A HTC estará lançando brevemente mais um modelo com o sistema operacional do Google. O novo modelo se chamará Eris.
O novo aparelho da HTC será comercializado pela Verizon e deverá ser o mais barato da família.
Pelas informações do site Phone Arena, o Eris será uma das apostas da Verizon por causa de seu preço. A ideia é fazer dele o Android mais democrático dos EUA, custando 99 dólares em um contrato.
Veja abaixo alguns detalhes do novo Droid da Verizon:
Fotos via: Phone Arena
With its second Operating System (OS) version hitting the street, Google’s Android OS is going to take market share from its competitors, but it won’t kill Apple’s proprietary OS that runs on the iPhone. Who will be the biggest loser in the Global OS battle?
The most likely losers will be Microsoft’s Windows Mobile and Nokia’s Symbian OS; why you ask? Well, let’s take a peek at those two for a moment; the new Window’s Mobile version 6.5 is still largely based on a Pocket PC device introduced in 1997…any further questions? It may hang on for a bit due to IT departments are comfortable using it, which at this point is it’s only selling point. Nokia’s Symbian OS, the world’s largest, is mainly installed on cellular phones and not smartphones; plus Nokia is moving to an open source platform called Maemo, but skeptics are not in favor of its potential.
With that being said, with all the new Android smartphones hitting the street in the U.S. and 3 of the major carriers now offering them (T-Mobile with 3, Verizon Wireless launching the Motorola Droid, and Sprint with the HTC Hero), Apple and BlackBerry can’t be very comfortable right about now.
What’s so great about Android? It’s an open source platform based on Linux, which means it’s open for development and not proprietary like Apple and BlackBerry’s OS’s. Apple and Android have tons of apps and it’s not the sheer number that will win this battle, and both have more than anyone could ever need. What Android has that the others don’t have, is Google’s turn-by-turn navigation which is built in to the Motorola Droid on Verizon Wireless. It’s easier to use and more robust than its competitors and also free; Garmin’s Nuvi Phone, just entering the U.S. market, is going to have even tough sledding now.
So, in the long run, Android is predicted to win the OS war in the next 3-5 years, but Apple and BlackBerry aren’t going to go down without a fight, and the three behemoths will all continue to grow at the expense of Windows Mobile, Symbian, and Palm.
As for me, my new Motorola Cliq should be on its way soon and I got to play with one extensively today at my local T-Mobile store and I have to say…hurry Mr. Postman.
由於 Android 的藍芽 API 在1.5上還末健全的問題導至藍芽變得自閉。
如果想用藍芽傳送或接收檔案，與另用上第三方軟件，而 Bluetooth File Transfer 能在末 root 的機上實現傳送及按收檔案。
其實如果不是 Android 系統 root 管理員，是無法使用接收任何檔案。
但這個軟件的程式員想到一個空隙：「不可以接收，但不是不可以從第二部中下載」，小弟不得不講一句 – 高手！
下載 Bluetooth File Transfer ver 1.4
Android SDK 2.0がリリースされました。
2.0からSDKの仕組みが大きく変わったらしく、
・SDKのダウンローダブルなパッケージは最新のバージョンのAndroid SDK Toolsのみ収録されるようになった。
・一度、SDKをインストールしておけば、Android SDKとAVD Managerを使用することで、必要に応じて、たとえば、Android Platform、SDKのアドオン、ツール、ドキュメントなどすべてのSDKのコンポーネントをダウンロードできる。
・新しいアプローチは、モジュラー化（modular）
必要なコンポーネントだけをインストールしたり、一部、あるいは、すべてのコンポーネントを開発環境の他の部分に影響を与えることなくアップデートできる。
なるほど。ようやくVisualStudioやEclipseのようにSDKのパッケージ管理ができるようになったんですね。そのうちモジュール間の依存性とか出てきそうですけど、要するに、一度SDKをインストールしてしまえば、アップデートを実行することで常にSDKを最新の状態にしておけるということですね。
1.6から2.0にアップデートできるそうですけど、Windows7 Ultimate 32bitに移行してしまったので、まっさらな状態からAndroid SDK 2.0をインストールしてみることにしました。
android-sdk_r3-windows.zipを展開するとSDK Setup.exeという実行ファイルがあるのでこれを実行。
なぬっ！いきなり互換性がどうのこうのでインストールできないじゃないですか！
「推奨の設定を使用して再インストールする」を選択して実行してもNG。
あえなく玉砕。頭を冷やして再チャレンジ。
これまでVistaを使ってきた人なら簡単に解決できることなんでしょうか？^^;
A funny thing happened to Android (s goog) on its way to Verizon (s vz)– it became yet another product line. Big Red is pushing the Droid campaign everywhere, and word is coming out that Droid is Verizon’s Android product line. Droid was previously thought to be the phone that Verizon is set to unveil in a few days, otherwise known as the Motorola (s mot) Sholes.
A little birdie had already told me that Verizon’s upcoming Android phone would not be called the Droid, but I was sworn to secrecy. Engadget is reporting that Droid will in fact be Verizon’s line of phones based on Android, and the line will be comprised of handsets from multiple OEMs. The HTC Desire is reported to join the Droid line as the HTC Eris as early as Nov. 6. This would put the Eris debuting right behind the Sholes, although it’s not known what Big Red will be officially calling either handset.
If this Droid product line turns out to be real, it begins to make sense why Verizon is pushing this mystery “Droid Does” campaign. They can keep cherry-picking Android handsets to augment the line as they wish. That loud ripping sound you hear is the sound of the Android platform being further fragmented. It also begins to makes sense why HTC needs to start their own brand campaign.
Image courtesy gdgt
This posting is by way of follow-up to my recent post, “Real competition for the iPhone?”, which talked about the ‘Droid’ phone rumored to be released by Verizon very, very soon. Their device would be probably the most-hyped release of an Android phone yet.
