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Apple Explores Delivering Location-based Content to Mobile Users
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Maybe you should have read the post my statement was responding to. Besides, some people like Quiznos. Maybe Steve Jobs shouldn't create new stuff at Apple unless EVERYONE approves, including you.
Personally, I encourage you to buy a Blackberry if you don't approve of what the iPhone may have the capability of doing in the future.
I don't see the advantage of using this at a Starbucks or other quick serve establishment.
If I've ordered my drink ahead of time, does that mean it's sitting and waiting for me when I get there? How long has it been sitting? Is it now luke warm or watery from the ice melting? This is the equivalent of a burger under a heat lamp.
Do I have to stand in a line of other phone orderers now to wait for my name to be called? What happens when a majority of people are ordering their drinks this way? How long will the line be? Would it now be quicker to get in the normal line and avoid the phone orderers' line?
What happens if I'm 20 minutes late? Am I entitled to have my drink remade at Starbucks' expense because of my tardiness? This doesn't seem fair to Starbucks. How long will I be waiting for that?
What if I order the drink and have paid for it, but never arrive to pick it up? Am I entitled to a refund at Starbucks' expense, wasting both their time and the cost of the drink?
If I've ordered my drink ahead of time, does that mean it's sitting and waiting for me when I get there? How long has it been sitting? Is it now luke warm or watery from the ice melting? This is the equivalent of a burger under a heat lamp.
Do I have to stand in a line of other phone orderers now to wait for my name to be called? What happens when a majority of people are ordering their drinks this way? How long will the line be? Would it now be quicker to get in the normal line and avoid the phone orderers' line?
What happens if I'm 20 minutes late? Am I entitled to have my drink remade at Starbucks' expense because of my tardiness? This doesn't seem fair to Starbucks. How long will I be waiting for that?
What if I order the drink and have paid for it, but never arrive to pick it up? Am I entitled to a refund at Starbucks' expense, wasting both their time and the cost of the drink?
People are becoming that way more and more everyday. I mean you see people walking with heads down typing into blackberries, people eating dinner but not talking to each other instead they are texting. Glad I am not a
teenager or a young adult in this era. What an antisocial era.
Apple will own the cell phone market next year...
With 3G and all the other possibilities (Such as Starbucks) Apple's iPhone will soon own the smartphone market. Rimm will be a close second, but the iPhone is vastly superior in processing power and Software developer potential.
No one else is even close to offering what Apple will have with the rumored 3G, dual camera, GPS iPhone 2.0.
Not to mention the huge market share gains that the Mac will get from iPhone users jumping ship from Vista to MacOS.
And no one even talks about the percentage that Apple gets from each AT&T user's monthly iPhone bill.
The future looks very bright for iPhone and Mac users. Finally we get to stop making excuses for why we use Apple...
With 3G and all the other possibilities (Such as Starbucks) Apple's iPhone will soon own the smartphone market. Rimm will be a close second, but the iPhone is vastly superior in processing power and Software developer potential.
No one else is even close to offering what Apple will have with the rumored 3G, dual camera, GPS iPhone 2.0.
Not to mention the huge market share gains that the Mac will get from iPhone users jumping ship from Vista to MacOS.
And no one even talks about the percentage that Apple gets from each AT&T user's monthly iPhone bill.
The future looks very bright for iPhone and Mac users. Finally we get to stop making excuses for why we use Apple...
Not within a year
Don't believe that
Believe there will be some gain (me for one)
Obviously money in the bank for Apple
Indeed it does look bright, not sure why you would need to make excuses though?
I know exactly what you mean. Now if we could use the camera to scan barcodes, at places like Ikea that would be good, I hate queuing at ikea.
Being able to buy and pay for your purchase on a phone is the future. You won't have to carry money anymore and as an incentive say the coffee would be discounted if you choose iphone to pay. It could replace a visa card long term. And will be more secure as it could have camera face recognition plus a pin for transactions,
Doesn't have to be position dependent either but that will be an added bonus
This will be huge
Doesn't have to be position dependent either but that will be an added bonus
This will be huge
I was looking at something a bit similar to this as a iPhone App so yeah i think a lot of people have had the idea at some stage. I can't honestly say i had it well enough before the 13nov2066 to get the patent written and submitted to be able to beat Apple to this one.
I tend to disagree. HTC is a competitor which acts extremely quickly. They don't offer breakthrough developments but their copier machine is faster than the speed of light. They are able to produce great design too, plus their devices are much cheaper than the iPhone and unlocked. Windows Mobile may not be the OS of my choice but it is very flexible and powerful.
So I think, we'll see a development similar to Mac/PC. The iPhone will be a premium product which always is one step ahead of the others. But the masses will buy other devices because they're cheaper and a couple months behind the iPhone they will implement the newest developments.
Then, very likely, Google will enter the market as well with their own OS (which will be offered for free). We all know that Google has great developers as well.
So, Apple better be quick and creative!
Maybe some baristas don't give a crap but I can tell you that's not how they all are. I've worked at Starbucks for 5 years and I still care and give my customers a quality beverage every time.
P.S. - Not trying to start an argument but someone has to stick up for us baristas!
What if I am at a Starbucks at an airport?
I think the idea is not that you will NOT need to log in to any local wi-fi.
Just based on your location info, the phone updates a live feed of available local services, displaying them to you in some unobtrusive way. Sort of like an RSS feed.
