Today's mobile phones contain more processing power than Apollo 11, which landed the first astronauts on the moon in 1969.
Although of course you could make the reverse comparison. Essentially, that the NASA of the 1960's was able to accomplish such amazing things with a PC thousand's of times slower than today's home computers.
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Welcome to - the future
We plan to launch our first 'Welcome to' iPhone app by the end of this month. Everything has come together nicely and the finishing touches are being put together as we speak. The screen shots below provide a small taster of things to come.
Further good news comes in the shape of two large commissions. We have been appointed by Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Council to produce smartphone apps and 5 audio trails, whilst North East Derbyshire District Council have commissioned us to produce 16 audio trails in the area. What makes this one special is that they are on our doorstep.
Look out for more news too, including news about more smartphone app launches.
Further good news comes in the shape of two large commissions. We have been appointed by Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Council to produce smartphone apps and 5 audio trails, whilst North East Derbyshire District Council have commissioned us to produce 16 audio trails in the area. What makes this one special is that they are on our doorstep.
Look out for more news too, including news about more smartphone app launches.
Friday, 16 July 2010
Life without the internet
In a relatively short time we have come to rely so heavily on the internet. This became abundantly apparent over the last few weeks as we awaited the installation of a new phone line and broadband at our new address.
But it is worse still for many others. I empathised with a despondent elderly lady, whilst I waited at the local Tourist information Centre, as she was told the money off coupons for the local attractions have to be applied for online.
At least, using my mobile phone as a modem, I could access my emails and browse a few pages - if I could bear to wait as the pages slowly loaded. And heaven help if anyone sent me an email attachment larger 2mb. We had to download one 13mb document and it took one and a half hours!
Nearly everything is now done via the web. Digital interpretation wouldn't exist at all if servers all around the world ground to a halt, but we must always try and remember to make our content, even just a small portion of it, accessible so that even the lady visiting the TIC can benefit.
But it is worse still for many others. I empathised with a despondent elderly lady, whilst I waited at the local Tourist information Centre, as she was told the money off coupons for the local attractions have to be applied for online.
At least, using my mobile phone as a modem, I could access my emails and browse a few pages - if I could bear to wait as the pages slowly loaded. And heaven help if anyone sent me an email attachment larger 2mb. We had to download one 13mb document and it took one and a half hours!
Nearly everything is now done via the web. Digital interpretation wouldn't exist at all if servers all around the world ground to a halt, but we must always try and remember to make our content, even just a small portion of it, accessible so that even the lady visiting the TIC can benefit.
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