Rudy de Waele — M Trends (currently works at dotopen.eu)
Full slides now available from slideshare. My notes follow...
- Moving towards the “internet of things”
- Heading towards open networks (700MHz auction)
- Steve Demeter — Trism — earnt $250K in two months
- Paid designer $500
- US is now catching up with Europe
- Went from RAZR-style phones straight to iPhone
- Hasn’t been a large take up of other smart phones before iPhone
- though there was plenty of take up of Blackberry…
- 700MHz auction won by Verizon & AT&T
- Google didn’t win it, but ensured that winner must be open:
- Open apps -- should be able to download any apps, content or services
- Open devices — should be able to use any compatible device
- Open services — anyone can become an MNO via reselling
- Open networks — anyone should be able to interconnect
- Google didn’t win it, but ensured that winner must be open:
- Sweet spot in the middle of Presence, Community & Location
- User experience is key:
- Examples:
- Future of mobile search - Mac Funamizu
- Transparent screen — provides further information on whatever you see through it
- Thought it was was in the future but, Paul Otellini of Intel showed example of translation device working with camera at Web 2.0 in November
- Take photo of Chinese signs & see translation
- Also shows further info on restaurant menus
- Citysense — real time night life
- Brio network: http://brio.hosting.mrfriday.com/network/
- Tangible interaction with networks
- Agilewaves — home utility measuring
- Smule — Lighter + Ocarina
- Future of mobile search - Mac Funamizu
- Lots of growth in developing countries
- mobileactive.org
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