Disqus
For those who want to read the complete idea check it out here
Here is a summary: Whenever you need something from your phone: a picture you just took, a calendar entry, your todo list, etc. Instead of having to sync up with your PC you run this little application on your phone, which locks the keys on your phone, but now you can go to ANY PC, enter in a URL and bam you have one website that allows you to access, modify, delete any piece of information stored on your device. Basically remove the syncing part, turn your phone into a webserver. Once your finished you turn off this application either from the website or from the phone directly and get back to your business.
I wrote about the latest releases of Python for S60, but I never really checked it out since I’m not a developer. Today I downloaded the reference pdf and gave it a good once over. I’m utterly convinced that it’s possible to write such an application.
For Contact manipulation read page 41, ToDo manipulation page 48, Calendar Page 50, file system commands page 9. That PDF gives me hope that what I have in my head can be implemented, especially before 2008. I just wish I had access to some Nokia developers who want to work on this in their spare time.
PS: It’s not "my" idea, I don’t want to make money off this, I just want to see it come to fruition as a consumer and passionate user.
UPDATE: Found this with some googling
Being able to run Apache on a mobile phone is rather interesting in itself but still not much more than a quirk unless it can be accessed from a browser outside the device itself. Our target was to make it possible to access a webserver running on a mobile phone, equipped with a standard operator SIM, from any browser on the Internet, at any time.
Initially we utilized a Bluetooth PAN network but although that already is useful – it provides for the possibility of accessing functionality on the phone using a big screen and proper keyboard – it is quite limited compared with what access over the cellular network would imply.
Providing access to a mobile phone from the Internet is not straightforward, as operators typically employ firewalls that prevent access from the Internet to phones inside that firewall. By implementing a custom gateway we could circumvent that limitation and we are now able to provide a webserver on a mobile phone with a global URL than can be accessed from any browser. In a sense, the mobile phone has now finally become a full member of the Internet.
Source: Nokia Research <– Just read the whole page, too much content to copy+paste
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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