Hi,
I need testers for my application,
this is my first "full" application that has to do with both pc and mobile through bluetooth.
This is (as the topic states) a application that enables you to control winamp
from your device. (Other mediaplayers can be added too if that's something people want).
The only device it's been tested on is my HTC Artemis (P3300), on windows vista x64.
The windows GUI is very small, it enables you to set the device.
The windows mobile GUI enables you to control winamp.
Screenshots attached.
Links is:
PC App (Auto updating on start).
http://stigatle.net/uploads/blueamp/setup.exe
WinMobile app:
http://stigatle.net/uploads/blueamp/Blueamp_winmobile.zip
(Not auto-updated at the moment, needs manual download)
This is how it works:
1) Pair your devices with windows (as normal)
2) Start winamp
3) start the pc client, search for your cellphone (it will show in the dropdown)
4) Start the winmobile client, search for your PC.
If you find both, then it should work (in theory).
Things that is not finished:
Volume up\down
Playlist editing\listing.
I really hope someone feels this one is usefull.
Please post any issues that rises.
Thank you.
This is pretty cool. There is also a program called salling clicker that uses scripts to control winamp, WMC. itunes etc over blue tooth. I'll give this a whirl. Thanks!
i know also a tool that controlls winamp from the pda.... it is called "media remote" for winamp... it works over usb (activesync) wlan and bluetooth.
this tool also lets you search in your libary on the pc and shows you the tracks on the pda...
but i have to say that this is not a verry stable version
There's also an app called remote amp and it's like the one described in previous post but only over wlan i believe. But works fine.
aiiro said:
There's also an app called remote amp and it's like the one described in previous post but only over wlan i believe. But works fine.
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RemoteAMP is amazing. Controls all WinAmp functions, including multiple instances, even over BT or 3G. I use it on my Vogue all the time. Very quick response time too. Doesn't do much to the battery. When you power off the device, it kills the connection, and comes back up within a second or so.
The only drawback is that if you load an insanely-long playlist, (like 30-40K songs, it can take 10 minutes for RemoteAmp to download the playlist.
RemoteAmp also lets you search your entire library and create playlists. I use this for parties.
I would also love to see an alternative, because RemoteAmp died years ago. I have just held onto my copy, designed for a much older version of CE, but still runs fine on my Vogue.
Hi again,
thanks for the response.
I do realise there are other apps that does this,
but I wanted to learn, and make my own.
Currently working on next version.
Making "Get playing song" now, so that it'll send the current playing song to the mobile.
Spending my weekend developing further.
I got the sending of current song to work now.
Really nice feature if you ask me
See attached screenshot.
I'll upload the new release later today. Need to clean the code first.
My 2 Cents...
You should consider supporting WIFI. I have about 7 computers on my network, all accessable via WIFI, however, only ONE of my computers supports Bluetooth. I'm sure there are alot of people who have WIFI, but don't have a single computer that supports bluetooth.
If you support as many connection options as you can, your application stands a better chance of becoming the defacto standard for Winamp remote control on the PPC.
Thanks for your efforts! Your hard work is appreciated.
Thanks for the input.
I will make WIFI support too.
The reason why i mainly decided to use bluetooth was because
wifi tends to use alot of power on the device.
Still working on the "send current playing song",
I have some trouble getting the string out of the array correctly.
(it adds a bunch of garbage letters to the string, and I cannot figure out where\why). But new release will be out as soon as this is resolved.
New version released.
Various bug fixes.
and added volume adjustment.
Links is:
PC App (Auto updating on start).
http://stigatle.net/uploads/blueamp/setup.exe
WinMobile app:
http://stigatle.net/uploads/blueamp/..._winmobile.zip
(Not auto-updated at the moment, needs manual download)
This is how it works:
1) Pair your devices with windows (as normal)
2) Start winamp
3) start the pc client, search for your cellphone (it will show in the dropdown)
4) Start the winmobile client, search for your PC.
/edit:
added a url for my app, updates, links , news get's posted there.
