Terry Porter <linux-2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Mark Kent wrote:
>
>> Skype is available for ARM Linux, and has been for a long time. The
>> Nokia 810 version is mentioned here:
>>
>>
> http://share.skype.com/sites/skypegear/2007/12/nokia_n810_internet_tablet_wit.html
>>
>> But the N800 version came out in July of 2007, which is about two years
>> ago.
>>
>> http://share.skype.com/sites/skypegear/2007/07/nokia_n800_adds_skype.html
>>
>> Ah, I hear you cry "but that's just for the Nokia tablets", well, I'm
>> afraid you'd be wrong, see here for the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 ARM port:
>>
>>
> http://www.ubuntu-news.net/2009/04/15/ubuntu-904-due-april-23-includes-native-arm-port/
>>
>> Something to consider for the super-geeky types, should Symbian actually
>> go open-source in a recognisable, GNU kind of way, then it's quite
>> possible we could be looking at dual-boot ARM netbooks, with both
>> Symbian and Linux running on them...
>>
>> Sounds interesting?
>>
>
> Theyre great.
>
> I have "Gizmo" VOIP soft-client on my Nokia N770 and it works *perfectly*
>
> Amazing really as I only paid about $230 AUD for the unit around 2 years
> ago.
>
> I have a BT268 ? bluetooth gps unit that has a inbuilt li-ion battery,
> and is good for 15 hrs. It connects to the N770 and Maemo Mapper provides me
> with free Google Maps for anywhere :)
>
> Flathead doesn't know what he's missing!
>
>
Gizmo does work well, I agree. Should you ever feel inclined, the N800
version of Gizmo, combined with Google talk allows you to do video
calling betwee suitable Gizmo clients.
Combined with a GSM phone, I was able to show a house-bound colleague
around an IMS demo at $employer's labs last year for 2.5 hours solid,
and even held up my N800 to the "crowd" so that everyone in the room
(about 25 people) could see him, and ask and answer questions.
The combination of video on the N800 (actually, between two of them) and
audio on the GSM phone was fantastic.
During the demos, he would IM me (on the N800) asking what he wanted to
look at, so that I could pan in and out and so on.
It was a terrific demo of the amazing things you can do with these tiny
devices, for remote working, mobility and so on.
The big advantage the N800 has over the N810 here is that you can face
the camera both in front and behind the machine, so you can either
video-conf, or you can be a "cameraman".
I still use my N770, too, though!
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