The mobile computing world recently got a fresh boost with the entry of a Windows 7-run Nokia Booklet 3G. This is Nokia’s first foray into the netbook genre, but with one that makes mincemeat of its competition.
Stunning features for a New Genre
Announced last week as a “mini-laptop,” the Netbook 3G is driven by a powerful Atom processing that makes it a netbook, but runs a Windows 7 that makes more than that. Its slew of features further adds fire to the speculation that Nokia is aiming for a different market than the typical netbook caters to.
It’s got 3G wireless, as its name goes, and supports high speed network like HSDPA. It has a brilliant10.1 TFT LCD screen with higher display resolution than can be found in many netbooks. There’s an SD card reader, a hot-swappable SIM card, integrated A-GPS with Ovi map support, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR with A2DP and WiFi/WLAN wireless data connectivity and an HDMI port that makes the Netbook 3G HD-ready. All these get housed in a slim 2 cm thick, 2.75 lb aluminum body with a battery that can last 12 hours between charging. Further speculation exist that current Nokia mobile phones can seamlessly tether with the netbook 3G with for data sync and access either way.
It’s quite obvious that the Nokia Netbook 3G is a notch more powerful than any in the netbook category. So either Nokia is creating a new niche or is pushing the envelope for netbooks. Either way, Nokia has redefined itself for the new century.
Soon to Arrive
We expect the Nokia Netbook 3G to arrive in UK markets during the last quarter of the year. But that needs some confirmation and the ongoing Nokia World event should fill us in on its pricing and technical data sheet. After more than 25 years in the mobile phone business, Nokia now has its foot firmly onto the mobile computing netbook market. What’s next? A desktop PC? That wouldn’t surprise us.
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