Comments on: Nokia: just give us the right hardware! http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2007/09/06/nokia-just-give-us-the-right-hardware/ a hacker analysis of life Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:07:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: ChrisVail http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2007/09/06/nokia-just-give-us-the-right-hardware/#comment-21018 ChrisVail Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:40:57 +0000 http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2007/09/06/nokia-just-give-us-the-right-hardware/#comment-21018 What would be neat is if Nokia created a multi-processor system, which would run only a single processor when on battery, but give you all processors when the device is plugged into a power socket. This would allow the device to its own development system when plugged in, with (wireless) links to keyboard and monitor, and one of the processors could be devoted to "emulation" to test applications as they are developed. Of course, there is not a mass market for this. But how about using the same concept to develop audio and/or video content for the handheld? Playing the content only requires a single processor, but plug in and link to a keyboard and monitor, and run a suitable application, and now anyone can make movies or mp3s to run on the device. Simplify (FTP) access to the internet, and now people can generate content they can share with their friends, without posting it to YouTube. Then again, there is the port of the Apache httpd to Nokia handhelds to consider. Running a webserver on a handheld implies it is always on, no? What would be neat is if Nokia created a multi-processor system, which would run only a single processor when on battery, but give you all processors when the device is plugged into a power socket. This would allow the device to its own development system when plugged in, with (wireless) links to keyboard and monitor, and one of the processors could be devoted to “emulation” to test applications as they are developed.

Of course, there is not a mass market for this. But how about using the same concept to develop audio and/or video content for the handheld? Playing the content only requires a single processor, but plug in and link to a keyboard and monitor, and run a suitable application, and now anyone can make movies or mp3s to run on the device. Simplify (FTP) access to the internet, and now people can generate content they can share with their friends, without posting it to YouTube.

Then again, there is the port of the Apache httpd to Nokia handhelds to consider. Running a webserver on a handheld implies it is always on, no?

]]> By: ChrisVail http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2007/09/06/nokia-just-give-us-the-right-hardware/#comment-21016 ChrisVail Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:35:51 +0000 http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2007/09/06/nokia-just-give-us-the-right-hardware/#comment-21016 Nokia recently announced that in 2008 they will add WiMax to the N800. That made me decide to get one (currently I have the N770, and I am getting set up to do SW development for that). But until someone can come up with a compelling application for the N800 that will be used while plugged in to a power socket, power management concerns will limit what the N800 will contain. Nokia recently announced that in 2008 they will add WiMax to the N800. That made me decide to get one (currently I have the N770, and I am getting set up to do SW development for that). But until someone can come up with a compelling application for the N800 that will be used while plugged in to a power socket, power management concerns will limit what the N800 will contain.

]]> By: keesj http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2007/09/06/nokia-just-give-us-the-right-hardware/#comment-20979 keesj Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:19:13 +0000 http://blog.gustavobarbieri.com.br/2007/09/06/nokia-just-give-us-the-right-hardware/#comment-20979 Hi I sometimes try to put myself in Nokia shoes and I guess it must be hard to "give us the right hardware" if there is no real consensus over what the devices must be used for. I guess from nokia's marketing that media playing , internet and voip. That are the most pushed. navigation is an other one. Still it would be good to create a list of "most wanted" hardware and start voting on that (in bugzilla?). I guess such post will help I started a wishlist on the maemo wiki. http://maemo.org/community/wiki/edit/hardwarewishlist/ Hi

I sometimes try to put myself in Nokia shoes and I guess it must be hard to “give us the right hardware” if there is no real consensus over what the devices must be used for. I guess from nokia’s marketing that media playing , internet and voip. That are the most pushed. navigation is an other one.

Still it would be good to create a list of “most wanted” hardware and start voting on that (in bugzilla?). I guess such post will help

I started a wishlist on the maemo wiki.
http://maemo.org/community/wiki/edit/hardwarewishlist/

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