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Scientists choose Android device for space mission
See the article here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12253228 If they wanted full control over the device, wouldn't they have been better off choosing a maemo device? The n900 would have fit the bill better, surely? |
Re: Scientists choose Android device for space mission
hi
did you read the whole article ? you have the answers right there... i think java has a key role here....and of course "inexpensive, off-the-shelf electronics" And "Critical to the whole endeavour is the phone's operating system. Android is open source software which means SSTL's engineers can modify it to adapt the phone's functions." |
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That implies scientists research things other than their respective fields. Most of them are just as narrowly focused on what they care about, as every other human being.
Maemo is an obscure barely known device OS. Android OS isn't. The N900 is a great phone, but it's also limited in quite a few ways. Plus, they aren't going for full control of the phone. They just want to write an app on it to control their satelite remotely to see if it's a feasible cost cutting approach - take smartphones up instead of custom-built electronics. Well, they do want to modify the OS, and the relevant parts are probably open source on both, but again, Maemo 5 is obscure, Android is popularly known. Chances are, they never heard of Maemo. |
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http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=68863 Although nobody replied to mine :p Could a mod please merge my thread with this one? Thanks!:) Quote:
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If they used n900 i would like to see their face when while they're controlling their satellites hildon-desktop suddenly goes crazy :D
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god dam it dont they know with no real multi-tasking if they deploy the landing gears the engine will get suspended =/
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