Nokia
N810

The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet was introduced at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco in 2007. It was described as “a new phase in portable internet communication.” The pocket-sized device was connected via Wi-Fi or over Bluetooth to a mobile phone allowing access to a range of services including Internet calling, Google Mail, Facebook, YouTube and more. The Nokia N810, which featured a slide-out qwerty keyboard, was powered by the Maemo Linux-based operating system, building on the Linux-based OS on the Nokia N800, the predecessor to the N810. It had a highly customizable user interface and included a Mozilla based browser with Ajax and Adobe flash 9. The N810 had a built-in GPS receiver and Nokia partnered with WayFinder to offer turn-by-turn navigation through a subscription service. Nokia believed the N810 was a “perfect traveling companion” citing “the daily commute to work” as a good example of where it could be used. In addition to the Internet-related use-cases the N810 could be used to listen to music, offering up to 45 hours of music playback and memory to store up to 7,500 songs if an owner invested in an optional 10GB memory card. At launch the N810 cost US$479.