August 23, 2004
Your whole life is in your hands
The Scotsman has written a wistfull article on mobile phones, describing how years from now, our grandchildren will hardly believe they were once used for making phone calls.
All of the services described in this articles have been posted in textually before, but the following two are favorites which haven't been written up in a while:
-- "At Southampton University researchers are developing a cell phone program that will do just that by watching their users and anticipating their moves. Eventually, they will offer what they think their owner needs - whether its cinema tickets for a regular weekly trip to the pictures, restaurant bookings or even booking an entire holiday.
"I see the agent as more like a butler-type character," says software engineer Nick Jennings. "They start monitoring what you do and gradually look for ways to increase their role. Over time they get to know your preferences."
cf Context-Aware Technology and Smart Cell Phones and Your personal phone butler and Smart cellphone would spend your money
-- In Belgium, the finishing touches are being put to E-merge, an in-car system which automatically sends a text message to alert emergency services should the car crash. The text will be complete with vehicle's make, model, colour and licence number as well as the crash site.
cf Car sends SMS message at accident and Crashed Cars to Text Message for Help
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