Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Global Positioning System, GPS, London, Mobile phone, Nokia, Ovi, Rihanna, Twitter
Nokia is partnering with Island Def Jam Music and UMG International artist Rihanna to promote its new X6 handset, which ships with Nokia’s Comes With Music unlimited streaming service. Rihanna will perform select tracks from her new album “Rated R” in London on Nov. 16, and the show will be broadcast live at nokia.com/rihanna and streamed to Nokia handsets. The site will also feature UGC-uploaded videos shot by attendees via their Nokia X6 phones. Nokia will make an exclusive Rihanna application and exclusive footage from her London gig available at the Ovi Store and in selected territories, as well as an exclusive window to the track, ‘Wait Your Turn’ from the album before its release. (Cynopsis11/9)
Can someone send me a Nokia phone so I can watch? I never realized how adorable her accent is.
Twitter plans to unveil a “geolocation” feature that will make the flood of tweets on a particular subject more relevant. Twitter will employ GPS on cellphones to allow users to include a precise location with each tweet. “Proximity can be this proxy for relevance.” (Iwantmedia11/9, NYT11/9)
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Bluetooth, Chuck Pagano, Data Communications, Fuel efficiency, Garmin, Global Positioning System, GPS, WIRELESS
3-D TV — despite some significant roadblocks that include a lack of industry standards and online-streaming issues — is gathering buzz on a number of fronts in the TV community. ESPN, for one, has conducted a number of tests, and the network’s Chuck Pagano remains somewhat hopeful: “From our judgment, when the fans see it, they’re going to be blown away by it. But there’s still a lot of challenges ahead.” Variety (4/16)
Garmin has come out with a new, slim GPS device dubbed the nuvi 1490T. The Bluetooth-equipped device has a five-inch touch screen, the ability to save up to 10 routes in its memory and a feature called ecoRoute, which aids drivers with fuel-efficient navigation suggestions. Pocket-lint.co.uk (4/16) , Digital Trends (4/16)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Global Positioning System, Google Map, GPS, HopStop, iPhone, iPhone 3G, ITunes Store, Social network
Transit planner HopStop
launched its free iPhone application last week to rival the mobile version of Google Map’s Transit option. The application, with support from iPhone’s GPS functionality, offers all the same services as the website. This includes trip customization, maps marked with nearby subways and bus stops, a taxi mode that estimates time and cost of travel and contact information for taxi companies, and the ability to re-route transit plan provided. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/07/hopstop-jumps-onto-iphone-app-bandwagon-that-is-driven-by-google-maps 2/7)
iPhone dating app HotorNot introduced on Jan. 21 is answering its own question in the affirmative, climbing to the #4 ranking in the social network category at the iTunes store. The free social networking application works much like the site, allowing users to rate members (on a “hotness” scale of 1 -10), buy and send virtual gifts or chat in real time. HotorNot says the app has generated nearly 7 million ratings and over 3.5 million yes and no votes since its launch. (Cynopsis 2/9)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: App Store, Global Positioning System, Google, GPS, iPhone, Skyhook Wireless, Wi-Fi, WPS
Google’s search-by-voice application is finally available on the App Store. To grab it, visit this link
(the page still shows the old version, but you’ll download the new one). The application was originally announced on Friday, leading to widespread excitement that quickly turned to unrest as the application failed to make its debut on the App Store. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/17/googles-voice-search-finally-hits-the-iphone 11/17)
Those free iPhone apps will soon be filled with ads. VideoEgg is the latest ad network to extend its ads to the iPhone. The company is known for its video and social-app ads that entice people to click on them to open up a Flash window filled with videos, maps, or apps that let consumers learn more about a brand. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/18/videoegg-extends-its-ad-network-to-the-iphone 11/18)
Buyers of T-Mobile’s G1 “Google phone” are no longer tethered to the carrier’s network, according to Global Unlock, which said its $49.99 unlock code would allow the handset to operate on any GSM-based network. Users just have to insert a carrier’s SIM card to enable them to make calls as well as use text messaging and data services, Global Unlock said. I4U News (11/17)
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm signed a deal with Skyhook Wireless to deploy Skyhook’s Wi-Fi-powered location technology into its mobile GPS platforms. Skyhook’s WPS solution will deliver Wi-Fi positioning for gpsOne phones and enable hybrid location-positioning capabilities on select future platforms. (Cynopsis 11/18)
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Filed under: Feature | Tags: Agriculture, GPS, Home, iPhone, New York, New York City, Soybean, Walt Whitman
COMBINE DRIVING: TECHNOLOGY GETS COUNTRY
Looks like something you would see out of a book on Walt Whitman no? I took this picture over the weekend while visiting my grandfather in the country wilds of Cadiz, KY. Apart from playing central operations for the Trigg County Ham Festival earlier in October, Cadiz is also home to a pretty substantial farming community. My family owns corn, soybean, and dark tobacco fields. As a girl who sometimes likes to get her hands dirty, I thought I would take a trip out to the soy bean farm. Above is the shot taken from my 2 mega pixel iPhone.
