Back before Wifi on phones.
before the widespread of BT.
there was The IrDa.
for those of you who are young and lucky enough to get a phone in the early 2000s, you might remember.
many phones, (the one that i used anyways.) like my old and fat nokia 6600
equipped with it. so is many laptop, pc, and pdas.
i remember of using it to transfer vcards, ringtone and photo, using it as a tv remote control.
and now , apparently there's a new innovation called IrSimple. simply speaking, its a new protocol which is capable of faster data transfer.
about 500KB/s or roughly 4Mbps.
cheap hardware, coupled with IrSimpleShot
capable of sending pics directly to printers, self-service photo-center and tvs, from cameras.
i mean the hardware is cheap, and most low-end phone has no data trasfer capabilities. and many of them support mp3 and carries camera.
will it make a come back on the phone?
wouldnt you want it on your phone?
i mean you can print pics directly, no more setting up with other solutions.
i always love the tv remote functions thou
p.s. i know its bit old, i just found out recently on a the net >.<
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Hi,
I've replaced my old HTC artemis. It's not in very good condition, almost unusable as a phone.
Has anyone found good uses for the old PPC's?
Ideally I would like to use it a tiny wireless server, e.g. for torrent, or remote control. It's a pity that it can't be used as a USB host so that hard drives could be attached.
Does anyone know of any useful uses of their old phones? Are there any novel uses for an embedded WinCE 6.0 device?
thanks.
What a great question, Mine are always in good enough condition to be sold, but with me being 18 today, im getting a new laptop and desktop, and ill buy a new ppc, probably the x1, so i will have no real use for my athena, so maybe it's time to find one.
I couldn't sell it
Rory
I would like to use it like a wireless IP webcam. They are really expensive, and PPC have all the hardware needs. But no software solution. I look.
Padfone
Xoom
both are pluggin into what are to all sense and purposes dumber than dumb terminals.
I'm thinkng that smart phones (with security enhancements such as biometrics etc) with become ID, processor modules.
In theory I can see a smart phone with a seriously underclocked 6 cored cpu in it with core user data and mega encrypted ID capabilites.
Screens (gfx HD ram units) could now have a docking function that allows you to plug your device in providing the extra power and cooling (thats the interesting bit) to then allow you to have a fucntioning desktop.
THe corporate world will love it (hotdesking the next generation) and provide the market need to begin with.
TV's then start shipping with docking stations, slate devices.
I know the cloud is meant to help with this sort of thing but with out a decent global wobile data netwrok that really is falling flat on its 4rse.
So I got all geeky about somehow allowing a docking socket to introduce extra cooling into a CPU housed in a smart phone. (peltier tab, but how to deal with condensation?)
any way, its and idea I thought I'd throw out to the world ofXDA to play with.
ahn... what?
basically an universal ID card and a beefy processor combined into a smart phone shell that I can imagine being the norm in the new future
I can see this maybe happening for some execs and sales types. But anyone that doesn't need to have a company provided phone on them (and isn't getting one) will still have a regular PC to complete their work on.
Just had a thought, the idea falls down hard hard if you want to make or receive a personal call whilst 'jacked' in.
I still think the idea is sound though. ID card and settings stored on a portable CPU.
So, feel free to flame, but I was writing something in another thread about tablets and the following came to mind:
Are tablets worth what we pay for them? Or are they just a marketing 're-deploy'? Allow me to expound:
Literally just before tablets careened onto the current computer scene(I know windows failed to promote tablets years back), there existed Netbooks. What it seems to me is that Netbooks are what the Industry thought we would want, A very portable yet still completely functional computer. As if even the small laptops weren't small enough...anyway. What I think happened is these things weren't cool enough. Maybe not powerful enough either, but that point should be moot because modern hardware can support this, as proven by current tablets.
I bought a Netbook and loved it, BUT I don't do a lot of gaming, just some simple web browsing, skyping, some skript kiddie type hacking. Plus for me the ultra small design was essential due to the nature of my work/constant traveling blah blah. This thing played movies, had the latest support of my favorite *nixes and performed pretty well except for battery life(typically a measly 3-4 hours) and of course gaming. Then came tablets; they look cooler, offer touch screen capabilities which sometimes feel as cumbersome as alt-tabbing, and have much much better battery and gaming performance, with the added benefit of blending nicely with the current "app store eco-structure".
Ahh, finally my point!!!:
A trend I see rising with tablets is the ability to add a keyboard and mouse....really? So what, then you have a laptop again? Or just the ability to go from cool-tech-but-not-too-nerdy tablet guy, to an fully functional device, and back again? I don't get it, other than the obvious shift to more clever marketing and selling us yet another device. On top of that I can use a USB 2.0 anything on my netbook, or be stuck with a proprietary connecter as with the Transform or iPad. Why would we choose this other than to look cool or because it's being shoved down our throats? What I see is a device (tablet) that is less fuctional, less productive, and more money compared to the more practical, just as portable netbook. I just miss the support of my Netbook, which I only paid $200 for....
