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What are you doing with your unit that you think is COOL?

Some time back I got a bt gps to go with my PPC ... added OziExplorer and TomTom and now I don't get lost any more.
I've been reading ebooks on it since day 1.
I use it to play music in places that I could never have my own music before.
I sometimes take a movie or some episodes of my favorite shows when I'm going somewhere that involves a long wait (like waiting at the airport between flights).
I think being able to do all of the above is really COOL!
I got to wondering what other incredibly cool things I could do with my PPC that I haven't thought about yet.
So here's your chance to tell me (and everyone else here) what you think is a really great way of using your PPC.
It doesn't matter what particular unit you have, or if you think everyone already knows about it ... if you think it's really cool to be able to do whatever it is - I'd love to hear about it.

Can't say I've ever used it, but I think Fullscreen Terminal Services looks great. It'll freak you're friends out to see you using full Windows Media Center and Word on your universal
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Thats cool
hey..a bit off topic but can some 1 please help me set a terminal client? i have absolutely no idea how to go about it..i have all necessary equipment.
*Hey VJ did you get time to look into the icon thingy for pocket plus and Vjphone tools.
Thanks..

Nish, I'm afraid I didn't get a chance to look at the icon thing. I need to backup before installing SPB, don't want it screwing up my system, but I was working late in the office last night. Can you try posting on this board as well. Not that many people see mine!
For terminal services, look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=172248#172248
I didn't know either, and it doesn't take much. Have a look at my VJFullscreenTSC thread to find the concurrent user patch (might be on my webpage also?)
Doormat: what's cool? I'm an ebook man also (I like converting chm files to htm and using Isilo. I converted the CIA World Factbook as well, very useful, if never used!) I love watching simpsons whilst washing the pots. That's about all I use my universal for (and developing for WM5)!
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Doormat, you could use your PPC as a remote control for your home audio i.e TV DVD SKY STERIO. I use novii remote delux. Works great and means you have full control over the TV, even when the misses has got the SKY remote.

I find that using it to make calls is COOL
I just like that fact it is multiple devices in one: a phone, organiser, sat nav, MP3 player, the list goes on.
The JAM is my first PPC- although I have been working with PDAs (Microsoft based ones mainly) for a long time at work- I always wished for someone to bring out a fully fledged PDA with phone capabilities; the JAM (and now a few others) was the perfect one to wait for.
Next PPC: the O2 Atom or Prophet

I use it for terminal server access
Citrix server access
5250 emulation
Movies
TV Episodes
TomTom
Tourch
Phone
Internet access
Remote control
Games
thats about it for now, but im always doing more with em..

How about as a paper weight? :lol:

Listening to stereo music on wireless headphones using A2DP bluetooth.

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Listening to stereo music on wireless headphones using A2DP bluetooth.
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What headset are you using & how much were they if you don't mind me asking?
Leo

splonker said:
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Listening to stereo music on wireless headphones using A2DP bluetooth.
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What headset are you using & how much were they if you don't mind me asking?
Leo
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Them ones
http://direct.motorola.com/ens/BTStereoHS_Web_ProductHome.asp?country=USA&language=ENS
For £45 on eBay.

I use my for as a sat nav, games console, media player (music & video), Email, Messenger on the go and of course as a pda!
My first pda/phone was a jam which id used to use at work as a video player! Blimey them days used to fly as sit on my VNA (its like a big folk lift truck except its computer controlled for tall racked warehouse) I even got myself a spare battery! as one wouldnt last 8 hours! ohhh them was the days.... now im the boss and Id fire anyone who was watching videos at work
btw - video playback is really poor compaired to my old jam dont you think?? anyone know the best divx setting for encodeing??

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Listening to stereo music on wireless headphones using A2DP bluetooth.
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Same here. Love walking the streets with a wireless headset.

I use my mini as a periscope. When I am reading the newspaper in the toilet at work I check if the boss came in using the camera. :lol:
I also use outlook as a kind of data-base of everything I know. It helps a lot, I wish I knew a more versatile and free one so I could keep the contacts by them self.
Best of all it helps me sleep. I wrote a web service on my server at home so that when my wife stays up to late tappping on the keyboard I can launch an app on the server remotely that tells me what programs she has running and lets me kill them from my ppc from under the covers.

