Kooaba image recognition for mobile.
My name is Conrad Lisco, and this is my blog, where I post odds and ends, things and thoughts.
I work at R/GA in the Mobile & Emerging Platforms group. I'm most interested in the intersection of technology and culture. Addicted to location-based services. Live in Chinatown and love sneakers and street art.
Opinions are my own.
These two music videos for Akira Kosemura's upcoming album, Grasslands, were shot entirely on a non-video iPhone 3G, using the QuadCamera app. Amazing.
"I had my iPhone with me and I had a medical app on there, so I was able to look up treatment of excessive bleeding and compound fracture," Woolley said. "So I used my shirt to tie my leg and a sock on the back of my head. And later used it for other things, like to diagnose shock"
Every year, Contagious Magazine creates this report featuring the most talked about trends and technologies that influenced marketing in the past 12 months. Categories include things like apps, online, design, gaming and more. It's a great read and worthy of a bookmark...
Some 19% of Americans will use their mobile devices for shopping this holiday season, according to a Deloitte survey. The number is twice as high for young consumers: 39% of those 18 to 29 say they'll use their phones to find store locations, obtain coupons and sales information and research products and prices. One-quarter of all who plan to use their phones to shop say they will make purchases on the devices.
The future of retail will be based on a host digital tools and services. But one of the biggest, most pervasive contributors will be the mobile phone. As phones get smarter and networks get faster, the opportunities for retailers to serve consumers in new ways is nearly infinite. What an exciting time.
