Nearly 5-years before the first-generation Apple iPad was released, there was the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. Priced at $359.99 USD ($581.85) during its launch in 2005, the device was designed for internet browsing, email, playing select types of media, and even light gaming.
Featuring a 4.1″ (800 x 480) LCD touchscreen, a Texas Instruments OMAP 1710 CPU running at 252 MHz, 64MB of DDR RAM, 128MB of internal Flash storage, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 1.2 connectivity, and a USB port, all running on the Maemo operating system (modified version of Debian Linux). As for the user interface, the home screen is sectioned off into areas for launching applications, a menu bar, and a large customizable area that can display information such as a Google search box.
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There is a living successor to this, Maemo evolved into Meego which was later spun off as SailFishOS which still exists today developed in Finland though their main customers are governments and military’s for a secure smartphone OS.” said one commenter.
