September 2, 2014
(i)Beacons in Practice
This is the second in a series of articles on iBeacon (or Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons) - explaining how they work in practice and discussing current and future iOS and
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August 28, 2014
Mobile 3D Remote Control
Following our articles on mobile device orientation and using it to mimic the dynamic perspective feature on the Amazon Fire Phone, we're combining device orientation with remote control. And there's
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August 18, 2014
Introduction to iBeacons
iBeacon is Apple's branding of the Bluetooth Low Energy beacon specification (AKA Bluetooth Smart proximity sensing) that is part of the Bluetooth 4.0 standard. In the first of a
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August 13, 2014
The ZX404
For those not old enough to remember the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and it's ubiquitous loading screen, we explain the inspiration for our 404 page, and how we went about building
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August 6, 2014
Making Our Marque
New Now's distinctive logo was created by Paul Humphreys, building on 20 or so years of experience working with major brands. The Logo The logo uses negative space to create
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August 6, 2014
Dynamic Perspective
Amazon launched their first foray into the Android handset market, the Fire Phone in June 2014. It incorporates unique head tracking that lets users look around 3D objects on screen. But how close can we get with regular device orientation?
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August 6, 2014
Mobile Device Orientation
The deviceorientation and devicemotion events have been supported by the default iOS and Android browser for some time, and are now supported on the other major mobile browsers too.
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