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Monday, May 13, 2013

Ingress: Phase 3

Phase 1 was going from being a Level 1 player to being a Level 8 player. I did it pretty much solo. Agent slomar advised me to get an external battery, and that was the best piece of advice I got along the way. I was a L4 at the time. Enemy agent derp gave me two tips that really increased the velocity of the game for me: (1) Go to the Financial District, and (2) Attack clusters of portals, not solo portals. Then there was no stopping me. I was around L4, I believe.

Phase 2 was about having beer with about a dozen blue L8 agents in the city. That phase has concluded with me saying Fuck Beer and I am near four million in Action Points.

Phase 3 has now begun. It starts out by maximizing AP while minimizing time spent playing the game. Over time I hope to build an elite squad of blue agents in the city. I have a basic framework in place.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Smart Ring

In the wearable computing category a smart ring could beat a smart glass or even a smart watch. A smart belt perhaps? The ring would be great for health apps, especially sleep apps, physical activity apps.

I see the smartphone still being the center of the wearable computing universe. Just like my favorite smartphone apps I can still access from my laptop.

Battery is the biggest bottle neck in the whole equation. A good battery is one you don't worry about. There is always juice.

Wearable computing can be amazing for the global traveler. For safety, for navigation.

Google Now could use all of the above. You want the smart things to constantly be soaking data, but the display can not be constant. Otherwise those smart things get in the way of life. A smart display is one that is mostly out of sight.

Thursday, April 04, 2013

A Case For A Facebook Phone

Latin America and the Caribbean (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This Techcrunch post makes a great case for a Facebook phone. Super convincing.

Facebook Phone International, Bringing The Developing World Online Social-First

Through savvy carrier deals, subsidized handsets, and free limited data access, Facebook could ensure emerging markets come online with friend requests as their first experience. That could turn populations in southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America into Facebook users for life.