WDC 2008: Beyond the Browser
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Transcript of WDC 2008: Beyond the Browser
Why do we care?!
Desktop.
Last.fm
Ambient media and attention tracking.
Data == Revenue.
How do we build for the desktop?
Adobe Air
Rapid development using familiar technologies.
Tweetdeck
PHP GTK
Roadsend
Mobile.
iPhone
Android
Mobile devices used in a locative context.
Fire Eagle
Bright Kite
Whatever came before...
SMS and MMS still have their place.
The Big Picture
Pingdom
Users can create & consume media anywhere.
BBC iPlayer for iPhone
Eee PC
The living room.
Nintendo Wii
BBC iPlayer for the Wii
Apple TV
Machines.
Feeds.
TED.com
API’s.
Twitter vs. Pownce
Google, Yahoo, etc.
SocNets.
Widgets.
The web in the real world.
Ubiquitous Computing..
The Cloud.
Pervasive Media.
They all mean much the same thing.
“Bluetooth Spacial Awareness”.
Input mechanisms.
Touch screen
RFID
Monome
Tangible/Graspable Media
Durell Bishop’s Marble Answering Machine
What’s happening locally?
‣ Tarim’s vibration sensors at the Pervasive Media Studio.
‣ HappyPackages by ThoughtDen.
‣ HP Media Labs and Cityware are doing interesting things using wireless technologies to build attention data.
Flickr Credits‣ iPhone photo: rickyromero
‣ Android photo: joshrussell
‣ Crusty old phones photo: bensonchivers
‣ Eee PC photo: extraketchup
‣ iPhone iPlayer: benjaminwatt
‣ Wii Logo: imuttoo
‣ Apple TV: somewhereinak
‣ Touchscreen: digitalsadhu
‣ Monome: owesen
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