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Brian · 01-24-2006, 06:35 AM

I've been waiting for this to be revived because it will allow for some pretty powerful data sharing capabilities. Apple Newtons have been web serving for years using Newton Personal Data Sharing which allows someone to serve up websites, share their addressbook, notes, and calendar. You can see Newtons serving up websites and sharing data at these sites:

Grant Hutchinson's Newton (Live Screenshot)
David Shultz Jr's Newton (Live Screenshot)

Wtih the right permissions and security protocols, you could serve up live access to your calender, documents, files, photos, etc, which allows for some truly innovative capabilities on our handhelds. You could share your entire calendar, giving different permissions for how much you allow certain people to see. Friends and family members, for example, could see times and details. Co-workers could see only items marked "business". You could then grant permission to others to see only that you are "unavailable" at certain times. Combine this with iCal and vCards, and people could check your schedule then request a meeting or appointment, then if they have adequate permissions, tentatively schedule and appointment subject to your approval.

If you want to share your location with friends and family members for example but don't want your cell phone provider or a web service tracking you, then having your phone serving up this data to authorized people only solves a major privacy concern.

There are tons of other applications, and this example is only scratching the surface. Nokia is well known for their expertise and focus on mobile social software, and this news is a step in the right direction and is long overdue. This will help transform mobile computing and personal information sharing.

Brian

01-24-2006, 06:35 AM	#2
Brian MobileRead Editor Posts: 447 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts Device: Treo 700p, Zodiac2	I've been waiting for this to be revived because it will allow for some pretty powerful data sharing capabilities. Apple Newtons have been web serving for years using Newton Personal Data Sharing which allows someone to serve up websites, share their addressbook, notes, and calendar. You can see Newtons serving up websites and sharing data at these sites: Grant Hutchinson's Newton (Live Screenshot) David Shultz Jr's Newton (Live Screenshot) Wtih the right permissions and security protocols, you could serve up live access to your calender, documents, files, photos, etc, which allows for some truly innovative capabilities on our handhelds. You could share your entire calendar, giving different permissions for how much you allow certain people to see. Friends and family members, for example, could see times and details. Co-workers could see only items marked "business". You could then grant permission to others to see only that you are "unavailable" at certain times. Combine this with iCal and vCards, and people could check your schedule then request a meeting or appointment, then if they have adequate permissions, tentatively schedule and appointment subject to your approval. If you want to share your location with friends and family members for example but don't want your cell phone provider or a web service tracking you, then having your phone serving up this data to authorized people only solves a major privacy concern. There are tons of other applications, and this example is only scratching the surface. Nokia is well known for their expertise and focus on mobile social software, and this news is a step in the right direction and is long overdue. This will help transform mobile computing and personal information sharing. Brian