Re: Toolchain alpha release

2007-12-17 Thread Steven **
I tried this out. I can build the sample, but then what do I do? The instructions talk about making an ipkg and scp-ing it to my Neo. But I don't have a Neo yet... Can I test an app without the hardware? -Steven On Dec 4, 2007 12:07 PM, John Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: need a compatible provider in central U.S.

2007-12-14 Thread Steven **
Looks like AT&T has better 1900 coverage in that area. http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?z=3&x=16&y=11&cc=us&net=be Of course, you should be able to makes calls with both networks just fine since they usually have free roaming. -Steven On Dec 10, 2007 10:47 AM,

Press review : Openmoko among the linux 2007 inovations

2007-12-11 Thread Steven Le Roux
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=940&num=1 Nothing more but thx to all of you guys -- Steven Le Roux [EMAIL PROTECTED] xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.

Re: Application idea: Bicycle computer

2007-12-02 Thread Steven Le Roux
so tired :) > > I ride bike trials... so it could interest me, and the problem about not loking a wheel doesn't exist ;) > ___ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@list

Example of accelerometers utility

2007-12-02 Thread Steven Le Roux
. It could be a 3D code... -- Steven Le Roux [EMAIL PROTECTED] xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Neo1973/OpenMoko as a laptop replacement

2007-11-15 Thread Steven **
But the GTA02 is 400 MHz. I've got a 650 MHz laptop at home that runs Windows XP just fine. That's over 7 years old. I think the 400 MHz processor could handle a lot of the simple apps I'd want while on the move. I plan to use the GTA02 much as Erland describes (minus the lens

Re: Chumby on OpenMoko/Neo1973?

2007-11-06 Thread Steven **
elerometer (motion sensor) • leather casing • AC adapter included" I think the GTA02 would handle that just fine. The only thing it's missing is the "squeeze sensor". -Steven On 11/6/07, Ortwin Regel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would it be possible to run the Ch

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-11-02 Thread Steven Le Roux
Great news !!! I am e17 user for some years ago after DR16 user so I know you was specialized in embedded systems :) OpenMoko is a kind of a logical way for you :) great welcome and see you soon :) Steven (waiting for his Neo1973 GTA02 - EFL/OpenMoko :) ) -- Steven Le Roux [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Exact release date of GTA02v4?

2007-10-24 Thread Steven **
ance of issues being found after it's been delivered. We don't want that. So, let's all just be a little patient here. -Steven On 10/24/07, Andreas Utterberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanx... > > Thats the post i have been waiting on > > /Andreas > &

Re: the volume of this group

2007-10-17 Thread Steven **
You're new here, so we'll forgive you. ;-) But moko (Openmoko) is free. I assume you're talking about the Neo1973. We don't want to confuse those. -Steven On 10/16/07, Thufir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm very impressed with the volume of this group!

Re: [Data & Calls] over [Wifi & Mesh network]

2007-10-15 Thread Steven **
They're not available to anyone yet. -Steven On 10/15/07, Francesco Pistillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In my work group we need two phones GTA02v3. They say in the wiki that it > can be available in october to qualified developers. > How is the way to be "clas

Re: Shipping-(Cost-)Information (esp. to germany)

2007-10-09 Thread Steven **
Welcome. You'll find a lot of information on the Wiki. It doesn't have actually prices, but http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/SH1_FAQ#How_much_does_it_cost_to_ship_to_.3Fhas your answer. -Steven On 10/9/07, Kevin Zuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear community, &g

Re: New TOP SECRET OM device??

2007-10-05 Thread Steven **
Is it just me, or does that "TOP SECRET" device look a LOT like an iPhone? Maybe they're doing away with the rounded corners that some people here despised. -Steven On 10/5/07, Krzysiek Bielicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >

Re: Vibrator

2007-10-02 Thread Steven **
ote controller." > I don't quite see the necessity in running you tv with your cellphone It's not about necessity! It's about freedom. Controlling my MythTV server is one of the projects I have planned for my Neo. Just because you have no use for it does

Re: Please welcome Graeme Gregory

2007-10-01 Thread Steven Le Roux
aging distribution releases. > > He'll be around distro-devel@ more than the rest of us. Definitely feel > free to pick his brain if you need help. > > -Sean > > ___ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openm