I will also post here when major changes is made, or if someone else posts.
http://stigatle.net/index.php/blueamp/
Got some improvements today:
features added:
Shuffle on\off
repeat on\off
Get current playing song
(sends the mp3 to the device automatically)
Screenshot:
Update will be rolled out tomorrow!
hedphelym said:
Got some improvements today:
features added:
Shuffle on\off
repeat on\off
Get current playing song
(sends the mp3 to the device automatically)
Screenshot:
Update will be rolled out tomorrow!
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The "send to device" option is pretty damn cool!
Can you just stream it instead? I've always wanted a program that could both CONTROL my WinAmp, as well as stream it when I am away...
Does your software tap into the WinAmp library, or create it's own by scanning your hard disk?
Keep up the good work man!
ScrapMaker said:
The "send to device" option is pretty damn cool!
Can you just stream it instead? I've always wanted a program that could both CONTROL my WinAmp, as well as stream it when I am away...
Does your software tap into the WinAmp library, or create it's own by scanning your hard disk?
Keep up the good work man!
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It checks the playlist for current playing song, then get's the mp3 file and sends it directly.
I'm also looking into streaming the audio to the device, so that you can use your phone as a "wireless walkman"
First with bluetooth support.
as well as stream it when I am away...
Do you mean as in using a data connection? WIFI\GSM\3G?
Like stream over web?
thanks for the feedback!
This is a really cool idea. I have a suggestion which might broaden the usefulness of your application. Instead of limiting this tool to just winamp could you expand this to work with any application? On the PC side the user could specify which application (example MyVideoPlayer.exe) you'd like to control. On the PPC side the app could present a matrix of softkeys, each of them could be assigned an action to be delivered to the PC application. Example one of the keys could send a "P" to the application "MyVideoPlayer.exe" which would 'pause' my player.
Anyways just a thought.
Leon.
hedphelym said:
It checks the playlist for current playing song, then get's the mp3 file and sends it directly.
I'm also looking into streaming the audio to the device, so that you can use your phone as a "wireless walkman"
First with bluetooth support.
as well as stream it when I am away...
Do you mean as in using a data connection? WIFI\GSM\3G?
Like stream over web?
thanks for the feedback!
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Personally, my main use would be to stream it over the web.
For controlling purposes, 3G would be ideal, with BT if available. I use 3G for RemoteAmp and it works great
Honestly, if I had to request a feature, I'd love to see a 'sleep' function, and an alarm function. I'd love to lay down to bed, and select a 20 minute countdown of music, all from the phone-without messing with the PC... and even if it were possible to set a wakeup time
I know the wakeup is not as desirable, but the sleep mode is amazing...
ScrapMaker said:
Personally, my main use would be to stream it over the web.
For controlling purposes, 3G would be ideal, with BT if available. I use 3G for RemoteAmp and it works great
Honestly, if I had to request a feature, I'd love to see a 'sleep' function, and an alarm function. I'd love to lay down to bed, and select a 20 minute countdown of music, all from the phone-without messing with the PC... and even if it were possible to set a wakeup time
I know the wakeup is not as desirable, but the sleep mode is amazing...
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Sleep mode is a good idea, I'll look into this one.
The 3G mode has to wait a bit, first I'll continue to add features that are currently missing, then make it more "clean", and debug more.
When the app is fully stable I'll add support for more players.
vlc
Nice work. Now get it to work with VLC and you'll be my hero.
Doug
d0ugie said:
Nice work. Now get it to work with VLC and you'll be my hero.
Doug
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I note down the apps that people want it to support, and I'll add one at a time,
first up is windows mediaplayer.
here is another one. i tried it and it works good. also searching in mp3 directory is possible. wlan and bt support. works for me good with wlan
http://mediaremote.freeweb7.com/
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Hello,
As i will be getting my Exec (hopefully) tomorrow, i thought this topic would not only help me greatly but also others.
What are the first ten things to do when you get your new exec?
e.g
1) Get a case
2) Install Software (name here) to use it as a TV remote
Thanks folks
Since this is going to be different from person to person, why not just check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=31697
It covers most/all questions...
Here's what I did:
1). Get case - recommend Proporta Alu-Leather
2). Get screen protector - recommend Martin
3). Get GPS System - recommend BT-338
4). Get Car Mount - recommend Brodit/Proclip
5). Get SD Card - recommend 2-4GB
6). Get system tools software - recommend free software
7). Learn to tweak it - recommend XDA Devs - you guys rock!
