Thread: Neo900 - finally a successor of N900
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MartinK is offline MartinK
2013-08-28 , 09:58
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#150
Sounds interesting, count me in !

Just from top of my head, a few things I think the Neo900 hardware will make possible:
  • Augmented reality
    • The N900 is missing the magnetic compass, so making AR apps is not possible (without some crazy tricks with camera tracking as in Nokia Panorama)
    • the Neo900 should have a magnetic compass and even accelerometers, so AR apps should be possible (well, once written
  • Improved navigation support
    • navigation apps can use the magnetic compass to show where north is, automatically reorient the map, show in which direction and how distant a POI is in regards to current device orientation
    • the pressure sensor might enable better elevation estimation (GPS sucks at reporting elevation)
    • all the new sensors combined (magnetic compass, accelerometers, pressure sensor, gyroscopes & magnetometer) might even enable inertial navigation, at least for shorter distances, such as tunnels or short indoors stretches (probably wouldn't be easy, but very, very handy if working)
    • overall better navigation performance due to more computing power to render the navigation interface, do elaborate map rendering, cache more stuff in RAM, maybe even better voice rendering (but that's probably not CPU bound)
  • Improved mapping
    • N900 is ideal for OpenStreetMap mapping due to its accurate resistive screen
    • and due to Neo900 being Fremantle compatible, the super useful OSM2GO OpenStreetMap editor should work without modifications, but faster
  • Improved drawing
    • N900 with its unique resistive screen is already often used for digital drawing
    • Neo900 will have the same screen, so drawing on it should be faster due to better CPU and more RAM
    • also due to proper USB OTG, artists might easily connect a USB keyboard and use keyboard shortcuts
  • Improved game emulation support
    • the N900 is already a superb emulator for multiple consoles and computer systems, mainly due to the similarity to OpenPandora and the GameGripper
    • the improved hardware in the Neo900 should speed things up and make emulation of more demanding platforms, such as the PSP, possible
  • V-synced output due to newer GPU & drivers
  • Wide range of USB peripherals usable due to proper USB OTG & more CPU power
    • 3D printers
    • software defined radios
    • TV tuners
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