Re: iPhone 4G display for Openmoko?
On 06/08/2010 07:54 AM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: Hi all, with the new iPhone it is for the first time better in display resolution (640x960 on 3''5 = 326 dpi) than the Freerunner (640x480 on 2''8 = 283 dpi) with higher dots per inch. Does anyone know where to get such a display? Who is making them? what I noticed is that a 300ppi resolution is what's written about in Star Trek TNG technical manual ;) when do we get replicators warp drive ? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Encryption, Cameras and Games
On Fri, 2009-12-25 at 09:40 +0100, Rashid wrote: Hi guys, I'm going to need a very safe smart phone for using it for investigative reporting. So I have some questions before I'm going to get a Freerunner: 1. Can you encrypt a LVM with luks like in Ubuntu? 2. Can you encrypt the whole phone / file-system? If not will it be possible in futere and is someone working on it? 3. Can you plug in an USB Cam (Like a Webcam) and use it to film (extremly important) on the crypted LVM? 4. Mobile internet over GSM is working I think, or? 5. Can you send the videostream / the videofile while you are recording via SSH (or something similar safe) to a server? The idea is, that when your phone is destroyed while filming you have at least the video until this moment. 6. With Hackable:1 Rev5 Chuck you can easily turn down GSM. Your location can't be found when its turned of, or? Can you force the GSM to connect to a random, far away GSM tower/connection-station to confuse the observers about your position? We have serious problems in Europe with the freedom of the press so it would be great to use the freerunner with openmoko for helping freedom of the press. And because I have to travel much and it takes long times: Will there be a Battle for Wesnoth, SNES/NES/GB Emulator and a Heroes of Might and Magic 2/3 port for open moko? Thank you for reading all these questions. Greetz Rashid you can encrypt everything except the kernel as long as you have the proper module / initrd the only issue will be to type the passphrase in... ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: 2.6.31 is out, where is my ultimate kernel?
On Thu, 2009-09-10 at 15:55 +0400, Paul Fertser wrote: * imporved wifi I don't know anybody who's going to invest real time into rewriting/fixing driver, especially if there're userspace workarounds present. I, for once, am not really motivated unless Atheros gives us a way to use more sane firmware I'd rather use no firmware at all ;) ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Any news about Project B?
On Mon, 2009-09-07 at 20:14 +0530, rakshat hooja wrote: There are two possibilities about project B: - it was abbandoned 2009-08-17 - it's starting to being manufactured To the best of my knowledge it was not abandoned on 17th August 2009 :) Rakshat so it's project B as in BLACK ;) me suspects it will be an opensource SR-71 blackbird ;) ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: root almighty
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 06:42:20AM -0700, Ali wrote: On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 15:30 +0700, Max wrote: ... If I wanted some proprietary staff on my phone ... Sorry, no gsm for you. The modem's firmware is proprietary. Anyone who hasn't read the leaked ti calypso documentation want to write a free firmware? alternatively, anywone wants to read the docs and write a doc of their own that someone can use ? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: thoughts on A-GPS offline
On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 08:31:16PM +0100, Daniel Willmann wrote: Now that hot-/warmstart with ephemeris playback works with the framework we should try to get an open server with aiding data available ASAP. is there a way to get the ephemeris data from the gps receiver at some point ? it could be stored on the phone and used as a calculation aide... ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: thoughts on A-GPS offline
On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 12:57:30PM -0800, mqy wrote: U-blox receiver allows polling AID-EPH, AID-ALM data. For each type, we can poll 32 messages for 32 satellites. The precondition is: current fix is valid -- at least 3 SVs has valid EPH(or ALM?) data. These data get invalid 2~4 hours later, can be stored into files, and load into GPS receiver when needed and they are valid. they can probably still be used to get a rough estimate ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Gphone and 850, perspectives
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes well it is the dreaded silly 110V/220V, Pal/NTSC, lb/kg standards monster again. Not long ago (10 yeqrs ago) there were a lot of resistance to GSM here which is just not understandable and luckily it is getting way more foothold. it's *very* understandable. it's called the NIH syndrome... also, patents of all sorts may have something to do with it, and we all know how the US are patent lawsuit happy ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Gphone and 850, perspectives
Doug Sutherland wrote: Raphaël Jacquot wrote: it's *very* understandable. it's called the NIH syndrome... We are talking about spectrum allocation here. The 900Mhz band was already allocated in North America. You can buy 900Mhz cordless phones and wireless speakers. 915Mhz is in the ISM band (industrial, scientific, medical). There is no invention involved in spectrum allocation. GSM was already specified. I'm talking about the previous tech, such as iden (nextel if I'm not mistaken) whatever qualcomm's proprietary tech was called. -- Doug ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Using Openmoko in Japan
Jon wrote: supports the standard GSM bands (850/1900, 900/1800) and Japan's UMTS uses 1700 2100. note: this is indeed some form of protectionnism :-) ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: The problem with touch screens
Alexey Feldgendler wrote: I wonder if it's possible to simulate some of that feedback using the vibrator built into Neo. and 20mn autonomy ? ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
ATT is cruising for a bruising
http://theinquirer.net/?article=42235 But then the Baby Bells are gonners, init?!? By Nick Farrell: Monday 10 September 2007, 07:53 A HUMAN called Jay Levy says he has been stung by Apple's iPhone pact with ATT after he took an Iphone on a Mediterranean cruise. They didn't use their phones, but when they got back they had a 54-page monthly bill of nearly $4,800 from ATT Wireless. The problem was that their three Iphones were racking up a bill for data charges using foreign phone charges. The Iphone regularly updates e-mail, even while it's off, so that all the messages will be available when the user turns it on. Levy is fuming, claiming that Apple and ATT were acting like a bank which has automatic access to your ATM machine and is siphoning money out during all times of the day and night. Normally it does not cost US users for domestic data transfers, but the Iphone's international plan in 29 countries, mostly in Europe, costs $24.99 for 20 megabytes. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris points out in its terms and conditions that it will cost an arm an a leg to use an Iphone out of the US even if no services are intentionally used. So reckons News Day. µ ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Buying Openmoko GTA02 from Europe
