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Killer apps

2008-10-23T21:35:05Z

212.21.143.46: /* Tear */

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)
* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like<br>
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

== Ports ==

Killer apps

2008-10-23T21:34:28Z

212.21.143.46: /* Existing applications which would need work/tweaks */

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)
* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like<br>
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

== Ports ==