Mobile Miracles Software Development Magazine May 2003 By ROSALYN LUM Once the Next Big Thing, mobility is almost a matter of course today. But, beyond the lowly PDA and ubiquitous cell phone, these exciting new apps stretch the far, bright horizons of Cool. We’ve all seen the handhelds used by gas-meter readers and FedEx delivery people; and although these are undoubtedly practical and productive applications, they lack a certain … je ne sais quoi. To find exhilarating mobile applications that make the leap from practicality to panache was no easy task … but my search was rewarded with a handful of groundbreaking gadgets that are ripping open the mobile envelope. Finding Your Way Around the Block Market: Information technology Application: Welcome to New Zealand San Francisco–based GeoVector’s point technology promises a chic new class of mobile solutions. Their application, Welcome to New Zealand, integrates heading and attitude sensors with GPS locators and Pocket PC devices—point and click at real-world objects around you and get tour-oriented, geographical and mobile commerce information. If you’re on the cappuccino hunt, for example, let GeoVector provide the address and directions to the nearest coffee shop, and your caffeine-deprivation headache is a thing of the past. The innovation doesn’t end there—a real-life version of Doom impends, played on the streets with people in Auckland, Christchurch and San Francisco, all battling it out in the same real Doom environment—cool, cool, cool. http://www.sdmagazine.com Please read the Terms & Conditions for Use. These include guidelines governing appropriate use, and viewing or download of material in this section is considered acceptance of those Terms & Conditions.