Comments on: Where uLocate with mobile widgets http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Juan http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-897675 Juan Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:33:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-897675 Hi everyone. A few days ago, I was surfing the web and I found out a project that works over most mobile phones which lets you know where your friends are in real time and update your status in twitter. It´s called Dimdix. On their website they say you don´t need a GPS system to detect your location. Does anyone know how this works? I´m using a Motorola L7 and amazingly it detected my location. I cannot stop thinking of all the things I could do with it. If anyone wants to take a look you can go <a href="http://www.dimdix.com" rel="nofollow">here</a> Thanks, Regards, Juan Hi everyone.

A few days ago, I was surfing the web and I found out a project that works over most mobile phones which lets you know where your friends are in real time and update your status in twitter. It´s called Dimdix.

On their website they say you don´t need a GPS system to detect your location. Does anyone know how this works?

I´m using a Motorola L7 and amazingly it detected my location.

I cannot stop thinking of all the things I could do with it.

If anyone wants to take a look you can go here

Thanks,

Regards,

Juan

]]> By: A Great List Of Twitter Applications — Largest Social Networking Blog http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-862767 A Great List Of Twitter Applications — Largest Social Networking Blog Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:54:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-862767 <p>[...] – WHERE is the first mobile GPS widget platform. Read here about WHERE GPS widgets running on your phone. GPS Twitter widget is one of GPS widgets available [...]</p> [...] – WHERE is the first mobile GPS widget platform. Read here about WHERE GPS widgets running on your phone. GPS Twitter widget is one of GPS widgets available [...]

]]> By: ZEAZ CLAW : 我的随身Twitter http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-857537 ZEAZ CLAW : 我的随身Twitter Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:05:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-857537 <p>[...] — WHERE is the first mobile GPS widget platform. Read here about WHERE GPS widgets running on your phone. GPS Twitter widget is one of GPS widgets available [...]</p> [...] — WHERE is the first mobile GPS widget platform. Read here about WHERE GPS widgets running on your phone. GPS Twitter widget is one of GPS widgets available [...]

]]> By: There is no Gphone, the answer is… Android, a Mobile Phone Platform « Gbonmati’s Weblog http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-654861 There is no Gphone, the answer is… Android, a Mobile Phone Platform « Gbonmati’s Weblog Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:26:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-654861 <p>[...] Read more in Open Handset Alliance , Google blog and GigaOM [...]</p> [...] Read more in Open Handset Alliance , Google blog and GigaOM [...]

]]> By: GigaOM » uLocate locates Cash http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92855 GigaOM » uLocate locates Cash Wed, 16 May 2007 15:03:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92855 <p>[...] We’re fans of uLocate’s Where.com mobile widget, and it looks like investors are too. The company says this morning that it has closed a round of $11 million led by Venrock, with other investors GrandBanks Capital and Kodiak Venture Partners. [...]</p> [...] We’re fans of uLocate’s Where.com mobile widget, and it looks like investors are too. The company says this morning that it has closed a round of $11 million led by Venrock, with other investors GrandBanks Capital and Kodiak Venture Partners. [...]

]]> By: Il Blog della cantina della nonna » Blog Archive » Link del 27/04/2007 http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92853 Il Blog della cantina della nonna » Blog Archive » Link del 27/04/2007 Wed, 09 May 2007 13:23:30 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92853 <p>[...] Mobile e LBS -  I nostri cellulari non sono più gli stessi, e si fa sempre più fatica a chiamarli telefoni, ma più correttamente inizia  a chiamarli multimedia mobile device. La ricetta del giorno può essere riassunto con: un antenna GPS integrata, la possibilità di connettersi ad internet ed un pizzico di informazioni georiferite e amlgamando bene si ottengono Location Based Service. In Italia se ne parla soltanto, oltreoceano è un terreno in crescita, complice la wireless omnipresente. [...]</p> [...] Mobile e LBS -  I nostri cellulari non sono più gli stessi, e si fa sempre più fatica a chiamarli telefoni, ma più correttamente inizia  a chiamarli multimedia mobile device. La ricetta del giorno può essere riassunto con: un antenna GPS integrata, la possibilità di connettersi ad internet ed un pizzico di informazioni georiferite e amlgamando bene si ottengono Location Based Service. In Italia se ne parla soltanto, oltreoceano è un terreno in crescita, complice la wireless omnipresente. [...]

