08.10.07
Mozilla for Maemo updated…
Fire up your Application Managers for the latest update to the Mozilla browser engine… A full list of changes (mainly bug fixes) can be found on Garage.
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08.08.07
GPE 2.8 Released
GPE has been updated substantially with a stable release. If you use or want to use a PIM suite on the Nokia Tablet this would be my recommendation. Sync remains tricky, though it’s possible… just depends on your level of technical comfort and desire.
via Maemo-Users…
The first stable release of GPE for the Maemo environment is now available.
GPE for Maemo includes the following applications: gpe-calendar, gpe-contacts,
gpe-todo, gpe-timesheet, gpe-filemanager, starling (audio player) and
gpesyncd.The most important changes since 2.7 are:
- A heavily improved gpe-calendar and related libraries
- Improved import/export and synchronisation support
- Starling - a new audio player for GPE
- Improved support for the Maemo platform (gpe-timesheet, gpe-filemanager,
gpe-calendar, Starling)For more information please see: http://www.linuxtogo.org/gpe-2-8-is-released.
To download, either use the maemo.org downloads page or see
http://www.cobb.uk.net/770/.Bugs should be reported at
http://bugs.linuxtogo.org/ and the GPE discussion list can be accessed from
http://linuxtogo.org/mailman/listinfo/gpe-list.
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07.26.07
Exciting things ahead for Canola
Via Handful of Nothing today, we learn that the Canola team has embarked on a complete rewrite to take advantage of Python (excellent!) and are working on a new user interface along with some very cool new features like integration with Carman. In fact, the UI looks as if it could be the main place to be on your tablet for the consumption of media as well as communication services.
Marcelo posted a quicktime overview as well as quite a few paper diagrams of the work the team is thinking about. I uploaded the video to Viddler to make it easier to share…
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07.25.07
Mauku - Jaiku client for Maemo devices
Mauku a Jaiku client for Maemo has just been released. I’ve just installed it and think it’s a great addition for any Jaiku / Internet Tablet user.
Right now the application is pretty simple. There’s no easy way to reply or click through on a thread, but it’s very nice to be able to see a richer version of the conversation with buddy icons… like the web site, but in what seems like a more efficient view.
Give it a shot and let me know what you think. If you want, please feel free to add me as a contact on Jaiku. I’m atmasphere.
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07.17.07
Mozilla based browser for maemo
Mozilla based browser for maemo is out and ready to download! Though it’s only available for IT 2007v4 on the N800…
I encountered an immediate error on Gmail - Internal Error. Application ‘Web’ Closed. seems to work better and load a bit more quickly… There’s a nice new RSS icon and preview feature for pages with feeds… always a handy thing! Aside from .wml support via a new plugin, there’s not much new on the extension front as we already received the gift of Flash 9 with the Firmware update.
I’ll probably stick with the Mozilla engine for a while and see how it goes. There’s a preference menu option which lets you switch the Web app between Opera and Mozilla which is nice - wonder whether there’s a contractual deal with Opera that keeps them in or perhaps the Mozilla code is not baked enough to be a full replacement just yet. This is on Garage currently… not on the more official Downloads site.
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06.01.07
GPS Road Testing - Nokia Navkit Head to Head with the N95 and TomTom 510
The only real way to gauge whether a GPS works well or not is to put it on the road and see how accurate and quick it is to assist. As readers here know I’ve received a Navicore Navigation kit for review and I’ve been putting it through the paces. This (30 min) video is a side by side road test of the Nokia N800 Navkit with the N95 and a TomTom 510 GPS.
The package includes a great windshield mount, the Nokia LD-3W GPS, a car charger, memory card and necessary software. You can see the unboxing here in case you missed it previously. In general, it’s a solid piece of kit, though there are a few issues I should bring up right away…
For starters, it’s seriously slow at doing lookups for where you might want to go. I don’t know whether this can be fixed in future updates, but for now it takes several minutes to find a place or address. This is something that is both frustrating and disappointing. When compared to stand alone GPS systems or the Nokia Maps application it seems as if something is wrong with your tablet. As you can see in the video above, my Tablet has a few issues with locations… the slow, locking issue and also a write error with the memory card - which does not prevent you from completing a task, but is disconcerting at best. I believe that my memory card issue occurred while I was trying to update the software via Parallels. I can’t seem to fix the error and have decided to simply leave it for now since I can still use the software effectively.
