August 3, 2010
A New Genre in Mobile Computing – Nokia Booklet 3G
Simon Drew asked:
The mobile gadget world just got rocked with the stunning Windows 7-run Nokia Booklet 3G released as Nokia’s first foray into the laptop genre. After more than 25 years as a pioneering leader in the mobile phone industry, what is Nokia thinking this time? Are they tired of making mobile phones?
Stunning features for a New Genre
Announced just last week as “mini-laptop,” the Netbook 3G is powered by the Atom processor that positions it in the netbook market, albeit with many feature you won’t find in many in that category. It’s got 3G wireless, as its name goes with high speed network support like HSDPA. It sports a 10.1 TFT LCD screen that gets a higher display resolution than many netbooks on the market, an SD card readers and a host of features common with netbooks that definitely places it in that league.
But on top of that, you have a hot swappable SIM card, an integrated A-GPS with Ovi Maps built-in, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and WiFi Connectivity. It even has an HDMI port to connect it to a high definition TV making it an HD-ready netbook. It uses a battery that can last 12 hours between full charging. All these features are housed in a slim 2 cm thick, 2.75 lb aluminum body exquisitely sculpted with an integrated VGA cam to woo the trendy gadget loving markets. It does appear that Nokia is creating either a new product category or a market niche for the Nokia Booklet 3G.
Re-inventing Nokia
Nokia must have noticed that its markets are also on the lookout for feature rich laptops, netbooks to be precise that never fail to appeal to the gadget-savvy geeks among them. The Netbook 3G takes on the challenge with a feature set that clearly puts it above the many netbooks from established computer brands already flooding the market. Nokia actually doesn’t want to call it as such and prefers the term “mini-laptops.” That may account to why it has a better set of features.
The Nokia Booklet 3G is sure to mark the start of a future line of Nokia products that puts it in competition with PC makers. This reflects a sound strategic move for the Finnish company leveraging on its long and resepected heritage in the mobile markets. That’s the word: mobility. Moving forward in the 21st century, Nokia is now widening its product portfolio hinting that it wants to redefine itself as the mobile solutions provider rather than just a mobile phone maker.
Soon to Arrive
There must be some kind of tethering that would further enhance the use of current Nokia mobile phones and add to the Netbook’s unique feature set. Or even a touchscreen feature on its 10.1 inch screen. For now, we just have to speculate on that as Nokia has yet to release the technical data sheet on its new baby. We’ll have to wait for that and its pricing during Finnish company’s Nokia World event this coming September 2. That’s just around the corner. Let’s wait and see.
The mobile gadget world just got rocked with the stunning Windows 7-run Nokia Booklet 3G released as Nokia’s first foray into the laptop genre. After more than 25 years as a pioneering leader in the mobile phone industry, what is Nokia thinking this time? Are they tired of making mobile phones?
Stunning features for a New Genre
Announced just last week as “mini-laptop,” the Netbook 3G is powered by the Atom processor that positions it in the netbook market, albeit with many feature you won’t find in many in that category. It’s got 3G wireless, as its name goes with high speed network support like HSDPA. It sports a 10.1 TFT LCD screen that gets a higher display resolution than many netbooks on the market, an SD card readers and a host of features common with netbooks that definitely places it in that league.
But on top of that, you have a hot swappable SIM card, an integrated A-GPS with Ovi Maps built-in, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and WiFi Connectivity. It even has an HDMI port to connect it to a high definition TV making it an HD-ready netbook. It uses a battery that can last 12 hours between full charging. All these features are housed in a slim 2 cm thick, 2.75 lb aluminum body exquisitely sculpted with an integrated VGA cam to woo the trendy gadget loving markets. It does appear that Nokia is creating either a new product category or a market niche for the Nokia Booklet 3G.
Re-inventing Nokia
Nokia must have noticed that its markets are also on the lookout for feature rich laptops, netbooks to be precise that never fail to appeal to the gadget-savvy geeks among them. The Netbook 3G takes on the challenge with a feature set that clearly puts it above the many netbooks from established computer brands already flooding the market. Nokia actually doesn’t want to call it as such and prefers the term “mini-laptops.” That may account to why it has a better set of features.
The Nokia Booklet 3G is sure to mark the start of a future line of Nokia products that puts it in competition with PC makers. This reflects a sound strategic move for the Finnish company leveraging on its long and resepected heritage in the mobile markets. That’s the word: mobility. Moving forward in the 21st century, Nokia is now widening its product portfolio hinting that it wants to redefine itself as the mobile solutions provider rather than just a mobile phone maker.
Soon to Arrive
There must be some kind of tethering that would further enhance the use of current Nokia mobile phones and add to the Netbook’s unique feature set. Or even a touchscreen feature on its 10.1 inch screen. For now, we just have to speculate on that as Nokia has yet to release the technical data sheet on its new baby. We’ll have to wait for that and its pricing during Finnish company’s Nokia World event this coming September 2. That’s just around the corner. Let’s wait and see.
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