Filed under: Internet, Linux, Open Source
Linux alternative to iPhone
by Dolores Parker Sep 1st 2007
- Excellent 802.11 and Bluetooth radios.
- Razor-sharp 4.1", 800x480, 225 pixel/inch color touchscreen.
- Built-in stereo speakers.
- 640x480 Webcam.
- FM receiver.
- USB 2.0 connectivity.
- Two full-size SD card slots with a supported capacity of 2GB each.
- A fast CPU (330MHz).
- 128MB RAM.
- 256MB Internal Flash.
- Slated to get mobile WiMAX next year.
- USB and line-in interfaces to record and playback podcasts.
- Supports Flash 9 and Skype Internet calls which allow users to better browse YouTube videos, play online flash games, and make free Internet calls to other Skype-enabled devices.
- Optional equipment: Nokia navigation kit to use the N800 as a navigation device.
Pidgin - full-featured internet messaging client, with AIM, MSN, Yahoo and Jabber support
Canola - media player with network streaming
FBReader - e-book reader
Claws Mail - full-featured email client
Obscura Photo Manager
Other than the killer light touch screen on the iPhone, the N800 has all the right stuff. What do you think? Would you rather have an iPhone or geek out with an N800?
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
