Now that the device has been around for some time, we can assume that Nokia is well on the way to a fourth generation tablet. I can tell you what I want:
- Enough horsepower to play Hulu
- A partnership with NetFlix for on-demand movies. (Currently NetFlix On Demand requires Internet Explorer with a special Windows Media Player plug-in)
- Integrated Google Maps application on par with the iPhone's local search.
- A better camera for more content generation on-the-go.
The results of the last poll are in: How much would you pay for an application on your Nokia Internet Tablet?
Nothing - Software should be free. | 68 (34%) |
Nothing - I don't use 3rd party software. | 4 (2%) |
Up to US $10. It's only a mobile device. | 73 (37%) |
Up to US $50 like comparable PC apps. | 13 (6%) |
As much as it takes to suit my needs. | 38 (19%) |
There are good comments on this poll. I highly encourage readers to take a look at a long comment from reader "John." Here's how it starts:
It's unfortunate that free has two very different meanings. i.e., "free as in free beer" and "free as in freedom." The term "free software" was suppose to refer to the latter. That is, software where the source was unencumberedVery insightful, John.
21 comments:
Lower price. That last price drop seems to have been temporary.
Accellerated Video/Audio.
By "horsepower" I assume you mean CPU cycles, but they usually are hard on the battery. Would you still like it if it couldn't play an entire movie? If it could do a very long (8hr) battery life while doing accellerated or 3d graphics (stellarium? Google Earth?) and things like A2DP bluetooth stereo, it would be good.
On a simpler note, TWO (externally accessible) microSD flash slots. Perhaps more if they would fit.
Waterproofing. Perhaps not for immersion, but for heavy rain.
USB Host support for CDROM/DVD, and perhaps with enough horsepower/bandwidth to play DVDs.
Better keycaps (not yen dollar euro pound, but add brackets and braces, and pipe).
USB port accessible without putting out the kickstand.
joypad and/or a few more keys without popping out the keyboard.
Very much a better CPU and GPU for BBC iPlayer use.
Longer battery life - capable of lasting a day's use.
Better browser support for AJAX, JAVA, and other technologies including Sproutcore!
Better intergrated application website for those who care nothing for Linux or psudo-computer use.
Better webcam and use of in Skype.
Better interface providing basic and advanced user modes for non-Geeks and Geeks alike including replacement of stylus as primary input mechanism.
Bonjour support to allow automatic connections to printers and computers.
Screen rotation support built in.
Off topic: has the WiMax version gone to sale yet? Or will it even?
A slot for a 3G Sim Card, so I could use UMTS/HSDPA and off course use it as a phone!
And... a touch screen like the iPhone one!
Dual Full SDHC slots,
Multitouch transreflexive screen that can be used with the stylus and pressure sensitive software like Xournal (I like being able to draw with the stylus almost like I was using my Wacom tablet),
HW accelerated graphics,
DSP optimized codecs (including OGG)
A2DP bluetooth stereo.
1.3MP camera with good image quality.
A 3G SIM card slot version, just like there is a standard and a WiMax versions.(Even if I'm perfectly happy using my bluetooth phone for Web browsing)
Longer battery life, accelerometers, screen rotation, better Dpad for games.
A bundled OTG USB adapter (I had to make my own adapter for my N800)
I really don't care much about the sliding keyboard, I'm used to carrying my bluetooth keyboard and GPS for my N800, so don't include the GPS if it's not good enough, I want WAAS and fast acquisition times on startup.
Greetings:
Well first of all have a fast CPU, maybe it should be a dual core cpu.
To be very different from other competitors add a mini lcd projector in the new N810 Tablet, that will make heads turn.
Third, add a high quality webcam, to use for Skype or Gizmo.
Regards Robert
The most annoying point is the slow browser MicroB. It's ridiculous that I have a better browsing experience using Android in a virtual installation on the N810.
I liked Fennec when it was still the first version. That was a real Firefox, suitable for browsing and able to use the much needed plugins. But since I have changed to Diablo I can only use the latest Fennec version which crashes before one minute ends.
Please give me a fast Firefox version for my N810!
For me(from an n800) , the following:
A *touch* screen. A lot of the time, i dont use the stylus. And it's very difficult to control. Also would help if the bumper bars wern't there.
And of course, more stable software. Would be nice if the browser didn't keep having seizures every time i go to a big site( flash, etc ). Not to mention interface quirks like the keyboard vanishes every time i press backsace. Aargh!
1) Faster CPU so I can watch a VGA avi file
2) Copy Apple touch - better finger manipulation so I don't have to use a stylus. Smooth Pinch zoom.
