Convergence in Media: The Social (R)evolution

This is another official update to the original “Shift Happens” video. This completely new Autumn 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist.

Here are a few cheeky mobile facts taken from the video:

• The Mobile Device will be the worlds primary connection tool to the internet in 2020
• The computer in mobile phones today is 1 million times cheaper, 1000 times more powerful, and 100,000 times smaller than the computer built by MIT in 1965 (read more…)

Nokia’s Augmented Reality Vision: A Reality too Far?

Augmented Reality is very much the tech of the moment, and is slowly but surely being phased into mobile handsets across the board. Although the market is becoming quickly saturated with augmented reality applications and brand campaigns, as a functional utility it is proving fruitful. Layar is a current favourite of mine, but there are plenty of applications out there already.

However what for the future? (read more…)

Welcome to Mobsessed!

To those of you arriving from the Mobile Advertising Matters domain, don’t be confused! This is simply the new blog of Carl Martin! If you are after some of my old material, you can still find it all at the old site!

In the mean time, please enjoy the new blog!