Marcus Bauer <marcus.ba...@gmail.com> writes: > Hello list, > > Joseph Reeves wrote on his blog about a bicycle app for the Neo [1]. > > I have always wanted to add cycling / sports functions to tangoGPS but > as the LCD is mostly unreadable in sunlight I felt there is little use. > After trying it a couple of times on my bike I soon started to leave > the Neo at home. > > So I wonder about three things for better outdoor use: > > 1) How many of you would be interested in the following hardware > mods: > * sunlight readable LCD > * bigger LCD 3,5"+ > * new ruggedized case or rubber shell (including a mean to nicely fix
I once modified a laptop by removing the backlighting from the screen. That made it possible to read the screen by using the sun as a backlight source. Maybe something similar can be done to the Freerunner? > in on a bike?) > * waterproof (substaintially more costs) > > 2) How much money would you spend on it? To give you an idea: the PSP > display with touchscreen can be bought on ebay for ~25$. A case may be > ~20-30$ for volumes of 100+. > > 3) Last question: are there hardware people interested in > this? > > Please reply here on list with your interest! > > Marcus > > [1]http://blogs.thehumanjourney.net/finds/entry/racing_myself_a_feature_request -- Joakim Verona _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community