3) Ogg support
4) Better contact manager
5) USB Charging would be nice
6) Higher resolution camera
7) True XWindows
- 3D hardware
- ogg support on dsp
- orientation/acceleration sensor
- full-size SDHC
- better camera (rotatable like in the N800)
* Ogg/Vorbis and Ogg/Theora support on DSP is a must - really. If you want to beat Android and OpenMoko (you won't ;p ) you have to embrace open standrads FOR REAL.
* Fully integrated PIM. GPE is quite good, Pimlico (from OpenHand Soft) also looks good - but I mean FULLY integrated. Applet for desktop (GPE has one). Contact book should contain phone number, skype id, birthday, etc. And configurable calling. If a contact has skype, sip/ekiga and phone, one should be able to choose the medium
* No Google Maps - Maemo Mapper is far more powerful (and Yahoo Maps are more accurate - at least in Poland)
* Far better GPS than that *#& one in N810
* I prefer to have phone and PDA separated but if you want to compete on the market, you probably will have to change "internet tablet" to "smartest phone ever" ;)
one thing:
A vibrator alert.
I cant stand that if its muted, and in my pocket, I don't know if someone is calling me (via Gizmo) or has sent me an IM or email. A simple vibrator would be a fantastic addon.
Using the n810 for some weeks now and I love it, its got some great potential :)
Whats bugging me is that I get the strong feeling the designers forgot to do user-testing on the hardware.
Silly things like me holding it in my hand (I'm right handed, not uncommon) means my thumb is on the light-detection eye making the screen go dark.
Its got the same design problem of the N95-8Gb that if you slide the keyboard open it auto-unlocks.
There are half a dozen other issues that I'm pretty sure would have been found if actual user testing had been done.
Oh, and the keyboard is quite annoying to type on. The keys are too smooth and don't give any tactile feedback. Nokia made some smaller and better keyboards on other devices :(
1) more comprehensive and developer-friendly Java support. (Maybe this "works out" when you work with it enough, but I'm definitely not confident about it. I still haven't used jalimo for anything -- been afraid to even try, really -- nor have I installed Google Android. Maybe it would seems like an easier thing, then, to use Java on the N810, once Android and such would all be installed)
2) include a better built-in GPS receiver, or -- better yet! -- include no built-in GPS receiver. We can go to Garmin if we're in the market for such a thing as GPS.
3) support a higher capacity (mini) SD card. SDHC can go support up to 32 gigs, maybe even more, no? (I'm not sure how much that a mini-SDHC interface can support, granted)
4) include, in the box, an adapter to make that special little USB port to be easier to use with conventional USB devices (if this is even possible -- I assume that it would be possible, with the right USB adapter, though I haven't tried it as of yet)
5) include a video recorder app for the camera. I'd say this is very low priority, but it could be nice
6) document how Maemo uses Debian -- thus allowing developers with existing experience with the Debian platform to then leverage that experience in developing and distributing applications on the Maemo platform.
6) install all of Canola onto it, before it gets put into the box & shipped. Canola is a very good looking app with some unique features (eg Youtube support, and media servers support). I'd think Nokia could do well to leverage this support, towards gaining ground for the N810 and Nokia, within the market for portable music devices
7) include better wlan support. I've noticed what's appeared to be some difficulty in registering WEP-enabled WLAN networks.
I wasn't even aware that the N810 supports WEP, until I became aware of this by accident, recently -- there are no WEP-related options in the typical WLAN properties pages.
8) improve the algorithm driving the stuff that makes suggestions for word completion, as when you type or pen-in a word on the device. I've see the thing making some completely improbable suggestions, appending common word suffixes where they have no real place.
Granted, all my experiences with the N810 have been with Chinook, maybe Diablo will do better in some of the above regards -- in those in which it would be a matter of software.
That said, I am really pleased with the N810, in how far that the platform has been developed, to date.
3D acceleration is a must. Also 3G would be nice, but 3D is really needed for better applications.
I'm not in to multi-media entertainment, but I need more productivity apps that can be run from the unit when no Internet connectivity is available. (Gasp, some of us live, work and travel where you don't have many WIFI hotspots or great cellular coverage/speeds.) My number one priority is enough power and memory to run Open Office at a decent speed. (Yes I know about adding Debian to run Open Office, but as of now it's way too slowwww.)
Second, a better GPS chip--if you're going to market the feature, make sure you put a decent chip in the unit to get it functioning properly.
Slightly larger screeen--say 4.8 -5 inches. I'd like to be able to read documents more easily.
This isn't as big an issue but would be nice--automatic screen rotation based on holding the device.