I use it with a BT GPS receiver + tomtom and I also use it with Salling Clicker http://www.salling.com/ to control itunes to wirelessly stream music to my stereo.
Thats a about the extent of the cool things that I do with it.

Use TT5 with a wired gps and cradle for navigation, the phone obviously, watch ripped DVD's whilst I'm waiting at places, play the occasional game and surf the web or read and write emails - So I suppose I use most of the functions at some point during the working week.

Streaming Digital Satellite reception to my Universal.
As I have a Dreambox Digital Satellite Receiver which is connected to my home network I can stream video to my PCs on the network using VLC which in turn I can stream back video to my Universal using TCPMP. It works not 100% as I am getting an elongated picture and it is turned 90° to the GUI of TCPMP, but I can live with it until I expermiment some more with VLC.

I will tell you : Praying for a firmware release that clear al bugs :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Just came from I-phone looking for a app

I just came from the i-phone (long story) and i'm looking for a app that i had after i jailbroke my I-phone. Its called v-wallpapers it lets u use video ringtones and video wallpapers this is the best app ever invented. I have just jailbroke my hero or what u call rooting but i can't find a app like this does this exist on android?
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The hero hardware doesnt compare to the iphones. The hero just got livewallpapers not to long ago do to just recently get android 2.1. Nothing compared to Vwallpapers, but as close as you will get. Its just a moving background.

Something with hardware like the EVO, Nexus One etc will be needed to support a feature like that.

If HTC would enable a separate GPU support this would be possible.

It would be a big battery drain on current android phones. If it ran at all times in the background. Or even for just short times, it would still.

I would think this would be doable on the Hero, or any Android device. It's not much more than using a GIF image as a background.

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I would think this would be doable on the Hero, or any Android device. It's not much more than using a GIF image as a background.
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Then it wouldnt be Vwallpapers. I was googling the app, it can play mp4 and of course iphone video as your wallpaper. Here is a site that has some
http://www.thememyphone.com/thumbnails-155.html
Even people talking about the phone in popular blogs say it would be a big battery drain. Now on our htc heros thats a big issue.
We just got livewallpapers. Much less a video running in the background. While simultaneously moving and operating the desktop of htc sense.

Then it wouldnt be Vwallpapers. I was googling the app, it can play mp4 and of course iphone video as your wallpaper. Here is a site that has some.
Even people talking about the phone in popular blogs say it would be a big battery drain. Now on our htc heros thats a big issue.
We just got livewallpapers. Much less a video running in the background. While simultaneously moving and operating the desktop of htc sense.
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yeah i kinow i have some videos on youtube showing with i was doing with v-wallpapers but i can't post them in here it keep tellimng me for spam reasons. I think if the hero can support livewallpapers i should be able to do it and yes v-wallpapers was a big battery drain but i had a car charger so i really didnt mind.

It should be doable. it is just showing a looping video. With out sound, if that is playing sound as well that would be really annoying.

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t should be doable. it is just showing a looping video. With out sound, if that is playing sound as well that would be really annoying.
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no with the i-phone all u had to do is turn the media volume down and u hear nothing. i put music videos as wallpapers i had 50 cent in the club as my wallpaper and lil wayne a mille as my default ringtone and u could assign a different video tone to every contact u had.

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no with the i-phone all u had to do is turn the media volume down and u hear nothing. i put music videos as wallpapers i had 50 cent in the club as my wallpaper and lil wayne a mille as my default ringtone and u could assign a different video tone to every contact u had.
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How did it affect your battery life? I have to imagine your time between charges got drastically reduced.
I stopped using live wallpapers since it ate battery.
Ceger

How did it affect your battery life? I have to imagine your time between charges got drastically reduced.
I stopped using live wallpapers since it ate battery.
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it was alright it wasn't bad as u wouid think i would say about the same battery life as when u use live wallpapers and keep gps on on the hero.But as i said as long as i had a car charger it didn't really affect me. I wish i could post my youtube videos to show just how nice this app was.

