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OnLive App working on Galaxy note

So i just got the new OnLive app and tried it out on the Galaxy Note.
While there is a small black bar going across the top, It actually works quite well.
I have included the Apk to anyone else who wishes to try it themselves.
I have played both Dirt 3 and Lego Batman. Both were more than playable with the touch screen, But I think with the universal joypad it would be even better.

My home screen on the app is really blurry for some reason. Got a fix?
That app is ******* awesome.... my Note might replace my xbox lol

xAnimal5 said:
My home screen on the app is really blurry for some reason. Got a fix?
That app is ******* awesome.... my Note might replace my xbox lol
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I believe its your connection, It happened to my momentariely but was fine afterwards.
I can see this being the place where OnLive shines and makes it's money.

"Application not installed". :<

Any idea ??

I should have included that the service is only available in the US and the UK, Although I'm in Ireland and it works rather well.
I was able to get it working because I originally signed up for a US account with a VPN and then moved to the UK account when the launched it over there.
I do hope they launch in more places, But for now, Use a VPN to sign up and then you should be good to go.

UK usually means your whole little mini-continent.

FYI, sign up and download the app off the market place and you get Lego Batman for free. Tried Dirt and could not play it at all with the touch screen. Has anyone tried the SixAxis Controller app and got it working with this app at all? The annoying thing is is that I have an Online gaming system with a controller (managed to pick one up for free ) but I get the impression that it isn't the same as the new "Universal" controller that they'll be releasing so there's not way to sync that controller with my note

the sixaxis controller only worked for me on CM7 and MIUI on the SGS2, it did not work on stock roms so i expext the same on the note.

Well I've taken the dive and brought the SixAxis Controller app and it works with the Note as stock rom but rooted, though only managed to get it working with Onlive if I set buttons as keyboard buttons rather than game pad buttons, just means I'll have to adjust the mapping depending on the game unless someone knows how to get it working so I can have game pad buttons instead?

The app doesnt work on my Note, says " your internet connection is too slow"

Well you need 2-5 mbps speed I think. Ill try it out later in a wifi router with 5mbps and see if it works.
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deadlyheart4u said:
The app doesnt work on my Note, says " your internet connection is too slow"
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Mine works with HSPA+, but it guzzles Soooo much data, 7 hours of gameplay is about 10gigs which will definitely mark you for throttling.
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this is my speed

Bringing this old thread alive.
I've had a play on the OnLive app and it's really good. However, the games with touchscreen controls available are a bit rubbish.
Does anyone know of any controller options that are better than using a PS3 with the control mapping app as above, or using the OnLive universal controller? Both of those are too big for me.
I'm really surprised that the OnLive universal controller is so humongous. When they're aiming at being able to play on netbooks/tablets/phones, you'd have thought they'd make the controller nice and small!
I'm surprised that I can't seem to find some sort of innovative controller that folds up or something, ideal for carrying around.

Just tried a couple of games and can confirm that the touch controls are more or less useless. On dirt 3 you can't get passed the login screen as there's no way to press continue!!
And why why why does my note get extremely hot after just 5 mins of using onlive?? I know that most of the screen res is being used but considering that the cpu and gpu are being used on a remote server I don't see any reason why the note should be so overloaded.
work in progress i guess.

Wait and see ^^ but this app is a messy for future of android game

hey does anybody know when will onlive service be available in the rest of europe??? I live in switzerland and it doesn't work...my 'region is not supported' or something like that.
I would really like to see how this cloud gaming works. Oh and my wifi speed at home is almost always close to 30mbps download and 2.5 mbps upload...i have enough bandwidth.

It's work in wi-fi, the platform is very good, but it wants a large bandwidth. I create a guide on my blog to use it. I want the universal pad .
Darksiders is wonderfull: screenshot

still doesn't work on the phone....i can use it on my pc very well but when i try from the phone it says my region is not supported.

