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Nokia N800 Portable Internet Tablet | 
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| Brand: Nokia
Category: Personal Computer
This item is no longer available
Rating:  169 reviews
Sales Rank: 311
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Internet Tablet OS 2007
System Memory: 0
Memory Type: DIMM
Native Resolution: VGA
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 3 x 0.5
MPN: N800
Model: N800
UPC: 758478011003
EAN: 0758478011003
ASIN: B000MK4GGM
Release Date: January 29, 2007
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| Features:
| • | Access the web | | • | high-resolution widescreen display | | • | Opera 8 web browser | | • | supports Adobe flash 9 browser plug in | | • | 256 MB flash memory expands via two memory card slots compatible with Secure Digital, MMC, miniSD, and microSD |
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Product Description
Nokia N800 is designed to stay online so you can enjoy the benefits of the Internet, whether you're at home or on the go. Browse your favorite sites. Stay in touch with the people you love with Internet calling. Chat with your friends. Check your email. Relax with your favorite songs and videos.
Amazon.com Product Description
The sleek Nokia N800 Internet Tablet combines a truly personal Internet experience with easy wireless connections, high resolution display and support for a wide variety of Internet applications. Built to be constantly in use, you easily stay in touch with business associates, friends, and family thanks to its Internet calling, instant messaging and email connectivity. And with stereo audio, multimedia support and a new ergonomic design, the Nokia N800 morphs into a portable Internet entertainment device, enabling playback of streamed and downloaded content wherever you roam. 
Stay connected to your world via the Web, streaming Internet radio, and the latest RSS news feeds. | The main form of connectivity is Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), and hooking up to a network is as simple as connecting with a laptop. You can also use the integrated Bluetooth wireless connectivity to hook up with a cell phone that is compatible with online data services. When connected to either a WLAN network or to a cell phone, you can make calls using the built-in Internet telephony application as well as conduct video conferencing with the built-in Web cam. The N800 provides 256 MB of onboard flash memory and 128 MB of RAM. It also offers two expansion slots that are compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia, miniSD, and microSD memory cards with a size limit of 2 GB. (Adapter required for miniSD and microSD.) You can also connect the N800 to a PC using the included USB cable to update software and transfer files from the PC to the a memory card. For multimedia playback, the N800 is compatible with MP3 and WMA digital audio files (as well as AAC, M3U, and WAV), Real Audio streams, and video files encoded as AVI or MPEG4. Additionally, with the UPnP media server functionality, you can share your music, video, and photos with others on the same Wi-Fi network. The N800 has two integrated speakers as well as a headphone jack for personal listening. Access the web using the N800's Opera web browser, which provides Flash 7 multimedia support. Other applications include an RSS feed reader (for accessing all your favorite news sources), a PDF reader, image viewer, Internet radio player, and instant messenger with voice and video conferencing capabilities (using the Jabber and Google Talk services). 
Chat with friends and business associates using built-in chat programs and easy-to-use onscreen keyboard. | The 4.1-inch touchscreen has an 800 x 400-pixel resolution with up to 65,536 colors. You can access controls with your fingers or use the included stylus, and the N800 provides intuitive handwriting recognition and a full-screen finger keyboard. The rechargable battery provides up to 10 days of standby time and up to 3 hours of continuous Web browsing or media playback. Other features include: - Integrated desk stand for on-table use
- Zooming, full-screen and panning display functionality
- Auto connection to saved Wi-Fi hotspots or through Bluetooth compatible phones
- More applications: Clock, Sketch, Notes, Backup
- Dimensions: 5.7 x 2.95 x 0.5 inches (WxHxD)
- Weight: 7.27 ounces
What's in the Box
Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, stylus, battery (BP-5L), 128 MB miniSD memory card (with adapter), earphones, carrying case, travel charger, USB cable, Quick Start guide.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 An awesome device at a reasonable price. February 6, 2007
Booyah Guy (NYC, NY)
209 out of 216 found this review helpful
I am a self-professed gadget addict, so the Nokia N800 was something I had to get my hands on.
Once I picked it up, there was no going back. I plunked down by cash and started fooling around.
Here are the pros and cons as I see them.
