I know, an article without the signal words “chrome”, “orson wells” or “death of windows” maybe isn´t too hot these days. But for a qualified answer where this journey will end, I need some more time. And I won´t share it! Not!
Still here? Cool, because there are some interesting things happening far beyond PC browser windows. For example the Android Developer Challenge. To pick up where I left off, I want to draw your attention to some nice mobile apps / ideas, which were awarded. I want to start with apps that are dealing with buying decisions or – more in general – mobile consumers. Have a look at CompareEverywhere. Of course, when you can “instantly check if that sale price really is a good deal in a shop” and can “compare prices across dozens of stores in only a few seconds”, this app could be the death of real shopping windows. But the idea to “use the built-in camera to effortlessly scan barcodes” is great. Just like QR-Codes, only better. Because the barcodes are an established standard and together with the maps mash-up it´s a very lean concept. I like…
Or this one: wikitude. Location based services combining built-in camera, GPS and new tracking apporaches – although in the concept stage, absolutely worth to mention. Don´t you think?
[...] very thin lines of a barcode and the interlacing in a live-video. The real world reference is an established standard, OK, but he doesn´t want to be the one to deliver a robust tracking within a mobile (low [...]