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Now that the term "netbook" has gained acceptance, how about using "netlet" for internet tablet?

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Here we go again!
:p

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Netlet? Surely you jest. I prefer to call it portable faucet for teh wireless intertubes.

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Good to have a discussion on the terminology for devices being built on Maemo. We are stepping up efforts in making Maemo stronger supporting the high-performance processor OMAP3 and HSPA data connectivity as announced in the Maemo Summit 2008. We will be able to built different kind of high-performance multimedia computers with touch screen that fit into your pocket. How to call these devices that are somewhat a crossover of Mobile Internet Devices, Netbooks and Smart Handhelds? I'm open to hear your suggestion.

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oh ye flippin gods...

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Pocketpenguin seems a nice name as it is a penguin (linux) in your pcket ....

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I decided a while ago to stick with 'netbook' when I talk about my baby in public. It describes best what it is/does and keeps people from asking the "phone"-question. (It is a netbook, after all... why invent yet another term?)

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Pocketpenguin? I like it but maybe corporate branding might have a problem with that term. ;-)

Netbook? Shouldn't a netbook have MS office documents editors on board in the eye of the general consumer?

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Well we have OpenOffice, Gnumeric and Abiword :D
Maybe on the faster n900 they'll run in useable speeds.

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NoBlet (as NOkia taBLET)
LPC (Linux Pocket Computer)

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do we get a percentage of sales if our idea is used?

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"Pocket Computer"

It's a niche product, so the name needs to instantly convey what it is and isn't.

People who care about open source will easily find out from the specifications that it runs Linux, so that doesn't need to be in the name.

Roger.

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'netlet' is even worse than what we have now.. it says absolutely zero about what the device is. 'netbook' is another one I never understood the point of, mind.

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Linux Pocket Computer? Not bad... What about the mobility aspect? Since we have HSPA cellular data and VoIP voice telephony, do that aspect of communication need to be represented or is it given nowadays that any meaningful UMPC/Netbook has HSPA incorporated?

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Not even I get a share of the sales...but for sure, you will join the contemporary list of Maemo heroes. http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ons/icon12.gif
Wink

Do we all know where the word "Maemo" comes from?

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Who says that all Maemo-based products will be niche-products? I don't think that anybody would object, if devices built on Maemo 5 will find more general appeal among digital natives. That's why we put a decent processor it, support for a high-definition camera, UI acceleration, and HSPA cellular data: all ingredients for a decent Nseries "multimedia computer".

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Other series of silly names to consider:
iLet? Nettab? Nettool? Netbuddy? Norganiser? Morganiser?

serious, what's wrong with "tabletpc"?

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"Netlet" is broken. Say it out loud a few times to see.

Including "linux" in the name is short sighted - it is an incidental feature. Even though it is the best feature :) - they just used the most sensible platform available.

Pocket Computer describes what it is, but is 5 syllables. Forget it. The shortening is PC ferchrissakes!

Using "nokia" in the name of a type of device is plain stupid.

While "MID" is not a particularly good name from a descriptive perspective, it does have presence already. The nokia n[89]xx series is mobile, internet focussed and a device.

So why isn't it a MID? Is there a platform specification somewhere that the nokias do not conform to?

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Because it is pretty clearly understood what a tablet PC is, and this is not one of them.

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Because it's an Intel marketing term that describes something slightly bigger than an internet tablet that uses an Atom processor? :rolleyes:

I anybody's wondering why you're not likely to see many contributions from the old timers, it's because this topic has been discussed to death in the past. ;) I'll leave it up to somebody A. Not on a tablet and B. Not lazy to dig up the links.

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Ok... my lecturer asked me what do I need my "communicator" for.
Maybe it would be the clue.
"Mobile Internet Communicator"
or
Pocket Communicator
WEBLET?

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new name for the tablets?

"mine"




mate: "Oh cool, whats that?"
me: "its mine"
mate: "no really, what is it?"
me: "ok, its my nokia personal computer"

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I actually think that "internet tablet" isn't bad - weblet sounds OK too imho, netlet sounds kinda weird to me.

I'd use the term "Communicator" or "Com" for the HSDPA tablets...but then again, that term is reserved for the E90 and its predecessors I guess.

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I admit that weblet sounds better than netlet.

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if we managed to add a few more bits of hardware on, could we possibly call it a tricorder?

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I'd call it my *****.

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If Nokia does this, I promise to buy 10 of them, no matter what they'll cost. :D

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pocket rocket,
pocket canoe,

at least until they make it smaller so i dont get people asking "is that a canoe in your pocket or...."

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"The Super Ultra Gizmonix 2000 with Bluetooth"

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Wouldnt the release of the nokia tricorder coincide with the release of some movie or other.

*i'm the one at the front of the queue with the vulcan ears handing out red tshirts to other people in the line*

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"jeejah"

Adding a line to make the message long enough.

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The term "palmtop" could be resurrected. Ten years ago it described products like the Psion Series 5, whose wonderful keyboard, general form factor, and long battery life would be most welcome in a Maemo 5 device.

Whatever name is used, it needs to be made clear that it's not a cellphone.

I don't know the origin. I took a guess that it was derived from the first two syllables of "My Mobile Computer".

Roger.

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Perfect! The Nokia "Mine"! I can just see the ads already...

And there could be an official backronym for the nerds - Multimedia InterNet Everywhere or somesuch.

Roger.

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How about "pocketbook"?

The problem is that "xbook" suggests a clamshell design, like a book.

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I propose minitablet, nanotablet, microtablet or something along those lines, because I see the device as a pocketable computer without keyboard. I think that tablet is a pretty established term, so nanotablet describes the device pretty well.

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I would tell you my suggestion but it would turn out only ********... :)

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Roger,

Its myne I tell you!

my nokia explorer

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watch out for those minefields...

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NETPAD
This name embodies the internet connectivity and eludes to a pad (think pad of paper) which are generally small enough to be handheld. Plus it plays off of the netbook fame.

YARR!
}:^)~

Capt'n "lurker" Corrupt

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LCUK! I will be with you in line to see the new Kirk, my friend! :D

I like Weblet... But, Internet Tablet works, too! Why get rid of it? Just call it an Inlet ;)