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Peet	2009-08-27 21:15

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by ColdFusion (Post 316169)

Is it just an error made in the video at 0:40 where they take a picture with the camera they just touch the side of the hardware-camera-button, where we thought it is an irda port?

Since we're doing promo forensics, what about the ominous chat message "We're about to leave Penguin"?!! :p

Peet	2009-08-27 21:18

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by sevla (Post 316179)

I screamed "OMG" when i saw the circle motion for zooming lol!

Zooming? I think the word you were looking for was drilling in... ;)

mobiledivide

2009-08-27 21:22

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by Peet (Post 316671)

Since we're doing promo forensics, what about the ominous chat message "We're about to leave Penguin"?!! :p

Ha I'm surprised noone mentioned that before, first thing I noticed was they are partying at Club Penguin lol.

Texrat

2009-08-27 21:24

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Mobile, you just ruined a perfectly good panic meme. :p

ColdFusion

2009-08-27 21:25

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by mobiledivide (Post 316675)

Ha I'm surprised noone mentioned that before, first thing I noticed was they are partying at Club Penguin lol.

Nightclub Penguin yeah! Let's go party there :D

olivenoire

2009-08-27 21:29

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

till an E900 powered by maemo, this will be my next phone!!!!

JayOnThaBeat

2009-08-27 21:32

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by ColdFusion (Post 316679)

Nightclub Penguin yeah! Let's go party there :D

http://starchii77s.files.wordpress.c...66&h=312&h=312
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borghal

2009-08-27 21:38

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Will I be able to use this beauty with an external screen (what's the TV-out-cable exactly?) and an USB keyboard (USB host)? That'd be my ultimate mobile workstation! :eek:

Texrat

2009-08-27 21:43

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by borghal (Post 316687)

Will I be able to use this beauty with an external screen (what's the TV-out-cable exactly?) and an USB keyboard (USB host)? That'd be my ultimate mobile workstation! :eek:

You have the power!

borghal

2009-08-27 21:46

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

I've got the power , dududum dum dum, I've got the power :D

Texrat

2009-08-27 21:47

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by borghal (Post 316691)

I've got the power , dududum dum dum, I've got the power :D

As if this forum's characters didn't already remind me of a Fisher King cast party....

Kozzi

2009-08-27 21:50

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

suddenly it does feel like party in this thread

BruceL

2009-08-27 21:56

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

I don't know how useful TV-out is. I want to use a large monitor. (But, do screen projectors have a TV input? Maybe it could at least to presentations.)

korbé

2009-08-27 22:20

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Apparently Maemo 5 (menu, desktop and software pre-installed) do not have a vertical display mode. (exept "Phone" App).

Someone knows why?
Someone knows if there are plans to add the display mode vertical in all parts of OS? And if yes, when?

anidel

2009-08-27 22:21

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Maximum User Storage 32 GB
NAND Memory 768 MB
SDRAM Memory 256 MB

cool, so the swap is on its own nand chip! amazing stuff... and it'll be fast as well, will it?

qole	2009-08-27 22:35

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Wait, what? There's a dedicated swap chip? Wow! Where'd you see that, anidel?

anidel

2009-08-27 22:37

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Here qole:

http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N900

Expand the Memory Functions group.

EIPI	2009-08-27 22:54

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Hey hey - the task switcher is just like I described previously as a guess.

makel

2009-08-27 23:00

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Aargh. This looks so much better than i could imagine! My head is going to explode! I want one now :>

rafanto

2009-08-27 23:01

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by Peter@Maemo Marketing (Post 316147)

Thanks! Appreciated feedback. Thank goes a lot to Jussi Mäkinen in the Maemo Marketing team and ActiveArc guys that did most of the digital marketing material for maemo.nokia.com. They'll have a presentation about the "Making of maemo.nokia.com" at the Maemo Summit.

Lucky you that you will be at Nokia World, together with all those super device...

