Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am So 8. Juni 2008 schrieb rakshat hooja: We also got a camera on GTA03. cheers jOERG Any specs of the camera. This was a quote of a previous posting of another OM-engineer (Carsten IIRC). Honestly I'm designing on the actual schematics and I have no idea yet about any camera

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
but there is definitely a i want as insane a dpi as i can get group here. this is for sure. the question is - is it really the majority of users. :) Hm. You can't answer that before defining who the user is (choose between: me, you, this community, worldwide population)? Discussing the

Re: GPS -- AGPS

2008-06-08 Thread Tim Niemeyer
Hallo Brad, * Brad Midgley [EMAIL PROTECTED] [06-06-08 07:14]: Joseph That's what I, as an archaeologist, want D-GPS for :) gpsd has a mode where it listens to both the gps and an online dgps source and produces corrected output. See the manpage for gpsd. I think you have to have the

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread Rahul Joshi
The root of all evil it seems is glamo. Why not remove the damn thing and put in a new VGA hw which performs at the current CPU speeds? Is this something not doable? There was a topic about SDIO multiplexing sometime back and a hack to achieve this. Any headway on that? Rahul J On Sun, Jun 8,

OM for ASIA

2008-06-08 Thread shahbaz khan
Hi, I have gone through some of the emails from this group about getting the Freerunner. I would like to know that is shipping done to Pakistan? I have not seen anything about Asian distributors yet. -- Shahbaz Khan Group: http://serg.imsciences.edu.pk Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: +92 300

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread polz
IMHO, if the 320x240 display is readable under bright sunlight, it might be a better choice than the VGA display used in the GTA01. With the current display, the phone looks great inside a building / conference hall / photo studio, but it's pretty much useless as a GPS device you'd want to use

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread thomasg
Glamo _will_ be out in GTA03. Unfortunately the slow arm9 will stay. Better then with glamo it seems, but not perfect. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Rahul Joshi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The root of all evil it seems is glamo. Why not remove the damn thing and put in a new VGA hw which

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/6/8 rakshat hooja [EMAIL PROTECTED]: We also got a camera on GTA03. cheers jOERG Any specs of the camera. Please go for good quality optics and maybe 3x optical zoom (the neo is thick enough i guess :-) rather that higher mega pixels on a cheap sensor. Except for the SE K750/800/850i

Re: OM for ASIA

2008-06-08 Thread Masoom Alam
Plus, I want to ask in this context that is which phone will be suitable for Pakistan, Europe one or the US one. Any location, where i can get this information. Regards, MM Alam On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 1:10 PM, shahbaz khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have gone through some of the emails

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Esben Stien
rakshat hooja [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Please go for good quality optics and maybe 3x optical zoom ..and 3CCD;). Really, though; the phone should be modular enough to be able to pop a new one in. Like the hole in the Neo, now, we should have lots of modules to pop in there. Like jibbitz on

Re: Yummy new CPU/GPU combo

2008-06-08 Thread The Rasterman
On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:15:09 -0700 Dave O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: Thanks for the response and don't take this the wrong way but it doesn't really answer my question. :) Openmoko could take these sweet spec components and do stuff with them. That would lead to increased sales for

Re: Yummy new CPU/GPU combo

2008-06-08 Thread The Rasterman
On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:03:59 +0800 Simon Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: The big companies making these hi-tech electronic parts are probably only interested in orders it the hundred of thousands if not millions of parts. 500k+ are the order sizes. often in multi-millions. that is what

Re: Yummy new CPU/GPU combo

2008-06-08 Thread The Rasterman
On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:58:51 +0200 Marcel Wirth [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: japanese phones are all about tech specs - and that's it. well that and looking sexy (nice design/cases). usability is pretty poor. their software and ui's are atrocious

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread The Rasterman
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 09:02:03 +0200 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: but there is definitely a i want as insane a dpi as i can get group here. this is for sure. the question is - is it really the majority of users. :) Hm. You can't answer that before defining who

