Nokia’s official blog shared a video this morning that highlights several of Maemo’s browser functionality and features. Mikko Korpelainen, Senior Product Manager at Nokia, begins the video by explaining what makes the N900 ideal for the full internet experience, in your pocket. During the second half of the video, Martin Schüle, Principle designer of the User Interface Design team, gives us several tips and tricks regarding functionality and gestures present in the Maemo browser.
One of the major design objectives for the N900 is to blur the lines between cell phones and computers. A true convergence device, browsing the web as you would on a normal desktop computer, and then store your N900 back in your pocket when you’re done. Even the most advanced smartphones today have several limitations when it comes to web browsing. The N900 was designed from the ground up to address these issues. How? Mikko outlines five points of a full internet experience, and how they are present in the N900:
Latest Web Technologies
- Maemo browser is powered by the Gecko Engine
- Same engine that powers Firefox
- Proven code
Full Flash Support
- Nokia is collaborating with Adobe
- N900 will ship with Flash 9.4 out of the box, 10.1 as an eventual update in 2010.
- Performance and features that you would expect on your desktop
Performance
- Responsive
- Pages load fast
- Frame rate is good
Real Estate
- 800 x 480 pixels screen
- Resolution comparable to desktops
Interaction
- More advanced interaction methods
- Improved User Interface
- “Hover mode”
A quick sum up of Martin’s tips can be found in Nokia’s teaser of the Maemo browser:
For a full-fledged review on Nokia’s N900, check out My-Symbian.
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