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[G1 Accessories] juphro:
So at work I have a laser etching machine that is all computer controlled and when I'm bored I mess around with it trying to figure out what types of things I haven't etched and what kind of cool art I can etch on to stuff. Lately I've been testing the Android Developer's battery door design, and attached is what I've come up with.

For higher res pics goto http://picasaweb.google.com/juphro/batterydoor and make sure to click the "zoom in" magnifying glass.

I'm also in the process of testing the other battery door colors.

Member, baggus, actually asked me if I could try the design on his so that's why his name is on the bottom. It turned out very nice! I wanted to also see something in the Android font so that's what I came up with in the second pic in the next post. NOTE: the Android font is *not* able to be copied commercially, I have done so for my own personal use.

More information about the Android robot remixing can be found at http://www.android.com/branding.html and a supposed vector of the Android robot can be found at http://www.android.com/media/android_vector.jpg

Did you know the Android robot can be modified and reproduced freely?

If you are interested in designing your own art for a battery door or interested in how its done, just pm me :)

How the process works:

-Design your custom image (either png w/transparent background or vector graphic works best)

-Image must be black and white. Laser turns on for black, turns off for white.

-Make sure your image looks good on the battery door w/o resizing. Resizing causes distortion if it is not a vector. PM for the template if you're interested in actually doing this.

-Import the image into the etching program on the template which has been premeasured.

-Instead of printing to a inkjet, the image prints to an Epilog Laser Engraver

The template is too large of a file size for me to upload, so again, just pm me.

A laser shoots down on the battery door literally vaporizing a thin layer of material. How the laser cuts is based on speed an power settings determined by the operator. Each material (rubber, wood, aluminum, plastic, etc) has its own settings based on the speed an power of the laser. I have the settings for almost any material, have tested the speed and power for the G1 finally and strangely enough, the settings are different for the white G1 battery door (J Treat is donating his).

Normally, its $45 for regular customers but since I'm in charge of the machine (and personally own a G1) I would much rather charge $20. Free UPS return shipping if you live in the states. Add $3.50 for USPS international shipping. PM me for details.
[G1 Accessories] juphro:
Design Ideas

More pics- battery door from white G1. No custom designs on this color, sorry. Banding starts to occur in areas that have large spaces (banding example pics can be found on page 5. Its also not as smooth. Same thing happens when you print photos on a non photo printer, on non photo paper. I am also unable to etch on the curved parts of this color. It just comes out nasty/burnt lookin.

Again- designs are limited for the white G1.

Some people have asked about covering the "With Google." Without actually modifying Android Guy this is how big he would have to be to cover the words- his body is exactly as big as the words. It takes up almost the whole back.

Again, pls goto my Picasa site (above) to view more pics in original size. Other things I've etched -> http://picasaweb.google.com/team1933/lasers
[G1 Accessories] kizer:
Thats kinda cool. Its amazing what you can do with the right equipment.
[G1 Accessories] wootroot:
if you do the battery door that comes on a white g1, im only a paypal click away from ordering one (seriously)

good job man, they look nice
[G1 Accessories] minogue:
Wow! really nice.....
[G1 Accessories] RegulatorG1:
yeah, let me know how i can get one made with my name please.

send me a message plz! those look F'n COOL!
[G1 Accessories] G1-evolve:
Me to fellow Chicago friend! :D
[G1 Accessories] B-man007:
I hate you for showing me a really cool mod for my phone that i can't do myself >:|

O well... next best thing......BUTTERKNIFE :P

(seriously though that looks amzing. i wish i had a laser etcher laying around)
[G1 Accessories] juphro:
WOW!

Thanks guys!! :) I'm waiting for a white g1 battery door to arrive (its like a tan color). The black one uses different settings so I have to tweak it so that it comes out right every time. When I get it just right I'll post more pics in the first thread and get you guys some more info about it.