But today I wanted to point out that popular technology site TechCrunch currently lists TWENTY-THREE, yes that’s 23 different phones either currently available, to be available soon, or rumored to be revealed soon, all which will operate on the Google Android operating system. Note also that all of the major carriers (T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T) are represented by this list of phones, and some of them tied to multiple of these devices.
Imagine your choice of cell carrier and choosing between several phones, all which run the same applications! This is truly going to be a significant threat to Apple’s iPhone… and of course to AT&T which as you know is currently the only carrier which sells the iPhone. But you will also notice that at least one of these Android phones will work on the AT&T network as well.
Click here to read the TechCrunch article I reference here.
Last weekend I bought a new phone, a HTC Hero. I’ve been a long time Unix and Linux user to the thought of using a phone based on Linux had quite an appeal for me. The title of this post sums up my feeling about this phone, and Android in particular, Apple should be worried, very worried.
It’s not just me saying this, Gartner also believes this and state that Android will become the second most popular smart phone operating system by 2012. Considering that there are due to be up to 50 Android phones on the market by the end of 2010, consumers are going to have a far greater choice of touch screen handset which means far greater competition for the iPhone.
There has to be something rather cool about a phone that asks you for your Google, Flickr, Twitter and Facebook account details when you switch it on. Integration with Google services is seamless, automatic syncing with your contacts, email and calendar.
Phones like this are becoming something different and I don’t really feel they should be called either a phone or smartphone any more, they are more than just a PDA too, and close to being a laptop/netbook, with so much computing power and possibilities in the palm of your hand they deserved to be classed as something new, any suggestions?
I bought an Android phone some time ago, the HTC Hero. After much fiddling with it, these are my suggestions for anyone interested in doing so too:
- Find out what you really want. A nice starting point is PdaDB. This site lets you choose features, like an Android OS and GPS, and lists every PDA having them.
- HTC Sense, a UI for Android phones exclusively from HTC, is really cool and actually makes Android useful. Consider buying a phone with HTC Sense included. Be careful since not all HTC models bundle it.
- Search E-bay before you buy. Most android phones are expensive and the HTC Hero I bought is no exception. It costs about 550,00 Euros retail price here in Greece. I bought it from e-bay for 411,00 Euros, including postage. European users beware, buy only from a EU country or you will probably pay import taxes. I bought mine from the UK. In my opinion though, even at 550,00 Euros, this phone is worth it.
- If you truly want to buy from Greece, then I suggest searching with Skroutz. It should find the best price for your phone in any Greek e-shop.
- Because of a bug in Android, if you don’t set up your Google credentials right from the start, you may need to factory reset your phone, erasing any customizations you may have made. Let this be one from the very first things you do.
- After you buy the phone, there should probably be an Android firmware update for it. Since the ROM upgrade does a factory reset on your phone, this should probably be too on of the first things to do.
- Market, the place to install android applications from, is strangely only fully accessible via the phone, even for simple tasks such as browsing or search. If you want to search and find apps for your android phone, and you probably will, I recommend going to Androlib.com or Cyrket.com.
- At first, this phone will consume most of your free time from just by playing with it. You will probably neglect your spouse and/or job the first days of use. Take appropriate actions to remedy the situation, like buying flowers or taking some days off work. Consider yourselves warned!
- You may want to buy some accessories for you phone. My advice is, again, use E-bay. I bought PDA holders for my bicycle and car at one third of the price I found in a cheap retail store here.
- You may want to protect your phone from scratches using a plastic wrap. One of the best is supposed to be InvisiShield from Zagg which claims to be virtually indestructible. Keep in mind that such protection covers the entire phone and may ruin the comfortable feel of it. Thankfully, the one can choose to install only parts of it, so I used only the screen cover. However, if one wants just a screen protective cover, can as well choose one of the many other, and cheaper, available from other manufacturers. I bought 6 no-name covers for just 1,00 Euro from E-Bay, postage included! In any case, expect the feel of the phone to change to the worst.
- Since I chose not to wrap my entire phone in plastic wrap, I bought silicone skins from E-bay. Although a little more bulky than Zagg’s plastic wrap, the feel of it is extremely nice and protects it from damage in case I drop it. I definitely need it!
That’s all, I hope these will prove useful and bring painlessly more people to the wonderful Android platform.
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts:
Browse Palm’s App Catalog online (PhoneScoop) — This idea makes total sense and is probably overdue — you can now browse the Palm Pre App Catalog through the web. Clearly, if you have a Pre, you can just check the catalog on your phone. But what about prospective Pre or Pixi owners? They’re out of luck, or at least they were. Are we getting close to a point where a phone purchase decision is influenced by the available software?
Post iPhone pics on Google Earth (Google Mobile) — I just installed Panoramio on my iPhone and will have to start snapping pics. The app takes your photos and uploads them for the photo layer of Google Earth and Google Maps. My quest to document the visitation of every known WaWa location just became infinitely easier.
Acer Liquid pre-orders start flowing (AndroidGuys) — The Snapdragon-powered, Android-totin’ handset from Acer starts shipping from Exapnsys on November 28th, which is well before the holiday season. If you want to treat yourself to an early gift, you can pre-order now for 380 Euros. Bear in mind that Liquid will come with Android 1.6, although there’s no reason I can think of that it won’t see Android 2.0 in the near future. I’m still on the fence between an Android phone or just an Android handheld without phone capabilities. I have a feeling that once I see for myself how the OS runs on a Snapdragon, I’ll fall on the phone side.
I recently went on an interview at a publication that shall remain nameless. I don’t think it went that well, partially because it was roughly 100 degrees inside the office so I had to take off my blazer (BTW, I look SO weird in professional apparel, like I’m dressing up as a lawyer for Halloween. Maybe it’s because my usual attire consists of ripped black tights, a large t-shirt, and unintentional dreads) but also because the first question they asked me was, “What are your favorite gadgets that you currently own?”