Le jeudi 23 août 2007 à 08:58 +0200, Daniel Spies a écrit : 450USD are better than 500+ USD, and I would prefer a shop where I could bring my phone to, if there are reasons for warranty usage. Daniel (previously known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]) the main issue here are the following : * using a courrier service for deliveries instead of the basic post office service does 2 things : * the courrier service charges you about 4 times as much for the same thing * using the courier service usually means you'll *always* pay various import taxes (sometimes with the postal service, you fall into cracks, which is always appreciated) * for some reason, the various import taxes will render the device (priced in USD) a lot more expensive. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Why you won't find me in the forum much
Giles Jones wrote: Robin Paulson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : it's open-source (BSD license), so all the code is available to build on whatever environment/architecture you want (as far as my limited understanding of portable code/interpretation of the gears wiki goes, anyway) http://code.google.com/p/google-gears/ i might look into this - gears piqued my interest a while back, but i never had a suitable project for it This is the problem though, why should someone spend hours porting an application to their phone just to be able to read a list they can perfectly easily read now? I find this a bit crazy given this is a project to develop software for a mobile handset. We should be very aware of the limitations of a mobile device, CPU speed, memory and download speed. If our own discussions aren't capable of being read on a mobile device then how do people even expect to be able to design software for one? you have to be able to imagine how the device will be used and focus on user experience. I recently read some press article that stated that for younger people, email was dead, and everything happened on MSN. well, I, for one, won't be often in those stupid HTML forums either, I consider those things * a waste of resources and time * impossible to search so they are pretty useless also, they tend to multiply, which makes searching for relevant information rather impossible or pointless ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: 3G sim cards
Harrison Metzger wrote: Is there any way to make a 3G sim card work in the device (even if it does 2.5g)? yes, you won't get 3G service, but you'll still be able to use GPRS and GSM voice or data ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Free OpenMoko...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow. That is super weird. Did you follow the click here to start link? It seems to be a front to something called ezyrewards. My guess is that it's a phishing website, collecting addresses for resale to spammers. What's really interesting is that OpenMoko made it on to their radar. They probably skim off the top x of digg, /., and other such techie things. What really sucks is that they own the domain. I wonder if we should grab freeopenmoko.org as a precaution. (and .net, etc., but where do you draw the line?) Michael perhaps it's time to use the 'Request Domain Owner Contact Info' on http://privacyprotect.org/ using 'Fraud complaint' as a 'type of abuse' :D ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Feds snub open source for 'smart' radios
Brad Midgley wrote: Hey This got me thinking about how flexible the radio is. Is the sim card wired right into the gsm module? It would be nice if the phone could play nice with sim access profile (SAP) either by sharing the sim credentials with another device or by gaining sim credentials from another device and setting up the gsm radio to use them. Would the hardware allow for this? Brad the gsm/gprs modules handles accessing the airwaves, and does all that's required by the protocol to do so by itself, independently from whatever software controls it via AT commands. the SIM card contains your subscription informations, such as customer ID and the like. there is nothing in the openmoko that the FCC would refuse validating. the phone itself is *NOT* a Software Defined Radio. on the other hand, the hardware developped by the Gnu Radio Project is a Software Defined Radio and will be subject to this crap, and they don't feel like they are much concerned about it, so I guess the openmoko crowd shouldn't be concerned at all. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Touchscreen enable/disable
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: Am 04.07.2007 um 16:53 schrieb Frederic Kettelhoit: the iPhone has a proximity sensor. But it is patented afaik. The question is by whom. Apple? The sensor manufacturer? Nokia 7650? Some 3rd party? See here: http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/n/2088.html On the upper part of the front, there's a proximity sensor for switching the loudspeaker function off when the 7650 is lifted to the ear, and a light sensor if the phone is set to automatically adjust the backlight corresponding to the lighting conditions. The article is from 2002 - oops - and I thought the iPhone is 5 years ahead? Nikolaus Schaller yet another dumbass patent from hell :D ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
nothing to fear from the iPhone
it appears ATT is fumbling all around with activating the iPhones. http://thomashawk.com/2007/06/activating-new-iphone-thus-far-is-pain.html ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Advertising/hype
Nick Johnson wrote: On 7/2/07, Dean Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bzzz lets not get too carried away – are the Neo's going to have te gps locations of every cinema globally – nope then lets get realistic about what it can and cant do. As someone working in GIS - getting Point Of Interest data like that isn't as hard as you might think. The main problem would be that you're not going to have GPS reception indoors, so you won't neccessarially know when you're entering a cinema. :) you'd be surprised at what recent (sirfstar III) receivers can tell you. last time, I could make up the aisles in the supermarket... ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Neo1973 Update!
