Now we're back on track -- many fine devices exist, but SOFTWARE is the key. (except for the actual multi-touch input capability.... most hardware does not have that, however, I wonder if a multi-scan type of software driver could hack it, interleaving the touchpad scan between multiple fingers...)
So yeah, you can put a full browser of lots of things, since most portable gadgets are now general purpose computers. I don't know if their is linux support for Journada (iPaqs are mostly okay for it, but I have a Toshiba PocketPC, yech). So long as the screen is large enough (and/or pans&zooms enough!), it'll be great, and just about the same as any other full-featured browser on an ultraportable device. HCI, human-computer interaction, is the CompSci field which I see starting to catch up here. Like batteries in general, or regenerative braking systems on automobiles, they've all just been behind the times. So no worries Brian, I figured you meant "Killer Platform"... and what *won't* the iPhone run?? Well, once the devkit leaks, we'll have emulators out the wazoo for it!!! From MAME to Nintendo, to Playstation, to PocketPC and beyond :)) Leak, devkit, leak!! I double-dog-dare ya. ciao, ben On 6/14/07, Jason LaPier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ninendo's DS Web Browser just came out. Haven't had a chance to try it, but I know it's Opera and pretty much a full browser (minus plugins - there is full javascript support, but unfortunately they had to drop Flash support). The dual-screen gives you a couple different options for viewing a page. The DS lite sells for $130 and the Opera cartridge is $30. Of course it's Wifi only (no cell network browsing, which sounds like trouble to me). So my "killer mobile apps combo"? Web Browsing (and email via gmail): DS Lite with Opera ($160) Voice Telephony and emergency web-over-cell access: Random Motorola Cell (came free with my plan) Full suite of Office Apps: Moleskine notebook, retractable lead pencil, Bic pen ($10-15) Oh, and what do I get that the iPhone is missing? I get to play games on my DS. I'm sure the iPhone will have a couple of crappy games, but obviously not going to compete with NDS or PSP. Also, I have an adaptor that let's me run homebrew and use flash memory cards on my DS - I use it as a MP3 player all the time. And of course, it runs Linux (although I haven't tried that in a while to see what the progress is on it). - Jason L. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Barrett > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:00 PM > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Safari + iPhone = Killer App > > Cellphones are overrated... iPhone brings the "web pad" > experience to the masses. > Maybe. What do you see as the Killer App? A decent mobile browser? > > The main thing I see in it is the multi-touch, and if they > can bring that to MacBooks and iMacs, as well (as has been > rumor-milled), then I say *that* will be the genius-maneuver. > > Consider http://nokia770.com/ http://nokia770.com/category/nokia-n880/ > and so forth... > or PSP, etc -- with VoIP. > > ben > > > > On 6/13/07, Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve Jobs is a F'ing entrepreneurial genius. > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
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