Mobile Future

It Knows Where You Are, and What You Are Looking For

November 4, 2009 - 8:24 am by Art Contreras

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Just think, if you are in a different area of your city or traveling, your personal guide is in the palm of your hand. If you live in a large city like I do, getting to business appointments can be a lot less stressful knowing that your personal guide is right there for you.

Clipped from www.nytimes.com

Big Web companies and start-ups alike are scrambling to create the best applications to allow users to search for surrounding businesses and events from a mobile phone. Loopt, a service that lets people find their friends on the go, is now entering the crowded field.

Loopt aims to distinguish itself by making its service comprehensive. It incorporates feeds from 20 sources, including listings and review services like Zagat, Citysearch and Eventful as well as content sites like DailyCandy, Thrillist and The Village Voice.
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Remote control car - there’s an app for that…sort of

October 27, 2009 - 5:13 pm by Molly Kocour

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Don't know if I'd try this even if it was legal - but it's sure fun to watch.

Clipped from www.mobilecrunch.com

Neat is a good way to describe iDriver, an iPhone app that turns regular automobiles into full size remote control cars. Yup. Full. Size. Remote. Control. Cars.

In case you are wondering, iDriver is not commercially available, yet (and who knows if it will ever be…doubtful). It was developed by researchers from the artificial intelligence team at the Free University of Berlin and was created by mobile phone software developers at Appirion UG.
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Mobile Data In Action

October 26, 2009 - 7:23 pm by Art Contreras

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An other excellent example of how wireless technology is impacting public safety. With ever increasing budget constraints, public safety administrators are having to be more innovative and do more with less. By utilizing state-of-the-art wireless technology public safety administrators are meeting their reponsibility of providing a safe environment to the public.

Clipped from www.officer.com

The mobile hotspot technology enables Tempe officers to spend less time in the station and more time in the community, protecting the public. In the future, it has the potential to transform the way law enforcement agencies across the nation manage operations and fight crime.

As law enforcement agencies across the nation are called on to do more with less, this latest generation of wireless technology also offers new tools to manage operations and reduce costs.
Read more at www.officer.com

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October 26, 2009 - 3:43 pm by Allison Remsen

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DC area police using cool wireless public safety apps.

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Solving crimes with simply the snap of a finger

More Washington area police using mobile print reader, but critics worry about privacy

"They are pretty incredible," said Prince George's Maj. Joseph McCann, the officer who called for help in the cemetery months before his agency got the devices. "It would have taken us days to identify that person."

When a fingerprint is scanned, it is electronically matched against a police database of more than 1 million prints. If there's a hit, it comes back within minutes, often with a picture of the suspect. Officers say participation is voluntary unless a suspect is under arrest.
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U.S. Postal Service Going Mobile

October 22, 2009 - 9:20 pm by Chris Parandian

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This could be very useful!

Clipped from lifehacker.com

USPS Mobile Tracks Packages from Your Cellphone

The U.S. Postal Service has launched a mobile-sized version of its web site, with only the most useful links out front: package tracking, post office location, and two-way ZIP code look-up.

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3-D via mobile…

October 20, 2009 - 8:20 am by Chris Parandian

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This could bring mobile entertainment to a whole new level!

Clipped from www.technologyreview.com

Cell Phones to Go 3-D

Embedding microlenses in thin films could bring 3-D movies and games to mobile devices.

A new thin-film technology developed by 3M could enable mobile devices such as cell phones to show 3-D images without the need for special glasses.

Dubbed Vikuiti 3-D, the technology works by guiding slightly different images to the viewer's left and right eyes. Provided that the device is held relatively still, the viewer experiences an "auto-stereoscopic" effect--a sense of depth to the image, says Erik Jostes, business director of 3M's Optical Systems Division in St. Paul, MN.
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m-Commerce’s future looks bright!

October 12, 2009 - 11:21 pm by Chris Parandian

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Papa Johns and Starbucks are two companies that are reaping the benefits!

