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The Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia in Brazil today released the first beta of the Canola media player for Nokia’s Linux-based 770 and forthcoming "870" Internet tablets. Canola can index and render local and network-based music, video, and photos; play Internet radio; and deliver podcasts and photocasts.Source: Linux Devices
While I would have to play with it in order to give a final say, I noticed the fact that this thing has a web based configuration menu
Canola installs two items to the 770′s menu — "Canola," and "Configure Canola." The latter simply launches the tablet’s Opera browser, which connects to Canola’s web-based configuration interface on port 9000. The interface can also be accessed via a normal laptop or PC.
Why can’t we have a similar configuration menu for our phone? A symbian developer contacted me recently and I’ll talk to him further about my thoughts on a configurable web (browser) based UI for a phone.
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
