Re: iPhone -- i have only two questions

In message <1183053830.905664.184480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
$Zero <ShakubukuTime@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Josh Hill wrote:
>
> but most people don't need that level of greatness.
>
> if they do, they'll invest their money into a dedicated device
> for such stuff.
>
> in that case, they won't be worried too much about it's size or
> weight or learning curve, they'll be more concerned with its
> picture qualities, storage capacities, wide-ranging features,
> and accessories.

The Nokia n800 has several options for GPS, including the Navicore
kit. http://www.nokiausa.com/A4431556

The 800x480px display is sharp with over 50 thousand colors. It has
over 5 times more pixel density than average.

The n800 works with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard, among others. It
also has a virtual keyboard on which you can hunt and peck with the
stylus.

If you're a geek, you can have xterm and be root. w00t! Lots of
Linux stuff has been ported, and the open source Maemo project is
coding applications specifically for the n800.

>> Which isn't to say I don't like the iPhone. I do, in much the
>> same way I like but wouldn't want to pay for or sit in those
>> chairs at the Museum of Modern Art.
>
> apples and oranges.

Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal describes the iPhone as "a
beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer."
http://solution.allthingsd.com/20070626

Blogger Roger Sperberg points out that he made a similar observation
about the n800 back in January. http://maemo.org/news/planet-maemo

So the two devices share something in common.

> well, oranges and Apple, anyway.

You'll doubtless be seeing iPhones on MTV's Laguna Beach next
season.

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