NautilusVX Phone replacement app [Archive]

wilco_sg

31st July 2007, 05:20 PM

http://NautilusVX.com

28th Aug 07
New call placing video posted.
This one tries to show various ways to make a call and say Happy Birthday!

5th Aug 07
New contact creation video posted.
The preview screen have been shrunk to accomodate more videos in 1 page, but you can click the full-screen button for maxmized playback.

31st Jul 07
A preview of the phone replacement app that I have been working on for 2+ years.

FAQ (Questions posted on my site)

1. Does it support 240x240
Nope. Most 240x240 have a keyboard and most importantly, there isn't much space left for such an interface. That's why candy bars are rectangular, not square.

2. What are the requirements?
NautilusVX runs on WM2003SE and WM5. Given all the fading/alphatransparency (even on WM2003SE!!), memory consumption works to a hefty 18mb of RAM. There will be a lite version available without all the frills.

3. Will you be able to make a version that looks exactly like the iPhone?
Nope. Even the iPhone in itself is not perfect. NautilusVX strives to combine what the author thinks is the most practical from all phones while maintaining a good level of style.

4. Will NautilusVX be able to place and receive calls?
Yes. Absolutely, definitely.

nothin

31st July 2007, 05:26 PM

oh.
is it customisable?
is it free?
is it real?
what devices will it support?

wilco_sg

31st July 2007, 05:37 PM

all skins, graphics, ringtones, smstones are customizable,
but layout is not.

is it free? there will be a free version
is it real? bet your last dollar
it runs on my asus p535 and o2 mini so far.

more videos and torrents of actual video files will be released shortly

- creating a new contact
- making a call

tell me what you wanna see... maybe that will convince you it's real. :)

samy.3660

31st July 2007, 06:33 PM

nicely done, hope to see it soon, if you wanna beta tester just pm me.

Ginex

31st July 2007, 06:42 PM

Let me only see how to edit a contact and how to put a call without stylus, and I will use my Touch for (almost) any test you like !!!
Hope to see a beta version soon.

wilco_sg

31st July 2007, 06:47 PM

Hmm.. just to understand, is *editing* a contact important?
Or do you just need to create?

I was thinking of putting off editing for now, but if you can give me a good reason why you need to edit your contacts so often, I will reprioritize..

dancer_69

31st July 2007, 06:47 PM

Me too. I really want to test it!

samy.3660

31st July 2007, 08:45 PM

Editing is important coz not every time people are free to fully fillup the contact so it is required.

wilco_sg

31st July 2007, 08:56 PM

Ok, fair enough...

But how about this, when you are trying to fully fillup the contact, then you are probably free.

And I guess you should be free enough to take out the stylus..

This is the reason why editing a contact was originally put off for a later date.

Creating a contact is a different story though.. especially when you are getting a number from a girl hehe

hamoda-t

1st August 2007, 12:40 AM

Me too. I really want to test it!

kenankeles

1st August 2007, 11:13 AM

me too....

bombzhome

2nd August 2007, 02:51 PM

me three... :D

gtm55

2nd August 2007, 06:02 PM

we are at least four now... :)

suraj.tomer

2nd August 2007, 07:44 PM

am also waiting to test it :D

wilco_sg

5th August 2007, 07:50 PM

Add a new video... this video was not easy to come by though.. haha

paalkr

5th August 2007, 08:34 PM

Add a new video... this video was not easy to come by though.. haha

Great video. Any news on release or beta? BTW I would gladly help to beta test.

Regards,
PK

bombzhome

5th August 2007, 08:47 PM

Wow.. that was amazing. Can you please tell us when you plan on releasing it?

Dracula77

6th August 2007, 06:40 AM

Oh Wow! never seen such a babe at Suntec before :D

You Rock Man!

ricklim

6th August 2007, 07:24 AM

Yo bro,

Great Job on the contact, look very user friendly, after saw the clip, realize it actually suntec in singapore. Very brave of you...ha ha...anyway nice to find singaporean in the forum. Nice to meet you.

