Microsoft Research has an interesting taxonomy of image capture
Tag: mobile
Mobile Microentrepreneurs
the story of mobile phone use in africa is all the rage recently
iPhone Tour
holy wow. i still hate phones, but wow.
Literacy, Communication & Design
i wish jan’s presentations had more detail. he is such a tease.
Towards Async
quoting my hero jan chipchase and also this gem:
Users are showing a growing preference for semi-synchronous writing over synchronous voice.
welcome to my post-phone world.
Nathan Eagle on mobile infrastructure
in kenya, people transfer money with their phones. wanna place a bet when their informal, mobile infrastructure will surpass our hide-bound legacy infrastructure in efficiency and resilience? i would say between 5-10 years.
Sounds of the City
wireless money transactions take a page out of the camera playbook by using a vintage sound to signal activity
Freaky Google Beta
411 that thinks like Google. Now I see why it’s something Google would do.
because taking the inefficiencies out of the telco business is not enough.
N95 Sousveillance
I suspect the N95 will revolutionize reporting in countries with draconian restrictions on the media.
Google Voice Local Search
if you are one of those sad humans depending on a phone, this might be for you.