You would think the phone companies who already have most of the necessary resources, i.e. the yellow pages/directory listings, would be all over this idea as a way to sell thier device/generate even more listing revenue.
Killer app: Cell Phone/PDA/GPSw Mapping,routing in a Palm form factor. Just my 2¢. The delete key is your friend. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Large ISPs doing NAT? On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 08:29:32AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > On Fri, 03 May 2002 00:12:34 PDT, Scott Francis said: > > > Your phone can surf porn? Maybe the technology revolution has finally arriv= > > ed > > after all ... > > No, it's still in the "dancing bear" stage. There's the question of whether > it's worth doing on that class display device.... > > On the other hand, if somebody's looking for a *business* opportunity, I > could see a *big* market for "Where do I find?" databases for GPS-capable > phones - I think somebody already did a "public restrooms in Manhattan", > and I know I've been in strange cities, known there was a specific restraunt > or store somewhere within 10 blocks, and been willing to pay for a reliable > hint for the parking garage nearest... that is an excellent idea. I know one thing I would LOVE to have is a search engine that can answer my question, "Where can I find a coffee house {optionally: with 802.11b} open after midnight during the week in Los Angeles {optionally: the Valley}?" No good answers so far ... at least, none that involve driving less than 30 minutes. :) -- Scott Francis darkuncle@ [home:] d a r k u n c l e . n e t Systems/Network Manager sfrancis@ [work:] t o n o s . c o m GPG public key 0xCB33CCA7 illum oportet crescere me autem minui
