So, I've got my Fuze... customised... flashed numerous roms, downloaded tons of games and other software... I've figured out a few tricks... And it does a lot of really handy stuff... I can edit schedules for work, carry around all of my information etc... But people constantly ask me... "what do you need a phone that does all of that for?"
So I was wondering if anyone uses their phone to do anything exceptionally cool...
Just looking to get the most out of my device and always looking for new things to tinker with...
Didn't really see a thread dedicated to ideas like this so I thought I'd post one...
i use my phone to play xbox live at work.....oh yes!!!! thank god for internet sharing
I bypass my work's proxy to play online games at work and browse websites they won't let me
Oh, and I sometimes use it to call.
mostly use internet to stream music at work, but that's if i can get a dadgum 3g signal
but i have used it as a level to hang a pic before. that drew some wtfs
I use it to provide near instant support for my Web site's readers. (It's a news site... serves a very general audience.) With my mobile device, I take readers who are angry because they can't find something and have all but given up, and turn them around with my quicker than quick replies. We use exchange, so the real push notifications make near instant replies possible.
Other than that, I use it for true mobile podcast listening. No need to synch my device with a computer to have the latest podcasts.
I also use the device to run our news organization's twitter and facebook updates, as well as live wireless video reporting using Qik.
So, for a newsie site operator, this is a damn good device. With a keyboard.
Play NES and Gameboy ROMS. Browse flash websites with skyfire. Draw using mobile paint programs.
Most exciting, four days ago pocket Blender3d was revived after a two year break.
http://www.blendernation.com/2009/03/12/blenderpocket-248a-is-now-available/
http://russose.free.fr/BlenderPocket/
There are no phones out there that can do this. Its mostly handy for showing off your work in a 3d environment, but you could feasibly create something on the spot as well.
Oh and taking panorama pictures.
whats the best snes or gb emulator for us anyway?
I use Winamp remote to watch tv/movies...decent quality too.
I use it as a graphing calculator.
well, it makes a dandy paper weight. it's also a very cool alarmclock, I use it to read books, I have even used to for a "avoiding irate wife" tool, and it's always been an awesome "irritate wife" tool. it's a gps thingie, a great money eater, and it works awesome to awe and cow the technically illiterate.
lets see
- upload pics of my one year old to facebook, as soon as I take 'em - instant share with all my family and friends!
- upload videos directly to facebook using the new Facebook app
- my defacto ebook reader when I travel
- my MP3 player for my gym work outs
- watch hulu.com on skyfire to catch missed TV epsiodes (on the elliptical)
- podcasts, newsfeeds
- FM radio for listening to the TV in my gym
- i use OneNote Mobile to make all my lists - grocery, shopping, important numbers etc
- English-Spanish dictionary, when I travel
- traffic updates on Google maps
- Weather and Stocks on TF3D
- Tomtom navigation, when I really need to ASK for directions
You guys should check out Alloysoft's Signal:
http://www.alloysoft.com/
With this, I can use my phone as a remote control to Windows Media Player or Itunes on my computer. It's great if you link up your computer to a big screen or stream music through an Apple Airport. I don't even have to get up to change a track, pause a video, or fast forward.
Wake On LAN is great too so I can turn on my computer from virtually anywhere in the house using my phone
Have it Fart!!
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=61479
Let's see:
- Watch movies / series in the train
- Listen to music
- Check internet for information / news / train delays
- GPS in Google maps let me find things easily. With lattitude
my wife knows where I am without calling, which can be good and bad
- ScummVm plays me Monkey Island 1 and 2
- I can use it as a lightsaber
- Appointments & tasks
- Notes
- Use it to control my home computer with remote desktop
- Oh wait, it can call and sms too.
How did you use it to level a picture? Is this an app?
Thanks,
Dave
I'd love to use mine for some of this stuff. Now if I could only find something to get rid of those 40-50 calls I get a day.
when i did the level thingy i just used the gsensor calibration thingy as i didnt have this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=411550
yet.
ooh ooh and you can use the fuze to read them 2d barcodes. i grabbed the quickmark freeware one. and i found a code on a box of insulin. it only had the lot and expiration date but it was dang cool
XATAGuy said:
How did you use it to level a picture? Is this an app?