As of now, there is no PC sync, so this is not really intended as a substitute for a PDA -- however I use my company's web-based intranet (webexone) to keep of all of my appointments and N800 works flawlessly. It appears that somebody should be able to code some kind of sync for the PIM programs that exist for the opensource Maemo (Nokia's brand of embedded Linux, which also was used on the N770) -- however, I'm not sure whether such programs, with Mac OS X or Windows synching capabilities would match the gnu-ethos of this product.
A few things I can suggest, based on my experience:
1) Invest in a good case for this device. And if you are going to use it as a media player at the gym, be careful that the device for which you forked over four hundred clams doesn't go flying. Mine did, suffered nary a scratch (thanks to a solid build quality) -- but this thing has a gorgeous screen that just seems to cry out "crack me!"
2) Invest in bluetooth keyboard for writing long emails. The Nokia SU-8W was my weapon of choice. It's pretty good too -- I have a few nitpicks, though:
The Fn button is needed to activate the number keys (which are basically merged with the top row of the "QWERTY" row of keys (Q=1, W=2, etc). Once you click on Fn it stays on -- which can be a bit maddening at first. because if you subsequently hit those letter keys, they will still appear as numbers until you deactivate the Fn. You might prefer another keyboard, but I've since grown used to this one.
Also -- it seems that when multiple bluetooth devices are used at once (like dial up networking over your cell plus the keyboard) that the keyboard becomes very sensitive, and if you don't tap carefully, aalll offf youuurr texxxttt might loook likkke thhisss. This is avoided by typing carefully, but I'm still checking to see if this is an issue that can be addressed in another way.
All in all, I'm very pleased with my purchase. I justified it as a business expense, and as such I am able to deduct it -- which amounts to a pretty solid defacto discount. I was able to use my existing 2 GB SD cards to expand the memory by 4 GB. Pretty funny when I recall that my first Mac had an external hard drive with a whopping 20 MB -- the hard drive cost me more than this device!
Battery life is also very good. I get about 3 hours of solid surfing via wifi, and about 5 hours via bluetooth. If I leave the phone in standby I can still be alerted of instant messages via GAIM and the power will last for days. I go to work with a full charge and leave work with a full charge. Installing programs, such as GAIM is a snap once you add the repository urls to your application manager. Once you do, the system maintains a catalog of all of the available programs and you simply click to install a ton of programs.
The screen on this phone is amazing. If your vision supports it, you can actually view a regular web page at 800x400 pixels. You can zoom in on text fairly easily by using the rocker buttons on the top of the device.
Only on one occassion did I need to install a prerequisite program (Maemo Mapper) because GAIM (open source instant messenger, which rocks BTW) was dependent on one of the same files installed with the mapper.
Another cool thing about this gadget (my phone is a PPC 6700) is that virtually all of the software is free. For my phone, I've spent hundreds just trying to get some decent functionality. The Opera browser rules and the few sites I cannot access with Opera can be opened with Mozilla (MiniMo). Now, if someone just ports over a lite version of Open Office I'll be in gadget junkie heaven.
As of this writing, the Maemo (Nokia's Linux port) version of Abiword (a full word processor) has not been ported to the N800 yet. It sounds like it's just a matter of days or weeks.
Anyhow, this device does a lot of the kinds of things that the coming Apple iPhone is supposed to do well. In that regard, it's kind of like a test platform for Nokia's next generation of phones. The open source community is very supportive and if Nokia ever decides to release a phone running the Maemo platform, they will give Apple a serious run for its money. You can do everything via this device, and if you run into something it cannot handle, you can use it to log in to a PC somewhere via VNC.
The Nokia N800 is an awesome platform. The built-in video conferencing is usable, but it's no replacement for desktop video conferencing solutions -- however it was actually better than some desktop programs I've tested. A version of Skype is rumored to be on its way (Gizmo Project already works perfectly). If that version of skype supports video, look to the Nokia N800 to compete heavily with the slew of skype phones (such as the Netgear SPH101, which I sold once I got this bad boy) since you can use the browser to log in to any public hotspot (most "skype phones" do not allow this).
2/10/07:
Nokia just released a small application that activates a previously "undeclared" feature in this device -- an FM radio. Kind of a cool easter egg! I wonder what other surprises they have in store -- a recent teardown report showed that the USB port is capable of providing juice to other devices -- something that is not currently supported but that seems possible based on the innards of the N800.
