haha. this will make you laugh. Like this in miniature mounted vertically on the back panel. backwoods geek!
http://www.rodmounts.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Shiloh Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 3:03 PM To: List for Openmoko community discussion Subject: Re: Stylus Recommendation How about a stylus holder for the rear window of your pickup truck? steve wrote: > > > I'm goingto fashion a vertically mounted gun rack type holder on my back > panel. > > > > Have you used emachine shop? > > > > * From: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Crane, Matthew > *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2008 7:04 AM > *To:* List for Openmoko community discussion > *Subject:* RE: Stylus Recommendation > > > > Sounds like a good candidate for emachnie shop. But how tightly can > something like that be locked to the side of the phone? A usb connector > by itself is probally not suffecient no? > > > > * From: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steven Milburn > *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2008 9:06 AM > *To:* community@lists.openmoko.org > *Subject:* Re: Stylus Recommendation > > Just had a crazy thought while reading this thread.... > > Someone (read: not me. I AM a EE :) ) could make a stylus with a usb > connector sticking out along the side. Then, the stylus could plug into > the usb port and be held tight against the side of the phone. > > On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Jeremiah Flerchinger > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > I'd like a Nintendo DS style stylus and holder because they're small, > cheap, & I like how they fit into the casing of the DS. ?I would try to > use the FreeRunner CAD data > ( http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner_GTA02_Hardware#Case ) to > make my own case mod design ?if I could find something to convert Pro-E > files. As it stands I refuse to buy Pro-E for a single hobby project. > > > On Sat, 2008-05-03 at 09:12 +0200, Nicanor Babula wrote: >> Shawn Rutledge wrote: >> > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Hans L <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> > >> >> I am not an electrical engineer, but I think that the voltage/current >> >> produced from such a magnet would be negligible. But, even assuming >> >> that it would not be harmful, isn't the case made of plastic? Is >> >> >> > >> > Well you could take apart the phone and try to find a place to stash a >> > small, really strong neodymium magnet. Then use a thin steel stylus >> > (with a soft plastic tip), shaped to fit against whatever surface has >> > the magnet. It could even fit against the side of the phone, if it >> > had a slightly concave shape. Or mod the case to have a shallow >> > groove for the stylus to fit into, then the stylus could just be a >> > thin steel bar, or rounded on one side as suggested. Since the magnet >> > doesn't move, it shouldn't cause any inductive pulses (although it >> > might cause electrons that are trying to move in a straight line to go >> > off in a curve instead. Not sure if that would affect anything...) >> > >> > >> > >> >> Now I am using a motorola A1200E "Motoming" (linux based ;) ) and it has >> a stylus too. I like very much the way the stylus is attached to my >> motorola and I would like to see it on the neo if it doesn't create >> large additional costs. >> >> Check it out: >> http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motomingedge/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> community@lists.openmoko.org <mailto:community@lists.openmoko.org> >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org <mailto:community@lists.openmoko.org> > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community