On Tuesday 27 February 2007 08:32:38 Rod Whitby wrote:
With consumer electronics, you either buy now with the feature set you
know at the price you know (and not complain when a better feature set
is announced at a lower price the next day), or you wait forever as
announcement after
Rod Whitby schrieb:
denis wrote:
Paul Bonser schrieb:
Sean already said that they will be giving some sort of discount on
the v2 phone for those who buy the v1 phone...
I know that. But what is the discount? Is it 20% or 50%? I won't buy a
phone from which I know there will be
Subject: Re: FOSDEM OpenMoko talk now on video.google.com
Date: Tue 27 Feb 07 09:07:37AM +0100
Quoting denis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Have you ever seen Nokia (or any other company) announcing the SAME
device (just with 2-5 more features) in 6 months. I have never seen this.
I
On Tuesday 27 February 2007 09:07, denis wrote:
Have you ever seen Nokia (or any other company) announcing the SAME
device (just with 2-5 more features) in 6 months. I have never seen this.
Yeah. I think it is really great that they are so open about these things. At
least this way everybody
Dnia poniedziałek, 26 lutego 2007, Robert Michel napisał:
Here is a polnish forum about the allegro offeres:
http://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic656979.html
(I can't understand it but Li-Pol 1600mAh = 9,2mm?)
*Polish* not 'polnish' ;)
Summary from that forum thread on elektroda.pl:
No one
2007/2/26, Robert Michel [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Here is a polnish forum about the allegro offeres:
http://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic656979.html
(I can't understand it but Li-Pol 1600mAh = 9,2mm?)
Actuali is it 'polish' forum ;)
They write there that such 3600mAh batterries are unrealistic
when we are at it, limiting calls to only certain numbers is a
standard GSM feature, it's just seldom used, as most people just
forget their PIN2 ;)
Andreas
* Dean Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] [070227 10:41]:
Took 4 minutes of googling to find both Cingular and Verizon have kids
phones and
Richard Bennett schrieb:
On Tuesday 27 February 2007 09:07, denis wrote:
Have you ever seen Nokia (or any other company) announcing the SAME
device (just with 2-5 more features) in 6 months. I have never seen this.
Yeah. I think it is really great that they are so open about these
On ti, 2007-02-27 at 10:52 +0100, denis wrote:
Why can't they just tell us what the features will be? Is it so
difficult to be open? In my opinion it would bring much more credibility
for FIC.
Allow me to hazard a guess:
Most of this stuff is preliminary plans, and the guys don't like to
Mikko J Rauhala schrieb:
On ti, 2007-02-27 at 10:52 +0100, denis wrote:
Why can't they just tell us what the features will be? Is it so
difficult to be open? In my opinion it would bring much more credibility
for FIC.
Allow me to hazard a guess:
Most of this stuff is preliminary
2007/2/26, Alessandro Iurlano [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hello everybody.
I have created a google custom search engine with all the openmoko websites
and the technical
documents mentioned in the wiki.
Hi! It very useful, thank you!
But I think something like that should be placed at openmoko.org
I feel really stupid asking this, but I am having troubles using
Thunderbird. I receive the list in digest mode. For each digest, it
will show up as a single messages in my inbox. Also for each digest it
will have each individual message as an attachment. But I cannot find a
way to respond
denis wrote:
Have you ever seen Nokia (or any other company) announcing the SAME
device (just with 2-5 more features) in 6 months. I have never seen this.
I haven't seen Nokia do it. But Handspring / Palm / PalmOne / Access
(whatever their Name de Jour is) has been doing this for sometime with
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When phone is lost and somebody picks it up, it would first ask PIN
and have message in screen that says something like If you don't know
PIN, give 1234. If user types 1234 then it presents 2 buttons:
Contact owner of phone and Use phone (==I'm stealing this). If
user selects Use phone, then it
2007/2/27, Aloril [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Idea is keep thief using phone
until police arrives and recovers it.
Yeah, and maybe call nearest SWAT team to clear the area :-P I doubt
if police would bother in chasing thief for one phone (at least where
I live). They should at least have some warrant
Hi, all
From list
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001353.html
it says the default visual is 16-bit depth. Does it indicate a 6.5k color
display?