Less critical, but equally annoying there is no way to change the orientation of the map do that you are driving up. Instead North always finds its way back up which can make a quick scan of your surroundings tough at times.
Once up and running, the Navicore display is pretty solid. You can see (and read) the road you are on as well as the next turn. There are time and distance indicators to help predict your arrival or next move - pretty standard stuff and just good to see that it’s there. There are options for voices and language and accents if you like. I tend to lean towards british women on my GPS systems.
Compared to the N95 Nokia Maps option, I would lean towards the tablet (even with the mentioned issues) since you will be able to take advantage of the larger touch screen and with the full US loaded on the SD card, there’s no need to worry about being out of cellular coverage which will most definitely prevent the N95 from locking in on your position. No cellular = no downloading of the local map view when the GPS is acquiring a signal. As I’ve said in the video, I would probably still choose to use a standalone GPS for the car and not my Tablet. I found my TomTom to be easier to work with, much easier to read and it is considerably more adept and figuring out my path if I choose a known shortcut — which GPS systems never seem to offer.
PS - This is the longest video with the most editing I’ve done. If it’s too much, please let me know…
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05.05.07
WordPy updated
I’m writing this post with WordPy, the maemo wordpress blog editor and I really like it. Version .3 includes advanced editing (enabling read more and excerpts) as well as technorati tags, which really getting pretty close to complete in my book.
If I can sort out a bookmarklet to send to WordPy I’d have a complete system for blogging in stream with my reading.
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05.03.07
N800 Navkit - Unboxing and Initial Walkthrough
The team at WomWorld were kind enough to send out a Navkit for review and it arrived this morning. I’ve only had a few minutes to play with it so far, but I can say it’s an impressive piece of kit! Inside the box is an everything you need to get going - GPS, Maps on a 2GB MiniSD, and Windshield Mount! This definitely justifies the $239 price I’ve seen on NokiaUSA.com.
The maps are easy to read, easy to use with either stylus or finger and there seems to be a good number of POI loaded to help you find your way to various new places of interest. I’ve only just begun to see what this accessory package can offer. Here’s a video overview of the unboxing and my initial experience with the software.
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04.16.07
GMail Notifier
In case you missed it, there is a GMail notifier statusbar plugin in the (on device) Tableteer site. The install is of the one-click variety which means you download a small repository install followed the application.
The GMail notifier works like you expect and have probably seen on other platforms, though there’s thankfully no floating preview. You can set the interval to check for new messages and be notified by a blinking mail icon as well as a chime.
I had installed this some time ago, but found enormous battery drain. That version was pulled and replaced with today’s release. Hopefully the kinks have been worked out.
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04.12.07
WOWIO - Free Vonnegut eBooks
I discovered WOWIO today via Teleread and it’s a great source of DRM-Free known titles of free eBooks. What caught my attention initially was that they were offering 5 Kurt Vonnegut titles (Breakfast of Champions, The Sirens of Titan, Cat’s Cradle, Player Piano, and Slaughter-House Five). All are ad supported, which as best as I can tell means that the first few pages are sponsored like magazine ads, but then the book is clean which is quite fine (ahem) in my book.
Since the books are PDFs we can read them directly on the Tablet without any additional applications. There’s a great PDF reader right within the Utilities folder under Applications. If you are feeling adventurous, you might also like to try the Evince reader, which is another PDF document reader. I’m actually finding that the pages flow better on Evince, but the rendering is a tad quicker on the PDF Reader app. It all comes down to personal choice and whether you want to install a second similarly functioning application.
I saved the five books to one of my memory cards and am reading full screen at 200% (or fit to width). The Nokia Tablet’s screen is awesome for reading books like this and I’d recommend you check out WOWIO yourself. WOWIO has a 5 book download per day limit, but you can queue in a shopping cart, that saves your selections for later…
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