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Mobile Monday Boston tomorrow night with demos from US and UK companies

scottjanousek — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:22:54 +0000

If you’re in the Boston arena tomorrow night, there’s a Mobile Monday going on where companies from both the US as well as from the UK will be demoing. The event is sponsored by UK Trade and Investment. Registration is REQUIRED for this event.

What: MomoBoston
When: Monday, March 8 : Doors at 6:30, event starts at 7:00pm
Where: Intercontinental Hotel Boston, 510 Atlantic Ave. (Map)

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UK Companies

Apollo Mobile
Apollo has developed a cutting-edge mobile content management platform RE4CTOR which uniquely enables real-time user interaction with most types of content (audio, video text and image).

Tattu Mobile
Tattu creates, develops, manufactures, and supplies niche consumer electronic products.

i-migo
Compatible with any Bluetooth-enabled phone with SyncML, i-migo is a portable device which backs up all data on the phone, and notifies the user if their phone goes out of a 10m range of the i-migo. This prevents the phone being left unattended and at risk of being lost or stolen.

Rummble
Rummble makes it easy to find people and places nearby you’ll love. Rummbles enables users to find personalized recommendations for a location very quickly. Instead of a traditional search, Rummble uses an algorithm that creates a personal ‘trust network’ for each user by calculating who they trust for different types of content.

ustwo
ustwo is a creative design studio based in London and Malmo specialising in pioneering graphical user interfaces that drive the services and products of some of the world’s leading brands.

Boston Companies

Textaurant
Textaurant aims to create a dialogue between restaurants and patrons through the use of technology. Beginning with text messages that update patrons waiting for a table, and extending both before and after the meal, Textaurant connects restaurants with their customers for a more satisfying experience.

Fluent Mobile
Fluent Mobile, a pioneer in mobile content organization and delivery, develops applications that bring the speed, reliability and convenience of desktop Web browsing to handheld devices. The creators of Fluent News.

Celtra
Celtra’s “software-as-a-service” provides a web-based, easy-to-use, on-demand platform for integrated mobile marketing. Celtra gives clients a wide range of creative flexibility, improved mobile distribution, and world-class optimization and analytics tools. Celtra offers managed services in addition to their SaaS platform for agencies and brands that need a deeper contribution for their mobile marketing campaigns.

BarMax
A start-up company bringing bar exam prep to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Creators of the famous $1k iPhone app.

Hello Vino
Available on any mobile device, Hello Vino is a free wine pairing and recommendation guide that assists the beginner wine consumer with advice in the store or restaurant. Using a simple, step-by-step question and answer process, Hello Vino delivers wine recommendations based on your meal, an occasion, favorite tastes and flavors, or a country and region. Hello Vino will provide a specific brand recommendation for the perfect bottle of wine – anywhere, anytime. www.hellovino.com

Goodbye 2009 … Hello 2010!

scottjanousek — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:12:03 +0000

Happy New Year!

2009 is coming to a close, and I thought I’d take some time to reflect back on some highlights from 2009 in regards to my work (*specifically* in the Flash realm), as well as make some work related New Years resolutions for 2010.

2009 was a transition, work-wise for me, as I took on new platforms in the mobile and device space … it’s always fun learning new devices and platforms, some of which run Flash, and others which do not.

In 2009, I also did more traveling than I’ve ever done in one year (bring on those reward miles)!

Here are some of the highlights, condensed into a very short blog post.

2009 Work Highlights:

Worked on a number of Flash Mobile and Device projects (i.e. Flash Lite projects).
Worked on a project including one that involved early Flash Player 10 and AS3 on a device. Look for more of this in 2010!
AdvancED: Flash on Devices shipped in 2009! (follow up book to the 2006 book, Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices)
Expanded onto into several platforms for projects : Android, webOS, iPhone, and others.

Some Stuff I learned in 2009:

Updated myself to ActionScript 3 and Flash Player 10.x … even though I’m still doing AS2 projects on devices.
Learned Objective-C and got some of my first iPhone Development work.
Learned enough Android to do some simple projects.
Learned Palm’s Mojo platform and created some webOS Apps.
Learned some OpenFrameworks, and got more interested in Physical Computing (for fun).
… and lots more!

2009 Travel (Conferences, User Group talks, etc):

Gave a talk at Multi-mania 2009 ( Kortrijk, Belgium), “The App Store Revolution Craze”.
Delivered a talk at FlashPitt 2009 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) on Brewing Non-PC Flash Experiences.
Attended Adobe MAX 2009 (Los Angeles) which was very cool.
Traveled to FITC Mobile 2009 (Toronto, Canada) in September 2009 to give a talk on “Practical Design and Development with Flash on Mobile and Devices “.
Attended FOTB 2009 (Brighton, UK), had lots of fun, and learned from passionate folks within the Flash community.
Attended my 1st Mobile Art && Code 2009 (CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
Attended iPhone Developer’s Conference in Boston in October, and learned a ton of about present and potential future of the iPhone Platform.
Attended a ton of Mobile Monday Boston events, learned from a lot of folks smarter than me, and met a lot of great people in my industry (and area!).
Gave a talk at Mass Mobile on “Flash on Devices”.
Gave a talk, “Brewing Flash Experiences on Non-PC Devices” at the 1st Flash and Beer festival, Flash on Tap in Boston, which was awesome.

