Want to know whether there are any good restaurants in that building up ahead? Just point your phone at it,
click the building's icon and find out. That's the idea behind Mapion Local Search, a service launched by GeoVector
Corp. and Japan's Mapion. The service uses a database of local information, combined with a phone that includes both
GPS and an integrated compass (currently just Sony Ericsson's W21S), to provide realtime point-and-click data to
customers throughout Japan. While the service sounds like it could be useful in densely packed urban areas like Tokyo,
it's doubtful it would fly in the American heartland; by the time you click on a mall to see what's going on inside,
you'll have already driven way past it.
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If this is in english as well, sign me up. I have been to Tokyo 4 times now and it is really hard to find things that are not in the guide books as the signage and addresses are really bizzare and obviously not in english.
Elegant! Simple yet powerful. Anyone have first hand experience on how well it works?
An interesting article on the technonlogy behind this system can be read here.
http://www.mopocket.com/2006/01/biometric_cellphones_hyperlink.php
That article linked by the last comment is a bit off the mark. The GV technology is unique and does not require a camera. Peter GV