Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-10-02 Thread Alastair Johnson
Al Johnson wrote: On Friday 19 September 2008, Michael Shiloh wrote: Denis Galvão wrote: On 18/09/2008, at 01:56, Adam Bogacki wrote: I like the concept and would like to volunteer to test a prototype in New Zealand conditions. For sure Adam. Like Michael said, we should start something in

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-19 Thread Stroller
On 18 Sep 2008, at 16:54, Tomas Riveros Schober wrote: well i think the gps can give you the altitute, albeit not very precise, but it works fine. It's not in the LEAST bit accurate. Like ±200m or so. This is hopeless if you want to measure the rise fall of the tide, atmospheric

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-19 Thread Stroller
On 18 Sep 2008, at 13:52, Denis Galvão wrote: ... Is this possible to use the actual GTA_02 hardware version to do: - Compass ? - Altimeter ? This would be really cool for glider (hang-glider, paraglider) pilots. They usually carry a combined altimeter / variometer instrument (commonly

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-18 Thread Al Johnson
On Wednesday 17 September 2008, Crane, Matthew wrote: I'm from the coast, into surf/sailing. Ideas: - openmoko attached to bouys, phones home with bouy angle, wave forces - openmoko race application, allow other boats to watch speed, position, and accel forces on race participants (would be

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-18 Thread Denis Galvão
On 18/09/2008, at 01:56, Adam Bogacki wrote: I like the concept and would like to volunteer to test a prototype in New Zealand conditions. For sure Adam. Like Michael said, we should start something in the wiki. I was looking for something similar and found this: http://www.sonimtech.com/

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-18 Thread Peter Fey
This is what Im looking for, at least as a water proof case. Is this possible to use the actual GTA_02 hardware version to do: - Compass ? - Altimeter ? How should be the best way to have this information on the phone? Using an external hardware module? when designing a waterproof

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-18 Thread Tomas Riveros Schober
/pressure-sensors/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Denis Galvão Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:53 AM To: List for Openmoko community discussion Subject: Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates On 18/09/2008, at 01:56

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-18 Thread Michael Shiloh
Crane, Matthew wrote: It would be a pretty straight forward project to make a ez-usb key with a magnetometer and pressure sensor. I've been dying to do an EZ-USB / Openmoko project, for over a year. This would be way cool. Michael ___ Openmoko

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-18 Thread Michael Shiloh
Denis Galvão wrote: On 18/09/2008, at 01:56, Adam Bogacki wrote: I like the concept and would like to volunteer to test a prototype in New Zealand conditions. For sure Adam. Like Michael said, we should start something in the wiki. I was looking for something similar and found this:

Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread Michael Shiloh
Surfers, fisherpeople, and I'm sure others care about the tides. Turns out there are websites and applications that provide this data. For a nice review: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003037.php Something like this would seem to be ideal for Openmoko, especially with GPS. Anyone

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread -stacy
Michael Shiloh wrote: Surfers, fisherpeople, and I'm sure others care about the tides. Turns out there are websites and applications that provide this data. For a nice review: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003037.php Cool Something like this would seem to be ideal for Openmoko,

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread Charles Pax
On 9/17/08, Michael Shiloh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Surfers, fisherpeople, and I'm sure others care about the tides. Turns out there are websites and applications that provide this data. For a nice review: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003037.php Something like this would seem to be

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread Jim Ancona
Michael Shiloh wrote: Surfers, fisherpeople, and I'm sure others care about the tides. Turns out there are websites and applications that provide this data. For a nice review: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003037.php Something like this would seem to be ideal for Openmoko,

RE: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread Crane, Matthew
Of Michael Shiloh Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:32 PM To: List for OpenMoko community discussion Subject: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates Surfers, fisherpeople, and I'm sure others care about the tides. Turns out there are websites and applications that provide this data

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread Joseph Reeves
community discussion Subject: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates Surfers, fisherpeople, and I'm sure others care about the tides. Turns out there are websites and applications that provide this data. For a nice review: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003037.php Something like

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread Denis Galvão
Hi Michael. We have similar toughts about it. What Im willing to do is a real Adventure Phone, based on Freeruneer and Debian. Im planning a water/dirt proof rubber case. Something that should be great is a compass too... Im a brazilian surfer, so this why I think that it could be a real

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread Michael Shiloh
Crane, Matthew wrote: I'm from the coast, into surf/sailing. Ideas: - openmoko attached to bouys, phones home with bouy angle, wave forces - openmoko race application, allow other boats to watch speed, position, and accel forces on race participants (would be cool to see graphic of

Re: Idea for Openmoko application: Tide updates

2008-09-17 Thread Adam Bogacki
Hi Michael. We have similar toughts about it. What Im willing to do is a real Adventure Phone, based on Freeruneer and Debian. Im planning a water/dirt proof rubber case. Something that should be great is a compass too... Im a brazilian surfer, so this why I think that it could be a