The Nokia N800, a substantial upgrade to the Nokia 770, is now for sale at some CompUSA stores for $399.99. Some of upgrades are changes that Linux tablet fans have been requesting for some time. These include increasing the RAM from the older model to 128 MB and its flash memory to 256MB. The processor has also been given a kick in the pants with an increase in speed from 220MHz to 320MHz. The new tablet also boasts a VGA (640x480) resolution web cam. The microphone has also been moved to make the unit more friendly as a phone.The unit has two SD (Secure Digital) flash memory card slots. One of these slots is located as an internal slot under the back cover, and the other is located under the memory card cover on the front corner of the tablet. Both memory cards can be hot swapped in and out while the unit's powered up. In theory, each card can hold up to 2GB of data and must be formatted with either the 16- or 32-bit FAT file format. The N800 comes with built-in stereo speakers and has a large 4.1-inch, 800 x 480 pixel touch-screen.
For web page browsing, the 800 includes a scroll rocker. It also reportedly has top-mounted buttons and 5-way cursor pad and a built-in stand. The N800 comes with 802.11b/g WiFi as well as Bluetooth 2.0.
http://www.nseries.com/products/n800/#l=products,n800
Software for the N800 is open source. The Maemo project is an open source development platform to create applications for Nokia Internet Tablet products like Nokia N800 and Nokia 770. The platform gives developers a powerful Linux based development environment and optimized end-user interface for handhelds.
http://www.maemo.org/index.html