Mobile Programming Pit Stop

Create PC Bluetooth application easily with pybluez

pybluez is a python bindings for the bluez application which enables you to interface with bluetooth devices on your computer.

Combined with the power of python dynamic typing, you will be able to do Rapid Application Development and test mobile bluetooth application quickly on your computer

Here’s a snippets which combines pyosd and pybluez which scans for nearby bluetooth devices and display the result on screen :

import bluetooth
import pyosd
from time import sleep

p = pyosd.osd()

p.set_pos(pyosd.POS_MID)
p.set_align(pyosd.ALIGN_CENTER)
p.set_colour("green")

p.display( "Scanning for bluetooth device")

nearby_devices = bluetooth.discover_devices(duration=20, lookup_names = True)

str= "found %d devices" % len(nearby_devices)
print str
p.display(str)
sleep(2)

for name, addr in nearby_devices:
   p.display( "  %s - %s" % (addr, name))
   print (" %s - %s" % (addr,name))
   sleep(2)

Python enables Rapid Application Development on your computer without much fuss. Coupled with pygtk and wxPython acting as GUI, you can create a lot of bluetooth application to interface with your mobile devices, limited only by your imagination.

[tags]python,pybluez,bluetooth,gtk,gnome,linux,mobile,pda,programming,development,RAD[/tags]

SymbianTutorial.org – Symbian application development basic

SymbianTutorial.org is a good website to learn about fundamental application development in Symbian (especially series60).

Though some information about the IDE is slightly outdated (as stated on the website), the tutorial website covers basic Symbian data type, class naming convention, exception handling, input/output, gui handling basics and how to create resource file for Symbian development platform.

The website itself is structred in a way to introduce reader to Symbian application development environment, which is the main platform used in Nokia and Sony-Ericsson smartphones.

Foxrate – Open Source J2ME Currency Converter Mobile Application

Foxrate mobile is a currency converter application for mobile devices. It is a relatively small application which supports converting from/to 35 different currencies used around the world.

Foxrate lifts you from the burden of updating currency rate by automatically retrieving latest currency information from remote server. The best part about foxrate is — it is available for free and open source!

Download Foxrate Mobile Currency Converter
Foxrate can downloaded from- Google Code’s Foxrate page and Getjar.com

Upgrade Dopod Pocket PC to Windows Mobile 6

Great news to all Dopod Pocket PC owners! HTC now offers a free Windows Mobile 6 upgrade to those who previously bought Windows Mobile 5 Dopod devices, which includes me!

To upgrade, simply go to the Dopod website, select your appropriate country and click “Upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 Now!”. You will need to download ActiveSync 4.5 to install WM6 on your Dopod device however.

Please note that you are required to register as Dopod Club Members before you can proceed with the downloads.

Supported Dopod Device
The supported Dopod device for the upgrade are

• Dopod D810
• Dopod U1000
• Dopod P800W
• Dopod 838Pro

A Word of Warning
Do remember that upgrading firmware is a risky procedure! You might end up with an expensive paperweight should the upgrade procedure fails, refer to the nearest Authorized HTC Care center near you for assistance.

[tags]pocket pc,pocketpc,pda,mobile,dopod,htc,windows mobile,wince,windows,microsoft[/tags]

Turn your Pocket PC PDA into iPhone with iContact

Fancy iPhone scrolling effect? Now you can have that right on your own Pocket PC with iContact and SSContact.

Both of these applications add the iPhone feeling to your Pocket PC device by providing a smooth scrollable contact list like the one in Apple iPhone. Best of all these application can be downloaded for free from FreewarePocketPC. Impress your friends, turn it into an iPhone look-alike now.

Note: Both applications support Windows Mobile 5 based Pocket PC. Processor speed of 400 Mhz or higher is recommended for a smooth scrolling effect.

[tags]pocket pc,windows mobile,wince,iphone,pda[/tags]

Install J2ME / JavaME Midlet Manager in Pocket PC PDA

You got to love this, some dude (risidoro) has created Intent Midlet Manager Installer for Pocket PC! Which means that you can now install and run J2ME/JavaME application on your Windows Mobile devices for free!

Windows Mobile Intent Midlet Manager features

• Support MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.0
• JWTI 1.0 Compliant
• JSR 120 WMA – Wireless Messaging
• JSR 135 MMAPI – Mobile Media
• JSR 82 Java APIs for Bluetooth

This Midlet Manager has been included in any HTC manufactured Windows Mobile PDA product (including Dopod PDAs)

The new Intent Midlet Manager (11.1.7.1023) is able to support Google Maps via Google Mobile Maps client, something that isn’t supported by previous release of Intent Midlet Manager.

Where Can I Download it?
You can download it from :

• Mirror
• Risidoro forum thread

Please refer to Risidoro’s Forum thread for installation instructions in your Windows Mobile PDA. Alternatively you can buy IBM Websphere J2ME Runtime Environment to install/run midlet for your Pocket PC PDA

[tags]pda,pocket pc,pocketpc,j2me,javame,windows mobile,wince,dopod,mobile[/tags]

New pocket pdas , a multitasking device brought a new revolution in handheld pc industry. Information and reviews, that enable the potential users to find out best pda , are easily available from the internet. Like other pdas, hp pdas are also popular among the users. Now, Hp introduced new ipaq pdas , with unique features and advance functionality.

List of Pocket PC Freeware Websites

If you happens to be one of Pocket PC PDA owners that runs a variation of Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system, then you might appreciate the website listed below to get tons of Pocket PC based freeware.

In no particular order, they are :

• http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/
• http://www.freewareppc.com/
• http://www.pdaarchives.com/
• http://www.pdagold.com/
• http://www.freecabs.de/

Most of these applications supports Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 and Windows Mobile 5.0/6.0 operating system on ARM and XScale processor PDA which means it supports most Pocket PC products by popular vendor like Dopod, O2, HP, HTC and Toshiba

Next post, I’ll publish the list of ‘must have’ freeware application for my Pocket PC PDA phone, so stay tuned.

[tags]pocketpc,pocket pc,pda,wince,windows,freeware,mobile,gadgets,mobile phone[/tags]

List of Adobe Flash Lite Compatible Mobile Phones and PDA

Flash Lite is the latest mobile phone application framework from Adobe. It enables you to develop portable mobile phone applications with flash lite technology easily.

Here’s the list of Mobile Phones capable of running Flash Lite applications.

Here’s the list of Flash-Lite Supported PDA .

For those who are interested in developing Adobe Flash Lite applications for Mobile devices, you can download Flash Lite Development Kit from Adobe Mobile Devices Development Center

[tags]adobe, flash lite, mobile[/tags]

Makes your WordPress Pocket PC PDA-friendly

Good news to those who wants to make their WordPress blog PDA friendly. Now you can do just that without relying on 3rd party services. All you need to do is download this remarkable plugin WordPress PDA and activate it on your WordPress installation.

Your blog will be PDA/smartphone friendly as it will display a appropriate page when a mobile device accesses it. The plugin is smart enough to autodetect popular PDA/handheld device in to determine which page it should serve the clients.

Among popular handheld devices supported by WordPress PDA are :

• Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Symbian-OS phone
• Sony PSP, Palm, Handspring,Pocket PC
• …and browsers containing WAP in their using agents

I’ve already installed WordPress PDA for this blog, give it a try :)

[tags]mobile,palm, microsoft, smartphone, handhelds, ipod, windows, cellphones, treo, wordpress, symbian, nokia, sonyericsson,motorola,pocket pc[/tags]