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Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by lawgimenez » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:05 AM UTC

Ancapistani wrote: post #19

LAC-Tech wrote: post #12

I really hope we'll look back at this fad of android powered wifi domestic IoT devices one day and laugh about how silly it all was. Not an IoT hater. I've worked for IoT companies, and there's a lot of very smart embedded engineers doing very cool things in the space. But an old android tablet installed in the wall with a WiFI point? oh dear.

To be fair, that particular Android device is still installed and at least marginally useful. How many other Android devices from that era can say that?

Also back then, you can fit an Android OS (pre-lollipop) inside a USB and plug it in a TV. It was really cool.

Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by Something1234 » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:06 AM UTC

aworks wrote: post #9

"urban archeology": The device was using an ARM processor extension that could directly execute Java bytecode. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle

I want to know more. History of java is just insanely weird.

Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by lawgimenez » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:10 AM UTC

mananaysiempre wrote: post #28

laplab wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also assumed that they would, but weirdly no. When the tablet booted up, I was greeted with stock launcher. Also, WebView is only part of the app, they used something else (which did not look like Android native UI) for the WiFi network picker.

The launcher with its Holo tabs and the icon style look more like Android 4.something (I to K) to me, by the way. Android 5 (L) was the first Material Design release (the one[1] that had actual coherent principles behind it). [1] https://m1.material.io/

Yeah you are right, I believe it is on Jelly Bean. This was Holo running on ICS. https://law.gmnz.xyz/uploads/2023/169e32e731.png

Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by krackers » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:12 AM UTC

mananaysiempre wrote: post #28

laplab wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also assumed that they would, but weirdly no. When the tablet booted up, I was greeted with stock launcher. Also, WebView is only part of the app, they used something else (which did not look like Android native UI) for the WiFi network picker.

The launcher with its Holo tabs and the icon style look more like Android 4.something (I to K) to me, by the way. Android 5 (L) was the first Material Design release (the one[1] that had actual coherent principles behind it). [1] https://m1.material.io/

Yeah given the holoyolo look it's almost certainly ICS or jelly bean. I think kitkat's launcher looked a bit different, it didn't have the tabs: by then they had moved from tron blue to white.

Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by xydac » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:13 AM UTC

this is first time i have read something completely in a long span of time !!

Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by Symbiote » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:14 AM UTC

inetknght wrote: post #23

> Turns out, I need a 3A fuse, so I ordered one from Amazon OP might want to watch Louis Rossmann's video about buying things from Amazon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU

I was surprised someone would order this from Amazon, rather than get one from the nearest convenience shop or supermarket. Those places only sell the normal thing for local use.

I was further surprised that someone would be worried about installing the fuse. Is he also worried about plugging things in generally?

Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by Everdred2dx » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:16 AM UTC

aworks wrote: post #9

"urban archeology": The device was using an ARM processor extension that could directly execute Java bytecode. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle

The Nintendo Wii’s “Starlet” processor also supported this though never used it!

Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by xattt » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:24 AM UTC

Symbiote wrote: post #46

inetknght wrote: post #23

> Turns out, I need a 3A fuse, so I ordered one from Amazon OP might want to watch Louis Rossmann's video about buying things from Amazon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU

I was surprised someone would order this from Amazon, rather than get one from the nearest convenience shop or supermarket. Those places only sell the normal thing for local use. I was further surprised that someone would be worried about installing the fuse. Is he also worried about plugging things in generally?

I see the recommendation every so often to buy a fuse locally, but I don’t live in Akihabara.

I HAVE to buy online electronic components, and usually it ends up being Amazon, because other national suppliers insist on charging $15 for courier shipping on a $2 part.

Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by Francesca12 » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:28 AM UTC

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Re: What's that touchscreen in my room?

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Post by Symbiote » Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:31 AM UTC

azalemeth wrote: post #38

A fun read! I feel compelled to say that all British (type G plugs) _have_ to be fused as the ring main has a maximum current of (typically) 30A yet the plug and socket maximum is 13A. So every appliance plug is fused, and the consumer unit has an RCD on most accessible circuits in addition to a circuit breaker. Some plugs don't make the fuse obvious, but the traditional values are 1A, 3A, 5A, 7A, 10A and 13A (iirc -…

Fuses in plugs in Britain are either 3A or 13A, by regulation. 5A used to be another value, but is no longer used (though replacement 5A fuses are easily available.)

I've never seen 7A or 10A fuses, and I was the kind of boy to rummage through my grandparent's workshops. ..