Most Memorable Gadgets of 2009:

Invested into a litl webbook … one of the first “netbook” class devices on market that’s Flash Enabled (and not running Microsoft Windows).
Upgraded from my iPhone to a 3GS.
Invested into a Kindle DX, and started using it as my primary reading device for PDF’s and tech books.
Upgraded to a Nintendo DSi.
Got my first Android device, the HTC Hero.
Invested into a Palm Pre, which has turned out to be a pretty cool device, and one that is easy to develop for.
Started playing with some Bug.
Started using my LiveScribe pulse pen … awesome for lectures and conferences!

2010 Resolutions (Flash work related):

Help make Flash and the City an awesome event in May 14-16, 2010, NY.
Get myself to FITC in Toronto (April) – I’ve missed the last 2 years (although I did make it to Toronto to FITC Mobile).
Do more technical writing (more on this soon).
Working on Android devices, even outside of the mobile realm …
Deploying more iPhone games to the App Store.
Doing more “Digital Home/Living” type projects.
More physical computing projects.
Learn everything new about Adobe CS5, including Device Central CS5 and in the ins/outs of Flash CS5 publish to iPhone.
… there are more, but I can’t reveal all my endeavors with potential competitors out there.

I met a lot of nice folks in 2009, and hope to reconnect in 2010, as well as connect with new folks. Look forward to seeing a lot of you in 2010.

Happy New Year to all, and I wish everyone love, happiness, and health in the next year!

Momo Boston 9/30: Mobile Ads for Apps and Mobile Web

scottjanousek — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:29:42 +0000

Looks like on Sept 30th, there’s an upcoming Mobile Monday meeting scheduled for Boston. Yep, it’s a on Wed, not a Monday, so we’re just all going to have to pretend, now aren’t we.

Looks like this event on is mobile advertising for apps and mobile web. The format is a discussion panel.

Panelists Include:

Bill Scott – VP Sales and Business Development, GetJar

Andy Milller – CEO, Quattro Wireless

Jason Jacobs – Founder, Runkeeper

Seth Priebatsch – CEO, SCVNGR

Moderator: Shikhar Ghosh, Senior Lecturer Harvard Business School

It’s also sponsored by GetJar (yep, same guys offering up Flash Lite content with their service), CommonAngels, and Cooley.

Here’s more of the logistics:

LOCATION: Boston Harbor Hotel
DATE: WEDNESDAY (got it, Wednesday!) September 30th. Doors at 6:30 PM EST, event starts at 7 PM EST
COST: Free – but registration is required to attend. http://momobostonsept09.eventbrite.com/
COCKTAILS: Provided
PARKING: $29 at the hotel, cheaper parking by the Barking Crab, Courthouse, and Aquarium.
MBTA: South Station, Government Center, Aquarium

Updated info, can be found here.

Kero Mobile at MIT MomoBoston.com event

scottjanousek — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:16:01 +0000

Alessandro shows some mobile “wares” at Mobile Monday Boston at MIT

momoboston.com – Boston Mobile Company Demos on April 27, 2009

scottjanousek — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:52:40 +0000

There is an upcoming momoboston.com event on April 27, 2009, here are the logistics:

Boston Mobile Company Demos – Featured Speaker Governor Deval Patrick

Join us on Monday, April 27, 2009, for a special Mobile Monday Boston event with featured speaker Governor Deval Patrick.

This event is generously sponsored by Wilmer Hale and Apperian.

A diverse set of mobile companies will deliver rapid-fire, 5 minute presentations on their business models, apps, and products.

Please note that registration will start at 5:30, and the event will start at 6:15pm (earlier than usual).

Demos Provided by:

Apperian
eInk
Geocade
Locale
Mobile Ed
Olin College
TripChill
Viximo
Valtus Mobile

Date: Monday, April 27th, 2009. Doors open at 5:30pm. Event starts at 6:15pm.

Cost: Free – but registration via Eventbrite is required to attend.

Cocktails: Provided

Location: Fairmont Copley Plaza (map)

MBTA: Green Line – Copley, Orange Line / Commuter Rail – Back Bay

Parking: Just $9 around the corner at 100 Clarendon

We are grateful for the support of our sponsors, Wilmer Hale and Apperian.

The last “momo” attracted 400 people. Maybe there is something to this being the “year of mobile” after all.