Browser APIs: the unknown Super Heroes
summary
Covers concrete browser APIs, where they work and how they behave: geolocation (getCurrentPosition, watchPosition — HTTPS required; marker on Google Maps); Battery API on Chrome/Android exposing level/time/events and switching behavior when charging; Web Audio creating oscillators and recording via getUserMedia; Vibration, Page Visibility pausing media, Network Information (2G/3G/4G hints), SpeechSynthesis and SpeechRecognition (recognition is online-only); and Web Bluetooth controlling an MIT robot by connecting to services/characteristics and sending byte commands, with demos showing movement and audio.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:30Geolocation
- 5:33Battery
- 7:42Memory
- 15:35Vibration
- 17:28Page Visibility
- 20:22Internet Connection
- 21:48Network Information
- 23:35Speech Synthesis
- 28:42Demo
- 34:29Wrap up
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