We have got a lot done.
We have recorded about 2 hours of video so far, taken a mass of pics, written lots of code and debugged lots of bugs.
Supporting Kindle devices in WordPress
You don’t need to do any custom css or xlst to provide a UI suitable for the Amazon Kindle web browser in WordPress.
The simplest way is to:
- Grab the wptouch plugin
- Goto the settings, find Custom user-agents
- In the input box type Kindle then hit save.
Visit your WordPress site from your Kindle and hit save. Enjoy!
Word Processor on kindle 3G
PrimaryPad appears to be the first collaborative word processor to be available for Kindle and it sure packs one hell of a Punch. PrimaryPad is based on Etherpad so you can do really-real time collaboration over the net. Currently the user interface is a bit tricky to operate but this will be improved over the next few months.
What does this mean? If someone calls you and asks you to proof read a letter you can easily do it on your kindle and make any changes in really-real time.
What does it mean for schools? Could this be the beginning of the demise of school infrastructures including servers/wireless networks. Could 3G/HSDPA be your device connectivity of the future.
This is the first announcement by the Etherpad foundation due over the next 5 days, with another 4 expected it is great news and hopefully a sign of things to come!
iMute – Muting internet activity on your TV
So you want to have a load of cool social features on your TV, great, but when the kids are watching CBBC or you and the Mrs are enjoying a film you might want do temporarily disable all those tweets and Facebook updates. Fear not, a solution is at hand.
You simply hit the iMute button. iMute/Intermute/InternetMute. It mutes all your internet jabber and leaves you to enjoy some great TV content.
Get ready to see it on your remote controls some time this year! You heard it here first 😛
Could an Android update be the reason you replace your next TV?
Ever owned an android phone that has been late to receive an Android update crippling some functionality? It is pretty frustrating. Your TV may have same issue. In the future when a new great game is released and the only way you will be able to play it is by getting an entire new TV. Google apologize because an update for your TV is not available due to Android hardware restrictions. Sony point at Google. Sony win because you buy another TV.
Sony’s new TV potential poses this exact problem, it runs Google Android and it is speculated that it has the same processor as the Motorola Droid. I’m a big fan of Smart TV as a whole, I just hope that Google / Sony were smart enough to allow modular upgrades of the Android device.
It would be awesome if the big TV players could develop an open standard so other operating systems, not just Android could leverage the warm glowing screen in our living rooms. It will also be interesting to see if any camera functionality is build in for video conferencing and for Kinect like control.
Sony you are in charge here, make it open and the community will do the rest. Note: Please no comments about Android being O/S. I know it is, but that doesn’t mean there is choice if the TV platform is closed.