[In Progress] Hacking the Optimum App for Kindle Fire

Cablevision recently released the full Optimum app with streaming capabilities, but it has only been released for the Kindle Fire. Since the Kindle Fire runs Android, it should be possible for the application to run on any other Android device. This thread will be the attempt at modding the Optimum application to work with all Android devices (2.3+).
Optimum App Download:http://www.mediafire.com/?169999r49rv15q9
Currently Known:
Application asks for root upon opening
Some devices can open and run the app successfully, but must log in and out every use. If not, data must be cleared for every use.
Credits:
Wanam- for his APK tool and his awesome guidance so far
Known feedback about application on other devices: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785945
I am new to modding applications, but I will do my best to get this to work. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to post them or contact me through PM.

monkeychef said:
Cablevision recently released the full Optimum app with streaming capabilities, but it has only been released for the Kindle Fire. Since the Kindle Fire runs Android, it should be possible for the application to run on any other Android device. This thread will be the attempt at modding the Optimum application to work with all Android devices (2.3+).
Optimum App Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c7ld876le6...r.mobile-1.apk
Currently Known:
Application asks for root upon opening
Credits:
Wanam- for his APK tool and his awesome guidance so far
Known feedback about application on other devices: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785945
I am new to modding applications, but I will do my best to get this to work. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to post them or contact me through PM.
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your link is bad....

Alright, I'll upload it to a different source when I get home later today.
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New dl link should be working.

On the ipad, if the device is jailbroken the app doesn't work... but there is a fix for it...
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/12/...ou-to-bypass-jailbreak-detection-by-apps.html
Maybe that's all that's needed in order to get it to work on android also.....

This would be great to have. Thanks for your work!
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unique311 said:
On the ipad, if the device is jailbroken the app doesn't work... but there is a fix for it...
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2011/12/...ou-to-bypass-jailbreak-detection-by-apps.html
Maybe that's all that's needed in order to get it to work on android also.....
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I don't really know how to run applications in a sandbox environment, but it does seem like a good idea.
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one of the many reasons why i dislike cablevision.
bunch of iSheeps working there or something. bring us some android love

dansan382 said:
one of the many reasons why i dislike cablevision.
bunch of iSheeps working there or something. bring us some android love
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Trust me I know how you feel. I work for them as a technician and Ive thought about learning android development just work on things like this lol. But iOS is more supported at pretty much every company more than android.

Might be a silly question but have you tried Modding your build.prop to match Kindle fire and try running it?
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This would be a godsend if it gets successfully modded.
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waynekirby said:
Might be a silly question but have you tried Modding your build.prop to match Kindle fire and try running it?
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I have tried on my CM9 Evo and CM9 Iconia A500, and in both instances the application works (sometimes I have to wipe data, sometimes it works flawlessly).
The point of this is to modify the application itself, without touching the device files, making it work with almost any version of Android (Gingerbread and up because that is the Kindle Fire version).
So far, I haven't come up with much in the past few days. I'm still looking though.
Also, my thoughts on Cablevision:
I think Cablevision is actually one of the "good guys". They have cheap plans, fantastic service, and they really do want to help their customers. Their TV service is great, and it offers a lot of fantastic channel choices. The Internet is really good, as I always get at least 25 up/down with very low ping (I do enjoy gaming).
I don't like the fact that they haven't come out with a streaming application for Android yet, but it is obvious that they are making progress. I do like watching TV on my laptop, and it is nice to know that I can watch it on an iOS device if I ever get one again. The fact that they have an application for an Android device just shows that they are very close to a full Android release.

I changed buildprop values to resemble kindle fire. It didnt work on my SGS3 stock ICS neither on my toshiba thrive stock ICS
VERIZON GALAXY S 3

monkeychef said:
I have tried on my CM9 Evo and CM9 Iconia A500, and in both instances the application works (sometimes I have to wipe data, sometimes it works flawlessly).
The point of this is to modify the application itself, without touching the device files, making it work with almost any version of Android (Gingerbread and up because that is the Kindle Fire version).
So far, I haven't come up with much in the past few days. I'm still looking though.
Also, my thoughts on Cablevision:
I think Cablevision is actually one of the "good guys". They have cheap plans, fantastic service, and they really do want to help their customers. Their TV service is great, and it offers a lot of fantastic channel choices. The Internet is really good, as I always get at least 25 up/down with very low ping (I do enjoy gaming).
I don't like the fact that they haven't come out with a streaming application for Android yet, but it is obvious that they are making progress. I do like watching TV on my laptop, and it is nice to know that I can watch it on an iOS device if I ever get one again. The fact that they have an application for an Android device just shows that they are very close to a full Android release.
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Nice to hear! I love working for them. I used to work at Comcast but I lived in cable vision territory so I thought why not do the same job and get free service lol. They are definitely putting for effort in trying to offer the same experience for both iOS and android. I've been bugging them since I started and I might pursuit the development side. Maybe I can find out more when I am back in on monday .