Clipped from www.businessweek.com

M-Commerce's Big Moment

Yet, m-commerce may finally be hitting its stride. And some analysts who in recent years became more conservative in their forecasts are now having to make upward revisions. In January, consultant ABI Research projected North American sales of physical goods ordered via cell phone would reach $544 million this year, up from $346 million in 2008. Now, Mark Beccue, senior analyst at ABI, is considering updating his 2009 forecast to $800 million. "I thought hockey-stick growth was going to come in 2010, but it looks like it's already a hockey stick," Beccue says. "Next year, it will double again."
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Making profits for a purpose

October 6, 2009 - 11:57 pm by Art Contreras

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Excellent example of the impact wireless technology can have in raising the quality of life in a third world country. Refreshing to read about these bright graduate students dedicating themselves to such noble endeavors.

Clipped from www.boston.com

“It is simple but profound: Entrepreneurship and innovation can change the world.’’
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The center’s founder and director, Iqbal Z. Quadir, has set a powerful example for his students to follow. He built Grameenphone in his native Bangladesh from a cellphone start-up in the 1990s into a business serving more than 20 million subscribers. The company’s Village Phone program has set up more than 270,000 rural women in small businesses selling phone calls. Grameenphone, now valued at more than $3 billion, goes public next week with an initial public offering in Bangladesh.
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Mobile Internet Usage Up, Nielsen Report

October 3, 2009 - 11:23 pm by Art Contreras

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There is no doubt that the impact of the smartphone on the Mobile Internet has been tremendous. The capability of these cell phones is truly amazing. When I see my contemporaries upgrading to new generation smartphones every time there is an upgrade, continued growth is most certainly assured.

Clipped from www.mediaweek.com

Mobile Internet usage is growing exponentially—undoubtedly boosted in large part by smartphones like the iPhone. However, despite the hype surrounding the segment, just a quarter of wireless subscribers logged onto the Web via their mobile devices in July.

According to a new report issued by Nielsen, there were 56.9 million mobile Web users in July of this year. That represents a healthy 34 percent spike in audience versus the 42.5 million mobile Web visitors tracked last year.

However, per a separate Nielsen report issued in January—there are close to 225 million total mobile subscribers in the U.S.; therefore, mobile Internet penetration is roughly 25 percent, still trailing PC Web usage and lagging far behind mainstream media like TV.
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Tivo BlackBerry App

September 30, 2009 - 3:28 pm by Chris Parandian

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very nice!

Clipped from download.cnet.com

TiVo turns on in BlackBerry App World

Good news comes to TV-watchers with TiVo DVRs installed in their living rooms. On Wednesday, TiVo and BlackBerry-maker RIM unveiled a free TiVo app that will let people control their TiVos from the BlackBerry smartphone.
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Mobile Future

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It Knows Where You Are, and What You Are Looking For 4 months ago, from www.nytimes.com

Remote control car - there’s an app for that…sort of 4 months ago, from www.mobilecrunch.com

Mobile Data In Action 4 months ago, from www.officer.com

Untitled 4 months ago, from www.washingtonpost.com

U.S. Postal Service Going Mobile 4 months ago, from lifehacker.com

3-D via mobile… 4 months ago, from www.technologyreview.com

m-Commerce’s future looks bright! 5 months ago, from www.businessweek.com

Making profits for a purpose 5 months ago, from www.boston.com

Mobile Internet Usage Up, Nielsen Report 5 months ago, from www.mediaweek.com

Tivo BlackBerry App 5 months ago, from download.cnet.com

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It Knows Where You Are, and What You Are Looking For
4 months ago, from www.nytimes.com

Remote control car - there’s an app for that…sort of
4 months ago, from www.mobilecrunch.com

Mobile Data In Action
4 months ago, from www.officer.com

Untitled
4 months ago, from www.washingtonpost.com

U.S. Postal Service Going Mobile
4 months ago, from lifehacker.com

3-D via mobile…
4 months ago, from www.technologyreview.com

m-Commerce’s future looks bright!
5 months ago, from www.businessweek.com

Making profits for a purpose
5 months ago, from www.boston.com

Mobile Internet Usage Up, Nielsen Report
5 months ago, from www.mediaweek.com

Tivo BlackBerry App
5 months ago, from download.cnet.com