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This is an exciting move. Let’s go through the announced features: - 12 hour battery life. Impressive. - 1.25kg (Lighter than a MacBook Air’s 1.36kg) - A-GPS - 10.1″ screen - 2cm thick when closed (“19.9mm”) - WiFi (b/g) - Integrated 3G mobile broadband - Microsoft Windows - Ovi services - HDMI out - USB ports & SD card slot - Bluetooth - Front-facing webcam - Rumour: Hot-swappable SIM slot There’s no specific news on pricing — we’ll have more details at Nokia World. I imagine it will compete nicely with the offerings from existing mobile operators — e.g. the Dell Mini I bought from Vodafone was free at £25 per month on an 18/24 month contract. I can see myself getting one of these Nokia Booklet devices. I’m particularly impressed by the 12-hour battery. Indeed if it’s anywhere near as good as that (using WiFi or 3G data), then that alone will be a compelling reason for many of us to consider swapping. There’s no word on storage as yet. Although I wonder if Ovi’s online services will help with this. The PC/mobile market has just got very interesting indeed. If Nokia can use their industrial might and know-how to knock these devices out at a brilliant price point, they could well become one of the biggest players in the laptop marketplace very, very quickly. On the strength of what you’ve seen so far, will you be buying one