Very capable Internet device in a small form-factor April 8, 2007
Barry T. Campbell (New York, NY)
76 out of 80 found this review helpful
Let's say you've bought into the notion that "the Internet is the computer." Much of the information you use in your daily life is either online or is accessible from there; you're wired to the max at work and at home, you've got a Wi-Fi equipped laptop, maybe you've also got a BlackBerry or PDA, and in short you are, IP-wise at least, extremely well-connected.
You succumbed to an early case of iPhone lust, but then you started thinking about it: Do you really want your mobile telephone, your iPod, and a small-form Internet tablet all in the same device? What's the battery life going to be like on that bad boy if you're using it for all three purposes? Do you really want a single point of failure for all three functions?
I already have a nice, rugged, compact cellphone that pulls a great signal and, you know, makes and receives phone calls. That's truly all I want out of a cellphone. It does those things just fine.
I doubt that anyone is going to improve, any time soon, on the form factor, the ease of use, or the bang for the buck of Apple's 8GB iPod Nano. Even Apple.
And I certainly don't have a burning desire to get sucked into an expensive monthly data-rate plan on a two-year contract with AT&T as a precondition of spending $500-700 on an iPhone when it comes out.
But, you know, the "Internet device in the small-but-usable" form factor is still very attractive. Cellphone screens are just too small for extended Internet use, but there are times when you don't want to be lugging a laptop around with you.
The clever Finns at Nokia have an answer to this dilemma: the N800 Internet Tablet.
If you're usually near a WiFi hotspot (in New York City, I'm rarely more than a hundred yards from one, and my office and apartment building are thoroughly saturated) this might be the device of your dreams.
The N800 runs an embedded variant of Linux (really), gets its Internet access via WiFi (although it's also capable of matching up with your Bluetooth-enabled cellphone), weighs about seven ounces, is roughly three inches tall by six wide, and half an inch thick. and has a nice, bright wide screen for your webular activities, plus a built-in webcam for still pictures and videoconferencing.
To put the size specs in perspective, it's about half again as big as an Altoids tin, but thinner. :-)
It ships with the Opera web browser; a dedicated RSS reader; e-mail and chat clients; a media player (audio/video) and a host of similar tools; you can also download all kinds of third-party software for it already, including Gizmo (and soon, Skype) if you'd like to use the tablet as a Voice Over IP (VOIP) telephone.
The resolution on the wide, bright touchscreen is an astounding 800 x 480; if you have a pair of middle-aged eyes, built-in switches on the top of the device makes zooming in and out for easier reading a breeze.
Data entry is in three modes: handwriting recognition, which works okay, and two different sizes of virtual keyboard, one that works well with the included stylus, and one that works well with my fat fingertips.
Rated battery life is about four hours of constant use or ten days of standby; in practice, due to Nokia's excellent power management features, I can use the device on and off all day long without recharging, and that's all I really care about.
The only downside, so far: there are very competent text editors, and even a port of the GNU spreadsheet application, but there is currently not any way to edit (or even reliably read) Microsoft Office documents on the N800.
With improved browser support coming, however (a port of Mozilla Minimo is actively in the works) offering access to online applications like Zoho or Google Docs, this problem will soon be solved.
I've had my N800 for about a week now, and after putting it through its paces, it has earned itself a permanent place in the manbag.
And now that the FAA has given the greenlight to WiFi on airplanes (some US carriers may be rolling that out as soon as early 2008), this will be the device that I whip out if I want to get a little work done in my coach seat.
great mobile device for Internet access December 17, 2007
Mark Crispin (Bainbridge Island, WA USA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
When comparing the Nokia N800 against the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, you have to understand what each of these devices are.
The iPhone is an media player that is a (rather ordinary) locked quad-band GSM phone and Internet access device too. The iPod Touch is an iPhone with the phone and some applications removed.
The Nokia N800 is an Internet access device that is a media player too.
What this all means is product focus. If your first and foremost concern is to have media player, you're probably better off with an iPod. If your first and foremost concern is Internet access, then the Nokia N800 is a much better choice. I don't mention phone here, because the Nokia N800 isn't a phone (although it does has Skype).
One important benefit for Internet access is screen resolution. The Nokia N800 has twice the screen resolution of iPhone and iPod Touch, meaning that you can access a web page without the necessity on iPhone of zooming in to read the text, then zooming out to see the overall layout of the web page.
