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I've been doing some work to create the "four-corners" compiz plugin which is intended to be the primary contextual navigation mechanism in Moblin 2. In this example screencast, you can see that initially, the corner buttons are on screen and available. The terminal window launches, but is not full screen and so the buttons are still available. Then, when I set the term to be fullscreen, you see the buttons animate off-screen until I return to non-full screen mode. Finally, I launch a movie. The buttons remain visible and overlaid until I make it go into full screen mode, at which point they again move out of view until I return to windowed mode Author: sabotage996 Keywords: moblin compiz user interface Added: August 4, 2008

Hohndel presents the technology vision and direction for Moblin.org, the open source community for developing the next generation internet and media experience on a new category of internet-centric devices such as Mobile Internet Devices, netbooks, nettops and Automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems.

Here's this week's show! Have a listen, and check out the download/subscribe links and detailed show notes below.This week's show is only 30 minutes long and weighs about 28MB (it s a 128kbps MP3). You can download the file directly, listen using the streaming player above, or (BEST OPTION!!1!) subscribe to the Bit Stories podcast feed in your favorite podcast aggregator (like iTunes). If you subscribe to the feed, you ll get each show delivered automatically as it becomes available - probably once a week or so, with the occasional bonus video or audio segment thrown in for fun. Plus, we ll love you forever if you subscribe! :-)Here are some free form notes from today's show:Yet Another Audio Setup Embarrassing Confession: We recorded the last two shows using the built-in mic on my MacBook Pro, instead of the elaborate mixer/condenser mic that we have set up. Because I'm an idiot. The saving grace? It sounded pretty darn good! :-) Have developers let the Tablet PC community down?Brian paved and reinstalled Windows XP on his Samsung Q1 UMPC Why XP instead of Vista? Not quite enough horsepower. Josh has done the same thing (gone back and forth between XP and Vista) on his Asus R2H UMPC Speaking of mobile device operating systems... Moblin.orgWhat the heck IS Moblin? Is it an OS? Moblin is a stack of tools to help create OSes and applications for Mobile Internet Devices. It's sponsored by Intel, and hosted by Intel Software NetworkUbuntu Mobile Edition (UME) sneak peak is out there, if you have a Samsung Q1 Ultra Brian feels that he won't be able to use a Linux-based MID because of the lack of mature ink/handwriting input support It's really hard to do an ink interface well Will Atom-based devices ever have the horsepower to do handwriting well? Is this a hardware or a software problem? Do open source projects do better when there's a common, widespread demand and need for the result (like a web browser)? Do enough people in the open source community need and/or want good ink and handwriting support to motivate them to write it? Would enough people use it and care about it to make it worth their time? Since Mobile Internet Devices are all about the Internet, having a good browser is going to be essential. Windows versus Linux on these small, pocketable internet devices. In general, lack of UI "polish" in Linux applications is a deterrent for non-geeks to adopt it. Brian's "essential" applications on his Samsung Q1: Microsoft Office, Firefox, and Microsoft Money Is Firefox the exception to the "Linux applications don't have a good interface/user experience" stereotype? How easy is it going to be to "install any app you want" on the upcoming Linux MIDs? The challenges of adapting applications to devices on smaller screen. UMPCScrollBar - a great little app that lets you scroll windows around the smaller UMPC screen, so you can get to the "Install" and "OK" buttons that get pushed off the bottom of the screen. Intel Software Network's mobility community makes tons of resources, tools, and smart people available for people writing applications for these devices. Take advantage of us! Without great software, Intel products are just a bunch of really tiny hot plates. :-) Have we discovered the REAL reason Intel has chosen not to deploy Windows Vista? Is it because NetMeeting is no longer there? Microsoft stopped distributing NetMeeting in 1998 - TEN YEARS AGO. But Intel lives and breathes NetMeeting - old habits die hard. (Update after the show: according to Wikipedia, Microsoft released a hotfix that allows you to download and install NetMeeting on Vista. Guess we were wrong! ;-) ) Macs do Screen Sharing, based on VNC, but there's NO way on a Mac to participate in a NetMeeting call, because it's a closed, proprietary Microsoft protocol. Google Docs is GREAT for live collaboration. PowerPoint is a great presentation tool, but it is NOT a collaboration tool! It gets abused WAY too often. PowerPoint abuse starts early - Brian's 7th grade son is already doing it! New recording time - Wednesday morning instead of Friday afternoon. Hope this gets the show out faster, and Josh and Brian perkier. Josh's morning voice - he's not a morning person. Brian gets up at 5:30 AM. Stuff we didn't get to this week: Brian dips his toes into the world of Twitter and FriendFeed, and next week is iPhone 3G day! Come stand in line with us!The show is picking up steam - we're hitting our stride, and cranking them out. Many, many thanks to our listeners - we love you guys! We love connecting with people through the show, and getting to know who's listening. But the only way we can do that is if you talk to us, so leave a comment, email us, or find some other way to say "hi", and let us know what you think of the show! :-)

