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Samsung "Finger mouse" application

How feasible is it to port this to the xperia? Anyone know?
basically, it gives you a useable cursor via the optical joystick

Could you give a link to the original application?

Its not an application you can download, it is a standard app only found in the Omnia because it has an optical joystick similar to X1

yeah unfortunately it's not an application i can find anywhere.
Shame, as its a really cool app - allows you to have a mouse cursor on your windows mobile

the d-pad (side) buttons must be flatten, or the cam must be come higher in future versions of xperia x1.
the pad is to deep in a hole. its not the feeling, it could be. htc/sony/ericsson have to lift up this sensor!
touchpad style...
but tomorrow, i will test, to glue a 1-2 mm transparent pet foil over the touchpad`s cam.
normaly, the pet foil (acryllic glas) will transport the optical informations
i hope to become the touchpad sensor field, exactly to the d-buttons frame`s hight.
so i hope, it will feel as one unity with a plain surface. so it`s easier to slide with the thumb
over the senor.
touchpad style... *G

ehh, okay. Don't destroy your phone

What about the HTC Mouse. The one on the Artemis or Touch Cruise.

DOMin8or said:
but tomorrow, i will test, to glue a 1-2 mm transparent pet foil over the touchpad`s cam.
normaly, the pet foil (acryllic glas) will transport the optical informations
i hope to become the touchpad sensor field, exactly to the d-buttons frame`s hight.
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Brilliant idea, please keep us informed on what happens with that mod.

Would it not be easier to steal the CAB from an omnia or i780 rom and see if it works? Would give it a go but not sure how.

I've found something that works...
http://www.pocketpcfreeware.com/fr/index.php?soft=758
But it's not much like a real mouse, or how I think it *could* work with the optical joystick. It moves around like it does in Opera mini, I think SE have coded the drivers to make it more useful in scrolling up/down/left/right through menus, rather than to be used like a mouse.
I wonder if someone can create a program that reads the data directly from the sensor rather than through whatever drivers (HID?) are currently being used.
e: Has anyone found a way to boost the optical sensor's sensitivity in the registry? That'd help a little. It takes ages to move around the screen atm.
e II: It's certainly not perfect; the transparency of the pointer causes problems with menus. also I noticed that the pointer is taking commands from both the optical sensor and the directional buttons around it. I wonder if SE really have made the drivers so that the optical joystick only emulates the directional buttons.

I've got an i780 and the FingerMouse on it was truly awesome - allowing for genuine one-handed use and setting it apart from the rest of the WM crowd. I've now "upgraded" to the X1 and while a lot of the problems have been fixed by Jack's Rom, getting the optical mouse working as a cursor will be what stops going back to the i780!
I've copied the attached dll and fingermouse.exe app if anyone can make any use of it. I'm afraid I have no developer skills whatsoever, but if someone can talk me through anything else that's required off my i780, I'll happily oblige There's also the full i780 rom kitchen here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=409258

Telster said:
I've got an i780 and the FingerMouse on it was truly awesome - allowing for genuine one-handed use and setting it apart from the rest of the WM crowd. I've now "upgraded" to the X1 and while a lot of the problems have been fixed by Jack's Rom, getting the optical mouse working as a cursor will be what stops going back to the i780!
I've copied the attached dll and fingermouse.exe app if anyone can make any use of it. I'm afraid I have no developer skills whatsoever, but if someone can talk me through anything else that's required off my i780, I'll happily oblige There's also the full i780 rom kitchen here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=409258
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Thank you so much, been waiting for someone to post this. I'll happily send a donation to anyone who gets this working.

I'd love to get this working properly too, it'd be especially useful for some games... COD2 with real "mouselook" on a phone would be fantastic.
btw this is the real fingermouse
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I will donate 50€ for the one who do this that its working like on my Omnia.....
this is a promise!!!!!!
would anyone use a laptop touchpad only like arrow keys instead of a mouse pointer??? NO!!!!
Greetz

SquidgyB said:
btw this is the real fingermouse
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HAHA, very funny

