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[Blade Themes and Apps] AndyHibberd:
Invisible Home

The idea:

Your home screen is just the background. Everything is still accessible from it.

I found some really nice backgrounds but found they were being obscured by various icons so I thought why not make them invisible.

Implementation:

Very successful, I have three screens, left screen is system stuff, right screen is newsfeeds, centre screen is basic things.

I found the invisible .png icon and using LauncherPro applied it to everything on the homescreen.

Result: My homescreen when I unlock is now just the background.

I have a 4x5 icon setup (adjustable in LP) and then a dock bar at bottom.

The top row is google search; left half is web, right half is voice. I used LPs Activities Shortcut and found the intents.

Then there is a large block (4x3) of Invisible Lock Widget to lock my phone by tapping the middle of the screen.

At the bottom I have 5 dock icons which have swipe actions so 10 actions all in all, plus a second dock scrollable behind that (kept the icons on that one).

Basically I can access everything easily from this screen because they are regularly used functions so I know where they are.

Implications:

You can draw your own background and effectively make up your own home screen.

Further Ideas:

I had an idea whereby you had a Monopoly type gameboard as a background, each square around the edge had an intent like direct dial home, direct message a contact, etc. Then you had some dice in the middle that you click to get to apps, the Chance card stack goes to Google Search, etc.

Black - Just have a black homescreen, the uber minimalist setup.

If you could have a diff wallpaper for each homescreen imagine you swipe left to see your fave contacts displayed on a GuessWho board and you can click each one to call/msg them.

This may be old news to some of you but after setting it up on my phone I am quite excited about the possibilities.
[Blade Themes and Apps] phlum:
Perhaps I'm a bit late but I'd like to point out that you can have multiple wallpapers using the live wallpaper 'MultiPicture', which is available from the Android market. It's quite handy and perhaps you could do the Monopoly/Guess Who thing with that.

EDIT: Found something. I'll see if I can't fashion some kind of wallpaper out of it, but I can't link to it yet...
[Blade Themes and Apps] simon.rogers:
Is there an app to change themes........? :confused:
[Blade Themes and Apps] ramant:
Good

very good este post.
[Blade Themes and Apps] shad0wboss:
get cyanogenmod 7 for zte blade,
[Blade Themes and Apps] sliddjur:
There are so many ways to configure themes etc.

Some launchers support themes (adw). But themes mainly change look of some apps, clock for example. Themes also change wallpapers, icons etc... but that's easy doing by hand...

Also for CM7 there's a theme switcher, which only work for specific themes. And one for adw themes.

All this is too confusing to me...

Someone should explain..

I just use LP with custom background, custom dock and custom icons all applied one by one myself
[Blade Themes and Apps] andrew.matten:
zte

I am using lp sense ui it is good:)

https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.allo_mobile.lpsense.classicsense&feature=search_result
[Blade Themes and Apps] andrew.matten:
zte

I am using widget locker screen it is good:)

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker&feature=search_result
[Blade Themes and Apps] andrew.matten:
zte

I am using power amp it is good

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer&feature=search_result
[Blade Themes and Apps] andrew.matten:
zte

how to update zte blade to cyanogenmod 7 stable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ9VgyaIT4w
[Blade Themes and Apps] andrew.matten:
zte

how to overclocked on cyanogenmod 7 729MHZ max 122MHZ min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCeBoRovNpk
[Blade Themes and Apps] andrew.matten:
it runs smooth

review of cyanogenmod 7 for zte blade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2do6aXA0O0M
[Blade Themes and Apps] andrew.matten:
zte

death worm is the best games

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.playcreek.DeathWorm&feature=search_result
[Blade Themes and Apps] andrew.matten:
zte

backreaker is the best

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ideaworks3d.tackle&feature=search_result
[Blade Themes and Apps] Zsolt72:
I like it, thank you for the idea :)
[Blade Themes and Apps] divyesh2129:
I need a samsung theme which is default in android phone
[Blade Themes and Apps] k0zmic:
Huh? The Samsung theme is custom which means it can't be default. But if you use Swedish Spring (from Modaco) then you can flash a Galaxy S theme.
[Blade Themes and Apps] Depresjon:
nice game.
[Blade Themes and Apps] forbidden8:
... or make it using UOT Kitchen.
[Blade Themes and Apps] l2azoredge:
uot kitchen is the best thing.. u can make ur fone look like what u want..
[Blade Themes and Apps] karthiknr:
Agree. UOT is recommended for advanced users.
[Blade Themes and Apps] Faiz Malkani:
Cm7 theme Chooser + Go launcher for non advanced users

I think this will help you. if it does please THANK me.

