Re: [MLUG] Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] I saw an OpenMoko phone today...

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

For my needs I really need it down to around a ten foot area. A mile is all but useless. Current phone systems can figure out your general location by seeing how close you are to different towers so I don't know what Google is doing that is different.

I'm imaging a Wii-controller like gadget with a built in screen and speaker that can be used to act out sword fights, magic spells, guns, healing, etc and will interact with the remote server from anywhere. The server can know where you are and what you're doing and can speak to you and instruct you what you need to do.

As you reach the end of a trail you've been climbing into the mountains near your home you come to a small clearing and your controller vibrates at your side. You take it up and as you lift it it instructs you that you've reached your destination and that you should look for a large rock with ancient engravings in the side. As you near it your controller emits a bright light and instructs you to drive your sword into the rock. Upon doing so your sword is given a new power.

Next time you and some friends could be led into battle against a rival clan. You go to the right place and are met by the other clan. You use your controllers as swords to battle. Your game stats combined with your actual movements determine who wins. Your friend gets hurt by an enemy and after dispatching his attacker you hold your controller in a certain way so that it knows it's being used as a healing device and you're able to restore your friend and he can go back to playing.

Sounds a lot more fun than sitting there clicking the mouse IMO.

I don't think so.  So I guess it's the Neo1973 more than OpenMoko that you
are interested in.  Google has an OS called "Android" and a prototype
phone, but nothing for sale yet.

Related issue -- check this out:

http://www.dailytech.com/Google+Rolls+Out+Mobile+Phone+Locator/article9826.htm

Google is developing a locator system for use with mobile devices that are
not GPS equipped.  But I agree with the comment that they'd better get
down to less than 1 mile or it won't be worth all that much, at least not
in a city like this one (with a gazillion streets all over the place).

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