Re: Hardiness of the Neo1973?
Haha! Don't you just love OSS? ;-) I never even thought about HR monitoring but if a HR monitor could be attached as well wowzers this could be amazing. Nike/iPod eat your heart out. I've had some recent expenses crop up that might prevent me from acquiring an 02 and by the time I'm set 03 could be around the corner so here's to crossing fingers that the emulated environment has means of simulating accelerometer events so I can at least start work on the software stack. ~BK On 9/28/07, William Voorhees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm also very interested in developing a Sports/Exercise style application > for the openmoko. I'm an avid cyclist and I have developed a little program > to read HR monitor data from the Suunto Heart Rate monitor using the Suunto > PC Pod. It's a USB device that communicates using the ANT ( thisisant.com) > protocol. I'll try and post some info/code about my work sometime this > weekend. We should be able to plug this into the openmoko to give it access > to all kinds of sports monitoring equipment. > > -Will ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: application idea
Actually, current temperature should be able to be picked up from the touchscreen if, that is, the touchscreen is heat sensitive. I have another touchscreen device with some customized firmware on it that can tell me the temperature based on what the average temp of the screen is. Doesn't even require bandwidth. :) Regards, ~BK On 9/12/07, Dean Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think he means weather to be. > > Though seriously I think that people aren't really pushing the > usefulness limits of what can be done with 'permanent tethered > connections'. Most are just repurposing existing apps - think more > pervasive guys. > > > > Regards, > > Dean Collins > Cognation Pty Ltd > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +1-212-203-4357 Ph > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:community- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jimmy > > Sent: Thursday, 13 September 2007 4:39 PM > > To: List for OpenMoko community discussion > > Subject: Re: application idea > > > > Eh... why would you need to know the current weather if your already > > there, looking at it? > > > > Jeff Andros wrote: > > > Last night, while I was looking at the monsoon blowing just outside > > > the heat-island... in my open-top jeep... I had an application idea: > > > GPS based weather feeds. > > > > > > on a schedule/when you move into a new area, the phone will go out > to > > > a server and retrieve the weather information for the area you're > in. > > > > > > being able to glance at the today screen and see up-to-date weather > > > data would be nice > > > > > > -- > > > Jeff > > > O|||O > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > OpenMoko community mailing list > > > community@lists.openmoko.org > > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > > > > > > ___ > > OpenMoko community mailing list > > community@lists.openmoko.org > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > ___ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Hardiness of the Neo1973?
Hi. I've been following this project for a couple years with great interest but I have a few questions (for those with gen1 and just those with some knowledge of the possibilities/limitations of the hardware) How hardy is the unit? I realize it has no moving parts but could it take repeated jarring up and down? Also, is it too heavy or too big for an armband strap? I'm a marathon runner and words cannot describe how astounding it would be for me to be able to find a waterproofed armband case for this unit to take on runs. Not only could it provide cell service in case of emergencies and act as my portable music player but with the gps and accelerometers I could (with a little help) get some useful runners' apps in place to track important numbers on runs -- not just times on terrains but even stride data (assuming the accelerometers are sensitive enough to track arm swing + impact). Assuming the unit is up to these tasks I fully intend (with a gen2 in hand) to try to get an app up and running for logging this type of info ... anyone who thinks this is a good idea or has any additional thoughts, I'd love to hear them! Regards, ~Baxter ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
