PlacesTodo

Steven Jackson

Mobile Location-Based To-do List

http://www.placestodo.com

Classes

Principles of Design, Ubiquitous Computing for Mobile Devices

Keywords

mobile, phone, cellphone, website, web application, ubiquitous computing

Description

There's lots of stuff to do in New York City - bars, restaurants, museums, parks, boutiques, shops and on and on. With PlacesTodo.com we hope to help you take advantage of the rainbow of options available to you. We do this by allowing you to create a to-do list of all the places and things you want to do and have to do.

POST TO-DOS
Your place-based to-do list can be created online via the placestodo.com website or via your mobile. While your out and about, when you walk past that cool boutique, learn of the alteration shop that specializes in jeans, see the perfect gift for your significant other in a store window - stop and post it to your PlacesTodo list right from your mobile phone.

GET TO-DOS
You can manage and retrieve your PlacesTodo list, research and comment on places online via the placestodo.com website. Your PlacesTodo list is also available to you from your mobile phone. When you're trying to figure out what to do with your extra time, simply send your location to PlacesTodo.com from your mobile phone and we'll return your to-do list items that are within a 10 block radius of your current location.

SHARE TO-DOS
From the placestodo.com webiste - share your PlacesTodo list with others and discover new places while browsing other member’s PlacesTodo list.

SEARCH
In addition to retrieving your PlacesTodo list from your mobile phone you can also search for places/venues by tags that are near your current location. Placestodo.com also has featured lists that are accessible from your mobile phone. Some of the featured list includes, the Eat Well Guide, Thursday Night Out, None Starbuck Coffee shops, Soul Food listings, Kid Friendly places and more to come.

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