Any chance to get it working on an "ASUS Infinity"

I would try to help you guys out but all I have is a Kindle Fire.
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doesnt work on my galaxy nexus running AOKP JB rom.
says unsupported device.

dansan382 said:
doesnt work on my galaxy nexus running AOKP JB rom.
says unsupported device.
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Same here
sent from Brooklyn NY using a Galaxy S lll

man i really want this to work lol. anything yet?

PC Jona said:
man i really want this to work lol. anything yet?
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Sorry for not update everyone. In this case, no news is bad news. I got very frustrated with working with the app on Thursday, so I will resume my work on Monday. So far, I have made no progress. I will start to reach out to some actually successful application modifiers soon to get some real help if I can't figure it out myself.
Thanks for being so patient.

Does anyone use the Peel IR App?

I find it pretty much useless.
It doesn't support my system (I use Windows Media Center and its remote). It doesn't offer a TV Grid. It tries too hard to guess what I want to watch when my viewing patterns are kind of unpredictable.
I tried it on my father's system and it didn't know his TV either. (He also has Media Center - but uses a real TV, so double fail - I watch TV on my computer montor, so I don't have a TV).
Peel doesn't seem to have any way to learn a new remote - and repeated emails to the company that makes it has resulted in no replies at all.
The IR remote capability was one thing that excited me about the Note - now I'm feeling a bit disappointed by the weak software they included.

TheWerewolf said:
I find it pretty much useless.
It doesn't support my system (I use Windows Media Center and its remote). It doesn't offer a TV Grid. It tries too hard to guess what I want to watch when my viewing patterns are kind of unpredictable.
I tried it on my father's system and it didn't know his TV either. (He also has Media Center - but uses a real TV, so double fail - I watch TV on my computer montor, so I don't have a TV).
Peel doesn't seem to have any way to learn a new remote - and repeated emails to the company that makes it has resulted in no replies at all.
The IR remote capability was one thing that excited me about the Note - now I'm feeling a bit disappointed by the weak software they included.
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I have samsung TV's and Direct TV and it works very well. Do not use it all the time but every time I have gone to use it I have had no problems. I have two rooms set up on it for two different systems.

I happen to have a Samsung LED TV that it works on..
So along with the Samsung Remote, and Unified Remote apps the Note 10.1 its my new remote for my home theater!

Works for me too for our living room system and mancave system. Although, it isn't necessarily a replacement for the Logitech Universal remotes I have.

I didn't think I'd use it (I have Google TV boxes) but I've started using it for the programming guide. I have a couple different TV brands and it works with all of them. It also works with my Yamaha, Denon, and Onkyo receivers and multiple different Motorola cable boxes. It's not very intuitive but it's pretty cool once you figure it out. And you can set what categories it displays to minimize selection clutter.

I was really disappointed with this app as it first will with a sky satellite box in the UK. I emailed the developer who replied after a couple of weeks to say that it is for American and Canadian users only at present and they are working hard on an international version....thanks Samsung for marketing this somewhat useless app for most of the world.
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It rules. Cause my kids don't know it's me controlling the tv so I get to mess with them
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works just fine with my home theater setup... Mitsubishi HDTV, Onkyo receiver, Panasonic BD player, Comcast box.
The original version of Peel was kind of basic, but they upgraded it recently to include channel controls and whatnot, so it's a bit more useful than it was.
Do I use it? No, not really. I know when and what I want to watch, so it's more of a "look at what my tablet does!" feature more than anything. It's neat and all, but yeah, just no real need for it.

I tried using it but it will not work with my Dish Network sat box VIP 722. sent email to developer but got no useful help.

