NRG: Weather Forecast Panel for Smartphones

We’ve seen many weather-related application been developed on the PocketPCs. Some as widgets, some simply applications. Not much has been covered for the smartphone. NRG is not just another weather forecast application, but a panel that can be added to the Home Screen’s panel view.

Installation

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Easy installation, you can install it on either the device or Storage.

We have test with ‘BlackJack II + RAM&Battery monitor version’
http://www.sendspace.com/file/3g3ad9

Don’t forget rebotting your device.

Design

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It is perfectly go with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard panel UI.

Chome configurator is WM standard panel UI customizing tool that you may need to add additional panels to the home screen.

Features

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• Autoupdate according to Yahoo servers’ time + 10 minutes + 1-5 random minutes (so we don’t all hit the server at the same exact times)
• Update in 15 minutes when no connection is found.
• First forecast day info comes from Yahoo… the rest from weather.com
• Verbose status information as the script is running.
• Minimal set of icons to save space.
• Detailed Forecast panels can be turned off in “Advanced Options”
• Application will not automatically refresh the screen while the phone’s keypad is locked.
• Built-in leftover notifications removal tool, in case you want to uninstall. See “advanced options”.

Cons

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The main theme has changed to green automatically.

An unnecessary pannel was created. If someone who can get rid of it, please let us know.

Should I get it?

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Yes, you should. Compared to PocketPC, there are a few weather forecast applications for Smartphone such as Blackjack, Propel Pro, and Jack. It will be one of your best sliding panel on the home screen.

Screenshots

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