Well. I have no money, so I don’t have very many gadgets. I also have this theory that I have some sort of weird electromagnetic force field inside my body, because I eventually break every single gadget that I buy. My ipod, which is not even an ipod touch, looks like it had a severe case of acne in its youth because once I took it to the beach and sand got into the screen, leaving it with tons of tiny pockmarks that make it very difficult to watch TV shows on. I just got a new Backberry about a month ago, and it’s already scratched in at least five places. My MacBook seems to be doing well, but that’s because it’s sealed in an intense plastic case that is meant to save it from myself. I think those are all the gadgets I currently possess. Oh, I have a printer, but I don’t know where the cords for it went. And a curling iron.
So, I brilliantly counteracted with, “Could I answer by telling you all of the gadgets I WOULD own if I had enough money?”
“Sure,” they said. “Imagine you have 1,000 dollars. What gadgets would you buy?”
First I said a Kindle. We talked about book reader devices for awhile, but then I had to move on. I told them I had iphone envy, which I kind of do, but that I found it hard to part with BBM, after which they asked me if I had a lot of friends in the hip hop industry (”No,” I wanted to reply, “Just a lot of friends from LA”). Then, I said any phone that had Android on it. Next, I tried the fabled Mac tablets, but they said those didn’t count since they didn’t actually exist. “A portable espresso machine?” I tried. After that, I was at a loss.
I usually ace interviews, so I’m still stinging, and have been obsessed with looking at gadgets for the last few days. Here are some you may be interested in/will give you brownie points if you find yourself stuck in the same interview situation/will impress those around you…
This camera was initially developed to help people with Alzheimer’s disease, but I can already see (and fear) the potential for everyone from the twitter obsessed to C-list Reality TV stars to Balloon Boy’s father. You wear it around your neck, and it “takes pictures automatically as often as once every 30 seconds.” EEK.
This box is a GPS puzzle that only opens when it’s in a specific location. Annoying, or awesome? Both?
Ooh, pretty. I want this one. And it runs Android!
Why not charge your gadgets in a grassy field?
Everything on this site. Open ended peanut butter jars! Plates that allow you to eat over the sink! A waffle maze! Etc!
So when you see me next, ask me what my favorite gadgets are, I’ll ramble on for an hour and then cook you a waffle that you have to find your way out of.
Every other post here seems to be about Spotify these days…
Mobile operator 3 UK has announced plans to include Spotify Premium for mobile on their first Android handset, the HTC Hero. Thats the good news, the bad news is you have to have a 24 month contract to secure it.
Users will have to pay £99 for the handset and 3 will include 24 months of subscription to Spotify Mobile for free.
Read more on the Spotify blog
Read more on the 3 website
Now that the dust has settled, it’s time for a new CM build..
The ROM itself should be incredibly stable, though. This is a modified version of AOSP 1.6 without the proprietary bits. In order to get up and running the first time, you’ll need to follow some simple instructions.
But first..
#include /* * While this build is heavily optimized, it is also capable of pushing your G1 * much harder. I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or the current economic crisis. Please do some * research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if * you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. */The Android devices we own come with many files that can’t be redistributed legally, and as you all probably know, I can no longer include these with my ROMs. So, in order to get up and running, you’ll need a compatible device with a compatible ROM.
If you are already running CM-4.1.99+, you can ignore the steps below and just flash!
Install instructions from SimpleHelp: http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/10/04/how-to-install-cyanogenmod-4-1-99-on-your-g1-android-phone/
Install instructions for an HTC Dream/ADP1/G1:
1- Perform a Backup……nandroid, etc
2- Download: http://developer.htc.com/adp.html#s3 Android 1.6 Recovery Image. This isn’t the type of recovery image we know. It’s HTCs version of an update.zip
3- Download my ROM. Posted Below
4- Mount your phone and place BOTH 1.6 Image and my ROM on your SD Card.
5- Reboot into recovery mode *Home+Power*
6- WIPE!!!! This will allow google apps to function, correctly.
7- Apply sdcard:choose zip *PICK dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip* from the list
ALLOW IT TO INSTALL FIRST…..you will see the “unbox” image………then it will automatically reboot HOLD HOME button while it reboots.
8- Apply sdcard:choose zip *Pick cm-4.1.99-signed.zip* from the list.
9- Reboot!
Install instructions for an HTC Magic (32B ONLY!!!)/ION/MyTouch3G
Same as above if you are using CM-Recovery 1.4.
OR
Same as above EXCEPT step 2
Download HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83 http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=enomther/ROM/&file=HTC_ADP_1.6_DRC83_rooted_base.zip
*You have to manually reboot MT3G and hold home.
IF HTC Touch Input Force Closes: install file below =)
And now the good stuff:
* UNIVERSAL! Runs on both Dream and Magic 32B
* Based on Android 1.6, many bugfixes and enhancements from AOSP, XDA, and me
* Highly optimized kernel with many extra modules and BFS
* Enhanced ramdisk which uses optimal mount options and smart startup
* Includes E2FSProgs for checking and converting Ext filesystems
* Apps2SD is automatic! All you need is a second partition (ext).
* Launcher with 5 screens and auto-orientation and compact drawer layout
* Clean filesystem shutdown at poweroff/reboot, and fsck at boot (no FS corruption!)