el jefe delito wrote: Could someone please explain to me the difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 phones, from an availability standpoint? Will it be the Phase1 being released in September, and Phase2 sometime in 2008? Or is Phase1 a design prototype and Phase2 closer to the for-sale unit available about September? I just hope this thing ain't gonna repeat the osborne effect : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Neo1973 Update!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And the finally thing everybody has been asking for: 2 Accelerometers. F**k yeah. Looking forward to it. (Has anyone heard any updates concerning possible multi-touch-abilities of the neo yet?) the GPS daemon would need to be updated to allow for kallman filtering using those accelerometers, so that the GPS apps could continue pointing the phones location inside tunnels and stuff ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Phone Call Security
Matthew S. Hamrick wrote: terrorists, let me just remind you that outside the US, there's some pretty clear evidence that national governments are eavesdropping on the conversations of traveling tech company executives and passing economic intelligence along to competing companies in their own nations. So somehow you can add the US to the list, as they'll do anything to help boeing against airbus (and probably a slew of other cases)... ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Fwd: tomtom on the Neo1973
Ian Darwin wrote: I'd like to have good maps, and as you implied, OpenStreetMap (OSM) is probably years - maybe decades - from having comprehensive maps of the world. Much digitization required :-). this actually depends on where you're located. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GPS Navigation Software (roadster)
Thomas Gstädtner wrote: Hello, several times there was the question about (free) navigation software for OpenMoko. I found an possible alternative to gpsdrive: roadster [1] It seems that it is in a relatively early stage and I couldn't test it, but it looks nice. I also don't know what kind of maps can be used. Currently it uses a mysql database (don't know for what), maybe this should be replaced through sqlite for OM. Maybe someone wants to test the software and contact the developer. Greets, thomasg [1] http://roadsterproject.wordpress.com/about/ if it's not already there, you should investigate using openstreetmap's data ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Few comments after reading Wiki
Ian Stirling wrote: This is _not_ DRM that stops the owner of the phone doing stuff. It's DRM that stops users of the phone that may or may not be authorised users from doing stuff. Think of it as a BIOS password on steroids. DRM never worked, and never will. it's a fact of life, get over it. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Few comments after reading Wiki
Ian Stirling wrote: Raphaël Jacquot wrote: DRM never worked, and never will. it's a fact of life, get over it. It's not DRM. It's a BIOS password, which doesn't let you flash it without the password. Without it, any employee/pervert that wants to drop a logger on your childs phone can do whatever they want to any Neo phone with a minute or so alone with it. The key can as easily be supplied in a tamper-proof card with the phone, that has to be returned unopened to obtain an unbricking, otherwise you pay a small fee. there's no such thing as a secure system. You can have a somewhat secure thing, that will be able to resist to X but the 100% secure thing doesn't exist. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Richard Stallmans standpoint about openmoko
[and this was obviously meant to be sent to the list] Simon Norberg wrote: Hello, I mailed Richard Stallman a while ago regarding a few things including what he thought about openmoko and his answer was: I could endorse it if they get rid of the plan to use non-free software for the GPS. I don't think the answer surprise anyone, but atleast we know for sure now. And i really hope we can replace the non-free GPS software as soon as possible or atleast before the public release. I'm still wondering *why* we need to use an AGPS device that's so dumb that it needs the *host* to do most of the calculations, when we could have used a SIRF-STAR III sensor, that does everything inside, just like the GSM/GPRS module. this sounds like this thing is the winmodem / winprinter of the GPS world Regards Simon Norberg ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [News] Dash, the internet-connected gps
Johan Prinsloo wrote: You don't need mapping data for speed limits. If a group of users share their data at a central server we can deduce the speed limit from past data. The server can learn which suggested alternative routes are the most effective for given traffic conditions. The server will know in real time what the traffic conditions are on many routes. This would be incredibly powerful when these devices become widespread and we form community servers for traffic information. We probably need to define open interfaces for this kind of server. The server algorithms would be very interesting. before reinventing the wheel or something, there's the openstreetmap project which gathers freely available road (and more) data in a wiki manner... ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
