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Saturday, May 05, 2007

N800 Thoughts

Given that I am at a place where I can finally compose my thoughts, I want to share some more about the N800 and why I think its a nearly perfect device for the connected, believing set of folks.

First of all, the N800 assumes nothing but that you will be connected. Sure, you can get things done offline like a few games and the occasional note. But this device is really intent on being used online. The connection settings are so easy to set up and use its pleasing to go online. The Wi-Fi is absoutely fabulous and finds connections that other devices have no clue about. I frequently connect it to my Treo 680 via Bluetooth and Dial Up Networking (DUN) and have nothing but a pleasing browsing experience.

I've gotten used to using a combination of finger tapping on the screen, stylus tapping, and button pressing to get things done or viewed just right. It really neat how you can hit a button to zoom in and out of a screen. However, those settings for zoom are only for tht window and not the entire device (unline a few tablet pc devices I know of).

I haven't downloaded any software, but I did add my (prevously unused) 2GB SD card. I place a boatload of music and docs on there and those read nicely. And the fact that it will connect to a computer to put files on the SD card without extra software needed is also great.

I am not running the latest update (Internet Tablet 2007) and so I am on some occasions experiences some issues with freezing and rebooting. Nevertheless, it reboots extremely fast (10-15 sec), and so no complaints when it does happen.

I really wish that there were some sort of hybrid bible app for the N800. One that worked online and offline would be perfect for this device. The screen is excellent for reading, and the usablilty of the device is perfect for both casual reading and studying.

I like it. A lot. Now I just need to figure out how to type better on it, so that I can post to MMM from there since the browser likes the MMM design so :)

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