Famous Stanford professor Jeffrey Ullman
offers a free online book Mining of Massive Datasets
@Amazon
He is also planning (free) online class automata theory for the spring quarter...
Monday, January 02, 2012
PhoneGap: Adobe, Apache, Native HTML5 apps
presentation (video & mp3): InfoQ: Making the Mobile Web Native with PhoneGap
Many "mobile" apps could very well be web apps.
PhoneGap is a solution to "wrap" a web app into a "native mobile" shell,
where native APIs are exposed to JavaScript,
such as camera and storage on the phone...
This was available for years, not new.
The news is that PhoneGap team is now part of Adobe
,
and that its source is now open source, managed by Apache
,
under new name "Callback" ("Gap" jeans trademark was a problem for PhoneGap name)
There is also a "build" service
that makes it possible to make "native" iPhone app even without an Apple Mac computer,
or windows phone app without a Windows PC.
This will make it even easier to make even more mobile apps.
While most of such apps are not very good, out of large quantity
there will be some benefit too... not least saving developers time...
One more thing: apparently there are more contributors to PhoneGap
from IBM than Natobi (now Adobe)...
Many "mobile" apps could very well be web apps.
PhoneGap is a solution to "wrap" a web app into a "native mobile" shell,
where native APIs are exposed to JavaScript,
such as camera and storage on the phone...
This was available for years, not new.
The news is that PhoneGap team is now part of Adobe
,
and that its source is now open source, managed by Apache
,
under new name "Callback" ("Gap" jeans trademark was a problem for PhoneGap name)
There is also a "build" service
that makes it possible to make "native" iPhone app even without an Apple Mac computer,
or windows phone app without a Windows PC.
This will make it even easier to make even more mobile apps.
While most of such apps are not very good, out of large quantity
there will be some benefit too... not least saving developers time...
One more thing: apparently there are more contributors to PhoneGap
from IBM than Natobi (now Adobe)...
Wearable Android - WiMM
WIMM Labs
Behind the capacitive touch screen is an OS distilled from open-source Google Android™. Core capabilities include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™ connectivity, an accelerometer, magnetometer, vibrating alarm and more. A 14-pin WIMM water-resistant connector is smart-accessory ready.
@sdtimes
With (dev) price of $299 is it not quite ready for prime time...
But the idea is interesting...
What would be "right" price? I think $99,
and it would be nice to re-charge battery on movement.
And it is already available!
Sony Ericsson Liveview watch micro display for Android Devices, $70
This device is effectively a "touchscreen" remote control for an android phone.
May be helpful to protect the phone, and have both hands fee...
Motorola MOTOACTV, GPS, mp3 player, watch
$205 @amazon + $30 wrist strap (free until 31-jan-2012)
Behind the capacitive touch screen is an OS distilled from open-source Google Android™. Core capabilities include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™ connectivity, an accelerometer, magnetometer, vibrating alarm and more. A 14-pin WIMM water-resistant connector is smart-accessory ready.
@sdtimes
With (dev) price of $299 is it not quite ready for prime time...
But the idea is interesting...
What would be "right" price? I think $99,
and it would be nice to re-charge battery on movement.
And it is already available!
Sony Ericsson Liveview watch micro display for Android Devices, $70
This device is effectively a "touchscreen" remote control for an android phone.
May be helpful to protect the phone, and have both hands fee...
Motorola MOTOACTV, GPS, mp3 player, watch
$205 @amazon + $30 wrist strap (free until 31-jan-2012)
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