The Nokia N800 is open-source, and has a complete development SDK. Since it is Linux-based, it is very easy to port existing Linux applications. For example, the effort to port Alpine (the successor to UW's popular Pine email program) was trivial; and now on my little N800 I have no trouble in opening IMAP mailboxes with 55,000+ messages in a matter of a few seconds! [Try doing that on iPhone or iPod Touch!]
The included media player is rather limited; but fortunately it is easy to install the standard Linux mplayer program which is quite a bit more powerful.
Other favorite applications include Maemo Mapper, FBReader, Python, etc. Once again, since it is Linux-based and there is a free SDK, you can port almost anything from the Linux community to the Nokia N800.
The Nokia N800 user community is quite active and quite helpful to new users. Even better, they are quite honest about the Nokia N800's limitations; you don't have the wide-eyed fanboys that infest the Apple user community. The user community does a great job in filling in where Nokia doesn't. For example, the Nokia N800 only supports European languages; but the user community has developed support for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Another great feature about the Nokia N800 is the two SD card slots. It supports SDHC cards, so you can use 4GB and 8GB cards. You can also connect the Nokia N800 as a USB disk to your computer, and download files that way.
The Nokia N800 has Bluetooth, and will happily talk to any Bluetooth enabled cell phone, keyboard, GPS, etc. So, if you are not in Wi-Fi range, you can still access the Internet via your Bluetooth cell phone (just as on iPhone); but it's even better than iPhone since is can use a 3G cell phone on any network (including Verizon's EV-DO network) instead of the S-L-O-W AT&T EDGE network.
With all this said, the Nokia N800 isn't for everybody. It's not a particularly impressive media player. iPhone is superior as a fashion accessory, or if you want an all-in-one device that does phone, media player, and Internet access (and don't care that it's only mediocre in all of these). iPhone is a better media player; but if you really want a media player you ought to get a 160GB iPod for less money and 20 times the storage capacity.
The Nokia N800's strength is as a great Internet access mobile device and pocketable Linux platform. If that's what you are looking for it is currently the best in breed.
Also consider the Nokia N810. The Nokia N810 adds some features (chiklet keyboard, built-in GPS) but sacrifices others. Although higher-priced and newer, it is a companion model to the Nokia N800 rather than a successor or replacement. Both models are still in production; and Nokia offers the N810's operating system for the N800.
An excellent iPhone alternative December 25, 2007
Jonathan DeWoskin (Chicago, IL United States)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I had a review written up, but looks like it disappeared! If you're considering an iPhone or a Nokia N810 internet tablet - be sure to check out the N800. The N810 has replaced the N800 now, but the N800 is still available. A free software upgrade to OS2008 (about 134MB download) will bring the N800 up to date with the current model.
The only real difference between these units is the type of memory they use (N800 uses SD or SDHC, while the N810 uses the smaller miniSD and MicroSD cards) Currently this means that the N800 can hold more data (8GB x 2 card bays). This will likely change as Nokia updates the N810, but for now the N800 trumps the current model.
The N810 also features a GPS receiver. The N800 has an FM radio instead. Lastly, the N810 has a slide down hardware keyboard. The N800 uses an onscreen keyboard for data entry.
I used this device for much of this year with mixed emotions. Youtube was a little choppy and some of the websites I visit for work did not render very well on the N800. This was due to the Opera browser and older Flash program embedded on the unit. This was disappointing to me as I am on the internet for much of the day to write quotes for my job. Having the ability to carry the internet with me gives me the freedom to work from anywhere.
When I found out that OS2008 was backported to the N800 in December 2007, I immediately downloaded the update. The OS2008 performance upgrade made some phenomenal changes.
1. New Mozilla browser - most websites render perfectly. The browser is still limited to 800x600, so if the website you're visiting needs more width, the browser will add a horizontal scroll bar.
2. Flash9 plug in - Youtube is much more responsive! Choppiness is gone.
3. Improved media player - MP3, MP4, WMV and more
4. Improved contact management
5. SIP phone
As developers create new programs for the N810, you will be able to incorporate them into the nearly identical N800. I've already added the Canola2 media player and VNC viewer for remote access to my Mac.
The best part of all this? The N800 is being DISCONTINUED. You can buy the N800 from Amazon for $219. The N810 is $436.99 at the time of this writing. If you don't need GPS and are looking for a better browser than the iPhone's Safari, this is it!
A FEW WORDS OF WARNING BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THE N800 OR N810...
