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2007-02-07 , 17:41
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External, battery-powered speakers work as an antenna. They seem to work really well, as reception is a lot better than with my standalone radio ("standalone radio"! Hah!!). This is not a bad radio, people. It's just that Belgium doesn't have any good radio stations...
 
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2007-02-07 , 17:50
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install alarmtool
from xterm
alarmtool -a -t 1170876645 -R 86400 -C -1 -d -o -e /usr/bin/fmradio

would start it every day at 7:30 pm but from the command line it hust dispays the interface with no sound
 
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2007-02-07 , 17:58
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Originally Posted by rcull View Post
TA-13
install alarmtool
from xterm
alarmtool -a -t 1170876645 -R 86400 -C -1 -d -o -e /usr/bin/fmradio

would start it every day at 7:30 pm but from the command line it hust dispays the interface with no sound
(dumb question) Earphones plugged in allright?
 
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2007-02-07 , 18:06
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Yes fmradio works fine. Its just if you start it from xterm there doesn't seem to be any way of choosing the station. The interface apears and allows station selection and all works OK. But not ideal as an alarm.
 
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2007-02-07 , 18:14
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Ah, I was hoping that someone will find the radio soon! I tried hard for Thoughtfix to look at all the chips (but were covered) when he opened the N800.

So, what else does the N800 has in store for us...
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2007-02-07 , 18:16
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Wow, all I can say is friggin kick a%! I'm enjoying my N800 more and more every day,and just as an experiment (and not knowing the further implications and all the ins and outs of this machine) I had a shortwave antenna w/1/8" mini jack laying around (from Radio Shack) and it worked perfectly..
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2007-02-07 , 18:37
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Andrew Barr has unearthed a quite interesting hidden feature on the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet -- it has an FM radio chip built-in! The Maemo Repository even has on its certified folder an app to run it via XTerm (fmradio_1.2.0_armel.deb). It is unknown yet why Nokia did not create a radio app when the N800 was launched but we can infer that it must either a time issue or there might be problems with licensing its drivers. So, when will Canola create an interface for this? Â* As for Nokia, any other 'hidden' features we don't know about? Thanks to Jaffa and Andrew.
Read the full article.
 
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2007-02-07 , 20:32
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Originally Posted by Reggie View Post
So, what else does the N800 has in store for us...
I found a toaster in there but I don't have bread small enough ... oh wait ... maybe that is the external memory slot ...

Seriously ... Nokia is just bizarre. Typically you want to advertise as much about the features of a product as you can ... did anyone check if there might be one hiding in the 770 too? Maybe there was a camera in there that we missed also.
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2007-02-07 , 20:33
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Originally Posted by andymulhearn View Post
So ramming the end of a wire coat-hanger into the earphone jack should have the same effect?
As long as you wrap it in aluminum foil and stand on one leg.

OK ... before you do this ... I'm just joking
 
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2007-02-07 , 21:05
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I thought that existence of the fm radio chip was common knowledge from the beginning, it's great that the software has arrived.
 
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