I hope soon to prove it and it all mine

W Maemo:D

tso	2009-08-27 23:16

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by anidel (Post 316716)

Here qole:

http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N900

Expand the Memory Functions group.

that it says nand memory do not mean much, as it can nicely fit onto the max(note) 32GB user storage memory...

attila77

2009-08-27 23:23

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Yes, it's not even a power of 2 number, and most OMAP3430 PoPs sport 512 megs of NAND. Another mystery, or just somebody got trigger happy with the memory specs :)

Matan

2009-08-27 23:24

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by zerojay (Post 316255)

With built-in SIM slot, you've got no excuse to not have a data connection available. :)

Except for the small detail that data costs something like 10 Euro per MB once you move to another country. I guess that will bother even most people who are willing to pay 600 Euro for a new phone.

dormant

2009-08-27 23:24

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by BruceL (Post 316698)

I don't know how useful TV-out is. I want to use a large monitor. (But, do screen projectors have a TV input? Maybe it could at least to presentations.)

My Dell 24" monitor has so many different inputs, maybe I can plug the n900 into that. Wow!

Paxicide

2009-08-27 23:29

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by danramos (Post 316630)

On another note, props to the engineers, now that I've reviewed the details, this is a much better device than I was expecting. I'm sure you could have figured out a way to leave an empty cavity with USB contacts or port where the cell radio is located now and satisfied EVERYONE's needs in one device. So, I still won't buy it--it's not what I want at all, but it does exceed my expectations. I hope Nokia continues making Internet Tablets and not drop back to being a cell-phone only device with their next maemo device before someone else makes something that fits the bill.

...danramos doth protest too much, methinks. :p

....secretly he wants one now after the announcment....:D

GeneralAntilles

2009-08-27 23:43

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by attila77 (Post 316733)

Yes, it's not even a power of 2 number, and most OMAP3430 PoPs sport 512 megs of NAND. Another mystery, or just somebody got trigger happy with the memory specs :)

I think it's still a 512MB PoP (256 NAND, 256 SDRAM). The 768MB is just a partition on the big 32GB eMMC.

tso	2009-08-27 23:44

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by Matan (Post 316736)

Except for the small detail that data costs something like 10 Euro per MB once you move to another country. I guess that will bother even most people who are willing to pay 600 Euro for a new phone.

new nation, new sim card, i think most operators sell prepayed cards for such use at most international airports...

Zebee

2009-08-27 23:48

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

I don't suppose anyone can say when it will reach Australia? Although if it's 500 euro, that's A$850, lots of money.

But then it's about the same as an iPhone3GS.

Maybe I'll just have to buy it and sneak it in....

YoDude

2009-08-27 23:56

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Access your phone instantly. Make a call by simply rotating your device from landscape to portrait mode. From the desktop or dashboard, all it takes is a twist of your wrist to instantly access the phone application.

I guess that's why we're not seeing a lot of portrait mode in the application screen shots...
Does anybody know if instant access to the phone can be disabled and if it is, how do you then access the phone?

munky261

2009-08-27 23:56

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Screw the government and get it the cheapest place you can. LOL

munky261

2009-08-27 23:57

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Yodude, I definitely agree on disabling the auto-launching of the phone. Im pretty sure I seen a phone icon in a screenshot somewhere.

GeneralAntilles

2009-08-28 00:01

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by YoDude (Post 316757)

Does anybody know if instant access to the phone can be disabled and if it is, how do you then access the phone?

I suspect that "instant" is only activated from the desktop.

korbé

2009-08-28 00:20

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

I am disappointed, the keyboard is not backlit. :(

munky261

2009-08-28 00:40

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

It isnt? Does anyone else know if this is true?

ARJWright

2009-08-28 01:09

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by BruceL (Post 316698)

I don't know how useful TV-out is. I want to use a large monitor. (But, do screen projectors have a TV input? Maybe it could at least to presentations.)

Quite useful actually. I use my N95 and N97 with TV-Out all the time to my TV with an *gasp* Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard.

