(Christmas GPS by xkcd)
I’ve been a very avid iPhone user since 2008, ever since then it has been an extension of my arm and brain. It was my first mobile phone and my excitement over having access to the internet wherever I go never wore off. I tried out lots of different apps…
When you are in a unknown neighborhood and it is time to eat, it can be hard some times to find a good place to grab a bite. Thinking of that the developers of Foodspotting created an easy way for people to find and recommend the best dishes they could find around. It is a food centered…
Social media has grown to amazing heights the last couple of years. Some people say that these social media platforms help to activate citizens and to help answer social issues. Examples of the power of these platforms are abundant: Barack Obama’s election campaign, the Arab spring of 2011. But also in the Netherlands there are projects…
Where is the next cinema? Are there any pubs and restaurants near by? Where can I find the nearest points of interest? With the help of an iPhone you can answer such questions yourself within seconds. GPS and permanent Internet access allow you to find shops, drugstores and hotels easily. Location Based Services are considered as the next important trend…
With the introduction of AR (augmented reality) software and its implementation into mobile devices there has been a considerable rise in apps that use such geo-location and AR features. One of these apps is ‘Wikitude‘ developed by the Austrian company ‘Wikitude GmbH‘ formerly ‘Mobilizy GmbH’. The ‘Wikitude’ app functions in a
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On June the 10th of this year the Amsterdam startup Roamler launched their free iPhone-app bearing the same name. Roamler challenges its ‘Roamlers’, the name for the users of the app, to complete certain tasks on assigned locations using their iPhones and in doing so earn cash as well as experience points and badges. With these
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With the help of Internet and what follows it, with the help of social media and mobile phones development, today many people percieve themselves as artists. What we can easily observe is that the form of artistic creativity which became very popular last years is photography. Every month around 2,5 bilion pictures are uploaded on Facebook. There is no chance…
Smartphones have changed the way we think about pretty much all aspects of communication. We’re used to having internet access in our pockets, GPS, barcode readers – you name it. There are thousands of applications to make our lives easier and fun, to make us more connected and better informed. I personally only got into the world of smartphones very…
Last week an opinion piece by sociologist Ben Caudron was published in the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. In it, Caudron expressed his views on the latest announcements by Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg at F8. The most interesting new changes Facebook will bring us consist of the better integration with applications and of course the news about Facebook Timeline. At least,…
Today I’m reviewing one of my favourite apps: the Soundcloud application. With the Soundcloud app you can access SoundCloud directly without using your Internet browser. It allows you to stream or download all tracks available on SoundCloud. The SoundCloud app also enables you to record and share your sounds on the go.
This app can be downloaded…
This is a free Android app that serves as a black box for a car.
Blendr is a geosocial networking application allowing users to connect with nearby people based on common interests. Created by the same developers as the "hook-up" app Grindr, the focus Blendr has on meeting people through common interests and platonic friendships is wholesome objective which has provided much chagrin to the Internet at large.
Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It’s lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. And it just works.
*This review is based on the releases v0.5.3 for PC and Android (tested on a Samsung Galaxy SII).
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The past weeks I have done a lot of research to find out how digital involved the fashion industry is. Hereby I am solely concentrating on Luxury brands and their digital involvement. How are luxury brands using new media? Every week I am doing a little case study to find out how digitally involved this industry is.
In my first…
The market for mobile phones is changing. Nokia, who has been the market leader for several years, is losing ground. It has become more of a battle between the software and the hardware combinations. The different hardware reacts to the software that your smart phone supplier creates. When you buy a smart phone, you choose it to serve a…
Digital finger painting – Using iPhone as canvas
Brushes is a painting application designed from scratch for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Featuring an advanced color picker, several realistic brushes, multiple layers, extreme zooming, and a simple yet deep interface, it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device.
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In the most recent edition of the raging patent war between tech giant Apple, Google and Mirosoft, Apple has filed for a patent that would, if permitted, give them an edge over the app distribution systems of the competitors. A couple of days ago, Apple filed a patent for in-app purchases. This patent is the result of an ongoing conflict…
Prey is a program that should help you feel more relaxed when using your brand new macbook pro in public. It lets you keep track of your phone or laptop if it is lost or stolen. For the Masters of Media blog, I have tested the application Prey 0.5.3 on Mac Osx Lion10.7.1.
What makes a good app? Does it have to be groundbreaking and revolutionary, extremely useful, extremely addictive or just very decent? For the last few days I’ve been testing an app that might not be very revolutionary but is definitely decent.
The app is called TomTom Places, launched last august and available in five languages. It’s an addition…
Fortunately or not, I am not a smartphone user and I hardly play with applications different than alarm watch and calculator on my very old school Nokia. Believe me or not, they work and they do their job! Sometimes there are some moments in life when I would cut my arm for GPS or even Internet in my mobile and…