Rick Lim
Singapore
Dopod 838pro
Herm IPL 1.04
SPL 2.10
Black 3.0

shamin

6th August 2007, 07:45 AM

OMG!! Singaporeannn ..haha me too..any singapore pls add me msn @ shamin_heartagram@hotmail.com...i need to ask more abt pda

sandip_in

6th August 2007, 11:46 AM

ay man is is loking really ry awsme ca i et it?
hummm please?http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

bombzhome

7th August 2007, 05:07 PM

Can we please get some more information on this? Hopefully it will work on WM2003.

wilco_sg

8th August 2007, 01:59 AM

Yes, it works on WM2003SE (o2 mini/imate jam)
It works on WM5 as well (asus p535 as seen in the video)

pprakash

8th August 2007, 02:57 AM

Looks cool and awaiting to have a feel of it ... :p

nothin

8th August 2007, 03:03 AM

i lol'ed @ second movie :D hahaha
it's manual for obtaining a girl phone number :D

waitng impatiently for this app, good luck :)

bombzhome

8th August 2007, 03:45 AM

Yes, it works on WM2003SE (o2 mini/imate jam)
It works on WM5 as well (asus p535 as seen in the video)

So when do you plan on releasing it?

timekeeper

8th August 2007, 07:01 AM

Does it allow you to place and recieve calls? I'm more concerned about that, then contacts as I don't usually use it. Cool interface!

h0228631

8th August 2007, 07:58 AM

Cool app
when will it be released?

wilco_sg

9th August 2007, 06:42 AM

NautilusVX allows you to easily communicate with anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Whether you are in the rain holding the umbrella, by the road side flagging for a taxi or even when you are driving, NautilusVX will open up a brand new world in the way you call, SMS, find contacts and reach your family/friends.

oh.. Happy Birthday Singapore http://www.clickfire.com/images/flags/singapore.gif

shamin

9th August 2007, 07:35 AM

Yeah Happy Birthday Singapore..Anyway Can We change the wallpaper of the NautilusVX?

bombzhome

17th August 2007, 04:18 AM

Can we please get an estimated release date?

adoramiss

17th August 2007, 06:13 PM

http://NautilusVX.com

5th Aug 07
New contact creation video posted.
The preview screen have been shrunk to accomodate more videos in 1 page, but you can click the full-screen button for maxmized playback.

31st Jul 07
A preview of the phone replacement app that I have been working on for 2+ years.

FAQ (Questions posted on my site)

1. Does it support 240x240
Nope. Most 240x240 have a keyboard and most importantly, there isn't much space left for such an interface. That's why candy bars are rectangular, not square.

2. What are the requirements?
NautilusVX runs on WM2003SE and WM5. Given all the fading/alphatransparency (even on WM2003SE!!), memory consumption works to a hefty 18mb of RAM. There will be a lite version available without all the frills.

3. Will you be able to make a version that looks exactly like the iPhone?
Nope. Even the iPhone in itself is not perfect. NautilusVX strives to combine what the author thinks is the most practical from all phones while maintaining a good level of style.

4. Will NautilusVX be able to place and receive calls?
Yes. Absolutely, definitely.

hi
i have an asus p535 just like yours in the video.
can you share the app please ?
thank you

bombzhome

22nd August 2007, 04:03 AM

He's been working on this for 2+ years and he still fails to give us a release date.. he's just teasing us for the time being.. :confused:

wilco_sg

22nd August 2007, 10:26 AM

Hi. I'm not as evil as Apple, its only been 23 days? :)

This is a replacement app, unlike many other apps which only navigate. (eg TouchFlo *sic*)

It will terminate the native dialer forever, no more SMS using the native messaging and you will operate stylus free most of the time.

My point is, most of us hack our way through our apps and ASUS nor Microsoft is not particularly helpful with the docs, thus progress is slow when we have to tear apart what they have done, and rebuild from scratch.

For the record, NautilusVX is the 4th time I overhauled my code, prior to this, Nautilus V3.1 was in use for almost 2 years, and believe me, you will rather use the stylus than an app that crashes at the most critical moments.

Thus, NautilusVX has to pass a simple UAT of 7 days without crash before I go beta. I think I just caught one of the last crash bugs.

