Comments on: Nearest Tube iPhone app http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yousef http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468814 Yousef Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:20:36 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468814 Yeah N, Google StreetView in Compass Mode is pretty awesome. Google SkyMap is also another application that uses the compass. Yeah N, Google StreetView in Compass Mode is pretty awesome. Google SkyMap is also another application that uses the compass.

]]> By: N http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468758 N Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:45:23 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468758 Mark: The G1 has a digital compass. and uses it even with Google Maps. Check out this video: http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/57/221.05/compass./ forward to 5:50 Mark: The G1 has a digital compass. and uses it even with Google Maps.
Check out this video:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/57/221.05/compass./

forward to 5:50

]]> By: Gus http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468715 Gus Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:36:42 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468715 The Android based G1 and later G2 are the first phones to have the augmented reality concept with the compass. This is a link to the first application of its kind running only on Android so far: http://layar.com/ iPhone 3GS version is coming next, infact any phone in the future that has a compass will be able to run this application/browser. The Android based G1 and later G2 are the first phones to have the augmented reality concept with the compass. This is a link to the first application of its kind running only on Android so far:
http://layar.com/
iPhone 3GS version is coming next, infact any phone in the future that has a compass will be able to run this application/browser.

]]> By: mobwars http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468696 mobwars Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:18:04 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468696 seen the new htc hero ? real improvement on the android. with more developers/devices pushing on to android it will be a fun game to watch. seen the new htc hero ? real improvement on the android. with more developers/devices pushing on to android it will be a fun game to watch.

]]> By: Esvee http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468676 Esvee Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:20:03 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468676 Hi Mark, Sorry to hijack this post. But i read this item in BBC website. Please post it in your blog so that our friends who are going to Thailand on visit will not get scammed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8154497.stm sorry again. esvee P.S. I used this comment box since i didn't have your email id. So dont publish this as comment. :) Hi Mark,

Sorry to hijack this post. But i read this item in BBC website. Please post it in your blog so that our friends who are going to Thailand on visit will not get scammed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8154497.stm

sorry again.
esvee

P.S. I used this comment box since i didn’t have your email id. So dont publish this as comment. :)

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468669 Mark Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:58:33 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468669 Yousef: yeah I meant the G1, didn't know it had a digital compass. Yousef: yeah I meant the G1, didn’t know it had a digital compass.

]]> By: SaudiMac http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468664 SaudiMac Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:31:28 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468664 We can't even get Google maps to give us simple directions in Saudi Arabia or kuwait or anywhere in the region. Try it, go to maps.google.com and try to get directions. Surprise surprise only country in the middle east with google maps direction as far as I know is israel.... We can’t even get Google maps to give us simple directions in Saudi Arabia or kuwait or anywhere in the region. Try it, go to maps.google.com and try to get directions.
Surprise surprise only country in the middle east with google maps direction as far as I know is israel….

]]> By: Yousef http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468661 Yousef Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:03:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468661 Mark, this has nothing to do with Android, which is just a mobile platform/operating system. I'm sure you meant the Google G1 phone (HTC Dream). The G1 does have a (digital) compass. Mark, this has nothing to do with Android, which is just a mobile platform/operating system. I’m sure you meant the Google G1 phone (HTC Dream). The G1 does have a (digital) compass.

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468654 Mark Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:00:04 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468654 N: There were already augmented reality apps on the iphone but whats changed now is they've added a compass to the iphone. So now u get augmented reality apps that use GPS to know where you are and a compass to tell the app which direction you're facing. thats not possible with the Android. N: There were already augmented reality apps on the iphone but whats changed now is they’ve added a compass to the iphone. So now u get augmented reality apps that use GPS to know where you are and a compass to tell the app which direction you’re facing. thats not possible with the Android.

]]> By: N http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468652 N Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:54:29 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468652 Augmented Reality apps were available on href="http://uptill1.com/2009/06/18/augmented-reality/">Android. before the 3G S, and the floodgates will open with the new <a href="http://uptill1.com/2009/06/18/augmented-reality/" rel="nofollow">Nvidia Tegra chipset</a>. Augmented Reality apps were available on href=”http://uptill1.com/2009/06/18/augmented-reality/”>Android. before the 3G S, and the floodgates will open with the new Nvidia Tegra chipset.

]]> By: Lolo http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468649 Lolo Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:56:14 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468649 I doubt it would work in our part of the world!, since the public tranportation sucks your only chance is finidng a stinky taxi.. I wish kuwait did the same things as Saudi.. Mobily is the official registred seller for iphone's.. and all functions and extra's work legally !! I doubt it would work in our part of the world!, since the public tranportation sucks your only chance is finidng a stinky taxi.. I wish kuwait did the same things as Saudi.. Mobily is the official registred seller for iphone’s.. and all functions and extra’s work legally !!

]]> By: diesel http://www.248am.com/mark/software/nearest-tube-iphone-app/#comment-468640 diesel Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:17:16 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=7728#comment-468640 You better have that iPhone chained to your body if you want to use it like that in a NY subway. You better have that iPhone chained to your body if you want to use it like that in a NY subway.

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