Alternate Neo1973 case designs

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== Design Variant Suggestions ==
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Some of these are a copy of requests in [[Wish List - Hardware#Casing]], some are from ideas thrown up in the community mailing list.
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===Aesthetic===
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* [[Removal of free space]]: there is unnecessary free space within the case - this variant would remove that, possibly with some re-arrangement of components, to make the phone slightly smaller.
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* [[Steampunk]]: a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk Steampunk] influenced design. See also [http://steampunkworkshop.com Steampunk Workshop].
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===Input devices===
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* [[Analogue gaming]]:
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* [[Gaming docking station]]: for connection of a gaming controller, such as a PS/Xbox/etc. joypad. The phone would have a mount on the back to allow stable, rigid attachment to a game controller (see picture below).
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[[Image:FIC-neo1973 PS2.JPG|300px]]
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* [[Hardware keyboard docking station]]: to allow mechanical connection to an external USB/Bluetooth-attached keyboard, such as the [http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=124250 Freedom mini Bluetooth keyboard]. The phone would have a mount on the back to allow stable, rigid attachment to the keyboard (either in portrait or landscape orientation), for a similar setup to the game controller above.
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* Scroll-wheel(s)
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* [[Side-mounted touch strip sensor]]: a touch strip attached to the side, as
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* [[Trackstick]]: a miniature pointing device, as used on certain IBM laptops
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===Layout===
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* [[Different speaker orientation]]: identical externally to the standard case, but with the speakers mounted one at each end of the phone (on the top), as discussed on the community mailing list. The intention is to give a better stereo spread when listening to stereo-encoded music.
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===Increase in existing functionality===
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* Alternate screen: the current screen is a 2.8", 640 x 480 colour screen, which some may consider unnecessary and overly power-hungry. This case would allow a smaller, possibly monochrome screen to be fitted, saving battery time. Some may also wish to fit a larger screen - another case variant could allow for that.
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* [[Extra battery]]: a slightly larger case/re-arranged components may allow for a second battery to be fitted.
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* [[Extra storage]]: at present, the Neo1973 has 2GB of available storage through a slot for a single microSD card. This could be expanded with a larger case that allowed a second (internal) microSD slot and card, or some other format such as a CF card or 1.8" hard-drive, to be fitted.
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===Other functionality addition===
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* [[Ruggedized]]: a hermetically sealed case; watertight, and able to withstand a pre-defined drop on to a hard surface.
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* [[Stylus mount]]: there is nowhere on the phone to store a stylus when not in use.
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* [[Tamper-proof]]: this case would require special tools/processes to open it, or be completely impossible to open without physically damaging the case. May also be useful for a cheap hermetically sealed variant.
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===Notes===
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Some users may want combinations of the options listed above.
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None of this can be accomplished without the dimensions of existing phones - if FIC are unable/unwilling to release precise dimensions, a user of a Neo1973 will need to measure their phone and upload the information to [[Neo1973 case schematics]] in the form of a CAD drawing/model.
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[[Category:Neo1973_Hardware]] [[Category:Neo1973_alternate_cases]]
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 16 July 2007

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Design Variant Suggestions

Some of these are a copy of requests in Wish List - Hardware#Casing, some are from ideas thrown up in the community mailing list.

Aesthetic

  • Removal of free space: there is unnecessary free space within the case - this variant would remove that, possibly with some re-arrangement of components, to make the phone slightly smaller.


Input devices

  • Gaming docking station: for connection of a gaming controller, such as a PS/Xbox/etc. joypad. The phone would have a mount on the back to allow stable, rigid attachment to a game controller (see picture below).

FIC-neo1973 PS2.JPG


  • Hardware keyboard docking station: to allow mechanical connection to an external USB/Bluetooth-attached keyboard, such as the Freedom mini Bluetooth keyboard. The phone would have a mount on the back to allow stable, rigid attachment to the keyboard (either in portrait or landscape orientation), for a similar setup to the game controller above.
  • Scroll-wheel(s)
  • Trackstick: a miniature pointing device, as used on certain IBM laptops

Layout

  • Different speaker orientation: identical externally to the standard case, but with the speakers mounted one at each end of the phone (on the top), as discussed on the community mailing list. The intention is to give a better stereo spread when listening to stereo-encoded music.

Increase in existing functionality

  • Alternate screen: the current screen is a 2.8", 640 x 480 colour screen, which some may consider unnecessary and overly power-hungry. This case would allow a smaller, possibly monochrome screen to be fitted, saving battery time. Some may also wish to fit a larger screen - another case variant could allow for that.
  • Extra battery: a slightly larger case/re-arranged components may allow for a second battery to be fitted.
  • Extra storage: at present, the Neo1973 has 2GB of available storage through a slot for a single microSD card. This could be expanded with a larger case that allowed a second (internal) microSD slot and card, or some other format such as a CF card or 1.8" hard-drive, to be fitted.

Other functionality addition

  • Ruggedized: a hermetically sealed case; watertight, and able to withstand a pre-defined drop on to a hard surface.
  • Stylus mount: there is nowhere on the phone to store a stylus when not in use.
  • Tamper-proof: this case would require special tools/processes to open it, or be completely impossible to open without physically damaging the case. May also be useful for a cheap hermetically sealed variant.

Notes

Some users may want combinations of the options listed above.

None of this can be accomplished without the dimensions of existing phones - if FIC are unable/unwilling to release precise dimensions, a user of a Neo1973 will need to measure their phone and upload the information to Neo1973 case schematics in the form of a CAD drawing/model.