@G1-evolve, wootroot, and regulatorg1: you got pm.
[G1 Accessories] mswiss:
i'd probably jump on something like this too if i could get my name on it, it looks sweet
[G1 Accessories] borodin1:
You know what would be really awesome.. is to fill in those desings with paint to give them some color. I just may have to order one to see if I can do it.
[G1 Accessories] holmes901:
I am liking how they are looking. Most def if you get some going for the brown backing I am all aboard for this mod :D
[G1 Accessories] juphro:
I have seen color laser etchings that use a so called "color bonding" process but I have yet to see it done.
[G1 Accessories] SolemnWishing:
If you can etch a picture of Taylor Swift into it, ill pay.
[G1 Accessories] pistol4413:
looking sweet

i like the android guy, it would by cool if you could through an on his chest and give him a cape! LOL!
[G1 Accessories] LatinSilEighty:
only thing that would suck on my phone is that i have the silver/tan or whatever backing on mine and im sure it would be a crazy dirt and grime magnet where its etched out.

you figure out a pricing amount and method? should i pm you for this? does it really matter if you post up a price on this thread?

also i saw on the previous post where you got started up that it wasn't lined up correctly on the silver/tan back, you got that figured out right?

I might have to get one done from you and fill in the etched part with some clear coat or something maybe even a bronze finish to go with the phone
[G1 Accessories] MiNdAr:
you should buy a heap of battery doors off the net and then do custom desighns for people and sell them with like 20% profit or sumthing.

also would it be possible for you to upload template for the sketch?
[G1 Accessories] juphro:
I remeasured my template, and on every battery door that gets done the "with google" gets measured again after putting the battery door in the machine. Spending the extra 5mins to double check is worth not wasting a battery door. Will edit first post w/price.

@MiNdAr: the template is too large of a file size to attach but I'd be more than happy to email it.
[G1 Accessories] wootroot:
im still working on my design, ill be shipping you my battery door probably monday or tuesday to have for when i get the design finished, glad you decided to share this service with the community man
[G1 Accessories] RegulatorG1:
its 2:45pm and the mail man just came and left me a brown little package outside my door!

Just wanna let everyone know that I just got my custom battery door and its looking FREAKEN NICE!

has the dev. theme on the back with my xda id on the bottom.. :)

and it took 3days to get here after speaking with justin.

great work and i'll prob be ordering another one with different styles later on.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] akires:
Hello.. a lot of friends keep telling me that they hear me very badly, that they are experiencing some kind of an echo or smth.. and my voice is distorted.. few of them just asked what a crappy phone am i using. :mad:

I tried 1.14.25.35 radio (+rilphone.dll), then i switched to 1.08.25.20m1 (+rilphone.dll installed from an appropriate cab) and nothing really helps, its maybe like 10% better or its just a placebo effect... :confused:

Can anyone tell what the heck is wrong ?? im really getting to be annoyed with this problem.. :(
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] smokeydonuts:
How strong is the signal you're getting? Thats what the problem sounds like. I live in eastern Pennsylvania and while I'm in the house I maybe two bars and cant even make a call, sms only.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Captain_Throwback:
What ROM are you using? Sometimes a modified (louder) AudioPara3.csv can have this effect. You may want to try the stock AudioPara3 & see if that makes a difference.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] akires:
It happens regardless of the signal. I can hear everything fine tho.

Im using now the newest energy 14.07.2009 build + 1.14.25.05

my mic seems fine too, ive tried to record my voice and then hear it out and the sound is good..
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] akires:
hm i dont think ive modified the file. Is it modified by default in energy rom?
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Captain_Throwback:
Possibly. But you'd have to ask NRG to know for sure, or see if he mentions whether he's using a modified one in his thread. If you can record with it okay, then the audioPara3 probably isn't your problem. At any rate, here's a link to the stock one anyway:

T-Back Restore Stock AudioPara3.cab
[General Questions and Answers] shughes:
I recently found out I have to switch to Verizon due to my work. I have been with AT&T the last couple of years and love my GSM phones. I have used several WM phones including the HTC 8525. I most recently have been using a Nokia E51 and really like the phone. Now I see that with Verizon my choices are limited for a non RIM phone that does Blackberry. I was looking at the HTC Touch Pro but have read nothing but bad reviews about battery life, and slow response. I was also looking at the Samsung Omnia but can't find any evidence that BBC works with it. Can anyone here tell me of a Verizon phone that does Blackberry Connect and they actually like the phone?

