/headphones is good too. Video calls can only be made to another N800. And yes, there's a cut-copy-paste feature. I dont think it needs anything else.
Input is through a keyboard, or through handwriting. I ocassionally do a voice chat. It could sometimes be annoying to type because it is small. They do the job well. The browser's pretty fast and good, but is a bit slow with content-rich sites. There are many tutorials around on how to do it, and it is easy. RSS feed reader isn't good at all; And so is the e-mail program. Once the cards were in place, I installed the OS2008 on one of the cards so that I could install more apps.
No inbuilt support to use the camera to click a few pictures. I've had no issues with the browser as well. For those who want to get a GPS functionality running on this. After one month of using it, I just dont let it go anywhere out of my sight. Get MPlayer to play video files though. I dont know if this has a workaround.
It has to be with me. Nothing beats it. I'm still trying to get more useful apps on it to make the most out of it. The screen, at 65k colors, is awesome. Anything beyond that, it's a bit sluggish. Also, you probably want to get a screen protector for it so that you dont end up scratching the screen too much.
Luckily, the problem disappears after upgrading to OS2008. There's a full-screen keyboard for typing with your thumbs, but that needs a little more patience, and a little more pressure to type that you'd think. The in-built media player is a bit slow at playing music, and is not the best, but I use it anyway because I couldn't find anything better. The N800 comes with OS2007, and I upgraded it to OS2008 within a couple of days. The N800 is an impressive piece of equipment that is well built.
None of them fits the bill for a full-fledged IMer though. Almost a month after I get my hands on the N800. I thought I could install the apps on the SD card if I booted off from the card, but I was disappointed. Connecting to home Wi-Fi was easy enough, and it picks up the signals from quite some distance.
Get one of the BT GPS reciever, and get your maps from google maps, or other open free maps. Battery life, is good, supposedly lasting for 5 hours of use, and 8 days of standby; I get to around 3-4 days of medium use. Then turn it on. I use it as my music player in my car, connecting it to the AUX in my car. There's an app that uses the camera to take pictures, but you're better off using the camera on your phone to click a few. It wouldn't turn back on.
I haven't tried connecting through a cell phone though. I loved it the minute I had it in my hands. My first bad experience was when I charged it for a little while and started using it for the first time, I tried turning it off and back on again. But they sure get a little more space because the OS is now on one of the cards. Inbuilt messenger supports only GTalk (and another protocol I dont use and hence dont remember) and handles the voice calls very well.
A chance to review it. I personally found the handwriting recognition to be much easier than I was expecting it to be, after reading many reviews/articles about how hard/unacceptable it is. I just love it. The keyboard/handwriting section is the lower 1/3rd of the screen. The apps still install in the inbuilt memory.
There is an inbuilt maps software called 'Maps', but it doesn't provide you a routing functionality unless you purchase a license, which is very costly. So, if you have an iPod, you're better off with it. The longest voice call I did was for some 2 hours, where the battery levels dropped only by 25%. Up in the line is VNC, and an SSH client.
Get claws for e-mail client, and get the RSS plugin for claws for your RSS feed reading. I'll label that 'impressive'. The N800 accepts SDHC cards, and I've been able to put two 8GB class 6 cards on it. The trick is to disconnect the charger, remove the battery, wait a while, insert the battery, wait a while, and then connect the charger and see if it responds. This is probably the best thing I ever owned in my life.
Took me 3 hours to figure it out. Video playback is smooth, and it can play DivX videos without much problem. Finally. I do a mix-and-match of input depending on the mood I'm in. The keyboard input is through stylus, and a qwerty-style layout.
It's not a monster at running apps, but as long as it is some 2-3 apps you run at once, it handles them well without a problem. The camera, is a very low-res camera, and serves almost no purpose.
He's very happy with it's capabilities, and finds it be to versatile and convenient. I bought the Nokia N800 Portable Internet Tablet as a gift for my 23-year old son.
Captain Jim Nokia N810 Portable Internet Tablet. Works well and hasgood battery life.
handy little hand held.only limitation is have to have access to wireless.works great for internel calling with the built in camera
A bluetooth mouse would make this a star, but I don't think anyone has done this, yet. Web surfing can be slow at times, mostly due to the Java and flash files loading up, and this unit requires a good set of eyes or glasses. If the airlines ever bring Wi-Fi to planes, this would be great. For my short 2-3 day trips, this pocket computer works great. The music player is nice and on line video conf. I travel a lot and own a small business, so I need to have a computer to access emails and manage internet activity.
Overall, for the money, this is a great travel companion. is very cool. It is much better than a PDA phone, since you get full web pages displayed, and much more portable than my laptop. I use it a lot to show pictures stored on the handy external SD, but the pictures need to be resized, or they are very slow to load.
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