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.

Twitter

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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