mobile Archives - The Story of David Kaspar https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/tag/mobile Online journal and ponderings about the Internet, gadgets and photography. Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:23:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://blog.davidkaspar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/chubby.gif mobile Archives - The Story of David Kaspar https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/tag/mobile 32 32 Google Maps and Google Local finally local to UK https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2005/04/google-maps-and-google-local-finally-local-to-uk.php https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2005/04/google-maps-and-google-local-finally-local-to-uk.php#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:23:20 +0000 https://davidkaspar.com/wp/2005/04/19/google-maps-and-google-local-finally-local-to-uk/ Google have extended their brilliant Maps and Local services to the UK. Until now I have only been using it to see how good online services can be. Now I can use it daily to find addresses, get directions and find services (plumbing especially) in London and UK. Google Maps is a very intuitive way … Continue reading "Google Maps and Google Local finally local to UK"

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]]> Google have extended their brilliant Maps and Local services to the UK. Until now I have only been using it to see how good online services can be. Now I can use it daily to find addresses, get directions and find services (plumbing especially) in London and UK.
Google Maps is a very intuitive way to present maps. Easy zooming, powerful search and smart dHTML like moving the map around are my favourite features. Wonder if Google plans to add satellite images like they do with the US maps.
Google Local combines Google maps with a local directory of services, restaurants, theaters and much much more. Until now I have been using UpMyStreet and it will be interesting to see how well Google Local performs compared with them.
googlemobile.gifLast but not least, see if Google Local Mobile works with your mobile. It should if it supports XHTML (i.e. not older than 2004).
Having access to free maps, directions and local directory from your mobile is just priceless.
PS The SonyEricsson T610/T630 has problems with the mobile version. Firefox has problems as well, use Internet Explorer if you want to try it from your desktop.
Currently the Yell footer has a bug (omitted quotes in href) which creates a XML parsing error and only sloppy IE can display the results. Stay tuned, should not take long to fix this.

Update May 10th
The error has been fixed. I doubt it was due to the email I sent to Google support (I did get a reply though) but instead due to the official launch of Google Local UK Mobile (GLUM). Have a go!

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]]> https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2005/04/google-maps-and-google-local-finally-local-to-uk.php/feed 2 My thumb is hurting… https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2004/06/my-thumb-is-hurting.php https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2004/06/my-thumb-is-hurting.php#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:14:14 +0000 https://davidkaspar.com/wp/2004/06/11/my-thumb-is-hurting/ … I have been playing too much of “Alien Scum” on my mobile (SonyEricsson T630). There is something special about low tech games that makes them addicting. You will not see any fancy 3D graphics or stunning animations. Still, this repetitive game is very addicting. Alien Scum reminds a lot of Alien Invaders. Kill all … Continue reading "My thumb is hurting…"

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]]> … I have been playing too much of “Alien Scum” on my mobile (SonyEricsson T630).
There is something special about low tech games that makes them addicting. You will not see any fancy 3D graphics or stunning animations. Still, this repetitive game is very addicting.
Alien Scum reminds a lot of Alien Invaders. Kill all aliens on the screen to advance a level. This version adds some power ups but in my opinion, it doesn’t match up to the original.
You should be able to get it FREE from the SonyEricsson mobile site.

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]]> https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2004/06/my-thumb-is-hurting.php/feed 5 Hello J2ME World https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2004/05/hello-j2me-world.php https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2004/05/hello-j2me-world.php#respond Wed, 26 May 2004 14:50:48 +0000 https://davidkaspar.com/wp/2004/05/26/hello-j2me-world/ With my recent upgrade to SonyEricsson T630, a new geek opportunity presented it self: to develop Java applications for my very own mobile. Priceless. Because I am fairly familiar with Java and the fantastic, open source, IDE NetBeans it was easy to develop and deploy my first HelloJ2MEWorld application. NetBeans has an extension module focused … Continue reading "Hello J2ME World"

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]]> With my recent upgrade to SonyEricsson T630, a new geek opportunity presented it self: to develop Java applications for my very own mobile. Priceless.
Because I am fairly familiar with Java and the fantastic, open source, IDE NetBeans it was easy to develop and deploy my first HelloJ2MEWorld application.
NetBeans has an extension module focused on J2ME development. Download it and NetBeans will be able to help you with your Midlets, JARs and obfuscation.
NetBeans is using the Sun J2ME SDK. If you want to be more device specific, I’d recommend you to download an SDK directly from the mobile maker you are interested in. Two obvious choices are SonyEricsson and Nokia.
Try out and debug your application on one of the supplied emulators.
The last step is to transfer your application to your mobile. You have a choice between infrared, bluetooth, USB cable and Over-the-air (OTA). Since I am developing on a IR enabled laptop, ir was the best option for me.
First application that came to mind for developing was of course a mobile blogging tool. A quick search on Google returned the just started open source project MIDLog. So instead of starting from scratch and probably duplicating all work done in MIDLog, I am hoping to contribute to MIDLog.
The J2ME world is crowded with two main MIDP versions, WTK versions and various JSRs (Java Specification Requests). While many exciting features are planned for future version of J2ME, todays devices are very limited.
Example, the T630 supports the “new” multimedia API (MMAPI – JSR 135) but Sony has chosen to support the sound part only. This means that there is no support for image capturing and I suspect this will make it very difficult to develop a mobile blog tool capable of posting images.

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]]> https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2004/05/hello-j2me-world.php/feed 0 Sony Ericsson HBH-35 vs HBH-60 https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2003/09/sony-ericsson-hbh-35-vs-hbh-60.php https://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2003/09/sony-ericsson-hbh-35-vs-hbh-60.php#respond Thu, 04 Sep 2003 08:02:38 +0000 https://davidkaspar.com/wp/2003/09/04/sony-ericsson-hbh-35-vs-hbh-60/ Sony Ericsson HBH-35 HBH-60 blue tooth mobile phone

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]]> After stepping on my HBH-60 blue tooth mobile hands free, I had to look for a new one. I had been very pleased with the HBH-60 but a new product was on the market, a new version of HBH0-30, the HBH-35.

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HBH-35 HBH-60


The most obvious reason is the size. The HBH-35 is considerably larger and is more visible when worn. This is not all bad because the boom microphone is closer to your mouth so there is a chance the sound quality is better. I have not confirmed this with the receiving part though.
They (Sony Ericsson) have also managed to fit in larger and replaceable batteries. Reported stand by time is 135hrs and talk time 5hrs. This is almost double compared to the HBH-60.
The operation of both pieces is very similar. There are two volume buttons, up and down, and a main operation button. Push it once and the hands free will connect to your phone, you’ll hear a beep when it’s done. Then you can say the name of the person to call to, another beep to confirm, and then the type of number (work, home etc). If the phone did not recognize the contact you want, you will get a second chance, and a third. Push the operation button again to hang up a call. Some other cool voice activated functions are redial, answer a call and record memo.
The range is supposed to be up to 10m but with both devices, I found them to work best within 2m.

HBH-35 HBH-60
  • Longer battery life
  • better sound quality
  • cheaper
  • Small size
  • light


Update 14/09/03
After 2 weeks of using the HBH-35 I can say I use it less than I used the HBH-60 due to the bulkiness of 35.
I guess this means that the longer battery life isn’t really a deciding advantage.
The longer boom mike does not seem to have improved sound quality because my phone still has problems recognizing voice commands when in loud surroundings.

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