Will the Neo FreeRunner have a hold switch?

robin paulson robin.paulson at gmail.com
Mon Apr 28 09:37:14 CEST 2008


Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:58:17 +0700 Alexander Frøyseth
> <alexander.froyseth at gmail.com> babbled:
> 
>> Hey all
>> I just wonder if the Neo will have a hold switch.
>> A switch that locks the screen.
> 
> no. it has 2 buttons. 1 power and 1 aux. same as gta01.
> 

however, there will be a soft-screen lock, which requires a certain 
action to unlock the screen

http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Display_Locker

taking this further; if the neo's in my pocket, and the screen is 
touched, does the processor enter a higher state, i.e. consume more 
power, or does that only happen when the screen is unlocked?




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