Nokia announces Linux powered Internet tablet
Nokia officials on Wednesday used the LinuxWorld Summit here to not only launch the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet and the Nokia Internet Tablet 2005 software edition, but also to explain why they decided to develop an open source device.
Ari Jaaksi, of Nokia's open-source software operations, told attendees that this was the first true Linux and open-source device from Nokia, and they were already working on the next version of the software that would introduce VOIP (voice over IP).
Nokia on Wednesday also announced the Maemo.org development platform, which provides a set of tools and documents and such for developers and hackers.
"It is the open-source development environment for the Nokia Internet Tablet and is geared at developers looking to provide applications on top of that," Jaaksi said.
Some applications had already been developed with Maemo around word processing, games, instant messaging and the like, but the focus was now was on application development, and "we are not going to force anyone to use a style guide or anything else," he said.
