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== New Applications ==
== New Applications ==
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* Photogrammetry: For a system with a built-in camera such as the N900 and others, a program to image and quantify objects seen through the camera would make the device extremely useful for performing onsite measurements and even (possibly) to make 3D models of objects. Such a program as http://insight3d.sourceforge.net/ is limited to images but with the built-in camera this could be done in real-time. Even just a simple app to show distances and/or single dimensions would be nice. --[[User:theonelaw|theonelaw]] 2010.12.26+23:49UTC.
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* games *
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* Handwriting recognition: From what I hear some of the older models (e.g. 770) had this. Handwriting is much faster than typing, so it would be great if this could be implemented (perhaps by modifying the virtual keyboard?)
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could astraware be persuaded to port some of their games to Qt? there are some cracking games and I would be very happy to pay their very reasonable license fees.
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* games: could astraware be persuaded to port some of their games to Qt? there are some cracking games and I would be very happy to pay their very reasonable license fees.
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* usenet reader with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted? Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers (even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.
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* usenet reader
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  with offline storage. could this be added to either the mail application or maybe the RSS reader could be adapted?
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  ''Dejanews might cut this for now. There are various good news readers
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  (even in GTK2) for Linux; e.g. Pan. For binary downloading there is  
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  NNTPGrab, but requires a lot of I/O.
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* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet!
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::Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
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  Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/
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::Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.
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  Doesn't do the google maps mashup or the sharing.
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* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
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::This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)
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  This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)
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::''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?).  We need much more.''
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:::''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''
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:::mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
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:::''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
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:::''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
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:::''The Main features is :''
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::::'' - Usable with finger only''
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::::'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
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Let's take this to the discussion page...
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''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?).  We need much more.''
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''Compare to Agendus on Palm or Pocket Informant on WinMo. Add syncing to those to get a killer app.''
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''mCalendar isn't a simple editable agenda summary, it a calendar app. Maybe not like you like it, for example i don't like Agendus.''
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''Anyway, this is my point of view, and i post this to say that yes. Event of a months is displayed in list at this time,''
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''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.''
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''The Main features is :''
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'' - Usable with finger only''
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'' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping''
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'' - Google Sync ''
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Let's take this to the discussion page...
* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
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::This one now also exists/is in active development (just going through the final stages of testing at time of writing): See FlipClock in the maemo Garage or extras-devel repository:
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  This one now also exists/is in active development (just going through the final stages of testing at time of writing): See FlipClock in the maemo Garage or extras-devel repository:
[https://garage.maemo.org/projects/flipclock/ https://garage.maemo.org/projects/flipclock/ FlipClock Garage Page]
[https://garage.maemo.org/projects/flipclock/ https://garage.maemo.org/projects/flipclock/ FlipClock Garage Page]
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::(Currently utilizes native alarmD stuff just like the built in clock, but allows for nice large clock display, custom alarm sounds, power management, etc)
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  (Currently utilizes native alarmD stuff just like the built in clock, but allows for nice large clock display, custom alarm sounds, power management, etc)
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* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
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::''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.  
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''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map.  
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:::Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
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  Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC''
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::Live views of train times and delays. In the UK these are available from the National Rail Website, so adding a bookmark might be sufficient. --[[User:alan_peery|alan_peery]] 18:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
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: Live views of train times and delays. In the UK these are available from the National Rail Website, so adding a bookmark might be sufficient. --[[User:alan_peery|alan_peery]] 18:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
* A GTD-style application similar to iGTD for the Mac.
::Zim-like deep/wiki note app is a killer app in this market ''if'' it implements a killer UI. A portable device that uses gestures, keyboard, camera, mic and even accelerometer (motion) as inputs to take and organize notes quickly and effortlessly would be '''the''' killer device for many, many people. It would create a whole new market...--[[User:flandry|flandry]] 17:34, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
::Zim-like deep/wiki note app is a killer app in this market ''if'' it implements a killer UI. A portable device that uses gestures, keyboard, camera, mic and even accelerometer (motion) as inputs to take and organize notes quickly and effortlessly would be '''the''' killer device for many, many people. It would create a whole new market...--[[User:flandry|flandry]] 17:34, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
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* MobileOrg like UI to emacs org files (see http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/ ) --[[User:sami00sami|sami00sami]] 23:18, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST
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== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==
== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==
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=== calendar ===
 
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''Should have an option to repeat an event daily.''
 
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''Also should have an option to edit a single occurrence of a repeating event''
 
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''Alarms shouldt't only be set by time an date.''
 
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[[Qalendar]] provides a front end to the existing calendar database that provides these functions.
 
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It should be possible o activate an event while getting X meters to an gps position (buy milk if you get to a shop).
 
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Also should there be the posibility to get a reminder to anything if a custom contact is ringing (remeber to ask mom for the book).
 
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Also combined things would be great (if i ever get to munich, than call sandra and bring her this present).
 
=== contacts ===
=== contacts ===
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.
should synchronise with window's address book, exchange data with winmobe, palm and blackberry... needs pluggable messaging functions so can be extended by third parties, just like the IM client's telepathy suite.
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also it should sync with system independet desktop clients like thunderbird and so on. therefore the syncml client should worked over.
 
=== kismet ===
=== kismet ===
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current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.
current media player should have pluggable codecs - use the mplayer ones? - to support flac, ogg, dirac, various WMV and ASX flavours.
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( http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/decoders-support/ anyone? )
 
=== maemo-barcode ===
=== maemo-barcode ===
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Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
Doesn't officially support much (OBD-II compatible hardware) yet even though these support BlueTooth 1.2, 2.0 or USB.
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC
:Is this really a killer app? I can't see many people using it TBH --[[User:Lardman|Lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:35 UTC
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:I would use this constantly. I always have my cell when in my car.  Integrating GPS, tracking, and engine stats would rock. --[[User:Woody14619|Woody14619]]
 
== Emulators ==
== Emulators ==
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:It turns out that it is possible to let Garnet VM see an SD card. See [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=278053&postcount=28]. With this setup you can share data via files, and also install Palm applications on a card.
:It turns out that it is possible to let Garnet VM see an SD card. See [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=278053&postcount=28]. With this setup you can share data via files, and also install Palm applications on a card.
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=== Android ===
 
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It's a subset of Java (so that's the first hurdle), but getting Android apps running would open the entire Android appstore up to Maemo devices. That's the killer app that would establish the platform.
 
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It's mostly open source and shares the same kernel, so the only real stumbling block is hooking up the UI to the underlying Maemo UI and enabling the hardware devices. (I make that sound so trivial).
 
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