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NON-VISUALAUGMENTED REALITY

With SMS and GPS

Aaron Parecki @aaronpk

Amber Case @caseorganic

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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YOU SCHEDULE A MEETINGFor 3:00pm. You think it’s a precise time and expect the meeting

to occur at that time.

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UNCERTAINTY ENSUESBut really you get a 2:45 to 3:30 window of uncertainty. They

could show up at any time within this window!

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WHEN WILL THEY SHOW UP?There is no real way to know.

FRUSTRATING!!!

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CO-LOCATION NEGOTIATON

“On my way!” (What does that mean??)

“Almost there”

“Stuck in traffic, will be 15 minute late”

“Running late. 5 more minutes”

“Here! Where are you?”

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TEXTING WHILE BIKINGIt’s really hard.

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These redundant messages can be eliminated if you know where I am

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REAL-TIME GPS MAPHalf hour before the appointment, you get an SMS from me with

a link to my real-time map .Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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HOW DOES IT WORK?GPS-enabled phone sends data to the server at regular intervals

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~3 MILLION GPS POINTSOct 2009 - April 2010

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What if two people have GPS-enabled phones?

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Actions are reduced

Queries are eliminated

THE INTERFACE DISAPPEARS

THis is the future! the invisible interface!!

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a successful interfacemakes itself invisible

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like electricity in your house!

Now you can just flip a switch!

no thinking

You don’t have to worry about where the energy comes from

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It’s a push-button technology!

But what if you didn’t have to push the button...?

Flickr: Marcus Q

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AUTOMATIC CHECKINSBased on a list of predefined areas.

When you enter one of the areas, you are checked in.

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- When you check in to your house, your lights turn on.- When you leave the house, your lights turn off.

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Your phone becomes a remote control for reality.

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Try it! aaron.pk/geonote // caseorganic.com/geonote

OTHER USES FOR REAL-TIME DATA

leave a note at the store

leave a note when you get off an airplane with an address and transit directions at each point of the trip.

communication with your future self.

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CONTEXTUAL NOTESSend messages to your future self!

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DEVELOPING THE STANDARDFor cross-platform location sharing.

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INTERESTED?

Want to help? Want to track yourself?

[email protected] • @[email protected] • @aaronpk

Help us build the OS4 iPhone app!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010


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