Thursday, March 20, 2014

iTunes for Android

Would it be legal for Apple to block this?

Wonder why Yahoo hasn't made this a reality yet - that could be their entree into the mobile arena.

Here's the deal :

Apple (scum) hate android users. But, Android users, being savvy, know there's decent content on iTunes, even if managed by a scumbag company. So, how about installing iTunes on a virtual mac on the cloud that the OS then communicates with to serve the smartphone client iTunes4Add app?

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

On-Demand, Low-Data-Rate Internet Access

How can we solve this problem? How does one go about building infrastructure to solve this problem?

A co-worker reported the other day that (in the house he is renting) he had to mess with the kitchen sink plumbing and found a plastic straw, a plastic knife and a stainless steel knife - sharp, not cutlery.

So, if you're a landlord and want to be alerted to such transgressions as they happen, what can you do?

Can one install a sensor in the kitchen sink that can detect something like this? Maybe? How?

And, when you detect, how do you scream? One way is to ask your tenant if your devices can connect to his wi-fi.. please?

Maybe not.. then... how? Can you buy a module from Cox or Boost or T-Mobile that will do 10 bps (yes, 10 bits per second, or less, heck even 1 bps is good enough here, you just need low power-consumption, 1 year battery life - so you can change the battery when you change tenants, but you need access when you want it)

Saturday, March 15, 2014

A Mobile Smartphone

How about a phone that's capable of movement? And a camera so good, it can read and play CD's and DVD's - not immediately of course, but, give it 5 minutes and you're good to go..

Gives a new meaning to "mobile" doesn't it?