Sessions tagged as Flex
Flex + Phidgets = Beer
Location: Franz Hall, Room 231
A house that intelligently changes lighting and temperature based on personal preferences as you move from room to room. A refrigerator that knows what is in it, and can make a menu suggestion for you from an online recipe database. This is the internet of things - but do you the web developer know how to leverage it? In this session get a gentle introduction to using the plug-and-play Phidgets sensors and controls. Learn to leverage RFID, solid state relays, transformers (not the toy), and solenoid valves from Flex to control access to a keg of beer, and visualize real-time social trends.
Multitouch in Flash and AIR 2.0
Location: Shiley Hall, Room 124
Learn and share new ways of interacting with software and computer hardware by looking at the forthcoming multitouch capabilities of the Adobe Flash Platform. Multitouch and natural user interfaces are growing in popularity. We'll be building software that respond multiple touch inputs and discussing best practices for developing your own rich engaging natural user interfaces for your own applications.