Apart from that, there are code security issues that needs to be firmed up before the release. It won't be 6 months, but I can't commit. Sorry.

primesuspect

22nd August 2007, 07:43 PM

I want this so bad!!!!

noodlev1

23rd August 2007, 12:05 AM

This looks amazing, I can't wait to try it out.

bombzhome

23rd August 2007, 04:24 AM

Wow.. you must be really working hard on this then..

wilco_sg

28th August 2007, 05:57 PM

added a new video, this one tries to show various ways to make a call to say happy birthday. :)

Pat123

29th August 2007, 05:33 AM

added a new video, this one tries to show various ways to make a call to say happy birthday. :)

Awesome work bro :) Its coming off really nice !!!

tomazez

29th August 2007, 07:49 AM

amazing app brow, butt is it not possible just to share an alpha or something like that, i bet everyone will test it!
keep up the good work,
ps: nice girl on the vid :)

watchdog

29th August 2007, 09:56 AM

I want to participate the UAT
I can test the app with my HTC Touch

If possible send me a PM

djsven

29th August 2007, 10:07 AM

Please, i would test this realy cool tool too!
Where can i get it?
Big thanks for great work

boyfriendinacoma

30th August 2007, 06:45 AM

replace that clown fish background with the real iphone blue

watchdog

30th August 2007, 09:32 AM

Agree with boyfriendinacoma

Maybe a better solution is to leave the background to the user itself. He/she can decide then what's the best background for their mobile.

djsven

30th August 2007, 10:05 AM

So where i can get this realy cool tool???

melvynadam

30th August 2007, 11:11 AM

Will you be able to make a version that looks exactly like the iPhone?
.... NautilusVX strives to combine what the author thinks is the most practical from all phones

It's an impressive set of videos and if the application works well it will be a great achievement. But the above FAQ entry is highly disingenuous. Please don't try to pass this off as creativity. You haven't taken only "the most practical" elements from all phones, you've also taken the look and feel from the iPhone. Are you going to argue that the wallpaper with the fish is one of the "most practical parts of the iPhone interface"? How about the waiting cursor?

There are lots of good elements to the iPhone UI and that's why many are trying to imitate them. I'm sure you will have many buyers if you can produce a version that is stable and fast. But the UI is a rip off and it's absurd to pretend otherwise.

wilco_sg

30th August 2007, 12:30 PM

It's an impressive set of videos and if the application works well it will be a great achievement. But the above FAQ entry is highly disingenuous. Please don't try to pass this off as creativity. You haven't taken only "the most practical" elements from all phones, you've also taken the look and feel from the iPhone. Are you going to argue that the wallpaper with the fish is one of the "most practical parts of the iPhone interface"? How about the waiting cursor?

There are lots of good elements to the iPhone UI and that's why many are trying to imitate them. I'm sure you will have many buyers if you can produce a version that is stable and fast. But the UI is a rip off and it's absurd to pretend otherwise.

You probably misinterpreted my FAQ. In my opinion, the call menu is the only part perfected by Apple, the rest is mostly fancy, impractical stuff. You will only be able to appreciate what they have done if you ever tried to DESIGN a full fledge phone application.

Apart from the call menu and wallpaper (which constitutes a fraction of NautilusVX), the original Nautilus V3.1 was already looking and feeling like shown in the video 2 years ago.

In fact, the name Nautilus came from a twist with NoStylus, a phrase also used by you-know-who. Just the same way, a twist with the skin images will show you a NautilusVX that looks completely different. Perhaps then, you will not call me a rip off. Why do you think I started this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=325069

The FAQ questions are genuine queries from people who have visited my page and left a note, they are probably the common man in the street who feels the pain of our phones day in and out. It does not take Apple or a genius to figure out that we need bigger buttons on the touch screen with minimal visual navigation.

In no place did I try to imply/refer to myself as creative (this word did not appear in my entire FAQ, perhaps you have been listening to your own thoughts?), the FAQ entry was to underline the point that NautilusVX is practical, not creative. There is NO need to copy everything from iPhone.

