So those helpful people at the Met Office (weather forecasting, for our non-UK readers) have delivered an App for the iPhone that lets you check out the weather in lots of lovely detail. Well actually, the work was outsourced to a mobile developer, but that’s fine – because all the content is there, and that’s what we need to see!

In this case the content is weather data, including:

• 5-day weather forecasts
• National severe weather alerts
• Daily national and regional weather maps
• UK rainfall radar and satellite imagery
• Save and access your favourite locations

The best part, I suppose, is that the App is free – not always a good indicator of quality, but I think in this case it should be pretty reasonable.

Met Office Weather Application / £free [iTunes link]

[Via: TechDigest]

According to my buddy Ron over at 3d-display-info.com, PureDepth have announced that they have acquired a patent for Multi-Layer 3D OLED displays. PureDepth Multi-Layer-Displays (MLD) use two or more displays that are placed one in front of the other to create 3D effects. These 3D displays do not require glasses and provide real depth!

One of the markets the PureDepth are targeting are mobile devices, and OLEDs are becoming more and more popular in that market. Up until now PureDepth had only LCD related patents, but now they can work on 3D OLEDs, too – which is a pretty sweet bit of news!

If these guys can make 3D work (properly) on a mobile device, you are looking at the next generation of screen technology I reckon – time will tell, of course. You can check out more about PureDepth here.

[Via: 3d-display-info.com]

O2 has announced an exclusive sponsorship deal with Shazam which will allow it to deliver highly targeted ads for its Priority Tickets service to Shazam users. Customers will be served relevant ads for O2 (NYSE: TEF) Priority pre-sales based on the music they have tagged through Shazam’s iPhone application. The dynamic ads will be delivered using 4th Screen Advertising’s ad serving platform, Mpression.

In case you were wondering what O2 Priority Tickets is, its a unique offer for O2 customers which gives them the ability to purchase tickets for gigs at The O2 and O2 Academy venues up to 48 hours before they go on general sale. O2’s sponsorship of Shazam’s iPhone app means that customers will only see adverts for pre-sales which they might be interested in based on the artists or tracks they have tagged using Shazam. For example, if a Cheryl Cole pop song is identified and she’s performing at The O2 or one of the O2 Academy venues, the ad will promote the gig.

These relevant and contextual ads will be delivered using a variety of formats including standard banners and integrated links. Shazam’s iPhone app is free to download via the App Store.

It all seems fairly reasonable, and I think could be quite potentially, as long as the targeting is accurate, and not too intrusive.

Wowzer! The Android-powered Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Nexus One rocks in to an online shop in the UK, packing serious heat in the pricing department! Play.com, a popular online retailer for music, DVDs, and more recently mobile technology, has a listing for the Google Nexus One – and it’s on there for a hefty £599!

Apparently it’s going to be available from 16th February, which is great – my only issue is the pricing differential. If you work back the currency exchange rate for buying one direct, you’d be coming in at under £400 for sure – which means there is a £200 premium? A bit harsh, if that’s right.

Anyhow, if you want one of these badboys, then you have options – and widely varying prices to boot! Check out the play.com listing here, and the main Google pages for the Nexus One here.

[Via: TechDigest]

Wow. Check out the rate of progress on the hardware accessories front – in this case Pico Projectors! Typically you might find connectivity between a mobile device and a pico-projector (be it iPhone, Android device, or other), but in this case, the device has its own DVB-T tuner!

The ADPP-450 Pro will have 800×600 resolution, can project images up to 150″, and will have a 200:1 contrast – nice! The LED based projector also has a built-in 4 Watt speaker and can accept A/V, VGA, USB and SD (not sure what file types are supported on the memory card and USB). It weights 390 grams. The battery is external.

Well it’s a cool box of tricks – if I can get my hands on one, I might even come back with a review on it!

[Via: picoprojector-info.com]

Wow. Check out the rate of progress on the hardware accessories front – in this case Pico Projectors! Typically you might find connectivity between a mobile device and a pico-projector (be it iPhone, Android device, or other), but in this case, the device has its own DVB-T tuner!

The ADPP-450 Pro will have 800×600 resolution, can project images up to 150″, and will have a 200:1 contrast – nice! The LED based projector also has a built-in 4 Watt speaker and can accept A/V, VGA, USB and SD (not sure what file types are supported on the memory card and USB). It weights 390 grams. The battery is external.

Well it’s a cool box of tricks – if I can get my hands on one, I might even come back with a review on it!

[Via: picoprojector-info.com]

GyPSii and Telmap have jointly announced today a partnership to develop and introduce advanced location-based social networking as part of Telmap’s Mobile Location Companion.

As part of the cooperation, Telmap will introduce social networking and user-generated content, to the Telmap5 Mobile Location Companion using GyPSii’s Open API, OpenExperience.  Telmap5 will offer users access to all their networks of friends across social networks including Facebook and Twitter.  The integration with GyPSii’s Open API empowers Telmap5 mobile users to access and contribute location-aware content, sharing locations, read and post recommendations, videos, pictures, find friends, events, and places, geo-blog, and more — all in one app!

“The Telmap-GyPSii enabled offering is fully supportive of people’s desire to explore their surroundings and interact with friends around them not only while at home, but also while on-the-go,” said Oren Nissim, Telmap CEO.  “GyPSii and Telmap share a vision to offer operators the ultimate location companion they need in order to maintain their subscriber’s loyalty through an excellent solution and a superior user experience, and we are sure that this new cooperation will open up additional opportunities for operators to achieve just that.”

I’ve a feeling this won’t be the last location-related App that we see with social features – now GPS is common on devices, as are Apps generally, you can expect a melding/mashup of all sorts of data in the coming 12 months!

You can check out Telmap here and GyPSii here.

GyPSii and Telmap have jointly announced today a partnership to develop and introduce advanced location-based social networking as part of Telmap’s Mobile Location Companion.

As part of the cooperation, Telmap will introduce social networking and user-generated content, to the Telmap5 Mobile Location Companion using GyPSii’s Open API, OpenExperience.  Telmap5 will offer users access to all their networks of friends across social networks including Facebook and Twitter.  The integration with GyPSii’s Open API empowers Telmap5 mobile users to access and contribute location-aware content, sharing locations, read and post recommendations, videos, pictures, find friends, events, and places, geo-blog, and more — all in one app!

“The Telmap-GyPSii enabled offering is fully supportive of people’s desire to explore their surroundings and interact with friends around them not only while at home, but also while on-the-go,” said Oren Nissim, Telmap CEO.  “GyPSii and Telmap share a vision to offer operators the ultimate location companion they need in order to maintain their subscriber’s loyalty through an excellent solution and a superior user experience, and we are sure that this new cooperation will open up additional opportunities for operators to achieve just that.”

I’ve a feeling this won’t be the last location-related App that we see with social features – now GPS is common on devices, as are Apps generally, you can expect a melding/mashup of all sorts of data in the coming 12 months!

You can check out Telmap here and GyPSii here.