Monthly Archives: January 2005

Making a phone more than a phone

Russell notes: The person who comes up with the app that compels a person to use their phone without considering the fact that it’s a phone is going to have a killer app on their hand. One could argue the … Continue reading

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Could TXT replace voice recognition?

I’m still obsessing over the idea of alternate content delivery systems for mobile phones. How’s this: Natural language IVR with txt input instead of voice recognition. Voice recognition sucks. It’s amazing that it works at all, and the failure rate … Continue reading

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Peercasting Ready for Primetime?

From the “what do I know about anything” department: Peercasting Ready for Primetime? Lots of stuff about wise uses of client bandwidth that I suppose I’ll have to think about.

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Mobile podcasts 2: the bandwidth problem

Earlier, I had some thoughts on podcasting and its potential impact on car culture. Of course, my brain won’t stop working, so here are some thoughts on podcasts and bandwidth from a mobile perspective. The bandwidth issue is starting to … Continue reading

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World leaders (and wannabes), check out OS X 10.4!

Apple’s upcoming iChat AV upgrade has me totally ready to start a plan to take over the world (or at least hold it a million billion dollar ransom). Kudos to Apple for going after new target markets! I have an … Continue reading

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On mobile podcasts

Russell Beattie’s discovered PodCommuting, and he’s had an epiphany or two, and he’s onto something with his closer: “On-Demand Audio is the killer app for commuters,” but I suspect that’s just commuters with a car. I’ve been listening to a … Continue reading

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The soap promo of the week

While in Montreal recently, I spotted a cool promotional idea in the washroom of the Eaton Centre (or maybe the mall next to the Eaton Centre; I can never tell where I am when buildings are connected): the soap dispensers … Continue reading

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I got Skyped

I finally got around to installing Skype recently. Skype’s a voice over IP (VOIP) system for various computer systems, kind of like MSN Messenger on the PC, except they’re putting voice first and text second, and it’s positioned as a … Continue reading

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