Moblin Mobile from Scott Pargett on Vimeo. Moblin is an open source project focused on developing software for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and other new categories of devices such as the netbook. Intel launched the Moblin.org site in July 2007 and significantly updated the site in April 2008 with the launch of the Intel Atom (TM) processor family at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. The Intel Atom (TM) processor family is focused on MIDs, nettops and other market segments where low power consumption and low cost are key considerations. The Moblin.org web site hosts a variety of tools for developers including a software development kit, source code for all of the major components of the Moblin platform, documentation and sample code. Cast: Scott Pargett

Author: kenekaplan Added: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:52:35 -0800 Duration: 520In this video podcast straight from Intels Spring IDF in Shanghai, the spotlight is on the keynote demos that showed power and performance in newer, smaller and more innovative form factors, many powered by the Intels Atom processor. Many of the ...

In this video podcast straight from Intel s Spring IDF in Shanghai, the spotlight is on the keynote demos that showed power and performance in newer, smaller and more innovative form factors, many powered by the Intel s Atom processor. Many of the demonstrations focused on mobility, and they all provided an exciting look at some of the technologies that are just around the corner. Dr. Ren Ng, president and CEO of Refocus Imaging, led a demo of his company s light field cameras, which record the full light field as it enters the camera, ultimately extending the capabilities of conventional digital cameras and turning camera hardware into software. Ng explains that by doing this, light field cameras bring the economics and power of Moore s Law to the camera system. (snapshots from their Web site illustrate the demo, which they re-created live, on stage at IDF!). Also on hand was Dr. Mendel Rosenblum, co-founder and chief scientist at VMware. He shared the stage with Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group, Pat Gelsinger, to demonstrate a flex migration across four generations of hardware as well as the value of the deep collaboration between Intel and VMware. There was a live demo by Classmate PC, following the news-making announcement of the new, second generation classmate ( featuring a 9-inch LCD screen, 6-cell battery, 512MB memory, a 30GB hard disk drive and a built-in webcam ), the unveiling of Intel s Tukwila Itanium processor ( Two billion transistors in one processor ), and a mobility-focused Asianux demoonstration of the breadth of Moblin Usage, including a new way to play video from the Web and a new way to order Chinese food. A Montevina demo was noteworthy after Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel s Mobility Group, Dadi Perlmutter, revealed that Intel s next generation mobile platform, Montevina, will provide twice the 3D processing power of any current integrated solution. Demos showcasing Neusoft driver assistance, Fuwa robot, Adobe Air, Sobey real-time rendering and MID & mobile designs rounded out the event.

In this video podcast straight from Intel s Spring IDF in Shanghai, the spotlight is on the keynote demos that showed power and performance in newer, smaller and more innovative form factors, many powered by the Intel s Atom processor. Many of the demonstrations focused on mobility, and they all provided an exciting look at some of the technologies that are just around the corner. Dr. Ren Ng, president and CEO of Refocus Imaging, led a demo of his company s light field cameras, which record the full light field as it enters the camera, ultimately extending the capabilities of conventional digital cameras and turning camera hardware into software. Ng explains that by doing this, light field cameras bring the economics and power of Moore s Law to the camera system. (snapshots from their Web site illustrate the demo, which they re-created live, on stage at IDF!). Also on hand was Dr. Mendel Rosenblum, co-founder and chief scientist at VMware. He shared the stage with Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group, Pat Gelsinger, to demonstrate a flex migration across four generations of hardware as well as the value of the deep collaboration between Intel and VMware. There was a live demo by Classmate PC, following the news-making announcement of the new, second generation classmate ( featuring a 9-inch LCD screen, 6-cell battery, 512MB memory, a 30GB hard disk drive and a built-in webcam ), the unveiling of Intel s Tukwila Itanium processor ( Two billion transistors in one processor ), and a mobility-focused Asianux demoonstration of the breadth of Moblin Usage, including a new way to play video from the Web and a new way to order Chinese food. A Montevina demo was noteworthy after Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel s Mobility Group, Dadi Perlmutter, revealed that Intel s next generation mobile platform, Montevina, will provide twice the 3D processing power of any current integrated solution. Demos showcasing Neusoft driver assistance, Fuwa robot, Adobe Air, Sobey real-time rendering and MID mobile designs rounded out the event. Tags: Intel, IDF, Shanghai, mobility, Ren Ng, Refocus Imaging, light field cameras, Mendel Rosenblum, VMware, Pat Gelsinger, flex migration, Classmate PC, Tukwila, Itanium, processor, Moblin, Montevina, Dadi Perlmutter, Fuwa, Adobe Air, Sobey, IDF2008, Silverthorne, Intel Atom, mobile Internet device, Nehalem, Dunnington, Multithreading, virtualization, high performance computing, wireless technology, Centrino, WiMax, 45nm, 32nm