UbiCollab.org http://ubicollab.org support for ubiquitous collaboration Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:21:15 +0000 en hourly 1 Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health http://ubicollab.org/z/2012/02/20/lucien-engelen-crowdsource-your-health/ http://ubicollab.org/z/2012/02/20/lucien-engelen-crowdsource-your-health/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:20:36 +0000 BabakF http://ubicollab.org/?p=462 Impressive scenario showing how simple technological solutions can save life.

You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? At TEDxMaastricht, Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing the way we save lives, including a crowdsourced map of local defibrillators.

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TED.com.

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With Ice Cream Sandwich, we improved key areas around high resolution photos and update streams, and simplified the creation of new connections. Everything outlined in here is done using open APIs that can be implemented by any network that wants to participate. We’re excited to see how developers take advantage of these new features!

via Android Developers Blog.

]]> http://ubicollab.org/z/2012/02/06/new-social-apis-in-android/feed/ 0 Making Mobile Phones and Services Accessible for Persons with Disabilities http://ubicollab.org/z/2012/01/18/making-mobile-phones-and-services-accessible-for-persons-with-disabilities/ http://ubicollab.org/z/2012/01/18/making-mobile-phones-and-services-accessible-for-persons-with-disabilities/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:58:48 +0000 BabakF http://ubicollab.org/?p=373 Making Mobile Phones and Services Accessible for Persons with Disabilities is a joint report of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and G3ict. Researched and Edited by the Center for Internet & Society.Get the report here.

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Android Design.

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