With that in mind, Skype is a natural progression. With that, webcam chat with other (Yahoo, AIM, MSN) clients, Bluetooth PAN, and even better streaming video (Flash) support should be the roadmap..
Yes - no. Skype may be a small part of some bigger image, but there's nothing to explain the hype about it. What will it bring? VoIP and chat. We already have both (and there will be more applications to come).
It's not because it offers so much - it's because it offers TO so MANY. There are tons of Skype users out there. More than you expect. If you don't use it yourself, you can find a few friends who do and will be glad you have it on your tablet.
Consider the iPhone's YouTube module. They SHOULD have put a real Flash implementation on their web browser, but since they were probably too stingy to cough up the license deal with Macromedia over Flash, they went right to YouTube for a partnership. Apple's implentation doesn't give the full experience, but it gives a big partnership to an in-demand service.
{snip} it's clear that the primary goal remains internet-experience-centric.
Can't argue that - However, is Nokia's view inline with what the market wants? That may be the bigger question in terms of the N800's sucess and future.
I love the internet experience on the N800, but I really would like to be able to use it as my pda too so the only other device I need is a cheap bluetooth mule phone. It's a great platform and it seems a little stretch would go a long way.
I love the internet experience on the N800, but I really would like to be able to use it as my pda too.[/QUOTE]
I can't speak for others, but I really hope this comes in the form of Google Calendar with Gears for offline use. That way I never have to worry about synchronization or platform issues between machines.
I am an active user of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux all at once. I am not the "mass market" but having something look/operate the same way on ANY computer AND on the tablet would widen the market appeal.
Tying the connection to a vendor is as bad as tying it to a platform ( Is google a platform or vendor ?? - anyway )
What about us poor corporate shmucks or those that prefer Yahoo, MSN, etc.,
a caldav compliant calendar would be great, or even syncml for calendar /contacts, etc.
But yes, it's the off-line mode and syncing that are really important for pda type functions. It's not like Nokia is a stranger to these areas, having provided this to even basic phones in the past and now as the owners of the Intellisync products. Seems they ought to be able to whip up or refactor something.
Do we forget so soon? Nokia's goal for this device is as an INTERNET device, putting browsing and communication above PDA and business functionality.
With that in mind, Skype is a natural progression. With that, webcam chat with other (Yahoo, AIM, MSN) clients, Bluetooth PAN, and even better streaming video (Flash) support should be the roadmap.
If they wanted to roadmap it as a business device, they'd have given it a keyboard. If they wanted to make it a PDA, they'd have given it a contact manager, phone dialer, richer Email app, and calendar out-of-the-box. Given the included software, partnerships, and strategy, it's clear that the primary goal remains internet-experience-centric.
Really this device can easly do a open office type suite.. and easly do PIM fucntions.. what we need is soem one thats good at coding apps that wants to make a few bucks per sale of each application, I'd be willing to pay $20 for a port of open office for the n800.
How about a group buy type situation, we all get together and say all of us will donate $20 for a working port of whtever.. say 200 people want this we offer $4000 for the port and offer it to a person or group, they deliver and the pot goes to them.
Really there is a large opportunity for some one to take over where Nokia has left off.. Maemo is a prime example of this.. look at the apps that are out there, there great apps.. some one just has to want to make these apps and they will get made.
I wish I knew how to program more than HTML and other really basic programming types.
With the right server set-up, E-ville, you could have a web device with a reasonable ability to spellcheck and 'enhance' text, as well as deal with Excel-like tables. PowerPoint would take a dedicated application even if it were possible, and I'm not sure it'd be reasonable to do so. Without a real keyboard or even official bluetooth keyboard support, I'm not sure these are really good choices, though -- typing anything past a certain length just isn't reasonable with the virtual stuff the n800 has.
I don't particularly see the need for Skype what with Gizmo providing most of the same services, but it's better to have the option in case any friends have only one (especially since Skype can't be provided by a third party).
