Digital Media SIG

Hello Developers,
What are your known Kindle Fire issues?
(Note: known bugs only – not gripes – not feature requests)

I can’t find a list anywhere and am not getting through to AMZ customer service very well.
I know of  3 to start out with:

1. Dot.txt files not appearing
dot.txt files do not show up in documents when added by USB (http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1D7SY3BVSESG&cdPage=1&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3T0NBKG1S3NTE&cdMessage=Mx287Q753OCQQWC)
Solution: Enable recognition of .txt files added by USB to documents folder.

2. WiFi connection general problems
There appears to be a big issue with WiFi connections
(http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1D7SY3BVSESG&cdThread=TxFU62AYTUFKHU)
Solution: Unknown  (I have not experienced this issue.)

3. Device is way too bright for reading in dark room
I don’t consider this a feature request, because the device is just simply unusable as-is in a darkened room. (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157316).
Solution: Lower parameters for brightness on the device.

What issues are you experiencing?
Please send them to bobketnersj+k[at]gmail.com and I’ll add them to this list.

– Again, complaints or gripes will not be posted.

Thanks,
Bob K.

Adding Digital Content to the Physical World with Daqri October 24, 2011

Mobile augmented reality (AR) promises to bring a wealth of digital content to one’s fingertips via smartphones and tablets. Generally displayed with the device’s current camera view, this information is overlayed onto a view of the surrounding space, augmenting the reality you see.

The approach of several new mobile AR firms is to provide platforms on which businesses and individuals can add their own animations or location-specific content which is then located and viewed in a browser-like display.

Daqri (http://www.daqri.com) is composed of a group of vision scientists, engineers, 3D artists and designers who are changing the world through these advanced visual interfaces. The platform is composed of a drag-and-drop interface used to develop custom AR content, as well as accompanying quick response (QR) codes, games, contests, and tracking tools.

Learn about the potential uses of augmented reality for games, campaigns, coupons, prizes, contests, and social networking connections that are headed our way in the coming years.

Brian Mullins, CEO, Daqri
Brian Mullins is not a man who dreams small. On his to-do list? Launching a publishing platform on the order of YouTube and WordPress, creating a new mass market for 3D digital models, and democratizing the nascent augmented reality industry so that anyone and everyone can start adding digital content to their physical world.

And that’s just over the next year or two.  After that, he has in mind changing how the entire manufacturing industry operates, and reinventing the educational system by “presenting the sum total of human knowledge in the most effective way possible.” Brian’s vehicle for achieving these goals is Daqri, the Orange County-based AR startup where he is co-founder and CEO.

Brian believes that technology is so important to our ability to function in business and life that it is becoming a liberty all should have access to.

Location:
Pillsbury Winthrop Office Silicon Valley
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1114

Agenda:
6:30 PM Registration and Networking
7:00 PM -8:40 PM Presentations

Price:
$20 at the door for non-SDForum members
No charge for SVForum members
No registration required

Tune into “Collaborative Design for Cultural Institutions” today.
A workshop being held September 14-15, 2011, live from
Centre de Cultura Contemporania Barcelona, (CCCB) Spain.

Summary and talks to be streamed online via USTREAM (see links below) beginning at 18:30 Barcelona time.

A section about The Tech Virtual project will be presented after 19:00 titled
“Methods of Online Work: Augmented Reality, Virtual Worlds, and Participation”

Main conference page:
http://www.cccb.org/icionline/ici-5-20-de-la-interaccion-a-la-co-creacion/

Streaming link:
http://www.cccb.org/ca/curs_o_conferencia-i_c_i_5_2_0_de_la_interacci_a_la_co_creaci-38921

For times in your own location check:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=%5C%22Collaborative+Design+for+Cultural+Institutions%5C%22&iso=20110914T1830&p1=31&ah=2&am=30

Co-Creating Cultures Twitter:
http://twitter.com/CoCreatingCult

CCCB Twitter:
http://twitter.com/cececebe