Showing posts with label convergence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label convergence. Show all posts
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Mobile Doorbell
I thought this was worth posting here despite the unit being over for everyone else.
I found it on Lifehacker which is a site you should all check out anyway.
Apparently soon you'll be able to answer your doorbell with your mobile from anywhere in the world.
Why not just leave that person with the spare key? I mean otherwise, I don't see how it's a big enough of a deal to warrant the invention...
I found it on Lifehacker which is a site you should all check out anyway.
Apparently soon you'll be able to answer your doorbell with your mobile from anywhere in the world.
Why not just leave that person with the spare key? I mean otherwise, I don't see how it's a big enough of a deal to warrant the invention...
Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Thursday, 30 November 2006
Memory-Stick Single
I did one day actually buy a paper, the Guardian actually, and in it was an article about Keane's latest single which they brought out on a memory stick... I think it's quite interesting to read - it talks about something Robbie Williams did on a memory card intended to be used on mobile phones and PDAs - but due to cost it didn't take off. I should imagine that is now becoming an avenue for the future.
It also talks about the history of music platforms a bit, apparently Jamiroquai released his greatest hits album to mobile users first.
There's definitely a little world evolving there.
Read the article here.
It also talks about the history of music platforms a bit, apparently Jamiroquai released his greatest hits album to mobile users first.
There's definitely a little world evolving there.
Read the article here.
Remediation
"Television, film, computer graphics, digital photography and virtual reality: our culture recognises and uses all of these technologies as media..." >click here to read the full extract<
Bolter, JD and Grusin, R. (1999). Remediation. London: The MIT Press.
I read Bolter and Grusin's Remediation a few weeks ago, and whilst the book in general was a nice solid foundation for thought, I didn't tag a lot of the pages as directly useful for this project. I did however tag this extract, I think it links into what Richard was saying in his lecture about different media coming together, the way television's changing, and the whole idea of convergence, market niches and what not. It's not very long, but worth thinking about.
Bolter, JD and Grusin, R. (1999). Remediation. London: The MIT Press.
I read Bolter and Grusin's Remediation a few weeks ago, and whilst the book in general was a nice solid foundation for thought, I didn't tag a lot of the pages as directly useful for this project. I did however tag this extract, I think it links into what Richard was saying in his lecture about different media coming together, the way television's changing, and the whole idea of convergence, market niches and what not. It's not very long, but worth thinking about.
Wednesday, 29 November 2006
Nokia Exhibits - Distributed Media
Originally found here at the course blog.
Nokia - Connect to Art
"Connect to Art is a collection of modern art for your mobile Nokia phone. This new media of art is innovative and inspiring. It's always with you, you can create a collection of your own!"
I really like this idea, and I think it ties in nicely with my idea - sharing art, it seems like such a good idea. I'd download something if only I could remember my model number. Haha.
I'm guessing this will become a more popular way of getting things out there - people are already sharing all sorts of things virally, mobile to mobile etc. Nothing's limited to sending a forward email anymore and phones/devices are becoming more for entertainment and a talking point.
Nokia - Connect to Art
"Connect to Art is a collection of modern art for your mobile Nokia phone. This new media of art is innovative and inspiring. It's always with you, you can create a collection of your own!"
I really like this idea, and I think it ties in nicely with my idea - sharing art, it seems like such a good idea. I'd download something if only I could remember my model number. Haha.
I'm guessing this will become a more popular way of getting things out there - people are already sharing all sorts of things virally, mobile to mobile etc. Nothing's limited to sending a forward email anymore and phones/devices are becoming more for entertainment and a talking point.
Device Convergence - Reach for the Sky
These two adverts were in the November 13th edition of the Metro. A free paper available to anyone who commutes on a train that's been anywhere near London that day.
Click the image to see the full advert.
This first one really shows the convergence between devices - music and the phone. It plays on the idea that the music you listen to could influence who you call, will "get you talking", despite advertising it as a music player.
This second advert is for the service Sky now offer where you can text your Sky+ box to record things should you forget to set it. An interesting and innovative (but unecessary?) way to remotely control a household appliance. I guess there's plenty of other things that could happen with this - particulary with that "Smart" fridge thing - you could check it's contents whilst you're at the supermarket...
Click the image to see the full advert.
This first one really shows the convergence between devices - music and the phone. It plays on the idea that the music you listen to could influence who you call, will "get you talking", despite advertising it as a music player.
This second advert is for the service Sky now offer where you can text your Sky+ box to record things should you forget to set it. An interesting and innovative (but unecessary?) way to remotely control a household appliance. I guess there's plenty of other things that could happen with this - particulary with that "Smart" fridge thing - you could check it's contents whilst you're at the supermarket...
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