:) nice, thanks!<br><br>ok, I'll make something serious then, see if this attracts the community. I'llstart another topic once I have the first draft ready.<br><br>Lionel<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 May 2012 13:17, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joakim@verona.se" target="_blank">joakim@verona.se</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">Lionel Broche <<a href="mailto:lionel.broche@gmail.com">lionel.broche@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
<br>
> Hello,<br>
><br>
> I have been thinking for a while to try a forearm-mounting casing for<br>
> the openmoko. A casing that you would clip on the left (or right)<br>
> forearm, that would be thin enough to fit under the sleeves or even<br>
> covered with a piece of nice fabric to look like a cloth.<br>
> This keyboard would probably fit well on the forearm together with the<br>
> screen and it would make the whole thing easier to use. I am also<br>
> thinking to place the antenna on the outside of the arm, above a piece<br>
> of aluminum foil in order to reflect the radiated power and to protect<br>
> the user from RF field.<br>
> At the moment I don't have the GTA04, but I can make some rough<br>
> drawings from the CAD files (I will need to download them). Would<br>
> there be other people interested in this new way of carring your<br>
> phone? I previously had some positive comments on the forum about<br>
> this, so I think we could probably start a small group if there is<br>
> enough interest.<br>
<br>
</div>I'm also very interested in making a wearable out of the gta04, and I'd<br>
buy your design to sponsor its development if it were available.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
><br>
> About the announcement itself, I think it is always good to show new<br>
> ideas at early stages. This makes it possible for the community to<br>
> orient the development of the project if they see better/different<br>
> ways to use it. It also shows the level of interest.<br>
><br>
> Lionel<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 3 May 2012 09:41, Nikita V. Youshchenko <<a href="mailto:yoush@debian.org">yoush@debian.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Some more general thought: I am not sure how we should handle<br>
> such ideas<br>
> > and how this community sees its role.<br>
> ><br>
> > Should we announce/publish immediately as soon as we have a<br>
> prototype?<br>
> > And ask the community for comments and participation in<br>
> improving it? Or<br>
> > should we silently finish some design and work with beta testers<br>
> not on<br>
> > this list...<br>
><br>
><br>
> From external point of view, having more information about what is<br>
> going on<br>
> is definitly better.<br>
><br>
> However, it is you who is actually doing things, it's up to you to<br>
> decide<br>
> if to show your eraly prototypes and collect feedback or not.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Nikita<br>
><br>
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