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread Flemming Richter Mikkelsen
On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 11:57 AM, polz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMHO, if the 320x240 display is readable under bright sunlight, it might be a better choice than the VGA display used in the GTA01. With the current display, the phone looks great inside a building / conference hall / photo studio,

Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Breakable
I would propose to take a look at this before any case design: http://www.icontrolpad.com/ Basically its a dock for IPhone. So the idea is to allow the case to be integrated with other electronics. This allows for many cool applications, where Neo can be a brain of some system, that has additional

Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Breakable
I would propose to take a look at this before any case design: http://www.icontrolpad.com/ Basically its a dock for IPhone. So the idea is to allow the case to be integrated with other electronics. This allows for many cool applications, where Neo can be a brain of some system, that has additional

Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Breakable
I would propose to take a look at this before any case design: http://www.icontrolpad.com/ Basically its a dock for IPhone. So the idea is to allow the case to be integrated with other electronics. This allows for many cool applications, where Neo can be a brain of some system, that has additional

InvisibleShield screen protectors

2008-06-08 Thread Yorick Matthys
I asked the company if they were willing to manufacture screen protectors for the Freerunner, this is an answer I got: Hello Yorick, Were you wanting us to provide you invisibleSHIELDs directly so that you could place them on your device before you sell them? Or would you like an

Re: InvisibleShield screen protectors

2008-06-08 Thread Martin Šenkeřík
I'll probably want full case protection, as I want FreeRunner to stay with me for more than one-two years as normal phones did :-) And it is not enough to offer them CAD files of device? ohin Dne Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:35:07 +0200 Yorick Matthys [EMAIL PROTECTED] napsal/-a: I asked the

Re: GPS -- AGPS

2008-06-08 Thread beren
On Sunday 08 June 2008 10:41:37 Brad Midgley wrote: Tim gpsd has a mode where it listens to both the gps and an online dgps source and produces corrected output. See the manpage for gpsd. I think you have to have the unit online continuously. Does gpsd have control over the various

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Ortwin Regel
Wow, that's quite awesome! I read around a little and it seems to be made by CraigX who is also behind the Pandora and is interested in selling Openmoko phones in the UK. So getting him to make a variant of this design for future (or present?) Openmoko phones might actually be a realistic

InvisibleShield screen protectors

2008-06-08 Thread Yorick Matthys
I already offered them the CAD files... ___ Martin Šenkeřík said: I'll probably want full case protection, as I want FreeRunner to stay with me for more than one-two years as normal phones did :-) And it is not enough to offer them CAD files of device? ohin

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread Peter Nijs
Op Sunday 08 June 2008 14:25:35 schreef Carsten Haitzler: On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 09:02:03 +0200 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: but there is definitely a i want as insane a dpi as i can get group here. this is for sure. the question is - is it really the majority of

Re: InvisibleShield screen protectors

2008-06-08 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am So 8. Juni 2008 schrieb Yorick Matthys: Does anybody know if the FreeRunner's case is adequatly scratch-resistant? (I'll post this question on the device-owner list) It's like every of those mockup-rubber softtouch-surfaces: amazingly insensitive to small scratches, but especially on aged

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread joakim
Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:06:16 +0300 Flyin_bbb8 [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: actually - no. most linux developers and users i know need contacts/glasses and they can never read my screen and complain about my fonts being so small all

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen
Sunday 08 June 2008 Ortwin Regel wrote: Wow, that's quite awesome! I read around a little and it seems to be made by CraigX who is also behind the Pandora and is interested in selling Openmoko phones in the UK. So getting him to make a variant of this design for future (or present?) Openmoko

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
we could just not ever even ask you guys and you get what you are given. too bad. no input at all. i've opened up the floor for input - but i'm trying to dig specific things out of it - not things that smell ofi just want higher specs. or keeping up with the joneses. i want real use

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Ortwin Regel
lol, I almost forgot that... The only open question is how to connect the buttons to the phone. On 6/8/08, Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sunday 08 June 2008 Ortwin Regel wrote: Wow, that's quite awesome! I read around a little and it seems to be made by CraigX who is also

