Bundyo | # 601 | 2008-05-27, 10:53 | Report

Umm, some interesting job offers for Maemo:

http://maemo.org/news/jobs/view/1211880551.html

Cough, cough...

http://maemo.org/news/jobs/view/1211880838.html

Looks like OMAP3

There is a browser job too, preferably with C/C++ experience, but that covers both Webkit and Mozilla, so no speculation in this one

WorkingOnWise | # 602 | 2008-05-27, 13:36 | Report

GeneralAntilles, All I'm saying is if they are going to build hardware and bundle software with it, it should be good quality. I will tinker with KDE and Debian on the N800. I like that. But these devices give Average Joe the impression that it is a IT with a PIM and camera, and the potential for at least a partial office suite. They give this impression by what software they bundles with it, which isn't any good.
I think the result is that they make the company look bad, and they make Linux in general look bad. Average Joe doesn't care about the potential of the device. They care that their contact app works how they expect it to. That expectation was built from years of using other PIM and contact apps. If Nokia wants to alter that expectation, they have to do it by being better, not worse. Same for everything else.
When Average Joe sees that the software sucks, he sees that the device sucks, Nokia sucks, the people who designed it sucks, and the developers who wrote all that junk software suck.
I am trying to encourage Nokia to not make the same mistake a 4th time. The fact that Nokia can put out such a joke 3 times and STILL have people salivating at their next attempt is a testament to the potential and value of the Nxxx series. Trouble is, the N900 may be their last chance to get it right, before the competition sees the value and beats them at their own game.
I just want them to release a product that doesn't suck in SO many ways. It cant suck as a PIM if there are no PIM functions....

Bundyo | # 603 | 2008-05-27, 13:40 | Report

Some remotely relevant news:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...item&px=NjQ4Ng

MPX merged with X, hopefully we'll see that in one of the next releases

Lee | # 604 | 2008-05-31, 03:43 | Report

This thread is long so don't know if this has been said but I'd love it if there were some kind of mouse wheel that could be used for scrolling web pages or adjusting the volume.

If there is one thing I find tough its scrolling web pages.

Texrat | # 605 | 2008-05-31, 04:54 | Report

Hmmm, the Product Manager jobs look good. Too bad I can't relocate. : /

Den in USA | # 606 | 2008-06-02, 18:53 | Report

Infrared LED to control my TV.

macguys | # 607 | 2008-06-03, 01:45 | Report

I spend a lot of time searching for wi-fi. I'd like the refresh cycle for the channel scan to be shorter so that the information is more up-to-date.

I'd recommend that Nokia find a new partner for GPS software and include navigation on all units out-of-the-box.

I'd like to be able to plug in other USB devices (camera, audio recorder) and mount their file systems so that I could upload assets to the internet.

I'd like the ambient light sensor moved somewhere else. When I'm holding it, my thumb frequently covers it. I know I could hold it different, but there just has to be a better place to mount the sensor.

It would be cool if the camera was supported by a wider variety of software. I'd encourage Nokia to invest in this area.

I'm very excited by Nokia's experiments with USB/Bluetooth video. Add external video and a faster processor and we're talking much less reason for having a laptop.

Dave Brightbill
http://www.tallycast.com

Benson | # 608 | 2008-06-03, 02:05 | Report

I'm not 100% sure, but I think this is improved in Diablo; I haven't really done a comparison.
You can right now; you need an appropriate cable. If your cable does not short pins 4 and 5, you'll need to use a software tool; see the wiki. If you get a cable that does, then it switches automatically.

Betty Woo | # 609 | 2008-06-03, 03:43 | Report

As some on the definite 'drive buyer' consumer who really doesn't want to get into programming or futzing with Linux, here are some things I'd now be looking for in the next Nxxx:

1. I want 5 inches, baby! I don't care where the present buttons go, get rid of them, move the speakers somewhere else and, without changing the form dimensions (much?) changing give me as much screenspace as possible. For anyone using this thing for web browsing, you're likely to be spending a lot a lot a lot of time playing with the zoom and scrolling. Frankly, I'll be looking at the EEE pc (even the 7'' 4G which probably drop in price with the intro of the 900, 910 and 1000 (not to mention the other cheap ultraportables aout to hit the market).

2. give me decent PIM and syncing. Really. Seriously.

3. give me decent video streaming without having to convert or reconvert.

4. give me an operating system that allows resizing windows so I can effectively use more than one app at a time.

5. let me make my desktop personalized by allowing themes to be easily made and icons swapped and layout changes.

6. come with a decent sleeve ~ one that doesn't allow the N900 to easily slip out.

7. create a site that's geared to the non-Linux geeks who really don't want to deal with red pills, sudoanything or rousing discussions of different distributions. Something with good, clear, practical descriptions of apps and applets.

That's a start.

But, you know, I really think the N900 is going to lose a lot of potential buyers to the more robust ultraportables. Like, for instance, me. The N800 was a fun toy but for my needs (future and present), an N900 would have to be really exceptional for me to consider it.

GeneralAntilles | # 610 | 2008-06-03, 03:51 | Report

OMAP3

Read up on Matchbox, not gonna happen. Besides, it's very poor usability for finger-usage.

We don't have this now?

Internet Tablet School? Seriously, though, if you don't want to really make use of your device, then this isn't the platform for you.

It's rather obvious that you're not really in the target audience for these devices. You seem to want a device much larger than a NIT. A weblet or UMPC seems much more suited to your needs. Buy one and move on.