But from the wiki http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973_Hardware
it seems the LCD is capable to display 26.2k color.
That
ti, 2007-02-27 kello 23:47 +0800, Rockmen Jack kirjoitti:
it says the default visual is 16-bit depth. Does it indicate a 6.5k
color display?
65k, rather.
But from the wiki http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973_Hardware
it seems the LCD is capable to display 26.2k color.
262k, but the LCD
On 2/26/07, Rod Whitby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ole Tange wrote:
I had hoped there was video coverage of the event. When I found out
there was not I asked one of the better seated persons to record the
event using my pocket camera. I have yet to see if the recording is
acceptable.
On 2/27/07, Rockmen Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From list
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001353.html
it says the default visual is 16-bit depth. Does it indicate a 6.5k color
display?
I would say it would indicate an X server running at 16 bit, but
saying
If I remember well, the price for the regular device was US$350 and for
the hacker's lunchbox $US200. I don't remember exactly the price of the
car kit, I think it was around US$50
In the Open Embedded booth they had a Neo1973 that I could play with
for around 5 mins!!! Here's my first
Am Dienstag, 27. Februar 2007 17:43 schrieb Pedro Aguilar:
I don't remember exactly the price of the
car kit, I think it was around US$50
I think it was US$70, and includes the GSM antenna.
Oleg.
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On 2/27/07, Rockmen Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, all
From list
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001353.html
it says the default visual is 16-bit depth. Does it indicate a 6.5k color
display?
65k.
But from the wiki
Rough notes, taken as Sean talked.
8:30am, about 30 people in the audience, in a large room, plenty of
space. Same basic presentation as FOSDEM, as far as I can tell, now I
can actually read the slides...
Showing actual screenshots of apps for the first time..
pim application UI shows
Just a reminder to limit the length of the quoted material when
replying, and to keep it focused. It's often best to keep your thread
quoting short and to-the-point, rather than blindly including
*everything* and quoting the entire previous thread.
Who, me? ...not me?
...well, maybe it is. ;-)
adrian cockcroft wrote:
Rough notes, taken as Sean talked.
snip
Multitouch - capacitive allows multi-touch, resistive doesn't. Lots of
prior art, so this isn't going to be a patentable thing
This isn't completely accurate.
Resistive touchscreens have two resistive components.
One is a
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On 2/27/07, Krzysztof Kajkowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
2007/2/26, Alessandro Iurlano [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hello everybody.
I have created a google custom search engine with all the openmoko
websites
and the technical
documents mentioned in the wiki.
Hi! It very useful, thank you!
It appears that T-Mobile has just started banning third-party
applications from running on phones they provide cellular service to.
Grumble. Before this they seemed to have the best GSM deal in this
part of the world (San Francisco Bay Area, USA).
fta:
but their hypocrisy is painfully clear when you
remember that these apps work fine on T-Mobile's
network, using T-Mobile SIM cards, if you buy your
phone directly from a manufacturer like
NokiaUSA.com [or fic ;)].
caveat emptor -- don't buy your phone
The discussion at the bottom sounds awful familiar.
http://www.gearlog.com/2007/01/tmobile_disses_opera_says_get.php
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Yep saw that in Slashdot, bit of confusion are they cracking down on
existing data levels for cheaper data offerings (something called TZones
or similar) or if totally banning.
Point is, vote with your feet and go to cingular or someone else.
Regards,
Dean Collins
Cognation Pty Ltd
[EMAIL
Thnks for the info it answered a lot of questions I had. I get more and
more excited about this project as it goes on.
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-- Forwarded message --
From: Alan Ide [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Feb 27, 2007 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: OpenMoko workshop at ETel
To: mathew davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
So, I am a little confussed still. Are you saying the Refreshed version of
the Neo that will be released in June will have
I have T-mobile and an SDA.
