Geo Tagged LinkedIn Network - A Usage Model

Imagine riding in to a new city for a business meeting. You are looking for good options for a budget bunk out option for the night & some good eateries. While you thought about this, the LinkedIn widget on your desktop manages to highlight and indicate to you that you have in your network 1st & 2nd degree contacts that are in town. Thanks to your WiMax enabled laptop, it captured an available wireless Internet option and had already registered your profile over a secure connection.

Now as you felt that your thought needs to be converted to action and as you opened up your laptop you find that it has already listed out the nearest connections and indicated them of you arrival. Your status now stated: “I am in Carson City”. A welcome message from your ISP startles you and you thought to yourself, “What hospitality!”

Now, you type out a message to your contacts to take their advice. “Carson City is an interesting place to be and I am in for two days on a business tour. Where do you think I can bunk out and get some good service for my horses“

Smith replies, “Try McRadisson’s new budget bunkers at 21 Indiana Street”

John replies on voice message, “Welcome to Carson City! Kemp-In-Ski Bunkers offers horse services free for all its residents.”

Megan replies, “You should try Indian Tadka at 42 Desi Roads, great Indian food. May be I can accompany you! Give me a buzz!”

Overwhelmed, you thank John & google out Kemp-In-Ski’s online check-in service while still being driven along in your Coupe. As you bought out the services, you saw that the bunker was just ahead and a flash on your page indicated the confirmation of your booking. The coupe pulls over at the entrance of the bunker and another welcome message on your LinkedIn messenger: “Welcome to Kemp-In-Ski Mr. Bond! The Lake facing suite – No.304, has been allotted for you. Hope you will enjoy your stay at Kemp-In-Ski.”

While you settle into your bunker you wonder – “Could it get any better?”

Links:
Google Gears Blog - Geolocation over Wi-fi
Wikipedia on Geotagging
Sourceforge.net on Geotagging
The Professional Networking site - linkedin.com

The Ultra Mobility Story - A perspective

This blog is an attempt at giving the tech geek inside me wings to fly. And to kick start this I am blogging from an MSI Wind UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC). What better way to start my endeavor to explore and gauge technologies that are not just revolutionary but give an exciting look into the future of computing. The discussions at key forums and meets across the world are talking about the next wave of computing users. 1 Billion In all who would be primarily focused on Internet usage.

As a writer and blogger, it feels exciting to know that now I can be truly mobile and publish on the go, while not carrying around a power hungry, heavy and sensitive device. The possibilities seem excitingly huge and stirring. 'I could go online and publish a blog on my experience midway on the snowy hills of the Gangotri while plugging in to my phone's GPRS connection over Bluetooth' or 'I could just be chilling at the premiere a new James Bond movie and live blog pictures and reviews on it over Wi-Fi.'

Interestingly, all this being offered in just close to a kilo in mass, 4.5 hrs battery backup, a sleek 10.2 inches wide box and as thick as a book in your hand. There is a web cam to live cast if you suddenly wished to livecast and announce from the top of the Eiffel tower about your experience or your disgust on the traffic mess you are in. First look and feel and usage seems interesting enough to intimidate me to conclude on a buying decision. But I just got to know that there is a black variant of the same yet to be released. Black surely could steal the show.

I am a restless bum and honestly I am in love with Ultra Mobility. The connectivity options I could dream about with it in my backpack are just racing in my head while I spread a truly wireless set of wings with the help of Ultra Mobility.

Links:

Delicious Bookmarks : http://delicious.com/iscarealot/netbook