We live, or at least I do, in a day and age where we want information at our fingertips, not only at home or in the office, but on the move as well. At the same time though we don’t want to be forced into carrying a bulky laptop. For some even the likes of the Asus EEE PC may be too much to carry around. The solution? Perhaps the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet is the way to go.

I managed to have some hands on time with this mini marvel at least years Stuff Live show in London and I must admit I was very impressed with what I saw. At the core is a pretty powerful 400Mhz processor with 128MB of memory. Connectivity options include wireless (that’s both b and g) as well as Bluetooh. I’ve actually seen this device connected to a mobile phone over Bluetooth, which it uses as a modem for Internet connectivity when there isn’t a wireless hotspot around. To complete the picture the device boasts an impressive 4.1″ screen capable of displaying over 65 thousand colours. This system really comes into its own when connected over wireless and offers a wonderful end user experience for the likes of web browsing, instant messaging and email.

The main differences between the n810 and its older brother is a pull down thumb keyboard and GPS. The keyboard is a nice touch and I found myself being able to use it quite well, always important when it comes to taking down those important minutes at that urgent business meeting you have been called to.  The system itself can also support the likes of Skype which in an instant can turn this into a handset capable of making decent quality Voice calls.

My overall impression of the n810 were good, especially when it came to the web browsing experience. I really do believe this system is almost on a par with the much hyped iPhone for simple web browsing. The inclusion of a 3G chip would however fully complete this device for me and make it something I would be very interested in picking up.  Overall though if you are looking for a hand held device whch can deliver top quality web browsing and email on the move the the n810 may be worth considering.

Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by nigel