USB Host

[peterjb31]

* WLAN 802.11 b/g
* Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
* USB 2.0 High speed OTG with Micro A/B connector

Taken from http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/platforms/maemo/index.html with the spec section. Does this mean the N810 supports usb host without the horrid hackery, are their adapter.

If its already been mentioned I apologise.

[twaelti]

I think it does, as the new Micro USB interface specification explicitely supports OTG functionality for this type of connector, as they talk of "Micro-AB receptacles for OTG devices".
For me, this would make the "loss" of one SDHC-slot acceptable :-)
We will soon find out...

[peterjb31]

My thoughts exactly regarding card slot loss.

[BOFH]

Is this a N810 or a 2008 feature ?

[peterjb31]

N810 feature from what the specs say though 2008 may enable usb on n800 (though I'm doubtful).

[twaelti]

Is this a N810 or a 2008 feature ?

N810 I'd guess - the Micro USB OTG spec was finalized right around the time when the N800 came out last January so it would have been impossible to implement it before the spec was available; also, the N800 has a classic mini USB connector (and 2 slots :-)

[muki]

Edit: see this thread (http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10732&page=6) for OTG discussion re hubs and possibly other devices.