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Re: mindstorms NXT and memory
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Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:31:47 GMT
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On 1/9/06, Brian Davis wrote:
> bad. And I *love* the idea of perhaps building a robot that a bystander could
> interat with via their cell phones :-). The question there, as somebody else
I keep hearing this (and reading in the official press releases) but
having recently shopped for a cell phone, I can tell you that everyone
available here (Ontario) that I can find has the bluetooth crippled to
it will ONLY talk to bluetooth headsets. Can't even use them for
address book sync with a PC.
This tells me that the likelihood of a NXT bot controlled by a
cellphone is NILL.
(guess we'll just have to wait for the bluetooth remote control that
will come later in an expansion set like the original RCX IR remote
did)
-Rob A>
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| (...) Ouch, that's bad. Here in Sweden I can confirm that bluetooth phones with other features are around - for instance, my own phone can sync, and others can be used to remote control toys. Apart from the Ericsson car, I found TV output and (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: mindstorms NXT and memory
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| (...) One (Verizon) of the 2 top carrier's in the US tried to cripple the bluetooth in at least one model, and it created a large PR storm. I"m not sure whether they changed their position on that model or on future models but I havne't heard as (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: mindstorms NXT and memory
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| (...) That's because you can actually catch a phone virus via bluetooth (it's not very secure). My wife's phone caught one - and it was a pain to get rid of. (...) Well, not NIL - but less likely than perhaps you might like. However, it's gonna be (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: mindstorms NXT and memory
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| (...) every place that talks about the NXT also talks about "Bluetooth technology that allows your robot to communicate with external devices such as mobile phones". (URL) Personally, I REALLY think controlling a NXT bot with a cellphone will be (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: mindstorms NXT and memory
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| (...) Blame the phone companies. (Verizon is probobly the worst offender but others are guilty too) I know of many hacks where people have re-enabled features (including such things as bluetooth address book sync and bluetooth file transfer) that (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Well, there's a significant cost above and beyond the electronics here. The NXT *might* be comparable to a PDA, but tossing in 500+ precision-molded little plastic parts probably drives the cost up considerably (heck, just from buying sets I (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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