8). Get desk charger
9). Get Bluetooth Headset - no recommendations
10). Kick yourself in the ass for spending so much on yourself and nobody else.
There you go. Hope that helps.
modem_man said:
Here's what I did:
10). Kick yourself in the ass for spending so much on yourself and nobody else.
There you go. Hope that helps.
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I think it's going to be for my husband: "Kick himself in the ass for spending so much on his lovely wife.."
For me, the top ten would be:
1) Get Screen Protector
2) Get Case (im using the soft leather case for the ordinary dictionary/translator... it's the same size, fits perfectly)
3) Get BT headset -- using jabra but i want the one with the lcd display
4) Pair BT with phone - Total Voice Commander
5) Install TCMPM and load your sd with movies
6) Personalize phone - change wallpaper.... Im using a hello kitty wallpaper-- got a right to be cheezy... Makes my dopod less intimidating.. Anyone who opens it says, "how cute..."
7) Load ringtones and Install PocketZenPhone
8) Sync phone with pc (i think this should be #3)
9) Install MSReader and load phone with ebooks
10) Show off discreetly to close friends... I dont want just anybody touching my phone with his grimy hands...
screen protector definitely.
A couple of mundane settings to change:
disable error reporting and
disable receive all incoming beams.
Get your activesync working to get your PIM data loaded.
Definitely consider a bluetooth headset (I use Sony Erickson HBH 662 and I'm happy with it).
Definitely helps to have some program to close programs instead of just minimize them (I use smallmenu).
Get your internet connection working.
Start tweaking, probably best to start with the appropriate section of the universal wiki.
Follow this forum and learn more and more.
Enjoy!!
screen protector definitely.
A couple of mundane settings to change:
disable error reporting and
disable receive all incoming beams.
Get your activesync working to get your PIM data loaded.
Definitely consider a bluetooth headset (I use Sony Erickson HBH 662 and I'm happy with it).
Definitely helps to have some program to close programs instead of just minimize them (I use smallmenu).
Get your internet connection working.
Start tweaking, probably best to start with the appropriate section of the universal wiki.
Follow this forum and learn more and more.
Enjoy!!
Hi,
Would you tell me what is TCMPM, and how to get it. Thx
It is a media player. Go to http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/download to download.
Hope this helps
golfaholic said:
It is a media player. Go to http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/download to download.
Hope this helps
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And it's utterly fantastic. a gazillion times better than WMP. Streaming movies over a wifi network without any silly pre-compression/reduction is fantastic.
Big Ups for TCPMP
And the most important thing for me on TCPMP is FULL screen!
modem_man said:
Big Ups for TCPMP
And the most important thing for me on TCPMP is FULL screen!
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On that point - why should we beg/borrow/steal/buy what we need to get a decentOS?
MS is getting lazy - THIS version of Windows Mobile should have come with WMP at least as comparable feature and performance wise as TCPMP. Also a decent task switcher and window closer, like GSPocketMagic, an RSS Reader like Egress, File Explorer like Resco, Pic viewer like Resco, Radio Streamer like Resco, decent Registry Editor, GPRS Monitor type program and so on...
I guess the good side of it is that other programmers are getting income from creating great apps.. apps which are better than MS' creation. It's healthy competition and in the end, we, the consumers, are enjoying the fruits of their labor
Merry Christmas!
Just a short follow up question.
The TCP media player seams to work great on AVI files created with the divx plug in, however, mpeg files play rather badly.
They hang every couple of seconds, jitters and jump.
However, they play nicely with win media player.
Are you others getting this?
Thanks,
Frode
When MS adds something and does something too well, they get sued for Anti-Trust, if they don't, they get complaint at, lose-lose.
MS have been known to put in some really basic software so 3rd party software developers can earn on the full version or better versions of the software.
so can't really blame them.
frodebass, try Pocket TV for playing MPEG. TCMP is really good for DivX, but why use MPEG when it's a space hog?
