Dr. Ari Jaaksi opened his keynote of the second Maemo Summit by by noting that he had been working with Maemo “before Maemo was cool.”

When his group’s second Maemo devicce acquired the “n” at the beginning of its name, the n800, indicating it was part of the crown jewel, top of the line Nseries — that was a sign of things to come.

The forthoming n900 is designated the Nseries flagship phone (along with the N97). Whatever feature it has should be the best Nokia offers.

What Ari didn’t have to say,  because it is implicit in tha t designation, is that today Maemo is cool.