Solving the Mobile / Web Crossover issues - call for Beta testers

Hi All,

I was hoping for some help in finding some Beta participants out there who would be interested in trying out our new service. We have just launched in Beta mode. (its free to use). There will also be a free version after the official launch.

The first step is to browse your way over to handsetdetection.com

We hope that this will represent one of the first steps in solving the mobile and web crossover issues which website owners and developers face when people view the site from any device other than a normal computer (I-phone / mobile phone / PDA etc).

Once connected to our service, 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, GEOIP, make, model and many other fields of information.

From that point, you can do one of two things:

1. 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...)

2. 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.

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 this message on...

Regards,

David Manjra
skype: dmanjra

Just a quick thank you to people who took part in the first stage beta program.

The site has now entered the second phase - with new functionality. A further release is taking place in the next few weeks with even more advanced features.

Hi,

Just visited your site on my phone.
It corrected spotted the device when I was using the native browser,
but not when I was using the teashark one

What I would like to know is why, once successfully detecting the device,
do you still send them to the full version of the site?

A good question. The answer is that it will, in time. Its just that we are in beta mode, and there are a lot of additional core features for the service that we are working on first. After those are launched, we will be able to refine the web experience.

Hi,

Just tested it over Openwave, it works fine but the company logo is abit blurly or is it just the Openwave problem? Anyway, i'm working on some WAP project and found that it might usefull also for the end user. Is possible to share part of the codes with the community. Thanks

There is example code on our website - was that what you meant?