Monday, November 08, 2004
Yacht race sails onto mobiles
I have a strong personal interest in yacht racing; I race most weekends, for example - but it is also at the forefront of mobile communications, especially in extreme environments. The Vendee Globe can be followed on the web with satellite comms providing updates of the boats positions automatically and email and webcams streaming back reports and semi-live images. But now this is being packaged and targetted to mobile devices, giving users the ability to see how Nick Moloney is doing on his boat.
It's interesting, but I'm not sure why I would pay £1.50 a day or £3 per week for the next 3 months to see less good information than I can get for free on the website - the ability to see it when on the train isn't that much value, really.
I've worked in this space too - sometimes as a yacht skipper, but more with looking at how we can best present data to teams of people when racing a yacht. But around alone is a very different issue - 4 hours sleep in every 24 in periods of 20 minutes at a time, vast physical effort and mental stress, keeping on top of the weather and tactical situation. It's living life to the full, for sure.
I have a strong personal interest in yacht racing; I race most weekends, for example - but it is also at the forefront of mobile communications, especially in extreme environments. The Vendee Globe can be followed on the web with satellite comms providing updates of the boats positions automatically and email and webcams streaming back reports and semi-live images. But now this is being packaged and targetted to mobile devices, giving users the ability to see how Nick Moloney is doing on his boat.
It's interesting, but I'm not sure why I would pay £1.50 a day or £3 per week for the next 3 months to see less good information than I can get for free on the website - the ability to see it when on the train isn't that much value, really.
I've worked in this space too - sometimes as a yacht skipper, but more with looking at how we can best present data to teams of people when racing a yacht. But around alone is a very different issue - 4 hours sleep in every 24 in periods of 20 minutes at a time, vast physical effort and mental stress, keeping on top of the weather and tactical situation. It's living life to the full, for sure.
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