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The first Mobile Monday in Manchester – Monday 6th Junes 6pm

Paul Hilton — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:32:58 +0000

The first ever gathering of mobile Mancunians (and those from close by) will take place on Monday, 6th June 2011 in downton Manchester. This is not a “proper” MoMo; it is more of a kick-off event to gather our forces and get going.

We will meet at Dukes 92 (18 – 20 Castle Street, Manchester, M3 4LZ) at 6pm.

If you would like to come attend, please visit the MoMo LinkedIn page and for more information on Mobile Mondays please visit their website.

Event: Beyond Mobile 2.0 – the emergence of iPhone, Android and others as platforms for innovation

Alan Holding — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:46:37 +0000

Northern StartUp 2.0 are running an event on 24 February 2009 that will discuss the growth of iPhone, Android and other technologies as platforms for creation of new products and services and their relevance to both consumers and businesses alike.

About the event

As we are approaching a new phase of mobile Internet, innovative companies are creating mashups incorporating 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, video and location based services.

In this environment, it is crucial to understand the strategic and tactical steps that executives, entrepreneurs and investors should take to ensure that they are not left behind with the mobile Internet revolution.

Those who develop strategies to improve customer, supplier, employee and management communications using mobile Internet are bound to gain significant competitive advantage.

Does your product roadmap includes mobile Internet? Does mobile Internet form part of your communications strategy? Want to know more? Then this event is for you.

Confirmed speakers

Katie Lips, Social Media and Mobile Strategist at Kisky Netmedia
Dave Verwer, CTO, Shiny Development

More speakers and panelists will be added over the coming days and weeks.

More information and booking

Visit the Northern Startup website for more details about this event.

Manchester Art Gallery using 2D barcodes

Alan Holding — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:26:28 +0000

If you were to visit the Revealing Histories: Remembering Slavery trail at Manchester Art Gallery, you would see what appears to be messed-up mini chessboards next to some of the objects on display. These are actually a type of barcode, technically known as a 2D Quick Response code.

By emailing a photo of one of the barcodes from your phone to a special email address at the gallery, your phone will show you a specially-formatted web page that contains more information about the object you’re interested in.

The web pages you view on your mobile also give you the opportunity leave feedback, but unlike a paper form its all done electronically.

The barcodes are part of a trial being run by Manchester Art Gallery to find out how useful providing information via mobile devices can be to visitors, and how it can complement or even replace information printed on paper.

2D (two-dimensional) barcodes are very popular in Japan, where they commonly appear on posters, magazine and newspaper ads as a quick automatic link between print and online media. They are useful because they don’t require you to type a website address or even remember the name of what you’re interested in.

Originally used in inventory management and product tracking in manufacturing industries, the inclusion of software on mobile phones that can read the 2D barcodes has spurred the development of a range of software applications that take advantage of them.

Around half the mobile phones in Japan ship with software that can read these codes and they are increasingly available for phones sold in the UK.

The trial is part of research being undertaken by Julian Tomlin for the London Museums Hub into the potential uses of machine-readable technologies to provide greater visitor access to interpretation and information in museums. He has been working with Matt Haworth, Revealing Histories Web Coordinator and gallery staff to set up the trial.