[TriLUG] Nokia 770 Linux-based Internet Tablet on woot.com for$129.99

Kevin J. mrkevinj at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 27 14:19:01 EDT 2007 

Ok, thanks. Let me get back to you on the Orb test as I have to open the port on my firewall at the house first. I'll e-mail when it's available and you can check it out when you get time. It's designed to stream to just about any platform (using some proprietary algorithm) so I'm sure it will work. I use it at home to turn my kids Nintendo Wii in to a home theater system. 

Just had a thought, it would be nice if there was an Orb-like system where users could essentially hang all of their media files off on the Internet for public access. There would be an aggregrator of some kind to allow users to just pick from a particular server and access the content. Obviously that opens a can of worms for copyright issues, but not much worse than typical P2P systems now. The advantage, however, would be that users wouldn't have to move the entire file over the net, but could instead simply stream the content in real-time. Perhaps this already exists?

Kevin


----- Original Message ----
From: Josh Vickery <josh at vickeryj.com>
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 2:06:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Nokia 770 Linux-based Internet Tablet on woot.com for$129.99


http://maemo.org/community/wiki/ApplicationCatalog has a list of
applications that can be installed

As for using the 770 as a media player, its pretty light in the CPU
and RAM departments, so I'm not sure how well that would work.  I use
it for web surfing and as a really fancy remote control for my home
music server.  Before I got hooked on google maps on my cell phone I
used maemo mapper a lot.

If you have an orb server up I would be happy to try accessing it with
my 770 and let you know how it works.

Josh

On 6/27/07, Kevin J. <mrkevinj at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sweet! Thanks for checking. It seems to be  pretty light on the drive space and RAM which makes it difficult to use as a media player, but if it's capable of streaming without any issues, it might be worth the money.
>
> Is there some way to find out which apps can be installed on it?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Josh Vickery <josh at vickeryj.com>
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:33:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Nokia 770 Linux-based Internet Tablet on woot.com for$129.99
>
>
> You can install mplayer, so if you can view the orb content with
> mplayer, you should be able to view it with the 770.  Also, I tried
> hitting http://www.orb.com/4u with the default browser on my 770 and
> it said "Congratulations!"
>
> Josh
>
> On 6/27/07, Kevin J. <mrkevinj at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Any idea if it will work with www.myorb.com?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Josh Vickery <josh at vickeryj.com>
> > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:43:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Nokia 770 Linux-based Internet Tablet on woot.com for$129.99
> >
> >
> > In case anyone missed the Woot, it's available from buy.com for $10 more.
> >
> > http://www.buy.com/prod/nokia-770-internet-tablet-internet-tablet-2006-software-edition/q/loc/101/204081472.html
> >
> > I like mine a lot, and the Maemo Mapper project (
> > http://gnuite.com:8080/nokia770/maemo-mapper/) is pretty darn cool.
> >
> > Josh
> >
> > On 6/25/07, Kevin J. <mrkevinj at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I think he was referring to the Badonkadonk droid "recycler" that is for sale on Amazon for a very reasonable $20 grand.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com>
> > > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:29:48 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Nokia 770 Linux-based Internet Tablet on woot.com for$129.99
> > >
> > >
> > > you've not heard of the great Woot.com!?!?
> > >
> > > wow
> > >
> > > just wait till you see Woot-Offs!
> > >
> > > On 6/25/07, OlsonE at aosa.army.mil <OlsonE at aosa.army.mil> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hahahahahahha. I thought you were joking when you put that name out
> > > > ....until I clicked on the link. The tears from laughter reading that
> > > > ...are priceless!
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> > > > Behalf Of Greg Brown
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:03 PM
> > > > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> > > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Nokia 770 Linux-based Internet Tablet on woot.com
> > > > for$129.99
> > > >
> > > > I wonder if it could be made into some kind of GPS for my JL412
> > > > Badonkadonk.  It would look cool on the dash.
> > > >
> > > > *http://tinyurl.com/ypx565*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/25/07, Kevin J. <mrkevinj at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Is it powerful enough to use as a wi-fi phone?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > > From: Matt Pusateri <mpusateri at wickedtrails.com>
> > > > > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 1:48:03 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Nokia 770 Linux-based Internet Tablet on
> > > > > woot.comfor $129.99
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The 770 have a geek factor, but I don't find them all the useful.
> > > > >
> > > > > Brian Daniels wrote:
> > > > > > I've been happy with my 770 for a while - and I paid a lot more for
> > > > it!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > www.woot.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --Brian
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > TriLUG mailing list        :
> > > > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > > > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member
> > > > > Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ______________________________________________________________________
> > > > > ______________ Choose the right car based on your needs.  Check out
> > > > > Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool.
> > > > > http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/
> > > > > --
> > > > > TriLUG mailing list        :
> > > > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > > > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member
> > > > > Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> > > > >
> > > > --
> > > > TriLUG mailing list        :
> > > > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member
> > > > Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> > > > --
> > > > TriLUG mailing list        : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
> > > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://warrenmyers.com
> > > "God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on
> > > with the prime numbers." --Paul Erdős
> > > "It's not possible. We are the type of people who have everything in our
> > > favor going against us." --Ben Jarhvi, Short Circuit 2
> > > --
> > > TriLUG mailing list        : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
> > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> > >
> > >
> > >       ____________________________________________________________________________________
> > > Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center.
> > > http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
> > > --
> > > TriLUG mailing list        : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
> > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> > >
> > --
> > TriLUG mailing list        : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
> > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat?
> > Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.
> > http://tv.yahoo.com/
> > --
> > TriLUG mailing list        : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> > TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
> > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
> >
> --
> TriLUG mailing list        : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
> TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________________
> Need a vacation? Get great deals
> to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel.
> http://travel.yahoo.com/
> --
> TriLUG mailing list        : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
> TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
> TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
>
-- 
TriLUG mailing list        : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/


 
____________________________________________________________________________________
8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time 
with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.
http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news

More information about the TriLUG mailing list