Cellphedia

May 3, 2005 9:21 PM

Cellphedia is a thesis project created by Limor Garcia (NYU). It's a cell phone application that allows to send and receive encyclopedia-type inquiries through Text messaging. A user will be able to get all the information they need – from “how old is the queen of England?” to “how many miles is the Brooklyn Bridge?” – through a real-time social network, while walking in the street.
posted by stbalbach (6 comments total)

Neat. I am wondering if it doesn't make more sense to put people sitting at actual keyboards on the receiving end, though, since the vast majority of questions probably can't take one-liners for an answer.
posted by bhance at 9:45 PM on May 3, 2005

I see the future, and it's nerdy as hell.
posted by Busithoth at 10:56 PM on May 3, 2005

Damn, you guys are still really behind with this whole cell phone thing in the States...
posted by runkelfinker at 12:54 AM on May 4, 2005

I have been using this way too much.
posted by Pockets at 5:27 PM on May 4, 2005

I'm guessing that this will improve the test scores of cell-phone toting students.
posted by JJ86 at 8:08 PM on May 4, 2005

I am wondering if it doesn't make more sense to put people sitting at actual keyboards on the receiving end..

The UK has something that does just that.
posted by Drexen at 7:21 AM on May 5, 2005