This detailed, hands-on review examines Nokia's Linux-based N800 web tablet first as a consumer electronics device, and then as a platform for open source software development. Reviewer Jerry Epplin infuses the review with crotchety humor and deeply technical insights.

Epplin's in-depth review discusses the N800's fit and finish, intended uses, effectiveness, and stability. It also discusses which components of the device's Linux-based development kit are open, and which parts are proprietary, and assesses various aspects of the tools and support that Nokia has put in place to foster an open source software development ecosystem around the N800.

Click below to read the complete, interesting review:

A hacker's-eye view of Nokia's N800 Internet Tablet

 
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