I love it. On time warner with a Mitsubishi TV and Yamaha surround sound. Use it about 75% of the time I'm watching TV
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fella1 said:
I tried using it but it will not work with my Dish Network sat box VIP 722. sent email to developer but got no useful help.
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That is because that box works with uhf signals for the remote if im not mistaken. If that is the box for dual rooms. It should work with the primary tuner however.
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rap6388 said:
I have samsung TV's and Direct TV and it works very well. Do not use it all the time but every time I have gone to use it I have had no problems. I have two rooms set up on it for two different systems.
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Itchiee said:
I happen to have a Samsung LED TV that it works on..
So along with the Samsung Remote, and Unified Remote apps the Note 10.1 its my new remote for my home theater!
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Well, I'd be pretty surprised if it didn't support Samsung TVs and components since it's included on - you know - a Samsung tablet.
That being said, I guess what's bothering me is the lack of any way to 'train' the remote. There are very few other remote TV apps out there.
It's one of those cases where if you have a TV or system they support, live in the right country and find their approach to TV good, it's a good app. If any of those are false, it's pretty much useless. I'm also kind of disappointed by the terrible customer support Peel seems to offer.
Ah well, time to dig into the kernel code and see if I can write something a bit more generic and easier to use - with remote training capability.

TheWerewolf said:
That being said, I guess what's bothering me is the lack of any way to 'train' the remote.
Ah well, time to dig into the kernel code and see if I can write something a bit more generic and easier to use - with remote training capability.
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Sounds interesting. I originally thought I could clone other remotes or whatever. But peel just scans through its own data base of codes. Which seems to be limited.
Have you tried mentioning the limitation on the playstore review? I see alot of developers quick to respond up there.

crystalstylez said:
That is because that box works with uhf signals for the remote if im not mistaken. If that is the box for dual rooms. It should work with the primary tuner however.
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yes it is the box for dual rooms and I set the primary receiver to use IR but it didn't work. I have read about the problem on other websites also. Not sure why the developer hasn't updated the software to fix the problem yet.

I find it pretty useful. Works on my TV (vizio) & with my cable box (cable vision/io, scientific Atlanta is the brand).
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demandarin said:
Sounds interesting. I originally thought I could clone other remotes or whatever. But peel just scans through its own data base of codes. Which seems to be limited.
Have you tried mentioning the limitation on the playstore review? I see alot of developers quick to respond up there.
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Definitely worth a try...

I see a lot of people are using this, but I got nowhere with it. The first thing it tried to do was turn on my TV. It's a Toshiba flatscreen (only a couple of years old) and didn't work. It prompted me to send a message to the developers. Okay, great. But then it didn't prompt me to do anything else, and I can't figure out how to get it to do anything else. I'd like to try to get it to turn on my receiver or Time Warner cable box. Or use the guides everyone's talking about. But I can't get past the "turning on the TV part."
What am I missing?

i have an Olevia 537H that it was giving me some problems with. the first code it sent worked, or so i thought, but then i couldn't change the source, up/down onthe channels, so i reset it. this time i skipped the first one that turned the tv on, and the next code that worked i went with it. works flawless now, source, etc. i don't necessarily like the scrolling through the shows on because it seems to "grip" the screen past the show i want, or go back one, but it works pretty decently. my remote for the tv sucks so this gives me what i need.

TheWerewolf said:
I find it pretty much useless.
It doesn't support my system (I use Windows Media Center and its remote). It doesn't offer a TV Grid. It tries too hard to guess what I want to watch when my viewing patterns are kind of unpredictable.
I tried it on my father's system and it didn't know his TV either. (He also has Media Center - but uses a real TV, so double fail - I watch TV on my computer montor, so I don't have a TV).
Peel doesn't seem to have any way to learn a new remote - and repeated emails to the company that makes it has resulted in no replies at all.
The IR remote capability was one thing that excited me about the Note - now I'm feeling a bit disappointed by the weak software they included.
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I use WMC as well. Try using this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.MarkusGehlhaar.MCC&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImRlLk1hcmt1c0dlaGxoYWFyLk1DQyJd
it frigging rules on Android for controlling WMC!

Yup. I love messing with people in our house... LOL
TIP:
1. Turn on TV and set it to a channel with no signal, i.e. grey screen.
2. Turn it off.
3. Place the remote on the table or anywhere someone can see it.
4. Hide somewhere.
5. Turn on the TV using your amazing Samsug GALAXY Note 10.1.
6. ???
7. Profit!

