Ow, this is really a great plugin which will enhance your browsing experience in a very profound way. Read my additional suggestions for future development of this plugin at the end of this post.
So there you are browsing the web with your PC looking for
- a place to eat,
- a colleagues phone number, or
- some cool ringtones to download.
With the help of modern search engines you find the contact information easily. So what do you do next? You grab your phone and start entering the number you have found manually to your contacts. After entering the information you probably call the restaurant to reserve a table or send an SMS to your colleague.
What if you could simply just click the number and select what you want to do?
Actually, you can. We have created a browser plugin and phone software package that let’s you remote control your phone from your PC web browser. On the phone we have used the Mobile Web Server and Python for S60 as a platform. The browser functionality is implemented on top of GreaseMonkey plugin.
Example
Let’s assume you want to book a table at Restaurant Zetor in Helsinki. First you find the web page, for example with Google search. Then you click the phone number, which brings up this pop-up.
Clicking the call-button will initiate the call. You can also edit the number prior to calling, hang up the call, send a SMS to the number, and add the number to your contacts.
[ source: Nokia Research Center]
Development of plugins like these are what we need… It seems so easy yet someone has to make the link between two separate entities. A very nice Job Nokia!
I hope that this get developed even further, cause I can think of a few other implementations:
- Adding address details (starting point and point of arrival) to your Nokia Mapping software with 1 click
- Adding emailaddresses and websites to contact details in your phone’s phonebook
- Adding events to your calendar with 1 click…
- Setting background images to your phone’s theme
Any other ideas? Developers… READ THIS! 