* Includes T-Mobile IM application, Amazon MP3 store, and Work Email (MS Exchange support)
* Does not require “DangerSPL”
* Includes a massive APN list
* Maximum CPU scaling frequency set to 528MHz with latency tweaks
* Various enhancements to the Settings app including extra partition space
* Compcache 0.6 enabled by default (if no userinit is present)
* Phone app enhancements by cytown
* Loccy’s “BetterBrowser”
* MMS enhancements from rgv151
* http://the-b.org/FLAC_on_Android]FLAC audio support thanks to kroot
* Commandline extras: powertop, htop, nano, busybox, openvpn, openobex tools
(v4.1.9999 – almost-stable-beta version, updated 10/18):
Download: http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/experimental/update-cm-4.1.9999-signed.zip
Mirror1: http://android.phaseburn.net/mirrors/cyanogen/experimental/update-cm-4.1.9999-signed.zip
MD5Sum: 5c8bd07e3abc7718691244f2ea8f5e7b
Audio Resources (unzip to your SD card):
Download: http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/audio-resources.zip
MD5Sum: 7340ba86ddd4fba918ef97601c675ef9
HTC Touch Input: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567294
Pimped Out Recovery Image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3915123
Code Repository on Github: http://github.com/cyanogen
Old threads (closed):
4.0.4 Stable
4.1 Experimental
Stop by #cyanogenmod on irc.freenode.net!
CHANGELOG
—- v4.1.9999
* BFS-304
* Stop doing crazy things with scheduler policies
* Fix some kernel issues that were causing crashes
* Fix a bunch of command line tools
* New Compcache
* Picasa/YouTube uploads working
* Hopefully the random music issue is fixed
* Wakeup bug fixed
* Updated TMO apps
* Correct build.prop for MT3G
* SD filesystem checker should be less likely to eat your data
* More nines and other stuff
—- v4.1.999
* BFS-303 (fixes some regressions like statusbar fling)
* Fixed BT not working (firmware)
* Updated APN list
* New wallpapers from matt_stang
* Fixed crazy compcache settings
* Fixed syntax error in userinit startup
* Fixed build.prop files
* Patch for LocationManagerService wakelock issue
* More nines
—- v4.1.99
* Now 100% open source (TMO apps are included, not sure of licensing on those yet)
* Tons and tons of bugfixes and enhancements, read the Github logs and old threads for now
* Kernel is 2.6.29.6 with BFS-302 and framework changes to support it.
* HTC Framework and apps are gone, deal with it. See the link above for HTC_IME.
Before I begin I wanna copy Steve here (Cyanogen as most know him)
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,thermonuclear war, or the current economic crisis.
Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM or my installation process.
Before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
Also if you fail to follow directions carefully and you mess your device up I ain’t gonna be held responsible.
LET’S GO
1- Ensure your phone has CM-Recovery 1.4
2- Perform a Backup……nandroid, etc
3- Download HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83 using you phones default browser – http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=enomther/ROM/&file=HTC_ADP_1.6_DRC83_rooted_base.zip
4- Download Cyanogen ROM again using your phones default browser
5- Use a file manager (I recommend Astro) Goto SDCard then download (its a folder :/) the 2 files you just downloaded above should be in there
6- rename both the files you download
Rename the first one – HTC PACK.
Rename the second one (should be Cyanogens ROM) – Cyanogen ROM
7- Shut down the phone.
8- Reboot into recovery mode by holding Home+Power keep holding until a screen appears (Mine was the Vodafone Logo, yours may be different)
9- After the first screen appears another will appear soon after and it should have the green android robot in the background.
10- Use your trackball and select wipe (this is to allow google apps to function, correctly) wait until it wipes.
11- Use the trackball and select “apply any .zip from SD” and install “HTC PACK”
DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING LET IT TO INSTALL FIRST……
12- Use your trackball and select wipe (this is to allow google apps to function, correctly) wait until it wipes.
13- Use the trackball and select “apply any .zip from SD” and install “Cyanogen ROM”
AGAIN DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING LET IT TO INSTALL…..
14- Now Select Reboot
DONE the first reboot takes awhile so just wait and you only have to do this process once after you done this when Cyanogen releases another ROM flash the ROM only there is no need to do the HTC things again.
One of the things that really annoys me with today’s consumer electronics is the low build quality and “throw away, buy new” attitude of manufacturers. Printers, DVD players, whatever – whenever something breaks down it doesn’t make sense to try and fix it, you are simply encouraged to dump it and get a new one.
This kind of attitude first developed in US manufacturing in the 60’s. American companies realized their products (cars, TV’s etc.) were too long lasting. Consumers were not motivated to buy frequently enough, so better to make lower cost, lower quality products and have those people coming back for more. Demming tried to preach quality to the corporations and was dismissed, as the old saying goes (at least in Croatia) “Preaching to your own is a waste of time”. But the Japanese welcomed Demming warmly, embraced quality manufacturing and the rest is history: RIP US manufacturing companies, entire industries including home electronics, cars etc.
Well I got me a nice little HTC Hero smartphone recently. I think the development and strategy of HTC, led by Peter Chou, has been remarkable. But not to dwell on the details… A few people have asked me to relate my experience with this device and I’ll try to find the time to do that. But for today, just a quick testimonial as to one aspect which I value very highly: build quality.
So… I’m getting out of my car in the garage. Clumsy as I am, holding too many things in too few hands (car keys, home keys, etc.) I drop my little HTC Hero straight to the concrete garage floor. Arrrgghhh! I’m not a gadget site blogger / reviewer to get a free replacement… BAM! It hits the floor, the battery lid pops off to one side… I pick up the little device, put the lid back on, dust it off… It’s working perfectly! Not even a shutdown, power off, nothing. No scratches or any traces, just wiping off the concrete dust.
Big kudos to HTC for making this a well built, solid, robust piece of hardware!
Najnowszy model netboka od Acera, czyli Acer Aspire One AOD250 jest książkowym przypadkiem schizofrenii. No bo kto to widział aby sprzedawać jeden model z dwoma rożnymi systemami operacyjnymi. Dobra, dobra. Wiem że już parę razy w historii sprzedaży netbooków miała już miejsce taka akcja. Jednak za każdym razem mieliśmy do wyboru system Microsoftu albo jakąś dystrybucję linuxa. A firma Acer poszła krok do przodu. U niej można wybrać pomiędzy Aspire One AOD250 z Windows XP Home jako głównym systemem operacyjnym lub Aspire One AOD250 z systemem operacyjnym Google Android. I tym posunięciem firma Acer pokazała gdzie widzi przyszłość systemów Na pewno nie widzi jej w systemach linuxowych. Być może z powodu ich zróżnicowania, za wiele dystrybucji powoduje za wiele problemów.
