Smoothplanet

06/06/07 Blog moved

By Jerome at 00:23

For those still reading this "not so often updated" blog, it has moved to http://www.smoothplanet.com.

New RSS feed URL is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/smoothplanet

10/05/07 Twitter mobile

mobile web

By Jerome at 09:31

Hehe I thought so, it is there. (#)

One more Mobile Event I wish I could attend...

When
Saturday, 19th of May
Where
Downtown Conference Center NYC

One can not miss the QR Code in the banner of the event.... that leads to the mobile version of the event website

MobileCamp on Twitter

03/05/07 Lonely Planet's Mobile Plans

mobile application

By Jerome at 10:03

MocoNews: MocoInterview: Bob Hitching On Lonely Planet’s Mobile Plans

Lonely Planet are planning a smorgasbord of mobile content for its readers, ranging across SMS, WAP, downloadable Java apps and rich content. A couple of years ago mobile versions of the guidebooks were released, but the new efforts will take a slightly different tack. “It was (a success) but we now know a lot more about how travellers are going to consume these services,” said Hitching. “It’s more obvious now how to provide services that work across both mobile and web.”

Death by data roaming: Pretty much by definition, the people who use Lonely Planet’s mobile services will be doing so in countries other than the ones they live in. “Probably the most significant piece that we believe is coming soon but isn’t quite there yet is data roaming costs,” said Hitching. “That’s probably the biggest barrier to these applications that exists right now.”

Should be quite interesting to brainstorm about mobile application with those guys with very pertinent content for the mobile users.

02/05/07 Social Networking Leaves Confines of the Computer

Social app

By Jerome at 08:05

New York Times: Social Networking Leaves Confines of the Computer

When social networking moves from the desktop to the mobile

29/04/07 RFID, NFC, 2D codes

2D Code

By Jerome at 20:01

Sur My mobiBlog: Perspectives mobiles : Acte 10 – Votez RFID, NFC ou Codes 2D ?
avec une petite intervention de votre serviteur!

26/04/07 Where's the phone ?

nomad lifestyle

By Jerome at 08:54

Where's the phone ?, this essay explored where people carry their mobile phones and why.

(via imodOpen)

26/04/07 BeeTagg launch MobileFeeds

2D Code

By Jerome at 08:33

BeeTagg launch MobileFeeds, I wonder where the idea is coming from ?

Technology aspect aside (I do not believe in proprietary 2D codes) it seems to me a bit sade,... I like the BeeTagg reader on the phone, it has some interesting features and I might even have some ideas or suggestions for them but it looks like they do not know what to do with it. On the application side they seem to be way behind, and just copying what is out there (which from a business point of view might be enough of course)... maybe there is some opportunities there.

(needless to say this is my personnal point of view)