The 3D Web Coder

As I mentioned yesterday, I am in Dubai attending the AngelHack Dubai Hackathon.

Here are the relevant links:

We just attended and were amazed by the awesome final project presentations.

Project presentations are judged based on:

Tips:

3 minute demo, 2 minute Q&A

Projects:

Presentations:

virtual reality 3d view of dubai city
view properties, traffic situation, pro and contra of specific areas
nr. of floors, regulations for each building
for buyers and developers
easy search
put a rating on the building or neighbourhood
we put together two or three different technologies
geometry, algebra, connecting the components
business model: subscription based fee charging the corporate parties, owners, communities,

combine airline into mobile experience
elite travellers spend a lot of time and money in the airport
how can we exploit it better?
in airport, a terminal recognises your face
identifies your booking
validate passport
connect to booking agencies, IATA and so on
no more paper tickets, nothing
how do you recognise faces?
first time you log in you scan your face and validate the passport
send them to kean's facebook pi face recognition app:
http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/10/creating-a-face-recognising-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-4.html
Creating a face-recognising security cam with a Raspberry Pi – Part 4

how to evaluate a job opportunity when choosing a new job?
you can get some nasty surprises
you want to make sure you have something solid before you join a company
the web site is up and running and fully working
you can connect with the company, send message via this platform
full mobile support
we will ask people to come and review the company, e.g. big companies, can be anonymous, online
what is different from glass door?
focus on middle east, expats
you can report abuse
anonymous is a sensitive point here

keep up momentum of meetings
document everything that happened
direct result oriented meetings
actions outcomes results
demo live:
mobile app on phone
live audio recording with markers
set points of interest
automatic tweets, emails
tracking actions throughout meeting
seamless efficient collaboration
immediate voice to text translation
how are actions captured?
one meeting participant clicks a button
afterwards, toggle between them
we saw action items
as we are talking, conclusions, questions, etc. are marked
an hour long meeting can become a two-minute summary
are you taking notes? no, it is more like dj-ing. he just toggles between agenda items and important points
how can you take this forward to make it fully automated? machine algorithms can identify pauses, track agenda items, capture keywords

do we need help with mundane routines?
cleaning, hiring a carpenter, etc.
discover new services, schedule them automatically and seamlessly
deliver at convenience
add service request, suitable time slot
automatically route this order to suitable small businesses in the immediate vicinity
rate business, e.g. i only want a five-star business to take my order
accept or reject task
user can provide feedback
user base? start with certain localities, use social media, understand requests coming in, determine pattern of requests, initially contact and engage businesses, they need leads and customers

a friend indeed
ai machine learning fried
helping you in everyday life
supports you
personal
understands you
it records from past experiences and past choices
direct integration with imdb
knows about restaurants
connects with numerous existing databases
a platform for services to come together.
it knows your daily schedule, e.g.
tries to understand what you do and react to your current actions
how does it differ from a personal assistant?
difference is machine learning, learns your personality and builds its own personality
it is also a network of fis.
it can share
we convert natural language to data
intent, value, subject, object
backend is mongodb database

save lives
cardiac arrests happen quickly
ambulance takes too long
smart watch app with heart rate sensor
incorporates with google maps
no internet required
detects cardiac arrest, take all possible actions automatically
call ambulance
no need to sign up, use phone number as identity
count heart rate automatically
if it goes to zero, automatically send a request to people nearby and call an ambulance
remove the watch
differentiation to other dispatch services?
it sends a text message to the server with the location, so no internet is required

2 billion people in the world have no water, 1 billion no healthcare, children forced to work, no schooling
leverage existing charities
add value on three points:
their web sites have old fashioned web design, unresponsive
black box: you donate without seeing the social impact
gamification element: donate and refer friends
if you donate $5 and refer 100 friends who donate $1 each, it will show $505
demo gamification part:
screen, dashboard, login, avatar reflects status
select country, cause, amount
see on a map where your donation goes
looks like a game
keeps growing contributions
all development done here this weekend
all donations 100% transparent including geolocation of where it goes