Nokia's long-awaited Meego platform, its tie-in with Intel, has been shown off in multiple pictures.
The new screenshots show off a new operating system that takes its cues from Nokia's Maemo system (used on the N900) the iPhone's iOS 4 system and the Palm Pre's WebOS.
The official MeeGo blog brought the pictures to the world, showing elements like a variety of ways to perform most tasks, such as unlocking the screen or multi-tasking.
An iPhone-like grid of icons was to be expected, as was multiple home screens, so we're glad to see Nokia getting the basics right here.
Blurring for focus
Maemo's way of doing things is apparent too, where the focus is maintained on certain elements of the screen by blurring out the backgrounds.
A huge number of gestures are detailed in the developers specifications, such as double long press tapping - which sounds like it could get a little confusing.
But we're still hopeful that Nokia will turn the corner - if Meego lands on devices in the near future (such as on the N9, if it turns out to be real) we might FINALLY see Nokia closer to the sharp end of the smartphone market.
Via My Nokia Blog
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simonset
September 8th 2010
4. I hope the lock screen message "Drop to unlock" is not taken literally.
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yesprenocarrier
September 7th 2010
3. Bubba, you're right about the date in the screenshots. But that was first introduced by the Palm Pre Calendar in late 2009. New Years Day was 12/31 and Valentines Day was 02/13. Technology ahead of it's time....literally. What worries me is the blurred backgrounds. Most of us over 40 can blur quite well without the help of an OS.
And squander is right. Today's tecno-talkers would like to have us think that Apple was the first to slice bread.
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squandertwo
September 7th 2010
2. "An iPhone-like grid of icons"
The Iphone is a really nice device in many ways, but honestly, this is ridiculous. My Nokia 7650 had a grid of icons back in the late 90s or whenever it was. Apple didn't invent everything.
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bubbahotepuk
September 7th 2010
1. Hmm, Tuesday 15th September 2010? Might want to check your calendar software, Nokia!
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