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no with the i-phone all u had to do is turn the media volume down and u hear nothing. i put music videos as wallpapers i had 50 cent in the club as my wallpaper and lil wayne a mille as my default ringtone and u could assign a different video tone to every contact u had.
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You can lower media's volume with the Android as well, it would be nice to have this on our phones bg.. and seeing how fast creativity flows in XDA it would be soon till someone posts it.. You can edit your thread as Dev for Live Anime Wallpapers and see if devs come and work together and make it happen..
Be Safe,
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You can lower media's volume with the Android as well, it would be nice to have this on our phones bg.. and seeing how fast creativity flows in XDA it would be soon till someone posts it.. You can edit your thread as Dev for Live Anime Wallpapers and see if devs come and work together and make it happen..
Be Safe,
G
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Thanks but i was just really seeing if it was out there and i just didn't really know about it yet. But no need to go create nothing but if somebody does there paypal account will be rewarded

Droid doesn't.

Somewhat unique input request

How difficult would it be to make a driver for an input device? I know that in the android sdk there's the ddms utility that I use for screen shots, but it also logs things on the device. Or what about the recently made public google app creator?
My dad is a professional piano player and uses a laptop on the music stand for his massive collection of sheet music. The music is just se up like a locally stored website. He has a foot assembly with 2 pedals to go forward and back through the pages. It plugs in with usb.
How dificult would that be to work with the usb port on a G tablet? I'm borrowing a friends for the night playing with it but we are looking to get one but this is a big factor.
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How difficult would it be to make a driver for an input device? I know that in the android sdk there's the ddms utility that I use for screen shots, but it also logs things on the device. Or what about the recently made public google app creator?
My dad is a professional piano player and uses a laptop on the music stand for his massive collection of sheet music. The music is just se up like a locally stored website. He has a foot assembly with 2 pedals to go forward and back through the pages. It plugs in with usb.
How dificult would that be to work with the usb port on a G tablet? I'm borrowing a friends for the night playing with it but we are looking to get one but this is a big factor.
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If he's using something like this;
http://www.digitalyes.com.au/prodView.asp?idProduct=61809
It might just work as we already have usb keyboard support so you may need only to edit the keymap to have the key/button sent from the pedal to do what what you want just like mapping a key on the keyboard to a function...

This is the pedal he has
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Windows auto loads drivers for it though it gets lost in a mess of Human Interface Devices in the device manager so I'm not 100% sure which it is
I tried to Debug capture if it is getting a signal from anything from it but not seeing it.
This is what we're trying to work with with it:
You can see how I just did that in the browser,
That is a screen of the Lyrics, and here is a sheet music
and this is in the gallery.
However, he has an INSANELY massive collection, and his HTML pages link to each other so it is a large directory, and then pull up the sheet music via a link on the lyrics page. What I am imagining is that you'd click the link on lyrics page and it would ask "do you want to use gallery or other program" dialog.
What would be nice is mapping the foot pedal to that, or at least using finger swipe but I'm not sure how to in the browser.

You'll probably need to write a quick app for this. Something that will read the list of files, htm/png's whatever, provide a list, let the user pick a song and then display it, I'll bet that thing acts like a keyboard so all you'd need to do is listen for keyboard events, no driver required, and act accordingly, aka displaying the next sheet, etc.

What do ya use to listen for keyboard inputs? is that in DDMS? I'm not seeing any changes in the running log at the bottom of the app.
We both agree this is ALMOST perfect for him, but he may need bigger. The tab itself works great but when the sheet music is on it it's a tiny bit hard to read at the distance he needs.
He swears that Asus and Viewsonic are both having a 12" tab coming out but I can't find much info on that. What I did find has an i5 processor so that's a bit much. Whats the biggest android tab?

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What do ya use to listen for keyboard inputs? is that in DDMS? I'm not seeing any changes in the running log at the bottom of the app.
We both agree this is ALMOST perfect for him, but he may need bigger. The tab itself works great but when the sheet music is on it it's a tiny bit hard to read at the distance he needs.
He swears that Asus and Viewsonic are both having a 12" tab coming out but I can't find much info on that. What I did find has an i5 processor so that's a bit much. Whats the biggest android tab?
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Check out this thread ;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464&highlight=key+event
there's a KeynrTracker.apk for checking key events....

