New Version Of Widsets
Long time readers (3 month or so 
of this blog know that I like Widsets. But I am not alone. Quite a few people have written about Widsets. Antony, recently posted an interesting article about Widsets in S60tips.com.
Anyway, this morning when I started up Widsets I was met by the message below.
The new version includes changes and improvements to the client. Supposedly there is also a new easy way to create and publish widgets for your own blog or website. I already created an E-Series widsets but I have to see what is new with this version.
Must have software - Widsets for your Nokia E61 or Nokia E62
September 21st, 2006 at 10:04 am
Hi,
I have tried the WIDSETS but somehow find the “newstouch” software more practical and useful.
September 22nd, 2006 at 4:29 am
I don’t really see anything useful there - the free Worldmate takes care of weather and I use mobireader for RSS feeds.
Maybe when it’s got a few more widgets.
September 22nd, 2006 at 7:42 am
Nice that they added HTTP support. I didn’t see the point of using a socket connection to pull RSS. Works for me now, but still of limited use.
September 22nd, 2006 at 1:40 pm
how do i get FLicker to find like my albums or specific pictures.
September 23rd, 2006 at 8:56 am
Always nice with new versions of applications/services, but I find Widsets useless in my world. Perhaps future version can add features that I want to use.
September 23rd, 2006 at 3:07 pm
Hi there!
Regarding the HTTP support that Tushar mentions, it’s there to support some specific operator networks. We use sockets as default because of the inbuilt push technology in WidSets, i.e. the client doesn’t go and look for new stuff on a regular basis, instead the stuff is pushed to the client, when it is available. That consumes less cellular bandwidth. And the main reason for sockets is of course that we have never planned to limit WidSets just to provde RSS feeds, although we believe that’s one big area to support.
Regarding Flickr, the updated Flickr widget has (in addition to the tag) a placeholder for a URL. I use it for getting the latest pictures from my friends to my phone, so I go to Flickr to the “photos of my friends page”, drag’n'drop the URL to the widget, synchronize it to my phone, and it’s there.
We’re adding all kinds of widgets, hopefully some are interesting also for Daniel and Charles.
Thx!
September 23rd, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Am I missing something, but I don’t see a way to open the linked stories in a browser! Okay, so I love the interface. Lots of cool flash around navigating, but I open a feed, see an interesting del.icio.us tag, or Digg story, read the blurb… and then what? You’re stuck in the rat maze / silo / trunk. Me no like.
September 24th, 2006 at 8:26 am
Hi Scott, we have the Bookmark and Send/Share features for use cases when you want to have a quick look at something, and then check it out later with more time, for example on your laptop. Most services provide a lot of information, which we cache so that it can be read offline, which is one major feature of WidSets. Also, opening a browser from an app and returning to the app is very risky business on many phones. But we have lots of great features on the roadmap, so be patient, we’re just 3 months old… Thx! Cheers
October 6th, 2006 at 8:17 am
What people said about us until mid-June…
We launched the WidSets service very silently on June 6th, 2006, but quite quickly the blogosphere caught up and started writing about us. I’m trying to collect information about that here, but unfortunately I can’t cover everything (just too many…
November 23rd, 2006 at 6:24 am
hmm, won’t install on E62. Is that me? (downloads, starts, then “disconnected”)
November 23rd, 2006 at 10:19 am
Hi Steve,
Do you have problems installing other Java apps? Have you tried Google Maps, does that work?