Well, here we are. Continuing the fight for supremacy in the mobile phone market, Nokia just released the new N97 model at the CCIB in Barcelona today. Just looking at it it seems like a nice, modern phone. It also has most things you could want, or as Nokia themselves put it, it's a product…Read more Nokia N97 – the "social phone"
Joost on iPhone, iTouch
Joost was seen as "the next big thing" when it opened up it's P2P television venture a good while back. And yes, it was a bit exciting, and a bit like no one had done before (although there was, and are, quite a number of competitors with the same idea atm, like Babelgum, Vuze, Veoh…Read more Joost on iPhone, iTouch
Experience 2008 day 3
Petri Kokko from Google is talking about the 'Net, searches, services etc. Not per say anything new, but pretty good looking slides... must do something similar. And a good quote from Charles Leadbeater; if we during the last century were defined by what we have, in this century we'll be defined by what we SHARE.…Read more Experience 2008 day 3
Experience 2008
No, it's not a central European country in the mid-30s, it's people at Experience 2008 experiencing different views of the same thing.I'm attending the Experience 2008 conference in Vaasa Wednesday to Friday (which I probably should, since I was presenting a paper before noon).Some interesting stuff has been presented and discussed. Prof. Wim Veen from…Read more Experience 2008
Interactive YouTube adventure ahoy!
Well, this very interesting endeavour has been up for a couple of weeks already, and some 400.000 hits it has as well.. but that should not deter you, since this is one of the glimpses of what a part of the future will be like, if we're talking media, cross media, interactivity, great content and…Read more Interactive YouTube adventure ahoy!
Interactive storytelling… in a slightly different way
Well, now there is a saviour for all the pople who can't make it home in time for their kids bedtime.Microsoft and literary agents Chorion have teamed up to create "an online interactive storytelling application on Windows Live Messenger" as reported by C21 Media.It's basically storybooks that the kids can play around with, touch the…Read more Interactive storytelling… in a slightly different way
Mobile television – going anywhere?
We've had DVB-H, we've had DMB, we've had lots of stuff for mobile television. Some of the solutions have been fairly successful, like DMB in South Korea, or have had a strong backing, like DVB-H in many parts of the world. Still, it's not like there would be a consensus on what should be the…Read more Mobile television – going anywhere?
G-20 accomplishes…. not very much
So, this weekend saw the leaders of the "free" world get together for some nice snacks, a great dinner and some fabulous wine to go with all that.At the same time the world was eagerly anticipating news from said gettogether, news that would right the wrongs of todays financial market, news that would point towards…Read more G-20 accomplishes…. not very much
George R R Martin as tv series on HBO? BRING IT ON!!
Just had to post this - looks like HBO are interested in producing a drama series based on one of the best fantasy novel series of the past 20-odd years, George R.R. Martins Game of Thrones series. This according to C21 media, who are reporting that HBO have ordered a pilot for the series, to…Read more George R R Martin as tv series on HBO? BRING IT ON!!
Workshopping cross media format
Me and a colleague are holding a workshop on cross media format development in Sweden at the moment.As a quick reflection from watching the student digging into the depths of how to create a functioning cross media whole, some things do come to mind.- to create a cross media concept is pretty easy. the hard…Read more Workshopping cross media format
Simon Staffans // Evolving Media 