I assume I need some type of program to take screen shots of my mini to be used for posting and so on?
Could someone please mention one so I can search and download.
cheers
marto :lol:
Magic SS.
It's free.
V
I use this program.. it works from your PC.. and it's free
Thanks heaps
will check them out.
Thanks what I love about this site...ask a question :?: get an answer :idea:
Pocket Screen Capture is a nice small program (only one 6.5kByte file). To use it you just have to install the appended CAB file. After start, a small message window appears which allways stays on top but can be freely moved arround (out of the way ) so you can prepare your screen. After closing this window you have additional 5 seconds to change your screen, then Pocket Screen Capture will take the screen shot and stores it to \Temp\display_n.bmp where n is a consecutive number.
Unfortunately you can't change the behavior of the program in any way, there is nothing to configurate (you can only choose the way of starting it but only because this is the matter of windows). Maybe not the most comfortable way taking a snap shot but it is free, small and independent.
Joe
I use Valksoft's screen capture which is also FREE.
Valksoft seems to change it's mind:
http://www.valksoft.com/order.html
Now they demand $4.99 for the version 1.2
Joe
I have heard there is a way to use your camera on your phone as a scanner. Anyone know of software that I could scan a document and save to to my phone then email it or save it?
Hi!
Here is a link, which may help. I do not know whether this tool for Pocket PC, or whether it under Java in the pocket pc is running.
http://www.51spsoft.com/DownInfoDe/info24479.html
Unfortunately I couldnt get this to work. Anyone else know of a program that will make your camera a scanner?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398571
there was a software called whiteboard or something close to that. take a pic, email to them, they converted to pdf and emailed back. I dont have a link.
Imagine you are standing in a store looking at DVDs. You photograph a barcode with your phone and press a couple of buttons. By the time you make it home, the movie is waiting for you in your torrent client.
This is the link for the app which is available on Android. I wonder if anyone could come up with something like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h05KrEjHW6g
and VERY legal indeed...
While it is a clever idea, that kind of talk really isn't allowed here.. I think this thread will be closed!
thats amazing.. wonder how he is getting away with that!
not that i encourage illegal behavior or download anything illegaly, but i would love to see someone get something like that working for winmo too (not that i would use it)!
Illegal downloads
Its not like im encouraging illegal movie downloads. Just because a shop is providing bullets and guns doesnt mean that they are encouraging shooting and killing...
I think this would be a wonderful app and could have many uses other than illegal movie downloads so take a chill pill...
Yes, the implications are incredible. I'm sure there are *many* other uses other than illegal movie downloads, I just can't think of any right now.
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Oh wait, got one! Music download?!
Hardly saying I'm against it, but do you really think this is the place for you to request an app which would make you a trigger-happy barcode reader?
other possible use
instead of having it take you to a torrent of the movie you can you use it log you dvds or cds to make a list of all your dvds or possibly use it with microsofts netflix app to add the scanned dvd to you rental list
Think outside the box lill fella there could be a lot more uses than just piracy... I saw the video on youtube and was very impressed so lighten up and go BUY a dvd or something if it makes u happy...
I already downloaded a torrent client on my mobile and am able to download content from many sites... Its called winmobile torrent if anyone is interested.
Please posts messages regarding development or alternatives to this rather that sarcy comments from now on.
p.s.
Dashraider that is an excellent idea...
Yeah, lets NOT discuss the legality of this application, in stead lets find out how to get this on our WM phones
To get it to work we would at least need
1. A barcode reading Lib, open source/free
2. A way of searching barcode number -> title
Google-ing for both ...
Mr_Gee said:
Yeah, lets NOT discuss the legality of this application, in stead lets find out how to get this on our WM phones
To get it to work we would at least need
1. A barcode reading Lib, open source/free
2. A way of searching barcode number -> title
Google-ing for both ...
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Try Koushik Dutta's Windows Mobile Bar Code Manager and API.
Another possible use:
It scans the barcode, then identifies the product and checks online for different prices. So you can find the lowest price or whatever.
