On Wednesday 15 April 2009, Marcus Bauer wrote: > Hello list, > > Joseph Reeves wrote on his blog about a bicycle app for the Neo [1]. > > I have always wanted to add cycling / sports functions to tangoGPS but > as the LCD is mostly unreadable in sunlight I felt there is little use. > After trying it a couple of times on my bike I soon started to leave > the Neo at home.
I made a bike mount out of polymorph, and put the FR in a ziploc bag if it's going to rain. I can see sunlight readability being a problem as summer approaches though. I haven't got round to external power yet, but have used it in the past for Psion and GPS both from battery (12V used mainly for lights) and dynamo. The Psion has a transreflective screen so it's great in bright sunlight. > So I wonder about three things for better outdoor use: > > 1) How many of you would be interested in the following hardware > mods: > * sunlight readable LCD Yes > * bigger LCD 3,5"+ Maybe, but tweaking the UI for gloved fingers would be good enough for me. I still want to be able to put it in my pocket! > * new ruggedized case or rubber shell (including a mean to nicely fix > in on a bike?) > * waterproof (substaintially more costs) Yes, but I don't see much point in one without the other. And it still needs to fit in my pocket! > 2) How much money would you spend on it? To give you an idea: the PSP > display with touchscreen can be bought on ebay for ~25$. A case may be > ~20-30$ for volumes of 100+. Variable. If it's about the current size, waterproof, daylight readable and doesn't reduce battery life too severely then >100$. > 3) Last question: are there hardware people interested in > this? > > Please reply here on list with your interest! > > Marcus > > [1]http://blogs.thehumanjourney.net/finds/entry/racing_myself_a_feature_req >uest _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
