I Just wanted to let you know about a new service which we have just launched in Beta Mode.
http://www.handsetdetection.com/
It is the first step in solving the mobile and web crossover issues which website owners / developers face when someone views their website from any device other than a normal computer (I-phone / mobile phone / PDA etc).
The service is free to use and we believe the best channel to market would be through the open-source CMS community. We are therefore looking for Beta Testers out there to try the service and provide feedback on their experiences.
To use the free service, just clip the code supplied at our site into your web pages. Then, when someone visits your site, a live request is sent to us, and we return a result back to you on a live basis with details of the device, screen size, GEO IP, make, model and many other fields of information.
From that point, you can do one of two things:
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Depending on the result returned, you can then display an appropriate view for the consumer i.e. A website that will fit their device’s screen size and UI which is controlled by the way in which they are browsing (i-phones suit touch screen menus, N95’s suit joystick controls and so on...)
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If option 1 is too much of a first leap, after you add the code into your website, you can just login to our online reporting system and view your traffic results based on device make, model, country, city etc... This would be a great first step in understanding whether you are getting traffic to your site from non traditional browsing devices.
As I mentioned, we are in Beta stage, so we would value your feedback on this.
Hope you get a chance to check it out. Also, if you know of anyone else who may be interested in participating in this Beta stage, I would be grateful if you could pass our request on...
Regards,
David Manjra
skype: dmanjra
m: +61 419 7000 68