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Image Gallery: A look at the Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device after two months of use

By · December 22, 2009, 3:19 PM PST

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  • Nokia N900 retail packaging

    The Nokia N900 is now available from various US retailers and after two full months of using a loaner device I just purchased my own. This latest Linux-based device has a new version of the Maemo OS and integrates a cellular radio. You will find some aspects of S60 in the N900, along with a rather unique user interface and extremely powerful Mozilla-based web browser. Apps are still early in development, but with the browser you can do most everything you need to do with dedicated apps.

  • Nokia N900 in landscape

    The N900 is designed to be used primarily in landscape mode with only a couple of apps designed for portrait mode, including the phone and podcatcher.

  • Left side of the keyboard

    The keys are sized well and have good travel when pressed.

  • Right side of the keyboard

    As you can see on the right side the space bar is offset and adjacent to four directional arrow keys.

  • Full QWERTY keyboard

    The display slides up to reveal the keyboard. There are three rows on the keyboard and I would have like to have seen it slid up just a bit more for easy access to the top row.

  • Back of raised display, left side

    On the back of the left side you will find the words, Designed in Finland.

  • Back of raised display, right side

    The processor and integrated flash drive capacity are shown on the back of the right side.

  • Camera on the back of the N900

    There is a 5 megapixel camera with shutter cover on the back of the N900.

  • Kickstand for viewing

    A kickstand pops out from under the camera so you can prop up the N900 and place it on the table to watch movies and use the device without your hands.

  • Open camera shutter

    You slide the shutter over to reveal the lens and dual LED flash lights.

  • Left side of the N900

    The left stereo speaker, microUSB port, and lanyard opening are located on the left side (assuming landscape mode is the default mode).

  • Top of the N900

    Along the top you will find the IR port, camera capture button, power button, and volume toggle switch.

  • Right side of the N900

    The stylus slides out to the right side, with the mic placed between it and the 3.5mm headset jack. There is a lock switch and the right stereo speaker too.

  • Removing the stylus from the silo

    The stylus is well secured in place, but is also easy to slide out with your fingernail.

  • Stylus has good length

    While it is plastic the stylus does have good length.

  • N900 compared to N97 mini

    Here you can see the two keyboards compared to each other.

  • N97 mini behind N900

    The N97 mini and N900 have similar form factors with slide up displays.

  • N900 compared to Touch Pro2

    The Touch Pro2 has one of the best QWERTY keyboards I have ever used and you can see how much bigger it is than the N900.

  • Front camera and proximity sensor

    When you hold the N900 to your face the display goes off so you won't accidentally press anything on the screen.

  • Unlock the device

    You will find an iPhone similar slide to unlock option on the N900.

  • Photo taken with the N900

    The N900 takes decent photos as you can see in this shot.

  • NFL Gamecast looks fantastic

    The web browser on the N900 sets the bar for the best web browser on any mobile phone and sites such as ESPN are perfectly viewable.

  • Task manager

    The task manager shows live thumbnails of running applications and different web pages that are open in the browser.

  • Full Internet in your pocket

    You don't have to worry about viewing mobile websites with this Mozilla-based browser.

  • Browser options

    Tapping the top center of the browser page gives you these options.

  • Visual browser history

    Tapping the back arrow presents you with a visual history of the sites you have visited.

  • Application manager

    This utility is used to install and remove applications on your N900.

  • Repository setup

    The Ovi Store is not yet live so you need to setup the Publishers/repositories where you want to check for free apps.

  • Calendar weekly view

    The weekly calendar view shows you your appointments in color coded patterns.

  • Contacts and online status

    Within your Contacts application you can check what client(s) your friends are signed into on the N900.

  • Media player application

    The Media Player application is simple to use and yet is quite functional for music, movies, and internet radio.

  • Movie titles on the N900

    I used a simple program to get my personal DVD collection onto the N900 and found the same format works on multipled devices.

  • Witter Twitter app

    Witter is a fairly new Twitter application and in just about 10 days has come a long ways. I look forward to continued development of the application since there are not many clients to choose from at this time.

