NiiMe is a software programed in Python that use the accelerometers built in a few mobile phones (like N95, 5500, ...). Using this software, one can use N95 as mouse :)
To get this software you only need to install Python for S60 in your phone, a bluetooth adapter and the NiiMe software in your PC. This software is under the GNU/GPL license.
Video demonstrations are available here.
You can download application here.
Forum Nokia has launched a new competition for S60 developers. There will be a new programming challenge on a monthly basis and the best solutions will be awarded.
For discussion visit Forum Nokia's newest discussion board.
Problem for January:S60 supports multiple different runtimes and programming languages. The aim in this months competion is to come up with the glue that combines different runtimes. We're asking you to design and implement a framework that unifies the S60 runtimes. The goal is intercommunication of runtimes (f.ex. Symbian C++, Java, Flash, Python, Web Runtimes, you name it…). With this kind of runtime interaction it is possible to access totally new features and re-use existing solutions in a manner that is unheard of. Please provide us with your framework implementation and also atleast one working example of runtimes interworking. If you don't have time to implement all the needed parts let us know your ideas and planned design to score more points in the contest.
The January's competion is open until 15th of February (15.2.2008) and we hope to have the best solutions published by the end of February.
See the contest web site for Contest Rules and Informtion
Samsung Electronics were known for bad news - alleged bribery scheme implicating powerful sectors of the country's society, and its money-spinning memory-chip business is in the worst slump in five years. Now here is good news for Samsung. With Motorola struggling for more than a year, Samsung overtook its American rival in 2007 to become the world's second-largest handset maker after Nokia
New Strategy
Samsung's new strategy is to make cheap phones to target emerging markets like India, China. Another reason for its success its changes in supply chain management. Samsung changed it to provide real-time information on which products are selling and where, so marketers could redirect shipments to the markets where demand is strongest.
Racing for No.1 position in Europe
In Europe, Samsung is closing the gap as well, and it even rose to No. 1 in France in October, with a 33.9% share vs. Nokia's 22.6%. It also chalked up gains in Britain, Germany, and Italy from the beginning of this year, data from researcher GFK show.
If it keeps going, Samsung's challenge of Nokia's dominance might not be far off.
NAVTEQ, a global leader in premium-quality digital map data, invites Asia-Pacific’s most talented developers and entrepreneurs to enter the premier event in the wireless location-based services (LBS) industry. Since its inception in 2003, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge has dared developers to build innovative LBS applications that work with mobile phones and/or wireless handheld devices using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ® map data.
This is the first time NAVTEQ will bring a dedicated Global LBS Challenge event to the Asia-Pacific region, in addition to The Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa).
This year’s NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge features a global prize pool valued at $3 million (US) in cash, map data licenses, sponsor licenses and services, and mobile devices. Winners are chosen by a panel of distinguished judges comprised of executives from wireless carriers, handset manufacturers and venture capitalists.
Eight previous Global LBS Challenge participants have received venture capital funding
Nine past Global LBS Challenge winners have launched commercial applications on major wireless carriers, including Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
Registration for Asia-Pacific is open from 29 October 2007 to 29 February 2008. An awards ceremony announcing Asia-Pacific winners will be held at CommunicAsia in June 2008 in Singapore.
Enter to win the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in any of five categories (upon registration, we can help you decide which category is right for your application):
To register or for more information, visit www.LBSChallenge.com or email info@LBSChallenge.com. This is your program. And, yes, this could be your year. |
29 October 2007
APAC Registration Opens
29 February 2008
APAC Registration Closes
28 March 2008
APAC Solution Submissions Due
23-24 April 2008
APAC Semifinal Judging
18 June 2008
APAC NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge Awards Ceremony, Asia-Pacific - CommunicAsia, Singapore
As expected, everybody wants to be iPhone lately.
Recently motorola announced their ROKR E8 phone at CES 2008. It's a touch-driven phone. The coolest feature that I found is that it doesn't have a physical keyboard, but it dynamically shows always the relevant keys based on what feature/program is being used at the moment.
Nokia has recently submitted another patent application for multi-touch user interface. It's named Nokia S60 Touch.
Key highlights for S60 touch interface will include:
Sometimes I come across some funny articles. And here is one of them:
In racing games to play RC cars, one needs game controller or keyboard..........na you actually need N95 :)
Yes! using ShakerRacer application, one can control RC cars
How does it work:
The car used is based on a standard €90 RC car bought from a toy shop. We modded it to accept Bluetooth instead of the proprietary wireless module that it was shipped with. A small microcontroller and a Bluetooth module replace the original wireless components. On the side of the mobile phone, a Python script translates the input of the acceleration sensor to commands that the microcontroller can understand in order to manage the steering servo as well as the main motor.
Demo:
