Potential Uses

So you've got a Joggler and you're not sure what to do with it. Here are some ideas!

• Leave original system on it.
  • You won't get much out of it these days since o2 discontinued support. You'll need to do one of the other options on the list below!

• Modify the native (Linux Based) OS yourself (and learn loads in the process) or do it with something like PnP III?
• Small MythTV frontend in kitchen, with mythRecipies, mythMusic, cook's timer...
• Bedside radio / alarm clock
• System monitor - nagios / opsview
• VOIP client - with suitable USB headset or bluetooth
• Electrical use graph (connected to a Current Cost perhaps via USB to Serial)
• Photo/video frame using smb/nfs to see photos/videos held on central storage
• Networked media player (e.g. XBMC)
• Weather station
• In car entertainment
  • This has been achieved by one user who replaced the CD player in a Mazda MX-5 mkIII. And can be found here
• Front Door Camera/Security System Monitor
• Asterisk Server and using a pretty slideshow to cover it up?
• daubers' chilli watering system?
• Openstreetmap car satnav (and data collection)
• Shared network whiteboard / doodle pad
• Video magnifier (with handheld LED-lit USB camera)
• Squeezebox Controller
  • This is popular.
• MythTV frontend & backend with attached external drive and USB freeview receiver. Streaming possible to networked systems.
• [Quake 3] Lan Box ;)
• Extended Windows Desktop
• Photo frame / Wireless Intrusion Detection System