BrokenFloppy » pointandfind http://brokenfloppy.com Reviews, Tutorials, Opinions Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:18:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Nokia Point & Find Update http://brokenfloppy.com/2009/05/nokia-point-find-update/ http://brokenfloppy.com/2009/05/nokia-point-find-update/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 19:00:28 +0000 cypress http://brokenfloppy.com/?p=108 As of today, May 4th, 2009, Nokia has released an update to it’s Point & Find application which I reviewed a few weeks ago. They say that it is still an early beta and it has some known issues.

Unfortunately I can not test this version out as it only supports S60 Version 3 FP1 devices, and right now I am using a N85, which is a FP2 device.

As of now the app is only supported in the US and UK. However, if you click the US link you can download the SISX file. Here is a link to that page. If that does not work for you, download it here (its the N95 8GB version).

If you have used it and would like to submit a review, please write a comment and I will get in touch with you.

]]> http://brokenfloppy.com/2009/05/nokia-point-find-update/feed/ 4 Nokia’s Point & Find http://brokenfloppy.com/2009/04/nokias-point-find/ http://brokenfloppy.com/2009/04/nokias-point-find/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:11:57 +0000 cypress http://brokenfloppy.com/?p=81 Nokia just launched its Point & Find utility. The premise is amazing, point your phone’s camera at any object and the phone will automatically query the Internet and bring you all the information you want about the said object. In reality, this is a beta and it still needs work.  

The beta supports two items – movie posters and bar codes. I have yet to try it with a barcode, but my experience with a movie poster was pretty appaling. I set my access point to WiFi and pointed the camera at my Transporter 3 poster. After about 3 minutes of a scrolling loading bar, the phone determined that the poster was of Twilight and offered to show me a trailer and some other things. 

What dissapointed me was that it took so long for the software to download the information, even though it was linked to my university’s wireless network which is pretty damn fast. It is also bad that it confused the Transporter 3 poster for Twilight which look nothing alike

On a more positive note I am glad that such software exists. Given enough time and testing this could be amazing. Just imagine going to a new town/city/country and pointing your device at a building or sign and you can get any information you need. Also, the barcode feature would be amazing, if it works. I know that many people who have purchased the T-Mobile G1 have done so mainly because of their barcode reading applications, and there is no reason why a Nokia device , which has a much better camera, can not do the same. The only problem for me, is that my Nokia N82 runs only on EDGE.

You can find out more about Point & Find on Nokia’s site.

Current devices supported are: N82, N95, N95 8GB, N76, N81, N81 8GB, E51, E66, 6290, 6124 Classic, 6161 Classic, 6120 Classic, 6110 Navigator and 5700 XpressMusic

If you are in the USA, here is the direct link to the download page.

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