Re: Smart LCD birght/dim...

2008-04-13 Thread Sean Anderson
On Sun, 2008-04-13 at 14:38 +0100, ewanm89 wrote: On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:50:11 +0200 Marco Trevisan (TreviƱo) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since Freerunner won't have an hardware light sensor to set its LCD brightness, I got some ideas about smartly changing the luminance of the GTA02

Re: GTA02 Release Date

2008-04-07 Thread Sean Anderson
The biggest error that some people do is that they thing Openmoko == Iphone: FALSE I think comparisons with the iPhone are inevitable and, when discussing the consumer market, absolutely justified. Speaking to someone that isn't into FOSS, you might start by saying well, it's a small phone form

GTA02 Release Date

2008-04-06 Thread Sean Anderson
I think many people are anxious to know when the Neo FreeRunner will actually be released. I know of many people that are quite eager to buy one; if it won't be ready till December, say so. Stop keeping hundreds of people waiting with bated breath for a device that seems to be be unlikely to ever

Re: GTA02 Release Date

2008-04-06 Thread Sean Anderson
Sometimes the hardest thing to answer is I don't know. My personal opinion here is that I don't know is probably the best answer there is. As a user, I want to know EXACTLY when I can expect my next dose of sexiness in hardware form. As someone who supports and understands business, saying

Re: Loosing your moko

2008-04-05 Thread Sean Anderson
It sounds like these anti-theft measures are more likely to confuse the ordinary user. They sound quite ingenious, but are still not going to be an impenetrable barrier to theft - and probably not worth the effort. The thread is concerning the loss of the Moko, and I am reminded of those beeping

Re: Loosing your moko

2008-04-04 Thread Sean Anderson
It's certainly prudent to realise that this is far from a full-proof phone theft prevention system. I realise it's a little redundant to say aaw, but no security is airtight anyway!, but it's worth pointing out nonetheless. Encrypted data, a device that phones home... these are all flawed but

Re: Loosing your moko

2008-04-03 Thread Sean Anderson
I think the original idea was a sensible one, but I doubt many would be willing to risk losing all their data for the rare situation where it would be a security advantage. I think there is something to be said for nifty GPS features. I've lost my phone... why not SMS it and ask it to email me