I’ve been experimenting with check-ins lately. When I have time to kill, like waiting in line to order, I sometimes check in on several geolocation services such as Foursquare, Gowalla, CauseWorld and Yelp. The irony is that I don’t have many real-life friends on these services (not all geeks hang…
A new technology introduced during this year’s Mobile World Congress would let you point your phone at someone’s face to learn more about them. Already, it’s seen as a scary intrusion of privacy by some, but in a few years, it may be no more creepy than Googling someone’s name….
A friend of mine recently came across this photo and commented that an iPhone can do the job of pretty much all of these gadgets. I would argue that smart phones can even do more since they can not only capture and receive information like video and radio signals, but…
When behemoths like the USPS start experimenting with a technology, it can be a good sign that that technology has potential to go mainstream. Recently, the postal service began offering a way to figure out what size box you need by holding what you want to mail in front of…
I’m preparing for a week in Tokyo and have been researching cell phone options for the trip. I looked at four possibilities: 1) Old cell phone I used while living there for half of 2003 Pros: Already own it Cons: Japan’s mobile infrastructure has changed so it’s unlikely that phone…