2. Stylish Design

Unlike some tablet PCs, the 770 is small, sleek and stylish. It fits into an average pocket and it comes with a case that you can slide off, flip over and slide onto the back of the 770, so you don't need to worry about it getting scratched while it's in your pocket. What stands out is the exceptionally clear and bright screen. With 800 pixels across you'll see the full width of all but the widest Web pages; small fonts will look very small but text is usually clear and legible.

The controls are minimal. On the top edge are the power button (which can also lock the device), volume controls and a button for switching between a full-screen view of an application or turning the menu bar back on. Power, USB and headset connectors are recessed at the bottom, along with the same condenser microphone Nokia uses in its mobile phones. On the front there's a five-way control pad, return, menu and home button, but as you can control everything by tapping on the touchscreen you're not likely to use them much. The stylus is basic but comfortable to use and the cover holds it securely in place (so securely you have to slide the cover out of the way to get the stylus out).

Controls on the Nokia 770 are simple; you can use the buttons or the touchscreen.

Tap anywhere you can type and you get the basic on-screen keyboard at the bottom of the screen. You can swap this over to handwriting recognition, but you have to write slowly and clearly. Scrawl something too fast and you'll end up with a jumble of letters; you can delete them or write over them in the input panel, but unless you spend a lot of time writing your version of the alphabet into the training system this is slow and frustrating. You can come up with your own symbols and use them to insert phrases like your name, but it's probably easier to use the new full-screen keyboard, which has keys big enough to type on with your fingers (at least for those with small fingers). The full-screen keyboard appears when you press and hold anywhere you can type. You wouldn't want to write a long email with it, but it's perfectly adequate for URLs and quick comments and faster than hunt-and-peck tapping with the stylus.

The full-screen keyboard is large enough for most people to type on with their fingers.
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