WebOS Internals shows off wIRC and Lumberjack apps for the TouchPad 23
Want to see more TouchPad apps before the tablet's release next month? The folks at WebOS Internals are ready to show them to you. wIRC is the webOS IRC app built by our homebrew friends at WebOS Internals, and it looks like HP has given their team a small lift of the Enyo NDA by allowing them to share some screenshots of the TouchPad version of the app. This is the very same app that broke barriers as being the first hybrid SDK/PDK app available last year, and is once again ahead of the game as the first Enyo app to be allowed by HP for public showing (unlike those others we found by accident).
Once you jump past the break you'll be able to see some screenshots of the app (as shown in an emulator). To be honest, it's looking pretty good already, with the same panels and navigation that we've seen in the TouchPad's email app, and a good clean look that's easy on the eyes, even though it's only said to be a "Work In Progress". Will there be anymore shine or features added before release? Not too sure yet, but you can bet we'll be reviewing this one when we can.
Oh, and don't forget that WebOS Internals does all of this work for free (plus it's all open source) and in their spare time. Even before wIRC is released into the public catalog to all devices or this version is made ready for the TouchPad, we think it's always a good idea to send a few bucks their way to pay for new devices and equipment. Head to their donation page to donate however much you can afford, it ensures that we get more updates for much-needed apps like these in the future.
There's another bonus after the break: Lumberjack for TouchPad (posted by @DontBlameOil) and Tweaks for TouchPad (posted by @therealsconix)
































23 Comments
webOS Internals is why I bought the Pre, they will be the reason I get the Touchpad also. Nice job!
What is the Lumberjack app for?
Logging. :)
Seriously tho. You use it for viewing app logs.
would love to overclock TP.
Let's hope the user interface isn't so sluggish that over clocking is the first desire of touchpad users.
I wish they can also make a split keyboard for TP
webOS internals FTW!!!!
>>What is the Lumberjack app for?
http://forums.precentral.net/webos-internals/259538-lumberjack.html
thanks
Both of these programs are very nice. Nice Work guys.
How many people are considered to be in "WebOS Internals" Group?
http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/WhoIsWho
TouchPad is looking better and better. I just had our company order our batch of TouchPads through CDWG.
It's going to be fun to get Citrix on this thing.
I am in talks with the Medical Director (my wife) and her IT staff at a local Nursing Home about bringing HP Touchpads into their facility for patient management and such using the Citrix Receiver and other Medical Apps but I'd like to ask you a few questions about deployment because it's a lot out of my league. Can we take this conversation to the forums? I am LA6507 in the forums.
Sure if I know the answer to them. As far as TouchPad is concerned I have only had the chance to play with the SDK not the actual TouchPad itself.
Ummm....what is the wIRC for--what does it do?!
This is an IRC client, it was available on Pre too. This is the touchpad version.
I didn't know either. Here is what wikipedia says:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat
Stands for Internet Relay Chat used mainly for group communications, real time chat/discussions.
it just occurred to me that people may not know what IRC is.... Wow.
My sister or my parents don't know either. On the other hand, neither uses the internet's potential.
So, It's like Facebook?
/sarcasm
This is fantastic news! IRC is really old school and been around for a LONG TIME. Used to use it almost exclusively for communication and chat before SMS and Email became more popular.
Either way, I'm so happy that webOS Internals picked up these needed Touchpad systems and are busy making it happen. I'm personally looking forward to seeing what VNC, Telnet, Network Admin tools they bring to the table since they are the heartbeat of the webOS hacker community.
I'd also love to see what they can do to patch Mojo apps so their play full-screen even if HP won't provide this by default. I'm sure we'll know soon enough or at least after the NDA goes under.
BTW...what version of webOS are they using???
Keep up the great work! Sorli...
Looking good. I'm pretty sure tweaks will be one of the first homebrew applications I will install. Glad to see the webOS Internals folks are already hard at work.
On a side note, is it just me or are Enyo applications inherently beautiful?
No, both you and Enyo apps are inherently beautiful. :-)