Monthly Archives: October, 2007
Mobile TV – What is the fundamental reason it does not work
There was much discussed at the Mobile TV, hit or miss forum about why Mobile TV is not working in the UK but I would not limit the reasons to those based on geography alone. I see the problem is more to do with how people actually travel to/from work and how long that commute [...]
Trying to get the iPhone experience on other devices
< ![CDATA[ I use a number of different Windows Mobile based devices (and have used a number in the past) but have always only been just about satisfied with the mobile web experience. At least satisfied compared with WAP on a Nokia 7110 if people remember back that long. The Internet Explorer derived browser that [...]
Real Time
< ![CDATA[ Since the dawn of the electronic age, manufacturers have been placing clocks in almost everything. This is regardless of whether any of the device's functionality required a clock. Fundamentally however almost every device has implemented broken functionality – the clock has to have its time set and reset periodically, such as this morning's [...]
Portable Multiscreen
< ![CDATA[Like many persons, I make use of the VGA (or DVI) out port on my laptop to drive a second, much larger monitor. As I currently work in multiple locations, I have to make use of whatever I find at each location to give me this multi-monitor experience that I find so useful. One [...]
The UK Transition to Digital is D-Day minus 2 days
< ![CDATA[The wait has been long but the transition to full digital TV in the UK begins in two days time. It is a small step with the removal of analogue BBC2, but it is is symbolic. It is also the start of the pain as ordinary people suddenly need to learn about just how [...]