[Q] Extra S2 skyrocket. Uses?

I upgraded to the S3 a month or so back so I have a 4 month old S2 that I'm looking for uses for. I have nobody to give it to and don't really need/want to sell it yet, so I've been researching non phone uses for it. Maybe a streaming cam for home security, a media pc (with external storage of course), something along those lines. Any ideas?

One use: you can use it to test out roms and kernels without fear of damaging your only phone. I'm sure it'd help a dev out if they knew that their rom caused issues, and you have a phone to fall back on.
I'd be doing the same but AT&T bought my SR.
Stock ICS on my S3

Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.

I assume that it will no longer have a sim card so, wifi only. I'm a little strange, I use my SR for about everything but a phone. I do use mine as somewhat of a HTPC at home. I have it on the nightstand connected to tv which has a small surround sound system. From there I use it for: clock, online streaming (hulu+, netflix, youtube, tedtv...etc.) music and movie streaming from main HTPC, downloading music and movies (faster than my home pc on same wifi). I also use Splashtop which controls main HTPC giving me all the functions of my computer.(tv tuner card and recordings web browsing, documents, printer) remotely with video and sound, So simple explaination: It's my Tv, stereo, clock, htpc for my bedroom. Although I have an MK802 that works pretty well, I'm getting the MK802 iii in a few weeks which will do all of this and be remotely controlled from my phone. Oh yeah I use it as a pc remote control also. These are just the home uses.
But, you could also donate it to a good charity. The "davietr" charity foundation. LOL!

Attach it to a rocket and make it skyrocket!
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Turn it into a baby HTPC
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sly-tendencies said:
One use: you can use it to test out roms and kernels without fear of damaging your only phone. I'm sure it'd help a dev out if they knew that their rom caused issues, and you have a phone to fall back on.
I'd be doing the same but AT&T bought my SR.
Stock ICS on my S3
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Doing that with CM10 nightly's as of this morning :good:

Brad.S. said:
Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.
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I'd LOVE to make some kind of surveillance bot (think rover, tank bot thing) but although I'm in a very experenced in building eletronic things my coding skills are lacking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4IraaIvwi0

Give it to Adam Outler so he can figure out an Unbrickable Mod for this phone. It would serve the community in a huge way.

Brad.S. said:
Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.
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This crossed my mind as well, I was going to make a quad-rotor using the s2 as the I/O controller. It has the perfect setup, all the sensors minus a ground proxsinity sensor. Wiring it all up is no problem, the problem lays in my lack or programming knowledge.

I knew I had seen that one in the video somewhere... but couldn't understand what he was saying
http://www.brookstone.com/rover-remote-control-spy-tank-for-ipad
If I had my hands on that one I would tear it apart and put an Arduino in it (personal preference for building bots -- and simple to use)
Wish I knew more about interfacing a phone with this type of hardware application.
I know the cell-bots website has *some* info..

Brad.S. said:
I knew I had seen that one in the video somewhere... but couldn't understand what he was saying
http://www.brookstone.com/rover-remote-control-spy-tank-for-ipad
If I had my hands on that one I would tear it apart and put an Arduino in it (personal preference for building bots -- and simple to use)
Wish I knew more about interfacing a phone with this type of hardware application.
I know the cell-bots website has *some* info..
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Ive read up on Arduino some time back, looks like lots of people were thinking along the same lines as I. First thing i'd do with that thing is replace the cam with a better one, maybe a servo to enable some movement of the cam, also pull out those motors and put in some brush less higher torque ones. I'd be willing to buy one of those bots (pending some research) and modding it with the s2 as an on-board interface if anybody has any knowledge of programming. I think it would be a good project for the community.

I need a new SR.....digitizer broke on mines... haha
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I think I found a project for the s2...
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/ArduCopter

I do have mine as my backtrack Linux desktop computer.
And as my netflix viewer.
This was with my CM9 setup, since moving to CM10 a couple of weeks ago, haven't tried any of that yet.
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Heeter said:
I do have mine as my backtrack Linux desktop computer.
And as my netflix viewer.
This was with my CM9 setup, since moving to CM10 a couple of weeks ago, haven't tried any of that yet.
Heeter
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I'm going to try that tonight, i'm running cm10 now also.

