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These guys worked very hard -- sometimes too hard -- for the last few months. We're easing off a bit to let them catch their breath, but we have [http://www.bitstampede.com/2012/08/15/mdn-development-plans/ lots of excellent new stuff coming]! | These guys worked very hard -- sometimes too hard -- for the last few months. We're easing off a bit to let them catch their breath, but we have [http://www.bitstampede.com/2012/08/15/mdn-development-plans/ lots of excellent new stuff coming]! | ||
=== Dev Derby Update === | |||
==== June winners ==== | |||
The winners of the June Derby (WebGL) [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/07/announcing-the-june-dev-derby-winners/ have been announced]. Congratulations to these winners and to all of our participants. | |||
==== Upcoming Derbies ==== | |||
'''Camera API'''<br /> | |||
''Ends August 31 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. [https://developer.mozilla.org/demos/devderby Submit today]!'' | |||
Say cheese! | |||
The Camera API lets you access the cameras of mobile devices (with the user's permission, of course!). By using the Camera API, you can help users take photos (or retrieve existing ones) and upload them to a web page easily. No Browse button and no digging through obscure file names. This is totally seamless photo sharing. | |||
The Camera API was born out of Mozilla's WebAPI project, but has already gained support across browsers. Users of Firefox for Android, Chrome for Android, and recent versions of the stock Android Browser can already reap the benefits. | |||
Mozilla's Robert Nyman has written a great article on using the Camera API and a live demo of it. Unfortunately, little other creative work has been done with this powerful technology. That's where you come in. What can you do with the Camera API? Show us this month in the August Dev Derby! | |||
'''Geolocation & Camera API'''<br /> | |||
''[https://developer.mozilla.org/demos/devderby Accepting submissions now]! Ends September 31 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.'' | |||
Wish you were here! | |||
With Geolocation, you can get the user's physical location. With the Camera API, you can access their mobile camera. What can you do by combining the two? People, places, photos. Go! | |||
'''CSS Media Queries II'''<br /> | |||
''[https://developer.mozilla.org/demos/devderby Accepting submissions now]! Ends September 31 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.'' | |||
Size still matters! | |||
CSS Media Queries are now a common tool for responsive, mobile-first web design. They are now even a W3C Recommendation! They can tell you a lot more about a display than just its width. What can you do with Media Queries? | |||
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