Harald Welte wrote: > On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 10:23:24AM +0100, Sven Neuhaus wrote: >> Since everyone is drooling about the next iteration of the Neo which is >> exptected to include WiFi, I figured I'd add a request for USB 2.0. This >> allows us to use a USB VGA adapter >> (http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/06/08/add_a_monitor_using_usb/ - Linux >> driver available!). A VGA port enables the Neo2 to replace a laptop for >> doing presentations (in some cases) and you could even watch movies stored >> on its microSD card (or streamed by a BluOnyx) on a battery powered HMD! :-) > > Thanks, this has actually already been on our wishlist for a future > generation of our phones. > > The main problem (with more powerful SoC) is not to provide a USB2.0 > host port in the device.
Can't you leave it unpowered as it is now? Or is that forbidden by the USB 2.0 spec? A UWB (ultra-wide-band: Wireless USB or IEEE 802.15.4a) would also be a *very* nice alternative. I'm not sure if the technology will be ready for primetime in late summer... -Sven _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