Sent from my Blade
[Blade Themes and Apps] arvind_film29:
I use Go Launcher with the HTC sense 4.0 theme.

For the lock screen I have chosen Magic locker with HTC lock screen. The look of the phone has transformed now.
[Galaxy Tab General] saayinla:
Quick question, Regarding Video playback, How bright is the screen? I have a HTC Desire and I love the bright screen either while watching movies or for any other thing, and I believe the tab is like that as well, however I went instore to Tesco to play with one and I have to say, the Video playback quality was disappointing for me, it was playing smooth no problem but the colour was bad and I tried about 10 different videos on it, Will this be due to the quality of the Video on the device etc..

Please advice as this is the reason I got rid of my Archos 70 IT.

Also does Vplayer work on the tab, I love the app and I use it on the desire, it plays Mkv mp4 etc. very nice app. I dont want to have to convert before watching...
[Galaxy Tab General] simon2901:
I can reply to the first question.

The screen is very bright, i have it at 30 percent normaly, its kinda saturated like a amoled. Maybe the store unit you checked had battery saving turned on, it really messes up the colors, try checking that in settings next time you are there. Havent tryed thr archos but i would say the screen is is only seccond to the ipad when it comes to watching videos. For me it's even better and i got one in the house.
[Galaxy Tab General] saayinla:
Thanks for the reply, Might take another trip down to the store to check it out again.....
[Galaxy Tab General] mmace:
I watch with brightness around 20% and it's much better than my desire on 50%
[Galaxy Tab General] madsquabbles:
with my rip of predators the samurai scene is barely viewable. this is with power saving off, full brightness, and black density all the way up (turns blacks to a dark gray). i think it's a hard scene to playback anyways. on my archos 101 i can see everything, tattoos and all but it looks washed out and blacks become mid grays.

so the galaxy produces truer blacks, but it makes dark scenes harder to watch unless you're in a dark room. honestly i like the richer blacks.
[Galaxy Tab General] saayinla:
Seeing as you seem to have both devices the archos and the Tab, whats your take on the video playback?
[Galaxy Tab General] madsquabbles:
sorry so long to reply.

as far as format compatibility goes, the archos handles more formats. i've had a few videos that choked on the tab that had no problems on the archos.

i prefer the archos media player interface also. it seems if you can get the right info into your media files it'll actually list the series in order, no matter what the file names are.

the screens are a no contest though, the tab wins by far. better angles and better color.
[Adam Accessories] svetius:
What kinds of accessories exist for the Adam?
[Adam Accessories] bearsfan85:
a stylus, screen protector and different colors will be available stating in late jan early feb.
[Adam Accessories] Felger:
Where'd you hear this? I'm kinda interested in more information on the stylus, and I didn't find anything on it with a Google search.
[Adam Accessories] can90:
I didn't hear about others but in an interview Rohan says on February they will sell screen protectors from their site.
[Adam Accessories] JSZESZE:
Rohan also mentioned that the box itself could double as a stand--Pretty innovative! Now lets just see how practical it will be.

Regards,

Jason
[Adam Accessories] shanti.om:
I thought the screen protector (matte) is included in the shipment of Adam (or pre-applied) and it's up to the user to use it or not.
[Adam Accessories] mccoc66:
The matte screen that shipped with Notion Ink Adam is pretty useless. I ordered a stand from buy dot com (for ipad). It works very well. Notion Ink cardboard stand is pretty tacky and I would not trust my device on a cardboard stand. I also went to a local zagg store and got a screen protector installed. Finally, I went to a store in DE, USA (gotshadeonline dot com) and got a custom skin made. I was the first one to bring it to them. So they gave it to me free. You can order it online though.
[Adam Accessories] tbohnert:
Freedom i-Connex Bluetooth Keyboard

Does anyone know if the Adam is HID enabled to work with this keyboard?

http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-i-Con..._1_4?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1298893799&sr=1-4
[Adam Accessories] stewarta:
iFaraday stylus

I'm using an iFaraday.com stylus with dielectric properties (like a finger) and it is great. I bought the set, but find the round head shown in the picture to be the best.
[Adam Accessories] stewarta:
BT Freedom Keyboard

I would not count on it. I have tried with an Apple Wireless Keyboard and with a Logitech BT Keyboard to no avail. Because of the lack of a HID, I have used BlueInput, Blue Piano, and Bluetooth Keyboard EasyConnect (the latter IME) but nothing works.