Re: Qtopia coming for Neo1973

2007-09-25 Thread Steven **
I've purchased are games. This applies to both Windows and Linux. I'm probably not your target market, but you asked. :-P -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Qtopia coming for Neo1973

2007-09-25 Thread Steven Le Roux
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:48:21 +0200, Gabriel Ambuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 25 September 2007 14:23:24 Steven Le Roux wrote: > >> Ok, I am not a developper, but, I think the accelorometer has the goal > to >> provide a good video rendering. > > N

Re: Qtopia coming for Neo1973

2007-09-25 Thread Steven Le Roux
t I know of (please > correct me if I'm wrong) have some kind of framebuffer environment in > which you can directly draw stuff on screen with little overhead. > > Dani Ok, I am not a developper, but, I think the accelorometer has the goal t

Re: opensource aerial photography project (was Re: OM Camera - a newangle)

2007-09-18 Thread Steven Le Roux
r (josm) I have to verify > > ___ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Steven Le Roux [EMAIL PROTECTED] xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: application idea

2007-09-15 Thread Steven Le Roux
___ >> OpenMoko community mailing list >> community@lists.openmoko.org >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >> > > > ___ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.o

Re: Charger for neo1973

2007-09-11 Thread Steven **
ot. But they can be had for pretty cheap. You'll find a lot targeted for the iPod, but you can probably find others that may be cheaper (like http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-3/qid=1189541560/ref=sr_1_3/602-0392629-9428653?ie=UTF8&asin=B000HZV67Y). -Steven ___

Re: GTA01 now or GTA02 later

2007-08-30 Thread Steven **
nfident in the stability of OpenMoko to use as my primary. Until I am confident, I'll just use prepaid sims in my Neo. -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Earliest possible release date for GTA02 - is it past October?

2007-08-25 Thread Steven **
See http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-August/009491.html On 8/25/07, Ian Stirling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It would be nice to have some information on this. > > Is it still plausible that if everything falls right, GTA02 can be > produced in volume, in time for purchased un

Re: Forum? (Was Re: Neo Sound and USB Questions)

2007-08-22 Thread Steven **
us, a forum is the default way to communicate with a group of people. I've accepted that the core developers will only use the mailing list. But it disturbs me that you are so willing to dismiss people who prefer forums as some how not worthy or capable of contributing to the project.

Re: FM Radio

2007-08-22 Thread Steven **
Are there no companies that make USB FM receivers? Seems like that would be an easy fix, right? I got a Sansa e140 as a prize a little while ago. It has an FM receiver. I was thinking of breaking the thing open and trying to steal the receiver to put in my Neo. Think that's workable? -S

Re: compilation of openmoko platform

2007-08-16 Thread Steven **
le. Maybe more RAM and faster HDs makes the difference? -Steven On 8/16/07, Al Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 16 August 2007, ramsesoriginal wrote: > > He's using mokomakefile (he says it), and i experienced similar issues > on > > my P4 2.8GHZ

Re: suggested video chip for next neo

2007-08-13 Thread Steven **
The drivers would be the issue. We need open drivers. How supportive of open source driver development is Toshiba? I'm guessing not very. But it would be nice if they were... -Steven On 8/13/07, Giles Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 13 Aug 2007, at 19:08

Re: Sean interviewed at LinuxWorld

2007-08-11 Thread Steven **
hey aren't expecting too much of a delay for GTA02! -Steven On 8/9/07, Swanepoel, Gareth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have you guys seen this interview with Sean : > > > http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/080207-portrait-of-a-linux-iphone-killer.html > > It's

Re: New looker where to start?

2007-08-11 Thread Steven **
I'm not sure if anyone has setup the build environment for Windows. But there is a pre-built Win32 binary for OpenMoko under QEMU: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/OpenMoko_under_QEMU#Pre-built_binaries -Steven On 8/3/07, Tim Milliken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am lookin

Re: VMWare-Image (again)

2007-08-11 Thread Steven **
Eric's VMWare image is available for download at: http://openmoko.montgoss.com/ This is a hosted site that has a monthly bandwidth limit, so please only download if you really need it. If we exceed the monthly bandwidth, I'll have to remove the file. -Steven On 8/7/07, Eric Heinema

Re: Neo1973 Phase 1 sales / order process / misconception

2007-08-07 Thread Steven **
g phones manufactured. It is dealing with all the orders and status requests they are receiving. No news is good news! -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Placing an order for September Release of FIC Neo.