[review] Documents to Go

Documents to go
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Name: Documents to go
Developer: DataViz
Version: 1.0.0.1
Price: $19.99, €14.40
Cyrket URL: http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.dataviz.docstogoapp
Date: 15 June 2009
Review
This app is one of the few working document readers. It reads Microsoft Word 97-2008 and Microsoft Excel 97-2008. With €14.40 it is one of the most expensive apps available in the Market. Due to its price my expectations were high.
Startup
The app boots pretty fast. After starting you will get to see this starting screen.
I find the 3 buttons on the bottom quite frustrating, I never use them and they take up a LOT of space and nearly serve the same purpose: promoting the developer. If this was a free app I’d have peace with it but since I paid €14.40 for this I’d rather have those 3 buttons removed or reduced in size.
Word
Once you chose the Word button the app will show you 2 options, opening a word file or create a new one. On the bottom it will show your recently used documents, which is quite handy.
Opening word files is done pretty quick, depending on the size of course.
Features
There are loads of options in the editor. You can even set your name to appear in the “Author” information, choose the output format (2004 or 2008), set all text to capslock, insert page breaks, hyperlinks, comments, tables, zoom in and out and even add foot and header notes. This list isn’t even coming close to all features this app contains.
Typing isn’t very convenient because the on-screen keyboard takes up 40% of the screen. This of course only applies on the Magic.
Excel
The excel part of the software has the same heap of options that the word module has.
It supports function input and even has about 100 pre-defined functions! Wonderful!
The excel module can display rows 1-18 and collums A, B and C on one screen when your zoom is set to 100%. Zooming in and out is possible.
5 languages supported
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Conclusion
Being one of the most expensive apps in the market my expectations were high. Sadly the app didn’t satisfy at all points. One of the biggest lacks is PDF and PPT support. I know PDF is not an Office product, but the app is not called Microsoft Office To Go, but documents to go! I can imagine that opening PPT’s on an Android device requires a lot of processor and memory.
I find the price a bit too high for an app with quite some advertising and no PDF support.
The things that it does support are done exceptionally good with a lot of options available.
Positive
+ Word and Excel 2008 support
+ Loads of options
+ Fast
+ Easy to use UI
Negative
- Somewhat expensive
- No PDF support
- Annoying 3 buttons on the start
My rating
2009 - Draxter

I bought it and i've to say is a great shell. It' works fine, it's fast, yes it's expensive but if you need to use it for work, it's not.

i am a HK magic user... how come i cannot download documents to go in "market", it's not even there when i search for it

I don't think there are any non-free apps in the Market outside the USA. I hope they're working on it - It's probably some international laws and stuff I know nothing about.

No-fullscreen Landscape keyboard for TnT/TnTlite

I just found out that Smart Keyboard Pro has a config switch to disable switching to full-screen in landscape mode. This makes it work in landscape like original TnT keyboard - entry field does not cover the whole screen. This fixes one of TnT(lite) issues for me. Perhaps it could be useful to someone who needs a soft keyboard with support for other languages. Not sure if there are other/free keyboards which support such option, I decided a few euros is not that bad for a keyboard with so many options

Ultra Keyboard as has No Fullscreen Mode
Ultra keyboard has this as well, it also has some nice tools above the keyboard like selecting text, cut, copy paste. It also has cursor keys as well as trace(Swype) support. You can configure it to use trace mode all the time or on either portrait or landscape mode. I like to use it only in portrait, as the landscape mode means my finger has to do a lot of traveling. Trace is not as nice as swype, but works fairly well. The cursor keys included on both portrait and landscape keyboards make it fairly easy to correct any typos.

Yeah, Ultra has some really nice features, however it is unaware of non-latin characters, which kind of defies the purpose for me, I could type in English using TnT keyboard. If it had more languages I'd switch to it from Smart.

I am using the Ultra keyboard trial but haven't been able to figure out how to make it work full width. The tool bar is, but not the keys. What am I missing? Besides probably a brain
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I've started using Thumb Keyboard, which costs $1.99 but which has a great split keyboard in landscape for comfortable thumb typing while holding the tab. Autocomplete was just added, but I'm not sure which languages it supports. It's in the Market.
It's not 100% ready for prime time, but I love having a keyboard like this. My thumbs were taking a beating trying to use a full-width keyboard. (Tiny girl hands!)

Thanks for the tip on Thumb Keyboard, I bought it and am typing with it right now. (It was only $1.33 for me fyi.) Much closer to what I wanted from the keyboard, now I can hit all the letters with my thumbs. The space bars are still a little far for my liking, but not too bad. App looks like it's pretty new, so hopefully it'll keep getting updates.

Spaztik said:
Thanks for the tip on Thumb Keyboard, I bought it and am typing with it right now. (It was only $1.33 for me fyi.) Much closer to what I wanted from the keyboard, now I can hit all the letters with my thumbs. The space bars are still a little far for my liking, but not too bad. App looks like it's pretty new, so hopefully it'll keep getting updates.
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Oops, yeah, I think you're right on the price. But I'm glad you're using it! It's just what I wanted/needed, especially after ending up with my thumb in a splint after a week of heavy use of the default keyboard! This is much less of a strain.