Layar has a smart way of displaying tags without cluttering the screen
Probably the most progressive and most watched of the geospatial augmented reality developers out there is Layar. Their Android version provoked a lot of interest and they have now released their iPhone app. It’s a free program and appears to be available worldwide (although some of the content is limited).
The most interesting thing about Layar is that they have opened their platform to other developers to provide “Layars” of content. Each Layar can have a unique look and feel… for instance, the Wikipedia Layar shows tags as the Wikipedia “W” until they are highlighted at which point they become the Wikipedia “globe”. Whilst many of the Layars are fascinating, unfortunately there is very little data available in New Zealand so I wasn’t able to try them out.
One thing I do like about Layar is the free text Google search. Searching for “computer service” came up with about 20 hits within 1km of me and rotating to select different tags is the easiest of the video overlay type apps I have tried. Layar have cleverly avoided the necessity to hold the phone over your head to see further away hits (a la acrossair) by positioning the tags on a grid representing distance. Also, rather than trying to display all of the information in the tag on the overlay, Layar draws a line to the bottom of the screen and references the info there. This allows a far more comfortable user experience.
Battery usage and heat is a big issue with video overlay type AR apps on the iPhone, and Layar is no exception. You can choose a map or list view but that displays 360 degree hits so you lose the pointing functionality. It also doesn’t bookmark the last place you were at in the app… so if you get map directions, then reopen Layar, you have to navigate back to the place you left off. GeoVector World Surfer is superior in both these aspects.
There are a couple of Twitter Layars and I must admit that it feels a little voyeristic to few tweets from people based on them being nearby… but I suspect that the social media aspect of AR will be a big development in the future.
I’d strongly recommend Layar to any iPhone 3GS users out there. As a party peice you’ll get plenty of “ooohs” and “ahhhs”. There’s still a lot of room for improvement in the AR sphere, but this a good start… and it definitely has the “Cool” factor.
Could some of the biggest boosts yet for Google’s (s goog) open-source Android operating system, outside the realm of smartphones, come from unlikely sidekicks: Microsoft’s (s msft) upcoming Windows 7 OS and offbeat new processors? That’s worth thinking about in the wake of Acer’s announcement today that it is doing a version of its popular Aspire One netbooks that will dual-boot Android and Windows 7. Acer has previously announced that it intends to incorporate Android in a broad range of its products, turning its attention away from Windows Mobile. The company also announced today a new smartphone, dubbed Liquid, that incorporates the trendy Qualcomm (s qcom) Snapdragon processor. How can Android benefit from Acer’s backing across product lines, and what does this mean for new chips and Google’s upcoming Chrome OS for netbooks?
In announcing the new Aspire One netbook that can dual-boot Android and Windows, Acer is positioning Android as a quick-in, quick-out OS , similar to the Linux-based Splashtop OS, and other instant-on offerings. Splashtop has been popular with many users who don’t want to wait for a lengthy Windows boot-up when they just want to get online to check something, IM or send an email. Acer’s announcement of its new Aspire One says this:
It offers the immediacy, the ultrafast connectivity and speed of Android for instant access to web browsing, emails and social interaction together with the full and reliable productivity of the Windows environment, simply by clicking to switch OS. Boot up the Acer Aspire One with Android in a matter of seconds for ultrafast connectivity. When you need top productivity, just switch OS to take advantage of Windows 7 functionalities. There is not even a need to reboot. Plus, all Internet connections established on the Android platform remain up and running even if you reboot the netbook or suspend the session.
I have to say that the almost heavy-handed Windows 7 vs. Android differentiation language there is almost an insult to Android. I’m thinking of phrases such as “when you need top productivity” [switch to Windows 7] and the “full and reliable productivity of the Windows environment.” Still, Windows 7 is seen as having extremely bright prospects on netbooks, and Android was largely written off as a possible netbook OS in the wake of Google’s Chrome OS announcement. (Chrome OS is aimed squarely at netbooks.)
Outside of the boost that Android could get as a dual-boot OS on Windows 7 systems, Acer’s new phone with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip points to the fact that Android may usher in many opportunities for new chips and smartphone platforms. Each week is starting to open up new horizons for Android (GigaoM Pro subscription required), and it’s easy to forget that the operating system didn’t even gain its first users until last year. Google’s Chrome OS won’t arrive until next year, and one has to wonder how many milestones Android will hit by then.
Creo que esta vez ha sido el parón bloguero más largo desde que llevo escribiendo por aquí, y pido disculpas de verdad, sobre todo para los pocos que leéis un poquito sobre mi vida en Madrid.
Esta vez ha sido por pura dejadez, y no me valen excusas, porque escribir al menos un par de entradas semanales no cuesta nada, y la verdad que tengo bastantes novedades que contaros.
Para empezar, durante la semana pasada y esta, ya hemos salido en el programa “Guerra de Sesos” de La Siete. Ha costado mucho, pero finalmente hemos sido concursantes oficiales. Ahora falta cobrar el poco dinero que hemos conseguido, aunque esto será una ‘guerra’ aparte. Me van a pasar las grabaciones en formato divx, por lo que intentaré colgarlas en algún portal para que podáis ver nuestra forma de ‘hacer el tonto’ durante 4 programas seguidos.
