Looks like a clone of my friends page: http://www.sumodrop.com *edit: I guess 'clone' is too strong. I meant to imply it has similar functionality, not that it is carbon copied. Yes, I goofed.
This one even works on Firefox. Nice.
Show HN: HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser
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Re: Show HN: HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser
#22Holy fucking shit this is the best thing since sliced bread. You don't know how much I hate emailing file attachments.
Hopefully, we'll add sending files between networks pretty soon as well.
However, it's already possible with similar WebRTC based services like https://www.sharefest.me/ or https://rtccopy.com/.
Re: Show HN: HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser
#23Very cool! I love the P2P aspect.
I have a similar project that drops files in your dropbox account: http://dbinbox.com
Re: Show HN: HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser
#24Looks like a clone of my friends page: http://www.sumodrop.com *edit: I guess 'clone' is too strong. I meant to imply it has similar functionality, not that it is carbon copied. Yes, I goofed.
> Looks like a clone...
Sorry, I know you probably feel very strongly about your friend's app, but it doesn't LOOK anything like it, and the functionality is clearly copied from AirDrop. I doubt the ShareDrop developers had ever heard of your friend's app.
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#25Looks like a clone of my friends page: http://www.sumodrop.com *edit: I guess 'clone' is too strong. I meant to imply it has similar functionality, not that it is carbon copied. Yes, I goofed.
Pretty cool. It does upload the files to S3 though, right?
ShareDrop in theory should be much faster (especially on local network) and more secure, as it sends files directly between devices without any server in the middle.
Re: Show HN: HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser
#26This is awesome and it makes me wonder about other potential capabilities. Could a similar method be used to create two-way text chat, for instance?
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#27This is awesome and it makes me wonder about other potential capabilities. Could a similar method be used to create two-way text chat, for instance?
Sure. WebRTC allows you to send any data, audio and video directly between peers. Though to be honest there are much easier ways to create text chat.
Re: Show HN: HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser
#28Great stuff! I'm hosting a programming meetup this friday at a coffee shop, seems like a good opportunity to put it through it's paces.
Re: Show HN: HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser
#29This is awesome and it makes me wonder about other potential capabilities. Could a similar method be used to create two-way text chat, for instance?
Sure. WebRTC allows you to send any data, audio and video directly between peers. Though to be honest there are much easier ways to create text chat.
Oh I was thinking about a collaboration scenario. Something next door to pair programming where two people are working on a document together but just not simultaneously.
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#30"We're really sorry, but your browser is not supported.
Please use the latest Chrome for Desktop or Android or Opera.
Firefox support is coming soon!"
What could possibly be the reason they wouldn't support webkit based browsers?
Safari 7.0.2 OS 10.9.2