The first few things I would do are:
1. Don't charge the battery. Use it until its at 20% and then do a fully charge for 8 hours
2. Check for dead pixels on the screen
3. Take a few photos to make sure there are no dead pixels in the camera
4. Don't install a new ROM unless you need to. And if do want to make sure you hard reset before a ROM update
5. Don't install non-WM5 s/w at all. And if you want to install any third-party apps check here at the forum and always use the latest version. In general avoid apps that have Today screen plug-ins as they seem to the source of many problems from what I can gather
6. Show off your new "toy" to your friends/work colleagues!
Hi, I'm a developer wanting to write an app/today plugin. Do you have any request?
Yea I've wanted this for long time and hope you make it for me. Program that like the watch beep or vibrate 30 min or hour and not turn the screen on?? so I can tell time without pulling the phone out.
Thanks for the opportunity, I was thinking about asked here.
Today plug in for Last call and Running Program as in O2 Plus. Both are nice features of O2 Plus but sadly hacked version has lot of issues to run on wizard and it's big prog to install only for those plugins. Thanks.
check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=328317
I'd love an app that would allow you to get notifications of email that goes into folders other than inbox. Currently, there's no way to do that, and there are no rules you can set like in desktop Outlook to inform you when a message goes into one of those folders.
Hi Kartam, I use claunch, you can see it in my avatar there, I would love to be able to finger scroll the launch icons to the left or the right to quickly get to all my apps, configurable icon size of course. Outside of the today screen a finger friendly file browser is definitely waiting for development, something that has the look and feel of pocketCM but shows your files instead of your contacts, complete with favourites and filters for stuff like music videos or documents. It should also allow users to set a default action on selecting any given item.
funger friendly alarm clock?
Hi,
how about an alarm clock with numbers like a telephone pad, so you can easily type in the wake up time (regular cell phones allow this). I tried all sorts of commercial products, they are not good (snowtime, spb time, etc...)
Or how about a modern version od "pPod"? :-D
Good luck with all your programs!!
finger friendly alarm clock?
Hi,
how about an alarm clock with numbers like a telephone pad, so you can easily type in the wake up time (regular cell phones allow this). I tried all sorts of commercial products, they are not good (snowtime, spb time, etc...)
Or how about a modern version od "pPod"? :-D
Good luck with all your programs!!
Mine's rather Simple!!!!
...or at least I think it it should be.
All I want is an app (preferably that sits on the today screen) that can toggle the network selection between automatic, roam only, and home only.
Sometimes I need to roam to hold a proper signal, and in those places I like switching my phone to "roam only". Then, when going home, I switch it back to automatic network selection. Problem is that this is buried in many menus and takes several clicks to switch. Its a pain to do this 2x a day.
what do you think?
I actually think you may be able to do that with MortScript, I could've sworn I saw a script that did something similar on HoFo or another forum with one that did almost exactly what you described, but it might've been the WiFi radio in conjunction with a GPS puck...or something
I have multiple application using GPRS. My problem is that all those application are not using tha same APN (not sure of the name, I mean different GPRS connections). Each time I need to use one application or another I need to go to the parameters, change my setting click multiple times on OK.
It would be great (at least for me) to have an application on the today screen which permit to select the correct APN.
Regards
Stephane
cybersush said:
Hi,
Or how about a modern version od "pPod"? :-D
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What a great age we live in when a completely touch screen digital music player is not considered as modern!
Haha, you got a point there, touché :-D
What i meant was a more modern pPod skin (maybe more skins to choose from...?), a playlist manager of some sort (so you dont have to browse through all kins of folders until you find your mp3s), slightly bigger buttons, ....
I love the design and the simplicity of the pPod though, just a little tweaking would be cool. And yes, i did also try mortplayer and HTC audiomanager, both great programs, but both programs are too big for just playing music (in my opinion)
Actually a great program would just be a hack to have HTC Audio Manager use the ID3 Number tags to sort music instead of Alphabetical
Re the new ppod program - that'd be great - I've been refreshing the iphone media player thread like nothing on earth - cant wait to see what that turns out like... the HTC hack would be good tho.
ps you might want to check out Simple Tunes V1.61
Hi!
You can make a little program for me??
Here you can find a little CAB http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49265&d=1188921933
They copy to the Windows folder a little executable, copy into StartUp folder a shortcut to it, and add few registry-entries....
Well, this program don't have any interface, simple start when device start...
