If you’re a mobile geek who actually uses your handset for things besides calling your grammy, and if you like watching movies in theaters (instead of from Limewire, you pirate), then have a look at Mobio.
Mobio mashes up movie show times, theater listings, maps and directions, and reviews into a central interface. You search for your movie, find your directions, and buy your tickets, all from your handset, with minimal data entry on your part. It’s slick, your default location and other prefs are stored on its network, meaning it’s easy to use, which is key to any mobile app.
It’s a stand-alone application that you load onto your phone, not a service you get to via your phone’s browser. And we mean cellphone, not smartphone: the application works on the RAZR and a few of Samsung’s thin phones.
Unfortunately the service is limited to Sprint and Cingular customers for now, though Verizon and T-Mobile support is on the horizon. We think bringing the Web 2.0 mash-up philosophy to handsets is a fantastic idea, and this likely won’t be the only product to do use it.
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Nice.
Here in Brazil we have a similar service, it´s called u.find (www.ufind.com.br).
It´s a free mobile application, which let us find directions, maps, bars, restaurants, movies (with showtimes), traffic information and weather information.
This is sweet! I’ve been waiting for something like this all my life!
Ok, I’m having a tough time understanding how this platform is going to stand up to flash lite. The app is cute no doubt but its only meant as a showcase for the platform…
Any thoughts Oliver?