I've been looking around thinking about ways of attaching hard-drives to my TyTn. I found that Seagate are about to launch (closely followed by others, I guess) a range of hard drives with this new interface. It's electrically compatible with the MMC interface but has addition commands for controlling ATA drives. I guess this means we will need a new SDIO stack to run these devices. Any developers out there that know more than me and wish to share?
Just think! You may be able to connect a 60Gig HD to your PDA! Think of all that music and video! And you don't need to sell your sole to Steve Jobbs as well as Bill Gates!
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Hey,
after playing aroung with my HTC touch for a while as a Musician I found it rather useful e.g. to tune, as metronome, while what I really like would be to use it as a simple MIDI sequencer being able to playback (and maybe record) from my keyboards.
Now after extensive research, I found that there was a solution years ago for the IPaq bus no discussion going on over the last four years.
But given that today there are dozens of MIDI to USB solutions available I was asking myself how difficult it would be to make such a cable which would really be a great deal for making this possible.
My results so far:
There was an adaptor Serial-MIDI for PPC (http://home.datacomm.ch/walter.schurter/Bilder/PocketPC_MIDI_Adapter.jpg)
The MPORT Solution for IPAQ seem to not exist anymore (http://www.han-d-solutions.com/mport.htm) (Description see here: http://www.worldofppc.com/HWTests/mporte.htm)
So maybe a new attempt might be feasible these days? Or anyone had some success looking for MIDI on a PDA?
Cheers
Johannes
Not for external MIDI, but the Griff sequencer is a portable virtual studio for Pocket Windows devices.
Has virtual instruments and effects, and got a good review in Sound on Sound some years back.
More info, here
http://www.planetgriff.com/
Yeah, that sounds nice indeed, even though not exactly what I want, It would really be convenient to just connect it to a midi keyboard and really have a on the go music making solution, but it seems too much to ask for!
rock on johannes
I reckon your idea would require USB host functionality in your PPC, which it probably lacks.
Sorry for my English .. Hello everyone first of all.
I have a HTC Sensation and I like to control from a touch screen, using this connector MHL, I read that in the Ice Cream Sandwich version that I have installed, you can now control is provided through an USB port.
The truth did not know very well where to place this post, but I think the media is the main function and see if you're lucky, the idea is to propose or if anyone knows, the android can control from your PC, as the case Samsung TVs that recognize the application MHL Device Anynet + (post link). The idea is to connect mobile phone to a computer with a touch screen and control it from the screen contenplando the quality of this type of connection and future applications, CarPC, game systems, internet browsers.
So far the closest I've seen is through a remote program or Android QtADB Commander, but they perform a virtualization and graphics functions are very limited (videos, photos, games, etc. ..).
An interesting idea would be that an application for Android was able to control the touch screen driver THROUGH USB host our phones, this topic is more interesting and juicy indeed already been mentioned in some places but unfortunately I guess we have to wait to get the ICS to Partin, do not you think?.
For those interested in the latter is here.
Greetings.
OBJECTIVE:
Webtop from Atrix 2, via standard HDMI, to standard laptop HDMI input.
PROBLEM:
Most HDMI ports on laptops are output only.
SUGGESTED SOLUTION:
HDMI to USB or HDMI to IP converters. not sure this even exists
Update to this post:
The original product link was in error (pointed out by "IceFragmatic"). As suggested by IceFragmatic, most USB video INPUT for laptops/netbooks, are intended as capture devices, although I am not sure what he means by "due to DCHP", regarding HDMI being a very rare capture source.
Has anyone attempted this?
The item you link to is USB to HDMI...again outout only.
You would need to use a capture device (which for HDMI is very rare due to DCHP)
Why not just buy a cheap screen with DVI and/or HDMI input?
I know that for the last few years, that there have been a small handful of expensive giant laptop PC's that provide for HDMI INPUT (yes, input), but there are as yet no netbooks or UMPC's that have a means to provide this .... would you agree with that statement?
(this is interesting from a hardware perspective, not necessarily from a business strategy perspective)
You're better off just using a VNC server program on the phone and a VNC client on the netbook while connected to a solid wifi. That will allow you to control the linux environment running on your phone from your laptop and doesn't require expensive video capture hardware. One does not simply use one's netbook as a monitor.
Sorry, should have referred to HDCP (not DCHP).
HDCP is a copy protection protocol used to stop digital copying of comercial DVDs and some TV streams.
The movie studios and owners of the HDMI licences do not want HDMI recorders without some form of protection to stop copying of DVDs. If this copy protection did not exist you could make perfect copies of DVDs and BluRay. Therefore HDCP has be introduced. This makes HDMI input/recorders useless for anything but home-made movies (and therefore not a big seller).
Your homework is to read the following....
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9870317-1.html
John
Hi everyone,
I have this old (5-year-old) 21" BenQ monitor lying around the house, gathering dust and cobwebs, and I'd like to put it to a good use as a makeshift workstation, but I don't want to invest in PC central unit, not even a barebone one.
The monitor has an HDMI port and two USB 2.0 ports, so I was wondering if an Android TV stick like this one (hope the link translates to your country, mine is in French, sorry) can be used to power it, provided I'm not looking for something too powerful, just a way to surf the Web and occasionally watch videos (no gaming of any kind).
Keyboard and mouse would be Bluetooth, of course, and I don't much care about storage, since I can use an external HDD via one of the monitor's USB ports (done that in the past when I was using it as a extra television).
So, what do you think? Is it doable, and can I just plain forget it?
Is Laptop a good choice compared to Tablet for my Business {Mod edit}.
IMO depends on what tasks should be done on it.
What laptops can do better than a tablet
Work more productively: Although there are tablets with dockable keyboards that can also be used for daily office work to a certain extent, this is quite exhausting in the long run. If you type a lot, you will type better with a laptop. You also have the full range of office programs there. Instead, tablets usually run slimmed-down Office programs that have fewer features and might not be compatible.
PC games: If you want to play full-fledged PC games on the go, you will not get around a laptop. There are only simplified gaming apps for tablets.
Built-in CD/DVD drive: Even though there are fewer of them, some laptops still have CD or even Blu-ray drives. If you want to watch a DVD, CD or Blu-ray on the go, this would be an important advantage.
Storage: If you're working with large amounts of data or need a lot of space for your music and video library that you want to watch or listen to on the go, a tablet can quickly reach its limits. Unless you can upgrade the tablet by up to 1 TB with an SD memory card.
Standarized connections: You can often quickly connect a second monitor or a projector to a laptop. You can also connect it to the TV to play a video there. Very few tablets still have an HDMI port today. A laptop is much more versatile here.
Multiple Operating Systems: You can have multiple OSs on a laptop.
Laptops are always a good choice for business purposes.