Progress! O yah!

Wouldn't it be cool if you could get video on a cell phone? Well look...Chris (the supreme server configure"er") has managed to get video to play on the 6620 using the default browser. Check It Out! We are one step closer to Shamp's ultimate dream. It seems as if we can get videos streaming from the QuickTime server at NMI, but it is still not configured correctly.

This week I also became familiar with writing WML pages. Although they are pretty cool, it seems as if most of the new phones will be able to intepret good ole HTML files. Check out the simple WAP page I created using WML here:

http://www.nmi.uga.edu/students/mlentz/lentz.wml

I spent a good amount of time reading up on QuickReach technology and also familiarized myself with sending WAP push messages. Hendrik has compiled a nice reference guide for easy WAP pushing. Check it out here:

http://www.nmi.uga.edu/students/mlentz/mms/wap.pdf

I am waiting to logon to the main QuickReach site so I can begin experimenting with the text message dream. The modules seem to be working themselves...now we just need to put it all together.

MMI Time!

1. PSP Learning! Sony's Playstation Portable is capable of playing all types of media files. It is even more portable than a laptop and more user friendly than a PDA and sometimes even a cell phone. Using the PSP we could easily create video/virtual tours that can be taken around in hand to different sites. With crisp video and audio on demand, the PSP could be a great virtual tour guide! The built in wireless connection will also allow for internet content to be displayed easily. (O yah...we could also mount this on the segway)

2. Cell PhotoCasting! The online service WebShots allows desktop users to recieve daily wallpapers that update automatically. I am constantly changing the wallpaper (image) on my cell phone. Wouldn't it be neat if I could subscribe to a service on my phone that would download a different/new wallpaper every day? This would be called PhotoCasting! Cingular customers could enter their phone number, and basically QuickReach could deliver this daily content in the form of WAP push messages containing image links. Simple, easy, cool.

3. Gotta Love Ebay. "Mobile Listing" for sellers. This idea is a long shot but it stems from one of my earliest NMI projects. Using the 6620 you could photograph your item and then immediately be able to list it on auction. Some day you will never have to sit down at a computer to list an item.

More to come!