Nokia next-gen "Rover" tablet unveiled?

by Paul Miller posted May 25th 2009 at 6:05PM

After the spec rundown this morning of the long-rumored Maemo 5 tablet from Nokia, we've now got ourselves a potential name and image to pair with the wonderful promise of 3G and OMAP3. According to this shot obtained by Cellpassion, the next-generation Internet Tablet device is taking quite a bit of an N-series turn, with that 3.5-inch WVGA screen (instead of the 4-inch display on the N810), three-row QWERTY keyboard and other refinements making this look to be much more a smartphone than a tablet -- which is presumably exactly what Nokia is going for. Naturally, we can't vouch for the source, and there are enough oddities to the image -- which seems to be gleaned from a presentation slide of some sort -- to voice caution, but if this is truly the marriage of Maemo with handset we've always dreamed of, it's going to be a little difficult to rein in our enthusiasm.

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Linux, HSDPA, HSUPA

Tags: internet tablet, InternetTablet, maemo, maemo 5, Maemo5, nokia, nokia rover, NokiaRover, rover, tablet

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bustafone @ May 25th 2009 8:31PM

First!
This does not make call, Next!

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dansus @ May 26th 2009 1:00AM

Yes it does.

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xaeth @ May 27th 2009 11:01AM

a smaller screen and keyboard? seriously? i've been jonesing for the refresh, but i see no problem with the current size. i've carried it in my pocket for over a year now along with a basic 3g phone for connectivity. its not supposed to be a phone! nokia already makes lots of nice phones, the tablet platform was something else, and it was something else what rocked. this makes me sad. bad nokia.