Wondering if that means the phone needs to ping back every so often to update location info and/or feeds? Isn't that supposed to drain the battery?
I think the idea is not that you will NOT need to log in to any local wi-fi.
Just based on your location info, the phone updates a live feed of available local services, displaying them to you in some unobtrusive way. Sort of like an RSS feed.
Wondering if that means the phone needs to ping back every so often to update location info and/or feeds? Isn't that supposed to drain the battery?
Beyond the iPhone and into our back pocket
Let me just start off by saying I really love using Apple hardware and have for years. But...
...doesn't this make you sick to your stomach if you are a developer. To me this seems like a BIG reach for Apple to say we are taking control of how any mobile device can seamless interact with other wireless devices. This is not just an iPhone thing. With just a quick read of the patent application it would seem that Apple is attempting to reinvent the wheel or should I say patent it.
Patent Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for personal media devices having the ability to communicate wirelessly, and in particular, communicate wirelessly using a short-range communications protocol (e.g., Wi-Fi and Bluetooth). Such communication provides users of personal media devices with access to several Wi-Fi oriented applications. For example, in one embodiment a personal media device may wirelessly download subscription assets (e.g., podcast) as they become available. In another embodiment, content specific or local to a merchant may be provided to personal media devices that are in wireless communication with a wireless router affiliated with the merchant. For example, if the merchant is a restaurant, the merchant may provide a menu to the personal media device and the user may place an order on his or her media device by selecting items on the menu.
When the smoke clears and you get rid of all the legal speak is this not just location bases web serving triggered via gps, router or rf tagging??? Has this not been going on for awhile. Please tell me I am not the only person out there that has/is worked/working on projects such as this.
Furthermore does this mean that developers will need to start paying royalties to Apple every time another project is developed that does the exact same thing or worse yet every time a transaction is made.
Just my two cents...
Let me just start off by saying I really love using Apple hardware and have for years. But...
...doesn't this make you sick to your stomach if you are a developer. To me this seems like a BIG reach for Apple to say we are taking control of how any mobile device can seamless interact with other wireless devices. This is not just an iPhone thing. With just a quick read of the patent application it would seem that Apple is attempting to reinvent the wheel or should I say patent it.
Patent Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for personal media devices having the ability to communicate wirelessly, and in particular, communicate wirelessly using a short-range communications protocol (e.g., Wi-Fi and Bluetooth). Such communication provides users of personal media devices with access to several Wi-Fi oriented applications. For example, in one embodiment a personal media device may wirelessly download subscription assets (e.g., podcast) as they become available. In another embodiment, content specific or local to a merchant may be provided to personal media devices that are in wireless communication with a wireless router affiliated with the merchant. For example, if the merchant is a restaurant, the merchant may provide a menu to the personal media device and the user may place an order on his or her media device by selecting items on the menu.
When the smoke clears and you get rid of all the legal speak is this not just location bases web serving triggered via gps, router or rf tagging??? Has this not been going on for awhile. Please tell me I am not the only person out there that has/is worked/working on projects such as this.
Furthermore does this mean that developers will need to start paying royalties to Apple every time another project is developed that does the exact same thing or worse yet every time a transaction is made.
Just my two cents...
Appleinsider also touches on this article. It also mentioned places like the Zoo. When I was a child, the (Philadelphia) Zoo had little boxes outside of every animal "habitat." You could then use your little, red, plastic, elephant key to activate the box. A voice - you know, the deep, male voice used in all 1970's and 1980's school films
Fast forward to 2008. Press a button on my iPhone and a voice starts streaming to (and from) my phone. Heck, for the fun of it, they can sample the old recordings.
I love this idea (in general, not just the zoo).
People have already done audio podcasts to give alternative views on libraries and museums etc. This would make it a lot more interactive.
No I disagree. Someone pointed out earlier that human interaction could be at peril with the rise of technology. At my Starbucks I regularly communicate with the manager and his staff. They know me and we interact as humans because I don't see them as the cashier. That's the sad part about all this. I see kids sitting at tables with their parents and the whole time they are either texting or playing video games. That's not my idea of time with the family. I love technology as much as anyone and I think there are great applications to this but the other day when I had a problem with my bank, I had to go into the actual building and speak to a "customer service representative" who solved my issue. Automated voice prompts and my banks online web site could not solve it.
However, I do love my online banking
Hey hey, trust me. You can tell when one of us are pretending. 75% of us are genuine. I love the regulars who come into my store. I wish I didn't have to charge them.
How did it get so big there then? You don't have to live in Seattle to know that their coffee sucks. They even admit to burning it. It smells horrible in Starbucks too, like they're killing the beans.
Many of you guys (not talking about you SPG, you restored my faith in Seattle) are all competing about how friendly your "barista" is. You must have never been to a real coffee shop, ones that appreciate your business, and don't call their employees "baristas." Maybe I'm spoiled too. I can get café con leche in the morning if I want it, but then again I live in Tampa and work in Ybor City. Unfortunately I don't really have the time or the desire to get it
Oh great! So future kids will get iPhones for Xmas at school enrollment age? Damn, why must I be a kid of the 80s??
So that you can remember what it was like before technology ruled our lives, and appreciate it.
They're more likely to ask;
"Daddy, why did you keep driving a car when you knew about Global Warming?"