Interesting article http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/18/the-digital-car-is-the-next-big-applications-market/
I think anything apart from aftermarket would be a very tough sell though.
What do you want for your car?
Cheers,
Dean
Thursday, September 18, 2008
EFF to sue Bush and cronies over telecom spying
http://www.networkworld.com/ — The president has decreed that they can't sue the phone companies over illegal spying on Americans, so the Electronic Frontier Foundation today will announce a class-action suit in behalf of AT&T customers against Bush, Cheney, the NSA and others "who ordered or participated in the warrantless domestic surveillance.
(more)... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32875
Gotta love the EFF
:)
Cheers,
Dean
(more)... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/32875
Gotta love the EFF
:)
Cheers,
Dean
Monday, September 15, 2008
iPhone: Big trouble in the App Store
iPhone: Big trouble in the App Store by Fortune Magazine
This week the company faces a full-scale revolt. The issue: Apple’s summary rejection of a program on the grounds that it duplicated a function on one of its own programs.
“Apple has gone too far,” writes Paul Kafasis for O’Reilly Digital Media. “Rejecting an application because it might compete with Apple is simply indefensible.”
Lol I love it - basically you do a better job than our own applications so we are going to block you.... lol bring on Android I say.
Cheers,
Dean
This week the company faces a full-scale revolt. The issue: Apple’s summary rejection of a program on the grounds that it duplicated a function on one of its own programs.
“Apple has gone too far,” writes Paul Kafasis for O’Reilly Digital Media. “Rejecting an application because it might compete with Apple is simply indefensible.”
Lol I love it - basically you do a better job than our own applications so we are going to block you.... lol bring on Android I say.
Cheers,
Dean
CTIA Code Scan Action Team White Paper
Well it's out - here is the CTIA Code Scan Action Team White Paper
http://files.ctia.org/pdf/WhitePaper_CTIA_WIC_CodeScan_9_08.pdf
After 2 years of lobbying and hidden agendas with lots of committees and discussions this is what they come out with, they should have titled it..."We're carriers looking out for ourselves and all you advertisers and consumers better bend over and touch your toes".
Someone at CTIA either took a bribe or failed an IQ test if they think this is going to work.
My phone has been ringing off the hook with people asking what does this mean and where does the mobile phone 2D code technology in the USA go from here.....my answer is simple.
This is paper is fubar and will die a stillborn death.
Basically all you QR code people go about your business, keep implementing really cool campaigns with no hidden charges, license fees or 'carrier taxes' on your creativity.
Ignore all the scummy scanbuy/neomedia/ctia cohorts with their closed mobile carrier mentality and taxes and charges. The world has already passed proprietary closed systems by, they had their shot 4 years ago and they blew it.
With QR codes now available on Apple iPhone and shortly to be release on the Google Android as well as all the existing already deployed readers from Quickmark, Kaywa, 3G Vision etc for Windows Mobile and Symbian readers there is no stopping the QR code momentum in the USA.
With the success of the recent Ralph Lauren campaign you've seen how quickly and easily marketers can engage their customers with innovative campaigns and totally ignore the carriers.
Hey CTIA this ones for you :P
Cheers,
Dean
http://files.ctia.org/pdf/WhitePaper_CTIA_WIC_CodeScan_9_08.pdf
After 2 years of lobbying and hidden agendas with lots of committees and discussions this is what they come out with, they should have titled it..."We're carriers looking out for ourselves and all you advertisers and consumers better bend over and touch your toes".
Someone at CTIA either took a bribe or failed an IQ test if they think this is going to work.
My phone has been ringing off the hook with people asking what does this mean and where does the mobile phone 2D code technology in the USA go from here.....my answer is simple.
This is paper is fubar and will die a stillborn death.
Basically all you QR code people go about your business, keep implementing really cool campaigns with no hidden charges, license fees or 'carrier taxes' on your creativity.
Ignore all the scummy scanbuy/neomedia/ctia cohorts with their closed mobile carrier mentality and taxes and charges. The world has already passed proprietary closed systems by, they had their shot 4 years ago and they blew it.
With QR codes now available on Apple iPhone and shortly to be release on the Google Android as well as all the existing already deployed readers from Quickmark, Kaywa, 3G Vision etc for Windows Mobile and Symbian readers there is no stopping the QR code momentum in the USA.
With the success of the recent Ralph Lauren campaign you've seen how quickly and easily marketers can engage their customers with innovative campaigns and totally ignore the carriers.
