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== New Applications == | == New Applications == | ||
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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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- | * 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. | + | * usenet reader |
+ | 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 | ||
+ | (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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* sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet! | * sportstracker - http://sportstracker.nokia.com - port the S60 application to the tablet! | ||
- | + | Ecoach does similar function to sportstracker. Take a look: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/ecoach/ | |
- | + | 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) | ||
- | + | This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/) | |
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- | Let's take this to the discussion page... | + | ''mCalendar is an simple editable agenda summary, NOT a calendar app (e.g. month view?). We need much more.'' |
+ | ''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.'' | ||
+ | ''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,'' | ||
+ | ''but as many users ask it, i m currently writing a month view like the one on Palm.'' | ||
+ | ''The Main features is :'' | ||
+ | '' - Usable with finger only'' | ||
+ | '' - Using alarmd so alarms works when device is shutdown or sleeping'' | ||
+ | '' - 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?) | ||
- | + | 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] | ||
- | + | (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 | ||
- | + | ''metromap (in Garage) does this for tube/underground journeys quite nicely. A later version allows you to select from a tube map. | |
- | + | Will upload that one. Is for multiple cities, see here: http://metromap.antex.ru/ --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 29 Oct 2008 09:32 UTC'' | |
- | + | : 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) | ||
- | * MobileOrg like UI to emacs org files (see http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/ | + | * MobileOrg like UI to emacs org files (see http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/ ) |
* 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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=== 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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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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: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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