Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a an initiative originated by Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, NASA and the World Bank. The objective is to bring together experts around disaster management and crisis response with volunteer software developers and designers in order to create solutions that have an impact in the field.
RHoK has periodical events, known as hackathons. The next hackathon will be organized by Contribute, and will take place 2 - 3 June 2012. For more information and registration, go to http://www.rhok.be/.
Entry is free, food and drinks will be provided. This hackathon is in cooperation with the Open Knowledge Foundation, and you'll receive more information about Amnesty International through a video link with a hackathon event in Berlin.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Kinect for Windows
According to this blog post, Kinect for Windows will be available in Belgium as of June 2012. While this has not much to do with web development itself, I do like the Kinect. I have one for my XBox, and it works pretty smoothly. Now that it becomes available on Windows as well, I think it offers a lot of possibilities.
Imagine a teacher in front of a whiteboard, being able to write on it without a marker, or giving a presentation without having to click through each slide. It also offers possibilities for games, and by extension even web developers. The world of IT and computers is constantly evolving, Microsoft's Kinect being just one example.
Imagine a teacher in front of a whiteboard, being able to write on it without a marker, or giving a presentation without having to click through each slide. It also offers possibilities for games, and by extension even web developers. The world of IT and computers is constantly evolving, Microsoft's Kinect being just one example.
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