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28/08/06 FF Extension: Mobile Barcoder

By Jerome at 21:07

This is neat... a FireFox plugin that lets you generate the QR Code for the page you are on. No need to type in long URL on the mobile phone... it generates them on the fly.

Of course this has a big drawback,... the webpage you are looking at is more likely not adapted for browsing on the mobile phone*, unless there are some content negotiation implemented (that serves you the tight content depending on the device) or some mobile link discovery mechanism.

This is the case for this blog located at http://www.smoothplanet.com while the mobile version much better to look at from a mobile device is located on http://www.smoothplanet.com/mobile. The right QR Code becomes then:

Generate your own QR Code
Download the KAYWA Reader

Thanks Marco for the pointer

26/08/06 dotmobi emulator

mobile development

By Jerome at 15:37

It's on .mobi website... it emulates behavior of a N70. Well not much to say except that emulator remains an emulator. The thoughest task on mobile world is to deal with a lot of various devices which is exactly what an emulator does NOT do!
Need to test ? get yourself the User Agent switcher add on for Firefox. It will do the job!

On the same topic read:
What’s .mobi Playing At Now?
On .mobi

Via dotMobi blog

23/08/06 Six Mobile Innovations

nomad techno

By Jerome at 21:30

Forbes.com: Six Mobile Innovations That Will Change Your Life

Mobile payment
Mobile presence
Ubiquitous computing
Ubiquitous media
Health applications
People (and object) tracking

Via Mobile Technology Weblog

18/08/06 Mobile Internet Usage Climbs

nomad lifestyle

By Jerome at 08:26

PC Magazine: Mobile Internet Usage Climbs, User Base Too

Not surprisingly, the number of subscribers accessing the Internet via mobile phones is growing. But analysts also say that users, once hooked, are also using the mobile 'Net more frequently, accessing the mobile versions of popular Internet sites.