Hello list, I like the propossed mods, and i think that most of the changes are possible. But how to get this mods done? I proposse a simple approach. Changing the LCD is difficult, because you need to change the case in order to fit LCD into the phone.
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Gaël HERMET <mail...@superzell.fr> wrote: > Marcus Bauer a écrit : >> 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. >> >> 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 >> * bigger LCD 3,5"+ > Maybe 3.5" is a little bit to big, but I think 3.2" can be realy > interesting. > Sunlight readable LCD is realy interesting in a lot of case. >> * new ruggedized case or rubber shell (including a mean to nicely fix >> in on a bike?) >> * waterproof (substaintially more costs) >> >> 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+. > I am interested in a bigger sunlight readable borderless screen and I am > ready to give 100€ (and some beers :D) for that but I don't know if this > price is possible. The fist prototypes are going to be more expenssive, sure. >> >> 3) Last question: are there hardware people interested in >> this? I'm a HW/SW one interested on :) >> >> Please reply here on list with your interest! >> >> Marcus > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > AS i see, The water proof part has a big objection: The touch screen. You need some glass/plastic that protects the LCD & the touch. -- ___________ Rafael Campos o0 Methril 0o http://openblog.methril.net/ _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community