Mobile Computing: May 2006 Archives
With all the new innovation in mobile tech, one would think the interfaces would be improved. There's a growing frustration with the ridiculous effort navigating a mobile device requires. There are a number of screens, with interaction paths that are really non-sensical—and these are on every single handset interface.
An article in Wired, titled Just Give Me a Simple Phone outlines some of the exasperation the regular consumer feels when confronted with the red-tape and electronic beurocracy of mobile phones.
THIS is the stupidest thing I've heard all day (aside from a couple obnoxious RegEx related Perl errors). Whats the need? What ever happened to one internet... pervasive ubiquitous blanket whatever... Seems ripe for failure, though a decent amount of money (better spent on so many other related issues) will be wasted.
Cnet.com posted an article on the developing mobile web standards that... didn't really say much at all. Obviously, said standards will be based on DOM, CSS, Javascript, and HTML markup. Obviously, the accepted tools will be at the mercy of the developers, who will ultimately determine what is used. But more action is needed by the mobile providers, and handset manufacturers... and most of all the browser developers. Of course, the same issues now plaguing the web browsers will hinder development and content delivery on mobile devices.
Working on a mobile and web-based social/info app for white-water boaters on the Potomac River (MD, VA). Its pretty broken no, but should be functioning (at least in part) in the next couple weeks. Thoughts? Critique? All is welcome, no holds barred.
