THE ERA OF THE SMART APP’S

Technology is playing a very important role in society. Smartphones, ipads and laptops are becoming a must-have item instead of a trend like it was back ten years ago.

Mohawk Students at the DemoCampHamilton5

People are very into what’s new when it comes to these items. The more applications it has the better it is.

Here in Canada, a group of people decided to get together and create different demos for different applications. After a success within the community they decided to create what now it’s called DemoCamp.

They have been all around Canada showing different applications, from 3D games to being able to control your home from your smartphone. Mohawk students had the chance to attend DemoCampHamilton5 to experience how these apps work and how reliable they are.

Kevin Browne is a technology guru, and was the main organizer of the event.

“DemoCamp is a showcase of the hottest locally made web and mobile apps. Is not just for coders and hackers is for everyone who are interested in seeing some cool technology and demos,” said Browne

The event started with a keynote speaker, Ryan McGreal who is a programmer and consultant here in Hamilton. He explained some of the design principles behind web service APIs and the possible value that can be unlocked when designing your own web application.

Some of the cool demos that were presented were: 

Fluidmedia Presentation

fluidmedia.com, which is a publishing system for communities of parents to share visual stories with friends and family. You can share your own photo albums, and create a photo book and send it as a gift. It’s like the iphoto application on the Mac but the killer piece is the touch part.

An overview of the Synapse System

Synapse is an application that can be used on the iphone. You can turn on or off your home lights from your smartphone; you can open your garage door and even turn on the switch to your coffee machine. Everything is controlled from one place and one touch.

Synapse, an app to control your home from your phone

Avaya web.alive presented a demo of a tool that provided innovative ways to meet with other people around the world. Web.alive connects participants in collaboration sessions featuring 3D visuals and spatial audio. Participants can share PowerPoint presentations or even play games where they are taking full advantage of all materials related to the session.

Even if you are not a 'tech guru', it's very important to learn these things. You don’t have to know how to set up codes; these people are creating these web applications so those who are not as technological advance can take advantage of them.

And if you are one of those who are interested in learning the behind the scenes and all the tech information you can attend and support these events, learn how to create your own web application and most important share them with your community.


Watch some of the demos at DemoCampHamilton5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDjqyRSaAE&context=C37bd3f3ADOEgsToPDskKTuqFlERiiL3ckfecngNrq