[Q] Sports Headphones w/ skip/pause/mic

I am after headsets that wrap over ear for running, so cant use the stock ones that just fall out - does anyone know if any exist that allow the use of the skip/pause/mic feature?
I had a thought that the myriad of iPhone accessories might be an option, so tried some old headsets (had the same plug segments etc, but the skip track didn't work - only pause/play). Might have been the old headsets, but dont want to buy new if they aren't compatible. Should the iPhone/iPod ones work?
Any help appreciated

haydnlj said:
I am after headsets that wrap over ear for running, so cant use the stock ones that just fall out - does anyone know if any exist that allow the use of the skip/pause/mic feature?
I had a thought that the myriad of iPhone accessories might be an option, so tried some old headsets (had the same plug segments etc, but the skip track didn't work - only pause/play). Might have been the old headsets, but dont want to buy new if they aren't compatible. Should the iPhone/iPod ones work?
Any help appreciated
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I have these and they work great while jogging and at the gym.
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They are a bit uncomfortable, but I think it is because I have a bigger than usual noggin. Anyway, after a while I got used to them. They sound really good, they do not block outside sound, which is a plus for me (can hear traffic/cars behind me), the battery is rated at 14 hours (I have never been able to drain it completely), and they have very strong btooth reception. They even have a built in 4 presets equalizer. Only downside I have found is that microphone call quality is not great. Usually the person I am talking to cannot hear me clearly.
Oh, and the music controls work perfectly.
http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/mobile-phones-gps/RF-MAB2.html

Appreciate the response

haydnlj said:
I am after headsets that wrap over ear for running, so cant use the stock ones that just fall out - does anyone know if any exist that allow the use of the skip/pause/mic feature?
I had a thought that the myriad of iPhone accessories might be an option, so tried some old headsets (had the same plug segments etc, but the skip track didn't work - only pause/play). Might have been the old headsets, but dont want to buy new if they aren't compatible. Should the iPhone/iPod ones work?
Any help appreciated
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It's not the old headsets, I will confirm that iphone controls won't have skip tracks working with android phones. I think there are very few sports type of headsets that will have android controls. Your best bet is probably to look into the bluetooth headsets as they will have the controls working.

[Review] Co-pilot on Nexus 7 Works great

I really liked the idea of using the Nexus 7 as a Satnav in the car, as the screen makes everything much easier to read than on my Galaxy Nexus. I know that you are able to use Google Navigation on the Nexus 7 if you tether to a 3G device (or MiFi) or as long as you setup your trip before leaving while you have WiFi. It just seemed a little limiting though (but yes, I did only pay £199 for the deice so i am not complaining).
I decided to purchase Co-Pilot from Play Store (I tried a bunch, and I just liked the way Co-Pilot looks / feels / works - to me it seems the closest to my trusty Garmin Satnav (which I recenly sold) ). I have used it quite a bit on my Galaxy Nexus and it works great, so I ran it on my Nexus 7 and it works just as great and looks amazing with the 7 inch screen.
What I like -
- Volume of the voice prompts is fine (much louder than Galaxy Nexus)
- Navigation algorithms seem to be on par with Garmin / Google
- Traffic rerouting is pretty good
- Alternative routes and detours are possible
- Rerouting (when I take a wrong turn or think I know better than the Satnav) is quick
- Maps are up to date and graphics are clear
- auto rotates very nicely
What I don't like -
- Nothing so far
I decided against getting a dash / windscreen mount for the Nexus 7, as I found by luck that the Nexus 7, in its case, fits perfectly on the center console in my car, at exactly the right angle for me to not get glare / reflection. The only issue with this location is it is right under the cup holder in the car, so if I have a REALLY cold drink, or leaky coffee cup in there, it could drip condensation onto the Nexus 7.
I've included some shots of the Nexus 7 doing it's navigation thing in the car this morning.
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Interesting.
So from your screenshots, I assume this is without an active data connection (WiFi via tether or hotspot)? And the navigation is responsive using the GPS alone?
Doesn't Google Maps allow you cache map regions locally? Are the benefits over that the convenience of not having to or not being limited by it?

should work fine... Other than the fact if you put too much trust in CoPilot, you'll end up in Egypt but you were wanting to go to London.
If you go read their forums, you'll see folks complaining every day about really odd routing, old maps, etc.

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Interesting.
So from your screenshots, I assume this is without an active data connection (WiFi via tether or hotspot)? And the navigation is responsive using the GPS alone?
Doesn't Google Maps allow you cache map regions locally? Are the benefits over that the convenience of not having to or not being limited by it?
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Correct. Co-pilot does not need an internet connection, as all mapes are stored locally on device and navigation is calculated on device. If you use the Traffic Updates option in Co-pilot, then you need an active data connection to get traffic updates.
Google maps lets you download some maps to the device, but those can only be used in Google Maps and are not used by Google Navigation. Apparently, Google Navigation downloads all the stuff it needs when you setup the trip, and only needs data connection if you go off course, or need to reroute.