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Semantic search has been shown off before, and there have even been trials and full-blown service launches of visual mobile search services. But, 23half Inc.’s Thrrum MMS Search is the first ever visual mobile search service available in the US – specifically for Sprint and AT&T subscribers. The service is available through each carrier’s MMS picture messaging service.
23half wants to turn “any text that you see around you becomes a hyperlink that can be “clicked” upon with your camera phone.” And, in doing so, takes visual search to the next level.
Sprint and AT&T subscribers can try out Thrrum MMS Search by sending an MMS picture message to m@thrrum.com. The service will analyze any picture of a book, a product label or any printed material and return relevant product information to the user. The service is still beta, but it’s free.
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
