Wiimote, I2C Neo

2007-06-11 Thread Florent THIERY
From: http://www.windmeadow.com/node/42 Data can be read from a wii nunchuck directly into an Arduino, using TWI (aka I2C). In other terms: we could potentially use any Wiimote accessory on a Neo... A nunchunk has a 3 axis accelerometer, joystick and buttons, for instance (for a mere 20$).

Re: cellphone-sized X86 PC motherboard potential OpenMoko platform?

2007-06-11 Thread Attila Csipa
On Sunday 10 June 2007 22:50, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: And IMHO there is only a very weak relation between a processor's instruction set and its power consumption. Not direct, but several strong points can arise from using a specific instruction set (presuming compatibility is one of

Re: UI ideas/questions or can we animate things as smooth as iPhone?

2007-06-11 Thread Fabien
Following the there's much more than GFX effects in a usable UI, here's an interesting blog post: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000883.html It's not about embedded devices GUI, rather about desktop apps vs. web apps. However, mutatis mutandis, it drives another nail in the same

Re: Wiimote, I2C Neo

2007-06-11 Thread Steven **
The Wii remotes use standard bluetooth. See http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Wiimote_driver for some info on connecting to a Linux box. If you a have better source, please share. So, if you're just looking for the accelerometer, there's no need to splice wires. Plus, the GTA02 will have two 3D

Re: Wiimote, I2C Neo

2007-06-11 Thread Florent THIERY
I guess if what you really want is the joystick ... Or any upcoming Wii accessories (who knows what will come from these prolific brains ^^ ?); i guess a text input accessory will have to come sooner or later. Yet, as you pointed out, here i'm interested by the joystick + buttons you'd want

Re: Wiimote, I2C Neo

2007-06-11 Thread kenneth marken
Florent THIERY wrote: In other terms: we could potentially use any Wiimote accessory on a Neo... A nunchunk has a 3 axis accelerometer, joystick and buttons, for instance (for a mere 20$). What are the upcoming wii accessories? :) or how about going the other way, using the upcoming neo

Web-based GUI technology for OpenMoko

2007-06-11 Thread Florent THIERY
Here's a little look-and-feel example that could be done with an opensource AJAX framework [javascript required]: http://demo.qooxdoo.org/current/showcase This may allow easier separation between apps and GUIs. Of course, as usual we have no idea how well such an app would perform (little

Re: Web-based GUI technology for OpenMoko

2007-06-11 Thread Matthew S. Hamrick
Yeah... we're thinking that we were going to totally separate the model and domain processing from the view/controller part of the application. That way we could have a couple different HTML interfaces as well as a SVG/ECMAScript interface. I'm not terribly familiar with XAML or XUL, but I

Re: Concern for usability and ergonomics

2007-06-11 Thread Sean Moss-Pultz
[I'm CC'ing the community list because there's lots of points here that go well beyond hardware.] On Jun 11, 2007, at 6:36 AM, Miguel A. Torres wrote: Hi, Like many of you, I'm following the project with great enthusiasm. This will surely demonstrate companies in the sector that open

Re: Wiimote, I2C Neo

2007-06-11 Thread Steven **
Not unless the Neo has a camera. Don't forget that the Wii remote has one. -Steven On 6/11/07, kenneth marken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Florent THIERY wrote: In other terms: we could potentially use any Wiimote accessory on a Neo... A nunchunk has a 3 axis accelerometer, joystick and

Re: Concern for usability and ergonomics

2007-06-11 Thread denis
Krzysztof Kajkowski schrieb: 2007/6/11, Sean Moss-Pultz [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Believe me when I say that we are working on new stuff that will address these issues. I have been quiet for the past few months because of some major internal re-allocations and new events. Within about a month we

standard API for linux phones?

2007-06-11 Thread Robin Paulson
the register has a piece about a draft of a standard API for linux phones, concerning basics such as interaction with the address book, texting, ui and voice-calling. future revisons to increase the coverage http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/11/lips_mobile_linux/ and from TFA

RE: standard API for linux phones?

2007-06-11 Thread Dean Collins
Long overdue and if it is a standard then lets all jump onboard and work with it from inside rather than throwing rocks from the outside. Cheers, Dean -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:community- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Paulson Sent:

Re: standard API for linux phones?

2007-06-11 Thread Tim Newsom
From what I read, the LIPS group is creating an 'open' standard. The impression I got from that was the other phone standards group was 'closed' whatever that means. If we are going to back a group, maybe FIC should join it and help in the development process of the standard. None of the

Open Moko Themes

2007-06-11 Thread Tim Shannon
I know that there are going to be themes for the OpenMoko interface, but I'm just wondering if there is anyone who has started working on alternate themes? I think I'd like to take a crack at it, and I was curious if anyone has had any start yet. ___

Re: Web-based GUI technology for OpenMoko

2007-06-11 Thread adrian cockcroft
Also, Apple's announcement today about iPhone development using AJAX and exposing internal phone functions as web services to the iPhone's safari browser is tipping everything in the same direction. Cheers Adrian On 6/11/07, Matthew S. Hamrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah... we're thinking

Re: standard API for linux phones?

2007-06-11 Thread Wolfgang S. Rupprecht
Tim Newsom [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From what I read, the LIPS group is creating an 'open' standard. The impression I got from that was the other phone standards group was closed' whatever that means. It just struck me that the phone book contact info is pretty close to what one wants for a

Re: Web-based GUI technology for OpenMoko

2007-06-11 Thread Matthew S. Hamrick
Wow. once again Apple justifies our lead. On Jun 11, 2007, at 5:54 PM, adrian cockcroft wrote: Also, Apple's announcement today about iPhone development using AJAX and exposing internal phone functions as web services to the iPhone's safari browser is tipping everything in the same

Re: Web-based GUI technology for OpenMoko

2007-06-11 Thread Tim Newsom
Interesting... Web services... I wonder if that makes it possible to export the web service off the phone To a program running somewhere else... Or if its limited to some local channel. And, anyway.. That only means you would have to wrap it in another, fully exportable, web service for such

RE: standard API for linux phones?

2007-06-11 Thread michael
I'm not sure if this is useful. It sounds a bit more like a marketing group. You have to pay a fee to join. On Mon, 11 Jun 2007, Dean Collins wrote: Long overdue and if it is a standard then lets all jump onboard and work with it from inside rather than throwing rocks from the outside.

Re: Concern for usability and ergonomics

2007-06-11 Thread Gabriel Ambuehl
On Monday 11 June 2007 19:00:42 Sean Moss-Pultz wrote: I totally agree with your points. Please keep in mind that this was our first design. And that we are using an ID design that simply wasn't made for what this project has become. It was originally designed for a completely different usage