Archive for April, 2006

welcome to helio house

welcome to helio house

visiting helio’s headquarters last week in los angeles. with a pending launch date ‘spring 2006’ which – judging from the frenzied pace of the office and excitement in the air – is just days or weeks away.

Posted on April 28th, 2006 in Life
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Written by Kelly Goto | 4 Comments |

say hello to helio

“Future revenue growth comes from creating relevant content and services for their lifestyles rather than evolving feature led technology
(Mobile Youth, 2004).”

Posted on April 28th, 2006 in Thoughts
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Written by Kelly Goto | 5 Comments |

gullfoss: golden falls

gullfoss: golden falls

currently in iceland speaking with the ‘standards crew’ at ice web. although this is my 4th time to this country – it never ceases to amaze me as the ‘land of contradiction’. amazing contrasts. stunning country filled with innovation.

Posted on April 27th, 2006 in Life
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Written by Kelly Goto | 2 Comments |

welcome to the future - nokia N93

Nokia does it again!

I was out in the garden yesterday, shooting a short sequence on video recording tips for the N70 and N90 for my free Smartphones Show. At the end of the piece, I remarked to camera that I had no doubt that DVD-quality recording on your smartphone was probably less than two years away.

Posted on April 26th, 2006 in Links
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Written by Rudy De Waele | 3 Comments |

on symbian and smartphones…

If you’re interested in the development of smartphones (well they all will be smart soon), don’t miss the excellent overview by Rafe Blandford at AllAboutSymbian. In his CTIA and Smartphone Summit Report he gives an insightfull overview of the smartphone market and stretches out the differences between Us and European markets.

… In wireless broadband, certain data and multimedia service the US market is right at the cutting edge, but there is still a huge contrast between the US and the European markets. This is partly a result of market differences, but it is also due to cultural difference in usage patterns.

Posted on April 24th, 2006 in Links
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next generation mobile authoring

Technological convergence, increased connectivity and consumer expectations are merging to create a landscape of opportunity for the next generation of mobile content, services and applications. Success and adoption are dependent on creating usable and useful experiences — positive interactions that are integrated into an individual’s actual lifestyle. Emerging technologies providing streaming music, video and entertainment raise the level of interaction and usage to a new level, increasing the complexity of interfaces and heightening challenges to interface designers and usability professionals. Television is rapidly being added to the list of convergent devices, which already include cell phones, MP3 players, video and still cameras, gameboys and personal computers. Slingbox has just announced Sling Player Mobile which offers consumers the ability to watch their favorite programming from their smartphones or PDA’s.

Posted on April 11th, 2006 in Thoughts
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Written by Kelly Goto | 1 Comment |

flashlite phones from verizon

One of our favourites Adobe’s official pressrelease anounces the alliance with Verizon Wireless will start a mobile ecosystem built around Flash® technology that will allow developers to create new interactive mobile content experiences for Verizon Wireless customers.

Posted on April 8th, 2006 in Links
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Written by Rudy De Waele | 2 Comments |

designing for small screens

I just got this tip from Kelly. Unfortunately it seems to be out of stock in the UK now and it’s not yet available in the US.

Designing for Small Screens

The book written by Carola Zwick, Burkhard Schmitz and Kerstin Kuhl covers the history as well as the most up to date devices and new communication techniques. The book gets into the nature of small screens from a UI and navigational perspective.

Posted on April 8th, 2006 in Links
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Written by Rudy De Waele | 1 Comment |

mobile svg-t night

mobile svg-t night

at mobile monday in silicon valley this week, the topic was all about svg-t. fuscia-design consultant antoine spoke on the past, present and future of svg-t. although adobe was present, little was revealed about their strategy and plans for flash lite.

Posted on April 5th, 2006 in Life
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Written by Kelly Goto | 2 Comments |