Any help would be appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] NotATreoFan:
I can't answer your question for you, but I will move the thread to the Q&A section, where it is likely to get more exposure.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hoamer:
Good evening,

I cant write english in a good way, so have fun at reading^^

This is my solution to add the Envelope/letter do the messaging-tab.

As you can see the background of the letter in the messaging tab AND in the mail-tab were changed.

SCREENDUMPS:

Included in "Files1" (at Downloads)

Cheated solution for Bug2 (Long messages will be displayed over the envelope) - Included in "Files2" (at Downloads)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Go with an explorer to the windows directory and copy the files

hh_email_background.png

hh_email_envelope_down.png

hh_email_envelope_up.png

HTCHomeSettings.xml

to your storage card or anywhere else - THIS will be your backup, IF it doesnt work.

2. Copy the new files on your device. On the device you should copy all of the files in the windows-directory. You will be asked to overwrite the files - If you done task 1 its ok.

3. Restart Manila/Touchflo2D:

Settings -> Home -> System;

Uncheck "TouchFlo" -> Click OK;

Open the Home-Settings a second time -> System

Check "TouchFlo" -> Click OK -> Close Settings

4. There is no 4th Task, youre finished =)

BUGS:

1. If you scroll between your sms the envelope (not the letter) will slide too.

(Its the cause of replacing the line with the letter in the background)

2. Long messages will be displayed over the envelope (UNLIKE the mail-tab; the mails will be displayed correctly there)

(I made a cheated solution, with a white envelope - you can see it in the second picture)

Please notify that the home tab etc. will be changed too!

DOWNLOAD:

(I also uploaded my own created background/wallpaper) (Please dont host the files anywhre else and let the advertisement on uploaded.to opened 10 seconds):

It is VERY impossible to backup your files! (INSTRUCTIONS - Task1)

Files1 (with normal envelope + original files): http://ul.to/uh1way

Files2 (with white envelope + original files): http://ul.to/6t7fyt

Wallpaper: http://ul.to/qa18b1

PS: If you change things, like bugs etc. please post it here :)

Greetings

Hoamer
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] joshzzz2001:
will this work in htc home, not manila?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hoamer:
Hm, i dont know. If htc-home is also based on xml-file it is possible - you can try it, but it is VERY impossible to backup your files - then you can try anything^^

If it works please post it here ;)

EDIT: I searched for HTC-Home; no, this will not work with HTC-Home

Greetings

Hoamer
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KingAzzA:
Hi guys ive had my G1 since January and its a f***in great fone :D but ive had enough of having to uninstall application to install a new one due to the lack of memory and the fact i cant install on to the sd card.

I WANT TO ROOT:mad: but i aint very confident in my abilties and i think that if i attempted to root my phonbe id probably end up breaking it.

So is there anyone in the dewsbury, huddersfield or leeds area who would be able to root my phone for me. I will pay of course

Thanks
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supremeteam256:
It is so simple, I've helped out many people. If you want me to walk you thru I'd be glad to. Just PM me.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KingAzzA:
Hi sorry for the late reply but i havent got internet access available at home yet and that is one of the reasons i was hoping i could get someone else to root my phone for me
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drewno1:
getting someone else to do it would basically not allow you to have any knowledge of the process what so ever

i would work on getting an internet connection and i also could walk you thru it

there are some REALLY REALLY great threads about rooting , some more simplified than others

the reason i would say to get knowledgeable on the subject is purely down to future releases
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KingAzzA:
I am getting an internet connection but its not for another month and i cant wait that long really
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brian_v3ntura:
go to a friends house. google pdanet and download and install on g1. u dont need root for this.. pdanet will allow u to use ur g1 as a modem. i used it before rooting.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathwish238:
If you're smart enough to find the xda forum, you're smart enough to root. It's really freaking simple these days
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FenderGuy:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=533731

