Sunday, January 13, 2008

XAV is back online, but not for the PSP

Due to some technical difficulties with the python libraries for the PSP, I abandoned teh project long ago, but recently I have started work on a new project:

XAV

yes the name will be the same, but this is different:

Uses Pyglet a Python library
Will be a Linux mouseless access.

I got tired of trying to do stuff on my computer just to play snes games, or check my email and having to drag out my keyboard and mouse, especially when I have a perfectly good 360 controller and a media center remote siting right beside me.

The idea came from Microsofts Origami platform which looks like this:


It will be along the same lines, but not a copy.

Things I will hopefully implement:

1. Password entry from the remote
2. .avi playback
3. emulator launcher
4. Email checking
5. RSS reading
6. a "widget" engine
7. web browser (although I have no idea how to do text entry)