Brian Jepson's RI Nexus Mobile Web Presentation
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Mobile Internet From there to here Brian Jepson Senior Editor O’Reilly Media, Inc. Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Opening presentation at the RI Nexus Future of the Mobile Web panel on November 5, 2009. http://bit.ly/4033rJ
Transcript of Brian Jepson's RI Nexus Mobile Web Presentation
Mobile InternetFrom there to here
Brian JepsonSenior Editor
O’Reilly Media, Inc.Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Then:My First Featurephone
• Sony Ericsson T68i
• Bluetooth, IrDA, GPRS data, WAP, SyncML, email
• Apple used it to demo iSync over Bluetooth at Macworld Expo NY 2002
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Now: A Pocket Computer
• High-resolution camera
• Hard or soft keyboard
• 3D (OpenGL ES) games
• Augmented Reality
• Full web browser
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What’s Changed Between 2002 and Now?
• Insanely Great user experience
• Smarter devices
• Large 3G footprints
• Always-on connectivity
• Apps
Photo Courtesy of Apple
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What the book market saysTuesday, November 3, 2009
Challenges
• Walled gardens still exist
• Carrier lock-in
• Spotty 3G deployment
• Half-assed App Store clones
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Opportunities
• Gradual opening/transparency of the iPhone platform
• Open platforms like Android
• Handset choice, more unlocked phones
• Well-executed app stores/markets
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Everything but iPhoneTuesday, November 3, 2009
Mobile Dev DetailTuesday, November 3, 2009
iPhone DominatesTuesday, November 3, 2009
WTF? Or I Wish I Thought of That?
• Mobile web includes some unexpected devices
• What will lifetime all-you-can-eat Internet on dedicated devices mean?
Photo Courtesy of Peek
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