2007-07-28 Thread Steven **
long as the OS is still working (which it would seem to be nearly identical to current OS), they'd push it out the door. They may not be pushing it to the wider market, but I'm sure they'll have it for sale directly. I mean, the current version doesn't reliably make phone calls

Re: Java games for openMoko

2007-07-28 Thread Steven Milburn
This one-button-at-a-time is not an uncommon to existing phones. Many phone keypads are implemented in such a way that they do not register multiple key presses at the same time. For instance, when playing the "Asphalt Urban GT 3D", a Java game, on my A707, I cannot both accelerate and turn at th

Re: [Community Tools] Re: Why you won't find me in the forum much

2007-07-26 Thread Steven **
Steven ** <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There is one possible issue. The "moko-gmane" users would not want to receive > a copy of all messages to the mailing lists. I know you can post messages > without being subscribed, but the messages have to be approved. I don'

Re: [Community Tools] Re: Why you won't find me in the forum much

2007-07-26 Thread Steven **
all messages posted through the web interface would actually come from the server? But the server would have to somehow make the email appear to come from the actual user so that it appears correct to the mailing list users. How do we resolve this? Are there any objections to this idea? Anythi

Re: email vs forum (was Re: OK, the forum is coming..)

2007-07-25 Thread Steven **
download all your messages via POP." I use Gmail. Accept it. Now, if you had a Greasemonkey script that made Gmail thread the messages, that would be acceptable. Thank you, -Steven On 7/25/07, vivek khurana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 7/25/07, Steven ** <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: email vs forum (was Re: OK, the forum is coming..)

2007-07-25 Thread Steven **
th 5-50 responses every day). The result is that I delete entire threads based on the subject. I will probably miss valuable information that might have even been relevant to me because of this. Any ideas on how to reduce the traffic or make it more relevant? -Steven On 7/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] &l

Re: app idea

2007-07-24 Thread Steven Milburn
I think this could be one of the apps that really turns on the mass market On 7/24/07, Steven Milburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cingular/AT&T doesn't seem to have any problem with letting users make > their own ring tones. On my Samsung SGH-A707, I can select any MP3

Re: Unofficial Forum Details...

2007-07-24 Thread Steven Milburn
Kyle, This is probably a crazy idea that if I think long enough about I'd realize won't work. But, instead, I'll just put it out there :) It seems easy enough for the forum and list to connect in one direction, on a user-by-user basis. I assume your forum will have the ability to email registe

Re: app idea

2007-07-24 Thread Steven Milburn
Cingular/AT&T doesn't seem to have any problem with letting users make their own ring tones. On my Samsung SGH-A707, I can select any MP3 file under 1MB as a ring tone. I have a couple on my phone that I edited with GarageBand to select a small enough clip and then downloaded to my phone. --Ste

Re: community Digest, Vol 36, Issue 45

2007-07-19 Thread Steven **
orums. -Steven On 7/19/07, Andy Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Have you tried the irc channel #openmoko on irc.freenode.net ? Andy ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Roadmap?

2007-07-15 Thread Steven **
Is this page http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Applications enough of a roadmap? -Steven On 7/15/07, Gilles Casse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, Just wondering if a roadmap exists for OpenMoko. If not yet, could consensus emerge regarding the wished features in the forthcoming public r

Re: Finally I received another response from OpenMoko Shop

2007-07-15 Thread Steven **
o buy both the v1 and v2 phones, but wifi access really expands the usage scenarios for me. (I'm thinking of all the ways I would use the Neo1973 while at home) -Steven On 7/15/07, Nick Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 7/15/07, Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. I'm

Re: A little bad press? "OpenMoko already facing difficulties?"

2007-07-13 Thread Steven **
FIC is still a corporation. I'm sure there are many other software developers on this list that can attest that there's more to software development than coding. I suspect it's the other stuff that is bothering Harold. As far as no phones shipping: we knew they wouldn't ship right away. When

Re: What apps will be included with GTA02 phone?