My Jabra 620s stereo headset works well, so go figure. Probably need Honeycomb to solve the poor Android BT HID.
[Adam Accessories] stewarta:
Belkin stand

The Belkin stand I bought for AUD28 from Big W is simply the best .... It folds down almost flat and is very solid. I bought a CrownCase skin from Amazon and it is also very good with a pocket for the stand and iFaraday stylus I use:

CaseCrown Faux Suede Zip Sleeve Case (Black) to Protect the Notion Ink Adam Tablet

Sold by: Senyx LLC

Condition: new

Quantity: 1

$7.21 each

Item subtotal: $7.21
[Adam Accessories] clockcycle:
What keyboard is that?

-CC
[Adam Accessories] anc_k:
Does your key board fit into the crown case?

Its on Amazon! search for "Super Slim USB 2.0 Mini Keyboard For Windows 7 XP Vista"
[Adam Android Development] svetius:
Let's develop for the Adam tablet!

One rule! No Questions in this development section!
[Adam Android Development] MCreane:
Eggsellent....... Curious about what type of rooting protection it has built in. Rohan mentioned something about it the other day in an interview. Anyone have any ideas on what it might be? The company seems pretty bent on customer service, but at the same time, probably doesn't want too many people messing around with Eden.... Oh well. We shall see.
[Adam Android Development] Prema:
http://notioninkhacks.com/index.php/2010/12/22/questions-answer-with-rohan-of-notion-ink-part-2/
[Adam Android Development] litening:
I already like this thread a lot...
[Adam Android Development] bearsfan85:
I hope I get mine before I have to head back to school so I have time do something before spring. I dont wanna leave all the fun to you guys.
[Adam Android Development] zerofeel:
This is Andy from Notion Ink Hacks, I have sent a few emails to Rohan asking him to be different and allow for root access. At the end of the day if the root process is easy, the recovery tools are available, and good software is written for the device, I believe it will actually lower their return rates and promote growth, development, and excitement. You all think I am crazy for feeling this way?
[Adam Android Development] bearsfan85:
The only reason I buy android devices is to be able to fully customize them. I like the option to remove factory apps, change color and modify the device to fit my needs. Also one thing is that if a devices is rooted and modified it can easily be undone if the device breaks. all companies are doing by making rooting void the warranty is making someone spend 2 extra minutes with the device before sending it in.

As for you point about return rate and growth and excitement is completely true. People follow developers and are excited when they release something. The reason I am on these forums right now is because I am always messing around with my phone. And it will defiantly lower return rates because if people dont like something it can be changed, there is a reason we waited a year to get the Adam and didnt setter for the iPad or another android device.
[Adam Android Development] MCreane:
Not crazy at all! Thats great news. I'm looking forward to Jan 15 (ish). Happy New Year all.
[Adam Android Development] lilmikz:
Zooming

The one thing im a bit concerecned on is the zooming in the browser i think it looks laggy and slow. I either Notion Ink needs to fix this or someone from the community needs to helps out. I think the Adam with Honeycomb will be the best tablet out there. Imagine all the good things from honeycomb seen in heaps of videos today and then just swipe back up and there is eden. I can just see not only this tablet but the whole of Notion Ink grow and grow.
[Adam Android Development] Bruuce:
Yes, Honeycomb will be sweet on the Adam, unless the lack of apps makes it useless. I'm not sure what Notion Ink is thinking by not adding the Google Market. I had a Viewsonic G-tab for a few days (viewing angle was horrible) and before I rooted it and added the Market hack it was essentially a giant weather display/to-do list.

IMO the real Google Market will be my first reason to root the Adam.
[Adam Android Development] lilmikz:
I agree they do need the Google Market and I'm pretty sure that they will end up supporting it. Its just at the moment they are running 2.2/2.3 which is mobile phone software in which you need to be able to make phone calls or something for google to support them and give them the market. So once 3.0 comes out which is tablet optimised which will include android market for tablets, Notion Ink will be working there buts of to get the update out.
[Adam Android Development] clockcycle:
Thing is that it's always the wrong people rooting for the wrong reasons, messing things up... Quality Control is tough when you're dealing with stupid..

Not a flame or a bash on anyone, but you know those are out there and the first thing they will post is, I BRICKED.. blah NI Adams is the sucks.. and then the moron trains follows.

