18/9  Atom and camera phones

Category: Camera Phones    By editor at 00:55
He (Tim Bray) also goes on to say:
"...and I’m close to 100% confident that the Atom Publishing Protocol (API) will get very popular very fast. As in, I bet that most cellphones you can buy in 2006 will have it, so you can snap a picture and it’ll be on your blog, regardless of who’s hosting it."
Via Blog Syndication, Atom Accepted by IETF, already from June 18, 2004

See also:
Atom Meeting Report by Tim Bray



18/9  802.11b and RFID used in Musex

Category: Mobile Learning    By editor at 00:27
RFID is a controversial technology, but it can have interesting uses like in
Musex. Via Mobile Learning

This reminded me of my post from last march (05.03.03):
Positioning in digital assistants

Recently we were asked to do a little research about mobile digital assistants and positioning in buildings. First we looked at GPS (Global Positioning System), as Japan and Korea do a lot of interesting stuff with gpsOne mobile phones. The problem with GPS is that it isn't very precise - the range is something between 5 and 50 meters.

Next idea was bluetooth and still is.

In the meantime I asked Tumasch Reichenbacher who did a presentation about SVG in mobile situations at the last SVG Open Conference.

He told me to check out the latest Ericsson Review and gave me the link to the one, he mentioned in his presentation last year.

He added:
"Natürlich gibt es für den Indoor-Bereich Positionierungslösungen mit IR-Sendern. Soviel ich weiss, gibt es da auch schon Pilotprojekte in Museen bzw. auf Messen. Vielleicht wäre da auch das Projekt Saimotion interessant."

Further reading:
Geospatial Information Service System for Browser-phones utilizing PSVG
How quickly things change.

See also:
Other PDA Projects from Koji Yatani, especially Toss-It.