Thanks...
Thanks for your help on this guys...
Mandragore said:
Try Koushik Dutta's Windows Mobile Bar Code Manager and API.
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I could only find the barcod creation part..
But... we could already start with just typing in the number
the rest could/would be automatic
jmckeejr said:
Another possible use:
It scans the barcode, then identifies the product and checks online for different prices. So you can find the lowest price or whatever.
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Just an FYI there is already a WM program being developed that does this called Barcorama. It's a little crude in the fact that it doesn't actually "read" the barcode, it just searches a predefined string using the barcode numbers that you photograph, and opens a browser page with the prices.
You can edit the search string as well, I think it defaults to a Google Shop search, but you can make it search Amazon/Whatever fairly easily.
To take this a step further, basically what I imagine the general workings of this application would do would be something of the following.
Using pretty much the same foundation as barcorama you would take a pic of the barcode, but instead of displaying the pricing page it would instead parse the data for a title of a movie/artist/etc. This operation would likely be hidden to conserve resources. Beyond this you could take the data that you got from searching the UPC and then plug that into a torrent search site such as isohunt, and have it grab whichever torrent has the closest match or best seeds.
The problems would be that while you could do all the steps on the PPC, I'm not exactly sure how you would get the .torrent opened on your PC without some sort of remote feature/LogMeIn etc. which are probably difficult to integrate into the application.
An additional problem would be that the application would have to judge which torrent from the tracker is "best" to download which would probably have to be handled by some combo of which torrent has the most seeds and which most precisely matches the data it acquired from the barcode.
I'd imagine that this project can be done without too much trouble, but it will probably take awhile to work out the bugs/fine tune the search/etc.
-Edit: After rereading this I came up with an idea for a workaround to get the file to the PC. It's only an idea like I said and would require additional development, but I'm just planting the seed for the more creative minds to bloom.
Basically the steps would be the same as above, but when you reached the point where the .torrent has been found, have the program save the .torrent to a temporary directory, attach it to an email document, and email it to an address you would input. You would probably have to run an app always on the PC that would watch your email, and open any .torrents that came in, I'm not sure how difficult that would be.
I think something like this is the easiest way to do this, but anyone can feel free to chime in with tweaks/new ideas
Scorpion360 said:
Just an FYI there is already a WM program being developed that does this called Barcorama. It's a little crude in the fact that it doesn't actually "read" the barcode, it just searches a predefined string using the barcode numbers that you photograph, and opens a browser page with the prices.
You can edit the search string as well, I think it defaults to a Google Shop search, but you can make it search Amazon/Whatever fairly easily.
To take this a step further, basically what I imagine the general workings of this application would do would be something of the following.
Using pretty much the same foundation as barcorama you would take a pic of the barcode, but instead of displaying the pricing page it would instead parse the data for a title of a movie/artist/etc. This operation would likely be hidden to conserve resources. Beyond this you could take the data that you got from searching the UPC and then plug that into a torrent search site such as isohunt, and have it grab whichever torrent has the closest match or best seeds.
The problems would be that while you could do all the steps on the PPC, I'm not exactly sure how you would get the .torrent opened on your PC without some sort of remote feature/LogMeIn etc. which are probably difficult to integrate into the application.
An additional problem would be that the application would have to judge which torrent from the tracker is "best" to download which would probably have to be handled by some combo of which torrent has the most seeds and which most precisely matches the data it acquired from the barcode.
I'd imagine that this project can be done without too much trouble, but it will probably take awhile to work out the bugs/fine tune the search/etc.
-Edit: After rereading this I came up with an idea for a workaround to get the file to the PC. It's only an idea like I said and would require additional development, but I'm just planting the seed for the more creative minds to bloom.
Basically the steps would be the same as above, but when you reached the point where the .torrent has been found, have the program save the .torrent to a temporary directory, attach it to an email document, and email it to an address you would input. You would probably have to run an app always on the PC that would watch your email, and open any .torrents that came in, I'm not sure how difficult that would be.
