At IDA we have started a program of giving away Freerunners to University
students who have an interesting application idea and the skills to make the
application. One of our first applicants is Sanjay Srikanth from Indian
Institute of Technology, Mumbai. I would appreciate feedback from
Hey there,
I just saw some video about Googles Android and it inspired me to something.
How hard would it be to implement googles Streetview in such a way,
that you use the accelerometer to look around rather than your finger?
So if you want to see what's on the right sight, you turn right
On 2008.09.23.20.05, Richy wrote:
| How hard would it be to implement googles Streetview in such a way,
| that you use the accelerometer to look around rather than your finger?
| So if you want to see what's on the right sight, you turn right
| yourself with your Neo in your hand.
| Also, is there
Maybe I wasn't clear enough.
He used his finger on the touchscreen to rotate the image.
And I think it would be cool to implement something like this, using
accelerometer instead of the thinger to rotate the image.
Assume I don't have any programming skills. What is needed to get
something like
On 2008.09.23.22.25, Richy wrote:
| Maybe I wasn't clear enough.
|
| He used his finger on the touchscreen to rotate the image.
|
| And I think it would be cool to implement something like this, using
| accelerometer instead of the thinger to rotate the image.
In this video,
oh, I didn't see that video..
ok, so these guys had the same idea earlier..
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How about a case that's part metal and part plastic? Make it plastic just
around
the antennas (which, IIRC are at the 'ends' of the phone) and metal everywhere
else?
Heck, it could end up having a *good* effect by being extra shielding between
the antennas
and the (noisy) electronics of the
By the way, when will the CAD files for the Freerunner case be
released? Also, is anyone seriously working on alternative cases for
the FIC Openmoko phones?
I've heard the GTA01 and GTA02 have similar cases, but it hasn't been
confirmed if they are identical. I'm going to wait for word on
On 07/03/2008, Jeremiah Flerchinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've heard the GTA01 and GTA02 have similar cases, but it hasn't been
confirmed if they are identical.
my understanding (from mail list prev and IRC) is that there are
(small) differences to internal case dimensions between GTA01 and
Dear all,
Please excuse my blatant blog-promotion, but here's a short entry on
my use of the Neo1973 and tangoGPS as a bicycle computer:
http://blogs.thehumanjourney.net/finds/entry/20080306
Cheers, Joseph
On 07/12/2007, Eric Preston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hank Williams wrote:
In PDA shops you can buy a bicycle mount for PDA's. I hope it will be
compatible with the Neo.
Joseph Reeves wrote:
Dear all,
Please excuse my blatant blog-promotion, but here's a short entry on
my use of the Neo1973 and tangoGPS as a bicycle computer:
That was my original thought, but then I thought why not go with
something a little more exotic? The CAD files are out there, all we
need is for someone (I've suggested Hope) to CNC a new case for the
Neo1973 out of a single block of aluminium that can be bolted to my
bike. If they did it right,
That was my original thought, but then I thought why not go with
something a little more exotic?
Why do people want metal cases so much...???Features in wiki
hardware wishlist too.
My thought is aluminium = metal = faraday cage = stops gps, gsm, wifi,
bt signals = BAD idea
JW
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 1:46 PM, JW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That was my original thought, but then I thought why not go with
something a little more exotic?
Why do people want metal cases so much...???Features in wiki
hardware wishlist too.
My thought is aluminium = metal =
I'm thinking new case for the Neo, CNC'd from a block of aluminium, it
could be just the back and sides, with a carbon fibre face plate with
a waterproof, yet touch sensitive screen. Audio via bluetooth, ports
protected by screw in aluminium plugs and the whole thing attached to
my bike by being
On Thu, March 6, 2008 12:11 pm, Schmidt András wrote:
Joseph Reeves wrote:
Dear all,
Please excuse my blatant blog-promotion, but here's a short entry on
my use of the Neo1973 and tangoGPS as a bicycle computer:
http://blogs.thehumanjourney.net/finds/entry/20080306
In PDA shops you can
As the Neo's screen is pressure based (not capacitive) it could be
possible to be used through a thin plastic layer. There are PDA bags
which cover the touch screen and it still remains functional.
