[geeks] Location based services with imode

[geeks at sunhelp.org]

We've been working on services for these phones for years. There are many
GoodThings(tm) waiting.

James Fogg, Network Engineer
Vicinity Corporation - New Hampshire
(603) 442-1751

~ -----Original Message-----
~ From: William S. [mailto:wstan at xs4all.nl]
~ Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 4:19 AM
~ To: geeks-list
~ Subject: [geeks] Location based services with imode
~ 
~ 
~ I would not be surprised to see some of the people
~ on this list being directly involved in this
~ technology: Location based services.
~ 
~ Here in Nederland (The Netherlands; Holland) we have
~ been introduced to imode. It first appeared in Japan
~ a few years ago. Basically, it is a fancy mobile phone
~ that lets you access the web. The neat thing about it is
~ that coming up in 2003 we should have the ability
~ to reference information that is geographically useful.
~ Your phone will know where you are and grab content
~ based on that.
~ 
~ Here is a link to IBM's explanation:
~ 
~ http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/ibm/library/i-lbs/?t=gr,pn1=LBS
~ 
~ Now since this is a year away there is time to prepare for it.
~ Maybe my "experimental web site" could really fit in here.
~ 
~ http://213.84.71.105
~ 
~ Wouldn't it be cool to just push a button on your web phone
~ and immediately be given the location of the nearest public toilet?
~ Maybe there is even a way to make a buck (euro) on this too.
~ 
~ Any comments on the technology and how well it will work out?
~ 
~ -- 
~ Bill
~ Amsterdam, NL
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