Re: InvisibleShield screen protectors

2008-06-08 Thread Andy Selby
we would need you to send us one of your devices so that we can take precise measurements and design the invisibleSHIELD to fit your smartphone the best. maybe we can persuade Steve (or someone else at Openmoko) to send a sample to their company? Note that they don't mention that it needs to

Re: InvisibleShield screen protectors

2008-06-08 Thread digger vermont
I have one on an N800 and like it. On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 23:28 +0300, Ilja O. wrote: I couldn't find predefined protector[s] for neo (not really a surprise, really). So, how to obtain one of these for Freerunner? We have CAD files, so I don't see problems with measuring case or screen. I

Re: InvisibleShield screen protectors

2008-06-08 Thread Alexander Frøyseth
Andy Selby skrev: we would need you to send us one of your devices so that we can take precise measurements and design the invisibleSHIELD to fit your smartphone the best. maybe we can persuade Steve (or someone else at Openmoko) to send a sample to their company? Note that

Re: Yummy new CPU/GPU combo

2008-06-08 Thread Gabriel Ambuehl
On Sunday 08 June 2008 14:23:29 Carsten Haitzler wrote: 500k+ are the order sizes. often in multi-millions. that is what they start dealing with. it's like going to cost-co who sell beer by the case and going but we only want 1 bottle! (sorry - buy the case, or go somewhere else). :) So there

Re: Yummy new CPU/GPU combo

2008-06-08 Thread Ortwin Regel
The number I heard was a first run of 3000... ;) (and 100 prototype devices before that) Ortwin On 6/8/08, Gabriel Ambuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 08 June 2008 14:23:29 Carsten Haitzler wrote: 500k+ are the order sizes. often in multi-millions. that is what they start dealing with.

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Ortwin Regel
Well, with Bluetooth it would have to have it's own power source (or be connected to one) so USB sounds most reasonable. It might even contain an USB hub and expose a number of full size USB ports, maybe including Y-cable functionality for charging while being host. Ortwin On 6/8/08, Ulrik

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Robert Taylor
With a modular design like that, then you could have one device shipped out with many configurations possible. You could then buy the external case for playing games, one with a keyboard, etc. That would really set it appart. So how about thinking of th 03 and onward in such a modular way?

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/6/9 Robert Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]: With a modular design like that, then you could have one device shipped out with many configurations possible. You could then buy the external case for playing games, one with a keyboard, etc. That would really set it appart. So how about thinking

Re: Debug Board v3 (GTA02) now available

2008-06-08 Thread Bastian Muck
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Flemming Richter Mikkelsen schrieb: | On 6/6/08, Michele Renda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Ilja O. wrote: | On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Christoph Pulster [EMAIL PROTECTED] | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | Hello community, | | may I

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread The Rasterman
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:58:15 +0200 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: we could just not ever even ask you guys and you get what you are given. too bad. no input at all. i've opened up the floor for input - but i'm trying to dig specific things out of it - not things

Re: Yummy new CPU/GPU combo

2008-06-08 Thread The Rasterman
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:26:16 +0200 Gabriel Ambuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: On Sunday 08 June 2008 14:23:29 Carsten Haitzler wrote: 500k+ are the order sizes. often in multi-millions. that is what they start dealing with. it's like going to cost-co who sell beer by the case and going but

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread The Rasterman
On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:26:15 +0300 Dotan Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: 2008/6/8 The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler [EMAIL PROTECTED]: iphone dpi is very much lower than the neo, but a large margin, but users rave how nice it is. I had the pleasure of playing with an iPhone recently, and I

Re: Ublox AGPS On-line impelementation

2008-06-08 Thread matt_hsu
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, According to previous mail in community list, there is a perl version of AGPS on-line implementation. But it requires to install many packages. The following is the C implementation. Could you give me a pointer to the message or a link to the perl

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-08 Thread David Murrell
I'll go for resolution over pretty graphics any day of the week. A day to day example of this is that I don't run compiz on my desktop machines because it runs faster that way. I'm a function over form kinda guy. (For the record, the distro is Ubuntu, not slackware, or gentoo, or anything that