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Aug 15

Peek app brings eye exams to the developing world, no attachment required

Traffic apps and email clients are all well and good, but there are few things that really highlight the world-changing potential of the smartphone as well as medical applications. People delivering access to affordable care in developing nations always serve as friendly reminder that our devices can be so much more than distracting casual gaming platforms. Eye examinations are one of the clearest applications on that front — around three years ago, MIT’s Media Lab introduced us to a $2 box that could transform handsets into a mobile eye clinic.

Peek offers much of the same, albeit without the need for a (relatively) bulky add-on. Developed by members of the International Center for Eye Health, the app can conduct visual acuity, color vision tests, among several others. It also keeps a record of patients examined along with geotagged info. You can check out a nice piece on Peek in the via link below, and for more info on the app and the people behind it, peep the source link.

Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, HD, Mobile

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Via: BBC

Source: Peek

Jul 10

Nokia adds Peek hover function to Lumias running latest Amber OS update

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It doesn’t come close to the suite of air gestures Samsung’s included in the Galaxy S 4, but Nokia’s pushing out an update to give Lumia owners a limited taste of that hands-free functionality. Bundled into a new version 1.6 bump for display + touch settings released today is a new Peek feature, which gives Lumia owners the ability to wake their phones and glance at notifications with a mere hand wave. Sadly, it’s only compatible with Lumia devices running the latest Amber update — currently set for a vague “summer” rollout — which makes this hover-to-wake function a 925-only affair for the time being.

Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Microsoft, Nokia

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Via: Windows Phone Central

Source: Windows Phone Store

Sep 25

RIM puts BlackBerry 10 on display: new alarm, Peek gesture and more

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At today’s RIM event, the BlackBerry maker gave us a closer look at BB10, with CEO Thorsten Heins talking up the operating system as “all about getting things done” and coining the interface “BlackBerry Flow.” He demoed a new Peek feature that lets users access the message notifications screen with a right angle gesture. The function can be used in any app: performing the swipe takes users to the BlackBerry Hub where they can view Tweets, messages and other notifications. There’s also a new clock and alarm system, which works by the user holding their fingertip on the bezel and sliding it to the appropriate time to set an alarm.

There’s also the business-friendly Balance feature we already knew about, which will let users’ IT departments access corporate email and perform remote wipe without affecting the rest of the phone. With Balance, BlackBerry phones essentially have two profiles, one secured for the work environment and one for personal use. It just so happens that we already got a hands-on look at the software running on a Dev Alpha B handset: take a look here.

Gallery: RIM unveils BB10 features