Finnish mall rats take Nokia’s WiFi positioning system for a test drive
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Nokia is currently testing an indoor positioning system at the Kamppi Shopping Center in Helsinki that lets users triangulate their position from a series of WiFi transmitters on their Nokia S60 cellphone. The handset runs an app that allows users to pinpoint their location on a map of the mall, send SMS messages with their location to fellow shoppers, and find the shortest route to the Orange Julius (or its Finnish counterpart). Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a company try to make GPS-like positioning viable indoors, but it may be the first that’s expressly designed to enable your shopping addiction. We’ll be keeping an eye out for further developments — in the meantime, peep the video demonstration after the break.
[Via Switched]
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