Book: "Envisioning the ubiquitous city"

[...] The rapid convergence of mobile communications, automated positioning technologies, and geographic information systems (GIS) into “locative media” is raising the possibility of a dramatic transformation of the way we perceive and move about the urban environment, and how we interact with each other in urban spaces. Endless possibilities for locative media are being proposed that promise increased convenience, awareness, transparency, and access to information and social opportunities that break traditional power structures.

[...] A growing number of urbanists believe that locative media have the potential to disrupt urban activity and consumption patterns in the 21st century city to an equal or greater degree as the automobile shaped the 20th century city.

[...] The discussion about locative media and the future of urban life needs to start today.

See also:
Anthony Townsend : “les médias localisés vont avoir un impact considérable sur notre manière de percevoir les villes” (french)
Anthony Townsend on "Korea: The Broadband Republic"
and
Les médias localisés : point de contact entre le réel et le virtuel (french)

Russ, February 14

This of course brings me back to Podcasting, which some people still think I'm down on which is not true. I'm down on the dedicated music player, I think PodCasting - or really, time shifted personal broadcasting on mobile devices - is going to continue to grow into a phenomenon. [...] To me the key will be when you can get that stuff on demand. If I had the know-how right now, I'd drop everything and start creating automatic conversion tools online for every phone that can play media files out there and start a streaming media company tomorrow dedicated to user generated content. I think it's going to be that big.

Russ, March 3

I'm getting on-demand radio on my mobile right now. This is an awesome example of what sort of cool new mobile media services are coming soon. Think back to my Podcast Radio idea. Imagine if instead of getting Virgin's canned music, you got your personal podcast list instead, all organized as a long radio show? This is all *so* close to happening, I love it.

See also: Music Messenger, the mobile version of the Potato System

Photo: Mitsubishi

Make way for The Mobiles (3.6 MB PDF) via Mediacenter
I am not sure if it is worth to download this. Nothing new here and I ask myself, if I should repeat it.

Three tumblers are falling into place unlocking the promise of a mobile, connected society:

• Global access now connecting one billion people
• Mobile technologies with high-bandwidth capabilities for a dizzying array of services;
• The emergence of a mobile lifestyle in which communication devices integrate into consumers’ lives.

Music Messenger, die erste mobile Version des PotatoSystems

Music Messenger is some kind of music chat by which you cannot only send news, but also link to songs. You can then buy and download these MP3 songs.