Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Nokia to Produce 'Pure' PDA?
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "THE COMPETITION" @ 05:00 PM
Rumour time again. How about this one dug up by the Inquirer:
"Nokia is developing a number of portable computers which will run the Symbian OS and utilise the company's own Series 60 software. The source at Nokia also suggested that one solution being considered is a ruggedised sub-notebook. Sounds familiar? Well, that's exactly what Psion Teklogix makes. So there may have been some truth in the rumour that Nokia wanted to buy Psion last year. It probably went pear-shaped when Nokia found out that Psion's latest PDA was going to use Windows not Symbian. Anyway, The INQ does think that Nokia has spotted a gap in the market. There's no decent PDA with a good keyboard - like our trusty old Revo - available in Europe. While in Japan, sub-notebooks are extremely popular."
Ah yes, the Revo. A very fine PDA indeed and one I still enjoy using occasionally. I think the Inq has hit the nail on the head about the lack of decent PPC with a keyboard. Such a shame we have not seen the 'Top_Secret' iPAQ prototype? come to fruition. Now a Pocket PC that could do landscape and portrait with a touch-typable keyboard. Wouldn't THAT be something? 8O
"Nokia is developing a number of portable computers which will run the Symbian OS and utilise the company's own Series 60 software. The source at Nokia also suggested that one solution being considered is a ruggedised sub-notebook. Sounds familiar? Well, that's exactly what Psion Teklogix makes. So there may have been some truth in the rumour that Nokia wanted to buy Psion last year. It probably went pear-shaped when Nokia found out that Psion's latest PDA was going to use Windows not Symbian. Anyway, The INQ does think that Nokia has spotted a gap in the market. There's no decent PDA with a good keyboard - like our trusty old Revo - available in Europe. While in Japan, sub-notebooks are extremely popular."
Ah yes, the Revo. A very fine PDA indeed and one I still enjoy using occasionally. I think the Inq has hit the nail on the head about the lack of decent PPC with a keyboard. Such a shame we have not seen the 'Top_Secret' iPAQ prototype? come to fruition. Now a Pocket PC that could do landscape and portrait with a touch-typable keyboard. Wouldn't THAT be something? 8O
