Nokia 770 Internet Tablet

770 Internet Tablet Nokia picture Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. GPS and web browsing in one. Small tablet that connects to the Web through Wi-Fi. A good first attempt at a new concept from Nokia, and certainly usable. Nokia 770 Internet Tablet Themes Free Nokia Themes download Nokia 770 Internet Tablet Software Free Nokia Software download Nokia 770 Internet Tablet Games Free Nokia Games download The increasing popularity of smartphones and Pocket PCs has more people than ever browsing the internet on their mobile devices. For those who find the displays on such devices too small, Nokia 770 Internet Tablet could be the answer. Not only does it offer a decent-sized display for web browsing, in the form of a 4.1-inch touchscreen, it's also available with a GPS bundle, turning it into a satellite navigation device. The whole idea is very compelling, and it does work, but there are a few reasons we don't think the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is ideally suited to its job, the most important being a lack of internal memory and its relatively small overall size. The screen quality is great, but it needs to be about a third bigger. As a telephone manufacturer, you may expect Nokia's 770 to be 3G-compatible. It's not, and the Internet Tablet relies on either 802.11b/g wireless or Bluetooth to connect to the internet. This is slightly inconvenient, but we did find it incredibly simple to set up connections. Everything about the 770 is intuitive; the menus are easy to navigate, while a series of hardware buttons give it one-click functionality. The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is a compromise between size and usability. It's always the way with small devices -- portable media centres, handhelds and smartphones have the same issue, for example. The hardware needs to be small enough that users will be bothered to carry it around, but large enough to be usable in the situation for which it is intended. In this case, the screen is all-important, and Nokia has certainly gone to town in terms of its quality. It delivers 800 pixels of width and 480 of height, in a physical area 90mm wide and 55mm tall. It's crisp and more than bright enough. Web addresses and information can be entered using either an onscreen Qwerty keyboard or handwriting recognition software. We found the latter difficult and time-consuming to use, with the system frequently misreading characters entered. The 770 is capable of internet radio and RSS feeds, and you'll find email software included. There's support for Google messenger, along with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). Once connected to the internet, you'll be able to use the 770's microphone and speaker to chat to your friends for free, as long as they are on the same ISP account. Unfortunately, the 770 lacks calendar and office functions. It will play media files, and if you run out of space, an RS-MMC (Reduced-Sized Multimedia Card) card reader enables expandability. Nokia provides no less than two protection systems for the 770. There's a solid slide-on cover that can be used to protect the entire front face of the device, and a drawstring bag. You also get a USB cable to connect the device to a PC, and a printed manual. Advertisement The compatible Navicore GPS kit allows you to make full use of the 770's excellent screen. The kit includes everything you need to turn the Nokia into a sat-nav device - including attachments to fix it to your car's windscreen and an in-car charger. You'll also find an external Bluetooth GPS SiRF Star III Module. Installing and running the software for the first time is not intuitive, although the quickstart guide suggests it to be a simple process. You'll find mapping for Europe provided by Tele Atlas, which includes points of interest, traffic congestion warnings and re-routing options. The maps are bright and clear, although full postcode entry is not supported. Overall, the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is a great little device. It really does work, and if you are prepared to live with its foibles it can be both useful and fun. Nokia needs to do a few things with the next version to make it better, though. These include increasing the amount of internal memory -- and allowing access to it through a PC -- improving the quality of the sound output and making the device larger. We think the A5 paper size would be perfect.

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