Symbiosis

I have been thinking a lot about the Nokia 770. It is so counter-intuitive. Why would a cell phone manufacturer decide to make a non-cell phone tablet? The PDA market is not that great, and while tablepc sales are holding on, they are very much the minority.

The reason for the Nokia 770 is simple, after all. The idea is that UI can be tied to a device, the way it is to be used. However, with bluetooth, it is possible to build symbiotic relationships between devices that enhance the functionality of each.

The 770 has wifi, but with a Nokia phone, you have networking anywhere you have a signal. The phone does not have to be a "smart phone" design that compromises user experience to jam in a keyboard. It can really just be a phone. With the 770, though, the user has a way to modify information on the phone, make better use of common features such as SMS. I am sure some clever person will have their bluetooth equipped handset making SIP calls via the 770's wifi.

I think it's a great idea.

--hal