Nokia 770 Internet Tablet PC

by Nokia

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 2 x 6 inches ; 8.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CSVZTU
• Item model number: N770
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,257 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 1, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet fits your lifestyle, whatever you're doing. Chat with your friends using either instant messaging or Internet calling, or browse your favorite Web sites, catch up on your email, and much more. If you have broadband access over Wi-Fi connection (802.11b/g), the Nokia 770 gives you instant wireless access to the Web. You can also stream files, tune in to Internet radio, News Reader, or play your favorite videos and music. Additionally, the Nokia 770 can also connect to the Internet utilizing Bluetooth wireless technology via a compatible mobile phone. Nicely compact, the 770 measures 5.5 x 3.1 x 0.7 inches (WxHxD) and weighs just 8.1 ounces.

The Nokia 770 provides 128 MB of onboard flash memory and you can expand the memory capacity using Reduced Size MultiMedia Cards (RS-MMCs) up to 1 GB (a 64 MB card is included). You can also connect the Nokia 770 to a PC using the included USB cable to update software and transfer files from the PC to the a memory card. 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 (including the onscreen keyboard) or use the included stylus. The rechargable battery provides up to 7 days of standby time and up to 3 hours of continuous Web browsing or media playback.

The Linux-based Nokia Internet Tablet 2006 operating system includes the Opera web browser, which provides Flash 6 multimedia support, as well as the pre-installed Google Talk client for Internet calling and instant messaging (as well as Jabber software for IM). Other applications include an RSS feed reader (for accessing all your favorite news sources), a PDF reader, image viewer, Internet radio player, email client, and games (chess, mahjong, marbles). For multimedia playback, the N770 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.

What's in the Box
Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, two stylus pens, battery (BP-5L), 64 MB RS-MMC memory card, pouch, USB cable, earphone, desk stand, travel charger, Quick Start guide.

Product Description

The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet fits your lifestyle, whatever you're doing - wherever you're at Chat with your friends using either instant messaging or internet calling. Or browse your favorite sites, catch up on your email, and much more - from right where you are.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

111 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good engineering with only a small glitch, December 24, 2005

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Nicholas J. Thomas (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nokia 770 Internet Tablet PC (Personal Computers)

Purchased mine from Nokia for $360 (didn't mind the wait) less a coupon of $50. Outstanding value for the price. Coupla glitches though (I am a SysAdmin). Most important: If you are planning on using the Bluetooth connectivity to "dial out" through your Bluetooth-capable phone and a data cellular account, be prepared for considerable frustration. Read the boards. It simply does not want to "pair up" to other devices (in my case, a Sony Ericsson P910a smart phone with T-Mobile data service). As of today I have not been able to get it to pair with the P910a. My notebook pairs and can use the Internet through the P910a just fine. However, the P910a is a Bluetooth 1.1 specification. The Nokia is a Bluetooth 1.2 specification. That shouldn't matter, but others report problems with Motorola phones too. The second issue is an issue, not a problem. The OS is, of necessity, simplistic (after all, it isn't a notebook PC for $1,000!). It does everything it says it will do (exception noted above) but there isn't a bunch of flexibility. The browser (Opera) works fine (bit spooky with some stylesheet depiction, but so are other browsers). WiFi is FAST. Connectivity with WiFi is easy. Some other posts claim the WiFi is weak. Not so. It picks up my entire neighborhood and office park! My new HP WiFi notebook can't compare! Screen is bright and easily visible. External (non screen) browser controls are a great benefit. Battery lasts quite a while. E-mail function works well. There are enough tunable parameters to satisfy most e-mail users (corporate servers, etc.) I don't care about "entertainment" but there is a sample video film trailer which is smooth and clear, and the MP3 player works well. No camera - thank you Nokia - so it can be used in a corporate environment. First additional purchase needs to be a screen protector for this large screen. The screen keyboard is great and easy to use. It would get a solid 5 if it weren't for the Bluetooth problems.

51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Is this the future? It isn't a phone yet but it WILL be using VOIP, Meanwhile..., December 15, 2005

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K. Corn "reviewer" (midwest, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nokia 770 Internet Tablet PC (Personal Computers)

This is really a pretty cool device, kind of like having a portable internet connection, with the ability to browse the internet and make emails.

WHat is PARTICULARLY impressive is the relatively large screen size, amazingly large for an item that is meant to be small enough to stick in your pants pocket. The graphics are clear. You can listen to music, store files, check email and browse the web.

Specs are:

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
* OS based on Debian Linux, Nokia has made all their changes open source as the "maemo" project
* 4" 800×480 touch-screen
* 64MB memory plus RS-MMC card slot
* Size: 141mm x 79mm x 19mm
* Weight: 230g

It is NOT a phone (yet) but it is set to be able to make calls pretty son using VOIP technology when a software upgrade comes out in 2006 and then it will also do IMS at that point - pretty cool! . Until then, you'll have to be satisfied with what it can do as far as searching the internet and listening to music. If yo like the "latest" thing, this should keep you entertained.

By the way, it is also hard to get. Sold out everywhere but that ought to change after the holidays. When VOIP and IMS become available for this device and if they are reliable, I'd upgrade my rating to a 5.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars upcoming 2006 upgrade is coming...and it looks super!, June 20, 2006

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Robert Nagle "idiotprogrammer" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nokia 770 Internet Tablet PC (Personal Computers)

If you're on the fence about buying the Nokia, here's a few things to come in mind.

First, the current OS is still a work-in-progress, but it's already developed a huge amount of geek interest and support. In midJune they just released the beta of the 2006 OS, and the actual release is expected in the next month or so.

Now here's the good news. People on the Nokia 770 bulletin boards have been absolutely raving about improvements they've noticed in the 2006 Beta. Adds VOIP support, Google talk, alarms for the Personal Information Manager, better interface, better package manager. (On the flip side, many of the apps for the 2005 version need to be respun--apparently no big deal though). Oddly, they had a fully functional microphone which they never enabled until the 2006 version of the OS.

On the software side, they've added a better contact app (which is still not great). The GPE open source application has undergone substantial improvements, and now that 2006 has alarms, that solves a major gripe people have had. FBReader is now the premier ebook reading program capable of reading PDB, HTML, RTF, TXT and FB2 files.

So before you buy, you might want to look up the improvements due to happen on the 770 real soon. And be pleasantly surprised. Now's a great time to buy the nokia, because the device is just about to hit its stride.