Most of the interesting things you can do with a built-in camera are not
practical if you need to
actually find and plug in a usb camera attachment every time you need
it. Not to mention how ugly they look.
A built-in camera is at the top of my wish-list for future GTAXX
products. There are so many
other things you can do with a camera than general pictures of people
and places.
-bar code reading
-facial recognition
-Machine vision
-3D environment mapping, (with multiple neos networked)
-OCR
And they are just a few.
I very much doubt adding a camera would cost the $200 you estimated, i
expect it would be more like $50 or less
(assuming standard cellphone lens quality).
But, to be honest, i think getting GTA02 stable as an
everyday-developer-phone is the most important thing right now.
There isn't much point adding more and more features if the current
phone/features can't be used reliably.
Ben.
Daniel Benoy wrote:
> While we're on the topic of hardware wishlist stuff, I'd like to throw in my
> two cents ^.^
>
> - Hot swapable SD card slot
> - External wifi antenna connector (Mmmm war driving)
> - Official openmoko car charger (That gives me 1A without having to futz
> around)
>
> Also, I'd like the camera idea to be an optional extra at most.
>
> The buttons idea isn't so bad too, even though I really like the clean
> minimalist look the freerunner has right now.
>
> I've responded inline to the comments of the original poster below.
>
> On Saturday 09 August 2008 10:34:32 Monkey D. Luffy wrote:
>
>> 1) camera (decent one, 3MP or more)
>> Will it be possible to record movies with sound? What resolution?
>>
>
> Since this phone will not be offered with any contracts (at least at first,
> depending on how successful it gets), I don't think people will be willing to
> pay an extra $200 just to get a camera in there. It's possible for a USB
> camera/webcam to be attached to the phone when it's in host mode. If you
> want to see that, you're more than welcome to go create it yourself. The CAD
> files are freely available for the phone, so you could probably readily
> create a snugly fitting clip-on camera that replaces the back plate, or
> something. (Most people don't have te resources for this, but that's fine.
> If there's enough consumer demand, it will eventually happen)
>
>
>> 2) buttons on the damn thing :p
>> SNES and GBx all the way :)
>> Or at the very least, sell the GTA03 with an optional control pad:
>> http://www.icontrolpad.com/ But try to make it as small as possible
>> (maybe the control pad overlapping the case) so it doesn't get toooo big.
>>
>
> You can already plug USB gamepads into the unit. Making one that actually
> connects to the unit so you don't have to awkwardly balance the phone on your
> lap or something should also be easy enough for an aftermarket manufacturer,
> but for now you're stuck with duct tape :p
>
>
>> 3) holder for a small plastic stylus. With an optinal string
>> connecting both, so that if you drop it by chance it doesn't get lost
>> forever in some crack to hell.
>> If possible, keep this in mind if selling the icontrolpad thingy (so
>> the stylus doesn't get trapped there).
>>
>
> Seems like nitpicking, but I guess it's a valid desire.
>
>
>> 4) GPS
>> Will I be able to keep maps updated for free?
>> Will it be possible to make use of google maps, in the sense of having
>> the indications on how to get from A to B?
>>
>
> This is a software issue, not a hardware one. There's a GPS in the GTA02 and
> if the right software ever gets created then it will be able to do what you
> describe.
>
>
>> 5) USB connector (USB 2.x), in order to connect the phone to the computer
>>
>
> ? That's on the side.
>
>
>> 6) WiFi
>>
>
> Already in there.
>
>
>> 7) accelerometers
>>
>
> Yep. Got that.
>
>
>> 8) bluetooth
>>
>
> Has that too.
>
>
>> 9) a cute chinese or japanese girl ^_^
>> Well, at least their phone numbers :p
>>
>
> I would like a cute japanese girl's phone number too, but I think that's up
> to the sim card manufacturer, or the openmoko software side.
> It would be preferable if the cute japanese girl was really into open source
> too. I don't know if that's feasible.
>
>
>> I heard about xv and glamo and what else... What I need to know is:
>> Will I be able to watch videos or play games (with sound on both) at
>> 640x480 resolution?
>>
>
> I think we should be able to do this with the hardware that's out there now.
> Anyone achieved this?
>
>
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