1. Your cell phone must support Bluetooth DUN (Dial Up Networking). Most Nokia devices I've used are capable of doing this. My Palm Treo needed some hacking to "unhide" the Bluetooth DUN option. Check your cell phone or smartphone for this feature. If you can't use Bluetooth DUN, you will have to find a WiFi hotspot for a fast internet connection.
2. Get an unlimited data plan for your cell phone! Browsing the web through your cellular service is expensive. (Most companies charge per kilobyte)
3. The N800 and N810 devices are not telephones, but both can perform some telephony functions once connected to the internet. Skype is available for both units. My VoIP experience with Skype has been very good with this device. All you need is a 100Kbps or faster internet connection and you're in business!
4. The text on the N800 screen is rather small. If you have trouble reading small text, you will probably not enjoy using this device. There are zoom buttons on top of the N800 and N810, but enlarging the data on the screen only adds up to more scrolling.
5. You cannot print from this device... Yet. I'm sure someone at Nokia or in the OS2008 user community is working on a printer add-on. I know it can be done because a developer posted a youtube video of himself printing off his tablet to a network printer.
If you're a Linux person and like to hack around and make changes - the N800 (and N810) are for you! You can log into the root and modify whatever you like. Nokia made this device open for modification. Obviously, Nokia will not support any changes you make, but you can play around confidently without fear of "bricking" the device. If you make a critical error, flashing the ROM with the operating system only takes a few minutes.
I've had some time to play with an iPhone. While more compact and slick, the iPhone's screen is smaller than the internet tablet. Browsing the web is a little more challenging as you zoom in, scroll around and tap for the link you want. Nokia's OS2008 is more finger friendly than ever, but you can still use a stylus to tap on where you want to go.
The Tablet media player is finger friendly, but Canola2 is a big improvement. The iPhone plays music and videos very well - we all know this. The Nokia Tablets add external speakers so you can enjoy your content without headphones.
I hope you found this review helpful. Don't pass up this bargain!
How Do I Love Thee.... September 7, 2007
E. C. VONFOERSTER (Bellingham, WA USA)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
My Nokia N800 is probably the single greatest piece of technology I have ever purchased. No it can't do anything and everything, but of the things it does do it does them amazingly well.
I popped in two 8 GB SDHC cards and with 16 GB total I have to say there is very little it can't handle. I have movies, video podcats, mp3s, etc on there plus e-Books in pdf format, notes, menus from my favorite restaurants in pdf, etc. etc. etc.
One major favor to do for yourself if you get one is to upgrade the operating system (which is free to do) so that you have Flash 9, and other goodies.
At home I can plug my Nokia N800 into my Samsung Home Theater System and watch videos, look at pictures, and other files right on my tv, perfect for that big slide show for the family and they don't have to stand around my computer, we can all kick back on the couch.
Plus, I am a Rhapsody subscriber, so I can use the usb cable to plug the Nokia N800 into my home theater system and listen to everything from my unlimited Rhapsody account on my home theater speakers.
In my car I can use the Nokia N800 as an mp3 player that plugs into my car stereo and uses it's speakers. Also, I got a list of all the wi-fi hotspots all around town, so when I'm on the go I can just pull in at any of them and check my email etc.
I love using the Gimo Project on my Nokia N800, when I go out of town and stay in hotels and motels I can make dirt cheap or free phone calls using the free wi-fi where I'm staying, right from my room.
Anytime I ride a plane, ferry boat, train or etc. with wi-fi I have the internet in my pocket with the Nokia N800, sure beats carrying around a laptop.
I can sit at a coffee shop and watch movies on the N800 too, or catch up with tv shows I missed that are available online.
I cancelled all my magazine subscriptions, which saves me a ton, because I can just read them online with my Nokia N800.
The N800 also works great as a way to transfer large files between computers in your home. I have 9 computers, so it is great for me.
I have found dozens upon dozens of uses for this thing, and I keep finding new ones all the time. It really pays to go to the Maemo site and get more programs too.
I use the digital voice recorder often to take down quick thoughts about things, and the notes tool is simple but highly useful.
The built in camera has come in handy many times too.
Seriously, this thing rules. With a little imagination, you'll be shocked by what you can do with it.
My only suggestion to make your experience better...make sure you have a program that converts video files to .avi format, they work the best on the Nokia N800. If you use Linux there are plenty of free video conversion softwares out there. irriverter is my favorite.
If you are considering buying one of these, don't hesitate, it's worth every penny.
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