2007-07-12 Thread Steven **
ase 2 ready by October. -Steven On 7/10/07, Jonathan Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Given what has been said about the GTA02 phone being "targeted at end users", it will (I assume) various apps that end users expect on their phones. Have FIC and the OpenMoko team had an

Re: FAQ in progress

2007-07-12 Thread Steven **
It is a wiki. You can add any questions you come up with right there. If you receive a response via email, add the answer to the wiki too. -Steven On 7/12/07, Visti Andresen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:56:16 +0800 Sean Moss-Pultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: Hardware question

2007-07-12 Thread Steven **
There's a page on the wiki about this: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973:_GTA01Bv4_versus_GTA02_comparison As you can see, they do have the same amount of RAM. It's the NVRAM that has increased in size. -Steven On 7/12/07, Gabriel Ambuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On

Re: community Digest, Vol 35, Issue 10

2007-07-12 Thread Steven **
Someone has done the work for you: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973:_GTA01Bv4_versus_GTA02_comparison -Steven On 7/10/07, Chrtistopher Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can anyone tell me how much different the hardware will be In Oct for retail release from this current deve

Re: Charging the NEO1973

2007-07-12 Thread Steven Milburn
I wouldn't bother cutting your cable. Right now, the neo will only switch to 500mA charging when it is successfully enumerated as a high-power device. The only way you'll get it to fast charge from a power-only source, will be to change the software to something like you mentioned. It shouldn'

Re: Is it developer-user ready?

2007-07-12 Thread Steven **
ch sense to me. Will it make sense once I installed bitbake and the rest of the software? Thank you for your time, Benjamin Check out http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Building_OpenMoko_from_scratch. Or just use the MokoMakefile: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/MokoMakefi

Re: Graphics Accelerator needs matching joystick and keys

2007-06-29 Thread Steven **
Someone has already mentioned on this list about using the Wii Nunchuck. Apparently it will connect to the I2C fairly easily. Search the archives. -Steven On 6/29/07, Tim Newsom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There's also the possibility of adding some kind of attachment to a special

Re: the keyboard on the competition

2007-06-28 Thread Steven **
Have you seen this page: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wishlist:Text_Input I think "Finger splash" may be close to what you're talking about. MessagEase is on there already also. -Steven On 6/28/07, Dylan McCall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Perhaps someone could try b

Re: the keyboard on the competition

2007-06-28 Thread Steven **
On 6/28/07, Steven ** <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/28/07, Peter A Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 28/06/07, Fabien <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > On 6/28/07, Robin Paulson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > &g

Re: the keyboard on the competition

2007-06-28 Thread Steven **
ly keys shrinking. It would have to be handled very well though, or else it would just look horrible and be unusable. -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Clarification Rant

2007-06-28 Thread Steven **
Just try eBay when the time comes. Even without wifi, I would think a smartphone with bluetooth, high-res touchscreen, etc going for $150 - $200. -Steven On 6/27/07, Ryan Prior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/6/07, Gabriel Ambuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesd

Re: New wishlist item: Side-mounted touch strip sensor

2007-06-19 Thread Steven Milburn
It's been discussed here before (by me ;) ), but I think it's fitting to bring it up in this thread. Mounting a swipe fingerprint sensor on the side would provide the following: * A low-power way to unlock the phone while verifying the user should be unlocking the phone. * Enhanced, or at le

Re: [openmoko-announce] Some light ahead...

2007-06-13 Thread Steven **
Have you already find the MokoMakefile? http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/MokoMakefile -Steven On 6/12/07, Ivan -sk8- Chavero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I want to start developing apps for openmoko but i haven't being able to find any tools for that. i have browsed the wiki, p

Re: Openness (was RE: Concern for usability and ergonomics)

2007-06-12 Thread Steven **
Seems like xda-developers.com is focused on reverse engineering cell phones. Specifically because the company that made those phones wouldn't give them the information. And that's better than FIC how? FIC is giving us the information! How is that bad? -Steven On 6/12/07, Mi

Re: Wiimote, I2C & Neo

2007-06-11 Thread Steven **
Not unless the Neo has a camera. Don't forget that the Wii remote has one. -Steven On 6/11/07, kenneth marken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Florent THIERY wrote: > > In other terms: we could potentially use any Wiimote accessory on a > Neo... A nunchunk has a 3 axis acceler

Re: Wiimote, I2C & Neo

2007-06-11 Thread Steven **
cations are you thinking about for this? -Steven On 6/11/07, Florent THIERY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: http://www.windmeadow.com/node/42 "Data can be read from a wii nunchuck directly into an Arduino, using TWI (aka I2C). " In other terms: we could potentially use any

Re: Design idea....

