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Ben NanoNote use cases
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Ron K. Jeffries
None of us should be confused about what a challenge it will be to sell a large enough volume to make manufacturing NanoNotes commercially viable.
Let's discuss use cases A) for the Ben NanoNote and B) with various added hardware capabilities
Jon Phillips
My thoughts and seeing reactions to the device:
- one-off functionality as a translator, map, read any wiki, bible or quran reader
- co-branded multifunctional promotional vehicle for companies
- co-branded guide for museums and galleries, walking tours, etc
- portable gaming device
- high end music and media player, but not a strong selling point in the competitive market...
Others have some basic ideas? Would be great to expand these to find weaknesses in the rationale... Also with nanonote, we don't have to sell a gajillion to move the project and company to the next level. I'll leave it to wolfgang to explain that, but of course love to move these guys...
Carlos Iván Camargo Bareño
- Calculator emulator (Using octave or similar applications)
- interface for science education like http://www.vernier.com/labquest/hardware.html
David Reyes Samblas Martinez
- Arduino HMI (Human/Machine Interface)
- Remote controler for Multimedia apps (Boxee, XBMC...)
Zear
- multi language dictionary/translator with festival (text to speech engine)
- PIM/alarm clock
- notepad
- Java ME emulator (apps [especially opera mini], games)
- tea steeping/cooking clock (ability to remember cooking times for different meals/tea types, ability to alert when the meal is ready)
Polossatik
- remote for a audio/video setup. Hack a IR LED into it and you have universal remote.
- interface to home automation (misterhouse client?).(possibly with zigbee to reduce power consumption?)
Ron K Jeffries
- secure password vault
- most PDA apps, especially an easy to use database
- contacts, with ability to sync with Gmail contacts
Bas Wijnen
- Sound ripping tool, appearing to the USB host as an external sound card, and recording what's sent to it (without quality loss).
Daniel Clark
Communications device
Communications device for people who want a replacement for the openmoko (eg hackable / supportable by free software device). Used in conjunction with MiFi 2200 or similar hardware to interface with 3G networks, SMS sending via pygooglevoice, receiving SMS via email, and voice via VoiP. This would require some variety of TCP/IP connection to the phone. Ideally this would be wireless, but that may be problematic - see Libre Wifi for ideas on how to get wifi, or some type of other wireless networking, working on the Ben Nanonote.
Hackerspaces / MAKE
Platform for hackerspaces / make type people to do random cool stuff.
