There are lots of tutorials for how to create a Kindle case from a hollowed out book. This is the first time I’ve seen one in the wild. Created by my colleague Elliot Moore. There are lots of tutorials for how to create a Kindle case from a hollowed out book. This is the first [...]
When the Web was young, and I was even younger, there existed a number of schemes which offered to pay you to surf. Usually this involved installing a permanent advert bar on your PC which tracked your usage and displayed adverts to you. I knew a few people who got cheques from these services – [...]
(This post appears on ReputationOnline) Vodafone has suffered a massive blow to it corporate reputation in recent days. A security error on their site allowed anyone to find customers’ email addresses and phone numbers. It’s still unknown if any accounts were compromised due to the flaw – nor is it known if there was any [...]
(Disclaimer – I used to work for Vodafone. I don’t any more.) A rather nasty flaw with Vodafone’s “My Account” service was recently pointed out by Denny de la Haye. Vodafone will quite happily tell you the email address of any customer who has set up the “My Account” facility. Vodafone offer a “My Account” [...]
This is the presentation I gave for Charity Hack 2010. If you’re on mobile, you can view the mobile friendly version of the slides. Audio and video coming later. The gist of the talk is – use QR codes to drive mobile donations. Use return SMS to encourage people to share with their friends. This [...]
Three failures and one giant lost opportunity Failure 1 – Targeting This version of the Tesco shopping app is only available on Nokia phones. Nothing wrong with that – Nokia are still the biggest phone seller on the planet. So why allow the advert to be shown to Android users? It will annoy users, reduce [...]
I’ve got a rather neat femtocell – the Vodafone SureSignal. It extends the 3G signal into my house by way of my broadband. To stop anyone leaching my broadband, you need to register “approved” phone numbers with the SureSignal. So – given that the Kindle has a Vodafone SIM card – how do we find [...]
I’ve just taken delivery of a shiny new Amazon Kindle 3. I’m looking forward to giving it a thorough review – but here’s a quick comparison between it and my venerable Elonex 511EB. I’ve just taken delivery of a shiny new Amazon Kindle 3. I’m looking forward to giving it a thorough review – but [...]
This is the presentation I gave for OpenTech 2010 If you’re on mobile, you can view the mobile friendly version of the slides. Here’s the audio of the talk. Listen! The gist of the talk is – more people have mobile web enabled phones than have iPhones or Androids. Open Data requires open access. If [...]
A quick report on OpenTech 2010 – the London event for geeks interested in Government data, openness and generally doing good things with tech and data. I attended last year’s event which inspired me to create my “VoteUK” service for the 2010 general election. I had considered doing a talk about the trials and tribulations [...]
In the last week, I’ve played two ARGs around London. Using Alternate / Augmented Reality is an amazing way to discover – or rediscover – a city. The Real Game This is still in “beta” so I can’t say too much about it. It’s a spy game with a twist. You and your partner race [...]
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