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GTX Corp Xplorer is the company's next generation of GPS tracking footwear. When combined with the company's tracking Internet portal, it allows users to apply geofencing to receive SMS alerts when the person wearing the shoes go outside the predefined area. Use it to track your children, spouse or significant other… And remember to charge … Read more
Update: I downloaded the PRC version to see how it compared to the Java ME version. The PRC version is 444KB and it requires 3MB of free storage space to run. After erasing some content on my handset I was able to run the application. The PRC version on Palm OS 5 is very nice, … Read more
Three words: It's picking up …or is that four words? ;-) I'm definitely seeing an increase in activity related to mobile, and in different verticals across mobile as well. Things are converging… job openings, and new startups, and other. Very neat… 2007 baby! Let's keep it up… ceo
Due to the increase in spam comments, I've disabled comments for now. Please note that trackbacks are still disabled. Instead of me announcing every time I enable or disable comments, please bear with me… if you see comments disabled, it means there is a current wave of attacks, and I will re-enable comments in a … Read more
This week's Carnival of the Mobilists is at Xen's weblog… there you will find around 19 blog entries on mobility topics that include the various opinions related to the iPhone, a great review by Justin on the recent NFC trial in NYC, an introduction to MIDP 3, and other reviews – great writing from bloggers … Read more
TellMe Networks has released their mobile speech-enabled Java application for searching etc. — in beta. Great app. Multimodal is the next step for user interfaces – I firmly believe that. I wonder for how long the application will be for free. Running voice recognition is a very, very expensive feature to offer, from infrastructure to … Read more
“It shows the widget of your choice on its dual screens, and accesses its info via Wi-Fi, Ethernet or a USB connection to your PC or Mac.” Via GIZMODO
“With Linux growing by leaps and bounds, it only makes sense that two of the top organizations that guide its growth are finally joining forces. If all goes well, sometime this February the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group will merge to form the Linux Foundation.”
During CES 2007, Nokia and VISA put together a demo of NFC in action, using the Nokia 6131 NFC handset. This NFC event is one of the most important announcements in CES 2007, I kid you not; Mobile Payments and NFC/contact-less are part of my 2007 mobility predictions… NFC/contact-less communication, and mobile payments will be … Read more
Handsets are first and most about voice, about communications. The ITU has published Voice Revenues in the Telecommunications which is worth checking out: “In 2004, as in 1991, voice constituted more than 90% of telecom revenue surpassing, by far, income from any other source. In the coming years, voice is expected to stay strong driven … Read more