Try that link as it helped me put the Hero on in less then 10 minutes, well after hours of trying it differnet ways
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supremeteam256:
People are trying to help you here. If you have someone else do everything for you and something happens to your phone, then what are you going to do. This has got to be some of the easiest steps possible. If you don't want to do it yourself then I wouldn't root your phone.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tshizzle:
i figured this would be helpful for touchflo on hero roms.

i like showing my phone off so when people wanna have a look, first thing they do is slide it open... then touchflo either forcecloses or it just dosent work.

so if non auto-rotate could work, itll be a lot less of a pain
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alritewhadeva:
don't think so...Its something built into the configs and you'd have to edit it yourself.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lukekirstein:
I've seen apps that don't rotate when the phone is open, such as SetCPU, TuneWiki in the Now Playing screen, or most "root needed" apps. From what I believe you need in app developing, is two different modes for the app to display, a landscape version and a portrait version.

For the entire phone itself, I'd imagine it'd be pretty difficult, but there's nothing out there right now.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Lawrencectam:
Probably a stupid question, but I can't seem to find where I can change the name of my devive for Bluetooth. I am trying to find my device to pair with my PC and want to change the Bluetooth name of my phone. I am using a RRE 6.5 ROM. Any ideas?
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] mputtr:
try installing advanced config. it'll let you change your bt name

or diamond tweak.
[General Questions and Answers] cwrisley:
Hello,

I am new to the forum and also the owner of an HTC Fuze. I have been playing around recently with the GPS on the phone and got me thinking. I live in NY and we have a CORS network of gps base stations that are fed by the use of ntrip.

I was wondering if their was any way to use the gps signal on my phone and the connection to this CORS network to give me sub inch accuracy on my phone...then not sure what I would do with it then. But I do live on a farm and I would like to see some type of precision agricultural use.

I guess I need a way to have the GPS on the phone talk with the GNSS internet radio and then give me spot on guidance and such.

Please let me know your thoughts or if I need to explain better.

Thanks,

Clayton
[General Questions and Answers] cwrisley:
bump

bump. Any ideas? Anyone
[General Questions and Answers] wg5566:
Great idea cwrisrey !

That will save the cost of a geodetic device, which is many times the cost of a Fuze. Further, it will lead the accuracy of the buildin GPS into millimum class.

Not dig into this further, would you go further to tell these:

Is that CORS data encrypted?

Is that accessible through public internet or VPN?

Is there copy right or intellectuall property right issue involved? (I don't think so, but better make it clear first)

Once again, great idea. Please do remember to update this thread once you got any progress. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] cwrisley:
More info

Hello wg5566,

This site would probably answer alot of your questions clearer than I could:

http://www6.nysdot.gov/spiderweb/frmIndex.aspx

* Is that CORS data encrypted?

-I don't believe so, I think that it is just a form of compression, to distribute across the internet.

* Is that accessible through public internet or VPN?

Yes, the NYS CORS anyway. It accessible from the public internet (although they require you to register with them) But I believe there are other free streams. I also believe it was modeled after being able to be sent threw GPRS.

* Is there copy right or intellectuall property right issue involved? (I don't think so, but better make it clear first)

-I believe the ntrip is based on a GNU, I think the source code is available. http://igs.bkg.bund.de/index_ntrip_down.htm

Windows CE version:

http://www.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/crgb/gsr/downloads/installGNSS.CAB

Please, let me know your thoughts...

Thanks,

Clayton
[General Questions and Answers] wg5566:
My fast thoughts:

First make sure there is no satisfied freeware currently available for WM.

If so please ask a moderator to move this to the development & hackings section. And Add tyis sentence on the title: Call for developers for revolutionary GPS app!

I'm sure somebody here can develop this. You know the geodetic device was invented many years ago with very weak profiles comparing to current WM devices. The hardware on our phone should be capable to deal with these calculations, and the WM Pro platform should be capable to support such an app. Anyway it should not be a biggy for many masters here. But it is a biggy for gps users with high accuracy demand for any reason.

