The Finnish phone giant had been hinting for months that it might jump into the laptop market, and now here it is: the Booklet 3G, a Windows-based "mini laptop" with a 10-inch display, built-in wireless broadband, and a promised 12 hours of battery life.
Nokia announced the Booklet 3G—its first laptop (or "mini laptop," as the press release puts it)—early Monday, and some key details are still sketchy. For example, we know the diminutive laptop runs Windows, but not which version of Windows (Engadget is guessing Windows 7); we're also still in the dark about pricing and availability. Nokia says it'll make everything clear at its Nokia World event on September 2.
Anyway, let's consider what we do know, starting with size and shape: we're talking a 10.1-inch glass "HD" display (Nokia hasn't released exact resolution specs yet), a glossy (and quite sexy) aluminum shell, with a girth of about 0.8 inches and weighing in at 2.75 pounds. The Booklet 3G also appears to have a Chicklet-style keypad, similar to Apple's new MacBooks.
Under the hood, you'll find an Intel Atom processor, along with 3G/HSPA support for wireless broadband, Bluetooth, and A-GPS for honing in on your location via Nokia's Ovi Maps app.
Also included: an HDMI port for connecting the Booklet 3G to an HDTV; a built-in SD card reader; and a front-facing camera for making video calls.
Finally, Nokia is promising a whopping 12 hours of battery life from the diminutive laptop—impressive, although it remains to be seen whether that figure will stand up to real-world use.
Nokia's Booklet 3G announcement follows months of chatter about Nokia wading into the laptop market, which all started after Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told a TV interviewer in February that the company was "looking very actively ... at this opportunity."
While the Booklet 3G marks Nokia's first stab at a laptop, the company has dabbled in tablets with its Linux-powered N800 series of touchscreen handhelds, and it also happens to make some of the finest cell- and smartphones in the industry—so I, for one, am curious to see what Nokia's come up with here.
In any case, we'll keep our eyes peeled for more details on the Booklet 3G come Nokia World on Sept. 2.
So, what do you think: How's the Booklet 3G looking? And should we call this thing a "laptop" or a "netbook?"
Anyway, let's consider what we do know, starting with size and shape: we're talking a 10.1-inch glass "HD" display (Nokia hasn't released exact resolution specs yet), a glossy (and quite sexy) aluminum shell, with a girth of about 0.8 inches and weighing in at 2.75 pounds. The Booklet 3G also appears to have a Chicklet-style keypad, similar to Apple's new MacBooks.Under the hood, you'll find an Intel Atom processor, along with 3G/HSPA support for wireless broadband, Bluetooth, and A-GPS for honing in on your location via Nokia's Ovi Maps app.
Also included: an HDMI port for connecting the Booklet 3G to an HDTV; a built-in SD card reader; and a front-facing camera for making video calls.
Finally, Nokia is promising a whopping 12 hours of battery life from the diminutive laptop—impressive, although it remains to be seen whether that figure will stand up to real-world use.
Nokia's Booklet 3G announcement follows months of chatter about Nokia wading into the laptop market, which all started after Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told a TV interviewer in February that the company was "looking very actively ... at this opportunity."While the Booklet 3G marks Nokia's first stab at a laptop, the company has dabbled in tablets with its Linux-powered N800 series of touchscreen handhelds, and it also happens to make some of the finest cell- and smartphones in the industry—so I, for one, am curious to see what Nokia's come up with here.
In any case, we'll keep our eyes peeled for more details on the Booklet 3G come Nokia World on Sept. 2.
So, what do you think: How's the Booklet 3G looking? And should we call this thing a "laptop" or a "netbook?"
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