At a presentation in Seattle this past March, I ran the entire thing from my N95 while it was plugged into the projector in the middle of the room. It shocked a few folks.

I plan to do the same thing with my N97 at a presentation next month.

Useful, and totally mobile on a level people need to see more of.

daveb70

2009-08-28 01:12

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Congratulations to Nokia and the Maemo team! I really enjoyed the presentation of the N900 on the maemo.nokia.com website and it will pale in comparison to using the actual device. Kudos to the marketing/ad folks for putting together something that oozes intensity and energy. Excellent work.

Features I will appreciate the most:

Mail for Exchange connectivity - I was silently wishing for this and crossing my fingers Killer feature for me- I can dump my company-provided BB, finally converge my voice+data services and carry one device. Excellent decision to include this right out of the box considering it could help to convert folks from competing platforms to jump over to Maemo. I do wonder though - how secure of a platform/device will this N900 be? I realize no remote management options will exist for the platform as a whole (yes, Activesync has its Mobileadmin wipe/kill option) but will there be a means to auto-wipe the N900 if you set a # of incorrect passwords threshold?

Mozilla-based browser- I'm sure it will get some community TLC and toys to enhance the behavior. Zoom looks simple and effective, navigation smooth and effortless.

Full Adobe Flash 9.4 support- Yes yes we all know 10 is out, but I trust Nokia to ensure upward compatibility in time as the platform gets massaged and sites embrace the new version little by little.

Personalization of the Maemo desktop - Very slick and fluid, and more appealing than what we saw in mere screenshots prior to the official release.

Slider form factor with hardware keyboard- This is what a modern phone is all about. People want to type for one reason or another and touchscreens just don't equate to true tactile feedback that a keypad can bring. I'm a stickler for the feel under my fingers. I actually welcome the offset spacebar- surely there's no good reason to have to reach across for possibly the most commonly used key. How my fingers will embrace it is another matter, but I don't expect problems. And no, I don't do SMS nor MMS and don't plan on it/have it blocked. That's what email is for, and it's already paid for with a data plan (or possibly free via wifi). I've wanted to get back into a slider form factor for awhile, this is the ticket.

I expect to acquire one of these, probably not on day one of it's availability (only do that when buying new tech for loved ones), but likely after the holidays and taxes. I paid nearly full for my 770, got a killer deal on my N800 a year after release, willing to pony up for this- I will no longer have N9x-envy.

mullf

2009-08-28 01:16

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by timoph (Post 316090)

"The Nokia N900 will be available in select markets from October 2009 with an estimated retail price of EUR 500 excluding sales taxes and subsidies."

That's a lot of doe. I can get a new 770 for $100.

daveb70

2009-08-28 01:34

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

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Originally Posted by BruceL (Post 316698)

I don't know how useful TV-out is. I want to use a large monitor. (But, do screen projectors have a TV input? Maybe it could at least to presentations.)

I've helped users connect laptop equipment to projectors for years and pretty much all of them have had RCA-style inputs for straight NTSC video. (I can't recall any not having them) I believe newer mini-sized projectors do or will cut out older video input formats in favor of newer ones as space tends to be at a premium. The output resolution will be OK for many things, not sure how great it would be for smaller text. Here's a link to the cable referenced that's supposed to be included in the package:

http://europe.nokia.com/find-product...a-cable-ca-75u

Looks like the ancient standard of composite video to me, but it should suffice for most duties. I imagine we'll have to wait for Beagleboard or similar for solid HD/near-HD output, but once we get that, we'll want our pico projectors, which will be another generation later, then we'll want "mifi"-style APs built-in, so we'll wait another gen, then HD over BT3.0 or wifi, then holo projectors, then...

munky261

2009-08-28 01:35

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Can anyone confirm a comment that I read about the keyboard not being backlit?

JayOnThaBeat

2009-08-28 01:36

Re: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mullf (Post 316799)

That's a lot of doe. I can get a new 770 for $100.

No, THIS is a lot of doe:

http://www.buckmanager.com/media/ima...rabundance.jpg

:D

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