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Peter Gotlib wrote:
I love Palm stuff, but the company seems to
have gone through some traumatic changes.
they are effectively ditching PalmOS, going for Linux, though the Linux
version is now delayed to 2008. IIRC Sharp has some nice Linux based PDAs.
Ideally, I'd love to be able to play Flash content on the PDA
have you tried Nokia's N800? it has been recently upgraded to Flash 9,
though I don't know how smooth it will be at 325MHz.
My experience is that it takes a 1GHz Pentium or a 1.4GHz PPC to display
decently a flash panorama on a PC display. A smaller PDA display might
work at 325MHz.
The best bet IMO is to wait for another 6-18 months. Some graphics
accelerated PDAs and cell phones have already hit the market and there
is more to come: <http://mobile.sdsc.edu/devices.html>
Graphics accelerated panorama viewing is _not_ supported in
- Flash (though who knows what Adobe will bring with the next version?)
- QuickTimeVR
- Java
Graphics accelerated panorama viewing is currently possible with:
- Shockwave / SPI-V
- DevalVR
- FreePV
It is unlikely that any of Shockwave / DevalVR will be available for
PDAs in the near future.
The best bet is to wait for a device that is graphic accelerated where
FreePV can be compiled on, and I believe such a device is coming soon.
To be ready for its arrival is easy: author panoramas for SPi-V using
horizontal stripes. This way the images are usable _now_ with
Flashpanoramas.com and SPi-V on any Windows/Linux/Mac and they will
become usable on the widest variety of PDAs:
- with FreePV, on models with GPU acceleration and a compiler-friendly
environment (probably initially Linux OS driven models, followed by
WindowsCE driven models)
- with Flash, when Flash support will be at the same level as Flash 9 on
Windows/Mac/Linux and the CPU will be fast enough
I also remember some posts (not sure if it was the QTVR list or the Pano
Tools NG list) that mentioned mini computers - these were full windows
boxes that could almost fit into ones hand. I image those are pretty
expensive - but maybe useful in the field. If any one knows of such
devices, or the posts that mentioned them, I would be much obliged.
The OQO <http://www.oqo.com/> is a great device if you can spare 1500$.
It even has a GPU, so it may also display graphic accelerated panorams.
The 5" display has a native 800x380 resolution and connected externally
it can drive 1920x1200. No need to go for the two expensive models -
stick with the cheapest one.
Yuv
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