Mozilla launches Joey mobile application

Mozilla launches Joey mobile application - VIDEO

by Brad Linder Aug 16th 2007

Back in May Mozilla dropped some hints about a new mobile web application called Joey. It's not a mobile version of Firefox, but rather a way to use your desktop to send web information to your mobile phone. Still not clear on exactly what Joey is and how it works? The Mozilla team working on Project Joey have put together a handy little video explanation.

Project Joey, Customize Your Mobile Web Experience - Tutorial from AirMozilla and Vimeo.

Joey is still in beta, but it looks like Mozilla is opening up the door to anyone who wants to test the application.

We're not sure there's a huge demand for this type of service. In a nutshell, Joey lets you watch a video or read information on your PC, and then read exactly the same information on your mobile phone. Perhaps if you're trying to send yourself driving directions or reminders this is handy, but there are a hundred simpler ways to do that without wasting data minutes on your phone.

And while it's nice to be able to watch web videos on your phone, we're not sure why you'd only want to watch videos you've already seen. Sure, you can turn to your friend and say "check out this video of Mentos and Diet Coke, it's on my phone!" But we're not sure they'll be particularly impressed with your 2006 technology and knowledge of viral videos.

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Tags: beta, joey, mobile, mozilla

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Qwfwq said 9:04PM on 8-16-2007

It looks more like a way to take snippets from the web and make them available in a mobile browser-friendly format.

Qwfwq said 9:04PM on 8-16-2007

Anyway, it probably still needs some work.
There's a saturation of services for every niche on the web, so the developers probably felt the need to create a new nich - hey, who knows.

Qwfwq said 9:43PM on 8-16-2007

Anyway, it probably still needs some work.
There seems to be an oversaturation of services for every niche on the web, so the developers probably feel the need to follow new avenues and create a new niche - hey, who knows it might even work ... or not.

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