Nokia of phone fame is coming out with a cool netbook with an equally cool name: the Booklet 3G. Just released are the release details, and price for the new device.

Nokia’s Executive VP of Markets, Anssi Vanjoki, announced at Nokia World that the device will sell for EUR575 in Europe (817USD). After subsidies from mobile provider services, Nokia expects that the quoted price will drop significantly, though some aren’t so sure that providers will be willing to invest very heavily in the new device. Windows 7 will be the operating system for the Booklet 3G.

Although we think we’ve seen it all for netbooks, the Nokia Booklet 3G does have some features that deserve some respect, especially coming from a company that is accustomed to working on significantly smaller mobile devices. Looking strangely like a Macbook with black trim, the Booklet boasts an aluminum body packed with powerful innards. As measurements go, it is appropriately netbook-size, and lives up to its name, “Booklet.” It is less than two centimeters thick. The screen is a modest 10 inches (with 1280×720 resolution).

Nothing is too stand-outish about the computer’s speed. The Intel Atom X530 is a nice processor, but won’t be wining any races real soon, clocking in at 1.6GHz. 1GB of memory and a 120GB hard drive are relatively ho-hum for a just-released netbook.

Where Nokia’s Booklet 3G really leaves its mark is in the realm of mobility. What the device lacks in muscle it more than makes up for as a full-orbed connection machine. To power such impressive connectivity, you can expect your device to go without charging for 12 hours. That’s more than an average day’s work, which would almost compel you to leave the charger back at the hotel room. Way to go, Nokia.

The long battery life powers a raft of cool connection tools, too. It has 3G-ready action, as the name suggests, giving it powerful appeal as the 3G network expands its reach across the globe. The device connects using high-speed packet access mobile broadband, and, of course, an 802.11n Wi-fi connection. Oh, and some of the Booklets will have internal modems, too. With all those options (including Bluetooth) you shouldn’t have to worry too much about staying connected. As well as the nearly-omnipresent connectivity, it is integrated with A-GPS. Not unaccompanied, the GPS ties in very nicely to Ovi Suite, which among other things can give you a police-like mapping system to know where you’re going and how to get there.

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