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Estimote aka “OS For The Physical World” delivers beacon for precise, close encounter location aware applications

The great weakness of location aware mobile apps is precision and location relevance. Mobile apps that are supposed to push to you info about the place you are at rely on GPS signals to pull in information. Even when very precise, they…

What the Apple iPad lacks

Image by cattias.photos via Flickr The Apple iPad will be a glorified iTouch, with better connectivity. First off, it will have no camera. None whatsoever. (Although there are people who say that there are some camera kits available) Then, no GPS whatsoever…

Location aware and augmented reality applications need better gps accuracy

Image via Wikipedia Business Week takes a critical look at augmented reality applications, pointing the fact that they are as good as the ability of your mobile device to place you very precisely. Related articles by Zemanta Nokia’s Vision of the Future:…