I'm also very interested in developing a Sports/Exercise style application for the openmoko. I'm an avid cyclist and I have developed a little program to read HR monitor data from the Suunto Heart Rate monitor using the Suunto PC Pod. It's a USB device that communicates using the ANT (
<a href="http://thisisant.com">thisisant.com</a>) protocol. I'll try and post some info/code about my work sometime this weekend. We should be able to plug this into the openmoko to give it access to all kinds of sports monitoring equipment.
<br><br>-Will<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/28/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Vincent</b> <<a href="mailto:imnotb@gmail.com">imnotb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br><br><div><span class="q"><span class="gmail_quote">On 29/08/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername">Baxter Kylie</b> <<a href="mailto:baxter.kylie@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
baxter.kylie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi.<br><br>I've been following this project for a couple years with great<br>interest but I have a few questions (for those with gen1 and just<br>those with some knowledge of the possibilities/limitations of the<br>hardware)
<br><br>How hardy is the unit? I realize it has no moving parts but could it<br>take repeated jarring up and down? Also, is it too heavy or too big<br>for an armband strap?<br><br>I'm a marathon runner and words cannot describe how astounding it
<br>would be for me to be able to find a waterproofed armband case for<br>this unit to take on runs. Not only could it provide cell service in<br>case of emergencies and act as my portable music player but with the<br>gps and accelerometers I could (with a little help) get some useful
<br>runners' apps in place to track important numbers on runs -- not just<br>times on terrains but even stride data (assuming the accelerometers<br>are sensitive enough to track arm swing + impact).<br><br>Assuming the unit is up to these tasks I fully intend (with a gen2 in
<br>hand) to try to get an app up and running for logging this type of<br>info ... anyone who thinks this is a good idea or has any additional<br>thoughts, I'd love to hear them!</blockquote></span><div><br>This would be absolutely awesome! I don't run that often, but this'd be a great help when I do. I always take my music player with me but I can't really take anything else, and it'd be a safe comfort to have a mobile phone with me too, especially if it has the features you described.
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Regards,<br>~Baxter</blockquote></div><br clear="all">Thanks,<br><br>-- <br><span class="sg">
Vincent
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