  • Threaded SMS

    Unlike Nokia S60 devices, the N900 has support for threaded SMS. This includes quick emoticons that you can use in your chats.

  • Sign into services

    There are several VoIP and IM services you can sign into on the N900. You will find more services in the repositories on the N900 too.

  • Initiating a Skype call

    Skype calls are extremely easy to make on the N900 and sound excellent even via WiFi.

  • Email application

    POP, IMAP, and Exchange are supported on the N900 and you can have multiple accounts.

  • Viewing email

    The orange emails have not yet been read and after reading them they turn white.

  • FM radio utility

    The FM radio hardware is in the N900, but you have to download and install a free utility to use it.

  • Application launcher

    The application launcher is broken into two main screens where the icons are placed automatically by the OS. Tapping an icon launches the application.

  • One of the four desktop views

    This desktop page was setup with web browser shortcuts.

  • Contact desktop setup

    This desktop view was setup as a quick dial screen with contacts on the display.

  • App and widget desktop

    Here I have application shortcuts and a Calendard shortcut loaded on the N900.

  • Widget desktop

    My fourth desktop is used for widgets and as you saw each desktop had a different background wallpaper image.

  • How many desktops do you want?

    You can choose from one to four desktop panels.

  • Desktop options

    These are the available options for adding content to your desktops.

  • Available widgets

    Nokia includes some widgets by default and then other apps include widgets for self installation.

  • Notification and quick manager

    There are several settings and connection options that are managed with this pop-up display.

  • Clock utility

    The clock utility can be used for alarms and for viewing world clock data.?

  • Managing your status

    You can login on the N900 and easily communicate and interact with your friends.

  • Personalization settings

    There are several settings available in a central location to manage your device.

  • Connectivity options

    There are several options available to make sure you are connected.

  • General settings

    There are couple of general settings as well.

  • Memory status

    Even with several applications loaded up on the N900 I have a ton of room left for loading up apps.

  • More memory details

    Here is the internal storage card status.

  • FM transmitter utility

    When you are listening to audio content you can tap the top center and activate the FM transmitter.

  • GPS location management

    You can turn on your GPS receiver and leave it on for location-based apps.

  • Notification light settings

    Several different notifications can be toggled on or off for the indicator light on the front.

  • Display settings

    This screenshot shows available display settings.

  • Text input options

    These are the text input options you can use to enhance your experience.

  • Services for sharing photos

    You can easily share photos with these services on the device.

  • Tagging photos

    It is easy to tags photos on the N900 and then you can easily filter your images.

  • Viewing a photo in the photo viewer

    Tapping once on a photo/screenshot opens up some basic editing options.

  • Cropping an image

    You can crop an image right on the N900, but make sure you save it as something different than the original photo title.

  • Edition options

    You can perform some basic editing right on the N900. The available options should meet most people's needs.

  • Adjusting brightness and contrast

    Another option in the program.

  • Sharing options

    You can share via Bluetooth, email, or predesignated services.

  • Entering data to share

    Different fields can be entered for sharing out your photos.

  • Typical contact view

    You can communicate in various ways by tapping on the contact number, email, website, etc.

  • Photo capturing some great action

    We were at a local pumpkin patch and I caught my daughters in action.

  • More jumping at the farm

    Here is another fun shot of a daughter in the air.

  • At the farm

    My daughters having fun at the farm.

  • Another shot from Halloween

    We had a blast at the pumpkin patch.

  • Sample 5 megapixel standard photo

    You can compare this photo to the next one shot in the same position to see what layout your prefer.

  • Sample 3.5 megapixel widescreen photo

    This photo was taken in widescreen 3.5 megapixel mode.

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Nokia N900 retail packaging

The Nokia N900 is now available from various US retailers and after two full months of using a loaner device I just purchased my own. This latest Linux-based device has a new version of the Maemo OS and integrates a cellular radio. You will find some aspects of S60 in the N900, along with a rather unique user interface and extremely powerful Mozilla-based web browser. Apps are still early in development, but with the browser you can do most everything you need to do with dedicated apps.

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