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May 28, 2010 11:30 AM
I was talking with some folks the other day about the way mobile devices are changing the way people behave as well as how business processes can function - how even a minor enhancement to memory or awareness can be a lever to significantly greater performance. The mobile device's ability to enhance daily life (since they're with us all the time) is definitely evolving.
Some of the techniques like Nokia Point and Find and Google Goggles are examples that many people use today. LookTel is similar but focused more on helping the visually impaired. They all work by providing significantly more information about what the cell phone "sees".
It is not limited to just using the camera capabilities though to help people out, for a while now iPhones have been able to recognize a song based on its rhythm. These mobile augmented reality approaches are becoming common in the consumer space.
As development environments become less complex and within the reach of a wider community, they'll be many more interesting initial attempts at a wide variety of sensing approaches that will serve as a springboard into new capabilities.
Originally posted on The Next Big Thing blog
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| Charles Bess has worked in the Information Technology industry for about 30 years supporting a variety of large organizations and industries. Charlie has performed a variety of formal and technical leadership roles throughout EDS and now HP. He is a licensed professional engineer and in 2002, a senior member of IEEE and was recognized as a Fellow within HP for his focus on value delivery and innovation. Currently he is focused on the Chief Technologist functional relationship between HP and its largest clients. In addition to these activities, Charlie has also worked as a public speaker, advisor to SMUs MBA program and supported engineering and computer science activities at Purdue University and University of North Texas. He’s been blogging on technology and business value related topics since early 2003. |  |
