By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
We have been covering a new category of gadget loosely called “living room devices” or little mini computers that surf the web, do email, display photos, and play music and video in a smaller-than-a-laptop format. The one that got the biggest response was the Nokia 770 that just announced a delay. Yesterday, I got my PepperPad in (stay tuned for a full hands-on review) but in the meantime, it looks like Apple may be getting into the act:
Recent trademark filings, as reported by AppleInsider show that the company might be headed in that direction. The filings are for something called Vingle, which is “Telecommunication services, namely, electronic transmission of streamed and downloadable audio and video files via computer and other communications networks.” Further the application describes Vingle as “an audio entertainment service that may be available in its retail stores.”Other device hinted by this trademark application is some sort of a tablet device that does more than just music. They do have patents filed on a device like this, and the trademark is just an extension of those. They have been looking to hire a handwriting software engineer as well. An Apple version of Nokia 770 would make a lot of sense, especially now that the world has gone wifi! Source: Om Malik’s Broadband Blog
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Even though they might go the way of the 770, the open source possibilities offered my Maemo on the Nokia 770 just makes more sense. Now just to get a http://www.770forge.net going on, and easy package installers, maybe no one would bat an eyelid if Apple do come out with a sexy white slab.
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