Intersection Signalétique project
March 15, 2010
Now here's a novel concept to brighten up the streets at night while offering a new way of showing directions - the Intersection Signalétique project which will light up streets below from strategically located lights from buildings, showing off advertisements, direction and decorations depending on the season and occasion. that is currently an experimental prototype, and does look set to be quite a spectacle whether it actually takes off. We wonder what the impact on the city's energy grid would be like though with it turned on.
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IM+ All-In-One Mobile Messenger for BlackBerry
March 2, 2010
The IM+ All-In-One Mobile Messenger for BlackBerry is now available with a new version known as the Lite edition, where it is free for download while allowing you to access your MSN, Yahoo!, AIM, Jabber, Google Talk, Facebook, Skype and Twitter among others from a one focal point on your BlackBerry. There is one drawback to all of its supposed advantages though - you will have to live with paid advertisements. Guess some citizens can live with that while others can't. Expect it to work with OS 4.2.1 all the way to OS 5.0.
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Flash 10.1 Needs Some Enhancements For Android
February 10, 2010
Many of us have been waiting for Flash to reach on mobile devices, and whether you’re waiting for Flash 10.1 on Android, you’ll probably require an update sometime in the future for it to work. We previously mentioned that Flash 10.1 should be hitting Android users that year, and we hope that Adobe is still on track to do so. Now, according to Adrian Ludwig, group product marketing manager for Flash Platform, support for the full Flash Player 10.1 will require some enhancements to existing versions of Android. It seems that these enhancements that he mentioned will be available as an upgrade to existing devices and for new devices in Q2 of 2010. Hopefully there won’t be too enlarged a delay to get these enhancements out. After all, we all want to see those annoying Flash advertisements on our mobile phones, right?
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Flash 10.1 Needs Some Enhancements to Android
February 10, 2010
Many of us have been waiting for Flash to reach on mobile devices, and whether you’re waiting for Flash 10.1 on Android, you’ll probably require an update sometime in the future for it to work. We previously mentioned that Flash 10.1 should be hitting Android users that year, and we hope that Adobe is still on track to do so. Now, according to Adrian Ludwig, group product marketing manager for Flash Platform, support for the full Flash Player 10.1 will require some enhancements to existing versions of Android. It seems that these enhancements that he mentioned will be available as an upgrade to existing devices and for new devices in Q2 of 2010. Hopefully there won’t be too lengthy a delay to get these enhancements out. After all, we all want to see those annoying Flash advertisements on our mobile phones, right?
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Yahoo Checking Out Search By SMS Feature
February 9, 2010
Search by SMS never really took off, but by referring to a patent that was recently filed by Yahoo, the company seems like it wants to take a crack at the challenge. In the patent, it’s mentioned that users will be able to use the system by sending a search query as a text report to a predetermined number, after which the search query is processed, and the results delivered, along with some advertisements, to the user. The search-related advertising here might be rather interesting, particularly whether there is widespread adoption of that technology, it would present a nice revenue stream for Yahoo. Currently the technology is targeted at developing countries, where mobile phone penetration is high, but the World Wide Web services are rather low. Sounds like a rather useful service, though it remains to be seen whether it would be well received and used whether it were to be rolled out.
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Fujitsu prototype dual display kiosk
February 8, 2010
Fujitsu's latest prototype dual display kiosk is pretty special, considering it relies on face recognition technology that is capable of delivering a more personalized advertising experience. The top screen on the kiosk will show off a rather dorky looking animated face courtesy of Big Towns, a specialist in computer graphics, whereas the bottom touchscreen display functions as an interface instead for you to navigate through. Omron’s software that is loaded within is capable of determining one's gender (no concept how it does that - what happens when one looks androgynous?) while giving an approximate age reading (women, stay watchful!). With such details in hand, it will soon after pull out the more appropriate advertisements for your viewing gratification.
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iPhone Core Location Cannot Be Used Primarily For Advertising
February 7, 2010
iphone-core-location-advertising_234.jpg" />If you were planning on popping a lot of location-based ads into your upcoming killer iPhone app, you might want take a peek at the latest update from Apple for developers. A rather stern note on the site reads: “whether your app uses location-based knowledge primarily to enable mobile advertisers to deliver targeted ads based on a user’s location, your app will be returned to you by the App Store Review Team for modification before it can be posted to the App Store.” Is Apple doing that to prevent abuse from advertisers, so that users won’t end up with advertisements from stores all around them? There isn’t any real explanation as to why that isn’t allowed, but it’s certainly worth taking note whether you’re building an app with the intention of putting advertisements in. After all, you wouldn’t want to spend your precious moment building an app only to find out that it will be rejected by Apple, right?
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