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Dev Derby for January – show us your best orientation!

By Robert Nyman [Editor emeritus]

Posted on January 20, 2012 in CSS and Dev Derby

As you might know, each month we have a Dev Derby as part of Mozilla Developer Network (MDN), and each of them are focused on a certain technology where people can compete with their submissions.

This month, the Dev Derby is about Orientation, and we look forward to some really interesting ideas and demos from you people! And if you’re not already the master of device orientation, you can read up on MDN in the article Detecting device orientation.

Prizes

Android mobile device
Winner gets an Android mobile device from Motorola or Samsung.
Rickshaw laptop bag
Runner-up gets a hand-crafted laptop messenger bag from Rickshaw.
MDN t-shirt
3rd place gets a limited edition MDN t-shirt to show off their geek cred.

And as if that wasn’t enough, your demo will be showcased in Mozilla’s Demo Studio, and we would like to feature you in an article here on Mozilla Hacks as well!

So, what are you waiting for? :-)

Submit your demo now!

About Robert Nyman [Editor emeritus]

Technical Evangelist & Editor of Mozilla Hacks. Gives talks & blogs about HTML5, JavaScript & the Open Web. Robert is a strong believer in HTML5 and the Open Web and has been working since 1999 with Front End development for the web - in Sweden and in New York City. He regularly also blogs at http://robertnyman.com and loves to travel and meet people.

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3 comments

  1. marco

    I own an ARMv6 phone, where Firefox can’t run. So I can’t develop demos because I can’t test them.
    Do you know if Firefox will be ported to ARMv6 before the end of January or if there is any other browser that supports the Orientation API on Android? (or if I can test demos in other ways?)

    January 22nd, 2012 at 07:45

    1. Robert Nyman

      I see. Currently I don’t know whether support for ARMv6-based phones is in the planning right now. You could potentially test it in Firefox on some laptops if they have an accelerometer.

      January 23rd, 2012 at 03:28

  2. marco

    Thank you, Robert. Sadly I don’t own a laptop with an accelerometer, so I’ll simply miss this dev derby, that was also my favourite one, as I had a lot of ideas :(
    There’s bug 697205 about ARMv6 support, I hope it will get some love :)

    January 26th, 2012 at 15:40

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