this year's technology that has blown me away
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Slides for a talk on "This Year's Technology That Has Blown Me Away" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at Bathcamp on 21 July 2009.TRANSCRIPT
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This Year's Technology That Has Blown Me Away
Brian Kelly UKOLN, University of Bath
@briankellyhttp://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/
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Hmmm
BarCamponified:
• Free Beer
• Prize
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Audience
Geeks
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Approach
Pamper to audiences’ prejudices!
Choose something close to my heart
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££££££££££££££
“Cheaper! £35 per month vs £45 for same tariff/use”
Free upgrade and £20/month
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Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
Open source
Open platform
Open hardware providers
Open providers of applications
Open development community
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Ethical!
“In an age of global financial crisis and corporate bastardising the technology we decide to spend our money on says a lot for how we want the world to turn out for the next generation. In my opinion using an Open Source phone (like Android) says you want a world where we as a global community decide what we want, NOT one where a company decides how we want it. Choice is yours, but this phone proves without a doubt that you can have both the ethical openness of Open Source while still having all the functionality and services of a proprietary company.”
Dave Flanders
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Richly Functional
Camera, Video camera, voice recorder pre-installed
Also installed:
GPS tools, Shazam, Augmented Reality browser and two Twitter clients
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Makes Me Smile
Upgrade to NewRob RSS reader:
"Version 2.5.1 Fixed an issue where Mark All Read marked too many articles read"
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Fre
edom
of E
xpre
ssio
n
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What I’m allowed to read on my HTC Magic Android
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Beware of Temptation
I’ve got one of these Easy to use Easy to install apps WiFi connectivity I’ve even installed
Skype (and used it from Australia)
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What I Thought
Take usability of the iPod Touch
Add telephony from Android
Invent a cool new device!
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Just Say No!
A walled garden
A single supplier
An expensive solution
The new Microsoft of the mobile world
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Stick To Your PrinciplesPlease join in with me and rejoice in the device of the year
Embrace the error messages: your Android device reminds you it’s a computer!
Exercise your brain: work out how to use the Augmented Reality app
Build a community: tell me how the app works and I’ll tell you about the apps I’ve tried and thrown away
Keep fit: run home before battery dies
Use a computer, not a fashion accessory!
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Thank you