Wow! eBook: HTML5 Hacks - 5 new eBooks

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• HTML5 Hacks
• Kinect Hacks
• Atmospheric Monitoring With Arduino
• Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing
• Python for Kids

HTML5 Hacks Posted: 29 Nov 2012 03:09 PM PST Book Description With 90 detailed hacks, expert web developers Jesse Cravens and Jeff Burtoft demonstrate intriguing uses of HTML5-related technologies. Each recipe provides a clear explanation, screenshots, and complete code examples for specifications that include Canvas, SVG, CSS3, multimedia, data storage, web workers, WebSockets, and geolocation. You'll also find hacks for HTML5 markup elements and attributes that will give you a solid foundation for creative recipes that follow. The last chapter walks you through everything you need to know to get your HTML5 app off the ground, from Node.js to deploying your server to the cloud. Here are just a few of the hacks you'll find in this book: Make iOS-style card flips with CSS transforms and transitions Replace the background of your video with the Canvas tag Use Canvas to create high-res Retina Display-ready media Make elements on your page user-customizable with editable content Cache media resources locally with the filesystem API Reverse-geocode the location of your web app user Process image data with pixel manipulation in a dedicated web worker Push notifications to the browser with Server-Sent Events Table of Contents Chapter 1. Hacking the Semantic Way Chapter 2. Hacking with Style Chapter 3. Multimedia Hacking Chapter 4. Hacking Your Graphics with Canvas and SVG Chapter 5. User Interactions Chapter 6. ClientSide Data Storage Hacks Chapter 7. Geolocation Hacks Chapter 8. WebWorker API Chapter 9. Hacking HTML5 Connectivity Chapter 10. Pro HTML5 Application Hacks with Nodejs Book Details Paperback: 500 pages Publisher: O’Reilly Media (November 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449334997 ISBN-13: 978-1449334994 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts HTML5 Developer's Cookbook (08-05-2012) Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development (11-10-2012) Learn HTML5 and JavaScript for Android (12-09-2012) Hello! HTML5 & CSS3 (26-10-2012) Pro HTML5 with Visual Studio 2012 (21-11-2012) Pro HTML5 Programming (23-08-2010) PhoneGap Mobile Application Development Cookbook (13-11-2012) JavaScript Cookbook (23-07-2010) HTML5 For Dummies Quick Reference (07-06-2012) Decoding HTML5 (23-06-2012) The post HTML5 Hacks appeared first on Wow! eBook - Blog.

Kinect Hacks Posted: 29 Nov 2012 03:04 PM PST Book Description Create your own innovative applications in computer vision, game design, music, robotics, and other areas by taking full advantage of Kinect's extensive interactive, multi-media platform. With this book, you get a step-by-step walkthrough of the best techniques and tools to come out of the OpenKinect project, the largest and most active Kinect hacking community. Learn dozens of hacks for building interfaces that respond to body movements, gestures, and voice, using open source toolkits such as openFrameworks, the Processing IDE, and OpenKinect driver library. Whether you're an artist, designer, researcher, or hobbyist, this book will give you a running start with Kinect. Set up a development environment in Windows 7, Mac OSX, or Ubuntu Build special effects apps with tools such as Synapse and Cinder Create gestural interfaces to integrate and control digital music components Capture the realistic motions of a 3D model with NI mate, Blender, and Animata Design gesture-based games with the ZigFu SDK Recreate the dimensions of any room in realtime, using RGBDemo Use gestures to navigate robots and control PC interfaces Table of Contents Chapter 1. Getting Up and Running Chapter 2. Programming Options Chapter 3. Visual Effects Chapter 4. Gestural Interfaces for Making Music Chapter 5. Motion Capture and Animation Chapter 6. 3D Object and Scene Reconstruction Chapter 7. Web Applications and Gaming Chapter 8. Robotics and Natural User Interfaces Book Details Paperback: 280 pages Publisher: O’Reilly Media (November 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449315208 ISBN-13: 978-1449315207 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Making Things See (22-02-2012) Programming with the Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit (09-10-2012) Programming Computer Vision with Python (04-07-2012) Processing 2: Creative Programming Cookbook (22-10-2012) Pro OpenGL ES for iOS (17-01-2012) Physics for Flash Games, Animation, and Simulations (31-01-2012) OpenSceneGraph 3 Cookbook (17-04-2012) Microsoft XNA 4.0 Game Development Cookbook (18-07-2012) Learning OpenGL ES for iOS (22-09-2012) Core HTML5 Canvas (10-08-2012) The post Kinect Hacks appeared first on Wow! eBook - Blog.

