News - CompUSA will be carrying the Nokia 770
 

Hey all, I work at CompUSA. Today we received a display from Nokia with a live 770 and a phone the N92 I think. I was so excited to see the Nokia 770. The screen is awesome. I am going to try and update the firmware sometime this week and maybe install some apps to show off. We also have some on order. So hopefully it will be here soon.

Also, the price will be $399.99.

The Truth is out there
 

Just a thought, but would it be completely off base to speculate that, perhaps due to the unexpectedly good buzz and strong pre-orders, Nokia found one or more retail channels (say, CompUSA?) in early Nov? And, perhaps that retailer wanted to sell the 770 at a little higher price point, and not compete with the internet sales site until after the launch at their own stores?

Crazy talk, I know...

CompUSA to Carry the Nokia 770
 

Gee, who will be the first to rate this product?

I would definitely install some of the games you can download from Handful of Nothing , Marcelo Oliveira's site.

Crazy Parking, Battle Gweled, Ice Breaker (my kids' favorites) all really shine, and Doom is, well, a mind-blower. Nako , too.

And AbiWord and Gnumeric if you have to touch the business side.

The other thing I'd do is upload a really wonderful photo to use as a background image on the desktop. You can see what I mean in the blog entry about screen captures.

So I checked on CompUSA's website, and there are 229 stores in the US. Do you think that's where most of the first little batch of 770's went (to be display models)?

WTF?!

When is this going to happen?

Sure, $40 over the web price -- but who cares? Think of the time saved in having one.

Damn, and me just getting all excited over the OQO again...

LOL, Mike. You and I travel in the same circles (here and handtops). ;)

Jeff

Hmmmm, it says 'coming soon' on the web site.

Where have we seen that before.....

Expansys.com has it for pre-order for some months now...

This really burns me up. I'm not as convinced of the attempt to supress competition between Nokia's site and CompUSA, but I AM pretty ticked at the probable cause of all the unit shortages-- shipping product to the retail stores FIRST, before fulfilling online orders! This would explain why various shipments have been mentioned/rumored by customer reps but they have failed to ship to anyone here. I can only imagine how many units have been shipped out to various stores without ever fulfilling a single web order. No wonder they won't talk about the delays! No one wants to admit that there's been a bunch of units appearing and disappearing just as quickly to brick-and-mortar stores. It's obvious where the early adopters and ethusiasts fall in their scheme of things-- Dead Last.

Could you ask around to see if you could find out when it's going up for sale?

I called my local CompUSA and they said that they expected the 770 to be in the end of this week. On thier computer systemn the shipping date was this Friday (December 2). Anyone think its actually going to show up then??

You may be right, but there still isn't any proof. Personally, there are enough other irritants in my life that I'm not going to let myself get angry over an assumed slight by nokia. BUT, if I find out that compusa has these in stores before I get mine, with an order number of about 57210000, then I'll be right behind you handing you rotten tomatoes to throw.

Well, I installed Abiword, GPE-Todo, GPE-Contacts, Bejewelled Clone, Tetris, and MaemoBlocks. I have been browsing the net for a bit on it. It is very nice although a bit slow. I don't know when we will get it in, but I have been told by someone if it is on order then it should be within a week, but who knows for sure.

I'm writing this post from the running 770 display @ the local Compusa. They definitely have (nokia) a good deal worked out cause the display is huge compared to how cramped together all the other tech toys are here.

So, are they selling them already? Do they have stock?

if they were selling them they'd be on their website as selling...

Which CUSA? I don't have a Psychic GPS yet!

I'll be sure to hit CUSA this Friday. The same day I will again fondle an OQO (and a PSP!) at the NYC Wired Store (160 Wooster St, FYI). (Went there yesterday and was thwarted -- they aren't open Monday & Tuesday!)

If Nokia has favored CUSA over online sales, I still don't see any reason to gripe. The point of this exercise is to get it out there in as many hands as possible.

Die Palm Die.

Die PPC Die.

