PC's a thing of the past? Mobile devices the future...

"The majority of the applications that will drive the next wave of innovation will be services, not applications that run on the desktop. The real innovation is occurring in the network and the network services," Jonathan Schwartz said.

Not related:
Cosmobilities Network

Mologogo

Mologogo is a free service that will track a "friends" GPS enabled cell phone from another phone(gps not required) or on the web.

Mologogo is totally "alpha" right now, but improving rapidly. It is was built as a Web 2.0 app, so expect integration with sites like Flickr, Upcoming.org, Judy's book, and lots more RubyOnRails/AJAX-y goodness added to our UI. And with our soon to be released API, you'll be able to access your own location data in other sites.

Update: 12.10.05
Now they have a Wiki too!

According to Marko a mobile phone is an archetype of a hybrid consumer product. It is - and I think it was this that drove me away from the straight-forward CMS business. Already in visual culture I liked the hybrid, the bastard, the creole objects.

More and more I think there is deep humand need for "unfinished" objects - and perhaps the best objects are the ones which at once create relationships between an "unfinished, natural" object and a "disciplined" ritual.

Anway... get a read of the whole blogging over LA article. It's great!

Via Amy

The best of both worlds - Contactless convergence with mobile wireless

Going forth, the vision for the consumer takes the current voice and data communication channels and adds a contactless communication channel, which transforms today’s mobile phones into a multipurpose terminal, lifestyle tool and personal security device. This transformation can be accomplished in a variety of ways. The first is the introduction of a dual-interface UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card), combining (U)SIM applications for 2G or 3G networks with contactless capability. The second is the integration of contactless technology, Near Field Communications (NFC), into the handset itself. The third is the introduction of a removable multi-media card (MMC) with integrated security and contactless technology.

Datel unveils 4GB PSP hard drive

Datel has revealed its latest PSP product, a 4GB HDD with built-in X2 battery (3600mh).

It's certainly less GB than in a iPod (see comments on the joystiq entry), but I guess the evolution - seen over some time - is quite impressive.

Recently Andreas Göldi showed that in his presentation for Internet Efficiency Club. He compared his computer which he bought ten years ago with his Nokia from today. See for yourself.



PS: By the way, his presentation rocks!

Here is also a japanese non-Denso Java solution for decoding QR Codes: Open Source QR Code Decoding Library

The other solution is russian (via Lewis Moten):
For anyone who can't wait, there is a free java program that will read the codes for you. I took a picture of these with a camera at odd angles and loaded them up. It was able to successfully decode the images.

There is also Activeprint.

• Visit http://www.intelcom.ru/2d/english/demo.php
• Download the java application for decoding QR Codes: "QR Code-demo (jar)"
• Make sure you have JAVA installed on your machine and run!

And: The QR Code Blog (jp)

Interesting remark by Lewis Moten:

Unfortunately, this craze that has been going on for a significant amount of time in Japan just hasn't made it overseas to America yet. The US industry is a little worried. I have read that there are applications that allow a user to scan a code on a product in a store, and then compare prices on Amazon.com. The other problem is that RFID is just over the horizon. The US Industry may find this more beneficial to them. RFID can't be read by cell phones and will not be visually identifiable to our society.

Seen at a local Post Office

T-Mobile hopes to win back customers with fast web service

T-Mobile's Web 'n' Walk service, which will be backed by a multimillion pound TV advertising campaign this month, allows customers to access the general internet through a portal that is headed with the Google search engine. They will be able to surf the web, send email and carry out e-commerce transactions exactly as if they were sat in front of a computer.

"It's the open, high-speed internet the way you already know it, the way it works on your PC, just mobile," explained Mr Obermann, who predicted that over time mobile internet usage could overthrow the traditional access model of a PC connected to a fixed line phone socket.

Link to MDA compact Simulator

+ good pricing - the flatrate is coming*
- only optimised for a few devices
? is the internet really ready for mobile phones, think about all the flash (not flash lite) sites out there, all the huge image files...

*
Pressemitteilung vom 29. Juni 2005

So bietet die neue Option Data 30 zum monatlichen Preis von nur zehn Euro ein monatliches Inklusivvolumen für die mobile Datenübertragung von 30 Megabyte statt wie bisher zehn Megabyte. Nach Verbrauch des Inklusivvolumens wird ein Preis von 1,90 Euro pro MB berechnet. Das Extra-Bonbon für diejenigen, die mit dem Sidekick II mobil im Internet surfen: Bis Ende des Jahres wird bei der Option Sidekick Data die Begrenzung auf 30 MB aufgehoben. Somit steht für den monatlichen Optionspreis von 15 Euro innerhalb des Netzes von T-Mobile Deutschland eine echte Flatrate zur Verfügung.

See also:
T-Mobile: the open Internet for your mobile phone

Something for the agenda;)

December 6, 2005, 17:15-18:30
Mobile Learning
Prof. Gerhard Schwabe, Information Management Research Group, ifi

See also:
December 13, 2005, 17:15-18:30
Wikis, Blogs und Foren als Instrumente der Lehre, Projektplannung und des Community buildings
Prof. Dr. Clemens Cap, Department of Computer Science, Universität Rostock

Lectures take place at University of Zurich, main building, Rämistrasse 71, Raum KOL F 101

See also:
Mobile Learning with a Mobile Game: Design and Motivational Effects (PDF)
Does Team Size Matter in Mobile Learning? (PDF)
and more here:
553 Ringvorlesung: Educational Engineering


Via Netzlernen

Just bought my Nano too, so the Subway Maps on iPod could be cool, if I had a subway...
But hey, do we really need an iPod for that? A mobile phone could do as well, n'est-ce pas?

Another not yet a location-based service, but we are not far: Mobile GMaps. According to M-E-X-Blog it is just way to expensive - without the flatrate.

See also:
Nikolay Klimchuk who is the author of the henson.midp.Float class for float point calculations.
and
Yahoo Maps (not yet mobile)