2007-06-10 Thread Steven **
You should add that to the wiki. Perhaps as part of this: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wishlist:Expansion_Back -Steven On 6/10/07, Tim Newsom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ok.. before you take my head.. here is an interesting design idea i found online. Idea only.. and yes I realize tha

Re: Yet another contender in the market?

2007-06-07 Thread Steven **
into the mobile market). The features don't really seem comparable. No wifi and no bluetooth. And the screen is even smaller and lower resolution than the iPhone. -Steven On 6/7/07, Tim Newsom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Has anyone else seen the samsung F700? Its features are pretty

Re: Are there any applications?

2007-06-07 Thread Steven **
You should be aware of them. Check the wiki: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Applications -Steven On 6/7/07, Eildert Groeneveld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: dear list, with a scheduled delivery date in 2007 I am a wondering what is going on in terms of software development. If this is

Re: Iphone 3rd party development allowed...

2007-06-05 Thread Steven Milburn
As of yet, AT&T hasn't disabled bluetooth like you mention. I bought a phone from Cingular/AT&T only a couple months ago. (I chose them because I wanted a GSM phone so I could play with the Neo when it's available). I'm able to transfer music, pics, and other files from my computer to the phone

Re: [SVHMPC] concept phone with only a touchscreen for UI

2007-06-05 Thread Steven Milburn
Well, Bradely's suggestion included making the flip transparent. If it's transparent, the button definitions can still be on the screen, instead of written on the buttons themselves. Now the only thing that is fixed is the shape of the button matrix. Personally, I'd like to see a touchscreen wi

Re: Neo1973 Update!

2007-06-04 Thread Steven **
There are two 3D accelerometers according to the talk at Tossug. -Steven On 6/4/07, kkr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If I well understand, three accelerometers are necessary to fully define all phone's movements. Isn't it? http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-May/

Re: OpenMoko - We Need HYPE, and we need it yesterday!

2007-06-04 Thread Steven **
As far as mainstream press, check out June 2007 issue of Popular Science magazine. The Neo is one of "29 Hot Products". -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: information efficient text enty using dasher

2007-05-30 Thread Steven Milburn
Many fingerprint sensors that would fit where the button is have a navigation function. They operate much like the touchstick, or a mini touchpad, when not capturing a fingerprint. They are gaining traction in the tablet and ultra-mobile PC market for doing scrolling and simple navigation when

Re: HXD8?

2007-05-29 Thread Steven Milburn
i2c is the interface used to program a camera. The "camera pins" you speak of is the Digital Video Port (DVP). That's the interface the image data goes across. You need both i2c and dvp to use the camera. --Steve On 5/26/07, Erik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't tell you specifics abou

Re: Few comments after reading Wiki

2007-05-16 Thread Steven **
d do whatever they wanted to it. The number one rule of computer security: prevent physical access. With physical access, you can accomplish pretty much anything! -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: First impressions of Neo1973

2007-05-14 Thread Steven **
ency, it makes sense to leave it that way. It also occurs to me that in an OK/Cancel dialog, OK is always on the left. So again, consistency would suggest leaving it that way. -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org h

Re: Battery powered charging/USB hub

2007-05-10 Thread Steven Milburn
btw: That's only works if the port you connect to allows high power devices. Most laptops have only one physical port which will let you enumerate as a high power device, and sometimes even that port only allows it when you're plugged in. So, hopefully the phone will be able to attempt enumerati

Re: Size and weight considerations for future Openmoko devices

2007-05-02 Thread Steven **
Quoth your link: "All in all, the P3300 features a typical display for a Windows Mobile-powered communicator, which doesn't stand out against the background of its rivals." It's just another Windows PDA/phone. Boring. -Steven On 5/2/07, Marcin Juszkiewicz <[EMAIL P

Re: Always-on networking via GPRS

2007-05-01 Thread Steven **
These seem like very technical questions. Perhaps the devel list would get you better responses? -Steven On 5/1/07, Nuutti Kotivuori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, One of the first things I'd like to do with my Neo1973 is to configure the GPRS connection to be always on. As I&#x

Re: Anti Iphone (Was Re: Some light ahead...)