The target is "improove" the quality of A2DP transmission (audio over bluetooth)
BUT, when this service running, the battery quickll drain!!
You can make a simple app (like a GUI) to enable/disable it??
To enable = write few registry-entries and copy a shortcut to the StartUp folder, then softreset the device
To disable = remove the same registry-entries and remove the shortcut from the StartUp folder, then softreset the device
Can you create an application that will let my Hermes roam the floor vacuuming!?
a2dp stereo auto enable
can you write (or is there out there) an app which enables the a2dp pairing with a bt headset so the stereo is enabled by default when the headset re-establishes a connection.
currently (for me) if i turn loose the pairing, ie if I charge the headset, then turn the headset back on for a2dp. I have to run the bt settings in control panel and click 'set as wireless stereo' on the headset.
note the phone headset is enabled straight away when it is powered up.
thanks
left/right scrolling today screen plugin
this would be a sweet today plugin....
Location based profile changer
so i have been thinking about my homes security and i have some questions...
i have collected quite a few expensive gadgets and they need protection!
So, i have been tinkering with my **** logitech orb web cam and it now supports motion detection. now call me crazy but i would like to be able to receive on my diamond, the video that has been recorded by a motion detection enabled web cam set up in my home. i'm trying to get my logitech web cam to save on my HP media smart server, running windows home server, not default on my laptop, and be notified by either sms that there is new video on my server or the video itself sent to my diamond. i would also like to be able to connect remotely to my laptop and be able to activate the camera software from a desktop link or something like that.
now i swear this is diamond related in the fact that i would like to use the device as a controller.
i have not used remote desktop on my diamond yet, i could not get it working.
i'm not sure if this is a app request, idea, or util so ill follow the forum template rules once this thread takes shape.
please shed some light on how one could make this happen. i think it could be useful to all of us, at home or place of business or your just want to bust your stupid parents snooping around your room.
so you are looking for an app that does the following:
act as webcam streaming server, but only when motion is detected, and when it does detect motion, it must notify you via sms, plus: you need a simple app for youre diamond to vie the stream..
i dont think I would be able to do this, but if you can clarify exacly what you want thinking WITH you is more easy...
on the other hand, i am sure the pc part has already some usefull apliactions wich are able to act as a server. but im not sure about the notification sms..
it would be ideal if that sms contained a link that you follow to open youre browser to view the stream...
what i know what is possible, there are apps for the pc that record video and send it via e-mail...
just use google for webcam security..
maybe there are pplz around here that can adapt software for u...
but i u seach im sure there are apps out there wich can do that... the only app you need is a browser capable of viewing video streams..
Would be good an app who detect movement, and then make several actions:
- Upload a photo/video on an FTP
- Save photo/video
- Play an AUDIO alarm
- Send an mms with the photo/video
- Send a warning sms
- Make a call (and let you listen what's happening)
....all when Movement is detected via the pda camera
Improvise
What you are trying to accomplish is mostly already possible. You'll need to do some research and some creative thinking to get it to work though. You will most likely not get an all-in-one solution to this issue.
It sounds to me like the motion detection and subsequent video capture is already taking place via the software you have installed for your web cam.
Basically you need two things: A way to be notified of a new video file and a way to view it.
I'm not aware of any existing application which will send an email (which can arrive as an SMS) based on a new file being created in a directory, but as a programmer I can asure you there's not much to it.
There are however many solutions which would allow you to view a video file on your WM device from you computer at home and remote desktop is not the way to go here. Your best bet is probably good old http since most video applications will handle "streaming" to file to you as you watch. You'll need to familiarize yourself with IIS (Internet Information Server; I'm assuming you're using Windows) and create a "virtual directory" pointing at the folder where the video files arrive. You'll also need to take the necessary steps to open port 80 so that your computer at home can host via http (this means configuring your router and your computer's firewall). Once this is done just pick your favorite video player and choose "open URL" or something similar and type in http://YourExternalIP/YourVirtualDirectory/YourVideoFile.
I'll leave it up to you to figure out how to best make yourself aware of new files.
As LucidObscurity says there already are several solutions available to this through the combination of existing discrete applications, although .
