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Mid-Air Messages To Your Mobile

Posted by timothy on from the where-are-you dept.

wilfie writes "Mid-air messages are content for delivery to handheld devices which is relevant to the user's current location. A serious trial of a system for delivering mid-air messages is to be financed by the UK government in the City of Bristol, according to an article on the BBC website. The article refers to the Annotate Space project doing something similar in New York. The Bristol scheme looks like being a guide for tourists, but what other kinds of content would we welcome, and what would we not? Would we even be willing to pay for it?"

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  1. I can see it now... by FortKnox · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm walking in a park when all of a sudden my cell phone catches a distress beacon...

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    Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
  2. advertising? by misterhaan · · Score: 2, Funny

    no, i didn't read the article, but it conjures up images in my mind something to the effect of "EXIT NOW!!! Some really great thing that will enlarge your penis and automatically file your taxes for you is here for you to purchase!" (which is of course, presented in annoying flash)

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    track7.org has all kinds of interesting stuff!

  3. spam. by Zeppelingb · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have 45677987 new messages

  4. Advertising. by Sliptonic · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, would like to know when I'm close to some place that I can buy an X10 camera.

  5. For a good time... by mikeophile · · Score: 3, Funny

    Be at this street corner between 10 and 11pm. Major credit cards accepted.

  6. This could be funny.. by Edball · · Score: 4, Funny

    Post a message in on a busy corner, and see how many people you can get to pull out their phone and see the message... "Made you look :p"

  7. Blasphemer! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What do you mean you don't like spam? Look, we have Spam, eggs, sausage and Spam. Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, baked beans, Spam, Spam amd Spam......