With the introduction of the Series 60 5th edition with the launch of the Nokia Xpress Music 5800, Nokia has “arrived” as far as touch-screens are concerned. Yes, there was the now old 7710 which was the only device to run on the Series 90 platform – but how many of them are still around? Also, Nokia seems to have silently “retired” other platforms and seem to be concentrating only on S60 as of now. What else could explain the abrupt departure from the Series 80 platform with the launch of the E90, which happens to run on Series 60? The erstwhile communicators, the 9500 and the 9300, both used the S80 interface. There is also the much overlooked N series tablet platform which includes the likes of the N800 and the N810 variants. But these run on Linux and are an entirely defferent segment.
With the new launch, it is inevitable that the communicators will soon get the touchscreen treatment as well. At a webcast yesterday in the midst of the announcement of the Series 60 5th edition, Nokia dropped a teaser in the form of a touchscreen version of a future communicator bearing strong family resemblance to the E90 and its predecessors.
No official word from the company regarding any such device in the near future though. Lets wait and watch! Drool at the pictures in the meantime.
Via: Engadget
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