I mentioned earlier that the Internet Tablet line may be over as we know it. Given the faster CPU, always-connected HSPA, and higher-definition camera support pledged, the “internet tablet” name doesn’t exactly describe it well enough.
With a keyboard, GPS, camera (hopefully with video capture support) and CPU boost, it seems to be a portable everything/creative device. In a session this morning, Erkko mentioned that there are three high focus points:
Internet: The CPU and platform improvements are geared to deliver the best and most diverse Internet experience of any mobile device – both for consuming and creating content.
Multimedia: Faster CPU means sharper video and more stable streaming. HSPA means the ability to take that on the go.
Computer: The base platform improvements and hardware boosts make the experience more like a computer than like a mobile phone or previous internet tablets. They also make it easier for developers to take “computer” applications and port them to this platform.
So what’s in the cards? The Nokia N900 Internet Multimedia Computer? Perhap – It’s a little clunky of a name and doesn’t show how small it is. We’ll see.
At least we know now what was meant by “the last Internet Tablet” in yesterday’s post.
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I would think that having it be always connected would mean a change in usage *towards* internet-related activities.
Certainly fans will still use them for the myriad non-internet things they do so well (local video, music, GPS, scratchpad, etc. etc.), but I suppose that with always-connected powers there will be more internet-related usage than ever before.
Thus, I think calling the new version an Internet Tablet is more apt now than before.
Unless they start replacing cellphones, but I just can’t see that happening.
NOTE TO NOKIA: Consider bundling the new version with a bluetooth headset capable of both calls and hi-def audio.