The Nokia NYC flagship store is hosting a Nokia N900 meetup and I’ll be liveblogging it… using the Nokia N900. I’ll share live updates and photos while I meet with Nokia reps and fans at the event. It will be different from my previous liveblog because I will not be using a laptop for updates. Come back to this page when the meetup starts at 7:30PM Eastern, October 30th and see if the Nokia N900 can handle the task.

4:25 AM:

4:26 AM: the meetup kicks off at 7:30pm eastern time!

4:28 AM: commenter bob this is a test comment.

4:36 AM: you can participate in this liveblog by sending questions and comments. see you all in a bit!

6:42 PM: on the bus heading towards the store. i’ll try to ask ur questions to the proper nokia reps there

6:43 PM: Skylor Try to get a release date please! AT&T version?

6:47 PM: skylor, they probably wont say anything about an unannounced att version of the n900 but ill try.

6:50 PM: this liveblog will be updated using the nokia n900. i’ll be multitasking using the web browser for text updates and the 5mp camera for photo updates. the doors open at 7:30pm and start at 8pm eastern.

7:28 PM: quick stop at apple store to check out the magic mouse and 27in imac

7:29 PM:

7:34 PM:

7:37 PM:

7:51 PM: hanging out at the store. drinks and food passed around

7:51 PM:

8:02 PM: there will be a raffle at the end. surprise

8:03 PM:

8:03 PM: the nokians are getting introduced

8:04 PM: samir agarwal head of maemo operations speaking

8:07 PM:

8:10 PM: basically intro to the nokia n900. most of which nokia fanatics already know

8:10 PM: browser is same engine as firefox with flash 9.4

8:14 PM: built in skype, sip, gtalk out of box. extendable… for ex im running aim on mine right now.

8:17 PM: ovi store expected at launch or soon after

8:21 PM: b. roy from qik is up for a demo

8:24 PM: qik only took 4 days to create on maemo. theyre now just optimizing it

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9:13 PM: raffle time

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10:22 PM: ill post a recap soon with more details and photos. thanks for following the liveblog!

Here’s the RSVP response:

The New York meet-up is held in the Nokia Flagship store at 5 East 57th Street, New York.

The doors open at 7.30pm and the ‘official’ part starts at 8pm. For the following couple of hours you will be able to meet likeminded people, as well as Maemo folks from Nokia and the community. We will provide some nibble food and N900 demos, so you can get a feel for the device in case you have not had the chance yet or just have fun with it. The event then ends at 10pm after which we can continue the chats elsewhere. We will also have a surprise lottery at the end of the event.

As the space is limited, we have a name list at the door so we ask you to bring a piece of identification with you.

We are very exited about the N900, and we hope you are as well.

Have you pre-ordered your Nokia N900 yet?