There was mention of "root protection", but I am sure those that know will get it done, hopefully there isn't some automated, script or 1click "no I really can mess my tablet up" process too soon after ;)

-CC
[Adam Android Development] clockcycle:
As they said in an interview, they saw no need to pay to certify for market, when the market doesn't really have anything to offer tablets, but there will still be "sideloading"... until such time as it is worth it..

-CC
[Adam Android Development] JSZESZE:
I anticipate that rooting the adam will be equivalent to the method done on the G-tab. As open as Rohan would like the ADAM to be, his partners and/or investors would definitely demand some sort of protection especially if it ships pre loaded with premier apps from various partners. It would kick ass if it was shipped with Aldiko premium, but i'm pretty sure I've read about talks of Kobo and NI partnering up with a launch app. Nonetheless, rooting of the adam will happen most likely before the second batch of shipments are deployed.

Regards,

Jason
[Adam Android Development] aorth:
It will surely be rooted. After all, it's no longer illegal in the United States... it's only a matter of time once it gets into the hands of enough motivated people.

Sad that this is the position Notion Ink takes, though.
[Adam Android Development] KevinNolan:
Isn't it possible to download the apps from the market on your phone and transfer them to the adam????

But market of no market. 2th pre-order I'm in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
[Adam Android Development] zerofeel:
Notion Ink Hacks will be working on trying to get recovery, root, market, and swype. If your a hacker and want to help stop on by. As you see my team and I will be contributing here as well. Working together and getting this stuff done quickly will give the Adam a solid foothold in the market place.
[Adam Android Development] zerofeel:
Can't really transfer licenses for paid apps.
[Adam Android Development] lilmikz:
Meego On Adam

Just putting it out there. I think Meego would be pretty cool to see on the Notion Ink Adam. I seen a custom ui from evolve another hidden manufacture of tablets and they seem to have done a great job with the ui. Check there site out evolve. com. au and go to the meego slate under products and tell me what you think. The site takes a bit to load so dont be impatient. =]
[Adam Android Development] no6969el:
Its killing me waiting for my order to come...I cannot wait to see the development on this!

I would love to see the xbox 360 controller work with the adam. There are alot of cool games that I believe would be awesome with the use of a usb/wireless controller.
[Adam Themes and Apps] svetius:
...for the Notion Ink Adam
[Adam Themes and Apps] bearsfan85:
first thing, get rid of that red
[Adam Themes and Apps] can90:
My list of Applications

OK. Here is my list of applications that I'm planning to install to my Adam:) :

Apps.:

*Aldiko ebook

*MobileNoter

*Meridian Music Player (for .flac files)

*Skype

*Layar

*Google TV Remote

*SlideMe

*Amazon Adroid Apps. Store

*G4 TV

*IMDB

*Lookout Mobile Security

*eBay Mobile

*Wyse PocketCloud

*Quickpedia

*Wikipock

Games:

*Asphalt 5 HD

*Psx4Droid

*Dungeon Hunter HD

*Pocket Legends

*Gangstar: West Coast Hustle HD

*Modern Combart: Sandstorm HD

*Need for Speed Shift

*Reckless Race

*Dungeon Defenders

*Rage HD

*TigerArcade Emulator (for Street Fighter Alpha 3)

*AirControl

I don't know about the applications but games will work fullscreen:)

Any other suggestions?:)
[Adam Themes and Apps] Crimton:
good list. here are a few of the apps i'll be installing first on my adam:

in no particular order

Pandora Radio

AndFTP

Tapatalk

XDA app

Beautiful Widgets

Twidroyd

Facebook

LauncherPro

Weatherbug

Andchat

android vnc viewer

Angry Birds

Appbrain

Rock Player

IMDb

nesoid

psxoid

snesoid

nook

phonemypc

quickboot

rom manager(one day when we get root and a custom recovery built :D)

root explorer(when we get rooted)

wimote

scorecenter

setcpu(when we get root)

terminal emulator

tune in radio

transdroid

and last but not least google apps

these are just off the top of my head i'm sure i'll think of more when the time comes
[Adam Themes and Apps] joshua.lyon:
Here's a couple of my favorite apps that run on my Tegra2 powered ViewSonic G-Tablet that I will likely be installing on my NotionInk Adam.

