Researchers from Australia and Singapore are developing a wireless ad-hoc mesh networking technology that uses mobile handsets to share and carry information including high quality video. The mesh network will make use of Bluetooth or Wifi and could be used at a large sporting event, conference, or even a crowded city centre during an emergency, [...]
Nearness from timo on Vimeo. Getting liked all over the internet: *Just cut to the chase and give them the Nobel, that’s what I say. Bruce Sterling
via 9to5 Mac I’m just imagining flicking all sorts of things around the office: memo to Boss – BAM!; file to printer – BAM!; etc etc – BAM!
INSIDE FACEBOOK — Today at the Nokia World conference in Stuttgart, Facebook’s Director of Mobile, Henri Moissinac, announced that Facebook’s worldwide mobile audience just crossed 65 million active users. To put that in perspective, that’s nearly 25% of all of Facebook’s total worldwide reach – and four times as many people using Facebook Mobile than [...]
To that end, Moissinac said that, for example, all photos on Facebook Mobile are low-resolution. And when dealing with carriers based in emerging countries with 2G networks, Facebook can make photos smaller or bury them within the app altogether so they’re not displayed when a user first logs on. But going forward, it will likely [...]
Sony Ericsson is hoping that a brand makeover can somehow heal its critically wounded handset business. The joint venture between Ericsson and Sony said today that it will adopt Sony’s “make.believe” tagline in its marketing campaigns to “reinforce its entertainment credentials” with consumers GigaOm Why Sony Ericsson Is Living in a Land of Make.Believe . [...]
Jonny says: However, mobile content doesn’t usually have many similarities with online content. That’s because the context is different. Mobile content might be more concerned with things like location and immediacy. I need something near me, right now. Or perhaps you’re after something specific to a particular device, like a ring tone, application or game. [...]
In the future, people will point phones at you to check your interwebs while you speak. Notable about the video, and others, is the emphasis on the corporeal identity – face recognition, real-time video of people – seems to continue the anchorage of online identities to literal pictorial and video evidence. Facebook is a good [...]
On Monday, July 20, Oliver Wiedlich will be presenting on the mobile user experience followed by a panel discussion including myself, Oliver, Julian Wong and Rod Farmer. 6-8pm at Horse Bazaar, which is just behind that car with the boot open: View Larger Map Should be outstanding – here’s the full details at the Human [...]
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