Just a side note, I think others are imitating the iPhone for the cool factor and its marketing hype. We all know what's wrong with the scrolling contacts, you simply can't search a full name. Do you think that is practical? Do you see that impracticality in my videos?

What waiting cursor are you referring to? I have not yet written/drawn any waiting cursor in NautilusVX.

Finally, I do not appreciate a finalized accusative tone. Please clarify before assuming/interpreting.

wilco_sg

30th August 2007, 12:32 PM

Agree with boyfriendinacoma

Maybe a better solution is to leave the background to the user itself. He/she can decide then what's the best background for their mobile.

In my 2nd post (reply #3), I mentioned that

all skins, graphics, ringtones, smstones are customizable,
but layout is not.

So, yes, you can put any image you like, they are all in PNG format. :)

DaVince

30th August 2007, 01:15 PM

Awesome stuff! This is the kind of thing that makes you say iPhone is a piece of cr*p. nothing is more versatile than a PPC. :) keep up the good work.. I envy people with your kind of talent!

melvynadam

30th August 2007, 02:39 PM

In no place did I try to imply/refer to myself as creative
You certainly implied that this is your work. I didn't quote the word "creative" so there's no reason to look for it in your original post.

you simply can't search a full name.
Indeed, that's a problem with the iPhone..... but not with WM devices (which almost all the readers of this forum have). Clearly that issue is better with your app than with an iPhone but potential users of NautilusVX will be installing it on a device that already has smart dialing.

What waiting cursor are you referring to?
My mistake. The video has a "buffering" type wait cursor which I mistook for part of your app.

Finally, I do not appreciate a finalized accusative tone.
That's not great English and I'm not completely certain what you mean with the use of the word "finalized" in that sentence. If I leave it out and try to understand the sentence without that word it still doesn't really make sense in the context of my message. I wasn't accusing you of anything I was pointing out something that's obvious to even the most casual observer. Are you really arguing that you haven't "borrowed" the iPhone's look and feel? If this is your argument then perhaps you can explain why so many "genuine queries from people who have visited" your site have been about completing the iPhone look? Obviously, those visitors have noticed that you're most of the way there on your iClone application.

wilco_sg

30th August 2007, 03:22 PM

You accused me of ripping off the iPhone and trying to fool people into thinking that I'm creative.

But the UI is a rip off and it's absurd to pretend otherwise.
1. I did not RIP OFF the iPhone (wholesalely). As mentioned, only the call menu and wallpaper are similiar. If NautilusVX is only about the calling interface and displaying a wallpaper, I will admit to plaguarizing. But have you seen the contact creation? Sending of SMS? And other videos that are about to come? The menu navigation clearly show no similiarity to the iPhone. Why does it deserve a RIP OFF status?

Please don't try to pass this off as creativity
I stated clearly that the objective is to achieve a BALANCE between practicality and style. How does this statement try to fool people and imply that I'm creative?

You finalized your conclusion and accused me of it without much thought given to the whole picture. I do not appreciate such a stand.
Please don't stray off the point and start talking about Smart Dialing and English before we clear this up.

melvynadam

30th August 2007, 05:32 PM

don't stray off the point and start talking about Smart Dialing
Actually, this is very much to the point. You're arguing that you've improved on the iPhone interface because iPhone users "can't search a full name". But you're not improving the iPhone. You're trying to improve the Windows Mobile platform. Windows Mobile users can "search a full name". So there's no improvement.

It's obvious that your app mimics the iPhone GUI and I don't know why this bothers you so much. You've set out to make an iPhone lookalike and improve it a little here and there. But adding a couple of features doesn't change the fact that it's an iPhone GUI. If it weren't an iPhone GUI you wouldn't have so many "genuine queries from people who have visited" your site asking you to complete the iPhone look. Is it a coincidence that they see your application and think "iPhone"?