Favi Smart Stick

I have tried using this stick for a couple days and I think it has some potential, but the interface is horrid. I'd like to start a discussion about how to modify, root, or at least find some apps that can help make this a better media option.
Anybody else got one yet or that can point me in the right direction?
It comes preloaded with 4.0.1, plex and the ability to sideload apps, so it should be pretty straight forward
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fritzboyle said:
I have tried using this stick for a couple days and I think it has some potential, but the interface is horrid. I'd like to start a discussion about how to modify, root, or at least find some apps that can help make this a better media option.
Anybody else got one yet or that can point me in the right direction?
It comes preloaded with 4.0.1, plex and the ability to sideload apps, so it should be pretty straight forward
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What about a custum 4.2 update? would be great with the multiply account function for tv of the familie :good:

Since there is a usb port, does it come with drivers for a computer? And is it stock android with favi's hand picked apps/ui on it, or forked kinda like a kindle?

I just ordered one of these with the keyboard. I should be here on Monday. I am curious to see how this thing works out. I just want to use it for Netflix and HBOgo. Everything else will be a bonus. I will write a small review after I get my hands on it.

I saw this last night. It looks interesting but one of the few reviews on YouTube was horrendous. Nothing worked right. But then again the guy doing the review could be an idiot. I'm kind of thinking the latter is true.
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nuezz said:
What about a custum 4.2 update? would be great with the multiply account function for tv of the familie :good:
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I like the concept of multi-account. I am not sure the 4GB version I ordered could handle too much data (I believe there are duplicates of apps when using muti-account in 4.2, is that true?). Regardless, I think the 8GB version would be better setup to handle that.
In the last week, I haven't used the stick at all. that is partly due to being busy, but also having a bad taste in my mouth from my initial use of the stick (lack of usability) and being really frustrated with force closes, poor responsiveness and having to switch out HDMI cables to use it because I have too many devices connected and not enough HDMI inputs on my TV...but I digress.
I see that the XBMC Frodo Release Candidate 1 has been released http://xbmc.org/download/
my plan is to drop that on the smart stick this weekend (via the USB thumbdrive, I assume) and see how well it can handle it. My hope is I will get 1080 output, the new audio engine, PVR support and other nice goodies in the latest XBMC development and when it is stable and working well, to be able to grab my current XBMC user options folder and drop it into the stick.
Then I will have all my favorites, subscriptions, local network music/tv/movie folders, etc easily ported form my ATV2 iOS XBMC to the smart stick android XBMC....
I will report back and would like to hear if others have tried something similar.

I will follow this thread. Very interesting thoughts.
Do you know if you can control it with your phone/tablet?
Would be awesome to make my Nexus 7 into remote!
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you can control the stick using the Google TV remote app

Cool, thanks.
Do you have any idea if you can get a Google TV remote .apk somewhere? It's not available in my Danish Play store.
EDIT: Or maybe this one is viable? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.entertailion.android.remote
Able Remote..
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The reviews I have seen haven't been the best. I love the idea of this, but maybe its a little under powered. There are other ones out there that have dual core processors. According to Amazon, mine will be here on Monday. If its not up to the task, I might try one of the other ones which have dual core processors.

Ok, so it came early, and I was able to get it hooked up. I have been playing with it for awhile, and my initial impressions are not good. I don't know if it is lack of oomph with the processor, or terrible software, but this thing is barely usable for my needs.
I did download the googletv remote app. It works pretty well. Occasionally, it loses connection, but overall it works fine.
Initial setup is pretty painless. After getting everything up and running, I downloaded netflix and hbogo. Neither work very well. Netflix takes a long time to load and there is terrible lag. After a few minutes, it seems to get better. Because the app is made for tablet/phone, it doesnt work nearly as well with a tv, because of the lack of a touch screen to scroll with. It becomes an exercise in patients to get what you want on this app. The search feature works just fine, but for general browsing, it really isnt very good.
HBOGo is much worse. With big series such as the sopranos, it overwhelms the unit and things almost completely freeze up. There was no way to select any episode because of all the lag. I did a movie to load, but the resolution was subpar and the video is choppy. I have full bars and the Favi is right next to my router. HBOGo works flawlessly on my phone or tablet, but on the TV, it is really bad.
I love the idea of this thing, but i don't see me holding onto this unit very long. It really is a slow pile of junk at this point.

