What do you think of a 3G Internet Tablet?
A 3G/HSDPA Nokia Internet Tablet should be available. | 186 (42%) |
3G/HSDPA is over. WiMAX is the right choice. | 47 (10%) |
Internet Tablets should have 3G/HSDPA AND a regular phone radio. | 77 (17%) |
Internet Tablets don't need carrier services. WiFi/Bluetooth is enough. | 123 (28%) |
Other opinion (in comments) | 4 (0%) |
Only 10% think WiMAX is the right direction while over four times that number want a 3G Internet Tablet. 17% wanted the Internet Tablets to be a 3G device and a phone as well - bringing the total desire for a 3G radio up to 59%.
Come on, Nokia Give us what we want! WiMAX won't be rolled out to a wide enough audience before the N810 WiMAX Edition is obsolete anyway!
After some extensive Google work this morning, I was unable to find a "bluetooth HSDPA/HSUPA modem" of any kind. Is there enough market for that kind of device? I'd love one to allow me to share a data connection with a MID, UMPC, and Internet Tablet interchangably without having to rely on extra hardware.
Today's poll closes in a week because it's the absolute deadline for me to make a decision:
Are you interested in Intel Developer Forum coverage on TabletBlog?
Vote on the right side of TabletBlog.com. Apparently they will have more about Moblin 2.0 for Mobile Internet Devices including their switch to Fedora. I have to make a decision on this as my last day with a "day job" is tomorrow and I need to know if I should justify the money it'd take to fly and stay in San Francisco for the event.
8 comments:
When you change the title to
Voters on the '3G Internet Tablet' poll: We want a 3G N810!
it suddenly sounds quite different.
Why look for a "bluetooth HSDPA/HSUPA modem" when you can get a WiFi version of it today? (Bluetooth is slower than WiFi, natch.)
Check out CradlePoint's PHS300 - it's under $200.
actually, there is a bluetooth modem available, and it's called your cell phone! most new nokias are able to function as bluetooth dun modems, and i've been using my n810-n95 combo for ages! :)
From a business standpoint, it makes no sense to do cellular-based radios on the IT - IF the IT is to be sold worldwide. Those in the EU and Asia might not have an issue, but just the certification pieces alone for the first level aproval to run on US carriers is a pain in the arse.
Nokia would be better to keep with WiMax, make Wi-Fi use more efficient, and make the IT a very suitable alternative communications device as it has been
@Alphonsus, true you can use your phone, but a dedicated device could have a proportionally bigger battery, and would have better battery life because it would be performing less superfluous tasks. For example, your phone will have a continuous GSM connection, draining the battery; a dedicated device however could turn the GSM off when you are not connected, giving significantly improved standy time.
Intel Developer Forum may not be a popular event for owners of Nokia N800/N810, but the information on future technology like Atom Based CPU's in Internet Tablets would be welcomed.
The Conferences are so well made that you don't want to miss one.
TabletBlog should cover the Intel Developer Forum.
Regards Robert
What I really want is a generic map widget (which would use data from the Map application) that could be used in any GTK application.
Currently we have a GPS, map data and map rendering, but software developer can't reuse them to build applications which display information on a map.
I use a Samsung Z720 every day with my N800 for HSDPA. I carry a spare battery for both devices and really have no problems working like this although the Z720 does get toasty warm. I'd probably buy a Nxxx with a HSDPA radio if it had a bigger battery and I could use a BT headset for voice.
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