Respecto a gadgets tecnológicos, ya tengo mi HTC Magic con tarifa ilimitada de datos Vodafone. El cambio a Vodafone ha sido por muchos motivos. Además de por supuesto conseguir este terminal (que me parece una pasada), ahora no tengo que ir con el móvil personal y profesional por separado, ahora tengo una tarjeta Twin y siempre estoy localizable en el mismo terminal. Por cierto, tengo un nuevo número personal, por lo que todo aquel que me llame al antiguo, le saldrá el buzón indicando este nuevo número.
También comentar que en Alhambra-Eidos he ganado el concurso de fotografía de este verano, con la foto que colgué por aquí en la que salíamos bajo el agua. Me ha tocado un lector digital COOL-ER, la verdad que es una pasada con la nueva tecnología de tinta digital, realmente es como leer un libro en papel. Como no le voy a sacar mucho partido, creo que voy a venderlo, porque al final voy a necesitar una ‘mochila de gadgets’ y no puedo sacarle provecho a todos. Su coste real es de 259€, pero si alguien está dispuesto a pagar 199€ por él podemos negociarlo:
En una próxima entrada, comentaré más a fondo cositas de Android y de estas nuevas adquisiciones…
此項操作與流程僅針對Hero有用，且具有高度風險，如果沒有把握的話，就請不要按圖操作，以免你的Hero成為磚頭。
首先你必須在您的電腦上面安裝HTC_Sync才可以進行。
過程中會有步驟進行備份目前使用的ROM，因此在進行備份的程序之前請先確定目前在手機裡面的SD卡至少有300MB以上的空間。
根據經驗，取得Root權限不會影響到手機上的任何資料，如安裝程式、聯絡人、通話記錄、簡訊等，但是為了避免出錯還是建議做備份。
免責聲明：對於文章中所提供的連結及軟體，本人不負責軟體安裝後所帶來的影響；當然有操作上的問題，我會盡能力提供解答的。
資料來源：
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4257045
http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click/
a. Android SDK，目前的版本是1.6_r1，下載之後解壓縮放至C:\sdk\。
b. FlashRec.apk
c. Amon Ra’s Hero Recovery Image(98/10/11更新至1.2.3)，下載之後請記得將檔名修改為recovery.img，以便後面手動輸入時不用打這麼多字，省得打錯。
d. superuser.zip，壓縮檔案裡面共有兩個檔案分別是su，Superuser.apk，解壓縮放至C:\sdk\tools\目錄下面。
2. 設定Hero：
a. 首先允許Hero能安裝不是從Market提供的程式，並且允許在USB連接時除錯；請到主畫面後，按下menu，選擇設定，並按照下列圖片操作選取 (順序從左至右，從上到下，紅色框框表示點選)。
3. 複製檔案到SD卡中：
a. 插上USB傳輸線，並掛載與電腦連接方便傳輸檔案以及後續操作(紅色框框表示點選)。
b. 將上述步驟中所下載的FlashRec.apk和recovery.img檔案，複製到SD卡根目錄中，複製完成之後，請關閉USB連線(紅色框框表示點選，但是傳輸線暫時還不需要拔下來)。
4. 安裝recovery image：
a. 請至Market搜尋並安裝Linda File manager(如果您已安裝其他類似功能的程式則請忽略此步驟，此步驟沒有畫面截圖請自行操作)。
b. 執行Linda File manager，選取SD Card，出現提示視窗之後選取Linda File Manager來執行(紅色框框表示點選)。
c. 捲動到最下方，選取flashrec-1.1.2.20090909.apk，出現提示視窗之後選取程式安裝器來安裝(紅色框框表示點選)，安裝完畢之後並執行，然後進行下個動作。
d. 執行FlashRecovery，將紅色框中所有文字全部清除，清除之後會發現下方『Download Recovery Image』按鈕會變成灰色無法選取，這是正常現象；之後請輸入/sdcard/recovery.img，輸入完成之後，請點選下方『Flash Recovery Image』按鈕將檔案寫入。
5. 備份ROM(請確保您的SD記憶卡上面有足夠的空間)
a. 關機(此操作就不做截圖)。
b. 完成關機之後，接著請同時按著首頁(Home)鍵跟電源鍵，進入Recovery模式，此時手機會出現綠色條列文字。
c. 用軌跡球移動到第二項 Nandroid v2.2 backup，然後按下軌跡球，畫面會出現提示訊息，此時再按下首頁(Home)鍵確定進行備份，會花一點時間大約兩到三分鐘左右，請耐心等候；如果您不想備份的話，就可以跳過這個步驟。
6. 進行Root(請確定手機傳輸還與電腦連接)
a. 接著請進入DOS視窗，請依序輸入下列命令
cd\sdk\tools
adb shell mount /system
adb push su /system/bin/
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/
adb shell reboot
b. 完成上面命令之後，手機就會重開機，但請不要關閉DOS視窗，接著進行確認的動作了。
7. 檢核(請確定手機傳輸還與電腦連接)
a. 手機重新開機完成之後，請在DOS視窗內輸入 adb shell
b. 出現$提示符號之後，請輸入su，此時手機畫面會出現如下圖的畫面，要您確認此次的動作，您可以按下最左下方的Allow按鈕，下次在執行需要Root權限的程式都會出現這個視窗來做確認；或是您想一勞永逸就按下Always Allow按鈕，以後就不會再出現這個詢問訊息了。
c. 大功告成，恭喜，此時你的手機已經有Root的權限囉。
We’ve got used now to on device application stores and in many respects it is hard to imagine how we got by without them before. They have their advantages, ease of use being a big one and the ability to re-download stuff from a central repository has been a major boon for me. The first one, in fact the only one, I had used prior to Android was the iPhone AppStore and it is the one that has drawn both the most applause and at the same time, the most criticism. I’m not getting into that here however as I intend to give a little more detail about my thoughts on the Android version which may help anyone thinking of moving from the iPhone to an Android device but who may be concerned that they might lose some of the functionality of the Apple version.