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Start -> Settings -> System (Tab) -> G-Sensor
Just don't hit the calibrate button! hit ok when done.
wonder fuze powers activate! form of... an ice banana!
My Stuff
Well, I use my Touch Pro for fun and work:
Custom software that hits databases, including SQL Mobile and HandDBase, to maintain expenses/income and clients for partner's business, and my own wine list, cocktail/mixed drinks applications, and such
Update serveral blogs directly
Goof off on the web, and TV, and Instant Messenger
Use to get several different emails, including work, so I can pretend I am working from a bar
Used as a flashlight with "Torch" - comes in handy when sneaking around in the dark, or looking for dropped items in dark areas
it has my music on it so it is my portable MP3 player that I connect to my car and everything
Stream TV, some movies, video clips (yes, even porn)
Edited Microsoft presentations, Excel files, and documents for work and clients
use as GPS navigation in my car, in case you didn't know, some software will work with the GPS in the phone but will use a "voice" to read the directions, and if you just plug your phone into your car Aux. port, it will come across the speakers in your car. Pretty cool to show off.
Of course use it as portable storage, no longer carry around the stupid USB drive sticks
So, some is fun, some is cool, most is work stuff. LOL
I'm looking for some solution to get a live video feed from a phone, or better from a distant PC or IP-cam via phone. Anyone know how to do this?
I've seen the app (Watcher - SmartWatch Camera). Have anyone used it and does it work well? I have not tried it since I don't have a SmartWatch. This is the deal maker/breaker, so I'll only buy it if this works.
So if it does work, how could I get the IP-cam-feed bridged from internet to my mobile and then to my watch? Right now I'm using IP Webcam to put a feed from my phones camera on to the local net, which works great, but I have no idea how to get this video fed from phone to watch which uses Bluetooth...
The developer of the "Watcher" app has another app called "Android Script" which allows you to write your own Sony SmartWatch apps using JavaScript... you might be able to do what you want that way.
Also, the app works really well on my S3. The range is surprisingly good too... I can watch video from anywhere in my house when the phone is in my lounge.
E:V:A said:
I'm looking for some solution to get a live video feed from a phone, or better from a distant PC or IP-cam via phone. Anyone know how to do this?
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SmartWatch WebCam Viewer is what you're looking for. I have it pulling a feed from a Foscam I have. Unfortunately it does not appear to support multiple cams so I had to pick the most important from the set of cams I have.
The res on the watch is low, and it is dark to begin with, so viewing a 1080p feed full of light and dark spots due to shade is not that great. But it definitely works. You can adjust the image refresh rate as well. You will most likely need to figure out the URL for the still image for your cam. I already had mine as I needed them for my home automation system. As with everything else with this watch, go into understanding the constraints and benefits it provides and you will be happy.
Camera Stream
Turn your smartphone into spycam similar to IP webcam
and stream LIVE video from smartphone camera to any number of PCs, Macs and mobile devices over WiFi
Camera Stream allows your smartphone or tablet to shoot and stream live video with sound as wireless network IP camera with multiple viewing options. Easily view your mobile camera video on any other mobile or desktop platform with web browser. Stream your real time surveillance video inside WiFi network even without internet access to any number of other devices. Camera Stream turns your phone into a spycam for easy broadcasting of video like dedicated ipcam does, so you can use it like a regular nanny cam, spy cam or pet monitor.
Camera Stream features:
• Broadcast MJPEG video stream over local WiFi to multiple devices, PC or Mac
• View camera video with audio from many devices at the same time
• High quality audio streaming in .wav format
• Flashlight to stream video in the night or dark environment
• Password protection while accessing the video stream from the web
• Easy to use with simple user interface
Download Camera Stream app at Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vinternete.camerastream
Please rate the app and leave comments at Google Play!
Download Camera Stream .apk-file directly from the app website:
http://apps.vinternete.com/downloads/CameraStream-1.1.apk
Camera Stream app website:
http://vinternete.com
Please, share your thoughts about the app!
thanks ..
