Video: Nokia N900 used to control British art installation
The new Nokia N900 is only a week old, but it’s already being put to some interesting uses — like this nifty little video wall commissioned by Nokia at the onedotzero adventures in motion festival in London. A custom Maemo 5 app sends messages to the display, and then the phone’s accelerometer can be used to control the animation. Sure, it’s not the most super-original phone+art installation we’ve ever seen, but it’s certainly quite pretty — check the video after the break.
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Video: Nokia N900 used to control British art installation originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HTC Touch Pro2 graces Verizon on September 11
Alright, so maybe a square Nokia isn’t your style — we understand. Maybe you’d like something a little more businesslike, something with a little more Exchange ActiveSync flair and a keyboard with room to spare. What you’re looking for, we reckon, is the Touch Pro2 — and now that Sprint and T-Mobile both have it, it’s Verizon’s turn to get real with HTC’s latest QWERTY beast. Knowing full well that this is a businessperson’s dream, HTC and Verizon have gone ahead and stuffed EDGE in there to keep you connected while you’re abroad; otherwise, you’ve got the same WVGA resolution, 3.2 megapixel cam, GPS, and WiFi as the other guys, and just like Sprint, you’re signed up for that all-important 3.5mm headphone jack. Global capability doesn’t come cheap in this case, though: expect to pay $299.99 on a two-year deal before a $100 mail-in rebate.
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HTC Touch Pro2 graces Verizon on September 11 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Loopt strikes deal with AT&T for background monitoring on iPhone
Well, it’s not quite the sort of background application that most folks have been hoping for on the iPhone, but Loopt has nonetheless scored something of a first for its location-based iPhone app. As Silicon Alley Insider reports, the company has struck a deal directly with AT&T that’ll let it monitor your location whenever you have a network connection, regardless of whether you have the Loopt app open or not. That, as you might have surmised, is done entirely on a server-to-server basis, and it’ll initially be made available as a part of free 14-trial program limited to 5,000 users, after which it’ll run them and everyone else $3.99 a month (added to your AT&T bill). Feeling lucky (or quick)? You can put your name and number into the hat by hitting up the appropriate read link below.
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Loopt strikes deal with AT&T for background monitoring on iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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