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Presented at WebVisions 2012 in Portland on May 17, 2012.
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http://flic.kr/p/6sbgQu
It is apparent to me that the possibilities of the aeroplane, which two or three years ago were thought to hold the solution to the [flying machine] problem, have been exhausted, and that we must turn elsewhere.Thomas Edison, 1895
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http://flic.kr/p/bgenU
Television won't last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.Daryl Zanuck, movie producer, 20th Century Fox, 1946
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http://flic.kr/p/6e7uqr
We’re not good atpredicting the future
We see the world through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future.Marshall McLuhan
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http://flic.kr/p/6vmzSp
Print is full of constraints
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1506
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1506
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1506
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1506
http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1506
Tablet sales
http://buswk.co/fK2Q9e
$49 billion by 2015
Source: http://bit.ly/KoRXS0
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2011 2020
Global connected devices
Source: http://bit.ly/KoRXS0
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Global connected devices
Over 50% non-mobile
http://flic.kr/p/y44Rv
iCow
These examples are just the initial, telltale signs of a huge new wave of cheap devices about to invade our lives—a zombie apocalypse of electronics, if you will.Scott Jenson
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http://bit.ly/giroPy
Layout is not enoughRant #1
Responsive experiences
Context is the key to moving from a web that responds to devices, to a web that responds to people
Smarter defaults
Typically, masking passwords doesn't even increase security, but it does cost you business due to login failuresJakob Nielson
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http://bit.ly/9X3LAG
Hide
Capabilities
Battery statusContactsHTML Media CaptureMedia CaptureNetwork InformationSensorVibrationWeb IntentsCalendarMenuGeolocationNFC
If nothing else, it would be wise for us all to remember that, while our information technology may be digital in nature, the human beings interacting with it will always be infuriatingly and delightfully analog.Adam Greenfield
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Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing
We need all the tools we can get
http://flic.kr/p/7MdW6A
No more dogmaRant #2
UA detectionis evil!
UA detectionis evil!
Don’t blame the tools for the craftsman
http://flic.kr/p/7MdW6A
There are badRWD sites
There are badseparate sites
Bad UA detectionis evil!
if ($device->getCapability('has_cellular_radio') ===
'true') {
! if ($device->getCapability
('xhtml_make_phone_call_string') !== 'none') {
! ! $wireless = true;
! ! $method = $device->getCapability
('xhtml_make_phone_call_string');
! } else {
! ! $wireless = false;
! }
} else {
! $wireless = false;
}
if ($device->getCapability('has_cellular_radio') ===
'true') {
! if ($device->getCapability
('xhtml_make_phone_call_string') !== 'none') {
! ! $wireless = true;
! ! $method = $device->getCapability
('xhtml_make_phone_call_string');
! } else {
! ! $wireless = false;
! }
} else {
! $wireless = false;
}
if ($device->getCapability('has_cellular_radio') ===
'true') {
! if ($device->getCapability
('xhtml_make_phone_call_string') !== 'none') {
! ! $wireless = true;
! ! $method = $device->getCapability
('xhtml_make_phone_call_string');
! } else {
! ! $wireless = false;
! }
} else {
! $wireless = false;
}
<?php if ($wireless) { ?>
! <p><a href="<?php echo $method; ?>
+18005555555">1-800-555-5555</a></p>
<?php } else { ?>
! <p class="call">1-800-555-5555</p>
<?php } ?>
<?php if ($wireless) { ?>
! <p><a href="<?php echo $method; ?>
+18005555555">1-800-555-5555</a></p>
<?php } else { ?>
! <p class="call">1-800-555-5555</p>
<?php } ?>
<?php if ($wireless) { ?>
! <p><a href="<?php echo $method; ?>
+18005555555">1-800-555-5555</a></p>
<?php } else { ?>
! <p class="call">1-800-555-5555</p>
<?php } ?>
var width = window.innerWidth;
//set a cookie
<?php
$featureWidth = $_COOKIE[‘featureWidth’];
?>
</rant>
http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android
Whatʼs holding smart devices back is our oh-so-human ability to misunderstand their potential.Scott Jenson
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http://bit.ly/HS0Jvs
thank you!
TIM KADLECWebVisions, May 2012
@tkadlec timkadlec.com