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Location Tool For Firefox

Firefox is set to offer a location tool called the Geode Project as an add-on to its browser. The tool will let websites find the physical location of a computer.

That’s all well and good, but what’s the use of it? Well, if you’re in a strange town and want restaurant or shopping recommendations, it could prove very useful for instance.

The technology comes from Skyhook, which already has a system called Loki, able to detect the location of a computer to within 10 or 20 meters, according to the BBC.  Read more...

Yahoo’s Fire Eagle Tracks User Locations

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After a while in private beta, Yahoo’s Brickhouse development group has set loose public beta of Fire Eagle, a new service that aims to be a centralized hub for users to tap into location-aware Internet applications. The idea is that users update their location info via Fire Eagle—ideally via a mobile phone, but using the Web works too—and a myriad of location aware services will all be able to pick up that information and work their location-specific magic for that users—like alerting you to nearby friends, a great restaurant nearby, updating traffic information, getting directions…and, no doubt one day, being subjected to location-specific ads.

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MyLoki Lets Users Publish Their Location

MyLoki Lets Users Publish Their Location

Location-based services are becoming all the rage, particularly amongst social networking and mobile applications. So SkyHook Wireless has announced MyLoki a new service that lets users feed their “Loki” location—their physical location based on their current Wi-Fi hotspot— to social networking sites like Facebook, location directories like Yahoo’s Fire Eagle, and even personal Web sites, Google MyMaps, and “microblog” services like Google’s Jaiku.

“Hundreds of thousands of people have downloaded Loki already,” said SkyHook co-founder and VP of business development Mike Shean, in a statement. “MyLoki will make it easier to create new experiences in the physical world and share your experiences in the digital world.”

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Verizon: 95 Pct of Users Locatable by 911

In the dark ages, before cellular telephones were a de rigor part of the modern wardrobe, one of the advantages touted about the technology was the idea of improved emergency services. With cellular phones, companies argued, everyone from stranded motorists to hikers to senior citizens to

JiWire Offers Offline Hotspot Directory

JiWire’s Portable Hotspot Locator provides mobile professionals with an easy-to-use software application to find Wi-Fi access points (i.e. ‘hotspots’) around the world.

The directory is downloadable for MacOS, Windows and Linux. JiWire offers three versions of the database; a laptop, a PDA, and a WAP-enabled wireless phone edition.

Laptop-toting business travelers can search for hotspots by Country, State, City, Zip Code, Location Type (Cafes, Hotels, Airports…), or by specific Wireless Internet Service Provider. Once a desired location is found, users who have a live Internet connection can also access maps and driving directions on JiWire’s website.  Read more...

NTT DoCoMo intros first wireless GPS phone

The easy-to-use GPS mobile phone enables users to determine their location at the mere touch of a button, and download maps and information about the area. GPS accuracy is within 10-50 meters.

Users will have access to eight different types of GPS content available from eight information providers, including public transportation and restaurant data, as well as routing to help pinpoint specific locations.

Users can also let others know their location by inputting the URL of their position into an e-mail, which can be sent to any i-mode compatible handset. In addition, a memo function allows users to store location information, including maps, telephone numbers and addresses, for easy access at a later date.  Read more...

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