May 2009

Mobile devices might soon become carrier agnostic

Submitted by eacastel on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 19:01

By Emilio Castellanos

Up to now carriers have dominated and controlled most every aspect of the device, network, content distribution, payments, and many more consumer facing services in the market; but, times are changing. The symbiosis between devices and consumers might be pushing carriers towards new standards that could open the market to greater innovation.

First went the so called "walled gardens" with the introduction of the iPhone and Blackberry. Consumers, being able to access URL's directly from their phone browser, quickly abandoned the value-less proposition that the carriers forced upon them and flocked in numbers to the growing pool of mobile sites sprouting-up around the spectrum.

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Who says brands aren’t running mobile marketing campaigns?

Submitted by eacastel on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 19:10

By Mickey Alam Khan, Editor in chief of Mobile Marketer
May 11, 2009

That lament – that brands aren’t serious about mobile marketing or even ready for the channel – should be put to rest once and for all.

Google Product Search for Android now with Barcode Scanning

Submitted by eacastel on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 14:12

This is very cool. This scanner app for google mobile phones allows you to to check prices, reviews and product details with Android. According to Eiji Hirai, the integration of Barcode Scanner and Product Search for mobile is available in the US and UK, for Android-powered devices.

I just wish the carriers would stop looking at old models of market share gain through device placement and concentrate on core services. Markets need to be opened up to all of these new applications.

Read the original post from Google's Mobile Blog here

Super slow-motion camera catches a wave

Submitted by eacastel on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 15:49

By Brian Chen from Wired - Gadget Lab
See the full post here.


The psychedelically radical video above was shot with a $100,000 high-speed camera called the Typhoon HD4, capturing intricacies of ocean waves normally imperceivable to the human eye. Shot as a teaser for BBC’s upcoming South Pacific series, the clip features surfer Dylan Longbottom in a 12-foot monster barrel.

See the full post here.

Sensing the stretch and compression of polymers

Submitted by eacastel on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 11:55

Scientists are working on making polymers that are sensitive to mechanical stress, so that they can see areas of damage before a complete malfunction occurs.

By Yun Xie