Comments on The official Google Code blog: Contextual Discovery: The Next Generation of Location-Based Services

Hi Users, could you tell me how much battery the ...

2010-06-10T16:41:27.952-07:00

Hi Users,

could you tell me how much battery the app consumes while running in the background?

Need it cause also thinking about LBS services (for a university project) and if you need this proactivity, it will somehow always have to run in the background, which might be energy consuming...

what are your experiences?

thanks

Looks like a great app and a step in the right dir...

2010-05-15T06:15:56.883-07:00

Looks like a great app and a step in the right direction for LBS.

But, why the hell would I want to know where Steeler fans congregate? (Go Ravens!)

Sorry forgot one big country Aloqa is also availab...

2010-05-13T18:57:35.972-07:00

Sorry forgot one big country Aloqa is also available in already - Germany! :) So 6 countries (US, Germany, UK, Canada, Austria, Hong Kong under the brand Yiyi), going to 7 (China) soon.

@Jim, thanks! @Salmonmoose, its available in US, ...

2010-05-13T18:56:28.773-07:00

@Jim, thanks!

@Salmonmoose, its available in US, UK, Canada, Austria, Hong Kong for now. China very soon. Entering a new country for us is just a matter of the right content partnerships with contextual content providers. Know anyone interested? :)

Sounds interesting, can you enable it for all mark...

2010-05-13T16:44:51.602-07:00

Sounds interesting, can you enable it for all markets? (I can't get it from Austrlia)

Just watched the video on your website and loved i...

2010-05-13T15:50:38.740-07:00

Just watched the video on your website and loved it!

Sorry I just now realised how the Aloqua configura...

2010-05-13T14:47:07.879-07:00

Sorry I just now realised how the Aloqua configuration screen works. Looks great have to have a peek into the API

@Janusz: On Android Aloqa runs in the background a...

2010-05-13T14:40:26.015-07:00

@Janusz: On Android Aloqa runs in the background and you'll be notified about updates of selected channels on the go. That's a first step towards "proactively notifications"

Thanks Janusz - good point. In fact, Aloqa can r...

2010-05-13T14:19:43.222-07:00

Thanks Janusz - good point.

In fact, Aloqa can run in the background and (like email) notify you of new content / messages you are subscribed to. Additionally, our SDK allows:
- device makers to embed the experience into native applications on the device and
- applications that want to be location enabled to embed Aloqa as a "tab" on their app to complement their core experience. For example see: http://www.payback.de/app (biggest German Loyalty Card Program)

Thanks Janusz - good point. In fact, Aloqa can r...

2010-05-13T14:16:51.485-07:00

Thanks Janusz - good point.

In fact, Aloqa can run in the background and (like email) notify you of new content / messages you are subscribed to. Additionally, our SDK allows:
- device makers can embed the experience into native applications on the device and
- applications that want to be location enabled can embed Aloqa as a "tab" on their app to complement their core experience. For example see: http://www.payback.de/app (biggest German Loyalty Card Program)

For more info please write to us, info@aloqa.com

Sounds like they have understood the problem. But ...

2010-05-13T14:11:16.324-07:00

Sounds like they have understood the problem. But it also sounds as if they believe Aloqua is a solution. But I have to start Aloqua and look at it proactively to find something near to me. Therefor Aloqua also isn't the solution to the bring you the right LBS.

The Aloqa API in effect allows brands to personali...

2010-05-13T14:08:52.185-07:00

The Aloqa API in effect allows brands to personalize real time messages to users on the go... notifying someone their favorite Nike shoes are on sale at the store close to them, or that a last.fm concert they will probably like is playing this weekend.