Steve, do you have the Q1? I really want a camera on board. I am trying to decide on the model I want, though all of them at Dynamism are attractive. I have roughly $2K to spend, but if the Q1 will do me, I'd rather save the $1K. Plus, Intel's releasing one in April so I could use the dough I save to buy it and have two.
Robyn From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Watkins Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 3:56 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Nokia N800 again, and UMPC I was just looking at the latest software update for the N800 and was amused by this, in light of the iPhone hype... "Improvements in finger usage Improvements in dialog selection when using the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet with fingers and not the stylus pen." I was also delighted to read this: "The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is based on Nokia's desktop Linux based Operating System. The Maemo development platform was launched in 2005 to provide Open Source developers with the tools and opportunities to create innovative applications for use on Nokia's Internet Tablets. Users of the Nokia N800 will be able to benefit from a wide range of third party applications. " Now as the N800 isnt a mobile phone, its not totally comparable to the iPhone, but when it comes to open development they put Apple to shame. So far Ive only heard about the camera being used for live video chat, so I dont even know if you can record clips with it. So I suspect this device isnt going to be as vlog-friendly as perhaps some other N-series Nokia devices, but time will tell and hopefully Im totally wrong. The 800x480 screen sounds very nice. As I have some sort of portable device fixation Ive tried various other devices, and have a UMPC. In practice Ive found even the most rudimentary mobile computing to be a bit painful - its amazing how often a proper keyboard is missed, how often you want the screen to be much larger (but the device be smaller), how things being slow feels even more painful when done on the move, and how rubbish battery performance still is for many devices. Im hoping much progress is made, but Im unsure really how things will work out. Certainly well designed software could help, but Im not holding my breath. Unfortunately my UMPC is the samsung one without a camera, although I could plug a USB webcam into it. So if anybody happens to have any questions about the UMPC platform, feel freee to ask. The price and battery life are all wrong at the moment. Its certainly a better weight and size than a normal tablet PC, but isnt pocket-sized so can seem annoyingly bulky sometimes. I think its only really worthwhile for people with specific needs, who travel a lot. And the size of the device makes me unsure whether its really a good basis for using as a camera, when pointing at anything other than yourself. Cheers Steve Elbows [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