My setup does does what you desire although goes quite a bit further so it may be overkill for your requirements. However, as food for thought it may still be of interest. It consists of:
- A series of Panasonic BL-C1 IP cameras distributed around my house (running on the wired house network, although wireless versions are available) - these are quite discrete cameras and don't have the typical 'camera look' hence are aesthetically compatible with partners, guests etc (most people I've pointed them out to hadn't noticed them and then didn't believe they were cameras)
- The motion detection/analysis software ZoneMinder - the 'brains' - this monitors the cameras, detects motion (in zoned areas) and records the events as required (it buffers the images so you can capture what happened before the trigger too)
- The SMS tool MercurySMS (and VGSMail gateway) used to alert me via text when motion has been detected (the texts contain various event-related details/stats and a link to the recording)
- A handful of other scripts used for small housekeeping tasks e.g. scheduling the starting/stopping of the system, realtime offsite backup of recorded material (there's no point me capturing a thief on video if he then goes an nicks my PC!), etc
- My Diamond, or any other device with a web browser, used to interface with the system - controlling/configuring it, accessing live/recorded video etc. A web front end is essential in my opinion - you don't want to tie access down to a single platform/device.
Whilst it's not a setup that is up-and-running out of the box now that's it's fully configured it works well - very well. False alarms are practically nill and it doesn't miss a thing. Remote access via the web is powerful and as simple/complicated as you want - on holiday my girlfriend regularly fires up the quick 'snapshot' montage to keep an eye on our cats (we do have a dedicated 'catcam' monitoring the catflap so we can see the history of who came in/out and when).
I'm sure there are some all-in-one solutions available but they likely come at a cost and perhaps do not have the power and flexibility of a modularised solution - it'd be worth seeing what's available though.
Mathew
thanks for all your replies. great read.
i just want all my systems, Windows Home Server, Vista Home Pro and WM6.1 to come together. i will take a look into the apps you have linked to and see whats what.
i already have the ability to record with motion detection. when a new file is created in a folder on my home server, i want to be notified and linked to or streamed. i have remote access to my file via browser [ blazeitup123.homeserver.com ]. i can't get the logitech software to actually save to the server because it says i dont have the rights. i'll try and fix that tonight after dinner, but saving to the server is very improtant because my laptop could be stolen and then the whole setup was pointless. i want to incorperate my diamond into this process as much as possible, like with the remote activation and so on.
Wooow this is one of the coolest threads I read in a long time.
Although I'm not as advanced as some of the members regarding computing, I was thinking:
-Cam software streaming to remote address.
-When motion is detected, cam starts recording, thus creating movement in the remote address.
-When new connection(movement) is detected, you activate a new RSS feed.
-You get RSS notification on phone.
-Connect to remote address and check the stream.
What about:
A spy cam on the Diamond, I mean that you could hide your phone somewhere and point it at a certain spot you want to view. Then remotely access the phone and view the live stream?
Since the phone is so small its an easy hide.
Greetings to all and luck in all your great projects!
you should actually look here...
http://www.incax.com/
Looks good. I've also found Wapcam
(Seems to alert via e-mail to you could use either push e-mail or an email-to-SMS gateway for instant alerts)
Mathew
shogunmark said:
you should actually look here...
http://www.incax.com/
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looks like great software. ill try the trail and it only 20 dollars to buy . seems very simple to. i want something more server based because my laptop would be the first thing out the door.
Security
Blazeitup123 said:
looks like great software. ill try the trail and it only 20 dollars to buy . seems very simple to. i want something more server based because my laptop would be the first thing out the door.
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Perhaps you should invest in a big dog.
I m using this one:
http://www.accordiva.com/
U have there SecuRanger 2 Support 4 video channels
or one Camera only: SecuExpress 2
SecuExpress 2
both come with WM application for remote / viewing etc..
Take a look at orb.com. It has the ability to sms or email you if it detects movement. You could then connect to your home webcam through the phone's' browser.
...a good spy, like a 007 , should be able to SPY also without his PC
The only one that i've found is Invisible Shooter... for symbian os there are a lot of those apps (no pc needed), but for the pda there aren't many... (see the post #3)
I have to admit that I am overwelmed with all of the info regarding the xv6800. I just got mine this past Friday. I have not activated it yet although I did have Verizon transfer my contacts from my Moto E815. I am holding off activating until I learn more about the phone.