2007-05-01 Thread Steven **
kill. It would definitely be awesome though! -Steven On 4/30/07, adrian cockcroft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Slingbox currently can stream your home video system (including TiVo) to a computer or high speed (3G/WiFi) phone. It works well on laptops, and I've seen it demonstrated on phon

Re: Anti Iphone (Was Re: Some light ahead...)

2007-04-30 Thread Steven **
d so that I stream video to the Neo. That will be harder, but awesome. -Steven Marty ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Some light ahead...

2007-04-27 Thread Steven **
le MythTV remote app approved by Apple? etc. The iPhone hardware may be sweet, but the rest is a nightmare. -Steven On 4/27/07, Duncan Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 4) Relax... you're not going to be able to add features to an iPhone. OSX is unix based, so you and I both know

Re: Widgets: Openmoko/Chumby transproject?

2007-04-25 Thread Steven **
've chosen, but they didn't. They were on the verge of not including WiFi at all because they couldn't find an open chip. Functionality is important. And the most important functionality is the ability to modify your OpenMoko device. Having some closed aspect limits the function

Re: picture viewer

2007-04-20 Thread Steven Milburn
If you want smooth scrolling, how about this mod to what I said earlier: On the double-tap to center-and-zoom, hold the the second tap. The pic slowly (human speed) zooms and centers to where you're touching. When you've zoomed in enough, lift the finger. This would be similar to the way CTRL

Re: picture viewer

2007-04-19 Thread Steven Milburn
Sound pretty good, but I change a couple things from what you describe. For zooming and panning, don't do just the center tap thing. (For one thing, panning doesn't make sense until you're zoomed in). I'd like to be able to do most things without menus or buttons, just learned interaction. To

Re: Facebook OpenMoko Group [SPAM]

2007-04-12 Thread Steven **
Except a lot of us already have accounts on Facebook. I and several others joined the group. And now, every one of my friends will see that I joined this grouped called "OpenMoko" and be curious as to what it is. Aka free publicity. -Steven On 4/12/07, Bartlomiej Zdanowski Aut

Re: built-in scripting languages.

2007-04-03 Thread Steven **
ot sure why you need an external MicroSD card, but all Neo's come with a 512 MB MicroSD card. Sean mentioned that in the FOSDEM presentation. Also, see http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_much.3F -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailin

Re: tomtom on the Neo1973

2007-04-02 Thread Steven **
traveling, since looking them up after the fact would constitute copyright violation. -Steven On 4/2/07, Jonathon Suggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's an interesting question. What if you constantly logged your position (while driving). Then when you got back home, you could upload

Re: tomtom on the Neo1973

2007-04-02 Thread Steven **
On 4/2/07, Steven ** <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: According to OSM's wiki (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Getting_Involved#Recording_tracks_using_a_GPS_receiver Step 5), it would be a copyright violation to use Google Maps in any way to fill data into OSM. OSM insists in t

Re: VoIP call transfer?

2007-03-28 Thread Steven Milburn
Might it be much simpler? On my current cell phone, I can initiate a 3-way call after already talking to somebody for any amount of time. So, when you get home, have a script on the neo start a 3-way call to your home number, which will be answered by your neo's call waiting via wifi, then hang

Re: Adapter for MicroSD Card

2007-03-27 Thread Steven **
I bought one here: http://store.shentech.com/samisdmitrtf.html It was $0.75, but they charged ~$8 for shipping. -Steven On 3/27/07, Jonathon Suggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gabriel Ambuehl wrote: > I dont know in general, but all Sandisk microsd cards I've seen have been

Re: OpenMoko at Embedded Systems Conference?

