Loyalty Cards are inherently boring
LBS and web mapping, posted: 23-Sep-2011 13:43
Following on from my last blog Adding Location to Loyalty Cards, an area that I feel is really important is game mechanics. One of the problems with loyalty cards is that they are inherently boring and there are lots of them. We live in a world of constant distraction and we want instant gratificati
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New ways to read the paper using Twitter
Social Networking, posted: 21-Dec-2010 18:56
I've written before about the newspaper industry and why newspapers will fade away. In Jeff Jarvis' book What Would Google Do? there is a prediction that the last newspaper will be printed in 2040.
I no longer subscribe to a daily paper. I do scan the office copy and have a Firefox widget (read the entire post)...
I no longer subscribe to a daily paper. I do scan the office copy and have a Firefox widget (read the entire post)...
Singularity and ESI's
Consumer Electronics, posted: 31-May-2010 21:12
It's a bit of a stretch putting this into Consumer Electronics, perhaps more about Science Fiction becoming reality.
I always thought of singularity as being when supercomputers end up being able to match human intelligence. One of the early science fiction films that influe (read the entire post)...
AA Traffic Subscriptions Peak During Auckland Bus Strike
Real Time Traffic, posted: 20-Oct-2009 15:00
Subscriptions to the new AA Traffic service peaked during the Auckland Bus Strike according to AA Traffic spokesperson, Phil Allen. 'Many Auckland commuters turned back to their cars as a mode of transport during the strike. As the strike continued we saw many people subscribe to our new Real Time T
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Adding Points of Interest to your Mobile LBS Application
LBS and web mapping, posted: 2-Apr-2009 16:50
One of the key things people want in an LBS application is to be able to find Points of Interest (POI) including geographical, community and business POI.
GeoSmart has collected and continues to collect information about all the places that people would like to visit, and unlike other database (read the entire post)...
GeoSmart has collected and continues to collect information about all the places that people would like to visit, and unlike other database (read the entire post)...
Location Based Social Networking at School and University
Social Networking, posted: 29-Jan-2009 14:30
Yesterday I was talking to a friend who has just started 6th Form at her college and asking her about her new form room and whether she had friends from previous years with her. She said they were all strangers and that she was expecting to find it more difficult to catch up with her group of mates,
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GeoSmart is recognised as a finalist in the Excellence in Business Awards
LBS and web mapping, posted: 19-Dec-2008 12:28
As a great way to end 2008, GeSmart has just been advised that they are a finalist in the 2009 Vero Excellence in Business Awards.This is a prestigious Award sponsored by Vero, BDO Spicers and National Business Review. Organisers said that there was a record number of entries and the quality of fina
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The Loss of an eye and a new Disruptive Technology?
Consumer Electronics, posted: 17-Nov-2008 17:19
The only thing with this story that I'm sad about is that this woman is not a Kiwi, maybe we should make her an honorary Kiwi.
This will no doubt do find its way to TV and all the media will pounce on it, not the least because most people will think it is pretty weird. I found the story by acci (read the entire post)...
This will no doubt do find its way to TV and all the media will pounce on it, not the least because most people will think it is pretty weird. I found the story by acci (read the entire post)...
The Decline of Broadcast radio
Consumer Electronics, posted: 3-Nov-2008 17:16
Auckland got a new radio station on Saturday, Big FM. I was interested to see how they will position themselves as unique, because in my humble opinion there is not much difference from one radio station to the next. My first impression was a cross between classic hits and classic rock, but I'll hav
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How long do you want to live?
Consumer Electronics, posted: 7-Oct-2008 12:35
Cryogenics has been the subject of science fiction for as long as I can remember, but it has now become an accepted science in many ways. Cryogenics is now commonplace for use in fertility health. It is quite common now for people to store eggs or embryo's for future implantation. Organisations like
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