David Pottage wrote:
On Thu, March 6, 2008 12:11 pm, Schmidt András wrote:
Joseph Reeves
On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 14:11 +, David Pottage wrote:
More of a problem is the fact that the Neo is not waterproof, and if you
put it in a waterproof case, the touch screen can't be used.
You would just need a decent sealing/joint around the touch screen. I
don't think the touchscreen itself
On Thursday 06 March 2008, David Pottage wrote:
On Thu, March 6, 2008 12:11 pm, Schmidt András wrote:
Joseph Reeves wrote:
Dear all,
Please excuse my blatant blog-promotion, but here's a short entry on
my use of the Neo1973 and tangoGPS as a bicycle computer:
On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 15:27 +0100, Schmidt András wrote:
As the Neo's screen is pressure based (not capacitive) it could be
possible to be used through a thin plastic layer. There are PDA bags
which cover the touch screen and it still remains functional
I'd try to go for a joint:
-
Le Jeu 6 mars 2008 15:27, Schmidt András a écrit :
As the Neo's screen is pressure based (not capacitive) it could be
possible to be used through a thin plastic layer. There are PDA bags
which cover the touch screen and it still remains functional.
You will have to check if the heat
On 06/03/2008, Joseph Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm thinking new case for the Neo, CNC'd from a block of aluminium, it
could be just the back and sides, with a carbon fibre face plate with
a waterproof, yet touch sensitive screen. Audio via bluetooth, ports
Joseph
Did you not see my
2008/3/6, JW [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Why do people want metal cases so much...???Features in wiki
hardware wishlist too.
My main reason for wanting a metal case is that it ages better than plastic.
I carry my phone (currently a Sony Ericsson P910) in my pocket, and even
though I try to keep
Am Do 6. März 2008 schrieb Marcus Bauer:
I'd try to go for a joint:
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(cut through the phone)
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Carbon Fiber can also be conductive and can create a Faraday cage, so be
careful!
possibly getting an over-case and mounting it on the handlebars would
work, ideas at:
http://www.otterbox.com/
- -Andy
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Andy writes:
Carbon Fiber can also be conductive and can create a Faraday cage, so be
careful!
I'm actually trying to remember if I've ever seen transparent carbon
fiber...
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Hank Williams wrote:
standard. Is gpio a wireless signaling standard? If so, I was not able
to find it. It seems like a wired standard, and if it is a wired
By GPIO I'm pretty sure he means signals that are friendly for
interfacing to a CPU or other chips general purpose i/o lines.
As
You can get receivers for Polar chest straps that signal beats with
gpio-accessible pulses. If the Neo1973 isn't completely packed inside, it
should be an easy add-on.
I dont understand what you are saying here. Are you saying there is a
wireless reciever on the market which can be purchased
On Dec 4, 2007 7:11 AM, Neil Davey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Hank,
I think what he's saying is that you can get after market receivers for
polar chest straps
eg http://www.concept2.com/us/products/heart/default.asp, which I have used
myself in projects..
ok, but what is the protocol.
Hi Hank,
I think what he's saying is that you can get after market receivers for
polar chest straps
eg http://www.concept2.com/us/products/heart/default.asp, which I have
used myself in projects..
These can be easily interfaced to a micro (or the Neo in this case)..
measure the time between
On Dec 4, 2007 7:39 AM, Neil Davey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you are referring to the signal from the Polar straps, it is not really
a protocol...
It is just a magnetic pules transmitted when the heart beat occurs..
so is there a receiver chip one could buy to detect these magnetic
If you are referring to the signal from the Polar straps, it is not
really a protocol...
It is just a magnetic pules transmitted when the heart beat occurs..
I have some docs somewhere but can not find them at the moment..
