This Year's Technology That Has Blown Me Away

Brian Kelly UKOLN, University of Bath

@briankellyhttp://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/

Hmmm

BarCamponified:

• Free Beer

• Prize

Audience

Geeks

Approach

Pamper to audiences’ prejudices!

Choose something close to my heart

££££££££££££££

“Cheaper! £35 per month vs £45 for same tariff/use”

Free upgrade and £20/month

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open

Open source

Open platform

Open hardware providers

Open providers of applications

Open development community

Ethical!

“In an age of global financial crisis and corporate bastardising the technology we decide to spend our money on says a lot for how we want the world to turn out for the next generation.  In my opinion using an Open Source phone (like Android) says you want a world where we as a global community decide what we want, NOT one where a company decides how we want it.  Choice is yours, but this phone proves without a doubt that you can have both the ethical openness of Open Source while still having all the functionality and services of a proprietary company.”

Dave Flanders

Richly Functional

Camera, Video camera, voice recorder pre-installed

Also installed:

GPS tools, Shazam, Augmented Reality browser and two Twitter clients

Makes Me Smile

Upgrade to NewRob RSS reader:

"Version 2.5.1 Fixed an issue where Mark All Read marked too many articles read"

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What I’m allowed to read on my HTC Magic Android

Beware of Temptation

I’ve got one of these Easy to use Easy to install apps WiFi connectivity I’ve even installed

Skype (and used it from Australia)

What I Thought

Take usability of the iPod Touch

Add telephony from Android

Invent a cool new device!

Just Say No!

A walled garden

A single supplier

An expensive solution

The new Microsoft of the mobile world

Stick To Your PrinciplesPlease join in with me and rejoice in the device of the year

Embrace the error messages: your Android device reminds you it’s a computer!

Exercise your brain: work out how to use the Augmented Reality app

Build a community: tell me how the app works and I’ll tell you about the apps I’ve tried and thrown away

Keep fit: run home before battery dies

Use a computer, not a fashion accessory!

Thank you