Atmospheric Monitoring With Arduino Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:58 PM PST Book Description Makers around the globe are building low-cost devices to monitor the environment, and with this hands-on guide, so can you. Through succinct tutorials, illustrations, and clear step-by-step instructions, you'll learn how to create gadgets for examining the quality of our atmosphere, using Arduino and several inexpensive sensors. Detect harmful gases, dust particles such as smoke and smog, and upper atmospheric haze—substances and conditions that are often invisible to your senses. You'll also discover how to use the scientific method to help you learn even more from your atmospheric tests. Get up to speed on Arduino with a quick electronics primer Build a tropospheric gas sensor to detect carbon monoxide, LPG, butane, methane, benzene, and many other gases Create an LED Photometer to measure how much of the sun's blue, green, and red light waves are penetrating the atmosphere Build an LED sensitivity detector—and discover which light wavelengths each LED in your Photometer is receptive to Learn how measuring light wavelengths lets you determine the amount of water vapor, ozone, and other substances in the atmosphere Upload your data to Cosm and share it with others via the Internet “The future will rely on citizen scientists collecting and analyzing their own data. The easy and fun gadgets in this book show everyone from Arduino beginners to experienced Makers how best to do that.” –Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of Wired magazine, author of Makers: The New Industrial Revolution (Crown Business) Table of Contents Chapter 1. The World's Shortest Electronics Primer Chapter 2. Gadget: Tropospheric Gas Detector Chapter 3. A Brief Introduction to LEDs Chapter 4. Gadget: LED Sensitivity Tester Chapter 5. Gadget: LED Photometer Chapter 6. Using the LED Photometer Chapter 7. Doing Science: How to Learn More from Your Atmospheric Data Book Details Paperback: 90 pages Publisher: O’Reilly Media / Make (November 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449338143 ISBN-13: 978-1449338145 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Learn Electronics with Arduino (22-08-2012) Hacking the Kinect (02-05-2012) Environmental Monitoring with Arduino (22-02-2012) DIY Satellite Platforms (23-02-2012) Arduino Wearables (22-08-2012) Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Suite Applications (03-08-2012) Programming Your Home (20-03-2012) Practical AVR Microcontrollers (19-11-2012) Practical 3D Printers (13-09-2012) Making Android Accessories with IOIO (09-03-2012) The post Atmospheric Monitoring With Arduino appeared first on Wow! eBook - Blog.

Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:54 PM PST Book Description The 3D printing revolution is well upon us, with new machines appearing at an amazing rate. With the abundance of information and options out there, how are makers to choose the 3D printer that’s right for them? MAKE is here to help, with our Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing. We brought 16 of the top printers to our headquarters and hosted a weekend-long printer shootout staffed by the editors of MAKE and a number of luminaries in the field. We documented out-of-box experiences and subjected the printers to a number of print and torture tests. This issue presents our findings for you in a clear, concise manner. Table of Contents GETTING STARTED Welcome: Dreaming of 3D Printers The Promise of 3D Printing Additive vs. Subtractive Fabrication Getting Started with a 3D Printer 10 Coolest Objects 10 Most Useful Objects Plastics for 3D Printing 3D Printing Using Alternate Materials and Methods Software Overview Beginner 3D Design Using Tinkercad Using 3D Printing Services Service Providers & Resources BUYER’S GUIDE Buyer's Guide Rating System 3DTouch Afinia H-Series Bukobot 8 Cube Felix 1.0 LulzBot AO-100 MakerGear M2 MendelMaxPro Printrbot LC Printrbot Jr. MakerBot Replicator 2 SeeMeCNC H1.1 Solidoodle 2 Type A Series 1 Ultimaker Buyer's Guide Comparative Review Standouts from Our Tests 3D Printers of the Future: Ones to Watch MADE IN 3D Objects on the Market Now 3D Printing in Medicine Kevin Mack's 3D Art Solar Sinter Printcrime Skill Builder: 3D Scanning Scanning Options Just the Thing I Need Book Details Paperback: 116 pages Publisher: O’Reilly Media / Make (November 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449357377 ISBN-13: 978-1449357375 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Printing in Plastic: Build Your Own 3D Printer (31-08-2011) Practical 3D Printers (13-09-2012) ZBrush 4 Sculpting for Games: Beginner's Guide (08-04-2011) Your iPad at Work, 2nd Edition (10-08-2012) XNA Game Studio 4.0 Programming: Developing for Windows Phone 7 and Xbox 360 (26-01-2011) XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide (24-10-2012) XNA 3D Primer (15-01-2011) Write Great Code: Volume 1 (03-11-2012) Windows Server 2012 Pocket Consultant (08-10-2012) Windows Phone 7 XNA Cookbook (09-04-2012) The post Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing appeared first on Wow! eBook - Blog.

