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Different HW, multiple interfaces
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Written by DanieleSanna the 2 Jan 13 at 19:43.
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In most houses there are a lot of different devices with different HW and features.
The sensors in my smartphones are great, the screen of my tv is great, the storage in my cloud is great, the power of my workstation is great.
Combining such aspects make possible to enhance every single device experience.
There are a lot of mature services and standards to share resources between devices (eg. DLNA, Avahi, SAMBA etc).
In a parallel way, now Ubuntu is a OS ready to be installed in every kind of device, from the smallest smartphone to the widest TV.
There is the possibility to proceed in the definition of a solution to easily combine every service, for every-skill user, to create new manners to use (and develop) the whole system as ONE as it is.
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Modular ARM64 devices for Ubuntu phone
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Written by mitcoes the 27 Mar 13 at 15:03.
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Design a ARM64 device to plug inside "ubuntu phone cases" as phone / phablets / tablets / desktop boxes.
Make it open and invite every brand to make them.
The idea is to split the case with the screen hardware and the inside with the SoC, the SoC embedded as a battery case now is today with a connector to the case.
ARM64 is the goal because this idea is not done in days
Then you will be able to upgrade your device SoC and even sell the old one keeping your "monitor / battery / conectors: case" as you can upgrade your desktop computer inside your case.
But also you will be able to replace your terminal by parts if they broke and plug your SoC at different cases as a tablet or a desktop box or choose the size of your dayly phone for different uses or even have two phone cases instead of changing batterys.
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Ubuntu in your car
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Written by toucher5 the 1 Jul 08 at 19:48.
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I would like to see a version of ubuntu that can be installed on a portable computer like an iPAQ that can connect to your car and give you updates on what going on in your car and reminders for keeping your car in check. Also this would allow you to diagnose problems with your car (i am tired of seeing mechanics have to pay outrageous prices for the software and equipment). This should also come with the same features the come with your desktop (music, video, etc). However keep it minimalistic so that the footprint is small. Maybe even allow for a remote desktop feature for when connecting to your computer for updates so that you can drag and drop documents and music into the directories. So that you can also use in the business/college world. Possibly merge this idea with the MID project as a branch off.
I have a hp iPAQ 1700 and am willing to give any working rc a test run.
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Remote ubuntu on any smartphone
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Written by taj the 10 Jul 12 at 14:37.
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Until an ubuntu smartphone version is available, (I think that) I have a relatively simple and realistic idea how Ubuntu can easily flow into the mobile phone market with relatively low effort and relatively easy to implement in different mobile platforms.
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X Lite (Gnome Lite?) Light Windowing System
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Written by coder543 the 4 Jan 09 at 01:18.
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This design would be for ultra-low spec systems. Examples include theoretical touch-screen digital media players running a form of Ubuntu. This sub-ubuntu would have a different selection of apps because of the way the system works. The X Lite (i am uncertain if it would be X Lite or Gnome Lite) would have Gnome running. In order to preserve system resources, each app would have both a full mode and a lite mode. When the lite mode is activated, the window draws a minimal representation of its contents (one that is blurred, like a reduction in polygons within 3d games with objects that are at a distance). When in full mode they would draw themselves entirely. When the user clicked on a window, it would zoom to fill most of the screen. When they clicked outside of the window it would zoom back to show the whole desktop. While a window is zoomed it would draw in full mode. If the window is not zoomed it would draw in lite mode. Existing apps, could be run in theory... but they would use tons more resources by drawing in full mode the whole time. Existing apps could be transitioned into the new system relatively easy though. If this was done it would create a system which could rival that done by Apple for the iPod Touch. Also, Category
X Lite run on old hardware would enable the user to run a more modern setup, without the performance hit.
This Ubuntu Lite (obviously running X Lite) would have its own repo of software compatible with the X Lite standard.
In particular this would be for an Ubuntu Digital Media Player (that could be made by Canonical and made on a per-order basis). It would be great to have a DMP by Canonical running something like X Lite. X Lite would mean you have full desktop capacity with little to negligible resources. Please vote up on this, if you vote down... at least tell me why. Imagine a Digital Media Player that doesn't require Windows or Mac (or Wine)! This DMP if done correctly would be cause for many people to look into Ubuntu. the iPod certainly helped Apple (as advertisement).
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Map Network Drive
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Written by ripperzane the 22 Sep 08 at 22:33.
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My thought is a build on
Idea 4837
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/4837/
PURPOSE: Ease of mounting network drive
Perhaps an "Add Network Drive" or Map Network Drive
Where it applies to mapping a network drive to a local mount point simply.
Also adding the ability to reconnect at login.
This is not meant to be like windows or osx, just ease of UI to do this, so as to not have to nano (edit) the fstab every time, then comment or blank it out.
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EXAMPLE: Using your MID (Mobile Internet Device) and wanting to map a network share is NOT easy with a stylus and on screen keyboard.
The ability to surf the network and mount with ease would be very handy. (came to me when using Q1 Ultra)
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ALSO: perhaps a user individual copy (local config file in /home) of such mounts so as to not attempt to mount something that another user on same PC doesn't/shouldn't have access to.
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Negotiate with NetBook vendors to include Ubuntu as OS.
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Written by Faryshta the 6 Nov 08 at 14:06.
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I have followed the subject of the NetBooks or Ultra Mobile Portable Computers. Currently only 30% of the computers sold by the companies like Asus have Linux as OS, and those are 4 times more probable to get returned than the ones with windows. I think this is because the vendors like Acer include versions of Linux very unprofesionals (no offense just my opinion) like Linpus which makes you the impression to be working with a toy and not a computer.
Other companies simply don't take many attention on that and get an OS half done with hardware uncompatibilities. XP is currently taken the most part of this market where Linux should be the winner. Besides Windows 7 will include a version for NetBooks of low resources.
My idea is to simply get agreements with the hardware vendors to include Ubuntu UMPC Remix or Ubuntu Intrepid as the alternative on Linux, offer them the Canonical Support on the hardware on exchange to offer the costumer options to get tech support or Canonical earning royalties for the service of installation.
The UMPC are the best chance Linux can get to enter on the market for the regular people, please don't leave this chance go.
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