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gpl





PostPosted: 2005-2-5 3:46:00 Top

java-programmer, java based cell phone capabilitys Please bear with me, am old and somewhat out of touch with
technology....

Is there a cell phone that can access an web page with an mp3 playing
applet and play mp3's downloaded from the web site.

Robert
 
gpl





PostPosted: 2005-2-5 8:14:00 Top

java-programmer >> java based cell phone capabilitys
email***@***.com wrote:
> On 2005-02-04, email***@***.com <email***@***.com> wrote:
> > Please bear with me, am old and somewhat out of touch with
> > technology....
> >
> > Is there a cell phone that can access an web page with an mp3
playing
> > applet and play mp3's downloaded from the web site.
>
> Certianly.
>
> --
> Alan Gutierrez - email***@***.com
So you are unable to infer the implied question and reply with an
example of such a device..

Ok.....

 
Darryl Pierce





PostPosted: 2005-2-12 21:11:00 Top

java-programmer >> java based cell phone capabilitys email***@***.com wrote:
>>Please bear with me, am old and somewhat out of touch with
>>technology....
>>
>>Is there a cell phone that can access an web page with an mp3 playing
>>applet and play mp3's downloaded from the web site.
>
> Certianly.

No, you can't. Why would you give such bad advice?

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Darryl Pierce





PostPosted: 2005-2-12 21:11:00 Top

java-programmer >> java based cell phone capabilitys email***@***.com wrote:
> Please bear with me, am old and somewhat out of touch with
> technology....
>
> Is there a cell phone that can access an web page with an mp3 playing
> applet and play mp3's downloaded from the web site.

Not an applet, no. A MIDlet. With the J2ME profiles (such as the MIDP,
or Mobile Information Device Profile) the application model was retooled
to fit into the limited resources of a handheld or mobile device.

The MIDP defines a _minimal_ set of APIs for a mobile device. There are,
however, optional APIs that OEMs can include. To do as you're
describing, you would need to have a handset that implements one of
those optional APIs, specifically the Mobile Media API. My Motorola V400
has that capability, as do several other handsets. This provides native
support for the decoding, etc.

Hope that helps. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions,
or reply here. :)

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Darryl Pierce





PostPosted: 2005-2-12 21:15:00 Top

java-programmer >> java based cell phone capabilitys email***@***.com wrote:
>>>>Please bear with me, am old and somewhat out of touch with
>>>>technology....
>>>>
>>>>Is there a cell phone that can access an web page with an mp3
>>
>>playing
>>
>>>>applet and play mp3's downloaded from the web site.
>>>
>>> Certianly.
>>
>>So you are unable to infer the implied question and reply with an
>>example of such a device..
>>
>>Ok.....
>
> I am unable to give an example, but it if it was a question of
> capabilities, the answer is yes, they can do that kind of thing
> these days.

His question was *very* clear. He asked if he could download an *applet*
onto a mobile phone and use it to play MP3s. The answer is quite simply
NO. Yes, handsets can play MP3s, but that doesn't matter because you
*cannot download applets* onto a mobile phone. Applets are *not*
supported. Again, why would you tell him it were when it's most
definitely not?

<snip>

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