Windows Mobile 7 has Gesture Control and runs on ARMv7?
Here are two possible "facts" that I have found about Windows Mobile 7. I found the first while looking at a slide entitled "Personalizing Mobile Technology To Enhance Learning And Organizational Skills" and it indicates that Windows Mobile 7 will support gesture control via it's front-facing camera. The presenter of the slide, a Mr. Neil Milliken, is the Head of Mobile Development of a British company, so he may well have this high-level information handy.
If you remember a while back, the 'required specs' that Windows Mobile 7 purportedly has includes an optional 2nd camera under the Peripherals. This could foretell hand gestures being able to control the device, as opposed to just hand and vocal interaction and would put Microsoft ahead of Google and Apple in user interaction, as the iPhone and Android OS only support voice and mult-touch input.
The second finding is of a resume I found. In it, it states that-
• Enablement and bring up of Windows Mobile 7 (for Smart phones) on chipsets with the scorpion processor, which have ARMv7 architecture.
Again, pointing back to the leaked spec sheet for Windows Mobile 7, it states that it will run on ARM v6+ chipsets and above, which would mean ARMv7 is a viable solution for WM 7. Looking at the information ARM provides about it's ARMv7 processor, it is below the performance of the all-conquering ARMv8 processor, but does "includes the NEON™ technology extensions to increase DSP and media processing throughput by up to 400 percent, and offers improved floating point support to address the needs of next generation 3D graphics and games physics, as well as traditional embedded control applications." This could be an indicator of a lower rung of WM 7 devices, such as a business-oriented device that does not require the HD-level graphics support ARMv8 includes.
As the MWC inches closer, expect to hear a lot more news, rumors, and analysis by your PPCGN news staff about Windows Mobile 7!
(Updated 2/7/10)
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The ARMv8 processor hotlink is an admin edit link.
@Unaufhaltsam –
I fixed the link.. Thanks!
that’s…something I have to see in action
@Noir –
I agree 100%. It will be interesting to watch.
Sounds interesting!
its a shame.. good idea, but i guess cdma users wont get to use it.. forward facing cams have GSM in mind cuz u can video call on GSM.. remember u need data/talk available at same time for that..
CDMA cant talk/surf at the same time, so im not thinking CDMA devices, winmo7 or not, will get foward facing cams just for this.. i dunno..
we all know TP1s for CDMA didnt ahve FFCs on em.. but there also wasnt a gesture purose for it as well i guess.. have to see, wont we
Shoddy research!!!!
The Cortex A-8 uses the ARMv7 architecture! WM6, etc supports ARMv7 already (eg the Snapdragon running the HD2).
@boredandtattooed – actually, verizon is planning a full rollout of its gsm based 4g network LTE by 2013 and a 30% rollout by the end of 2010 at the latest and will be able to support voice and data simultaneously, plus I think i read somewhere that Sprints WiMax will be able to support voice/data also. Trying to track that down now. So we shouldn’t have to worry about CDMA problems too much toward the end of the year and we’ll all be able to enjoy the many uses of our FFCs!
I like the “Required Optional” camera spec… lol
@lallen3 –
Me too
Camera based gesture support in WM7 is old news. I’ve known about this support since late 2008 when the very first rumors of WM7 came out. In a thread I started about a company called GestureTek back in December of 2008 I commented on the ability of gesture recognition with the camera in the WM7 os:
[QUOTE=acontrasto;557042]On a side note, I believe this technology is quite similar to how Micro$oft will incorporate gesture recognition into their Windows Mobile 7 OS (using the camera rather than an accelerometer). That’s great news for those of us who don’t have the high-tech stuff built in yet. Too bad the scheduled release date is reportedly not until the second half of 2009 (more likely 2010).[/QUOTE]
Thread: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=47555
Am I correct when I say that the forthcoming 4G networks for Sprint and Vz are going to support voice and data on the same link unlike current 3G standards? That would put the sprint 4g mass rollout and mobile 7 release dates very close together. hopefully cdma phone makers will include ffc to be compatible with future standards and not past standards.
another useless comment by boredandtattooed he never ceases to amaze me. ¡maldito!