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Motorola+Qtopia=Linux Smart Phone
lems1 writes "Start compiling the excuses you will tell your boss to upgrade your cell phone now. Motorola has opted to use Trolltech's Qtopia to power up the next generation of SmartPhones. Get the scoop/specs from here and a nice high-res picture from this other link.
The phone will have 'digital camera, video player, MP3 player, speakerphone, advanced messaging, instant Internet access and Bluetooth wireless technology' capabilities. On top of being Linux-based of course." Update: 11/12 00:44 GMT by T : Yep, this is the same phone mentioned a few weeks ago.
Trolltech(R), a leader in multiplatform development frameworks, today introduced Qtopia(R) Phone Edition (Qtopia Phone), a Linux(R)-based application platform for phones.
The combination of Qtopia Phone and embedded Linux creates a robust operating environment with the flexibility to support phones with limited capacity, feature phones and high-end enterprise smartphones. Qtopia Phone provides all the base Qtopia applications, plus a user interface designed specifically for mobile phones.
The Trolltech Qtopia Phone Edition comes with two types of user interaction; either by a phone's keypad or touch screen. Qtopia Phone will include all the standard Qtopia applications, customized to fit into a phone user interface, plus a 'Home' launcher that presents time critical data such as missed calls, messages received, and calendar events.
Key features of the Trolltech Qtopia Phone Edition include: Phone User Interface: Designed specifically with a mobile phone user in mind, Qtopia Phone's user interface is designed to work on a variety of screen resolutions, such as 176 x 208 and 240 x 320 pixels, and can be used with either a touch screen or the phone's keypad. It can be personalized by end users and customized by manufacturers and network operators. Applications: Qtopia Phone includes a powerful suite of phone applications, including PIM, productivity, email, telephony (dialer, messaging client and others) games, and media player (MP3, MPEG, and others). Synchronization: Users can synchronize their phone with either Qtopia Desktop, a multiplatform desktop PIM suite from Trolltech, or with Microsoft(R) Outlook. Qtopia Phone can synchronize contacts, calendar events, to do items, as well as multimedia files and documents. 3rd party applications: Because Qtopia Phone Edition is based on the same development platform as Qtopia PDA Edition, the existing Qtopia applications (over 1000 thus far) can easily be ported. Java integration: Several Java Virtual Machines (JVM?) are already running on Qtopia Phone, including Esmertec's Jeode? and IBM(R) VisualAge(TM) Micro Edition. Java applications integrate seamlessly into Qtopia phone, providing phone manufacturers Java content with a native look and feel. Development Environment: Trolltech provides a suite of tools that developers can use to customize and extend Qtopia Phone Edition. The powerful development environment makes it easy to develop on a desktop system, then cross-compile onto a target device.
Qtopia Phone Edition is the first solution in the market to offer a completely extendable platform for Linux-based mobile computing devices, said Haavard Nord, Trolltech CEO. Qtopia Phone provides unprecedented functionality as an out-of-box solution and can be easily extended and customized. This advancement in the feature and smart phone arena keeps us on the leading edge of innovation to provide our customers with the best-of-breed tools.
In a related press release, Trolltech today announced that Motorola, a premiere mobile phone manufacturer, has chosen Trolltech's Qt/Embedded for the A760. Qt/Embedded is the software development framework used to develop Qtopia Phone.
Find out more on our Qtopia pages.
Availability:
Qtopia Phone Edition will be released in Q1, 2004.
About Qtopia(R) Phone edition:
Trolltech's embedded Linux phone edition is a customized version of Qtopia designed to work in a memory-constrained mobile phone. With a modifiable user interface and low memory usage, phone manufacturers can create a stunning GUI that enables them to stand out from the crowd. Qtopia Phone is available in two versions: Keypad-driven and Stylus-driven.
About Trolltech:
Trolltech(R) is a software company with two flags