Can the OSD work directly with the iPhone?

[JoeBorn]

geek.com did a write up of using the OSD with the iPhone:
http://www.geek.com/video-recorded-with-the-neuros-osd-works-on-the-apple-iphone/
any ideas on how to improve this so there are fewer steps?

OSD saving to shared directory and applescript to automate iTunes
syncing is presumably one way, but is there something more elegant?

[Fernando Cassia]

Sorry if I´m blunt but , why bother to promote the closed iPhone ??

If OSD was my tech project, I wouldn´t want my product associated with such piece of closed and expensive technology, despite the current hype wave.

IMHO it would be far better to create an OSD remote-control application for the linux-based Motorola A1200... to scredule recordings from the phone and the like...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PGTAD2?ie=UTF8&tag=showitem06-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000PGTAD2

https://opensource.motorola.com/sf/frs/do/viewSummary/projects.a1200/frs

Just my $0.02 ... I understand that Joe´s job (and anyone else in his position) would be to generate as much buzz about the OSD as possible... but I just think that the open OSD platform would be better promoted alongside other open technologies...

(and no, I don´t want to generate any useless heated debate on this, this is just my personal opinion).

FC

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[Derek Pedersen]

On the other side (I am no iphone supporter), but shouldnt open source be made as compatable as possible.  I would say part of being "open" would be supporting all devices...

 

Now, one must decide whether this project would take precidence over another, but it should not be totally ignored.

 

Derek

 

[Ex-Navy]

Joe,

A simple method is across the network, via file sharing using a
freeware utility called SharePoint from Hornware.

The Public folder on a Mac used to be the only shared folder on the
HD. With SharePoint all folder can be shared.

Install Sharepoint on the Mac.
Create and share a folder (maybe a playlist folder called Neuros)
Create the Network connection on the OSD.
Direct the OSD recording to the shared playlist folder in iTunes.
The user can select Manual Sync in Preferences so that only selected
video files get synced to the IPhone.

On Jul 11, 1:09 pm, JoeBorn <joeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> geek.com did a write up of using the OSD with the iPhone:http://www.geek.com/video-recorded-with-the-neuros-osd-works-on-the-a...

[Dragon Wisard]

First of all, being exclusionary and not supporting products which are developed by other companies is exactly the kind of thing that OpenSource is trying to bring an end to. We don't have to like that the iPhone is a closed platform, but we shouldn't exclude people who do like it. There are a lot of people who could care less about open or closed source and simply buy the product that fits their needs the best. This is an important group of consumers and we should aim to enable them as best we can. The closest thing to the iPhone for the Open Source world is the OpenMoko phone which won't be released to the public for another few months.

And a wireless linux-based remote control is in the works. I'm currently working on creating one using the Nokia N770 and others are planning to build a web-based interface that will work from any device with a browser on your network.

On 7/11/07, Fernando Cassia <fca...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Fernando Cassia]

On 7/12/07, Dragon Wisard <dragon...@gmail.com> wrote:

First of all, being exclusionary and not supporting products which are developed by other companies is exactly the kind of thing that OpenSource is trying to bring an end to. We don't have to like that the iPhone is a closed platform, but we shouldn't exclude people who do like it. There are a lot of people who could care less about open or closed source and simply buy the product that fits their needs the best. This is an important group of consumers and we should aim to enable them as best we can. The closest thing to the iPhone for the Open Source world is the OpenMoko phone which won't be released to the public for another few months.

And a wireless linux-based remote control is in the works. I'm currently working on creating one using the Nokia N770 and others are planning to build a web-based interface that will work from any device with a browser on your network.

That's great to hear. And I didn't want to start a flame war. My only point was that in my humble opinion it would be better to integrate OSD with open technologies first, and promote those "open bundles" to highlight the best selling point of the OSD vs the competition.

That's why I think an OSD portrayed alongside other open devices like the Nokia N800 or the Motorola A1200 would be much better than, say, portraying the OSD as an "iPhone accesory".

I agree with you that OSD shoudl not discriminate. I was talking about what my priorities would be...

Again, just my $0.02...

FC

[Derek Pedersen]

FC,

 

Its all good, my comment was not derogitory in the least, just my view.  I agree the OSD should have a priority list of what should be integrated.  Free first and closed last is fine for me.  Just as long as there is no descrimination.

 

Derek

 

On 7/11/07, Fernando Cassia <fca...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Fernando Cassia]

On 7/12/07, Derek Pedersen <ddped...@gmail.com> wrote:

FC,

 

Its all good, my comment was not derogitory in the least, just my view.  I agree the OSD should have a priority list of what should be integrated.  Free first and closed last is fine for me.  Just as long as there is no descrimination.

 

Derek

As you can see I do not hold the iPhone (or Apple for that matter) in high regard.
;-)

To me, Steve Jobs is just another Bill Gates, but with a sense of style and hardware design.

:)

FC

[leif.t....@gmail.com]

On Jul 11, 12:09 pm, JoeBorn <joeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OSD saving to shared directory and applescript to automate iTunes
> syncing is presumably one way, but is there something more elegant?

I'm guessing that eventually there will be, but not just yet. I don't
have an iPhone, so my information is based on peoples reports on the
internet. In that video, the iPhone didn't go into disk mode when it
was plugged into the OSD, which could be for a couple of reasons --
1. There is a secret apple handshake
2. The partition scheme or the disk format has been changed for the
iPhone in a way that makes it incompatible with the way hotplug on the
OSD works.

However, since disk-mode doesn't work on PCs or macs, I'm inclined to
believe that #1 (or something similar) is the case.

leif