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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: 0, Redundant

    I'm walking in the park, when, all of a sudden, I get a distress beacon on my cell...

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    Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!