>From a google search there is a page that talks about the transmitter
On Tuesday 04 December 2007, hank williams wrote:
On Dec 4, 2007 7:39 AM, Neil Davey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you are referring to the signal from the Polar straps, it is not
really a protocol...
It is just a magnetic pules transmitted when the heart beat occurs..
so is there a
The Polar HR Monitor equipment does a very simple 5hz pulse that can then be
picked up and counted to get HR data.The hardware simply amplifies pluses in
the 5hz frequency range, which could then be fed into a General Purpose
Input Output (GPIO) line on the Neo 1973 itself. This is great because
Not sure about the Polar units, but for things using ANT like the suunto
cheststraps there are these:
http://www.thisisant.com/index.php?section=31
Thanks,
Yes I am familiar with ant, but was curious if polar was the same
thing or some different broadcast system.
Hank
Does anyone have any experience with the Hardware side of things?
Possibility of integrating ANT directly into the Neo 1973?
-Will
On Dec 4, 2007 10:47 AM, hank williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not sure about the Polar units, but for things using ANT like the suunto
cheststraps there are
On Sun, 2 Dec 2007, hank williams wrote:
- external sensors (cadence, heart rate) Many bicycle computers show
cadence and heartrate, based on input from external sensors. Could
something like that be done with the Neo?
I am a cyclist and these inputs would be critical for me. All
On 03/12/2007, Christian Surlykke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm interested in using the neo1973 as a bicycle-computer, utilizing it's gps
abilities.
great idea
do you know of the projects part of the openmoko site?
http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/mokosport/
is listed there, and seems
Hello
I'm interested in using the neo1973 as a bicycle-computer, utilizing it's gps
abilities.
Garmin makes gps-based bicykle-computers, for example the Edge 205 Gps
(http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Edge-205-Gps-Cyclocomputer/dp/B000RI0E0G/ref=pd_sbs_e_2?ie=UTF8qid=1196603550sr=1-3)
that sells
- external sensors (cadence, heart rate) Many bicycle computers show cadence
and heartrate, based on input from external sensors. Could something like
that be done with the Neo?
I am a cyclist and these inputs would be critical for me. All that
stuff is wireless. I wonder if it would be
On 2 Dec 2007, at 14:41, Christian Surlykke wrote:
Hello
I'm interested in using the neo1973 as a bicycle-computer, utilizing
it's gps abilities.
Any comments/insights would be appreciated..
I have a Garmin Forerunner and the battery life is 10 hours. I'm not
sure the Neo could last
I've looked into this quite a bit, if you'd like to integrate with a
HR Monitor/Cadience/Speed sensor the option that makes the most sense
is to use the ANT(thisisant.com) wireless protocol to interact with
any of the sensor made by garmin or suunto.Suunto produces a USB-Ant
interface called the
Would it still be possible to use the touchscreen then?
Doesn't really matter since you'll have accelerometers. Give it a
light knock to the left to see stat screen X, knock it to the right to
stat screen Y, knock it right on to light up the screen. Make it do an
automated 911 call with recorded
On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 21:18:06 +, Giles Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 2 Dec 2007, at 14:41, Christian Surlykke wrote:
Hello
I'm interested in using the neo1973 as a bicycle-computer, utilizing
it's gps abilities.
Any comments/insights would be appreciated..
I have a Garmin
Stroller wrote:
On 13 Oct 2007, at 00:09, Derek Pressnall wrote:
I have an idea for a simple alarm application. The idea is that if
you leave your phone sitting at your desk plugged in charging, then
you can activate an app that will play an alrarm sound as soon as the
devices is
On 14 Oct 2007, at 19:52, Steve wrote:
Stroller wrote:
...
IMO if I'm too far away from the phone to notice someone nicking
it then
I'm unlikely to hear it making an alarm sound.
I would have it instead check http://mywebsite.com/theft.txt and
if it
doesn't get a 404 (i.e. you only put
Steve wrote:
You may want to do the opposite. Your phone may think it's being stolen
if you happen to get on something like a wireless connection with
NoCatSplash. (Which hijacks the first attempt to grab a web page in
order to show you a welcome page.)