The feature that attracted me the most about the phone was the WiFi capabilities. I do not plan on getting the data plan. I do not know how to find out if the phone has Win Mobile 6.1. I would like to have it serve as a GPS.
Some questions:
If I am at Win 6.0 should I upgrade?
Is anyone aware of ant tutorials on using the phone and O/S ?
Is there a way to activate GPS by basically down / uploading a program and clicking on it?
What applications would be best? I plan on surfing, web-mailing, listening to music, working with the office applications.
Is there any "must have" hardware I should get?
Thanks and I appologize it my questions seem very basic but as I said, I am overwhelmed.
Nelson
1 not until you understand what the phone has to offer stick with 6.0
2 not me
3 yes but phone must be unlocked gpstoday and baf gps toggle are the best for me
4 surfing=skyfire music=s2p
5 screen protector
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didnt it come with an interactive cd with a tutorial? mine did :S
if you are interested in musicand watching video you should definitly get the slunkworks flash bundle and tcpmp media player so you can goto you tube and watch streaming videos the way it should be done on mobile
i have uploaded the files for you if you are interested...install tcpmp first then the flash bundle,,if you need assistance let me know or search for "cab instyallation"
last about your GPS there has been people saying they have gotten it to work through google maps but it requires rom flashing first...but like GeLoPeZ said get to know your stock rom first...maybe youll like it
flaws
the fone does have a few flaws tho...the youchscreen is pointless wen it comes to small icons or scrolling...unless u want to get out your stylus everytime
it can be slow at times but nothing a little registry edit cant help out with a little...
almost everything has to be manually shut off or closed through running programs screen likr data connection etc,,,unless you get a few programs that can stop that hassel
the touch keyboard isnt worth anything its awful...unless, like i said you want to keep getting out your stylus
cant customize text message ringtones with custom ringtones
in all...most all these things can be fixed thgrough rom flashing or free downloadable apps and cabs i give it an 8 out of 10
hope i was helpful
laccattacc said:
the fone does have a few flaws tho...the youchscreen is pointless wen it comes to small icons or scrolling...unless u want to get out your stylus everytime
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FTouchSL fixes that issue. There's a free version somewhere on this forum, but for a little over 10 bucks (USD), it's worth it to get the commercial (kinetic scrolling!).
laccattacc said:
cant customize text message ringtones with custom ringtones
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You can.... Start > Settings > Sounds and Notifications
From the "Event" menu, select "Messaging: New Text Message" and select the tone you want.
I think the OP was saying that you cant "Assign" a specific "tone" to a user. Just a tone for all incoming texts.
I might be off base......but I don't think so.
this is to enhance your phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2526683 try it
nelsonwilbury said:
Some questions:
If I am at Win 6.0 should I upgrade?
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Yes you should. There is really no reason not to. Just remember that flashing the new ROM will delete all of your data, so back it up first.
6.1 is useful for a variety of reasons:
1. You can solve your GPS problem by doing it (see below)
2. It has a task manager built in
3. It has Remote Access built in (so if you need to connect with your work desktop, it's nice to have it....you can go and load RA anyways with 6.0, but it doesn't come with it)
4. Has some better screens for managing connections (IMO).
Is anyone aware of ant tutorials on using the phone and O/S ?
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Not only is there a CD that came with your phone, but there is a Getting Started application in the Pgorams folder of your phone. Did you buy this phone second hand?
Is there a way to activate GPS by basically down / uploading a program and clicking on it?
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Why yes there is! Only recently some amazing devs on this forum (skywing) devised an amazingly simple process for activating internal GPS. I just did it last night and it took literally 3 minutes to do and I now have Live Search, Google Maps, Amaze, and two other GPS based apps running on it.
Refer to this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424387
There are a lot of posts in that forum, but the upshot is either do the very simple manual install mentioned in the first post (I did it, I am no expert, took me 3 minutes) or go to near the end and look for the URL of the wiki that has the latest one click cab files to install.
What applications would be best? I plan on surfing, web-mailing, listening to music, working with the office applications.
Is there any "must have" hardware I should get?
