Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Jasper Bryant-Greene
The Neo FreeRunner is a standard GSM 900/1800/1900 unit and will operate on the NZ Vodafone network. Our company is currently in the process of becoming an official distributor and will likely be offering them in NZ very soon. More details on price etc shortly... -Jasper On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Andrew Sands
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:33 John Carter wrote: > Question 3 to the Group: I'm planning on ordering one for myself, and > would be prepared to go for a 10 pack if enough others are > interested. Anybody else interested? John, If we can confirm the ability for the device to operate on local netw

Re: Laser pointer - meeting tonight.

2008-07-07 Thread Don Gould
Roger Searle wrote: Nick Rout wrote: That reminds me, you do have a screen too? I have a screen, I'll bring it . . . Sorry I got confused now... is Nick still needing a big brown stick? Cheers Don

Re: Laser pointer - meeting tonight.

2008-07-07 Thread Roger Searle
Nick Rout wrote: That reminds me, you do have a screen too? I have a screen, I'll bring it . . .

Re: ID3 tags

2008-07-07 Thread Douglas Royds
Douglas Royds wrote: Nick Rout wrote: On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Douglas Royds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have ripped a talking book (Roald Dahl, highly recommended for keeping children happy on long car-trips) into MP3 using Rhythmbox, and want to juggle the tags to get a sensible d

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Kerry
On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 13:43 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:33 +1200 (NZST) > > John Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Question 1 to the Group: Do we need to have the 900Mhz version here or >

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Jim Cheetham
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Makes an iPhone at $199 seem cheap LOL > (albeit on a 24 month contract, not sure how much that will cost) The monthly contract for the $199 8GB iPhone is $250 with 1GB data. Over the 24 month term, that's $6000 + $199 + voice

Re: Laser pointer - meeting tonight.

2008-07-07 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Managed to get the projector off the BIL > It'd be a bit late to tell me there was no projector. Like Punch,without one there is simply no show! > Not so sure about the laser pointer > > Q: Whats brown, useful for pointing

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Douglas Royds
Nick Rout wrote: On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:33 +1200 (NZST) John Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Question 1 to the Group: Do we need to have the 900Mhz version here or is the 850 preferable because in the longer

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Brenda Wallace
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:43:01 Nick Rout wrote: > Makes an iPhone at $199 seem cheap LOL > (albeit on a 24 month contract, not sure how much that will cost) heh.. for vodafone's 1Gbyte dataplan, the iphone contract is NZ$250 per month for minimum 2 years.

Re: Laser pointer - meeting tonight.

2008-07-07 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Managed to get the projector off the BIL > > Q: Whats brown, useful for pointing to a screen and sticky That reminds me, you do have a screen too?

Re: ID3 tags

2008-07-07 Thread Douglas Royds
Nick Rout wrote: On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Douglas Royds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have ripped a talking book (Roald Dahl, highly recommended for keeping children happy on long car-trips) into MP3 using Rhythmbox, and want to juggle the tags to get a sensible display on my cell-phon

Re: Laser pointer - meeting tonight.

2008-07-07 Thread Zane Gilmore
Managed to get the projector off the BIL Not so sure about the laser pointer >>> Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/07/2008 11:52 a.m. >>> If anyone coming to the meeting tonight has a laser pointer that they would be prepared to let me abuse for the evening could they please bring it along. Will

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:33 +1200 (NZST) > John Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Question 1 to the Group: Do we need to have the 900Mhz version here or >> is the 850 preferable because in the longer term it will allo

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:33 +1200 (NZST) John Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Question 1 to the Group: Do we need to have the 900Mhz version here or > is the 850 preferable because in the longer term it will allow us to > switch to Telecom if we wish? You need 9/18 for 'proper' ( as in I'm no

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm with Neil on this one... now just tell me how I get the budget past > SWMBO?!?! Thrift or embezzlement as the case may be. :-) -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread David Lowe
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > now just tell me how I get the budget past SWMBO?!?! > > Just put it through the accounting system as a 'Mobile Open Band Internet Linux Extension' and she wont even question it. The acronym will do. We will say nothing :-)

Re: ID3 tags

2008-07-07 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 12:00 PM, HappyEvilSlosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 11:48 +1200, Douglas Royds wrote: >> How are the tags being stored in these mp3s? What can I read and >> manipulate them with (preferably a batch tool, ie. command-line)? > > I've heard of something c

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Don Gould
I'm with Neil on this one... now just tell me how I get the budget past SWMBO?!?! Cheers Don Neil Stockbridge wrote: If so then I'm definitely in. we've got to support these guys otherwise open hardware as a concept won't work.

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread chris
I am interested, but only if it works in NZ Cheers Chris Thomas On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 11:00 +1200, John Carter wrote: > The Open Source / Embedded Linux Open / Hackable Cellphone is on sale now! > > I note their 900/1800/1900 Mhz tri band is sold out, but the > 850/1800/1900 is still available f

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread david merriman
I contacted a friend who works for Telecom, and she thinks it will work on their network (as far as she can tell). Telecom's 850MHz network is already up and running in most main centers, so the 850 version should work right now. I'm seriously tempted to order one. If only it had a camera to

Re: ID3 tags

2008-07-07 Thread HappyEvilSlosh
On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 11:48 +1200, Douglas Royds wrote: > How are the tags being stored in these mp3s? What can I read and > manipulate them with (preferably a batch tool, ie. command-line)? I've heard of something called apetag that may be responsible/helpful? --Slosh

Re: ID3 tags

2008-07-07 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Douglas Royds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have ripped a talking book (Roald Dahl, highly recommended for keeping > children happy on long car-trips) into MP3 using Rhythmbox, and want to > juggle the tags to get a sensible display on my cell-phone. > > Rhythmbox

Laser pointer - meeting tonight.

2008-07-07 Thread Nick Rout
If anyone coming to the meeting tonight has a laser pointer that they would be prepared to let me abuse for the evening could they please bring it along. Will only shine it in your eyes if you appear to be asleep.

ID3 tags

2008-07-07 Thread Douglas Royds
I have ripped a talking book (Roald Dahl, highly recommended for keeping children happy on long car-trips) into MP3 using Rhythmbox, and want to juggle the tags to get a sensible display on my cell-phone. Rhythmbox reports the titles as "Chapter 1", "Chapter 2", etc., and the artist as "Roald

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread Neil Stockbridge
I'm currently using pre-pay with Vodafone. Do you know off-hand if it will just work with my existing SIM? If so then I'm definitely in. we've got to support these guys otherwise open hardware as a concept won't work. Having a hackable phone is going to be so cool. With the GPS, there's no rea

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-07 Thread David Lowe
I'm tempted... but I don't know the answers to your questions John. I presume you just slot in your SIM card and away it goes? If you can figure out whether it will just work, add me to your list. - David On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM, John Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Open Source

Meal prior to tomorrows CLUG meeting

2008-07-07 Thread Ross Drummond
An informal group of us will be having a meal at an adjacent restaurant prior to tommorrow evenings meeting. Please feel free to join us at approx 6:00PM. Sema's Thai Cuisine 76 Edgeware Road Cnr. Sherbourne Street & Edgeware Road St Albans Cheers Ross Drummond

Re: NZ Debian repository down?

2008-07-07 Thread Aidan Gauland
Steve Holdoway wrote: I find that ihug ( ftp://debian.ihug.co.nz/... ) tend to give about 30 times that performance ( max just under 800kByte/sec ) ... but then I am a customer, which might make a difference there (: A-ha! This server works for me! I'm not sure if it's faster than ftp.nz.d