The Nokia netbook is in the works, but if it’s going to stand out in an already crowded netbook/ultra portable market, what does it need? We’ve come up with the features we think Nokia will include in the Nokia netbook, and they’re real Eee PC killers. See what we reckon after the jump!
Size
Asus may be going 10 inch with new Eee PC models, which gives Nokia the perfect opportunity to squeeze in with an ultra small form Nokia netbook. It’s already mastered tiny keyboards on the N97 – think what it can do scaled up slightly! The Sony VAIO P had better be scared.
Net connectivity
As the world’s biggest phone maker, Nokia’s in a perfect place to make a netbook with HSDPA, HSUPA, WiMAX or whatever the hell it feels like putting in, and then negotiate fantastic deals with the networks so you can jump online, anywhere, for even cheaper than before. You might even be able to lash a Nokia netbook up to a Nokia 3G phone for net connection through there.
Software
What operating system Nokia would go with remains to be seen – it’s highly unlikely to be Android or any Windows platform – but even if it goes with a Linux OS, Nokia would be missing a trick if the Nokia netbook didn’t offer Symbian S60 compatibility, as we’d love to be able to play N-Gage games on a bigger screen. Ovi Store access would also have to be a must, and Nseries apps as widgets on the desktop would be ace.
Cloud computing
Ovi doesn’t just do chat and the odd bit of file hosting – it’s a cloud backup for everything from mail to videos with the scope to be so much more than Microsoft’s My Phone for Windows Mobile. Asus doesn’t have anything close. Just think how a Nokia netbook could integrate into all of these things: you could turn your heating on from your Nokia netbook on the train home via Home Control Centre, or keep an eye on all your Nokia Locate GPS trackers from the menu bar. The possibilities are endless!
Extra features
Nokia doesn’t just do phones these days – oh no. It’s one of the best for cameraphone tech – and decent snappers are largely missing from netbooks still – and battery life too (The Eee PC 1000HE may last 9.5 hours, but the Nokia E55 lasts a month!). And if the N97 can have 32GB of flash memory, how much will a Nokia netbook pack? We can’t wait to find out.
