I wasn't carried away. I was just anticipating what a big client would ask for - a jump on the competition. Something more "high-tech".
Overbuilding at least at the concept stage will allow for the placement of hooks for future expansion of the idea in future versions. sqb On 8 September 2011 10:27, Pete <p...@mollysrevenge.com> wrote: > I think the original post talked about keying in a number to get the right > recording? I know users aren't always the smartest people in the world > (including myself as one) but if I see a big number next to an object and > the app is telling me to key in a number, I'm pretty sure I could figure > that out! > > I think we sometimes get carried away with trying to squeeze the last drop > of blood out of possible technological implementations when a lower tech > approach would work just as well, if not better. > > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > > > The only thing that comes to mind that an iPhone would be able to use is > a > > barcode. You would have to be able to access the camera, and the older > > iPhones have crappy cameras so no workie with them. Seems like a > non-starter > > right there, especially if you want the user to actually scan the bar > code! > > > > Otherwise you would need a proprietary device that detected a minimum > > physical distance to a sensor node to trigger the appropriate recording, > > which plugged into the bottom of the iPhone, which means design and > > manufacturing and all that. Without that it's all academic isn't it? > > > > Bob > > > > > > On Sep 7, 2011, at 7:03 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > > > > > THe programming is the fun part. Getting the right recording to trigger > > is > > > the hard part. Something that uses the sensory stuff in the phone, > can't > > > depend on users to sort it out. > > > > > > On 7 September 2011 19:00, Admin <ad...@mfelkerco.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> That should not be very hard to program. Of course, it does depend > > >> on the final deployment format. > > >> > > >> Mike > > >> > > >> On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 02:04:41 > > >> +0100, Peter Alcibiades wrote: > > >> > > >>> Anyone know of an audioguide app in > > >> livecode? The kind of thing you get in > > >>> some museums now. where you > > >> walk around entering a number and it plays you > > >>> a more or less > > >> interesting audio clip about the exhibit you are looking at. > > >>> > > >>> > > >> Peter > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> > > >> use-livecode mailing list > > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com [1] > > >>> Please > > >> visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > > >> preferences: > > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > >> [2] > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Links: > > >> ------ > > >> [1] mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > >> [2] > > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> use-livecode mailing list > > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > >> subscription preferences: > > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephen Barncard > > > San Francisco Ca. USA > > > > > > more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
