Finnish mall rats take Nokia's WiFi positioning system for a test drive
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted June 17th 2009 11:46AM
posted June 17th 2009 11:46AM
Nokia is currently testing an indoor positioning system at the Kamppi Shopping Center in Helsinki that lets users triangulate their position from a series of WiFi transmitters on their Nokia S60 cellphone. The handset runs an app that allows users to pinpoint their location on a map of the mall, send SMS messages with their location to fellow shoppers, and find the shortest route to the Orange Julius (or its Finnish counterpart). Of course, this isn't the first time we've seen a company try to make GPS-like positioning viable indoors, but it may be the first that's expressly designed to enable your shopping addiction. We'll be keeping an eye out for further developments -- in the meantime, peep the video demonstration after the break.
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why lord why?
Just as pointless as saying first.
can you take some constructive criticism Vertu?
Not enough diamonds.
I usually txt
-WHERE THE F U AT?!
but stalkers need all the help they can get
Simple and easy:
Step 1
As a child predator, convince your underage victim to meet you at the mall.
Step 2
Once at the mall, triangulate their position.
Step 3
Snatch and you're off
... and thanks to Nokia you've abducted in record time!
[yes I'm joking, but what a terrible idea]
How do you say "I am in the Starbucks, middle level, SE corner, 3rd concourse"? Wouldn't that be easier and cheaper than all the hardware.
Wait till apple reinvents sonar from the dark knight movie !
Don't mall maps already have a red dot saying "you are here?"
E72, indoor GPS ...looks like massive WIN for Nokia.
Unfortunatly I can't get the E72 because of its too high price...(and low res). I'm going to get the 5800 instead
Is the E72 even out yet? The 5800 is a pretty nice phone too, great touch screen, good media capabillities.
Nokia has been talking about this for a while, but like anything Nokia it is all talk. They will talk for a year, and then they will implement some half-assed implementation that barely works.
It's very typical for that firm.
So need these for universities... got lost my first time...
There is no need for location tracking in the Kamppi shopping center, it is not really all that big. It exists primarily as a bus station/hotel. This could be useful at the airport however. While running around like a maniac to try and make a connection I could just keep my head down and go. No need to stop and consult a map every five minutes.
People still go to the mall?
What's with the porn music?
Wasn't going to watch video, but after that comment had to check for porn music.
But there wasn't any music! I feel cheated.
Maybe it plays just in your head. Watch less porn.
I could use this.
I hope to win :)
I hear lutefisk frappes are huge in Finland.
you are think sweden. but finland has its own nasty stuff like mammi and salmiakki
thinking
This would be great for hospitals. I have the darnedest time finding my patients, finding doctors, finding drinking fountains. Match this with a universal search app, and you're golden for something to finally replace the antiquated paging system (yes we still use pagers).