http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:05:42 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/21/132851.php#comment-350183 I would like to inform you about a recent book that covers location-aware technology similar to WoZ and location-aware / positioning applications using alternative positioning technologies to GPS and cellular/telecom. The book, Local Positioning Systems: LBS Applications and Services, is a highly anticipated 488-page book in the industry because it is the first reference for implementing indoor/outdoor location-aware apps. It was a very good time to publish this book (after 4yrs of research that began at MIT) because the industry is realizing the limitations of GPS and cellular/telecom -based positioning. LBS/navigation applications have not been as successful on the market as expected, because they don't work where people are: indoors and in cities. GPS is great, but not for many of the apps we will present on this website. LBS has been trying to become the "killer app" but privacy, market awareness, and indoor coverage are still pending issues affecting the success of LBS. This book address these issues. Please <a href="http://indoorLBS.com">see</a>for the Book's preface, etc, if you're interested in reading it. Regards, Krzysztof Kolodziej San Francisco, CA 350183@blogcritics.org Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:05:42 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/21/132851.php#comment-224199 In ancient Hebrew numerology, W=600, O=60 and Z=6. So WOZ=666 :) 224199@blogcritics.org Sat, 3 Sep 2005 23:32:59 EDT