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The new Nokia 3G Booklet is Nokia’s take at the oh-so-popular netbook segment. Since we’re all part-time computer geeks (besides being cellphone know-it-all’s) we can’t really stay indifferent as Nokia unveil their first portable computer.

But without further ado, have a look at those shots and if you’re impressed enough we’ll just give you the key technical features.

Nokia 3G Booklet is Nokia’s first notebook

The Nokia 3G Booklet is based on the well known Intel Atom platform, but it’s also the first netbook of its kind to feature an HDMI HD video output. Not that we would bet on the little Atom fella playing serious HD stuff, but still having that output is a nice another step into turning them netbooks into media canter PCs.

With battery life of up to 12h it’s surely one serious contender as your workday sidearm. As the name suggest, the Nokia 3G Booklet has an integrated 3G/HSDPA modem – Wi-Fi goes without saying. Another interesting feature is the built-in GPS receiver, which will successfully team up with the Nokia Maps application.

The Nokia 3G Booklet has got a 10-inch screen and measures only 20mm in thickness. It weighs 1.25kg and there’s a front-facing video camera and Bluetooth.

More information about the Nokia 3G Booklet will be available at Nokia World in the beginning of next month. Upsofar, no expected price has been announced.

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In addition to offline access to Gmail while you’re travelling or without a strong internet connection, you can now see your Google Calendar events when you’re disconnected. Offline Calendar lets you view your existing schedule and events, but not edit them, so you don’t have to print out calendars the night before a trip. This feature has been available to businesses and schools using Google Apps for about a month; we’re now turning it on for everyone.

Like Gmail, the offline feature of Calendar uses Gears, an open source browser extension that adds offline functionality directly to the browser.

To enable offline Calendar access, sign in to Google Calendar and look for the "Offline Beta" link in the upper right-hand corner of your account, next to your username. We’ve released this early and are still ironing out some kinks, so if you encounter any issues, be sure to let us know. If you access Calendar through the Premier or Education Editions of Google Apps, your domain administrator will first have to elect to turn on new features from the Domain Settings page of the Google Apps control panel.

There are multiple ways to see your calendar when you’re away from your desk — in addition to offline mode, we offer two-way sync for iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and Blackberry devices. So wherever you go, Google Calendar can be there with you.