Comments on: Why You Will Want To Bump Into Things Soon http://www.theincslingers.com/2009/11/why-you-will-want-to-bump-into-things-soon/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:04:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: @mllemire http://www.theincslingers.com/2009/11/why-you-will-want-to-bump-into-things-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-358 @mllemire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:42:20 +0000 http://www.theincslingers.com/?p=629#comment-358 Nice foresight, Simon. Another great use for the technology would be "bumping" to unlock and start your car - now we're moving closer to a keyless society and one less thing for me to juggle with my groceries! Nice foresight, Simon. Another great use for the technology would be "bumping" to unlock and start your car – now we're moving closer to a keyless society and one less thing for me to juggle with my groceries!

]]> By: Jen http://www.theincslingers.com/2009/11/why-you-will-want-to-bump-into-things-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Jen Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:21:38 +0000 http://www.theincslingers.com/?p=629#comment-355 My biggest problem with Bump right now is that it requires the other person to also have the software. (Since the app was the Apple Store's one billionth download, it got extra publicity, which helps somewhat.) In general I find it much easier to transfer vCard files over email or SMS. I'm also unsure how secure Bump would be for financial transactions unless those were limited to 3G. (Even then, I don't know that I'd give AT&T that kind of access!) Bump is definitely a clever use of the phone's GPS to identify proximity and accelerometer to acknowledge a transfer of data. But I think that barcode technologies work better across multiple smartphone platforms and do not require connectivity at the time of scanning. My biggest problem with Bump right now is that it requires the other person to also have the software. (Since the app was the Apple Store's one billionth download, it got extra publicity, which helps somewhat.) In general I find it much easier to transfer vCard files over email or SMS. I'm also unsure how secure Bump would be for financial transactions unless those were limited to 3G. (Even then, I don't know that I'd give AT&T that kind of access!)

Bump is definitely a clever use of the phone's GPS to identify proximity and accelerometer to acknowledge a transfer of data. But I think that barcode technologies work better across multiple smartphone platforms and do not require connectivity at the time of scanning.

]]> By: Kyla http://www.theincslingers.com/2009/11/why-you-will-want-to-bump-into-things-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Kyla Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:33:26 +0000 http://www.theincslingers.com/?p=629#comment-354 While I understand it has shortcomings, I must admit that I love my iPhone. I think one of the smartest moves Apple has ever made was to open it's iPhone code to developers. I'm so amazed at the inventive apps coming out. Have you seen the ocarina app? While it's not particularly useful it's just super cool that someone came up with the idea that you could blow into the microphone and use it as a musical instrument. Great stuff. While I understand it has shortcomings, I must admit that I love my iPhone. I think one of the smartest moves Apple has ever made was to open it's iPhone code to developers. I'm so amazed at the inventive apps coming out. Have you seen the ocarina app? While it's not particularly useful it's just super cool that someone came up with the idea that you could blow into the microphone and use it as a musical instrument. Great stuff.

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