On the Go: Josh’s SXSW Blog, Part 4
by Josh Knowles
Get a firsthand review of the SXSW Web Awards presented at the 2008 festival, as well as the coveted 2008 Josh awards.
In this entry to my SXSW Interactive festival blog, I’m going to take a break from the mobile technology panels and take a look at the nominees in the Mobile category of the SXSW [...] On the Go: Josh’s SXSW Blog, Part 3
by Josh Knowles
Join a discussion about the intersection of mobile technology and politics from the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival.
One of several interesting mobile panels I experienced at SXSW was “Mobileactive: How Mobile Technology Impacts Politics and Vice Versa.” The panelists this time were Justin Oberman of the blog MoPocket.com; Katrin Verclas, co-founder of MobileActive (who lend their [...] On the Go: Josh’s SXSW Blog, Part 2
by Josh Knowles
Catch up on the hot topic of bio-networking and read more firsthand observations from the SXSW Interactive Festival.
The impact of mobile tech on health and wellness is a huge topic these days. Presenter Kate Bauer valiantly tried to take it on herself in a panel called “Bio-Networks: Using Mobile Technology to Impact Healthstyle.” Kate, [...] On the Go: Josh’s SXSW Blog, Part 1
by Josh Knowles
Couldn’t make it to Austin, Texas? Get a firsthand account of the mobile events happening this week at the SXSW Interactive Festival.
I’ve been at the SXSW Interactive conference for a couple of days now. They’ve had several good panels, already, about various issues relating to mobile technology. Not just business stuff either, but panels [...] On the Go: GDC 2008
by Josh Knowles
Game Developers Conference 2008 took place February 18 - 22 in San Francisco. Catch up with some highlights from the GDC Mobile panels.
While I was unable to attend GDC 2008 in person, I have been keeping up via the myriad blog posts, reports, videos and podcasts that have been created around it. One very cool [...] How to make your own mapping app on your N95
by Josh Knowles
Learn how to make your own customizable mapping app using Mobile Processing and the GPS on your N95.
In my last article about Mobile Processing and the N95, I showed you how to use the mLocation library to easily get the geoposition of your phone. It only took a few lines of code and was remarkably [...] How to use Mobile Processing to get GPS data with your N95
by Josh Knowles
Getting GPS data on your N95 using Mobile Processing is easier than you might think. Here’s how to do it.
If you read my previous article about Mobile Processing, you already know something about the application. The summary: it’s a programming environment for your Mac or PC that makes it much easier to write Java [...] How to write apps with Mobile Processing on your N95
by Josh Knowles
Mobile Processing is a great application that makes writing Java (or, more specifically, J2ME) apps for your N95 simple. Learn how to set up Mobile Processing and write your first application.
Mobile Processing is the mobile development side of the Processing project started by Francis Li in 2005. Both Processing and Mobile Processing are free and [...] How to get started with Python on the N95
by Josh Knowles
Find out what it takes to install Python, run a basic “Hello World!” script and get started with your own scripts on the N95.
You may have seen my previous article about how to run Python scripts on the N800, located here. While the N800 ships with built-in Python, there are a few hoops that have [...] How to script the FM radio tuner on your N800
by Josh Knowles
The Nokia N800 internet tablet has a feature you may not know about: a built-in FM radio tuner that you can script using Python. Here’s how it works.
First, let’s take a quick look at the radio. Go to “Application Manager,” select “Browse installable applications” and find “fmradio.” Install it. If you can’t find it, take [...] How to write and run Python scripts on your N800
by Josh Knowles
Put your N800 into developer mode and you’ll be able to write and run your own Python scripts. Here’s a step-by-step guide to how it works.
One of the cool things about the N800 Internet Tablet is the fact that it ships with Python installed. With this you can fairly painlessly write your own applications for [...] On the Go: “Can You See Me Now?” at Come Out & Play 2007
by Josh Knowles
Blast Theory demoed their award-winning game “Can You See Me Now?” at the Come Out & Play 2007 festival in Amsterdam.
CYSMN is a game of tag like most of us played in elementary school, except in CYSMN, the hunters run around in the city itself, while their targets are virtual avatars in a virtual [...] | 
