jisc rsc eastern lrmf mobile users and handhelds
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Mobile users and handheldsTRANSCRIPT
Thomas Rochford, Jisc Regional Support Centre
Mobile Users and Handheld Devices
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Some Issues ….
• Users or Devices ?
• Moving or Stationary ?
1. What do we mean by ‘Mobile’ ?
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Mobile Users
… may wish to access their information from a very wide range of locations and devices. They may not always be Human!
Mobile Devices
… can be trivially moved, virtually or physically between these locations. These locations may have no geographic co-ordinates, i.e. cloud-based
Some Issues ……
• Diversity of Devices
• Wearable, driveable, flyable, embedded, handheld and even laptops & desktops
• Diversity of Platforms
• Android, Apple, Windows
• Diversity of Locations
• Internet Availability issues
• Public vs. Private spaces
• Indoors vs. outdoors
• Diversity of Accessibility
• Permanent vs. Short term.
2. Coping with Diversity
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Focus on two extremesTesco Hudl
•Entry level Tablet (£119)
•Well featured (Android 4.2.2.)
•Good Build
•Good Battery Life
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Android Mini PC (K9, MK809)
•Very Cheap (under £40)
•Well featured Android 4.2.2
•Needs ‘monitor’, power & input device
•Highly customisable
Supporting Diversity
»HTML 5 + CSS 3 for Design and Delivery
»Javascript for Animation
»XML for Data.
»Cloud/Web Storage. (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive etc).
»MP4 (video), MP3 (audio).
»PNG or GIF (Graphics), JPG (Photos).
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Thank you!
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