So, the store is accessed by an application button which you can place basically anywhere on any one of the 7 available customisable Home screens on the HTC Hero. One advantage over the Apple one is that as it is less graphically intense then it loads much more quickly on 3g or 2g connections. On the opening screen, at the top, there is a strip of featured apps showing their icon and name but giving no info about what the app actually does. These change recently frequently. Pressing on one opens up a new page giving a description from the developers and listing 3 most recent comments from people who have tried it out. You also get some info as to how many times it has been down loaded and the average rating but there are no screenshots available on the o/s version currently installed on the Hero. This is being addressed however by the newest Android version and many are already enjoying the benefit. I’m not however.
From this page you can download the app and try it out. Here’s another big advantage of the Android store over iPhone. For paid apps, you can buy via Google Checkout and use the app for 24 hours. If you don’t like you can go to the “My Downloads” section and get a refund. This refund is almost instant and hassle free and is great because there is no gamble involved in buying software that has no trial version available.
Back to the opening screen now. Below the featured apps you will find the following categories….Applications (lists every single app currently available split up into various categories such as News & Weather, Multimedia, Productivity, Tools, Lifestyle, Comics, Finance etc etc) I find it a bit cramped here and I wouldn’t say that all apps are accurately categorised either…sound familiar?. Next on the opening screen is the dedicated Games category which again is further split into sub categories then a Search facility and lastly the My Downloads section. Here, every app you have bought or is on your device is kept nice and tidy and available for easy access or uninstalling or re-downloading. Apps that have been updated are thrown to the top of the list, so you notice then first, and can be updated with two screen presses. Usefully, it tells you if the app is “installed” or just “purchased”. It really is quite slick and easy to use. A general point here is that the majority of Android apps seem to be smaller than their iPhone equivalents and thus can be downloaded quickly, even over 2G. They are also, in my opinion, less fully featured and there is even more crud here than in the AppStore. Not crud as in 2 500 fart apps but rather some really crap bits of software. I’ve kept only a small percentage of apps downloaded. There are some gems but overall, the good Android apps cannot live with the better Apple stuff.
If you think the review comments on the AppStore are bad then you may want to think again after checking out the Android version. Nobody seems able to post a review longer than “thx mate gr8 free app” or “crap…made my hero freeze’ and there is not much of a constructive nature. Sure, some apps get great reviews but lesser apps get derided and you end up learning very little. Still, as mentioned above, buying or gambling on an app is less of a worry through the refund option and in addition, there are plenty of apps offering “lite” or “demo” versions.
The Search facility is pretty decent and it stores your previous searches so when you start typing a list appears for quick access. But, and this annoys me as it does with Apple, there is no way to tag software that you may wish to try later or come back to. There’s none of this “load 25 more” apps as you get on the iPhone, every single apps fitting the search criteria is listed automatically and you just keep scrolling down until the last one appears. Android gives you two viewing options on every apps page….By Popularity or By Date, not too dissimilar from the Apple system. Going back to the speed issue, I never feel comfortable using the iPhone AppStore unless I am doing it via wifi, I just find it too slow otherwise whereas the Android store is tolerable even on lowly 2g.
I’m now looking forward to getting my hands on the new, updated MarketPlace as it sounds like it offers some very useful enhancements but even in its current guise there is a lot to like about the whole system.
Dass Archos, traditionell eher PMP-Hersteller, sich nun auch auf das Terrain Internet-Tablet vorgewagt hat, fanden wir ja eher prima – jetzt aber könnte es sein, dass man sich damit überhoben hat.
Denn Versandhändler Amazon, der das Archos 5 160GB Android Internet Tablet seit Freitag verschickt, hat wegen Kundenbeschwerden umgehend auf die Bremse getreten und die Auslieferung gestoppt.
Das allerdings ist mit einer derart kryptischen Mitteilung verbunden, dass man sich als Grund nahezu alles vorstellen kann: Es könne am Gerät selbst liegen oder an der Versandart (?) oder an der Produktbeschreibung.
Deutlicher werden die Kommentatoren: Von Abstürzen ist da die Rede, von nichtfunktionierendem WiFi, von fehlender Flash-Unterstützung.
Andererseits gibt es aber auch positive Berichte, die allerdings seltsamerweise schon vor dem Lieferdatum verfasst wurden.
In Deutschland finden sich für das gleiche Modell bei Amazon keine Negativ-Kritiken, wohl aber für das größere 250GB-Gerät. Auch hier scheinen vor allem Software und sErvice betroffen zu sein, Totalabstürze werden nicht beklagt.
Vermutet wird in den USA, dass die Probleme auf ein schiefgelaufenes Firmware-Update zurückzuführen sein könnten. [dieter]
[via Slashgear]
Archos 5 bei Amazon Deutschland
So, I’m back from LA, and the Adobe MAX 2009 conference. Just like the MAX tagline of “Connect, Discover, Inspire,” I truly able to accomplish all of those. This year’s conference packed in a lot of announcements, and gave everybody a good idea of where Adobe is heading in the marketplace. All of the keynotes and sessions were recorded, so make sure to check them out on Adobe TV!
So, lets first talk about some of the major announcements:
A few things that were not released, but were talked about:
I also had the chance to catch up with a lot of the evangelists, and talk shop with a lot of the people I usually only communicate with online. It was great to see everybody, oh, and yeah, I went to a lot of sessions and labs too. I’m hoping to go through all my notes from the action-packed week from my labs and get cracking on some new apps I have floating in my head (yes, I was inspired).
The nice thing about the Eclipse ADT android plugin is that you can go into Run Configurations, create anew Android Run configuration and than select the project and hit the target tab and select an AVD and than start the emulator. Set that up at the beginning of your developer day and you have something that seems smal but is very significant. The new technique or process I have developed is to use the ANT target to execute a set of unit tests. Who is already bored? Here is the secret, I set in code at the beginning of my method and at the end to log a heap/trace file and than at the end of the ANT target pull out the set of files to my projects unit tests folder.
