Hello everybody.
I don't know if a lot of you watch top gear, but I remember the episode where they test the Skyline GTR R34.
For those who saw it you remember that the Skyline has got a G-sensor and you can watch on real time a kinda graph on x and y axis of the G forces to which the car is faced.
Would it be possible to do the same for the HTC Touch Pro? I think it would be cool to have a G graph on the G forces it registers when you are driving, with the maximums attained in both the x and y axis...
P.S.: I'm not pushing you to drive recklesly, but it would be cool for those who would like to test their cars in public circuits like the Old Nürburgring...
Very do-able infact there is already kit out there that can determine your 0-60 by using a G sensor, all it would require for the Raph is the correct software, however it will be of limited accuracy as it has only 1 sensor, and the more accurate products have 3. Having said that Older versions of this product have only 1.
It is called a G-tech performance meter by the way.
sounds neat but what would its purpose actually be? Just fun or do you guys need data like that? Just curious.
Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422662
Still in a beta version, but Ikari is doing a great job!
woohooo, I wonder how long it will be until we can start watching all the rich boys rolling their cars on youtube seeing who can get the maximum g-force....
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what with this talk of dual core, quad core, it sounds bloody great on a spec sheet, but in reality do we really need a piece of kit that is powerful enough to squadron a fleet of f1 fighter jets automatically? "A piece of kit" of course being a smartphone.
Sure, there's use in it being able to play music, play video, take photos, and god-forbid be pretty decent at calls - something most smart phones seem to be forgetting lately - but what else? is it really of use to be able to connect to a tv to watch whatever via hdmi? is it really useful to be able to take stereoscopic photos? to be able to watch a blueray disc format at 60fps - when our eyes can detect no more than 30fps... then there's the apparent 11million colour limit of our eyes.
there's only so much you can do on a 4inch slab before usability issues kick in. and that inreality limits the max speed of a phone. anything else is superfluous.
sure geeks will buy the latest whatever smartphone simply because it's the latest one, but in reality it's no different to any other smartphone out there, just with a relatively small speed increase and higher price tag.
to me, it all sounds very much like flash websites. it all looks and sounds awesome, to someone who doesn't use it. but those annoying bleeps, animations and whatnot quickly add up to a useless website. is that the way smart phones are going? i'm sure 75% of users of smartphones these days don't use all the features.
yes technology can make super-small processors. but that doesn't mean it should immediately then shove it in a phone for no good reason. the age oif commercialism says otherwise though?
don't you agree?
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MarkusPO said:
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what with this talk of dual core, quad core, it sounds bloody great on a spec sheet, but in reality do we really need a piece of kit that is powerful enough to squadron a fleet of f1 fighter jets automatically? "A piece of kit" of course being a smartphone.
Sure, there's use in it being able to play music, play video, take photos, and god-forbid be pretty decent at calls - something most smart phones seem to be forgetting lately - but what else? is it really of use to be able to connect to a tv to watch whatever via hdmi? is it really useful to be able to take stereoscopic photos? to be able to watch a blueray disc format at 60fps - when our eyes can detect no more than 30fps... then there's the apparent 11million colour limit of our eyes.
there's only so much you can do on a 4inch slab before usability issues kick in. and that inreality limits the max speed of a phone. anything else is superfluous.
sure geeks will buy the latest whatever smartphone simply because it's the latest one, but in reality it's no different to any other smartphone out there, just with a relatively small speed increase and higher price tag.
to me, it all sounds very much like flash websites. it all looks and sounds awesome, to someone who doesn't use it. but those annoying bleeps, animations and whatnot quickly add up to a useless website. is that the way smart phones are going? i'm sure 75% of users of smartphones these days don't use all the features.
yes technology can make super-small processors. but that doesn't mean it should immediately then shove it in a phone for no good reason. the age oif commercialism says otherwise though?
don't you agree?
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Dude,the whole point of smartphones becoming more and more powerful is making us,the end users,able to use our full desktop's experience on the go.Maybe not everyone needs/uses all the functions of a modern smartphone,but it has to meet everyone's needs,right?What might be useless for you might be the most important for someone else.
So stop criticising,you won't achieve anything.We probably also don't need 50" TVs and 7.1 surround speekers,but we all love these things,right?