2007-03-27 Thread Steven **
Yah. I was wondering about that. A friend of mine keeps bugging me asking "when is it going to be available?" I just keep responding "end of March". We wait with bated breath. -Steven On 3/27/07, Sean Moss-Pultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not at this time. We

Re: UI long term development perspective: physics engine

2007-03-22 Thread Steven **
iding on scrolling. But I think an actual physics engine is overkill. -Steven On 3/22/07, Florent THIERY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi I know it's not gonna come in the priority list before at least a year (or ever), but if we want to add eye candy & (possibly) useability to the UI (s

Re: Flash Player 9 on OpenMoko?

2007-03-22 Thread Steven **
How does the GPL prevent mp3 and flash video support? -Steven On 3/22/07, Christian F.K. Schaller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gnash would probably be of no interest to any shipping a commercial product as the GPL license of it will conflict with enabling mp3 and flash video support. swf

Re: "Can OpenMoko Make Coffee?" - SoC Project Proposal

2007-03-19 Thread Steven **
would only really be useful if the Neo has wifi... Hmm... Maybe I should create that project on openmoko.org. -Steven On 3/19/07, Ben Burdette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think that the Neo1973 is both a phone and a portable handheld > device. Using it as a remote control

Re: Proposal: Personal Data Encryption (maybe SoC?)

2007-03-18 Thread Steven Milburn
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, 18 Mar 2007, Steven Milburn wrote: > First, if one concedes that the typical sensor can be easily fooled, I still > think fingerprint sensors tend to add security to most phones. That's > because I think most users cannot be bothered to hide

Re: Proposal: Personal Data Encryption (maybe SoC?)

2007-03-18 Thread Steven Milburn
Oh the fingerprint sensor FUD, what fun. First, if one concedes that the typical sensor can be easily fooled, I still think fingerprint sensors tend to add security to most phones. That's because I think most users cannot be bothered to hide data behind a decent pass phrase they would have t

Re: Idea: up-to-date business card

2007-03-15 Thread Steven **
I agree on the OpenID thing. I just got my OpenID created a couple of weeks ago. It's nice not relying on any one company to store you information. Does the OpenID spec allow for storing additional information besides just your password? -Steven On 3/15/07, Peter A Trotter <[EMAIL P

Screen size

2007-03-12 Thread Steven **
ardware guy and most of the acronyms on that TPO site mean nothing to me, so type slowly. -Steven ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Minor query on Wiki? Where was I supposed to send it?

2007-03-11 Thread Steven **
I would post something like that on that page's Discussion/Talk page. -Steven On 3/11/07, Clare Johnstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I was trying to find an email address for the wiki administrator to send this query (attached), but failed. (If I had wanted to edit the wiki the

Re: Idea: Mass Text Messaging

2007-03-05 Thread Steven **
t could be integrated into the existing contacts/SMS application pretty easily. -Steven On 3/4/07, Ryan Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I repeatedly find myself in situations similar to this: I am at the mall with my parents and want to know if any of my friends are at the mall. I

Re: Possible security hole for Dialers/troyan horses

2007-03-01 Thread Steven **
Sounds like Windows Vista. "ABC_Trojan has requested to send an SMS message. Allow or Deny?" -Steven On 3/1/07, Martin Raißle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 3/1/07, Krzysztof Kajkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However there might be such attempts to create GSM t

Re: FOSDEM OpenMoko talk now on video.google.com

2007-03-01 Thread Steven **
I added the price breakdown from the presentation to the Wiki: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_much.3F -Steven On 2/27/07, Igor Foox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2/26/07, Rod Whitby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Ole Tange wrote: > >> > I had hope

Re: A new approach to Re: Itch3: Anti-lost/theft protection

2007-02-28 Thread Steven **
t could be abused. We're treading too closely to the blasphemous idea of "trusted computing". -Steven On 2/28/07, Attila Csipa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A lot of ideas have been written on anti theft protection, but much of it from a geek/user's standpoint, and almos

Re: t-mobile bans user's own apps

2007-02-27 Thread Steven **
her provider if they tried to restrict your data usage. -Steven On 2/27/07, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The part that scares me about the "Data Connect" is the wording at the top-level data page that includes the phrase "Requires usage with

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