VinWood, here's the deal.
The point is not to access the internet by simply having
web pages read to you. I agree, that's pointless. No, the
idea is to have condensed high-value information delivered to
you by the internet, via internet sources.
For example, imagine any airline schedule database
available through the internet. Sure, they've got a website,
but behind that is the database. Portico can reach directly
into that database - via the internet - and then deliver a
particular flight to you. Q: "What are the cheapest airlines
flying from SFO to YBR tomorrow? Portico: "Checking ... here
are two good ones, Flight 832 from Alaska Air ..." etc.
So Portico doesn't read off the website, she reaches into
the underlying database via the internet and returns the
information to you via voice.
This is *exactly* what the Wireless Knowledge deal is about,
except, in that case, Portico will reach into corporate
intranet databases to deliver corporate information to the user.
This is also what Unwired Planet does. Except, here, they
deliver the information via little screens on your phone.
Hope this is clearer. |