Unfortunately your experience sounds exactly like mine. I am wondering, hoping that the XBMC implementation may do a better job as it may utilize few resources
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I'm wondering if something like this might work better.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/minipc/android-4.0-mini-pc-mk802-ii.aspx#specs
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I'm wondering if something like this might work better.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/minipc/android-4.0-mini-pc-mk802-ii.aspx#specs
or this adaptation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHUmuYdqwgw
Or this newer version
http://www.rikomagic.com/En/productlist.asp?id=53

85gallon said:
I'm wondering if something like this might work better.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/minipc/android-4.0-mini-pc-mk802-ii.aspx#specs
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I'm wondering if something like this might work better.
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/minipc/android-4.0-mini-pc-mk802-ii.aspx#specs
or this adaptation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHUmuYdqwgw
Or this newer version
http://www.rikomagic.com/En/productlist.asp?id=53
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Upon reading more about the one from laptopmag.com, it comes rooted out of the box. and apparently although it cant reach 1080p resolution natively, some have been able to do so with custom roms, and being only 5 bucks cheaper makes it alot better. Thanks for those links!

Uronlyfriend said:
Upon reading more about the one from laptopmag.com, it comes rooted out of the box. and apparently although it cant reach 1080p resolution natively, some have been able to do so with custom roms, and being only 5 bucks cheaper makes it alot better. Thanks for those links!
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720p is good enough.
I am looking at the last link I posted. The MK802 III. It has a 1.6ghz processor where the first link is only 1ghz.
Edit: Just saw the mk802 II on amazon for $37

I should have looked at reviews before I bought this thing, what a pile of crap... It's really terrible, so damned slow. I don't remember even my OG Droid being that slow at 1ghz, and it only had 256mb ram... I'd love to see it rooted with overclocking and CM10.1...

Ok, I've been playing around with this thing. I disabled all apps and processes which aren't necessary.
Stock Browser is terrible. I downloaded Opera and Chrome and they work better, but not great.
Youtube app works really good. No lag, high quality video and sound.
HBOGo is terrible on this thing.
Netflix takes a little time before it works, but it seems to be pretty good. After the videos load (which take too long), it has worked pretty flawlessly.
I uninstalled googletv app once my wireless keyboard came in. The googletv app worked ok, but was buggy. the wireless keyboard works much better.
Its still a little disappointing and a little unstable, but with some tweaks, it might be OK in the future. They have released a rooted access build. The bootloader is locked, so this will limit development. Because this thing was so cheap, I might hold onto it. I have been debating keeping it and hoping it gets better, or sending it back and buying MK802III. I have until the end of January to send back, so I will continue to play with it for now.

reeceb73 said:
Ok, I've been playing around with this thing. I disabled all apps and processes which aren't necessary.
Stock Browser is terrible. I downloaded Opera and Chrome and they work better, but not great.
Youtube app works really good. No lag, high quality video and sound.
HBOGo is terrible on this thing.
Netflix takes a little time before it works, but it seems to be pretty good. After the videos load (which take too long), it has worked pretty flawlessly.
I uninstalled googletv app once my wireless keyboard came in. The googletv app worked ok, but was buggy. the wireless keyboard works much better.
Its still a little disappointing and a little unstable, but with some tweaks, it might be OK in the future. They have released a rooted access build. The bootloader is locked, so this will limit development. Because this thing was so cheap, I might hold onto it. I have been debating keeping it and hoping it gets better, or sending it back and buying MK802III. I have until the end of January to send back, so I will continue to play with it for now.
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Where do we get the rooted access build?
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fritzboyle said:
Where do we get the rooted access build?
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http://www.smartstick.info/
Its under general support and its sticky at the top.

Well I just picked up the mk802 iii from Amazon for $69. The 1.6ghz proc. and 8 gig of storage. I should have it tomorrow. I will let you guys know. I could have gotten it cheaper but I didn't want to wait for it to ship from China.
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