I in no way want to insult you or anyone else here,but just sayin'.
I use all the features of my desire from making calls, text, music, video, games, email, internet, downloading, photo's, alarm clock, watch, torch, the list goes on
It's like a Swiss army knife of technology
Well as you posted, there is no reason as to not have it. In having it we have no disadvantages, but there are possible advantages, so that's good. So if we can have more, why not?
ummmm have you watched anything science fiction like star trek tng? we want those tech... TODAY. that's the whole point.
Kailkti said:
Well as you posted, there is no reason as to not have it. In having it we have no disadvantages, but there are possible advantages, so that's good. So if we can have more, why not?
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Exactly. If you don't see the reasoning behind it, don't bother upgrading to the latest and greatest thing. Technology in general is like this; personal computers powerful enough to run pretty much ant program out there.... laptops that are over 6 lbs and containing Max specs...
There is obviously a reason to do it, if you cant find one then don't get one.
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Ill be happy when I can do everything on my phone that I would do on a PC. Why else would I want a smart phone. Definitely not so I can tweet and FB. Thats allways been possible. I think we are a far way away from that. Also battery technology and power efficiency have a long way to go. I need more than 1day battery life
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It's really simple, OP. Carriers/Mfgrs still sell dumbphones for the general public who aren't ready to embrace that much power in the palm of their hand. Another REALLLYYY simple point, you're not forced to buy one.
Even if you don't want/need the latest and greatest, the constant improvements and advances in technology also serve to push prices further down and that benefits everyone.
i think when phones reach some capacity they won't be called phones anymore
dude, our phones will be able to teleport us to anywhere in the world ( standard rates apply of course ) just watch!
battery technology is holding them back i think, until there are some advances in that area i dont think we will see mind-blowingly powerful phones
I've felt that for a while but I'm not so sure now - advances in battery technology could be superseded by improvements (ie reductions) in CPU power usage/requirements.
With each new generation of CPUs/SoCs, the manufacturers not only increase processing capabilities but also improve efficiency, meaning that you can get processing grunt from less battery usage.
That could, potentially, render drastic improvements in battery technology less of a priority than they are/should be.
Of course, we'd all love something like a micro fuel-cell or a super-capacitor or whatever and have phones that last for a week of extremely heavy usage but most people would and probably will have to settle for their next iPhone/Android handset being more powerful and having the same battery life as their existing phone.
I'm waiting for the phones they implant in our heads
I need quite a few of them for a robotics project.
They need to be small.. don't need to be high powered.
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Im kinda confused on what your looking for?
"looking for tiny cheap easy(wut?) to mod android devices"
If you mean cheap androids, you would be surprised how cheap they go on craigslist.
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Im kinda confused on what your looking for?
"looking for tiny cheap easy(wut?) to mod android devices"
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I'm looking for a few cheap phones "devices".
As small as possible.
That have:
touch input
small screen
blue tooth
Magnometer &/ accelerometer.
camera
usb
mSD slot
wi-fi.. gsm and gps not required.
For use for a swarm robotics project.
About 300 to 600MHz cpu's with 64 to 512 mb ram?
Guys i really need help finding some.. every year the most advanced project wins the prize.
My lecturer looked over my plans for 12 flying combat simulation drones.
The idea is to show some intelligence. so i need to keep the brains for these drones light and fast.
They will combat to death in a simulated Arena.. targets are marked with lasers and drones need to work together in teams of 6.
My Field of battle the school is going to kindly provide me is the foot ball field.
My plan is to setup blocks and walls and markers in the fashion of "Dota , LoL 5v5, Hon" maps.
And have 2 teams rip each other apart. till primary base tower is gone.
This i a huge project.. and i'm getting allot of support. but i have till the end of the year.
I already built 8 drones.. all identical.
But now i need the brains.
My first prototype i used a "x10 mini" but i'm hoping to find something cheaper and perhaps lighter..
This is a big chance to stop working crappy jobs and actually get my life into order.
help
Htc hero meets all of those. (screen cant really get smaller if you want cheap)
the usb on the phone might be proprietary but the other end should be fine.
I saw them start of in the teens on ebay.
hope i help. plz thank if i did.
