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iamNarada | # 91 | 2009-11-11, 19:01 | Report

Originally Posted by sjgadsby View Post

The infrared port on the N900 is not for data exchange (IrDA). Instead, with the right software, it allows the N900 to act as a universal remote for televisions, DVD players, sound systems, and the like.

Do you think it could be used for temperature measurement? I.E. do you know if it's got a transmitter as well as a IR receiver/detector? Or would that be IRDA?

eiffel | # 92 | 2009-11-11, 19:04 | Report

Originally Posted by theflew View Post

Technically you would only need a data connection long enough for the device to get the initial GPS satellite location information (the A in assisted GPS). After that no data connection is necessary once the device has a fix on the sats.

Yes, but you don't need to use the A in AGPS. Without a data connection, the GPS just takes slightly longer to get a fix on the sattelites.

nilchak | # 93 | 2009-11-11, 19:12 | Report

Originally Posted by sjgadsby View Post

There's no handwriting recognition in Maemo 5 at all. It existed in Maemo 4 but was dropped.

Really ?

One of the justification points for the resistive screen was touted the handwriting recognition feature and its use in other countries (Asia in particular) (not by Nokia but in the forums).

I am surprised to hear that this feature has been dropped when this was a selling point for Nokia in Asia specific regions.

Is there any plans to add this later - or is it not supported in the Maemo framework at all ?

sjgadsby | # 94 | 2009-11-11, 19:16 | Report

Originally Posted by 0Dark Knight0 View Post

what is java, and if it is not in the hardware, is it going to be problem in surfing the net or installing programs?

Java is a programming language. Hardware support for it is not necessary.

Any web site that uses Java for some required function (e.g. account login on some banking sites) will not work with the Maemo browser. Java programs, common on many other phones, will not install or run in Maemo.

Nokia has stated they are not working on making Java available on Maemo. It is possible that someone else may craft a solution to running Java programs, a Java plug-in for the Maemo browser, or the like on Maemo, but such tasks are not simple, weekend projects.

In previous Maemo releases, it has been possible to s-l-o-w-l-y run at least some Java applications and applets within Easy Debian. That option should be available once again in Maemo 5, though qole has to fight past a few additional barriers this time.

Originally Posted by iamNarada View Post

Do you think it could be used for temperature measurement? I.E. do you know if it's got a transmitter as well as a IR receiver/detector?

As I understand it, the N900 has an IR transmitter only.

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iamNarada | # 95 | 2009-11-11, 19:27 | Report

Moving right along. What can be sent out over the USB port? Scenario I'm thinking of here is if I want to build a dock (since Nokia is not going to have one available as a standard accessory), I've got the USB port on one side, the AV port on the other. Can I pipe A/V out through the USB, or would that require USB host or USB on the go, (which when I last searched was either not available or couldn't be certified because the certifying agency will not certify a port to charge and be host).

SubCore | # 96 | 2009-11-11, 19:32 | Report

Originally Posted by sjgadsby View Post

Any web site that uses Java for some required function (e.g. account login on some banking sites) will not work with the Maemo browser. Java programs, common on many other phones, will not install or run in Maemo.

Great explanation!

I'd just lke to add that Javascript on the other hand is indeed supported by Maemo's browser. Javascript is used in "Web 2.0" pages like Facebook etc., and has nothing to do with Java other than a similar name and similar syntax.

It's a common mistake and I thought it worth mentioning

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nilchak | # 97 | 2009-11-12, 00:10 | Report

Originally Posted by archebyte View Post

Qik had an update today that fixed the startup issue.

I have posted a video created by Qik here: http://qik.ly/p21k

The interface is simple. saw some lines crossing the green text displayed by the app. After entering the login information, the camera is activated on the screen. There are 3 icons on the screen:
1. Title
2. Start/Stop recording
3. Public/Private toggle
Pressing Start initiates the streaming to your Qik page. The streaming delay is also displayed in real-time.

The video seen on the app is not as sharp as that seen when recording normally using the default camera interface. Also the quality of video on the Qik page is not that great. couldn't find an option to increase resolution.

The app needs some more work on the UI. I also couldn't use the Camera after closing Qik. Kept getting an 'Operation failed' error. I had to kill /usr/bin/camera-ui to get the camera back. Haven't been able to duplicate the issue.

HTH

Thanks for the sample Qik Video - and to Edgar2 also.

Is ther any way to define the size of the video (640x480) or higer res in the Qik client. ?

Qik announced that it is bringing out a HiRes Video client for the Droid. Hope they work on the Maemo version too and really make it a nice app - to take advantage of the N900 camera.

peio | # 98 | 2009-11-12, 00:10 | Report

Hi

I have 2 questions about "issues" in media player and phone app, that maybe have been solved in the newer firmwares:

1. In the Artists view of the media player, is there a column of letters on the right to scroll directly to the artists beginning with that letter? (like in contact view where you scroll by groups of 3 letters if I remember well)

1. Has "smart dial" been implemented in the phone app in portrait, taking advantage of the T9 keyboard?? It seems silly that it's only working in landscape

thanks!

chemist | # 99 | 2009-11-12, 00:34 | Report

Originally Posted by 0Dark Knight0 View Post

my friend,,

i heard about java, & its importance..

what is java, and if it is not in the hardware, is it going to be problem in surfing the net or installing programs??

Java is an island and a programexecution multi-system-environment with its own programming language, means:

you wont be able to execute java programs as there is no environment ready yet. some browser experience is restricted to not having java webstart, so some games on websites wont work yet (java login means you are starting a java based client for this website, thats not possible without the env {JRE}). thats it. java script is something else and its execution or in this case interpretation is part of the browser itself.

IrDA and CIR:
IrDA is for data transfer with protocolls like IrOBEX...
CIR is what your stereos,TVs remotes do, ConsumerInfrared basic remote control
the OMAP chip is capable of doing IrDA, so as I said somewhere else, we just dont know if its a software or a hardware issue to get it working but I guess the reciever is missing (means hardware issue, and no IrDA ever)

turn-by-turn navigation... I think I read baout that somewhere, a port or cross compile from somewhere allready being tested, cant find it... or was it just basic routing? thought it was...sry

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Thor | # 100 | 2009-11-12, 08:22 | Report

Originally Posted by twaelti View Post

Ovi Maps is quite ok in fact once you get used to the slightly nonstandard UI...

What sucks is the current search implementation that uses a data connection to find locations even altough the data is available locally...
Note to Nokia: Maps must work without Dataconnection, using local maps!!!!

I hope data connections won't be necessary. I want to go to Reykjavik next month and would rather pre-load my phone with maps, I guess I may have to stick to my N82 a little longer?