Would be even cooler if they showed Google Maps with satellite overlays on this photo.
I saw the Nokia 770 at CompUSA two days ago while I was investigating a Canon printer… which was a bad thing, because I started experimenting with the Nokia device, and then returned the next day to experiment some more. In trying to determine it’s usability, I used it to surf to Google Maps. It could load the main page, but when I tried to dive down deeper into the map, the Nokia 770 kept displaying a low memory warning, and then would not allow any further Web activity to take place. I checked the system status and it appeared to have close to 64MB free, so I don’t understand why Google Maps was incurring problems. If it had worked, I would have purchased the device, but instead, I walked away from it. So, is the low memory problem an OS software flaw, a Google Maps/AJAX/Opera flaw, a device hardware flaw, or user error? 
64MB is a lot of memory. Any feedback to help understand how to configure the device to operate Google Maps without error would be welcome.
How could you have surfed to google maps with no internet connection? CompUSA does not provide free wifi access points, and I find it unlikely you paired your phone with it
sorry to be so skeptical
Where’s my NOKIA ORDER!!
I was all ready to disbelieve Jason, but I went by a CompUSA in Dallas a few minutes ago. and they DO have it. For $399. Salesgeek said they got it yesterday. Now, do I cancel my Nokia order from two weeks ago and pay more for the instant gratification?
Comment by jlg 12.04.05 @ 3:48 amI also just checked out the 770 at CompUSA today, and they did in fact have a wireless connection setup… and I’m in love. Now I can have everything but my mobile phone running Debial 
-olly
Comment by ollywompus 12.05.05 @ 10:42 amITS TRUE. Go to the comp usa web site!
Comment by n 12.05.05 @ 12:52 pmI’m back to check the responses. For those “true believers” that tried the device, were you able to zoom deep into Google Maps without problems?
Why I returned to the CompUSA store the second time, was to see how well the Nokia 770 handled most of the common Web sites I usually visit on my PC (I stood there for about an hour, so don’t be hesitant to hog the device yourself).
I’m usually one to get the cool new gadgets, but I’ve learned from past experience to wait for the Revision 2 machine I’d recommend you use a demo Nokia 770 (like those at CompUSA) to check the Web sites you plan to visit, just to make sure you’ll be able to use the device as you expect.
As you already know, for me, the memory problem with Google Maps was a show stopper. Not necessarily because Google Maps didn’t work as expected, but because it’s one of the most used sites on the Web and it didn’t work as expected.
Perhaps an update to the device will fix the problem, but I’ll let you do the trailblazing this time around
I did a little online investigation today, and came across a recent PC Magazine review of the Nokia 770…
“The Opera Web browser handles multiple windows, JavaScript pop-ups, cookies, and Macromedia Flash animations, but more advanced features like the Ajax extensions used in the new Yahoo! Mail interface don’t work.”
The Google Maps problem must also be an AJAX implementation problem. I then searched on the Opera.com Web site for further information covering Opera Mobile, but no links were available for either the Nokia 770 or Nokia 7710 products, even though both units were displayed on the Opera Web site.
If the Google Maps issue is related to the Opera Mobile browser, then it appears to be a browser software issue. Unfortunately, I don’t know offhand how large an additional AJAX browser component would be in bytes, and that might be an issue with 64MB of RAM. Only time will tell.
Comment by Jason Pester 12.07.05 @ 9:09 am