HTC Wildfire.
Very inspiring thread. Sound like a really cool project and I would love to see the result
I can recommend phonearena (website) which has a comparison tool. You should be able to find the best device for your project.
Good luck.
Looks like you wont get any smaller than the x10 mini. the wildfire S is a good option too(little lighter than hero) but not as many and not as cheap.
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Looks like you wont get any smaller than the x10 mini. the wildfire S is a good option too(little lighter than hero) but not as many and not as cheap.
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I managed to track down a few X10 mini's for quite dirt cheap.
I looked at the other devices but the mini makes the most sense for the project.
i have wasted US$800 on this
So hello! Let me first introduce myself.. I'm Haris a.k.a. Bosnyan and I just started with a study called IBMS (International Business and Manegement Studies for the curious ones) and have this project in my first year called Young Entrepreneurship, where I have to start a company with a group of other students and at the end of the year this should be a running company with a profit (hopefully.) So we were brainstorming about what could be a useful product, that hasen't been on the market yet and then I came with the idea of producing a GPS tracker which allows you to track down your bike/scooter, since there are A LOT of them here in the Netherlands. There are obviously challenges that lie with the product, one which is of course the software aspect.
So my questions are:
- Is it possible to find a gps tracker/tag with your smartphone with the proper software/app?
- Is this possible just based on software or is an external reciever nesessary for example?
- How accurate will it be?
- Can you do it and if so, are you interested to do it for me (with a cash reward of course) in the near future around beginning 2014?
Thanks a lot in advance! :good:
Product idea:
A GPS tag for your bike/scooter
It’s easy to see that the people of the Netherlands largely rely on the bike and/or scooter as their means of traveling. With so many bikes, especially in Amsterdam people losing their bikes is a daily occurrence. Either by getting their bike stolen or simply not being able to find it. The same goes for scooters. Although you’re not likely to lose your scooter by not being able to find it, there is a reasonable possibility for it to get stolen. That’s where such a GPS comes in handy, because you will be able to track down your bike or scooter you lost. You will be able to track down your bike or scooter with an app you download on your Android or iOS device. First you get a map perspective which shows where you are and your bike or scooter is. As you get closer to your vehicle the map zooms in further and further until you’re close enough for a radar map to pop up for you to find your vehicle as accurate as possible
Ultra GPS Logger - the Ultimate GPS-Loggar.
♦Ultra·GPS-Logger ♦ is the best GPS-Tracker i know so far.
It's also got a high accuracy and many good features! :laugh:
Have a nice day.♥
Hello friends,
windows phone is dead. Now millions of good and partially excellent pieces of hardware will be trashed in a short period of time, because software support is degrading rapidly. Think about the poisenous waste and the valuable raw materials. I'm not, but my girl friend's phone is affected as well.
Can that be true? - During the last years, several times messages popped up stating "install android on a windows phone is possible". Soem may have been fake, some more serious.
https://www.windowslatest.com/2017/08/05/install-android-on-lumia/
https://www.wpinternals.net/index.php/downloads
Shouldn't it be possible to port something like lineageOS to (most of current) windows phones, as by now there is a serious necessity to do so? Of course, this is an awful lot of work, which may not be possible to be done for free. But what about a bounty on that purpose? I'd be willing to set up such a bounty and manage it, but I do need some advice before, so here are my first questions:
Is there a fair chance for that project in general? Or is it bare nonsense?
Is "bountysource.com" the most recommended platform for that project - or is there a better choice?
I guess, there are "classes" of windows phones (generations / processor families / whatever). Do some make more sense to be covered by the project - or can we expect to find a solution for really every winPhone?
Which final goal can be achieved? What makes sense? My idea:
- MUST HAVE: touch screen, telephone, wifi, mic, speakers, headphone, SD support, GPS
- NICE TO HAVE: bluetooth, position/acceleration sensor, ambient light sensor
- OPTIONAL: UKW radio, magnetic sensor
Does somebody have a more appealing name than "AOWinP"? (-;
Bthw: We could provide two win phones as a loan to devs who do not own one.
These are my 2cts, hope more knowledgeable people will join in and share their thoughts.
Greetings from Berlin,
Wolf