What is the first thing that they say after hello?:
where are you ? / wenik / fenik / where the #@!& are you ? or different combinations.
Well the rocket scientists at Microsoft are putting an end to this question, they are working on a display that shows exactly where you are. They will not be using GPS, your mobile signals will be enough to show where you are.
They got their inspiration from the Weasley clock in one of the Harry Potter movies that shows where all the members of the Weasley family are.
As an Engineer I can tell you that your mobile is reporting your current location several times a second whether you are talking on the mobile (dedicated mode) or not talking (idle mode). Your mobile is not saying you are sitting in the Salmiyah Costa having an espresso, rather it is reporting that you are 2 km from of Sultan Center and 1 km from the Fanar Complex and 500 meters from Friday's and 100 meters from Zahra complex. Then with a little trigonometry, someone can work out within 200 m accuracy where you are! if you are stationary or what speed you are moving! And if you are travelling, it can tell you which country you are in!
Cool! or maybe frightening! you decide.
You can find the article here.
who ever asks me weenich ? when they first talk to me i simply reply ..
ReplyDeleteana im talking to u :P so they stop asking this silly question. i hate it i hate it i hate it .
its cool when u're stuck somewhere in london with no taxis present..
ReplyDeleteand u call zingo taxis who find ou ur location from ur mobile phone and presto a taxi comes dashing to save u! :P
Judy: it bugs me too.
ReplyDeleteCharisma: It has some good uses
Mc: It is not a phone, _all_ phones work that way from day 0. Its just a matter of installing the hardware and software at the cell company and presto.
Haha! I can't wait to tell my mom about this. I automatically say: Hi, Shlonich? Wainich? I'm like this with everyone. But she HATES it. She pretends that she didn't hear it and keeps on talking. :P
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