Nokia released a Nokia N810 survey that basically asks for feedback on most of the N810’s apps and features. It will ask you to rate each standard app that it comes with, what other apps you regularly use, GPS feedback, where you ask for support ( don’t forget to mention Internet Tablet Talk ), frequency of use, and likes and dislikes. It will also ask for what other features you want it to have. The survey is quite thorough and be prepared to allot about 15 minutes to complete the survey.
At the end, you will be asked (not required) for you name and email address. Filling it up will entitle you for an entry to a raffle where Nokia will give away a multimedia speaker system and headphones. The raffle will take place on August 30, 2008.
For those wondering if the survey is legit, I did get a confirmation from Nokia that the survey actually came from them.
A new version of the Internet Tablet Video Converter has been released to fix bugs, add API support for Python, Perl, and Java, and now support for Mac OS X.
Victor Brilon, Sr. Product Manager, Home Networking Solutions, Convergence Products posted the following at the Nokia Beta Labs Blog:
Nokia Internet Tablet Video Converter has been updated and we’re thrilled to bring you this latest version. This latest release includes several major updates, including:
A version for OS X that’ll run on Tiger and Leopard on Intel and PPC platforms. This is our first release for the OS X platform, so we are eager to hear your feedback on how it could be improved
The codecs for the Windows version have been updated and hopefully we’ve fixed the bugs that the community has reported to us
The Developer API has been updated based on user feedback. It now supports Python, Perl, and Java as programming languages to access the API. We’re very interested in seeing what the community can cook up using this feature.
Thanks to our great Internet Tablet community, we’ve made some really good changes to this software and we hope you like it as much as we do. Please report any bugs you find at https://bugs.maemo.org.
You must have all seen the video that I made of the HAVA Player for the Internet Tablet in action. If this is an Internet Tablet feature that interests you, you can then participate on Monsoon Multimedia’s HAVA beta program to get an advance copy of the software as well as help better the software.
As a beta participant, you can avail of discounted HAVA hardware which you can purchase now. Monsoon is then releasing the first beta of the HAVA Player for the Internet Tablet to the beta participants on May 8.
See the full HAVA Beta Program details after the jump.
Here’s an exclusive at Internet Tablet Talk. We were able to get permission from Nokia to play the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition launch video here at itT. Enjoy!
Please do not embed, copy, or distribute this video without proper permission from Nokia.
If you haven’t seen the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition in action and the side-by-side pics with the N810 Standard Edition, you can view them here.
We just received a quick note from Quim Gil about Maemo.org’s participation this year at LinuxTag 2008, a Linux and open Source exhibition, at Berlin, Germany. This is a great opportunity for Maemo.org to become more visibile, as well as showcase the best Maemo applications, and its current and future plans.
There is currently a draft of the session over at Maemo.org and Quim is soliciting suggestions for tracks and additional speakers. If you would like to suggest topics and/or nominate speakers/developers, this is your chance. The deadline is on April 10, 2008.
You’ve all seen the press release and the official product page. Below are some additional information I got at CTIA about the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition:
It will run Diablo. Update for N810 and N800 coming.
The email client is now Modest.
There are no finalized rates/plans yet for XOHM (WiMAX).
Over-the-air update is now built-in.
Bulge at the back for better XOHM reception. I didn’t find the slight bulge to be an issue.
Price will be $475 and should be out 2Q.
No PIM planned yet.
No one will confirm if this if the “4 of 5.”
Connectivity has “Any Connection” option to switch automatically to WiMAX, WiFi, and Bluetooth. There is also an option for “WLAN and WiMAX.”
Navigation software gets an upgrade.
Still no video support for Skype.
Color is black brushed metal, black keyboard, and goldish bezel.
Case is pretty much the same but inside is carrot orange instead of sky blue.
Full demo video from Satu Sipola, Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition Product Manager after the jump.
itT was lucky enough to be among the first ones to try out the new HAVA Player for the Nokia Internet Tablet from Monsoon Multimedia, Inc.
Basically, the HAVA Player lets you take your TV anywhere and access your DVR, Cable, or Satellite boxes (standard and HD channels) connected to a HAVA appliance at home, via the Nokia Internet Tablet, as long as it is connected via WiFi or by any other high-speed connection.
From our initial tests, the Internet Tablet version of the HAVA Player even outperformed the PC version, with regards to video and sound quality. There were some minor sync problems that happen occasionally, especially when you keep switching from fullscreen to the remote control screen, but I never encountered the slow down nor the sound tone change that happens on the PC HAVA Player. The app is still on beta and should be released sometime the third quarter of this year.
We have been playing with the beta version for a week now but we weren’t allowed to disclose anything about it since we were under NDA until CTIA (a press release is coming out from Monsoon in a while). We are releasing a 11 minute first look video that I took this weekend. I hope you all enjoy it!
As always, feel free to comment and suggest features. The Monsoon folks will surely be monitoring this thread.
Ok, there’s no official announcement yet but Nokia has again let the cat out of the bag a bit too early — four days too early to be exact as we can probably guess that the new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet - WiMAX Edition will be announced at CTIA at Las Vegas on April 1.
Eagle eyed itT member and owner of Internet Tablet School, Krisse found the new image and link (that is not yet active) over at the Nokia Tableteer site. Judging from the image, it looks like it’s an N810 copy but in black brushed aluminum, rather than blue. The previously reported BestBuy Nokia ad perhaps shows how the N810 - WiMAX Edition will actually look. No wonder they made a mistake… they’re both “N810’s.”
I will be at CTIA on April 1 (only) to cover what ever Internet Tablet news transpire. Stay tuned.
There have been recent heated discussions on the availability, quality, and installation problems of Internet Tablet apps. Maemo.org Downloads lists hundreds of available apps but let’s face it, a big chunk of Internet Tablet users don’t even know what ‘Maemo‘ is — what more a maemo.org downloads page. Application Manager provides a partial list of installable apps with not much information on what the apps are and what they do. Often times, app-specific libraries and add-ons are mixed together with the main apps themselves, adding to the confusion. Oh, and then there are the apps that won’t install due to missing libraries, etc., etc.
What improvements can be made?
Participate in the poll and join the discussion.
How would you change Maemo.org Downloads and Application Manager?
Urho Konttori just released Theme Maker 1.1.3, an OS2008 (Chinook) theme maker. The app, that runs on a PC, Mac, Linux, takes in an 8000 (not a typo) x 800 pixel .PNG file and automatically dissects them to hundreds of components and then packages them to a debian (.deb) installer file. Urho provides a template file (in .psd) that he suggests you edit in Adobe Photoshop or GIMP.
To give everyone an idea on how huge the template is and I guess how long Urho has been working on the dissecting program on his Theme Maker, below is the full template where I highlighted (in red) part of which I used on the image above.
), frequency of use, and likes and dislikes. It will also ask for what other features you want it to have. The survey is quite thorough and be prepared to allot about 15 minutes to complete the survey.