Hey CTIA this ones for you :P
Cheers,
Dean
Friday, September 12, 2008
Seinfeld and Gates visit ordinary people
well the next one is out and it's even funnier.
Lol crack up – I cant wait to watch the apple fan boyz flip over this one.
“ I don’t get it…when are the going to show us the cool stuff Microsoft can do so we can bitch Apple does it better” waaa waaaa.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/seinfeld-and-gates-get-in-touch-with-regular-folks/
Cheers,
Dean
Lol crack up – I cant wait to watch the apple fan boyz flip over this one.
“ I don’t get it…when are the going to show us the cool stuff Microsoft can do so we can bitch Apple does it better” waaa waaaa.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/seinfeld-and-gates-get-in-touch-with-regular-folks/
Cheers,
Dean
www.MobileAppStore.com
woohooo just managed to purchase the domain www.MobileAppStore.com on a Sedo auction.
I can now talk about my plans for;
www.MobileAppStore.net
www.MobileAppStore.org
www.MobileAppStore.mobi
and not worry about someone else securing the domain from under me :)
Should have something online within the next 4 weeks and hope to have sold the company within the year.
Way cool.
Cheers,
Dean
I can now talk about my plans for;
www.MobileAppStore.net
www.MobileAppStore.org
www.MobileAppStore.mobi
and not worry about someone else securing the domain from under me :)
Should have something online within the next 4 weeks and hope to have sold the company within the year.
Way cool.
Cheers,
Dean
Gravity is optional
You can tell I'm feeling old when I look at things like this.... and know it's too late.
Have a great weekend but try to remember gravity is a choice in your life not a rule.
Cheers,
Dean
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Melissa Ferrick Concert
This is exactly what i love about living in New York, tonight I got to see Melissa Ferrick live and all for only $20.
It was in a divy little club on the lower east side with only 200 people (lol I think i was one of only about 10 guys in the room).
If she was touring Sydney she'd need a big venue and probably a whole band and in order to support to expenses she'd need to be charging two or three times as much (instead of just driving herself to the gig from where she lives 10 mins away in Brooklyn).
The best part about it is having such an intimate venue allows her to really communicate with the room in a way very few artists can. What was really amazing was how good she sounded live - you know how when you see some bands live they sound nothing like their cd's because of 'post recording' corrections etc - there was none of that she absolutely rocked her heart out and sounded great.
It's amazing how one person and one guitar can totally blow away a room like that - huge concert and if she's ever touring near you you should definitely go and see her.
Cheers,
Dean
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Large Hadron Collider
In case it's the end of the world and we all cease to exist tomorrow morning....you may want to watch this video to understand what happened......
Not that I believe this is going to happen.... bet you $20 something blows a fuse on the first try and they have to postpone a couple of weeks... or it happens and then takes the next 20 years trying to exlain what it was that they actually saw.
Cheers,
Dean
Microsoft Live Image Search - wow
I always use Google for image search when i want to find an image of something, this is just the way it is (good example of first mover advantage for those of you who think the concept is over rated).
I don't know why I've never looked at anything else (though I do use Tom Gibara's Flickr color search when looking for a specific hue http://www.tomgibara.com/computer-vision/color-search/).
Anyway long story short, today I stumbled across the Microsoft Live - Image Search .
Wow way cool - you can scroll down rather than clicking 20 images at a time. You can also change the size of the images on the preview page (as little as 15 or as many as 70) AND when you click on the image you don't get that crappy Google interface with the image header box.
The best feature however is the scratch pad that allows you to drag your images to the right so you can compare.
Wow. They really have done an amazing job here. I cant comment on 'search' capabilities (found both searches really fast) but just on interface way better than Google image. Check it out you might find it becomes your favorite as well.
Cheers,
Dean
I don't know why I've never looked at anything else (though I do use Tom Gibara's Flickr color search when looking for a specific hue http://www.tomgibara.com/computer-vision/color-search/).
Anyway long story short, today I stumbled across the Microsoft Live - Image Search .
Wow way cool - you can scroll down rather than clicking 20 images at a time. You can also change the size of the images on the preview page (as little as 15 or as many as 70) AND when you click on the image you don't get that crappy Google interface with the image header box.The best feature however is the scratch pad that allows you to drag your images to the right so you can compare.
Wow. They really have done an amazing job here. I cant comment on 'search' capabilities (found both searches really fast) but just on interface way better than Google image. Check it out you might find it becomes your favorite as well.
Cheers,
Dean
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