I decided to get a bit more hands on and take a couple trips around the field on this piece of equipment above called a combine, a harvester used to pick the soy beans. The machine separates the bean from the pod filling the tank. Not only did I feel like a bit of a bad ass, I found the way this thing worked to be pretty damn remarkable.
Above is a shot from inside the cab of the combine looking down on the header picking soy beans as we put-putted along. The header is loaded with a reciprocating knife which moves back and forth to de-pod the soybeans in creepy precision. The machine senses the distance from the ground and consistently moves the header up and down to account for any changes in the field. Some of these combines are loaded with GPS, key to making any piece of technology that much better. Apparently, my cousin Bob first outlines the field with the GPS-loaded combine. The machine then literally turns itself as it moves about the field. And here I thought the driverless SUV from CES was pretty kick-ass.
Now, I know farming may not be so excitement central for us urban types. But my trip to farm country reminded me that technology isn’t segregated for usage by city-dwellers. It finds itself in the most remote places. In fact, the town of Cadiz also has free wireless. Cadiz 1. NYC 0. To be fair, at least New York isn’t located in a ‘dry county.’ Life doesn’t really seem worth living without a Grey Goose martini served up with a double tooth pick of olives. Sigh. . .
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Android, Apple, Cox Communications, Google, Google Earth, GPS, iPhone, Sprint Nextel
Google has released
a custom Google Earth application for the iPhone, and it’s stunning. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/27/google-earth-comes-to-the-iphone-and-its-awesome 10/27)
What makes a great Android app? One that melds the virtual world with the real world in a fun or informative way. One app that does that in an impressive fashion is called JOYity and it comes from Zelfi, a German mobile gaming startup. JOYity uses the GPS in the Android phone to let you play games and go on adventures based on your location in the real world. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/27/the-joy-of-joyity-bringing-massive-multiplayer-trans-reality-games-to-android-phones 10/27)
Qik, a startup that allows you to stream live video to the web directly from your phone, has launched support for RIM’s incredibly popular Blackberry platform. The software is currently available in an alpha state (so don’t be surprised if you encounter bugs), and includes support for the Blackberry Bold and Pearl (other phones, like the Flip and Curve, will be available in a later release that the company expects soon). (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/qik-finally-brings-its-live-video-streaming-to-blackberry 10/26)
Cox Communications today is expected to detail its strategy for building a wireless-phone network that will cover residents in its cable TV footprint, according to this article. The network, expected to be operational sometime next year, would rely on Sprint Nextel for roaming coverage beyond those areas. Los Angeles Times/The Associated Press (10/27)
An increasing number of mobile workers are finding they don’t need to cart around heavy laptop computers all of the time because smartphones are taking on many of the applications they need, such as spreadsheets, word processing and making presentations. While no one is predicting that mobile phones will replace laptops, industry observers point to the emergence of high-speed wireless Internet connections, larger screens with touch interfaces and better keyboards — as well as more robust software — as factors in lightening workers’ loads. The Wall Street Journal (10/27)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Apple, Garmin, Global Positioning System, GPS, Microsoft, Mobile phone, Smartphone, Windows Mobile
It was revealed at WWDC that Apple would soon push out a service that allows for applications to run in the background, but in a different manner than what we’re used to with other smart phones. The Push Notification Service doesn’t run in the same manner as Windows Mobile task manager, though. The PNS connects to a server that watches the threads through a persistent IP connection that would push out notifications, so you can close out AIM, for instance, and go about your business until someone IMs you. (http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/31/apple-hands-out-push-notification-service-api-to-developers-background-apps-ftw 7/31)
Garmin, a maker of GPS devices, has pushed back the introduction of its Nuvifone cell phone from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the first half of 2009, the company said while also lowering its outlook for this year because of slowing sales for GPS devices. Garmin cited obstacles in dealing with the various individual needs of each cell phone carrier for the delay. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (subscription required) (7/31)
A Microsoft executive blamed delays in bringing some wireless products to market for falling 2 million units shy of reaching its goal of selling 20 million licenses for its Windows Mobile operating system last year. But despite the shortfall and heightened competition, the executive said, Windows Mobile still increased its share of the global mobile market. Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/30)