Edit: Did you try install that wince cab on your phone? I think some of WINCE apps can just run on WM. Please backup your data first.

Edit2: I tried to install it on my device, at first it did not show up in start menu, then I found the cab just put files and shortcut in the folder names in French. But there is no registry involved in the cab. Only three files. And then program UI itself is in English. Just run the executable from the folder will go right out of the box. So please try it. I did not try to connect & loggin yet, due to not registered account.

Edit3: Looks like the cab is only access the data from internet, convert the data format and export the data, but we still need a geodetic/gps software to process/use the data.

Disclaimer: I attatched these three files for the only purppose of exchanging software developement infomation. Anybody if download it please do not use it for any purppose other than this. Thanx.
[General Questions and Answers] Grimli:
Some thoughts on the subject

Hi All,

The idea of using NTRIP to make a Windows Mobile GPS device sub-meter accurate crossed my mind. After some research I found this thread.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any software capable of doing this. My idea is that it should be possible to accomplish this goal, using a combination of existing tools (which would be really cool!).

As wg5566 notes, there is a (WM) tool called GNSS Internet Radio, which is capable of downloading NTRIP corrections. It turns out this software works, but does have some flaws. Someone wrote another open source tool which is better (?), but unfortunately it isn't built for Windows Mobile (see: http://lefebure.com/software/).

More searching revealed a (dead?) project on codeplex: SharpGPS. It's an unfinished demo. It does however seem to be designed to do exactly what we're suggesting in this thread.

My idea: Completing the WM version of SharpGPS with parts of GNSS Internet radio / lefebure NTRIP client should result in a tool that's capable of upgrading a WM devices' gps signal to sub-meter accuracy through RTK/DGPS corrections over NTRIP.

Any ideas / suggestions about this?
[General Questions and Answers] jrdwyer:
It's already been done for the commercial market

Land surveyors, construction companies, and farmers use RTK GPS and RTK GNSS correction services on a regular basis. Some are free and some are paid subscription. They can be either NTRIP protocol with casters or individual TCP or UDP connections. Examples of software available are Carlson SurvCE and MicroSurvey. Read Carlson's support site for how they deal with the data flow using such networks on SurvCE (Windows Mobile and CE).

I have worked in land surveying using such equipment, and it generally requires dual frequency receivers, RTK corrections, and high quality antennas to achieve 1-2cm 95% CI horizontal precision. The current GPS chips in cell phones are only single frequency and so the best you could expect under ideal conditions is 2'-3' precision using some form of differential correction like WAAS or beacon or DGPS via NTRIP. Under average conditions, the precision will likely be in the 10-20' range. The dual frequency receivers take care of the large errors caused by radio waves traveling through the ionosphere.

Due to the limitations of batteries, antennas, and space for more chips in cellphones, the future of location accuracy will likely include some combination of GPS/GLONASS and cellular radio signal frequency timing calculations from cell towers. True Position, with its U-TDOA technology, is one example of measuring the time differences of cell phone radio waves using cell towers with known coordinates. Rumors (from surveying journals) have it that there are current patents in place that can allow for sub foot precision using such methods when sufficient cell towers are present for multilateration.
[General Questions and Answers] terra-:
Has anyone found success on this topic? WM or Android...
[General Questions and Answers] bababa:
Would be very interested, since there is a free NTRIP feed available in Switzerland... anyone?
[General Questions and Answers] bababa:
*bump* it up
[General Questions and Answers] digitalyz:
Been there still trying. Problem is no carrier phase off internal gps.
[General Questions and Answers] digitalyz:
Lance lefebure is a really cool guy I'm sure he wouldn't have any problem building a wm version but it is going to takea lot more than that to get rtk to a cell phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Ed hardy bikini:
Very good ,thanks.:D:confused::o
[General Questions and Answers] digitalyz:
If you are confused just ask questions and I will do my best to answer them. I am in the ag industry and deal with RTK networks and different ways of connecting them and tons of different gps units on a daily basis.