A true SD slot.
I don't believe the GPS receiver in the n810 is bad. I just think it has bad reception. External antenna connectors for WLAN and GPS would likely help a LOT.
MiniSD is a non-starter. There's just not much available out there for them. Most companies are concentrating on full-size or micro. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with microSD cards. In fact, I'd like to see TWO microSD slots on the NIT.
The main problem I seem to have is the sloooow flash rendering. Not sure if it's the browser, CPU, or memory. But going to weather.com and looking at the moving weather map shouldn't be a slideshow.
Canola LOOKS pretty, but trying to get it to work with UPNP servers has been...frustrating. The built-in media player works much better for upnp media servers than Canola.
I'd like to see a lower price, better/faster flash rendering, a little better battery life, and a camera more like the one on the n800. I mean, c'mon, I don't always want to take a picture of myself. A better quality camera with Skype support would be nice, as well.
MORE RAM. I'm a multi-tasker. I usually have several things open at once, and I've ran into memory issues several times.
Make the current internal flash drive where all the apps get installed. The pitiful amount that's in there now has to be watched carefully so it won't fill up.
GSM module.
I want:
1) More horsepower. 256Mb RAM at least, to avoid swapping even when bunch of apps runs. More powerful CPU, preferrably capable of decoding 800x480 H.264@25 FPS at least to have stunning video and decent YouTube (and others) experience.
2) Return TWO full-sized SD\MMC slots.Or at least one!My older Nokia phone uses RS-MMC. And it was damn convenient to have full sized slots in n800. With n810 not a case though. And I'm ABSOLUTELY HATE these small mini and micro SD cards. Am I dwarf? No? Then, I have troubles dealing with this crappy cards. They're inconvenient, they're easy to became lost. Full-sized SD\MMC are both cheap, universal (any SD and MMC type card fits full slot at very worst case with adapter).And they're well-balanced in physical size terms so I do not have hard exercises when trying to insert or remove card.
3) Damn, more battery power. This gadget is cool, but even too cool so I'm getting my batt empty in just one day. There is wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS, cool widescreen... and all this eats power.Then, while having fun you're getting nasty "battery low" message...
5) Uhm, return FM radio maybe? I like this feature.
6) Better GPS receiver. Current one pretty sucking when compared to a "real" external recievers...
7) I hate micro-usb! I have no other devices with this stupid micro-super-duper-socket.And I hate to always bring micro-usb cable just to be able to connect n810 to PC.Since there is many places with usb-b and usb-mini-b cables.But almost none with micro-usb.And again, I'm not dwarf. I'm fine with mini-usb and DO NOT need squezeeng its size further!Since my fingers are not going to became smaller.And I'm surely have not biggest fingers in the world but already starting to hate various mini and micro crap.Too micro to be usable.
8) Better camera is a good idea. And I like n800 implementation a way more. If you need to picture something else than your face, n810 will make you to have some headache.N800 is a way better here - you can watch screen while taking a shot.And uhm, how about having enough horsepower to be able to record something like MP4 video, 320x240, 15FPS at least?Preferrably with noise filtering applied since current camera is too noisy.
9)How about version with GSM\3G module?Uhm, not a phone but tablet with data module, mainly for internet connection, not calls.This one can be something like OpenMoko design where GSM modem is separate periferial device so it doesn't interferes with Linux.Linux has just to dial number and get result like on usual dialup modem.
10) Software part:
- Built-in player sucks as a hell. Why Nokia can't code something decent and offers some sh*t which is technologically 5 years old? It's awfully slow. It's a way too picky in file types support, codecs, frame sizes, bitrates! It's defective by design! I have a hard time trying to find .avi which it willing to play at all! Opensource mplayer beats it to the hell. Nokia players are simply sucking. Same applies to Symbian phones. Pretty useless part of software.
- I also prefer option to have easy uninstall for such sh*ty software like Nokia's media playerto free up valuable space.In Linux I can at least try to acheive this, in Symbian this crap just wastes space.And never used by me...
- This one thing like ntropy would be nice :)
- Improve accu meter. It lies! Usually, it displays full charge most of time.Then very quickly drops to zero with amazing speed.Pretty useless batt meter.Nokia phones also have the same problem for years (if not decades:)).Is this so hard task for mega-corp to debug this code in 5 or more years?Amazing.
- OGG support! Bunch of vendors are supporting it. And Nokia's mumblings about "submarine patents" are just piece of sh*t. Other vendors care more about their customers convenience than Nokia does.Nokia cares instead about some mythical patents we will never see, ever.Really "great" customer experience, huh.
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