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T-Shirt Printing API

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Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by joezydeco »

mooreds wrote: post #12
infinitone wrote: post #5

Interesting- we are starting to see more and more APIs that interface with real physical objects. Is this the new advent of APIs? Am i going to be able to purchase a pizza delivery whilst printing a shirt and having my car unlock for the car wash guy all from my phone as I'm heading home. What other real life APIs are there available atm?

Here's an undocumented API for 'The Nest' thermostat: http://www.wiredprairie.us/blog/index.php/archives/1442 A quick look at programmable web turns up this... https://xively.com/

Here's a documented API for the Radio Thermostat company's line of Wifi thermostats (such as the Filtrete 3M50)

http://radiothermostat.com/documents/RTCOA%20WiFI%20API%20V1...

The RT line isn't as pretty as the Nest, but it's way cheaper.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by RKoutnik »

shakes wrote: post #30
infinitone wrote: post #5

Interesting- we are starting to see more and more APIs that interface with real physical objects. Is this the new advent of APIs? Am i going to be able to purchase a pizza delivery whilst printing a shirt and having my car unlock for the car wash guy all from my phone as I'm heading home. What other real life APIs are there available atm?

You can already order a pizza via API :) http://hackfood.ordr.in Disclaimer: I work at Ordr.in.

Interesting! Great idea, I think I'll hack on it a bit over the weekend.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by jumanji89 »

infinitone wrote: post #5

Interesting- we are starting to see more and more APIs that interface with real physical objects. Is this the new advent of APIs? Am i going to be able to purchase a pizza delivery whilst printing a shirt and having my car unlock for the car wash guy all from my phone as I'm heading home. What other real life APIs are there available atm?

An API for general printing (e.g. business cards, letterheads, brochures, posters, etc.) is desperately needed. I can't seem to find any commercial printer that offers an API.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by DerekL »

triptych wrote: post #6

Imagine if you could tie this api into a game, you level up your character and get a t-shirt with all the new equips/stats to show off to your friends...

Long ago, for many games, Activision would award an embroidered patch to any player who beat a certain score. Usually the player would photograph the screen and mail it to Activision.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by flyingyeti »

kevinpet wrote: post #40

The call to action lands me on a sign up form. Apparently I can get only very limited information before I sign up.

If you scroll down a few more pixels, you'll see links to the API documentation (https://www.shirts.io/docs/overview) and their capabilities (https://www.shirts.io/capabilities/)

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by shakes »

RKoutnik wrote: post #42
shakes wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can already order a pizza via API :) http://hackfood.ordr.in Disclaimer: I work at Ordr.in.

Interesting! Great idea, I think I'll hack on it a bit over the weekend.

Thanks! Would love to hear what you end up hacking on.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by jeffgreco »

richkuo wrote: post #36

Shirts.io logo uses the same image as the Stripe 'cloud' but inverted on the y-axis They also have suspiciously similar UI/UX with similar color schemes. The random green sign up button mouse over is an obvious attempt at 'throwing you off' from the idea that the design was copied.

There is only one Cloud Icon in the Entire Universe: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ThereIsOnlyOneCloudIconInTheEn...
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