October 12, 2006
Virtual GPS
Don't have GPS capability in your mobile phone or PDA? The Navizon Web API from Mexens Technology can pinpoint users by triangulating signals from nearby Wi-Fi access points. This location can then be used as a reference point to show the user additional location-based information such as nearby stores, banks and restaurants.
This functionality could be teamed up with the mobile click-to-call/ pay-per-call that Microsoft and Ingenio are now offering (jointly with Ingenio). It could be a great way to promote local businesses in cities that are offering municipal Wi-Fi. Given that cell phone use is expected to increase all over the world - particularly with dual-mode Wi-Fi/ cellular phones, there is likely to be a market for such services.
[sources: Wireless IQ, Biz Yahoo]
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