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Howard Wolinsky

Take one Nokia Tablet, call me on Skype for Father's Day

By My status Howard Wolinsky on June 5, 2008 in General, In the news, Mobile.

Having a Father's Day headache? Just can't decide what to buy for dear, old dad?

Here's the remedy: Take one tablet and your headache will go away.


The tablet is the Nokia N810, a pocket-sized Internet tablet.

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I charged up the $479 device, pushed the power button and logged in easily to my Wi-Fi network at home.

I put a Skype icon on the Tablet desktop and clicked. My Skype contact list was instantly available. This mini-computer with a four-inch, highrez screen has a big-computer feel.

Next thing I knew I was on Skype making phone calls and chatting. I used it as a speakerphone and the sound quality was good.

You can navigate using the touchscreen. There is a soft keypad you can use with a stylus or your fingertip or slide out the QWERTY keyboard. The keys are small, but not too small.

The N810 Internet Tablet is a great example of convergence:

*It has a built-in Web camera and microphone.

*The N810 enables the user to check e-mail and Facebook accounts and to watch videos on YouTube or catch up on a favorite blog.

*Can't get Wi-Fi? The media player has up to 45 hours of music playback and memory to store up to 7,500 songs on an optional 10GB memory card.

*Need to find a find Wi-Fi hotspots? Look up an address and use the integrated GPS receiver.

As I tell my sons, the most important holiday of the year is Father's Day. And what a gift a Nokia N810 would be. It would just keep on giving.

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