The following are but several of the interesting moments we captured on
video (ala. N95 8GB) at Nokia World 2007, Amsterdam. See some future
ideas come to life, look at the birth of Sports Tracker, and get
insights into mobile advertising... enjoy!
Bob Iannucci, Nokia Research on Computing, communications and sensing our World... using mobile devices as sensors
MobiTubia demo - Winner of the Open C Challenge - At
nokia World Amsterdam (2007) Lee Epting, Forum Nokia presented a demo
showing the winning application from the Open C Challenge (contest for
porting app to S60 via open C) - the winning app is MobiTubia - a
mobile enabler for searching and viewing Youtube videos.
Navteq Traffic on the go - A presentation from
Nokia World, Amsterdam, describing how effective location-aware
advertising can be. Presented by Chris Rothey, VP Navteq.
The Future of Mobile 3D Gaming - This clip shows a
preview of what's being planned in Hollywood in the area of 3D
immersive gaming that will be a reality in the mobile realm in the near
future.
Lucas Foster on Hollywood and the self-promotion and dishonesty of Hollywood!
At Nokia World 2007 in Amsterdam, Hollywood Producer Lucas Foster
(MediaTribe Inc) was blunt.. Hollywood is worried about one thing, the
self-promotion of Hollywood. Movies cost way too much and the consumer
is basically a sucker and getting ripped off... I totally agree!
Hollywood is a business, the consumer is getting ripped off, and all
too common movie sequel is a piece of crap designed merely to milk a brand and grab your $$... what an great speech!
Team Finland... I mean Team Nokia women's Beach
Volleyball team! A number of attendees attempted to play the duo but
nobody managed to score 5 points!
Vegas the Dog tracked with Nokia N95 and Sports Tracker
- At Nokia World, Amsterdam (2007) we heard all about Vegas the dog who
walks and runs around Stanford University while his owner tracks him
using a Nokia N95 GPS
enabled smartphone and the cool Sports tracker app fromm Nokia Labs -
presentation by Bob Iannucci, Sr VP Nokia Research Labs and soon to be
CTO, Nokia
The birth of Nokia Sports Tracker - From Nokia
World 2007, Amsterdam.. this clike describes how the very cool and
popular Sports Tracker application was conceived
Hackday - Tips, Tricks, OpenData sources, and Developer Resources for Mobile Application Developers - Hackday events are becoming quite common, many local government
agencies embracing the format and opening the doors, and their data
vaults, to local developers, hackers, and those simply looking to mashup
some data. Read on for Tips, Open Data sources, Developer Tools, Mobile
Dev resources and more!
The Really Big List of Mapping, Geo location Mobile developer resources, APIs and Tools - The Mobile Ecosystem... no question that mobile is huge and
the opportunity for developers, in particular, geo developers! There's
loads of developer resources on the web so to help the developer,
here's a listing of just some of the fine dev resources, blogs,
toolsets and more to consider when developing or porting your app to a
smartphone or Tablet.
Mobile Technology Feature - Top 10 Business Apps for Android - Android has become one of the most popular mobile operating systems
in the world due to advanced software, competitive manufacturers, and an
app market that is filled with exciting and useful applications. Read
on for this fine Top 10 List compiled by tech writer, Blake Sanders
ArcGIS.com Mashup Tutorial with Flickr and Foursquare data-
Here's a simple "how to" tutorial on working with the free ArcGIS.com
to easily import KML or RSS data from Flickr and foursquare into ArcGIS
to create your own custom map mashup.
Most Users of Free Photo Apps Say Adding Cool Effects is Most Useful - Adding cool effects
to photos was rated as the most useful thing by more than halfof
consumers surveyed using free online photography services, according to
CatchFree a free
online service that helps people find the best free mobile and web applications
to perform useful tasks.
Flickr GPS Photo Tag Tip - Here's a tip for Flickr users who want to share their GPS information
with their photos. note, in order to do this you'll need to be
capturing photos using a GPS-enabled or GPS-aware camera (see you're
smartphone hardware settings to ensure that GPS or location sharing is
turned "ON)".
Social Location Directory
Do you have a location-aware application, social location service or other location-sensitive service that you'd like to share with us? Please browse this growing directory of Social location Services and feel free to leave a link to your favorite service! See the Directory HERE
Suggested Reading
The Underground Guide To The iPhone:
The iPhone is – if I may say so – one of the greatest mobile
revolutions of the past decade. More and more, mobile phones seem to
materialize out of our wildest dreams. Because of the tight integration
of third-party applications, you can do nearly everything with your
device — be it gaming, working, fooling around, and of course phoning.
Good Mobile Messaging: Executives and professional field forces spend an increasing amount of time on the road tending to business.
Mobile Apps - Native or Web?:
You probably have a plan to build a mobile app, but you've struggled
with the basic question - Should I build it using open web standards
such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or should I build it as a native app
for the devices I want to target?
Location summit 2012 - Back for its third year, the Location Business Summit will bring
together senior level executives from across the whole breadth of the
location ecosystem to discuss strategies, form partnerships, compare
trends and forge new business ventures. May 22-23, 2012, Amsterdam
WhereCamp Berlin 2012 - For those passionate about geographical specialties, WhereCamp Berlin
is gathering its attendees on the 22nd and 23rd of June. Everyone is
free to present and share topics, news and trends