Any thoughts...like maybe I'm a crazy hippy that needs to go live in a commune?
my points why my a500 is better use then a netbook,.
portability - no one can say its not easier to carry a slim tablet with a integrated keyboard
functionality - being able to do such things as stand in the street looking through the tab with the camera and seeing augmented reality deal, offer, new location without having to open startup, login and hold a massive block of hardware to do the same, and also a whole plethora of other uses such as barcode scanning, video making ,etc etc imaging scanning barcodes to find cheaper prices with a netbook,,,.,..one handed possible? probably not
battery life, my tablet can go 2days on a single charge with medium usage, a netbook would last a few hours,
i can do pretty much anything on my a500 i can do on my laptop.
i can access and use my laptop with screen and sound from anywhere else in the world.....from my a500 tablet (phonemypc)
also most usb devices connect to my a500 i think the only thing my lappy has that my tablet doesnt is a dvd drive, but the one in my lappy is dusty as hell as i download all my movies and move them between devices to play in diff' areas anyway. and then again my laptop has no gps. and only a front camera
if my laptop im writting this message with was a tablet it would probably be a crap one lol
no gps,no touchscreen, no back camera, front camera is weak no accelerometer no hdmi port lol etc etc
Major edit:
I see your point and don't want to convolute my thoughts too much. I just think a lot of the things you mentioned could be implemented, if the money was there.
You have pointed out that I have kind of answered my own questions...
Why tablets, because the phone market was so successfull and it allows for a lot of control on the developers end of the OS, so it's easier to implement the apps, market place as apposed to a traditional PC software sales setup.
r0zj0k3r said:
I think that depends on what you want to do. with my netbook, I literally could do everything I could on my computer because they were the same OS!!! That means, compiling software, video/audio editing, skype with group video , a similar app store could be integrated into a netbook style os (see ubuntu store). The industry just doesn't want to push it, and because it was easier to shift from phones to what amount to "really big phones"
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Do you think that the new windows OS will allow you to switch between a Tablet and your Netbook without loose of functionality?
warus1 said:
Do you think that the new windows OS will allow you to switch between a Tablet and your Netbook without loose of functionality?
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I think it would be a great way for windows to break away from the pack, but I don't think they want to do that now. They seem to be in the same mode as everyone else, lets follow the market instead of trying really new things.
Hello, I've been on the market for something to replace my Nexus 4, which I use much like an Ipod touch, in the respect that I only use it on wifi and wont attach it to a cell service provider. I'd appreciate your input on what phone to get.
I'd like as many hardware features as possible, for a price range of 400 bucks maximum. The Essential phone, and Motorola Z2 play and Force are a few I had in mind. The Essential phone is missing a good camera, and I'm skeptical about Motorola after watching my dad try to navigate their horrible customer service. They killed his phone with an update and sold him a dud as a replacement, although some of the mods add functionality Id be interested in if you guys can recommend one they won't patch-kill.
I tend to use my device for a number of things, but virtually never as a phone. It just happens that nowadays most android devices that are small enough to carry in my pocket are garbage if they weren't designed with the functionality of a phone in mind. Past devices I've bought and liked are the Toshiba Thrive 10.1 and Nvidia shield portable, offering on board ports for HDMI and etc without adapters. I can live with using Type C adapters for a more pocketable device however. I like compatibility with other devices for data transfer or flying a drone, controlling LEGO Mindstorms, etc. I have not rooted devices for fear of ruining them, but if there is such a thing as "as close to being rooted without being rooted", I'd be interested.
Please note that I need these features:
*Android OS, preferably Oreo and better, pure android or better preferred
*USB OTG, type C plug, 3.1 for using an adapter to turn it into a workstation via HDMI, USB and ethernet ports added on.
*NFC for editing nfc tags
*Good camera for everyday pictures but also close up pictures of LEGO models in particular
*64 GB storage minimum, 128 and/or expansion preferred.
*1080P screen or better. I can live with or without whatever weird notch or bezel thing.
I can live without these but if they happen to be there then all the better:
*Headphone jack
*Fingerprint reader
*Water resistant/nanocoating
*Wireless charging
I've checked out XDA's recommended phones, but it seems their recommended phones cap off at the 250 dollar price range and without my preferred 128 on board storage or are missing NFC or something, unless I'm missing a separate "up to 400 bucks" article. They are all surely a vast improvement to my Nexus 4, but significantly under my budget while missing some things I'd prefer. I'm hoping I can just spend a bit more to hit more of my marks.
Thank you for your time and input!
Update/Bumping
Added more info on my preferences to original topic, I found out USB Type C 3.1 is what I need if I want to use an adapter to use a dock to give it Ethernet, HDMI out, keyboard and mouse support, etc.
Someone suggested the Nokia 7 Plus, a very good candidate though it has USB Type C 2.0, which supports data transfer OTG but not a work station dock. Still have to keep the 7+ in mind, has some good features despite this.
I was given a free Xfinity Flex streaming device when I signed up for their internet service. The device includes only the apps that they chose to make available and the functions they offer, which I find a problem.
One good example is that the device has an HDMI input port as well as an HDMI output port, but they have that port disabled with no way to enable it.
I would also like to add the Hoopla Digital app to the device, as my local library offers a subscription to it.
Has anyone managed to unlock this device?
Dave
It would be swell if there was anything even remotely indicating that this box could be hacked in any way, but I'm afraid there hasn't been. Not now and not for the last few years or so that I've been keeping an eye out for developments/chatter. if I was capable of hardware hacks on that level I would be the first to take a crack and share the tek if successful... Alas, I am not so until someone who is capable also finds sufficient motivation to do so, this thing'll be nothing more than a glorified paperweight (or pair of paperweights, if you want to put its remote to use, too... Though I haven't actually been searching to see if there are any hacks for the remote itself, independent of the apparently impenetrable box it's paired with)
I'm sick of this thing taking up space among my parts drawer. Plus it looks pretty slick, is entirely wrapped in silicone (remote too) or something similar and would generally make a nice addition to any of my TV's if I could just forgo, like... everything currently on the box. Or at least all of the restrictive elements/hardware and software blocks, etc. I need to get over my hesitancy to throw any old tech away for want if its parts and just toss this one...
If I had the first clue re: where I'd even start...