Hey all you mobile hackers.
I'm tasked to choosing a mobile device for distributed storytelling project "Evolving Stories" and wanted to ask a few questions. I'm largely torn between using an iPAQ running linux/pd and the Nokia 6680 running a custom python application.
- does the PD comport external work with the IPAQ specifically:
a. The serial "sync" cable? b. bluetooth port to another machine? (I did a workshop in finland where a guy was using the macromedia director serial xtra to communicate over bluetooth with a nokia phone.) c. GPS module attached to the iPAQ?
Are there any GPRS modules for iPAQs for internet access where there is only a cell-phone network?
Are there low-res camera modules for iPAQ? (for video capture)
Are there GPS modules for Nokia series 60 phones? (6680) programmable through the python SDK?
Might the HP bluetooth GPS module work with the Nokia phones? (or any blue-tooth device, that is *if* the communication protocol is documented)
The project is long term, up to three years, and so we're looking for the most creative flexibility and support for open-standards. These things will often be used in locations where the cell-network is probably going to be the extent of communication infrastructure.
Any pointers/links/ideas and suggestions welcomed.
Thanks all.
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hi ben,
- does the PD comport external work with the IPAQ specifically:
a. The serial "sync" cable?
this is not a problem at all, works out of the box
b. bluetooth port to another machine? (I did a workshop in finland where a guy was using the macromedia director serial xtra to communicate over bluetooth with a nokia phone.)
i never tried if comport opens serial lines from a bluetooth device, if not and u dont want to code, there are bluetooth to serial converters, then its again plug and play.
The project is long term, up to three years, and so we're looking for the most creative flexibility and support for open-standards. These things will often be used in locations where the cell-network is probably going to be the extent of communication infrastructure.
in such a long term you have to take also the batterie life in account. we have an ipaq project where we after developing for a while found out that our accus are slowly getting unusable and we had to replace them - which was back then a tricky and expensive thing to do (dont knwo about current situatuion), where as if u use a mobile phone its no problem at all. i guess lithium ion accus work around 1 1/2 year well if u take care.
Any pointers/links/ideas and suggestions welcomed.
the nokia development forum http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/0,,034-821,00.html
nokia and linux: http://wiki.splitbrain.org/nokia_6630
series 60 and linux: http://www.gagravarr.org/series-60/
usb-obex howto: http://members.dodo.com.au/~joaniemrc/nokia/Nokia-6670-USB.html
python for series 60: http://www.postneo.com/postwiki/moin.cgi/PythonForSeries60
best
erich
i just started thinking about getting a pda, and was reading about the nokia 770
says here that the removable battery is a standard phone battery. whether it will run pd and do all the stuff you need, i don't know.
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2005/06/jkontherun_gues.html?
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