]]> By: Rocky Agrawal http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92852 Rocky Agrawal Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:56:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92852 <p>@Ivan- Great job on the GPS Twitter widget. It really enhances Twitter. Now in addition to answering “What are you doing?” you can answer “Where are you?” easily.</p> <p>http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/03/17/the-worlds-a-twitter-about-twitter/</p> @Ivan- Great job on the GPS Twitter widget. It really enhances Twitter. Now in addition to answering “What are you doing?” you can answer “Where are you?” easily.

http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/03/17/the-worlds-a-twitter-about-twitter/

]]> By: Rocky Agrawal http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92851 Rocky Agrawal Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:54:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92851 <p>@Ivan- Great job on the GPS Twitter widget. It really enhances Twitter. Now in addition to answering "What are you doing?" you can answer "Where are you?" easily.</p> @Ivan- Great job on the GPS Twitter widget. It really enhances Twitter. Now in addition to answering “What are you doing?” you can answer “Where are you?” easily.

]]> By: The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Enabling Technology: Week of 3/11/07 http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92848 The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Enabling Technology: Week of 3/11/07 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:29:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92848 <p>[...] WHERE widgets [...]</p> [...] WHERE widgets [...]

]]> By: Ivan http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92850 Ivan Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:41:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92850 <p>If you are part of the latest twitter craze (if not go to twitter.com and hook yourself up) you may want to try GPS Twitter widget on Where. It is simple, but perfect for ocassional GPS nano-posts when you want to send your location with the tweet. GPS Twitter widget places your tweet on the map and lets your followers see your tweet both on desktop and mobile map versions depending on notification type.</p> <p>if you have Where account you can try GPS Twitter at</p> <p>http://www.where.com/jin/welcome.jin?tag=twitter</p> If you are part of the latest twitter craze (if not go to twitter.com and hook yourself up) you may want to try GPS Twitter widget on Where. It is simple, but perfect for ocassional GPS nano-posts when you want to send your location with the tweet. GPS Twitter widget places your tweet on the map and lets your followers see your tweet both on desktop and mobile map versions depending on notification type.

if you have Where account you can try GPS Twitter at

http://www.where.com/jin/welcome.jin?tag=twitter

]]> By: USBflashGuy http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92849 USBflashGuy Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:14:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92849 <p>should be cool with iPhone!</p> should be cool with iPhone!

]]> By: jeepx.net » Blog Archive » uLocate Widgets for AGPS phones http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92831 jeepx.net » Blog Archive » uLocate Widgets for AGPS phones Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:00:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92831 <p>[...] on GigaOm, Press [...]</p> [...] on GigaOm, Press [...]

]]> By: Katie Fehrenbacher http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92825 Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:47:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92825 <p>Brian, thanks for the add. I was using it a bit yesterday -- good stuff.</p> Brian, thanks for the add. I was using it a bit yesterday — good stuff.

]]> By: Brian Dear http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92829 Brian Dear Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:47:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92829 <p>Katie, you don't mention it in your article, but Eventful is one of the widgets that is available on WHERE as of today, enabling users to search for local things to do from our database of over 3 million future events. This is a milestone for us -- uLocate's WHERE app is the first mobile app that lets you search our whole system via a mobile phone. The app uses our API.</p> Katie, you don’t mention it in your article, but Eventful is one of the widgets that is available on WHERE as of today, enabling users to search for local things to do from our database of over 3 million future events. This is a milestone for us — uLocate’s WHERE app is the first mobile app that lets you search our whole system via a mobile phone. The app uses our API.

]]> By: Pankaj http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92815 Pankaj Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:57:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92815 <p>There are so many "web based services" for mobile phones now and new services rolling out every day. How about a post that covers these service plans and how good they are in terms of speed? Do they still charge based on bytes downloaded/uploaded? or they have flat service charges per month? What are the most commonly used applications that are "mobile web enabled".</p> There are so many “web based services” for mobile phones now and new services rolling out every day. How about a post that covers these service plans and how good they are in terms of speed? Do they still charge based on bytes downloaded/uploaded? or they have flat service charges per month? What are the most commonly used applications that are “mobile web enabled”.

]]> By: Ivan http://gigaom.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92817 Ivan Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:30:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/ulocate-there/#comment-92817 <p>Actually, for Zillow widget it is doing the best guess of your location based on GPS, and it will try to populate the address of the house that you are standing in front of. I guess one scenario would be to walk around the neighborhood and see a nice house that you may want to zestimate on the spot. GPS comes handy in that scenario as it populates the address based on your current phone location. You may, however, need to retype the building number as GPS is not always that accurate, but is still way faster than typing the full address of the property on your phone (just typing city and state, not to mention the street name on mobile phone is cumbersome).</p> Actually, for Zillow widget it is doing the best guess of your location based on GPS, and it will try to populate the address of the house that you are standing in front of. I guess one scenario would be to walk around the neighborhood and see a nice house that you may want to zestimate on the spot. GPS comes handy in that scenario as it populates the address based on your current phone location. You may, however, need to retype the building number as GPS is not always that accurate, but is still way faster than typing the full address of the property on your phone (just typing city and state, not to mention the street name on mobile phone is cumbersome).

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