It is not any one process or technique of Agile TDD it is a set of techniques together chosen to fit the development situation.
Android supererà Iphone
E’ la notizia dell’ultima ora. Secondo Gartner, nel 2012 il secondo sistema operativo per smartphone sarà la creatura di Google. Il primo? Ancora Symbian.
Sarà il 2012 l’anno in cui Android con una quota di mercato del 14% si piazzerà al secondo posto tra i sistemi operativi più diffusi.
Attualmente Symbian possiede il 50,3% del mercato ma secondo studi e previsioniè destinata a calare assestandosi sul 39%. Ecco quindi che i punti persi da Nokia diventeranno punti in più per i rivali e chi ne beneficerà maggiormente sarà proprio Android, il sistema operativo basato su Linux e sviluppato con l’appoggio di Google dalla Open Handset Alliance: raggiungerà il 14,5% del mercato, piazzandosi al secondo posto.
E l’Iphone? L’iPhone di Apple sarà in terza posizione con il 13,7% e sarà seguito da BlackBerry OS e Windows Mobile, entrambi con quote intorno al 12%.
Certo sono previsioni ed anche speranze ma sarà davvero così? Non ci resta che aspettare.
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Japan’s Kyocera, for example, has announced it is working in contact with some American players to produce the first model LTE. Japan’s Kyocera, for example, has announced it is working in contact with some American players to produce the first model LTE. The device itself, in fact, not much use if the operators do not have an infrastructure suitable for use in full. The device itself, in fact, not much use if the operators do not have an infrastructure suitable for use in full.
The launch of the first LTE model from Kyocera is scheduled for 2010 and will use the Android operating system. The launch of the first LTE model from Kyocera is scheduled for 2010 and will use the operating system Android.
This bit of news has just made my day!
Finally the,”Can you hear me now?” carrier, Verizon, will actually have something to compete with AT&T’s smartphone! And it’s about time this heavy hitter (with the best service) offered a counter to AT&T’s monopoly over the iphone!
CNets Review
I will be first in line to pick up my new phone with that adorable little robot!!! And I’ll have and in-depth review of it for you!
It looks like Verizon is finally getting in on the Android craze, leaving AT&T to be the only carrier without an Android device for sale. The Motorola Sholes (or Tao, or Droid) looks like a great Android device, and is one of the few Android handsets with a physical QWERTY keyboard. The phone has a 3.7 inch touchscreen with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and comes with an 8 GB micro SD card installed. So far it looks as though Verizon will leave Android untouched, and the phone may not even include Motorola’s new Android skin, titled BLUR. According to the Boy Genius Report, the handset is slated to launch before the holidays, possibly on October 30th. I think the phone looks like a great device, and I would love to get my hands on one to try it out. I think Android looks like a great mobile OS, and will continue to improve. All will be revealed at the end of October, I suppose.
Fanbois and girls alike constantly debate the future mobile operating landscape. Is there room enough for all of the current platforms or will there be just a few? From a consumer standpoint, there’s room for plenty of competitors — after all, choice is good, right? But more choices can play havoc with the finances of the companies that produce handsets. With a fixed budget of resources — in a tight economy, no less — handset makers need to judiciously manage their resources and devote them strategically.
Acer is reportedly doing just that, says Digitimes, and they’re adding to the growing trend of phone makers who are joining the Android army.
The company’s focus will shift from Windows Mobile to Google’s operating system, with at least half of their 2010 phones running Android. Palm and Motorola have already enlisted at the expense of Windows Mobile, but neither was a particular big player when compared to other WinMo licensees. What I find fascinating about all this is that we’re not hearing phone makers switch to Android from any other platform besides Windows Mobile. That insinuates Android is seen as the future by several handset makers, because they don’t feel that Microsoft’s mobile OS can compete with Apple’s or RIM’s. It leaves them little choice and could set up two or three big mobile platforms owning the market majority.
But Windows Mobile clearly isn’t headed for the morgue just yet. LG is on-board as a recent licensee and plans over 50 handsets running WinMo. Version 6.5 of the operating system hits handsets next week and I’m already taking an early look at it. I can’t say more until next week, so stay tuned. And next year, Windows Mobile 7 offers Microsoft another chance to reinvent itself as a leader in this space. In fact, some analysts are already expecting that to happen — yesterday, iSuppli forecast that by 2012, WinMo will regain the second place worldwide smartphone market share it lost last year. iSuppli bases this on Microsoft as the only player to offer a “complete set of services that can assist clients in their customization and software integration efforts.“
Back in the day, that might have been a strong selling point, but from where I stand, that’s not enough. If it were, would handset makers be jumping on the Android train one by one? Again, we can intelligently debate which OS is best for us, but at the end of the day, you can’t argue there’s a growing trend happening right before our eyes.
Several weeks ago I applied for an Android Instructor position. During that process I prepared rough drafts of materials covering these Android Programmign areas:
Android WebView Web Programming Using Google Web Toolkit
Android 2D OpenGL Game Programming
Android Advanced Agile Techniques
Android Advanced Programming Replacing Default Applications
Android Game Programming using the Simple Framework
Obviously, the Android WebView Web Programming Using GWT was the most complete one. Obviously, if Apress approves that one I should turn in another book proposal in late October or November. Obviously, the game areas would be the most popular area since OpenGL in Android 1.6 is now entirely fixed. Certainly, Game Programming Using the Simple Framework may be more appealing with the project handset sale sin q4-09 and q1-10 as its basically using the basic computer language to put together the Android Components like Lego blocks into a functional game.
But, I do not have to make that decision until after Apress approves the Android WebView Web Programming Using GWT Book Proposal and than not until possibly November. And on top of that I have my set of Mock Test Object classes to finish and process through the Android Project Code approval process. It will be an interesting set of months.
