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Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia is about to make a splash at the Netbook scene with its own offering, the Nokia Booklet 3G. They may be a little late in elbowing into the Netbook industry, what with the market getting more and more saturated by the month. But there are many reasons to love the Booklet 3G and what it potentially offers.

#1 - The good. The Nokia Booklet 3G has all the makings of an HD media player. It has a 10.1-inch widescreen (which I'm sure can handle 1280x720p without a problem) and packs HDMI. You can play Hi-Def movies on your flatscreen whenever you want to.

Oh, and Nokia claims that this little baby will have a 12-hour battery life. Nokia has been known to create phones that are tough as nails and can last longer than most celebrity marriages, so this alone makes the Booklet 3G a good draw when it comes out.

#2 - The better. I'm more of a "function" person than a "form" person, which is why the Booklet 3G is so attractive to me. I've noticed that most Laptop and Netbook makers on the market today still have one fatal flaw -- they don't exactly know what their customers want when they're on the road.

Naturally, Nokia is different -- it's been a mobile phone industry leader for over a decade, and it knows the ins and outs of what their people want.

#3 - The sexy. Of course, a little "form" won't hurt at all. The Nokia Booklet 3G has a 2cm thick frame, a glass screen, a sleek aluminum chassis, and an island keyboard. Some people call it the Macbook Nano they've been waiting for.

What also makes Nokia's move into the Netbook market interesting is that it "seems" to have beaten Apple to it. Mobile phone sales have been disappointing over the past year and a half, and is expected to decline even further this year -- but Netbook sales are expected to double.

I tend to wonder whether the guys at Apple are slapping themselves on the forehead after this bit of news came out. It'll be interesting to see what they'll come up with in retaliation, but for now, we'll just have to wait till the 2nd of September, when Nokia will announce the Booklet 3G's price and availability in Stuttgart, Germany.