Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-07-04 Thread Kai Römer
2008/6/27 Marcus Bauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [...] cut a lot! Our tests on GPS TTFF where quite comparable with some of the best devices available. However note there is some data GPS *has* to download from sat for virgin fix, which may take as long as 12min due to low bandwidth the sats offer

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-07-04 Thread Marcelo
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Kai Römer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/6/27 Marcus Bauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [...] cut a lot! So far i have tested 6 OpenMokos in Germany. With the internal antenna i never got a fix in less than 1min 20 secs if ever (2 hours) (Perfect conditions/ sirf3 need

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-07-04 Thread Jonathan Spooner
Marcelo wrote: On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Kai Römer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/6/27 Marcus Bauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [...] cut a lot! So far i have tested 6 OpenMokos in Germany. With the internal antenna i never got a fix in less than 1min 20 secs if ever (2 hours)

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-07-04 Thread Al Johnson
On Friday 04 July 2008, Jonathan Spooner wrote: Marcelo wrote: On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Kai Römer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/6/27 Marcus Bauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [...] cut a lot! So far i have tested 6 OpenMokos in Germany. With the internal antenna i never got a fix in

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-07-04 Thread Jay Vaughan
So far i have tested 6 OpenMokos in Germany. With the internal antenna i never got a fix in less than 1min 20 secs if ever (2 hours) (Perfect conditions/ sirf3 need 36 sec cold boot). Even when i use AGPS. As soon as i attach a external antenna it easily finds a lot more satellites and

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-27 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Am 26.06.2008 um 18:14 schrieb arne anka: as truebox.co.uk announces having om in stock now (more or less), what about the german distributors subscribed to this list (dr schaller and c pulster at least): any news on freerunners received? Hi all, as far as I understood the Openmoko web

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-27 Thread Marcus Bauer
On Fri, 2008-06-27 at 02:30 +0200, Joerg Reisenweber wrote: I connect my 1973 to my car's AUX input and it sounds just fine. The issue he has is with the headset, not the jack. Either way, his assessment is true - headset quality and audio issues make using the Freerunner as a DAP

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-27 Thread W. B. Kranendonk
--- On Fri, 6/27/08, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (...troll-hunting/killing...) To me he looks quite trollish. I think so too, but thanks for the in depth and clear reply! Boudewijn ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-27 Thread arne anka
If you want to be amongst the first who receive them, we are already taking preorders: http://www.handheld-linux.com/wiki.php?page=Neo%20Freerunner well, i preordered through group sale-trisoft. at least i hope so -- i sent the money to the guy organizing the group sale a while ago, he

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-27 Thread Andreas Micklei
Am Freitag, 27. Juni 2008 schrieb Joerg Reisenweber: No we HAVE an issue with decoupling caps in FR (simply too small and cheap). However it depends on type of headphones used (impedance), and it's absolutely fine for line-out usage, like connecting to the car, home stereo etc. Or to a

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Marcelo
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Kevin Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From what I've heard, SOME distributors have been notified that Freerunner devices are being shipped to those retailers. Retailers need to have a product in stock in order to sell it on the day it is released, that is what

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Francesco Cat
me too... I would like to try it out :P BTW: can I be sure that I will be able to make a phone call without problems or is it still under development? It was not so clear to me due to high confusion made about this topic in the mailing list... 2008/6/26 Marcelo [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, Jun

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Alastair Johnson
Marcelo wrote: On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Kevin Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From what I've heard, SOME distributors have been notified that Freerunner devices are being shipped to those retailers. Retailers need to have a product in stock in order to sell it on the day it is

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Simon Moore
Peter Strapp wrote: I sure hope it's for sale as I have a UPS tracking number from Truebox (UK Openmoko Distributor) that says that it has been collected from them. I'm hoping it will be in my hands tomorrow. Their website also states that the first batch of Freerunners have been sent

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Kevin Dean
It's interesting... Your pictures are on a wood background too. :) I'm jealous... I didn't get a green band around my box... It's so fitting with the ASU theme. :) On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Simon Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Strapp wrote: I sure hope it's for sale as I have a

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Kosa
Oh man! so very jealous (in the good way) Would it be too much to ask you to take a vid and share it? please? Kosa - Un mundo mejor es posible - Kevin Dean escribi: It's interesting... Your pictures are on a wood background too. :) I'm jealous... I didn't get a green band around my

