Sam, those may be wacky, but I like them!  I had once suggested here
that the email app should display how many unread messages are in my
unified Inbox, so I think we're on the same page.

So, yes, dynamic icons would be a good step in the right direction.
Using full-blown widgets like Android does, however, is yet another
step.


On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Sam Kamens <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I don't really want apps...I want information.  A home page that can
>> give me information without launching apps is better IMO.
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> Good point.  I definitely miss DateBk6's Today view...
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> Here's one that could be interesting:
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> There are some apps (e.g. weatherIcon, Govnah) that put interesting
> information into their icons in the launcher.  weatherIcon puts the
> current temperature outside, and Govnah puts the CPU temperature.
>
> So what would happen if the calendar icon showed hte time of your next
> appointment, and the email and messaging icons showed the number of
> unread messages?
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> Then your launcher page would be its own (somewhat limited) today view.
>
> Just some wacky ideas...
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> Sam
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