Nokia joining the Netbook club
Posted in This Just In... on August 24th, 2009 by gkrakow
It’s official.
Nokia intends to announce their first Netbook computer at their big yearly corporate shindig, Nokia World, September 2nd in Stuttgart, Germany.
Nokia is calling their wireless connected mini-laptop the “Booklet 3G”.
They’re holding back all the minute details.
But, what we’ve been able to gather here at BMGM headquarters is that this will be a Microsoft Windows-based computer (maybe XP or it could even be Windows 7) running on an Intel Atom processor, probably with only 1GB of RAM (a Microsoft Netbook stipulation), a 10.1-inch screen, GPS (to interface with Nokia’s Ovi Maps), 3G/cellular-HSPA connectivity (could be an option), Wi-Fi (not sure if it will have 802.11n), a SD card expansion slot, an HDMI video port, and an important feature in any portable computer: a rechargeable battery with 12 hours of life per charge (just like Asus’ new Eee PCs).
We do know that the Booklet 3G will weigh in at less than three pounds (1.25 Kg = 2.76 pounds) and is only 2 cm (.76 inch) high.
You can see Nokia’s promotional (Flash) video here.
No details about whether it uses a conventional hard drive or built-in solid-state memory. Or how much it will cost. Or when it will be available here in the United States. Or who might sell it. Or which cellular network it will work on here.
But I can tell you that if it’s built even half as well as Nokia’s little tablet computers this could be a force to reckon with.
We’ll know soon enough.