Ooo awesome, I'll check that out. Thanks
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[GAME][2.2+] Poker Table

Hey guys, we just published an Android game you might be interested in. Since xda users have a lot of devices, we thought it would be a good place to post. The game is completely for free and not ad-supported. Here is the market text:
Play poker anytime and anywhere you want with Poker Table. Simply use one dedicated device as the table and connect with your other devices for a smooth and polished game experience.
- Up to 6 players per table
- No-Limit Texas Hold’em
- Flashy animations
- Easy to set up a game: Join by scanning a QR-Code or use Android Beam™
- Reconnect to the table during the game
Market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.ethz.inf.vs.poker
Any feedback is welcome!
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Wow, looks awesome, played it yesterday with a friend.
No ads, and nice look.
An iOS version would be awesome though, to play with all of my friends.

Could someone please upload the apk here as I cant find it in the market. Thanks
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Could someone please upload the apk here as I cant find it in the market. Thanks
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not work on x10 mini pro, but ok on sk17i

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Could someone please upload the apk here as I cant find it in the market. Thanks
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Try this one:
Code:
https://rapidshare.com/files/1279405598/Poker_Table-2.apk

hi
played this app with 4 friends at work and it's brilliant... have some feedback for you:
1 - table (asus transformer)
4 - players (htc desire, htc sensation, galaxy nexus, htc desire hd)
vibrate or sound on device when action is required. example, on device showing user's hand, whenever they are required to action, vibrate.
display text based on orientation. e.g. two players, text can appear upside down.
ability to see table on devices showing hands.
better display of what hand won...e.g. state on table, garpunkal won with high card... steve won with a full house (aces over kings).
Awesome app though, would be great to see continued development. Definitely useful for people travelling that don't have cards/chips, but have their phones on them.

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Thank you for the link working fine on my x10 mini pro great fun app ta ;-)
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If you don't see the App in the market, it might be because your device doesn't have OpenGL ES 2.0 (about 10% of all devices accessing the Android Market).

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played this app with 4 friends at work and it's brilliant... have some feedback for you:
1 - table (asus transformer)
4 - players (htc desire, htc sensation, galaxy nexus, htc desire hd)
vibrate or sound on device when action is required. example, on device showing user's hand, whenever they are required to action, vibrate.
display text based on orientation. e.g. two players, text can appear upside down.
ability to see table on devices showing hands.
better display of what hand won...e.g. state on table, garpunkal won with high card... steve won with a full house (aces over kings).
Awesome app though, would be great to see continued development. Definitely useful for people travelling that don't have cards/chips, but have their phones on them.
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Awesome that you like it! We have to admit that this project was just for a university task, so we just published it in the market as-is and didn't really expect that it will be really played (only geeks have so many Android devices). So it's awesome to hear that it's really used
All of your suggestions sound reasonable, but the further development of the app really depends on how much feedback we get and we will consider your ideas when publishing the next update of the app
By the way, a sound is already played on the players device when it's his turn, but vibrating is certainly better. And yeah, the winning hand is dismissed a little bit too fast, so text based information would help to understand what's going on.
Which text should we display based on orientation? We display the players names in the right orientation and also his last action, but not the chips if I remember correctly.

Cool app, was just playing with my friends. ^^
It's taking quite a bit of space tough.

thanks for responding...
This app is very useful for a pocket poker travel game... easier than having a stack of cards and chips!
Would definitely like an update on this!!

