1src Forums - Sony CLIE NX/NZ/TH landscape utility

01-22-2005, 06:26 AM	#1
Joel 1src Co-Founder Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Guam Posts: 4,517	Sony CLIE NX/NZ/TH landscape utility Mobile Stream announces development of the utility which allows to use very popular Sony CLIE NX/NZ/TH series models in landscape mode. [details]

01-22-2005, 06:30 AM	#2
Selachii Call me EL Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 183	between all the commercial 'news' on the frontpage, this is actually 'good' news!

01-22-2005, 06:32 AM	#3
weelogic Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom Posts: 109	In another post there has been a suggestion that this is a gimmick. Now, I'm no nay-sayer, and nothing would please me more than TH in landscape (TomTom navigator especially :-)) so does anyone have an idea of the track record of Mobile Stream in PDA apps? __________________ I came, I saw, I couldn't be bothered PalmPilot->Palm IIIC->Sony N760C->NX60->TH55->LifeDrive>Palm TX

01-22-2005, 06:41 AM	#4
strider_mt2k Samsung Omnia i910 Silver Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atco, NJ USA Posts: 1,983	It really would be a breakthrough, if it's not a hoax or something.

01-22-2005, 07:08 AM	#5
Dugz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 47	I downloaded the meteor game produced by them to see how it is and that game's quality is not bad indeed, it might seem it can be true? Would like to hear what cliepet thinks whether this could be true. Although I don't think netfront for TH supports landscaping (like apps which support rotate for T3) which is a shame... =( but none the less sounds like good news.

01-22-2005, 07:24 AM	#6
Cyker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,188	Even if it's not a hoax, I suspect it will be really slow on the TH... the T\|3 takes a ~50% CPU hit in Landscape mode because it's doing it in software, but with a 400MHz CPU this still leaves a fair bit of processing headroom. On the TH I'm not so sure... :/

01-22-2005, 07:40 AM	#7
strider_mt2k Samsung Omnia i910 Silver Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atco, NJ USA Posts: 1,983	That doesn't bode well. We don't have the horsepower to spare.

01-22-2005, 08:47 AM	#8
jjesusfreak01 Custom User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 3,942	Just say wow, weve been waiting for this for a very very very long time. If its true, ill have to change my avatar. __________________ Brad Green - Enthusiast Extraordinaire... Sony TG-50, Sony TH-55, Palm TX...TH-55 still the best

01-22-2005, 08:56 AM	#9
Tam Hanna Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,853	Well jjesusfreak, I personally think that this is true. So, better get a rare PDA or mobile phone, photograph it and hossa! __________________ http://www.palmfilefind.com - find files on your memory card Visit my blog at http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com to learn more about the PalmOS platform! TamsPPC-the PocketPC Blog TamsS60

01-22-2005, 09:18 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tam Hanna

Well jjesusfreak,
I personally think that this is true. So, better get a rare PDA or mobile phone, photograph it and hossa!

Exactly, my abilities were before their time, literally. I could always say, first pic of zlauncher in fullscreen landscape. I got a t415, could I photograph that. Or I could take a picture of the TV in my living room. Samsung hlp-4674w, 46 inch 720p dlp w/ a 2000 to 1 contrast ratio. Can you say oooooohhh, aaaaahhhh.

Quote:

Originally Posted by strider_mt2k

That doesn't bode well.
We don't have the horsepower to spare.

Well, there is a 50% hit with the t3 libraries, but programmed correctly, the hit could probably be a lot less. Remember, the 50% hit is with completely unoptimized programming. It doesnt take advantage of the processor, or anything else for that matter.

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01-22-2005, 09:54 AM	#11
pruss Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Waco TX Posts: 4,440	I wrote to them asking them to work with me to ensure FontSmoother compatibility. :-) __________________ Alex Pruss For my shareware (FontSmoother, myKbd, mySkin, Accenter, FastLaunch and AtomClock) and freeware PalmOS software, go here: http://pruss.mobi

01-22-2005, 10:07 AM	#12
strider_mt2k Samsung Omnia i910 Silver Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atco, NJ USA Posts: 1,983	This is something I'll be watching closely, especially with the snow piling up outside. It started less than 30 min ago here in S. Jersey, and it's already a good coating!

01-22-2005, 10:19 AM	#13
JAmerican Why Does Palm Disappoint? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,909	OMG! They even plan to give portrait mode to the UX as well. Thank you MobileStream. Now us UX users can try the CLIE Organizer and you portrait users can try the Media Launcher! Can't wait. Looks like the VZ isn't the only CLIE that can rotate now. JAmerican __________________ JAmerican Handspring Treo 90 --> Royal RG135nx --> T-Mobile Sidekick --> T-Mobile Sidekick Color --> PEG-UX40 -- > PEG-UX50--> Samsung T629 (Returned) -- > Palm TX (SOLD)/T-Mobile Sony Ericsson T610(Defective) --> T-Mobile Dash(Broken Screen) --> ASUS EEE 1000H Black/Treo 800w/PEG-VZ90 Accesories: Transcend 16GB SDHC \| 8GB Transcend microSD Last edited by JAmerican : 01-22-2005 at 10:22 AM.

01-22-2005, 10:25 AM	#14
Cyker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,188	If they can somehow leverage the graphics 'processors' in the TH then maye it'd be a bit faster, but since most of it is just resizing form components I'm not sure how much that, whats (I think) essentially a blitting accelerator, would help... That said, running NetFront underclocked to 64MHz is bearable except when the pages is full to the gills with graphics and stupid table configurations. Sadly, that does include most pages, like this one for instance...

01-22-2005, 12:34 PM	#15
Captain Spiffy Guest Posts: n/a	OMG! That would make the TH55 godlike . According to their site: Adds only little slowdown. Not even noticeable for office applications. Expected date of public demo version - second week of February. I don't see any reason this should be a hoax. I'm pretty excited.