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I use Skyfire to browse the web. It is comparable to the iphone browser and it works great. It is in beta, but so far I have only encoutnered a few websites that freak out on it (e.g. www.projectgutenberg.org).
For music, I like pocketmusic 5.1, a freeware app from Pocketmind. It only does mp3 files 9the shareware version does all file types) but it has a great touch friendly skin and nicely shuts off the phone but still plays music to save battery power. It works with my bluetooth headphones seemlessly. Only issue is that while active it commandeers your hard buttons, so if you want to use the hard buttons on the phone for other than music control you have to quit the app.
Other nice apps (I won't list them all!):
1. Total Commander in place of File Explorer. Allows you to have two windows open and drag and drop files.
2. Vade Mecum is a plucker reader that I use to read ebooks on my phone.
3. Live Search and Google Maps are an absolute must.
4. I like Icontact (Burt's version) which you can find on these forums. It is a finger friendly contact program that works wonderfully.
5. I dig Youtube player. You don't need it with Skyfire, but I like it for playing files I download off of youtube. It will search youtube and play video directly or download it in .flv format for later playing. Useful to save the clips I watch a lot (Monty Python sketches, Weird Al videos, etc.) on my phone.
Those are the biggies, IMO.
Regards,
Devin
The Parameters: as mentioned in the topic i'm running a Stock Rom with SPB 3.0 (i find it smoother than 3.5 and with options i like).
- Use will be primarily/only Audio.
- Have a 16GB Sandisk card with with over 8GB of music (in only 1 folder, although i have no problem placing in separate folders)
- Allow me to re-engage BT Headset functionality! (Major Priority!)
Let me also rule out some of the usual Suspects (giving my reasons):
0) HTC Music Player: AM Not Running Sense, so that rules it out (cannot find a way to engage it separately from Sense in SPB)
1) Coreplayer: Like it a lot, fast start (with Library function disabled, but some niggles;
- unable to control with BT Headset.
- Unable to read songs in separate folders.
- Up to 10 seconds switching between tracks.
- Does not have true Shuffle function; always repeats itself. (i find it suspicious if you can go backwards and forwards in shuffle mode and it will always give you the same tracks)
2) Inbuilt WMP; Lags like Hell! buggers up usage of the rest of the device.
3) Pocket Player 4.0: same as WMP if not worse; Only a soft-reset would clear it
4) SP2; Unable to see full music list (although that may be due to the lack of artist folders on the card).
- Is a bit too familiar (i.e. taking liberties with its priorities)
5) Mplayer; A general bugger! (not sure of the version, and not re-installing to check it; was down-loaded circa July'09). Didi not even properly display itself, as soon as you start it up it just flickers and you cannot do any thing else and none of the device keys will work any longer.
6) Nitrogin 1.2 Alpha4; Nice simple layout. Fast. Enabled for Touchscreens, with plenty of other good options (shake to change track!) but (and this time only TWO niggles)
- No BT functionality, and (This is the Major one!)
- Pauses for up 5-10secs in playback when the screen switches off. (and if you use your device for multiple functions, like novel reading, texting, and making/answering calls during your journey to and from work, then this is a Major NoNo! espcially as there is no BT functionality for switching/pausing tracks!)
Sorry to unload, but for me this is the last major road block for True uptake of the HD2 (especially, as for everything else, its an upgrade from my TG01 (which had BT functionality, but lower Bt Signal Strength!)
Any Help/Suggestions would be most appreciated
I refresh this topic, because i looking for music player on my HD2 (windows mobile 6.5). Nitrogen was OK, but when I have in one folder more than 300 songs then between previous and next track is lag for ~5 seconds. On symbian s60v5 was really great music player FolderPlay and i look for similar application. [sorry for my bad english ]
Hi,
perhaps this player is what you want: MortPlayer
I can't send you a Link because this notification from this Forum:
"To prevent spam to the forums, ALL new users are not permitted to post outside links in their messages. After approximately eight posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thanks for understanding!"
So you can look on the website from sto-helit.de (or Google MortPlayer)
Van_Fan
Thanks
I needed this kind of software
thanks a lot
Thanks a lot for MortPlayer. I downloaded this and try soon.