Thank you for your kind word! What would you like to be added in the next version for you?
wow nice... so cool
Thank you! What would you like to have in the next version?
Versions for iOS and Windows Phone are coming soon
I appreciate the enthusiasm you seem to have for this app, and I applaud your dedication to soliciting feature requests from the community. However, I'm having a hard time recognizing the benefit of your app over the competition. By your own admission, Camera Stream is a less feature-rich clone of the more established IP Camera (which I already use). Can you help me understand how you plan to set your app apart? What grand vision made you say "I can do better," and kept you up at night toiling away at this project of passion?
Please, take a quick look at the short video review to understand the benefits of our app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRuODkzeowU
Do you like our app?
Your thoughts appreciated!
The new app version is about to arrive.
Hey J.walsh, anyway to live stream while the phone is asleep? I do hear sounds BUT no video. Also, anyway to save the video clips locally?
Please, download the new version of Camera Stream app with video stream being fixed on many devices in this thread or at Google Play! We'll make these features you asked in the next version coming soon!
It works like a charm, thanks for this app, the streaming it's really fast, almost 0 delay.
Thank you! The next version is coming!
j.walsh said:
Please, share your thoughts about the app!
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The app is actually pretty nice, but I must use my browser to get the stream.
For example, I stream the camera from my tablet with your app, and use the web cam viewer app
Foscam Viewer Lite on
my mobile phone. It is not able to connect. If you could just connect to the stream like to any other "real" ip cam, this would
be really great!
Cheers
NewBit
We'll work on it!
What would you like to additionally have in the next Camera Stream app version coming soon?
Please, order new features for the next version
Please, order new features for the next version
Hey XDA,
I wrote this TV companion application a few years ago. It needed a major refactor and I finally got around to it. It's a free app with limited ads. The rating is terrible right now as it has been broken for a few months. I hope the new updates encourage more positive reviews.
The application works for different use cases: Use it with your big box TV or watch live TV in the app
Let me go over some of the features in more detail:
-A live map and compass guide to the best direction to point your TV antenna based on your location.
All TV station information: Channel Name, Channel Number, Channel Frequency, and more.
Station broadcast overlay: Allows you to see exactly where the station can reach.
Built in TV Remote (for devices with a built in IR Blaster).
Watch live local News streams from any city in the USA.(FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC, CW)
Watch nearly any live stream: Live Cable TV, Live OTA Broadcast TV, Live Sports. (Even works with major cable providers like Comcast and AT&T)
The last 2 are what make the application unique. TV Towers uses a custom video player which makes it all possible. It's the secrete sauce to what makes the app special. You can literally use the app to watch live ESPN sports broadcasts using picture in picture mode while you browse XDA The app really is powerful.
That being said, there are a ton of different manufacturers for Android with multiple different form factors and OS flavors. I only have 2 devices and a basic emulator... If you spot a bug or something that does not look right please leave a comment here so we can collaborate on how to correct it. I love writing code and solving problems. If you have an idea or something you would like to see in the application then please let me know!
I put a lot of hard work into this app. If you like it please consider leaving a review. If you don't like it.. Please let me know why so I can make it better for you.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=my.dtv.com.mydtvfinder
Hi all, using WVC on an android phone -
Although generally it works well, I get it stop every 10 minutes, I have to open the app, restart the stream and restream it. I am 99% sure its due to Androids aggressive battery optimisation, I have done as much as I can but cannot get the behaviour to change and now giving up on that.
I am wondering if there is any PC based alternative that has the same capability? Web video caster doesn't cast the browser tab, it finds the video stream in the page and sends that directly over wifi to the app which runs on the TV, its full screen and high quality and doesn't use Chromecast.
The TV's built in browser doesn't work for video sites, (probably missing a lot of plugins) and cast tab to the builtin chromecast doesn't work as it only works for "specific sites"
Any suggestions?
Do a Google search for "PC alternative to Web video caster?". You'll get dozens of findings ...
Among those is this site:
27 Web Video Cast Alternatives – Top Best Alternatives
www.topbestalternatives.com