Orrery
From Openmoko
Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
[[Category:Applications]] | [[Category:Applications]] | ||
− | |||
<p> | <p> | ||
The orrery is a simple application for the openmoko platform which displays the night sky. It is nothing like as elaborate as, for example Google Sky or xephem. It is intended to be a small application that will have a storage footprint comparable to a ringtone, or one of the games bundled with the | The orrery is a simple application for the openmoko platform which displays the night sky. It is nothing like as elaborate as, for example Google Sky or xephem. It is intended to be a small application that will have a storage footprint comparable to a ringtone, or one of the games bundled with the | ||
openmoko rootfs. It requires no network connection, but does use the GPS information, by querying gpsd.<p> | openmoko rootfs. It requires no network connection, but does use the GPS information, by querying gpsd.<p> | ||
− | <img src=" | + | <img src="/images/1/16/OrreryImage1.png"> |
+ | </noinclude> |
Revision as of 01:27, 26 March 2008
In progress: This article or section documents one or more features whose implementation are in progress. |
The orrery is a simple application for the openmoko platform which displays the night sky. It is nothing like as elaborate as, for example Google Sky or xephem. It is intended to be a small application that will have a storage footprint comparable to a ringtone, or one of the games bundled with the openmoko rootfs. It requires no network connection, but does use the GPS information, by querying gpsd.<p> <img src="/images/1/16/OrreryImage1.png">