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Go For a Walk – Share – The Future for Mobile Travel Guides? North Face and EveryTrails

August 4, 2010

Saw this announcement below for the North Face Trailhead App downloaded and had a quick look. After finding the trails near me (it’s accurate and they are good walks and biking areas) I looked at my current location. What impressed me (without a full usage experience – eg my own walk etc) was how this [...]

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Motorcycling with the iPad – Better than a laptop or notebook for certain

May 5, 2010
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I’ve been quiet on my iPad observations. Fact is I’ve just been enjoying it. Perhaps so much that I’ve even overheated it. There is no question it is a powerful multi-media consumption device. I much prefer it for reading, over both my iPhone and my laptop. Something tactile and satisfying about scrolling and turning pages [...]

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How a Nokia Mobile Data Gathering Tool Helps to Save Lives in Manaus Brazil

July 29, 2009

The topline story from my Brazilian visit can be told with two maps that show the impact Dengue had in 2008 vs the current year 2009.  Simply, the map is all red in 2008. One year later, the incidence of Dengue per 100k of population has declined dramatically. This is a significant change and one [...]

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