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20 Essential Things to Know About the HTML5 Web Language

Dwayne Harapnuik — March 1, 2010 — Leave a comment

20 Essential Things to Know About the HTML5 Web Language – Application Development from eWeek via kwout

This slide show by Darrel K. Taft of eWeek explains that HTML5 which will enable a whole new class of Web applications that support multimedia content and offline capability without the need for proprietary plug-in technology.

A little glimpse into the future…Why is this important?

The functionality that will be necessary to move ebooks beyond passive screen readers will more than likely from HTML5.

In Innovation ebook, HTML, iPad, iPhone

Ustream From Your iPhone

Dwayne Harapnuik — December 9, 2009 — Leave a comment

USTREAM, You’re On. Free LIVE VIDEO Streaming, Online Broadcasts. Create webcasts, video chat, stream videos on the Internet. Live streaming videos, TV shows via kwout

Ustream Live just released its iPhone app that allows you to stream live video from your video-capable iPhone 3GS to the web, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube over both Wi-Fi and 3G connections. The app also includes:

the ability to start a yes/no poll
support for portrait and landscape recording
audio muting
video title editing
video resolution selection
viewer count
the ability to broadcast your phone’s GPS recording while streaming

iPhone RFID Reader

Dwayne Harapnuik — November 19, 2009 — Leave a comment

http://theappleblog.com/2009/11/18/icarte-turns-the-iphone-into-an-rfid-reader/#more-35931

iCarte Turns the iPhone Into an RFID Reader via kwout

There is no release date or pricing for the device on the iCarte site but until Apple releases their next generation iPhone with RFID this should provide a suitable alternative.

In Innovation, iPhone Innovation, iPhone, RFID

Microsoft Tablet – A History of Speculation

Dwayne Harapnuik — October 5, 2009 — Leave a comment

Jason Hiner of Tech Republic’s Tech Sanity Check pulls together a wonderful history of links on the speculation over the Apple Tablet. Are we any closer to an Apple Tablet. Was a rumored mass purchase of 10 inch touch screens just that, a rumor, or will we see an Apple Tablet release perhaps in the new year? I won’t speculate but simply point to Hiners article and give you the option to make your own decision.

A history of the elusive Apple tablet, in links…

Apple Tablet Rumored To Launch In Early 2010 (huffingtonpost.com)
Apple Tablet May Have Two-Handed Multitouch Input [Patents] (gizmodo.com)
Foxconn building the fabled Apple tablet for Q1 2010 release? (tuaw.com)

In ebook, mLearning Apple, Apple Tablet, ebook, iPhone, Learning, mLearning

Dropox for iPhone

Dwayne Harapnuik — September 30, 2009 — Leave a comment

Next to Evernote, Dropbox is one of my favorite web-based, cross platform tools. Now that they have added an iPhone app this productivity tool has gotten even better. Now in addition to accessing my files from my Windows, Linux, or OSX I can access my files on go on my iPhone.

If you are not familiar with Dropbox, Tyler Wall and I have written about it several times before on easierway.ca blog:
Another take on Dropbox: Syncing Apps
My head is in the clouds but so are my files
Top Free Software

Syncing apps and a password database like Keepass or KeepassX has not gotten even more powerful. Thanks Dropbox!