Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[nooby]

Yes but it also make use of the sensors that knows how the IP Phone tilts which is used normally to change between Portrait mode and Landscape mode of graphics.

But mostly it uses the microphone to listen to breathing and snoring and based on the frequency or beat of breathing it knows if one are awake or asleep and it knows if one snore or have a sleep apnea.
Most likely it does not know if one dream of a Dog Puppy or a Tiger Cub.

[sunburnt]

I can`t imagine what it would use the tilt feature for...
It knowing awake / asleep states and snoring by examining the mic. graph,
the programmer has really put some expertise into the apps. design.!

[nooby]

Now it can be my bad memory but I think one actually put it in some pocket on the sleeping wear? Or is that another gadget and another app?

You could be right. I don't ahve that smartphone and only read about it breafly but as I remember it did detect body movement by using sensors on the phone and that does not work if it lay on the desk some feet or yard away

maybe we are offtopic a bit? Not something I mind but maybe not polite to the thread owner

[sunburnt]

Not too far off topic I think, but not the original post...

The movement is probably used to sense restlessness during sleep.
It sounds like a great thing, and there may be special devices that do this.
If the device was smaller and low cost, it`d be better than using a cell phone.

[nooby]

yes I would be afraid to crack the screen by some bodily movement.
I've seen pictures of broken IP Phones. Not something one want to do teh first night one owns one

There are "wrist" watches that do record movement? And there are these that use bluetooth to a wrist band thing that send signals but the watch like thing is on the couch? Cost a lot such

And sure there are those things that Doctors make use of for portable sleep lab that people take with them at home and the data is collected on a flash memory for later analyzes

Why I care about all this is due to me have sleep apnea several times each night and one can die due to such straining the heart

[sunburnt]

Yes... I`ve heard of it, if it gets bad I guess you have to sleep with an oxygen mask.

On a similar note, my daughter just dropped her cell into a bucket of water.
Off to the T-Mobile store to get her a new one... And we just got it for her!

[Lobster]

British Telecom futurists are already planning implantable phones
http://www.nanotechgalaxy.com/body-sensors-and-smart-phones-or-implantable-sensors-the-future-of-vital-signs-monitoring-that-will-change-the-patient-care/

It will make it easier to move from voicesearch to thought search
http://www.appbrain.com/app/voice-search/com.google.android.voicesearch

If I drown my phone (most unfortunate sunburnt) I hope the next generation e-ink phones will lead to submersible designs . . .
Certainly could not use my phone on a sunny day with full brightness . . . so far . . .

I rather like sketcherlite and the boat browser in Android
and rather than worrying about dying in my sleep I will make use of the 'mindfulness bell' app to keep me conscious

I am not quite ready for rooting 4 dummies but getting nearer . . .
http://www.androidauthority.com/rooting-for-dummies-a-beginners-guide-to-root-your-android-phone-or-tablet-10915/
then I could tweak
http://www.market4android.com/how-to-remove-stock-android-apps.php

thanks guys

[Aitch]

[jamesbond]

You want a non-Android Linux phone?
Get Nokia N9, while it last. Or better yet, get N950 - if you can your hands on it.

Disclaimer:
1. I'm a happy owner of N900, N9's predecessor.
2. I don't own Nokia shares
3. I won't touch any of the Nokia Windows 7 Phones with a ten-foot pole.

[nooby]

I've read that them had huge problems with the mechanics of the mini usb socket coming lose too easily? Maybe you where the lucky one?

re Meego? on N900. Could one use that knowledge then to put meego on any similar kind of smartphone? or are each smartphone very unique most likely. Different cpu and different hardware and so on?

[jamesbond]

Actually, the question that should be asked is this - why does one want to have puppy on the smartphone? What exactly are the "puppy features" one is looking for in a smartphone?
Nooby, I've had my N900 for over a year now. Never have any problem with it. Good, solid phone for what it does.

[nooby]

[jamesbond]

[Lobster]