They are not banning applications from their network, they just
aren't letting the cheapest account use them. I pay for the 29/month
data plan and my 3rd party apps work just fine. (Google maps and my
funambol mail sync application) This is over hyped
So, I am a little confussed still. Are you saying the Refreshed version of
the Neo that will be released in June will have A faster CPU, dedicated
Graphics Acceleration, AND Wifi?? If so, thats a hell of an upgrade after
3 months.
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From: Alan Ide [EMAIL
Dean Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yep saw that in Slashdot, bit of confusion are they cracking down on
existing data levels for cheaper data offerings (something called TZones
or similar) or if totally banning.
Point is, vote with your feet and go to cingular or someone else.
I tried
Sean said it will have a faster CPU in June, he implied that WiFi is
planned and graphics acceleration is on the roadmap somewhere, but not
June.
Adrian
On 2/27/07, Alan Ide [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, I am a little confussed still. Are you saying the Refreshed version of
the Neo that will be
On Sun, 2007-02-25 at 14:14 +0530, Aanjhan R wrote:
On 2/25/07, Tim Newsom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How do we get to the pictures to see them? Are they posted
anywhere?
Is it possible to get the presentation as well. Is it posted in the
FOSDEM site? I tried hard finding them. I could nt
On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 08:23 +0100, Marc Verwerft wrote:
I understood that the european distrubution was from phase 2 onwards
(I.E. september 2007).
If I want to buy the neo1973 as a developer in phase1, then I have to
order it in Taiwan and pay the customs duties etc. In order not to be
On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 10:24 +0100, Sven Neuhaus wrote:
I totally agree with you . FIC is also an operator in
Taiwan . I certainlyunderstand the thinking / restriction
of
Telecom operators.
Regards
Ming J. Chien / FIC
Wow; I didn't know FIC was also an
On 2/21/07, Lars Hallberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Harald Welte skrev:
This is really important not to confuse users. Imagine somebody
googling for GSM Phone and Wifi and he ends up in our wiki on a page
that describes what wonderful things you can do with wifi on an [not
explicitly marked
On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 10:52 +0100, denis wrote:
Why can't they just tell us what the features will be? Is it so
difficult to be open? In my opinion it would bring much more
credibility
for FIC.
But if we can't deliver for some reason it would have the inverse
effect. Please understand I'm
Why would you sign a contract? My understanding was that the only
benefit to a contract was a subsidized phone. If you're using the
Neo1973, you're not going to need that crippled, subsidized phone.
Then, since you're not bound by a ridiculous contract, you could
switch to another provider if
On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 17:02 -0500, Alan Ide wrote:
So, I am a little confussed still. Are you saying the Refreshed
version of the Neo that will be released in June will have A faster
CPU, dedicated Graphics Acceleration, AND Wifi?? If so, thats a hell
of an upgrade after 3 months.
The thing
Data Connect
Access your e-mail, corporate intranet, and the Internet while on
the go by wirelessly connecting your PDA to the
Internet. Requires usage with a Cingular Wireless PDA. Service is
not available at all times in all places. View Map and Coverage
Great !!!
When you have more info about where and how we can order, please let us
know.
The Neo is the first item on my wishlist ( and I think I'm not the only one
;-) )
Jan
On 2/28/07, Sean Moss-Pultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 08:23 +0100, Marc Verwerft wrote:
I
Greetings everyone
A few weeks ago I have announced an idea about a web site that would focus on
open mobile communications and related devices, like OpenMoko's Neo1973,
offering a friendly entrance point for the general population and curious geeks
which are not developers in this area to the
Euhhh, I do not want the thief to make international calls on my bill
May be the phone should simulate that it's switched off ( to save power )
and send from time to time the coordinates.
Jan.
On 2/27/07, Aloril [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When phone is lost and somebody picks it up, it
Hi everybody
First let me introduce myself since this is my first post.
I've been following OpenMoko and the mailing list for the last month or
so. Then I started to wonder why nobody in Denmark new anything about
this revolution which is starting to evolve. I felt that this we have to
do
1. Sean suggested we meet for dinner on Thursday, then carry on to the bar
later. You are welcome whenever, but please let us know on the wiki so we
can reserve the appropriate size table
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/ETel#Social_Gathering
2. I took a video of Sean's presentation this
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