Not yet in Microsoftlandia
 

Last night I called CompUSAs in Montlake Terrace and Kirkland, WA to find out their 770 status. There are no 770 displays up, but they're claimed to be on order and will arrive "next week", or "within a week or two", depending on who I asked.

Bummer about no displays - I was ready to drive over last night just so I could fondle one.

Forgot to ask that important question. Too busy BSing with the rep about tech toys.

Mike, calm the heck down man! :p I live in AZ, but cusa is everywhere.

I've thorougly enjoyed reading your posts regarding the palm (former T3 owner, former as in my wife won't give it back) on that palm site that you post alot to. I look forward to your attitude/take on 770 ownership.

And now for the money shot:
(I hope that worked)

*fap fap fap*

I got to see one on display at a CompUSA store here in Atlanta. It has a larger footprint then I imagined. The screen was great but their demo wasn't working properly (it was pulling an IP from the wireless AP in the store but couldn't browse any sites for some reason).

Nice little display they had prominently displaying the 770. However, putting it alongside 2 Nokia phones was a mistake IMO. I saw a couple of people go up and say something about it being a weird looking phone. It also doesn't help that the display model couldn't access the web.

Ah well, at least I finally got to hold one.

Jeff

The one at my local cusa had the same issues, that is untill I set the cusa access point as default and connect on demand. For some reason , either the router or the 770 didn't like it any other way.

Someone from Nokia really should send out a document describing these steps. It's nice to be able to walk up to a display and everything just works. I even put a bookmark to ITT in it. (Was going to load it up with whatever was on my 770s rsmmc, but ran out of time.)

I've already written about the 770 months ago. See http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkonther...erun_gues.html

I'll be hitting CUSA on Friday. Last night I went to the Wired Store to fondle the OQO -- and ran into a debut ball for the Nokia 6682 phone!

Thanks for that picture.

How was the 6682 party Mike? Did you ever spot the Nokia 770 in there?

Oh man! There was a 770 there?! I was too busy fondling the OQO (they got it running again) and trying WiFi on the PSP. Wish I had had more time -- for one, I would have grabbed more food and, before I left, had some wine. Oh, the burden of tech lust!

I know. I think I read that review within hours of it's posting.

Fondling here and there aint like buying the cow.

(Can't believe I'm sticking with that metaphor. :eek: )

Missed that word.

OQO = $2,100 = OUCH!
I suggest that anyone who has not yet received their 770 yet ought to read about Microsoft's 7" mockup and enjoy the relief that they're not waiting until sometime in 2008 when the product 'might' hit the market.
http://www.handtops.com/show/news/93...nHEC_2005.html

Looking at the screen in this photo --
http://www.handtops.com/news/msnew-1big.jpg
-- it looks like it'll be a nice device. Price "under $1000." Availability 2007? 2008?

Goodness, I hope they don't actually call it the Microsoft 7 inch. For a product on the net that would be a really, really bad choice of name. Imagine all the 'I can't wait to get my hands on one' jokes :)

Could you imagine?

And this would be the guy to sell it...

It's too big and bulky. Might consider it when it comes out, but things like those are usually slow, with little battery life, and lots of heat issues.

:rolleyes: Is that an old Apple in the background?

In Stock And Selling At Compusa In Sacto Calif
 

I have been following the post about compusa carrying the 770
and I have been for the last two days asking the warehouse manager
to try and give me as much info as possible...after two days of this
and various stores called in the Sacramento area I was told a email was
sent to the warehouse managers stating that the were releasing them Sat or Sun...and behold they calle me stating that it call in today and they would hold one (3 in stock )...Im leaving the store now with one in
hand.....so they are in and selling them....

i called my nearby CompUSA but they say they still don't have them...

Hey all, this will probably tick a bunch of you off, but I just got my Nokia 770 at CompUSA today. It was supposed to be in yesterday or Wednesday, but the weather is messing up delivery times over here in northwest. I can't wait to develop some cool apps.
Also the Nokia 770 will be in next weeks ad in the paper.

yeah I called my compusa they dont have them yet either.. I think maybe it will come in tomorrow! I hope so anyways :)

if so.. Ill grab it, cancel my Nokia order... and move on with life!