Actually, current temperature should be able to be picked up from the touchscreen if, that is, the touchscreen is heat sensitive. I have another touchscreen device with some customized firmware on it that can tell me the temperature based on what the average temp of the screen is. Doesn't even require bandwidth. :)
Regards, ~BK On 9/12/07, Dean Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think he means weather to be. > > Though seriously I think that people aren't really pushing the > usefulness limits of what can be done with 'permanent tethered > connections'. Most are just repurposing existing apps - think more > pervasive guys. > > > > Regards, > > Dean Collins > Cognation Pty Ltd > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +1-212-203-4357 Ph > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:community- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jimmy > > Sent: Thursday, 13 September 2007 4:39 PM > > To: List for OpenMoko community discussion > > Subject: Re: application idea > > > > Eh... why would you need to know the current weather if your already > > there, looking at it? > > > > Jeff Andros wrote: > > > Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside > > > the heat-island... in my open-top jeep... I had an application idea: > > > GPS based weather feeds. > > > > > > on a schedule/when you move into a new area, the phone will go out > to > > > a server and retrieve the weather information for the area you're > in. > > > > > > being able to glance at the today screen and see up-to-date weather > > > data would be nice > > > > > > -- > > > Jeff > > > O|||||||O > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > OpenMoko community mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OpenMoko community mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
