Blog #4

In preparing for our first exam, the last topics we covered in this weeks lecture were input vs. output. We briefly covered the topics of digital cameras and services such as voice recognition. We learned that 1 megapixel= 1 million pixels and their is a certain way to figure out how many mega pixels you need to print something. Granted, with PhotoConnect you do not need to print out the picture you captured, but this is helpful just incase you were too. Our company would need this information to design the application to be compatible with any computer so the clarity of the picture was well when printed. Another topic that was covered was voice recognition. It will take a lot of samples to perfect this form of search engine, but one way I could advance PhotoConnect would be to add a walkie talkie type addition so that you could easily contact the person you were trying to contact without closing out of the application or making a phone call. Just a click of a button and you would be in contact with that person.

The main topic that we covered regarding to input innovation was RFID. RFID is a system which transmits the identity of an object or person wirelessly using radio waves. One way the RFID tag could benefit PhotoConnect would be if it checked you into where someone else was. Similar to the SuperBowl idea we covered in class, if you and a friend both had the PhotoConnect app and are trying to go to the same place, the RFID tag would be able to tell you that someone in your area was going to the same place as you! This sounds a lot more complicated than it has to be but in reality, it could be very helpful and useful.

Adding onto my above idea, I would need to make sure to use a Active Tag instead of a Passive Tag. An active tag would be more beneficial to the PhotoConnect app because it has a improved operating range which means it can cover more space. Like I said before if you get a notification that someone near you is trying to go to the same place as you and you want to meet up, this could be useful in the sense that PhotoConnect could give you directions to that person and then to both of your destinations. It would be like combining the skills of the PhotoConnect app and RFID tags into one.