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Francesco Cat
Waiting for a review from a user ;) I'm a bit undecided about buying... I was wandering if buying as soon as I'm sure it works well or get it as soon as possible :P Some discussion on ML has scared me a bit :( 2008/6/26 Kevin Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It's interesting... Your pictures are on a

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Tim
arne anka schrieb: as truebox.co.uk announces having om in stock now (more or less), what about the german distributors subscribed to this list (dr schaller and c pulster at least): any news on freerunners received? ___ Openmoko community

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Marco Trevisan (Treviño)
Mike Montour wrote: Jisakiel wrote: - I understand the only problem precluding it as a DAP player is the speaker not muting? Or *with headphones* it is mono? I understood GTA02 to have a single speaker but to be stereo capable with headphones... I'd be devastated if wrong, or if other

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread christopher bradski
For those who aren't afraid of a little hacking (once I have a freerunner), I'm sure it would be possible to cut a couple traces or unsolder the original capacitors. Then replace them with something else. Like how people have been known to replace the stock capacitors in an ipod with the infamous

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-26 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Do 26. Juni 2008 schrieb Kevin Dean: *** audio quailty on the headphone is lousy due to a hardware bug - as mp3 player useless *** Quality rating is prone to individual bias. Well, for nerds there will be projects similar to this one http://www.redwineaudio.com/iMod.html or this one

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Andy Selby
nerdyH writes Openmoko has begun shipping its Linux-based, open source Neo Freerunner phone to five newly announced distributors, in Germany, France, and India, says the company. /me checks Gmail and finds nothing on the announce list so heart recommences beating.

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Kevin Dean
The rumors of the Freerunner being on sale have been greatly exagerated. From what I've heard, SOME distributors have been notified that Freerunner devices are being shipped to those retailers. Retailers need to have a product in stock in order to sell it on the day it is released, that is what

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Martin Raißle
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 | Of course, they link to a dead page.. actually they didn't always link to a dead page .. when I read the news, there were some links .. since I'm from germany, I only visited the german retailers which are: http://trisoft.de/freerunner.htm

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Peter Strapp
I sure hope it's for sale as I have a UPS tracking number from Truebox (UK Openmoko Distributor) that says that it has been collected from them. I'm hoping it will be in my hands tomorrow. Their website also states that the first batch of Freerunners have been sent to customers

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Andy Selby
That said, Openmoko is getting a lot of attention right now because of that article, so it's probably a very good thing to have some form of anticipation building message or teaser product there to keep the hype going... Not all of it good, If anyone has mod points on slashdot can they mod

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Kevin Dean
In all fairness, I don't think he's a troll, it just appears that the device doesn't meet his needs. Let me put something out there that is VERY VERY clearly stated. The Freerunner is not ready for a consumer grade device today. The hardware that will be available soon is intended for DEVELOPERS

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Yorick Moko
I do not entirely agree with you on this one: In all fairness, I don't think he's a troll, it just appears that the device doesn't meet his needs. Let me put something out there that is VERY VERY clearly stated. The Freerunner is not ready for a consumer grade device today. The hardware that

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Jisakiel
:P), with GTA01 being the hardware beta. I guess that didn't go as planned (or perhaps I am terribly uninformed - but july seems so close... :P). --- El jue, 26/6/08, Kevin Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: De: Kevin Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Re: Slashdot post but no web store? Para: [EMAIL

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Mike Montour
Jisakiel wrote: - I understand the only problem precluding it as a DAP player is the speaker not muting? Or *with headphones* it is mono? I understood GTA02 to have a single speaker but to be stereo capable with headphones... I'd be devastated if wrong, or if other severe quality issues

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Kevin Dean
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Yorick Moko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It states in the wiki (http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner) clearly: The Neo FreeRunner is a GNU/Linux based touch screen smart phone aimed at general consumer use as well as GNU/Linux desktop users and GNU/Linux

Re: Slashdot post but no web store?

2008-06-25 Thread Vinc Duran
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Crane, Matthew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/25/1751228from=rss nerdyH writes Openmoko has begun shipping its Linux-based, open source Neo Freerunner phone to five newly announced distributors, in Germany, France,