I'd be tempted to have PGP signed
you prolly want to lock down the uboot screen, etc. to prevent the phone
from just being re-imaged. It would prolly require the debug board if you
forgot the password.
-Kyle
On 10/14/07, Ian Darwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Steve wrote:
You may want to do the opposite. Your phone may think
On 13 Oct 2007, at 00:09, Derek Pressnall wrote:
I have an idea for a simple alarm application. The idea is that if
you leave your phone sitting at your desk plugged in charging, then
you can activate an app that will play an alrarm sound as soon as the
devices is unplugged (with a popup
On 13 Oct 2007, at 00:09, Derek Pressnall wrote:
I have an idea for a simple alarm application. The idea is that if
you leave your phone sitting at your desk plugged in charging, then
you can activate an app that will play an alrarm sound as soon as the
devices is unplugged (with a popup
I have an idea for a simple alarm application. The idea is that if
you leave your phone sitting at your desk plugged in charging, then
you can activate an app that will play an alrarm sound as soon as the
devices is unplugged (with a popup keypad to enter a disarm code).
A variant would use the
andy wrote:
Just wondering if there is a reason for the [-SPAM-] in the subject line?
Because for some reason my ISP tagged it as spam.
And I forgot to edit it.
Oops.
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ian douglas wrote:
Tilman Baumann wrote:
The biggest challenge would be a mapping from gps coordinates to
regions/postcodes or such.
If you have this information, you could do all sorts of crazy stuff.
But i doubt these data would be very easy to get.
I've seen it at another contract I
On Wed, September 19, 2007 12:00 pm, Ian Stirling wrote:
ian douglas wrote:
Tilman Baumann wrote:
The biggest challenge would be a mapping from gps coordinates to
regions/postcodes or such.
If you have this information, you could do all sorts of crazy stuff.
But i doubt these data would be
David Pottage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
But is the data freely available, or is it constrained by copyright or the
like.
In the UK, postcode (zipcode) data is restricted by copyright, and the
post office makes money selling licenses to users. Even if we could get
the data, we could not
Just wondering if there is a reason for the [-SPAM-] in the subject line?
Andy
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:11:30 GMT, Giles Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
David Pottage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
But is the data freely available, or is it constrained by copyright or
the
like.
In the UK,
Tilman Baumann wrote:
The biggest challenge would be a mapping from gps coordinates to
regions/postcodes or such.
If you have this information, you could do all sorts of crazy stuff. But
i doubt these data would be very easy to get.
I've seen it at another contract I worked a year ago, but
Dean Collins wrote:
Definitely a great application - and not just for openmoko.
Helio's been doing it for a while now -- just don't call it a phone.
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On 9/13/07, Tilman Baumann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The biggest challenge would be a mapping from gps coordinates to
regions/postcodes or such.
I believe Yahoo maps among others provides this geocoding data, but as I
think of it, this could blow out into something larger: Imagine a defined
A variant of this idea: try browsing photographs taken in the local area.
e.g. imagine you're in a foreign city for the first time and you want to know
what's around you, where is interesting to visit, or which direction looks
most interesting to wander in.
You could pull-up a list of
Denis Parchenko wrote:
Is it really impossible somewhere in airport to find out current
weather outside? For example on some info-boards...
It isn't nearly as much fun. How can you walk around the airport with
your head buried in your neo, bumping into people otherwise?
Seriously - I
Denis Parchenko schrieb:
Thursday, September 13, 2007, 12:05:39 AM, Alexey wrote:
Is it really impossible somewhere in airport to find out current
weather outside? For example on some info-boards...
... or windows...
