Nokia to Sell 10-Inch Aluminum Laptop, Enters PC Industry
Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:43 am
Nokia, the world's top handset maker, said it plans to sell a 10-inch laptop to compete in the fiercely competitive, but fast-growing netbooks market.
The Espoo, Finland-based company said its first netbook, the Nokia Booklet 3G, weighs just 2.76 pounds, uses Intel's Atom processor and runs Microsoft's Windows software.
The aluminum mini-laptop comes with a 10-inch glass display, HDMI port for HD video out, a front facing camera for video calling, Bluetooth and a SD card reader.
Other features include integrated A-GPS, built-in 3G and Wi-Fi connections and up to 12 hours of battery life.
"The computer will include a hard drive and a glass display capable of showing high-definition video, making it a higher-performance device than a stripped down netbook," said Kai Oeistaemoe, Nokia's Executive Vice President of Devices.
In a bid to bolster sagging sales, phone makers and carriers have increasingly looked for new revenue streams outside the saturating handset market.
Apple is working on a "media pad" device that would let users listen to music, view photos, watch high-definition videos and make calls over a Wi-Fi connection.
Wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon recently began selling netbooks in stores.
