Gigaom has a thought-provoking article on non-cellphone devices which use the cellular networks. The ones that Stacey mentions are:
* Smart Insoles
* The BI HomeGuard Anklet
* Zoombak
* The Cameo Picture Frame
* Ford Work Solutions
* The Flaik
* DriveCam
Ubiquitous networks are the future, and IMHO, represents a great opportunity for building specialized businesses. What India specific device-oriented applications do you think would be most compelling on top of a network?
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The cameo picture frame is very relevant to india.
I am not a gadget freak, so I dont know the state-of-the-art, but I dont know why digital cameras are not networked beyond may be bluetooth. Several people including myself struggle to connect their cameras to the computer and download pics. It would be nice if the camera does it on its own- uploading pictures to the web.
I can see the challenges in having a sim card in the camera, and one could argue why do you need this when mobile are coming with built-in cameras. The missing piece really is automatic synchronization of pictures between the camera and the computer. This should be really possible with wifi enabled mobiles, but then these are expensive.
Mobile manufacturers and operators together could come up with such a service, automatically organizing on the web the pictures people capture on their mobile. They can then even tie up with folks like PrintXpress/Printo for printing and distribution. This will be expensive in the beginning, but I have a feeling that this will have a mass appeal.
Does such a thing exist in the developed countries?
What are the challenges in seeing this in India?
PS: I guess I digressed from what is being asked in this post, the first line above is for it.