Got a canvas, got some paint, where's my mobile phone brush?

September 27, 2007 1:43 PM

Where's my mobile phone brush? Cell phone, yo -- how 'come there don't seem to be any such apps, even on the so-called smartphones. I know the Palm One units have available apps and I would imagine so would the Windows Mobile ones, but what about java-based phones? Am I missing some huge repository of apps or something?

I've had a number of phones and am looking to finally get camera + paint/draw == roadtrip nirvana. I'd rather get a Ming if it supports it as the possibilities with the API seem crazy practical...

posted by Ogre Lawless to shopping (6 comments total)

(The question, I realize, hinges on the title someplace. I'm looking for "MS Paint" or "Tealpaint" for standard model US phones...

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posted by Ogre Lawless at 1:44 PM on September 27, 2007

[moved your title a bit into your question, hope that's ok]
posted by jessamyn at 2:00 PM on September 27, 2007

My Palm Treo 650 lets me draw on pictures. I just draw a mustache on your question.

It's not the best program in the world, but it's kind of fun.
posted by DMan at 2:06 PM on September 27, 2007

Hmm, doesn't help you, but I've just been enjoying this feature in the wonderful "Sketches" app on the iPhone. (Bonus: to erase a picture, shake the phone like an etch-a-sketch.) And I've been asking myself why I've never seen this capability before...
posted by wyzewoman at 2:14 PM on September 27, 2007

There are literally several dozen of these programs for PocketPC phones (I use "Pocket Artist", mainly because it's a quick way to edit EXIF and add tags) is one of the big ones. But you're right, freely available they seem rare for J2ME or BREW - I think it's because most of the individual Symbian manufacturers release device-specific canvas programs. PaintCAD is one that tends to work with most good MIDLet managers.
posted by meehawl at 3:47 PM on September 27, 2007

I've been asking myself why I've never seen this capability before...

Except for some Korean-only Samsungs, most phones before the iphone didn't have tilt sensors.
posted by meehawl at 3:48 PM on September 27, 2007