I think we should take this "offline". I clearly stated from the outset that I think you're going to be able to claim a great achievement if you can pull this off and produce a stable fast application which can do all that you advertise. People want the iPhone interface and they want it on their WM devices. Many, many threads on these forums can attest to that fact. Your app will satisfy that need and I think that's perfectly fine. However if you complete it, and if you start to sell it commercially (as you hint in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1406592&postcount=3)) I think you would be very naïve not to expect a call from the legal team in Cupertino.

wilco_sg

30th August 2007, 06:20 PM

Thank you for your concern, but if you take a look at NautilusVX beyond its wallpaper. You will realize these observations are clearly unfounded. What bothers me is your inability to look beyond the visual appearances and appreciate the underlying differences.

jdl1306

31st August 2007, 03:23 AM

Maybe both of you should just call it a day?! :)

You both agree that various parts of the iPhone are being 'mimiced'. You both agree that the app will probably be top notch if it gets pulled off properly. Instead of vehmently arguing about what you don't agree on, why not shake hands on what you do agree on?

wilco_sg

31st August 2007, 04:00 AM

maybe it was a conspiracy between us to create controversy here? haha :)

melvynadam

31st August 2007, 05:53 AM

why not shake hands on what you do agree on?

Agreed. Thought we had ;)

dferreira

31st August 2007, 01:33 PM

It's good to see some changes to the WM platform :) Being less stylus dependent that is :) Tho I would suggest not having the same background from iPhone's... why not make it less iPhone and more NautilusVX? :)

Looks and works great, good job on the software!

wilco_sg

31st August 2007, 05:11 PM

To be frank, it started out totally NautilusVX, but I faced serious design blocks with the calling interface, at least until iPhone came along and I incorporated its call menu and wallpaper.

I'm writing the online manual as we "speak", I hope then it can show how much or little difference NautilusVX is.

Please be a little patient, I had a hard day's work. :eek:

bombzhome

31st August 2007, 05:12 PM

How about you just release a beta just to prove it to us. :p

wilco_sg

31st August 2007, 05:35 PM

Hi Bombzhome,

First, thank you for your patience!

Since you have sincerely asked so many times, I will explain it. :D

I'm think you know the potential of this software.
What potential? The potential to encourage the masses to own PDA phones now that they seem easy to use like a normal phone.

If this potential is realized, the manufacturers will be the beneficiaries and me totally out of the action. :mad:

Let me quote you a good example. The scroll mouse.
I do not think its inventor is being compensated appropriately for his/her contribution to mankind.

I would say NautilusVX is performing up to my (strict) standards now, however the code is vunerable to reuse at the moment. Thus, no beta will be released until the necessary code security is in place.

By the way, the crash bug that I mentioned previously? Has been caught and solved. NVX has been running happily without crashes for a few days now. :)

Hope that clarifies and that you can bear with me for the moment. Thanks!

twolf

31st August 2007, 08:42 PM

WOW...
Ok, but will there be ever a alpha release date?
Don't get me wrong, I want to believe you, and that is exactly the problem, we all WANT TO, it just looks so fake...

Sorry for the honesty, it really just looks to good to be true.

If you actually have done any, keep up the excellent work.
;)

Also, if you need a alternative design not to be bothered by Apple, I offer my assistance:
http://twolf.sytes.net

tene

31st August 2007, 10:00 PM

Hi Bombzhome,

First, thank you for your patience!

Since you have sincerely asked so many times, I will explain it. :D

I'm think you know the potential of this software.
What potential? The potential to encourage the masses to own PDA phones now that they seem easy to use like a normal phone.

If this potential is realized, the manufacturers will be the beneficiaries and me totally out of the action. :mad:

I'm not following you here.

I would say NautilusVX is performing up to my (strict) standards now, however the code is vunerable to reuse at the moment. Thus, no beta will be released until the necessary code security is in place.

What means "vulnerable to reuse"? From a technical point of view?

I'd advise you to run a private beta test, testing on one device isn't enough.

wilco_sg

1st September 2007, 04:47 AM

Hi twolf,

There will be a release, but as soon as I can. 3 videos with graphic effects and a manual in writing is too elaborate for a scam don't you think? hehe.

I'm happy that you say its fake, goes to show how much it has "impressed" you with its impossibility. If any of you are in Singapore, let me know. I'm ready to show you the phone any time, you can even use it. No problemo. :)

I do need an alternative design, I will PM you the skin files.
But you have to piece them together, let me think about it and get back to you. Thanks for the offer of help.

