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Mobile media distribution in developing contexts

There are a growing number of mobile phones being used in developing contexts, such as Africa. A large percentage of these phones have the capability to take photographs and transmit them freely using Bluetooth. In order to provide people with media on their mobile phones public displays are becomin...

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Main Author: Smith, Graeme
Other Authors: Marsden, Gary
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Language:English
Published: Department of Computer Science 2014
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description There are a growing number of mobile phones being used in developing contexts, such as Africa. A large percentage of these phones have the capability to take photographs and transmit them freely using Bluetooth. In order to provide people with media on their mobile phones public displays are becoming more common. Three problems with current public displays – cost, security and mobility – are discussed and system proposed that uses a mobile phone as a server.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10790 Mobile media distribution in developing contexts Smith, Graeme Marsden, Gary Computer Science There are a growing number of mobile phones being used in developing contexts, such as Africa. A large percentage of these phones have the capability to take photographs and transmit them freely using Bluetooth. In order to provide people with media on their mobile phones public displays are becoming more common. Three problems with current public displays – cost, security and mobility – are discussed and system proposed that uses a mobile phone as a server. 2014-12-31T20:01:16Z 2014-12-31T20:01:16Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10790 eng application/pdf Department of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Cape Town
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Mobile media distribution in developing contexts
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title_full_unstemmed Mobile media distribution in developing contexts
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