In a stunning display of “out-of-touchness,” Nokia today unveiled something they call the “Booklet 3G” which is powered by an Intel Atom processor housed inside what looks like silver-colored plastic. It could be aluminum, we guess, but beyond wondering who knows, seriously, who cares?
Who designed this thing, Jeff Hawkins?
Promising “up to 12 hours of battery life,” Nokia’s new “Booklet 3G” weighs 1.25 kilograms, measures slightly more than two centimeters thick, and includes 3G/ HSPA and Wi-Fi along with Nokia’s suite of Ovi services including access and playback of music tracks through the Nokia Music Store and using Ovi Suite to sync with Nokia smartphones. Ooh.
The thing also comes with an HDMI port for HD video out, a front facing camera “for video calling,” integrated Bluetooth and an SD card reader. The device also has a 10-inch glass “HD-ready display,” integrated A-GPS, and, of course, two space-wasting mechanical buttons under its trackpad.
Further information, including detailed specifications, market availability and pricing, to be announced at Nokia World on September 2.
And, oh yeah, it runs Windows. Yes, Windows. What flavor is anybody’s guess for now.
Nokia’s official press release is here.
MacDailyNews Take: Foleo-rific! If laughter is the best medicine, then today, thanks to Nokia, Steve Jobs must be feeling mighty fine.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
Window users need it.
No. Windows users need a Mac.
Isn’t this just another netbook like all the carriers are offering? What’s to get all worked up about?
Good enough for Rock-n-Roll . . . I mean, Windows users.
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Very nice. Love to see OS X running on this beauty – no doubt we soon will!
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i read elsewhere it ran Win7… i just thought it was weird. Nokia Laptops. Why?
the phone guys are not just going to walk in …
bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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did you notice how Nokia cannot even come up with an original name : “Booklet” is copied from “MacBook”, and “3G” as a name extension obviously comes from the “iPhone 3G” (Nokia has had hunderds of 3G phones for 5 years, but never called them “xxx 3G”, so it’s obvious that they took that from Apple too). Nokia is so pathetic, it hurts!
what’s with the HDMI output? completely useless!!! the only thing you’d want to connect to this netbook is a computer monitor or projector, and those all come with DVI/VGA, not HDMI!!! so this is a retarded decision again! Nokia is so pathetic !
Isn’t Symbian that sex saddle machine?
The Nokia Booklet 3G will widen the Nokia portfolio, satisfying a need in the operator channel, and bringing another important ingredient in the move towards becoming a mobile solutions company.
I’ve been seeing a lot of netbook with 3G built in ads from AT&T;and Verizon lately. No mention of who’s netbook it is.
This should do well in that market – netbooks – they’re all the same and interchangeable. The wireless companies know Nokia. Why deal with some new PC maker – add a vendor, add a headache.
I for one think this craptop a joke but their site does say it is aluminum…so why do people insist it is plastic?
I thought Symbian was something that came out of Stargate SG-1.
That’ll show Apple…you cut into our phone business and will take away you computer business……………………………………..NOT
The Emperor is Naked !!!
I am calling Shenanigans on dismissing this device. If the OS were OS X would you so easily label it a “stunning display of being out-of-touch”?
Ummmm…. I think that you guys are scoffing at something for the sake of scoffing because it isn’t a Mac and runs Windows. It actually seems pretty cool. 3G built in, so you’re connected anywhere, no need to tether your iPhone, long battery life, a quality screen.
It’s actually a decent looking computer that doesn’t try to be a “pro” computer, and if Apple released this first, everyone would be championing how they are innovators.
There isn’t a large range of notebooks that are small but quality, Nokia has released a possible player in that market.
@me,
well, it doesn’t run OSX, so yes.
This appears to be just another netbook. I don’t see what the big deal is.
If it ran OSX, it would make it a better Netbook than all the others out there.
But it would still be boring, nothing very exciting, and above all nothing innovative or new.
The whole world depends on Apple for that.
And all the manufacturers have teams ready to start copying what they can from whatever Apple comes out with to compete with the Netbook.
Nokia? Their shares must now surely be marked with a very large, red, cross. Keep clear.
…” if Apple released this first, everyone would be championing how they are innovators.”
You don’t understand here. Apple would have never released a computer that isn’t any different than the sea of others. If they DO decide to release a “netbook”, it will completely redefine the category.
In the earlier version of this article, it stated that the OS was Windows Mobile. This would have been pathetically laughable. They corrected the article (and likely removed posts that commented on WinMob). Still, even with Windows, the device is still about the same as dozens of other netbooks.
This has no future.
It’s you who do not understand.
The point is what you say “he device is still about the same as dozens of other netbooks”, so if other laptop companies are making money on their laptops, why shouldnt Nokia?
Seems better than average if you look at the specs anyhow.
Just because a product isn’t the best of the best doesn’t mean you can’t make money with it.
too many cheap shots here, not much thinking.
real news about this is:
– Nokia has decided to enter the computer market – a possibly major new player in the laptop market (threatens vulnerable Sony most of all).
– their reported own Linux based OS isn’t ready yet – if ever (of course this model will run Win 7).
– they want to create their own ‘ecosystem’ of various mobile/portable devices – not just phones – all held together with their Ovi on line services – to be able to compete with Apple.
– if they make deals with telcos to subsidize the price, that business model will expand to all laptop brands soon (will 3G/4G become more important than wifi?). what will Apple do?
– when will it be available in the US? at what price level unsubsidized? (Nokia usually starts in Europe).
it’s an interesting product. might prove significant. or not. have to wait and see.
This netbook has one thing I’ve been waiting for: a SIM slot for your GSM chip. I’m already paying $30/month for the iPhone data plan, so why not be able to use it for your computer’s internet access on a emergency (or regular) basis? Forget tethering; just use the SIM chip directly! I can imagine that someday in the future, most portable computers having a SIM slot.