Applications:

Aldiko (Books)

Adobe PDF Reader

Amazon Kindle

Android ID3 (to manage my MP3 info / album art)

Books (by Google)

ConnectBot (SSH / Telnet client)

Dolphin Browser HD

Documents to Go

DropBox

FaceBook

InBrowser (anonymous browsing)

NewzDroid

Shazam

Skype (I hope it supports video chat soon)

SoundHound (better than Shazam IMO)

TeamViewer

TitaniumBackup

Unrar

XBMC Remote

Games:

Air Control (Lite)

Angry Birds (and holiday version)

Buka HD

Chuck Norris Facts

Dungeon Defenders top pick!

Evac HD

Moron Test (weird screen sizing in menu, but the game is good)

Radiant HD

Raging Thunder (and v2) (not very good resolution)

Spaghetti and Marshmallows

Speedx 3D

Totemo HD

Unless otherwise noted, the games above are all HD quality and look really good on a 10.1" screen.
[Adam Themes and Apps] mzperxfl:
90 degree tilt control bug

I'm tested a lot of games and the tilt control 90 turned so you have turn the Adam 90 degree :eek:

I hope will be corrected soon.

Revision3 player also doesn't works because video delayed a lot

I'll preparing a list from the working aps soon.
[Adam Themes and Apps] litening:
All very nice apps, most of which I have on my phone.

Did however buy Repligo PDF reader especially for the Adam.

Very quick to load, render and search PDFs. Will also keep track of where you were in which doc (like an ereader).

Most importantly you can annotate the PDFs.

Will let you guys know how it works on Adam when I get mine in March.
[Desire Android Development] Fightspit:
Bien joué/Well played :)
[Desire Android Development] vivmar:
difference between base and "se" version?
[Desire Android Development] coutts99:
I'd be interested in seeing the AXI patches please, if not I'll go the hard way and fix up the ones off that thread :)
[Desire Android Development] EViollet:
The base version is the current state of the art of Richard Trip's kernel, as used in DeFrost 6.1. However there seems to be battery drain issues for some using this kernel, so he put up a 6.1se version that removes all the latest patches/addons to fix the drain.

I find the normal version quite stable and works well for me, but some may prefer the se version...

I hope this answers your question?
[Desire Android Development] Marsbar:
Boooo :( my phone works fine at 875 and 1300... but I want to try your kernels for axi....

I'll have to start work on that /proc/havs interface, since no-one else seems to want it. At least I'll have a week over xmas :)

Incidentally, the AXI thread you mentioned suggests that the modification is already in HTC's Desire kernel... what do they do at 128MHz?
[Desire Android Development] EViollet:
I just enabled the AXI patches in the kernel. Apparently the functionnality is already included in the kernel.

Am I missing something? I must admit that I didn't look any further than that. Perhaps what I wrote is completely wrong...
[Desire Android Development] coutts99:
Did you patch the kernel or was it already in? Did richardtrip patch it?
[Desire Android Development] EViollet:
Do be honest, my phone also works fine at 875mV. But I had a few issues with the latest kernel that were fixed by setting it to 900mV. So I believe that 900mV is a little bit more stable. I don't intend on compiling 2 versions of the HAVS kernels, so 900mV seemed a nice compromise. Especially as quite frankly I don't see a difference in battery usage between 875 and 925...

I don't think it's worth the bother...

And as for the higher voltage for the higher speeds, it's just that I allowed HAVS to go higher. It doesn't mean that it will though. It depends on your hardware and what HAVS decides to do with it. If your phone works fine @1300mV it won't try to go any higher. HAVS adapts the voltage automatically by using 2 boundaries (high and low), and it works it's way between them...

As for the 128Mhz... the thing is that the AXI patch lowers the AXI bus to 63Mhz instead of 128Mhz. The problem is that in order to lower the CPU speed to 128Mhz, the kernel relies on the AXI bus speed. So if the AXI bus is lowered, so will the CPU. And, it will crash. Because it can't really go below 128Mhz.

That's why you can't use 128Mhz AND the AXI patch.

In any case, that's what I figured out by looking at the source code and trying it myself (I had a few crashes before understanding why... ;) )

Regards,
[Desire Android Development] EViollet:
It's already in it. I doubt that Richard added it because he doesn't use it.

I guess it's already in the Cyanogen kernel (which is the base for Richard's)
[Desire Android Development] coutts99:
Ah ok no problem, thanks :)
[Desire Android Development] crapula512:
great work man, i was looking forward a kernel with hvas/bfs/noop and max freq 1190. min freq of 128 and axi are welcome!

only thing i dont like is the min freq, but its ok.

are you building straight from richard's repo? can you share the sources? and the config file?

thx!