I think something like this is the easiest way to do this, but anyone can feel free to chime in with tweaks/new ideas
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I'm actually writing an app to read UPCs and search Amazon prices...
Mr_Gee said:
I could only find the barcod creation part..
But... we could already start with just typing in the number
the rest could/would be automatic
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Sorry, didn't check the API code for scanning barcodes..
Mandragore said:
Sorry, didn't check the API code for scanning barcodes..
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Geen probleem ;-)
Ontoppic
This could be an option :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368798
I need to look into it, and see if I/we can use it,
I also think we can use amazone.com for the dvd info
I just need to look in to the placing of the nzb/torrent
but we're getting there
winmobile torrent seems cool, but i dont really understand the point of downloading huge files over edge to your mobile, would make more sense if it synced with your computer like in the video so it would use a higher bandwith
I've always been interested in creating a barcode reading program.
Before my two kids came along and took away all our free time, my wife used to collect coupons. She would put them all in a index card holder and reference them whenever she was buying something. The most time consuming part was keeping up with the expiration dates and what each coupon was for, then compare them to fliers from the supermarkets.
My idea was to barcode scan each coupon and have an online database of what the coupons were for, how much off, expiration date, and barcodes of products the coupon was valid for. I know that supermarkets have such a database but it would be great if it was available online somewhere.
Even as a community effort (users scan a coupon and type in the applicable info then upload and share with everyone else), this would be a useful little program.
In this economy, we can all use an app like this, can't we? My Wife and I used to leave the supermarket with a shopping cart full of food and personal hygiene products having only paid $3 - $10 bucks.
I'm not sure if this exists. It's 9:09AM I haven't slept yet, and well I wanted to give out my idea before I forget.
My idea is a way to display text on the windows SPB Mobile Shell screens, an application basically. You click on it and you can modify the text, with a limit of how many characters of course, pick its color and maybe even text decoration, styling, size, etc. whatever is allowed. Then be able to place it wherever you want.
Example: John loves Suzy he wants the world to see it on his home screen. John puts "I love Suzy!" in a nice Medium sized Display Format on his home screen in red, underlined.
Now I have no problem aiding in the development of this if there is not an app with the features that I am thinking of, I need help getting started. I used to create minor apps and themes and skins and such. So I'm not cell-stupid. Plus I do web design and graphics.
So please write back and let me know!
Very good idea. Would be extremly usefull to modify the text from command line or via registry. you could then display your money Balance, system information or/and other automated info got with MortScript...
Contact the SPB Sopport ! Let them develope it!
I am looking for something like this too. I would use it for easy access to information that I always forget, but is not secret. The best I have at the moment is to make a dokument with name of the information and use an invisible link with only text.
Hi Friends,
First special thanks to dear Developers to make this happens!
ANDROID on HD2
I am also a kernel developer, but my free time is less than 5min in Day Excuse me
To send SMS Using Camera!!! Try to download "Barcode Scanner V3.4" Attached in Message.
Its totally free, lets look a sample QR Barcode Parsing:
barcode scanner.jpg
They try the website:
h++p://qrcode.kaywa.com
To create a QR Barcode 2D Image in SMS type:
barcodeqr.gif
and it generates:
barcodeqr1.gif
NOW!!!
Start the Barcode Scanner on Your Android Device, it Scans Camera, Place the Camera Lens in Front of Generated QR Barcode and It Popups a Message Very Fast:
SEND SMS ? or SEND MMS ?
Its really Good and Easy
Another Important Functionality is Product Search, This Software Scans 1D Usual Bar-codes on Devices, Products, Books(ISBN) and Everything with bar-code and easily searches it using Google Shopping, You can get the final price, the nearest store, Pros, Cons, and User's Comments.
Feel Happy, Feel Android
Moved you over to the new general area since you posted this in the development section and it really doesn't have anything to do with android dev.
Thanx for your efficient movement