Gadgets – Page 8

Port Your Java MIDlets to a Palm Device

Repurpose that disposable camcorder

Boing Boing: Pinouts for CVS’s “disposable” camcorder
From Boing Boing:
CVS Pharmacies sell a one-time-use camcorder that you have to bring to their shop once you’re ready to get your videos, which are delivered on DVD. Enterprising hackers are racing to reverse-engineer the camcorder so that they can extract their own video and make multiple uses of the camera without paying repeatedly.

Use Linux to turn your iPod into a recording device

Linux frees iPod’s inner recording studio

Archos releases their SDK for the PMA 400

ARCHOS PMA400 SDK
Yes.. It is here.. Now I can get to work. Oops. Gotta spring for one of the units first ;-)

Linux Devices has an article about it as well.

Why don’t I have one of these…?

Archos Linux-based portable audio/video player available online
Ok ok, $800 is a bit rich for me at the moment but I would love to try some things out on one of these. The combination of Linux/WiFi/Touchscreen an video capture really gets my motor running. Hmmmmnn.. No SDK available yet (but promised). Needs a JVM and a Skype port (I think it would sell like gangbusters then)
From the site:
The much-ballyhood Linux-based “fourth generation” Archos PMA400 personal video recorder/player (PVR/PVP) — with a 3.5-inch color LCD, 30GB hard drive, wireless Internet access, Qtopia PIM suite, and lots of other cool features — is now available for purchase online from Archos’s website.According to Archos, the PMA400 can record video directly from a TV, VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver. It can also record and play music. A browser interface for scheduling recordings can be accessed over the Internet. The device can also be used to view photos, play games, or run third-party Linux applications of all kinds, the company says.

Are you watching, listening and reading those ads?

Arbitron%u2019s Portable People Meter – Engadget – www.engadget.com /
Track human to ad exposure.. I suppose it could work. I would like to wear one just to see how much advertising I am exposed to throughout the day. Be pretty interesting to see if I can remember any of it :-)

Will this turn video blogging into the next podcasting..?

HOW-TO: PSPcasting on your Mac – Engadget – www.engadget.com.
I might have to get one of these nifty PSP thingamagigs now.. I would like to see a couple more hacks to them first, like the addition of a web browser or a JVM. Anybody know any of those projects are underway?

TV on your mobile

Just some links:
MobiTV
Verizon VCast

Use that data.. Not at $30/MB (like I get charged from ATTWireless)..

MIDP 2.0 on the Mac.. It works!!!

mpowerplayer sdk
From the site:
The mpowerplayer software developer kit includes the mpowerplayer as a standalone application. It’s a pure Java emulator implementing MIDP 2.0 and MMAPI, suitable for integration with your favorite environment and IDE. Third-party integration efforts exist for Ant, Eclipse, Idea, and we hear of more efforts almost daily.
For OS X-based developers, the mpowerplayer sdk is your best (and only) option for MIDP 2.0 development and it includes Sun’s preverify tool as a native executable.
The mpowerplayer sdk is a free download – we encourage you to use our emulator as a standard part of your tool chain to reduce your build/debug cycle as well as to ensure your content runs great on the mpowerplayer. Get it today.

I can verify that it works!!! Finally doing MIDP 2 programming on my Mac. Now all I need is Eclipse integration and I will be flying high.