I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a Nokia 770 Web Tablet. This thing looks like it could be the ultimate web appliance, not only for portable applications, but for household uses. Being Linux-based with an active development community makes the possibilities for this device enormous.
We have an old iOpener set up on the kitchen counter, and I can't describe just how useful it is to have easy, semi-instant access to the web. We use it for lots of little things, like checking IMDB during movies, following sports scores, and of course, looking for cocktail recipes.
The iOpener is getting pretty long in the tooth, however, so the Nokia 770 looks like an excellent and convenient replacement, especially if it retails at around the $350 price point.
On the portable front, I'm not sure if I would actually carry a 770 around with me. However, I can say from my experience with the Tapwave Zodiac that surfing the net with a combination of big-screen portable and a bluetooth cel phone is a very usable experience, much more so than using the crummy WAP browser on the cel phone itself. I love being able to compare in-store prices with amazon.com just by whipping out the Zodiac.
I can't believe Nokia doesn't have an IR emitter on the 770! With the prices of color touch-screen universal remotes like the Philips iPronto and the Home Theater Master MX-3000 being over $1,000, the 770 could have been the de facto high-end programmable universal remote. Maybe the very interesting Philips RC9800i will find success on the coffee table.