Today is Saturday, the NautilusVX development day. Wish me the best of luck!

wilco_sg

1st September 2007, 05:14 AM

Hi tene,

First, let me congratulate you on your PocketCM. Nice work!
Especially that rotation of the Contact page to Notes. I gave up on that after spending a few weeks, until I saw you did it. So, went back and relook the code, now I have an animation the same as iPhone's, but very very slow. :mad:

If you care to share with me, how exactly did you calculate the rotation?
Did you use a 3D matrix? Coz yours looks a lilttle different, especially the top part, but it was too fast for my eyes.

I'm not following you here.

Well, I know tons of people who have sold their device shortly (matter of days) after buying it. Reason? It's too user unfriendly. NautilusVX is very likely to change all that.

In fact, I began this app only for my own benefit, it was never supposed to be released. What I have shown so far is only the tip of the iceberg, so it's ok if you think I'm bragging/lying etc.

If not for the game plan that I now have, I still will not release it. Notice how much controversy it has made with a 1 page website containing only 3 videos. haha.

What means "vulnerable to reuse"? From a technical point of view?

I'd advise you to run a private beta test, testing on one device isn't enough.

Close to about 70% of NautilusVX is in VB.net, 20% in native eVC, 10% in C#.
The problem with .netcf is everything can be uncompiled and restored, up to the variable names. It may not bother you, but for someone who has written a textbox, button, list panel, label and the rest of the controls that you have seen in the videos from scratch, I'm not about it let anyone "reuse" them in their own programs.

The textbox was the toughest of the lot, its working fine now, but still has an occasional display bug at times.

The reason why all these controls are rewritten was I need alpha-transparency. This was not at all available on WM2003SE or netcf.

I have ran the app on O2 mini and ASUS P535. I do not expect NVX to work on all devices, so that will be resolved after the release. On the optimistic side, there's only 20%(!!!) of the code that relies on the hardware. :)

dferreira

1st September 2007, 12:12 PM

Don't mind the impacience :) It's that NautilusVX looks so promessing :D If you need some beta testing, let me know ;)

Hajaz

1st September 2007, 01:11 PM

so how much wil it cost?

martinbr

2nd September 2007, 12:07 AM

Looks great. Cant wait to try it out.

Does it come with a calender function too? I could really use a way to add an quick appointment to the calender without using the stylus.

wilco_sg

2nd September 2007, 05:09 AM

Looks great. Cant wait to try it out.

Does it come with a calender function too? I could really use a way to add an quick appointment to the calender without using the stylus.

Yes it has, but it is not likely to be released in any version. This is part of the iceberg I was talking about.

adzski99

2nd September 2007, 02:57 PM

great work :)

lemme know if you need beta testing - i have touch, universal, blue angel here.

tene

2nd September 2007, 03:13 PM

Hi tene,

First, let me congratulate you on your PocketCM. Nice work!
Especially that rotation of the Contact page to Notes. I gave up on that after spending a few weeks, until I saw you did it. So, went back and relook the code, now I have an animation the same as iPhone's, but very very slow. :mad:

It's not really complex, bascially if you can draw a line and call StretchBlt, you can do it ;)

If you care to share with me, how exactly did you calculate the rotation?

Well, I'd be willing to share, but honnestly the way you're doing your dev in a closed way, doesn't really give me the envy to share.

Close to about 70% of NautilusVX is in VB.net

VB.NET you're courageous.

, 20% in native eVC, 10% in C#.
The problem with .netcf is everything can be uncompiled and restored, up to the variable names. It may not bother you, but for someone who has written a textbox, button, list panel, label and the rest of the controls that you have seen in the videos from scratch, I'm not about it let anyone "reuse" them in their own programs.

The textbox was the toughest of the lot, its working fine now, but still has an occasional display bug at times.

Don't take it too badly, but I have the feeling you're taking yourself a bit too seriously, there's nothing so fancy about coding a text box from scratch, lot of people did it, and lot of implementation in various language are available.

