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Social Location Experiment - Which Social Media location Checkin Services Locate You Accurately? Social location check-in... indeed this is a technology that seems to
be dominating the news, blogs, and social media streams recently.We look at 11 popular social checkin services and put them to the test to see who can locate us without input from the user... some interesting results!
Augmentra: Visualizing the Great Outdoors - GPS applications for smartphones
Written by Richard Bloor, SymbianOne.com
Sunday, 30 July 2006
While most GPS applications for smartphones can get you round town ViewRanger from Augmentra is designed for the great outdoors. This S60 application is more than a simple mapping system. Richard Bloor talks to Augmentra co-founder, Mike Brocklehurst.
Augmentra was formed by Craig Wareham and Mike Brocklehurst in 2004. Craig and Mike had worked together before forming Augmentra, mainly in graphics systems. They jointly recognized the potential of a mapping system specifically designed for use in the countryside. While there were several desktop and PDA application in this marketplace there was nothing for smartphones, particularly mass market devices such as those based on S60. The initial version of Augmentra's ViewRanger was launched in 2005, with ViewRanger 2 following in March of 2006.
Richard Bloor spoke to Mike Brocklehurst about ViewRanger and the development of the latest version for S60 3rd Edition devices.
Richard: How did the idea for ViewRanger come about?
Mike: It was a combination of personal interest and a perception of market interest. We could see there was a demand for PC applications dealing with outdoor mapping and dedicated GPS systems were becoming a popular, but limited, choice for outdoor enthusiasts. There were some applications for PDA, but these devices are heavy and have poor battery life compared to smartphones. We wanted to offer more than just a 'map on a phone'. So we perceived that a smartphone application that capitalized on the media and connectivity features of a smartphone, offering good battery life and quality mapping in a lightweight device, would have a market.
More LBSzone Feature Articles & Special Submissions
2009 The Year of Social Location - 10 Geo Social Location-Aware Apps Making Waves... With
Twitter's opening of their location API to developers there's going to
be a ton of third party apps that will enable Twitter users to share
location-aware information via their Twitter accounts. And so, In typical Top 10 fashion, here's my Top 10 list of ways to Geo enable your tweets... enjoy!
Nokia Booklet 3G, unboxing video and image gallery...
Those of you in the USA who pop in to BestBuy occasionally, you may
have seen a stand showing off the Nokia Booklet 3G. A sleek, 3G
enabled, SIM slot (AT&T) sporting netbook. The device retails for
as little as $199 (with 2 yr AT&T contract) and will definitely
turn heads
Real-time GPS Mapping and GIS Solution Aids Efficient Disaster Management
- Saturday, February 7, 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday in
the State of Victoria, Australia. In the midst of a 10-year drought, a
record breaking heat wave descended upon the state, with temperatures
exceeding 45 degrees C (110-120 deg F), breaking all-time record highs
in some cities - Victoria Police Use Trimble Juno SC Handhelds to Speed
Assessment of Damage Caused by Bush Fires
5 cool, free, fun Social Media Location-Aware iPhone Apps with Twitter Connect - We love Friday and we also really dig sharing, so we're glad to share with
you a few very cool, handy, and best of all, free FollowFriday apps for you iPhone
users (some of these apps may be available for others mobile platforms
so search if interested).
10 Things A Company Should Consider when starting their Twitter social media presence
- Many of us on Twitter take it for granted that getting up and running
is a breeze, however, many potential corporate users are still craving
more information on how/where they should start. Here's a basic
introduction for corporate Twitter users with 10 very useful tips on
getting started along with some useful links to third party apps and
tools.
Talking To Go – New VoIP Phones With Wi-Fi Capabilities-- To keep pace with life in the fast lane, new VoIP phones are rolling out of production lines with built in Wi-Fi, which means that you can take your VoIP phone, and phone number to any free Wi-Fi hotspots and make calls. This conrtibution takes a closer look at several options you might consider and walks you through the set-up process.
Wi-Fi Roaming and Cell Phone Roaming Options - an introduction for the new user-- The Canadian company, Seaboard Group crystal ball is glowing with Wi-Fi predictions. In a recent commentary on this issue, Canadians Cut Their Wires on the Wi-Fi phenomenon, Seaboard Group predicted that by 2007, Wi-Fi hardware equipment and integration services will exceed 800 million with shipments of 1.7 million base stations and 3.2 million access cards.
Nokia Dev Summit - Join us in San Francisco, a center of mobile application development,
for two days packed with technical and business sessions, hands-on
coding labs, demos, and networking opportunities. San Fran June 9-10, 2010
The Location Business Summit,
being held on April 28th-29th in Amsterdam - The largest location
conference in Europe features an unrivalled speaker line-up with
executives never seen at a LBS event before. This epic list of 50+
speakers includes the advertising agencies, brand names and mobile
operators the industry demands - Quote 'LBSzone' and register before
March 12th to claim a $350 discount
SocialTech 2010 - SocialTech
2010 brings together the visionaries and experts who are using the
power of social media to transform the way that B2B technology
companies market their products and services. March 25, 2010, San Jose,
CA
The NAVTEQ 2010 Global LBS Challenge Awards Ceremony
will be held during Ignite at O'Reilly Where 2.0. Be among the first to
hear as NAVTEQ announces the winners for the North America region.
Participants will be competing for a global prize pool of $10 million
and growing by showcasing pre-commercial location-enabled apps using
NAVTEQ map data & products. March 30, 2010, during Ignite Where,
7:30pm - 9:00pm, at the Marriott San Jose, CA
WHERE2.0 2010
- Now in its sixth year, the Where 2.0 Conference is where the
grassroots and leading edge developers building location-aware
technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out
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