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Jeff Andros wrote:
Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside the
heat-island... in my open-top jeep... I had an application idea: GPS
based weather feeds.
on a schedule/when you move into a new area, the phone will go out to a
server and retrieve the weather
/07, Jeff Andros [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside the
heat-island... in my open-top jeep... I had an application idea: GPS based
weather feeds.
on a schedule/when you move into a new area, the phone will go out to a
server
Jim McDonald wrote:
Possibly more interesting would be for the calendar app to look ahead
at your position-to-be and provide you with details (or even alerts)
of what (for example) the weather is likely to be when you get to
where you are going. Knowing that it will probably be raining when
moreover if it's raining... you risk to put all wet your neo and get it down :)
(lack a windscreen wiper ? ;))
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:30:18 -0400, Jimmy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
meteorology is a joke
Federico Lorenzi wrote:
On 9/13/07, Jimmy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Eh... why would you
John Locke wrote:
Jim McDonald wrote:
Possibly more interesting would be for the calendar app to look ahead
at your position-to-be and provide you with details (or even alerts)
of what (for example) the weather is likely to be when you get to
where you are going. Knowing that it will
] On Behalf Of OJW
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Subject: Re: application idea: georeferenced photos
A variant of this idea: try browsing photographs taken in the local
area.
e.g. imagine you're in a foreign city for the first time and you want
to know
Thursday, September 13, 2007, 12:05:39 AM, Alexey wrote:
On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:57:28 +0200, ian douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... which doesn't help any if you're in the air-conditioned
afore-mentioned airport in Arizona and you want to know how warm it is
outside ;o)
While inside
Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside the
heat-island... in my open-top jeep... I had an application idea: GPS based
weather feeds.
on a schedule/when you move into a new area, the phone will go out to a
server and retrieve the weather information for the area you're
On 12 Sep 2007, at 20:30, Jeff Andros wrote:
Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside
the heat-island... in my open-top jeep... I had an application
idea: GPS based weather feeds.
on a schedule/when you move into a new area, the phone will go out
to a server
Eh... why would you need to know the current weather if your already
there, looking at it?
Jeff Andros wrote:
Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside
the heat-island... in my open-top jeep... I had an application idea:
GPS based weather feeds.
on a schedule/when
On 9/13/07, Jimmy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Eh... why would you need to know the current weather if your already
there, looking at it?
snip /
a couple of reasons:
1. some of us work in buildings without windows... and have vehicles
which may need to be covered if it starts to storm
2.
2007 4:39 PM
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Eh... why would you need to know the current weather if your already
there, looking at it?
Jeff Andros wrote:
Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside
the heat-island
Jeff Andros wrote:
Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside
the heat-island... in my open-top jeep... I had an application idea:
GPS based weather feeds.
on a schedule/when you move into a new area, the phone will go out to
a server and retrieve the weather
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Eh
... which doesn't help any if you're in the air-conditioned
afore-mentioned airport in Arizona and you want to know how warm it is
outside ;o)
-id
Baxter Kylie wrote:
Actually, current temperature should be able to be picked up from the
touchscreen if, that is, the touchscreen is heat
On 9/13/07, Jimmy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Eh... why would you need to know the current weather if your already
there, looking at it?
You can look 5 days into the future too? Wow, i thought it was just me :)
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:57:28 +0200, ian douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... which doesn't help any if you're in the air-conditioned
afore-mentioned airport in Arizona and you want to know how warm it is
outside ;o)
While inside the airport, you also won't get the GPS satellite signal to
meteorology is a joke
Federico Lorenzi wrote:
On 9/13/07, Jimmy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Eh... why would you need to know the current weather if your already
there, looking at it?
You can look 5 days into the future too? Wow, i thought it was just me :)
great idea.
what i want more is application specific gprs data usage. this is what
i hate on my current symbian phone. i have to be a premium partner to
write that kind of program.
On 2/6/07, Jani-Matti Hätinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I'd like to propose an application for
Why not program your plan into the phone such that you are always aware of
what resources you have left. There has been some discussion of this on the
Profiles discussion..I can't remember where it is again, but on the wiki it
should be there.
On 2/6/07, Selem Delul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,
I'd like to propose an application for tracking the costs of phone usage.
The application would work by simply keeping track of the calls, messages and
data traffic made on the phone. Coupled with the pricing information of the
user's subscription it would then be able to keep
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