Re: Camera module as back case (was Re: Slashdotted)

2009-04-11 Thread Rask Ingemann Lambertsen
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 11:41:57AM +0200, Lothar Behrens wrote: About the camera issue: I have read something about a small computer base case that has a jack or bus system ontop of it's case. That way it is extendable with cameras or what ever. I don't know where it was but it was

Re: Camera module as back case (was Re: Slashdotted)

2009-04-06 Thread Robin Paulson
2009/4/6 Lothar Behrens lothar.behr...@lollisoft.de: About the camera issue: I have read something about a small computer base case that has a jack or bus system ontop of it's case. That way it is extendable with cameras or what ever. I don't know where it was but it was cool. Why not

Re: Camera module as back case (was Re: Slashdotted)

2009-04-06 Thread Robin Paulson
2009/4/6 Robin Paulson robin.paul...@gmail.com: there were a few tentative steps on the wiki some months back concerning alternate cases, and this was one suggested idea lots around here: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Category:Hardware_ideas expansion back looks like it covers your camera

Re: Camera module as back case (was Re: Slashdotted)

2009-04-06 Thread Lothar Behrens
The expansion spacer is exactly what could be done for a hands on hobby electronics playground :-) (http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wishlist/ExpansionSpacer) What I mean with the replacement back case, is that you don't need to screw up the torx and add the spacer. The end user don't like to

Re: Camera module as back case (was Re: Slashdotted)

2009-04-06 Thread Lothar Behrens
I read the issue with removing the hole. The space in that 'hole' could be used as the docking bay for extensions. Ok, the mic should somehow moved, or a 'voicepipe' could be used to direct the acustics. A good starting point to use the space somehow useful. Lothar Am 06.04.2009 um 12:49

Re: Camera module as back case (was Re: Slashdotted)

2009-04-06 Thread Steve Mosher
I'll ask Tully OMs resident ME genius to have a look. A long while back when Joerg and I were doing the GTA04 we had decided to use the GTA02 case (with mods) for the project and were playing with several camera Ideas. Tully is looking at that for me now ( I had some new ideas) so

Re: Camera module as back case (was Re: Slashdotted)

2009-04-06 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Mo 6. April 2009 schrieb Lothar Behrens: I read the issue with removing the hole. The space in that 'hole' could be used as the docking bay for extensions. Ok, the mic should somehow moved, or a 'voicepipe' could be used to direct the acustics. A good starting point to use the

Re: Camera module as back case (was Re: Slashdotted)

2009-04-06 Thread Lothar Behrens
Am 06.04.2009 um 21:03 schrieb Joerg Reisenweber: Am Mo 6. April 2009 schrieb Lothar Behrens: I read the issue with removing the hole. The space in that 'hole' could be used as the docking bay for extensions. Ok, the mic should somehow moved, or a 'voicepipe' could be used to direct the