Cellphones turned into real life pointer
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A GPS in a cellphone is cool and modern. The global positioning system is moving into mobile devices, and has already started to be used by marketers (talking billboards) or some iPod/Nike-like services.
But GPS is not enough, correction, it’s just enough to easily find your way… What would you do if you also need to point a specific building or street? And to answer this question, some startups are developing pointing technologies. We already know GeoVector, now here’s another one, Intelligent Spatial Technology, which bets on its iPointer “to change the way you explore your world”.
“The iPointer device receives coordinate signals from GPS satellites and orientation information from the digital magnetic compass to identify the user’s location and device’s pointing angle,” they explained. “These coordinates are then sent over the wireless network to the database. iST’s geospatial database’s selection algorithms identify the selected landmark and sends information back over the wireless network to be displayed in text, visuals and audio on the user’s device.”
Such a technology would allow modern tourism. You follow the path designed by your GPS-powered virtual guides. Once in a while, to know more about a specific place, you just point your mobile and grab an audio presentation, in your mother tongue.
Aug 6, 2006 | By Nuno
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The cellphone pictured above is a Motorola V180 and does not have any GPS capability (or magnetic compass). A good illustration otherwise.
Robert, for God’s sake, you’re such an eye. Of course, you’re right. Even if this illustration doesn’t impact on their technology, the weirdest thing is that the illustration is taken from the company’s website.