Gennady Kupava <g...@bsdmn.com> writes: > > В Втр, 11/01/2011 в 19:03 +0100, Sylvain Paré пишет: > > http://pare.sylvain.perso.sfr.fr/video/FRvsP2.ogg > > Look like slowness question finally closed :)
Speaking of advertisements..., I just happened to be rummaging through some IM-logs looking for something else, and came across a response that I gave a friend when he asked me if he should buy a FreeRunner, back in early 2009: I guess what I'd say about the FreeRunner at this point is, if you can see yourself doing some sort of project with it-- like hacking on the phone-stack, or making some sort of SMS-autoresponder, or doing something with the GPS or accelerometers (and there are all sorts of cool things you can do with them--some people are using FreeRunners to do things like autopilot autonomous boats), then it's one of the best, most fun, constructive toys since Lego or Erector Set. And for only $300, it's on par with something like Lego Mindstorms. But if you just want a phone that happens to run Linux, but all of that opportunity doesn't actually mean much to you, $300 is probably a tough sell [just like Lego Mindstorms]. And, further: It /is/ really interesting developing software for the FreeRunner-- partly because the UI requirements are just sometimes so different than on the desktop--the screen is so much smaller, and the resolution is so much higher (something like 200 DPI, as opposed to 96 DPI on the desktop), and there's only one `mouse button', and no scroll-wheel (like back in 1999 ;)), and text can be smaller because of the high-density display, but things that the user is supposed to be able to click need to be bigger because of the resolution-mismatch between the screen and the *finger*. The interaction-models I was using in the VisualID-editor on the desktop turned out to be completely unworkable on the FreeRunner, for example. Take that as you may; to be compared to Lego Mindstorms or Erector Set (niche markets as they may be) seems like high praise, to me. -- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community