After playing it again today I have some additional feedback:
- A console would be nice, where it all the action is shown, with for example, Player won with Straight to K.
- Vibration would be good instead of the sound, when it's my turn.
- Players could be better distributed around the table

since I downloaded your app I play poker=) thnx

Review of AGPtek (ColorCross) Google "Cardboard" VR Headset

Hey guys, this is my first review on this forum so go easy on me. I spent some time researching this before my purchase and now playing with the headset, so I figured I'd save you guys some work if you decide you want to try out one of these.
I picked up this AGPtek (Actually a rebranded ColorCross model) from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O1WJ1D0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You can get the ColorCross cheaper on other sites shipped from overseas, but I had a giftcard from Amazon and decided to get it quicker that way. (Make sure you find the one marked to fit 6 and 7 inch phones)
Here's a few pics (It has my Note 3 in it for the pics, but the Note 4 fits exactly the same):
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Cons:
Very uncomfortable for prolonged use. If you sit back in a recliner and let it sort of rest on your face it's not so bad, but when you're upright it hurts your nose after a while
Some light pollution around the corners and edges where it holds the phone
There is no magnet button like the normal google cardboard products include. I am going to head to Home Depot to pick up a couple of magnets to try to reproduce this feature, I'll update the review if this is successful. This button is what allows you to control things on the phone while wearing the headset
Pros:
Lense width is adjustable
The lenses screw in and out, allowing you to adjust the focus to suit your vision
Seems to provide a good view of the entirety of the phone screen
The Note 4 fits in it fine. It's a bit difficult to slide in and out, and I can't get it to fit when it's got the Spigen Case on it.
My family and I have had a lot of fun with this thing so far. There are several free apps with short demos. We enjoy:
Roller Coaster VR: A virtual roller coaster through a jungle
Crazy Swing VR: An insane carnival swing in the middle of a city that swings you up and down and upside down. Hang on to something if you do this standing up!
VR Cinema: A video player that makes it seem like you're sitting in a theater with a huge imax screen playing videos from your phone memory. All of the controls are based on your head movement (pause/play/fast forward/movie selection)
YouTube - Search for 3d SBS videos and there's plenty to watch
BSPlayer - It won't convert regular movies to the proper format like VR Cinema will, but if you have 3D SBS BluRay files on your phone or network it streams them beautifully in 3d
This thing is honestly pretty cool and will be more fun as more apps are created for it. I suspect that I have only scratched the surface.
I watched about half of Prometheus on it in 3D last night and it was a very fun experience. I will say that the picture is somewhat square and stretched vertically since it is using half of the screen for each eye, but you still get the full 3d effect and it really does feel like you're sitting in an IMAX. I'm sure the gorgeous screen of the Note 4 improves the experience substantially over other phone models.
I'm going to attempt to add the magnet feature as well as improve the padding to make it more comfortable for prolonged use. Other than that, this thing is a blast. Obviously it's not going to match up to the Samsung Gear VR, but that's not really in my budget right now.
Hope this is helpful for someone, thanks for reading!
Steve

Hi Steve, nice review.
I have a color cross too and it is pretty cool, however I agree that it doesn't fit my nose very well either!
Have you tried using Trinus Gyre? It is an Android app that you can use to play games like you would with Oculus Rift. It works really well - definitely work giving it a go

How abour using a wireless mouse instead to controll things on screen? I know other apps uses the gyro sensors of the phone to point and click on items on screen, right? I am still waiting for mine to arrive and really excited. I have downloaded couple of VR apps already including those that are maid for VR ONE and GOOGLE CARDBOARD.

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Hi Steve, nice review.
I have a color cross too and it is pretty cool, however I agree that it doesn't fit my nose very well either!
Have you tried using Trinus Gyre? It is an Android app that you can use to play games like you would with Oculus Rift. It works really well - definitely work giving it a go
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I'll try out this app, thanks for the info. What games do you enjoy with this headset and this app?
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How abour using a wireless mouse instead to controll things on screen? I know other apps uses the gyro sensors of the phone to point and click on items on screen, right? I am still waiting for mine to arrive and really excited. I have downloaded couple of VR apps already including those that are maid for VR ONE and GOOGLE CARDBOARD.
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Yes, some of the apps do let you look at things to select them. I don't have a bluetooth mouse, I do have a bluetooth Moga controller and haven't tried it yet.

I bought a version from Amazon branded as Teefan that includes the magnet. Colorcross has one too and I think the only difference is the brand name. I prefer movies on this generic VR set over my Gear VR Note 4. The view is not as close, so a LOT less screen door effect and I see the entire movie image without having to look left and right as well. Cmoar Cinema 4.0 has barrel and FOV adjustments that help make the picture better overall and help fit the display more.