At the Science Museum in London, I got to demo what Qualcomm is working on such as vision-based augmented reality technology, a colour display that reflects ambient light and a peer-to-peer recommendation service via Facebook. I also spoke to Qualcomm about the challenges of developing chipsets for competing operating systems as well as confirming and debunking some recent rumours.
September 9, 2010
March 16, 2010
(Augmented) Reality Bites
Augmented Reality – AR for short – is the hot topic of the moment. So I have been augmenting my London-based activities with some of the latest AR mobile apps to find out how life-enhancing they really are. Check out the video:
November 23, 2009
How to Ignore your Friends and Categorise People
Last week, I went back to Paris to see Orange’s La Collection, a biannual showcase of new products and applications. There, I got a first-hand look at a futuristic touchscreen multimedia landline called Livephone Touch and two Android apps – TV D’Orange – a mobile TV app, now over WiFi and On, a new app that lets you ignore your contacts.
June 10, 2009
Tech journalist, mobile enthusiast and gadget girl. I host two shows on the interweb. 