Nokia Tablet design looks like a big Nokia N8.

Over the last couple of days, Andre has been talking Nokia tablets and lack thereof.

• http://mynokiablog.com/2011/03/15/the-case-for-a-tablet/
• http://mynokiablog.com/2011/03/14/nokias-tablet-strategy-or-lack-thereof/

In that 140k word report, it’s acknowledged that there is no tablet in Nokia’s portfolio and that these tablets are gaining momentum.

Nokia Tablet designs have surfaced.

Watching my Nokia Twitter Stream going crazy, it seems that some tablet designs have appeared. Nokia apparently applied for design patent to the  United States Patent and Trademark Office on May 28th, 2010. Since that’s so far back, Vlad from Engadget reckons it’s a shelved MeeGo product.

It looks like a big Nokia N8. It complements the design of N8/E7 (and very distantly the C1-01 which tried to be like N8) making those iconic tapering edges Symbolic of Nokia.

With Nokia now in a seemingly headless Chicken stage and no new flagship smartphone yet for 2011, will they have time and resources to make a decent tablet that’s not just a poor man’s iPad or an overpriced but still bad attempt of being a tablet? If they are to make one, what will power it?

USPTO via Engadget

Category: Nokia