Chuck Hast wrote:
> On Dec 23, 2007 9:35 AM, Mario Lombardo <mario@alienscience.com> wrote:
>
>> Chuck Hast wrote:
>>
>>> On Dec 22, 2007 2:48 AM, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007, Chuck Hast wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I got a nokia n810 at compusa the other day.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> What is it? A mini-computer? A cell phone? A PDA?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It is a micro-computer, here is a site that describes the machine and some
>>> hacks to make it even more useful:
>>>
>>> http://www.arachnoid.com/linux/nokia/index.html
>>>
>>> This device has replaced my laptop as my machine of choice to use while
>>> out on the floor in the glass bottle plants I have to visit. Most of them have
>>> WiFi so I can just link back to my laptop which is in a office in the plant,
>>> while I am out on the production floor, if I need to look at diagrams I just
>>> pull the one of interest down from the laptop (I tried VNC but the egg suck-
>>> ing IT department has these stinking laptops locked down so I can not open
>>> a port to get to the VNC server) but I can use samba to go in and get the
>>> file of interest off of the machine. That way I do not have to carry around
>>> a bazillion TIFF files of our machines.
>>>
>>> It has kept me entertained in the hotel learning how to use it and figuring
>>> out how to get more out of it. (Hey!! it is Linux that should say it
>>> all there!!)
>>>
>>> I have installed a SSH client on the corporate laptop, so I just ssh into it
>>> and go to work on the CLI, can't get much better than that!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Yeah it's such a fun gadget! I own both the Nokia 770, and I have an
>> 800 on the way. I bought it for $228 from buy.com I think I got a
>> sweet deal, but that was about two months ago. I enjoyed the 770, and
>> now I'm looking forward to hacking on the 800. Great little machines,
>> even when my 770 WSOD'd. Nokia fixed it within ten days though. I
>> still feel good about the 770 purchase, which was $129 from woot.com
>> during mid-Summer. I think you can get the 770 for under $100 if you
>> look hard enough.
>>
>> I want to find a portable bluetooth keyboard now. Most I've found are
>> pushing near $100. Ouch!
>>
>>
> Yea it is truly a Linux box in your pocket...
> I use it when I am visiting customer plants, I can go out on the floor and
> pull my diagrams off of the laptop look at them and put the thing back in
> my pocket. With the lap top I have to worry about all the usual stuff with
> laptops and with one machine the added worry that the machine may toss
> a bottle through the laptop (probably in retribution for being forced to be
> under the control of Windows XP... B=b;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
>
> The only thing I am not real happy with is the gps but I did not really get
> it for the GPS..
>
> Only other thing is a issue with the static IP addresses.
>
>
So I take it the GPS isn't very good? I used my 770 with a separate
bluetooth GPS receiver, strapped to my shoulder. The one I used wasn't
very good though, only like nine channels, maybe less. The one I'm
looking at now is twenty channels. I'm not sure if there are more. I
enjoyed logging my day, seeing how long I stopped, writing notes, etc.
The lil' box is a great journal tool, and that Maemomapper rocks the
house! It's the best GPS application I've ever used, embedded or
laptop. Some apps for the gadget are downright amazing and perform
quite well, even with the 770's weaker processor. I used Gizmo for
phone calls. I think Gizmo is a sub-standard voice application and SIP
service (piggy all around), but it did actually allow me to speak with
contacts when I had a good WiFi connection. I've never used Google talk
on it though. I understand Skype has ported to it? WiFi-capable
gadgets can actually cut-out the telcos so that consumers can truly have
a choice, and with the camera, video conferencing is easy, light and
quick. 21st century technology for sure. I'm forgetting some of my
other favorite applications since I've been away from it so long.
Looking forward to hacking on my 800, then maybe later getting the 810.
/mario
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