Check out this week’s Carnival of the Mobilists (#236) at MSearchGroove with topics on Mobile Games, Mobile Web, Mobile Data, Bible Apps, Trends and my entry on NFC. Enjoy… ceo
Today I was reading the agenda for Mobilize, where I read the following statement: The Internet of Things… The M2M or “Internet of Things” proposition opens up a vast new array of opportunity for carriers, entrepreneurs and consumer experiences. We look at some…
It almost is the end of 2009. And where does near-field proximity communication-based applications stand? From mobile marketing, to customer loyalty, payments and authentication, to information exchange, transportation and health-care. Well, it still stands very far from its full potential. Due to its…
As (mobile) technologists we must be aware of and recognize the potential for harm when obvious/weak-patents are granted by the Patent Office. We should be able to trust the patent system, but the system is weak. In particular I am here writing about…
If you haven’t yet, check out this week’s Carnival at AllAboutiPhone.net. Great set of posts, including Tomi Ahonen’s great post on the size of the mobile industry. Thanks to the hosts for including my entry on NFC. ceo
Microsoft has joined the physical world connection/interactions space with its release of their High Capacity Color Barcode (HCCB) called Microsoft Tag, a new 2D Barcode technology developed by Microsoft research that competes with QR Code, Datamatrix and other 2D barcode technologies. Comparing Microsoft…
2008 was a very interesting year for me, with both failures and successes and tons of lessons learned. But life is good. 2009 will be a very interesting year for mobility and handsets and applications. An example of this was yesterday when I…
…or, the Network Providers/Operators must be having a blast. The network providers are doing just fine… new cool handsets here and there, handset exclusivity on certain networks, message usage is up, data consumption is up, new services are coming up, very cool applications…
So I got an Android G1 handset. Cool. I’ve been using it for 2 3 days now. Overall I think it is a fine handset and mobile environment with great potential. Below are my quick first impressions: the good, the bad and the…
I argue that for mobile interactions such as (smart/2D) barcodes and NFC to really takeoff, they must be “one click away”… OK, no surprise there. But what I really mean is that cellphones should have an explicitly designed and easy to reach “interaction”…
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