WidSets – Widgets on your mobile phone
By Dusan Belic on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 at 5:56 AM PST In Java, Nokia, Services
You have probably already heard of widgets – little virtual tools that you can use to read the latest news, check out weather forecasts, or view the latest TV or movie entries, among other things. If you haven’t you should give them a try – they’re a great way of staying on top of things and getting up-to-date information.
Now, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has created WidSets, a service that lets you use widgets on your cell phone. This way you get to enjoy easy and convenient access to services and information wherever and whenever you want to — and as there are hundreds of widgets being developed every day, from simple RSS feeds to picture blog viewers, the idea is that you won’t get bored any time soon.
The WidSets solution consists of a mobile Java client application, a web site for widget discovery and creation, and a server back-end that optimizes content and pushes it to out to mobile devices.
Best of all, it’s free. Nokia encourages all developers to try out the service and even make their own WidSets.
