I'm also very interested in developing a Sports/Exercise style application for the openmoko. I'm an avid cyclist and I have developed a little program to read HR monitor data from the Suunto Heart Rate monitor using the Suunto PC Pod. It's a USB device that communicates using the ANT (thisisant.com) protocol. I'll try and post some info/code about my work sometime this weekend. We should be able to plug this into the openmoko to give it access to all kinds of sports monitoring equipment.
-Will On 9/28/07, Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 29/08/2007, Baxter Kylie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi. > > > > I've been following this project for a couple years with great > > interest but I have a few questions (for those with gen1 and just > > those with some knowledge of the possibilities/limitations of the > > hardware) > > > > How hardy is the unit? I realize it has no moving parts but could it > > take repeated jarring up and down? Also, is it too heavy or too big > > for an armband strap? > > > > I'm a marathon runner and words cannot describe how astounding it > > would be for me to be able to find a waterproofed armband case for > > this unit to take on runs. Not only could it provide cell service in > > case of emergencies and act as my portable music player but with the > > gps and accelerometers I could (with a little help) get some useful > > runners' apps in place to track important numbers on runs -- not just > > times on terrains but even stride data (assuming the accelerometers > > are sensitive enough to track arm swing + impact). > > > > Assuming the unit is up to these tasks I fully intend (with a gen2 in > > hand) to try to get an app up and running for logging this type of > > info ... anyone who thinks this is a good idea or has any additional > > thoughts, I'd love to hear them! > > > This would be absolutely awesome! I don't run that often, but this'd be a > great help when I do. I always take my music player with me but I can't > really take anything else, and it'd be a safe comfort to have a mobile phone > with me too, especially if it has the features you described. > > Regards, > > ~Baxter > > > Thanks, > > -- > Vincent > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > >
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