Does anyone have experience with either internet or business commnuication devices? I'm thinking along the lines of the Nokia N770/N800 or the iMate Jasjar. My laptop has been beat to hell and should probably be relegated to stationary use, so I'm looking for something extremely portable to replace it. If I can get a functional cell phone and camera in the same package, I'll be thrilled.
Basic needs are word processing, email/internet, and powerpoint presentations on the computer front. As a phone, it probably only needs to work in cities, but it needs to work in all cities and countries. Camera is just for snapshots, nothing special.
I hate the form factor on blackberries and other mobile devices that I've seen--I'd like to have a realish keyboard and larger screen. The Nokia and iMate are the only ones I've found that have both (as an external device on the Nokia) and still look more or less like a phone when you hold them to your ear (not really into earpieces, either). The Nokia is cheaper and has a better screen, but only has "internet telephony," which makes me worry that it won't work in the 99% of the world that's not an internet hotspot.
Thoughts from the gadget nerds out there? Thanks!
Tom
Basic needs are word processing, email/internet, and powerpoint presentations on the computer front. As a phone, it probably only needs to work in cities, but it needs to work in all cities and countries. Camera is just for snapshots, nothing special.
I hate the form factor on blackberries and other mobile devices that I've seen--I'd like to have a realish keyboard and larger screen. The Nokia and iMate are the only ones I've found that have both (as an external device on the Nokia) and still look more or less like a phone when you hold them to your ear (not really into earpieces, either). The Nokia is cheaper and has a better screen, but only has "internet telephony," which makes me worry that it won't work in the 99% of the world that's not an internet hotspot.
Thoughts from the gadget nerds out there? Thanks!
Tom
I have nothing but nice things to say about it - the design is boring, if that's of any importance, but it works very well on Bluetooth or with a cord with any lap-top (IBM, in my case). The real bonus here is the 3.2 megapixel camera.
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