From my experience, it's not the code that make the app, it's the way everything is bound together.

The reason why all these controls are rewritten was I need alpha-transparency. This was not at all available on WM2003SE or netcf.

Well that's probably not the place to discuss it, but I don't see why you needed to rewrite them just for transparency.

I have ran the app on O2 mini and ASUS P535. I do not expect NVX to work on all devices, so that will be resolved after the release. On the optimistic side, there's only 20%(!!!) of the code that relies on the hardware. :)

??? you mean you've developed drivers for the phone?....

Anyway, I wish you good luck for your project, and I hope for everybody waiting for a release that it will happen.

wilco_sg

2nd September 2007, 03:50 PM

Hi tene,

Wouldn't have lasted 2 years coming 3 if I were not serious about it. :)
Thanks for your input, I will reconsider my protectionism stand.

McKirk

5th September 2007, 02:00 PM

May anybody tell me which video you all are talking about? I opened the website several times without finding something like a video. Even the form does not work. So what?

Greets, Daniel

wilco_sg

5th September 2007, 04:17 PM

May anybody tell me which video you all are talking about? I opened the website several times without finding something like a video. Even the form does not work. So what?

Greets, Daniel

Hi Daniel,

I think you hit the mobile version. What browser are you using?
try http://NautilusVX.com/index.htm

DaVince

5th September 2007, 05:12 PM

I'd say, just let him release it when he think it's ready.

If you don't mind, just let me give my opinion on this. It's pretty much like a whole new phone OS, it replaces the phone and messaging (well, maybe more, he said it was just the tip of the iceberg:)). It looks nice.. but I wouldn't use it myself though.. I just don't really think it offers anything new.. It's not really a revolutionary software or anything.. it's just you're everyday regular iphone imitation in a more complete package.

I'd still go for these solutions:
PocketCM [Contacts and Messaging] (courtesy of the great tene ;))
PocketCM Keyboard [SIP] (tene again)
Opera Mini 4.2 [Browser] (even better than iPhone's)
A good DialPad skin eg. Kaiser 3G dialpad [Phone] (I have a Universal and a Hermes.. video calling is essential for me)
Wisbar Advance Desktop aka WAD [Interface] (If you want a customized Today Screen)

Add all this and you've got something waaaaaaayy... better than an iPhone already. And this way, I can pick which I only want.. not replace the entire phone device's interface.

I may be judging NautilusVX too early. But this is what I think until I can see what NVX really has to offer.

wilco_sg

5th September 2007, 05:28 PM

tomazez

14th September 2007, 05:44 PM

Thanks for taking the pressure of the release date.

Just like to reiterate.

It does not take a genius or Apple to figure out that we need bigger buttons and a predictive messaging system.

You can call me an imitation or whatever. But deep down, we know there are many developers out there (not just me alone), who have *independently* came up with similar concept interfaces way before Apple.

1HandSMS, heard of them? Probably not, since they can't scream as loud as Apple. Go google, coz I do not intend to end up like them. :)

Im not trying to have a discussion or an argument with you, i think this software is very promesing, for me as a teenager like this kind of software so im pretty excited about this!
I have noticed you dont like it very much when ppl say this is iphone rip off, but i the only thing it makes it so like the iphone its becuz its got the apple clownfish or something like that background and the layout of the keys are like those of the iphone. So if you would make this custumezable you would have nobody 'accusing' you of making a regular iphone rip off!

good luck, and ps: just take the time for the release dont mind all those who put pressure on you, im not the first one to say this but i just wanted to notice!

GREETZ M8:cool:

tomazez

17th September 2007, 05:42 PM

hey dude i think you should update your first post since its already quite some time ago you did it, just to catch everyones attention or something like that

:cool: asdfasdfa

zephus

17th September 2007, 08:35 PM

One feature I would like to confirm that you will include in this awesome app you plan to release. Is it possible that we can pass sound from our phones to the receiving party at the other end of a call? You know, like have my girlfriend at the other side listen to our song while I serenade her at the same time?

That would be awesome, I'd definetely would get laid if I could get that.

DaVince

18th September 2007, 03:42 AM