Python for Kids Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:45 PM PST Book Description Python is a powerful, expressive programming language that’s easy to learn and fun to use! But books about learning to program in Python can be kind of dull, gray, and boring, and that’s no fun for anyone. Python for Kids brings Python to life and brings you (and your parents) into the world of programming. The ever-patient Jason R. Briggs will guide you through the basics as you experiment with unique (and often hilarious) example programs that feature ravenous monsters, secret agents, thieving ravens, and more. New terms are defined; code is colored, dissected, and explained; and quirky, full-color illustrations keep things on the lighter side. Chapters end with programming puzzles designed to stretch your brain and strengthen your understanding. By the end of the book you’ll have programmed two complete games: a clone of the famous Pong and “Mr. Stick Man Races for the Exit”—a platform game with jumps, animation, and much more. As you strike out on your programming adventure, you’ll learn how to: Use fundamental data structures like lists, tuples, and maps Organize and reuse your code with functions and modules Use control structures like loops and conditional statements Draw shapes and patterns with Python’s turtle module Create games, animations, and other graphical wonders with tkinter Why should serious adults have all the fun? Python for Kids is your ticket into the amazing world of computer programming. Table of Contents Part I: Learning to Program Chapter 1. Not All Snakes Slither Chapter 2. Calculations and Variables Chapter 3. Strings, Lists, Tuples, and Maps Chapter 4. Drawing with Turtles Chapter 5. Asking Questions with if and else Chapter 6. Going Loopy Chapter 7. Recycling Your Code with Functions and Modules Chapter 8. How to Use Classes and Objects Chapter 9. Python's Built-In Functions Chapter 10. Useful Python Modules Chapter 11. More Turtle Graphics Chapter 12. Using tkinter for Better Graphics Part II: Bounce! Chapter 13. Beginning Your First Game: Bounce! Chapter 14. Finishing Your First Game: Bounce! Part III: Mr. Stick Man Races for the Exit Chapter 15. Creating Graphics for the Mr. Stick Man Game Chapter 16. Developing the Mr. Stick Man Game Chapter 17. Creating Mr. Stick Man Chapter 18. Completing the Mr. Stick Man Game Book Details Paperback: 344 pages Publisher: No Starch Press (November 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1593274076 ISBN-13: 978-1593274078 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Learning Android Game Programming (11-05-2012) Unity 3.x Scripting (19-07-2012) Supercharged JavaScript Graphics (05-08-2011) Super Scratch Programming Adventure! (08-09-2012) Sams Teach Yourself Windows Phone 7 Game Programming in 24 Hours (04-05-2012) Python 3 Object Oriented Programming (27-08-2010) Pro OpenGL ES for iOS (17-01-2012) Physics for Flash Games, Animation, and Simulations (31-01-2012) Panda3D 1.6 Game Engine: Beginner's Guide (25-03-2011) OpenSceneGraph 3 Cookbook (17-04-2012) The post Python for Kids appeared first on Wow! eBook - Blog.

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