what does IrDA mean??

btw, is there sms handwriting recognition in N900??

it is again amazing, following this forum and read some threads gives me more information on the device as I wanted:
radioFM I/O - check
MMS - WIP
SMS - check
email - check
IM - check
java - missing (dont know if WIP but I guess nokia is looking at it)
magnetometer/compass - missing (but if you find a magnetometer-chip fitting to the main cam socket, you are more than invited to tell the guys who think of engineering their own in DIY)
Accelerometer - check
QuakeIIIArena runs smooth- check
CIR - check
IrDA - missing
handwriting-recognition - (afaik) WIP
ASR - WIP
portrait mode - check
portrait kbd - WIP
landscape mode - check
open source - check
GPL - check
battery lasts a day of normal use - check
front cam - check
main cam - check
video call - WIP
is actually real and I am awake - check (aua)
walks the dog - missing (damn)
turn by turn nav wo dataplan - check

list doesnt end - check


its in the specs, or was mentioned here, in the wiki, planet, twitter, youtube, news, ...

whats the point of this thread?

This is SPARTA! (sorry needed it!)
told us what was missing in reviews previews and so on, I guess I know more about the N900 as I do about my current phone and I dont have it in my hands yet!

There's no handwriting recognition in Maemo 5 at all. It existed in Maemo 4 but was dropped.

The N900 is supported with Infrared prt,,,howcome you r saying (Irda Missing)?

WIP means work in progress