New mobile is coming!(Off topic completely!)

[wathavy4]

Hi, I crash with my wife on the use of PC currently quite often.
I of course wanted to buy Windows Xeon or i7 mega-desktop with 24Gbytes Win64, no doubt about it.
But.... wife's answer would be, surely no doubt about it, Biiiiiiig NO.

Yesterday, I happened to have a chance to upgrade our mobiles, because the phone bill got lower here thanks to the competition from abroad.
Then I found this phone.
http://au-is.jp/?cid=12501-20417
Oops this one.
http://au-is.jp/products/is01/



And I also found that application can also be made for it.(Which won't be any usable, but hobby alone, I am afraid.)
Example:
http://developer.android.com/resources/ ... world.html

Anyway, this is a java application, Alibre might as well dig out V8 and let it run on it! It might be the world first 3D CAD run on Android, perhaps.

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

I don't think it would be so easy. But would be cool. 8)

 

[AndrewTing]

does it come with english OS?

 

[wathavy4]

NO, not this one.
I wish I could get one, but this is made by Sharp, and they sell it only in Japan for the moment...I guess.
Many manufacturers are selling the kind already, it seems to me.

http://www.google.com/images?q=android+ ... 19&bih=942

 

[AndrewTing]

i guess, iphone isn't popular over there.

 

[wathavy4]

iPhone is probably not running on ANDROID, yet.

This is a PC which is compact and equipped with mobile phone.
Some look like phones but they run on Android OS.
It's the Google's next target to let PC run with this OS, I overheard.

I bought it because it's much cheaper than least expensive PC....and I can use it as a phone too.
And I can connect it to my wireless local area network at home.
It is too small as a normal PC, so you cannot do a lot of things, but as a phone, it does more than one expects.
Thus they call it Smart phone, I guess.

New gadget...

 

[AndrewTing]

do you have a picture of how you make a voice call with that?

 

[wathavy4]

http://getnews.jp/archives/57688



He says, he might be regarded as if he is kidding talking to his eye glass's container.....

You can also talk to it by putting in front with louder sounds, but it's not recommended in crowded place, maybe.

 

[AndrewTing]

LOL... u gotta be kidding... there is a speaker/mic and call/cancel at the bottom of the fone?

so does it come with a bluetooth headset?

 

[wathavy4]

I donno, I haven't got it yet, but it's a small PC so you can imagine that most of the interfaces are equipped with already.

 

[wathavy4]

BTW, I didn't know that android is fads already according to the google.
http://www.eurodroid.com/2010/05/video- ... ow-online/



Alibre might go on that platform, too. :wink:

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

I've been looking at Android phones lately since I need a new phone soon. This one is releasing the end of this month. http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Samsung-Epic-4G-phone-p_4720.html
Its specs are probably a little better then my first pc. :lol:

 

[wathavy4]

I've been looking at Android phones lately since I need a new phone soon. This one is releasing the end of this month. http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Samsung-Epic-4G-phone-p_4720.html
Its specs are probably a little better then my first pc. :lol:

Nate, your model seems much newer than mine. I got V1.6, while your's V2.1.

BTW, I have Android any of version on my PC, too. :mrgreen:
It's an emulator.

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

:lol: Same here. That is how I tested it out first.

Followed this to get the emulator: http://lifehacker.com/5587260/how-to-test-drive-android-on-your-pc-without-buying-a-phone
Then this to be able to download from the android app market: http://lifehacker.com/5588884/enable-the-android-market-when-trying-out-android-on-your-pc

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

Also this is about installing a newer or custom OS ROM on an Android phone.
http://lifehacker.com/5596108/how-to-choose-the-right-android-rom-for-you

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

This is kinda related to the topic: Check what AutoCAD is up to now :shock: :shock: :shock: AutoCAD for Mac & AutoCAD for iPad and iPhone

 

[swertel]

Not only that, but ARES is on the Mac and now DS is announcing Draftsight on the Mac (beta coming in a couple weeks). So far, these are not 3D MCAD tools, only 2D drafting tools, but it seems like the market is starting to shift. I sure hope Alibre reads the writing on the wall doesn't get left behind.

Once CAD goes to the Mac, I have no reason to stay with Windows. And then I can finally get rid of MS Office as well. HELLO OPEN OFFICE!

 

[wathavy4]

I agree, Scott!

The newly bought market share of Mac goes over 50% today, I overheard.
The kernel for Mac is Linux(Unix), so 3D CAD should work on both Apple and Linux in the near future, just by start using Linux. (Not easy right now, but it might be risky if it stays only with Windows.)

Mobile kernel was part of Linux as well. (Now it is cut off, they say.)

 

[Mibe]

Well, Mac only has about 5% of the market and it's share is actually declining. Apple is basing their business on iPhones today, not serious computers for business use.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/new ... c-os-fails
http://www.techcabq.co.cc/2010/08/mac-o ... e-for.html

With this in mind this rate there is no chance that Alibre would start any attempt to create a Mac-version of Alibre, especially when you actually can run the Windows version on practically any mac...

 

[wathavy4]

The newly bought market share of Mac goes over 50% today, I overheard.

Wow wow... I need to scratch it out of the thread...

But, anyway I would not mind 3D CAD run on my Android mobile.... :wink: