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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2017">14 Feb 2017</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/14/made-a-splash/">OtherWordly Makes Splash at Takoma Park Play Day</a></h4> </div> <p>Community Embraces New Word Game at Mid-Year Play Day This past Sunday, families at Takoma Park’s Seventh Annual Mid-Year Play Day had the opportunity to experience OtherWordly for the first time. Our educational language game drew curious children and parents to our table throughout the afternoon. Words in Space Several children gathered around our iPads <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/14/made-a-splash/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/14/made-a-splash/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2017">9 Feb 2017</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/09/lets-play-day/">Play OtherWordly at Takoma Park Play Day This Sunday!</a></h4> </div> <p>Play with the meanings of words, in space! Come by 7500 Maple Ave on Sunday afternoon, at the Takoma Park Community Center (next to the library) for the Seventh Annual Mid-Year Play Day. We’re excited to introduce OtherWordly to our local community! What to Expect As part of IDEA’s commitment to childhood literacy, OtherWordly helps <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/09/lets-play-day/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2017/02/09/lets-play-day/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: iOS</h1> </div> <div class="post-4087 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity tag-education tag-games tag-ios tag-math tag-science" id="post-4087"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/12/04/math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-children/" rel="bookmark">Math and Science iOS apps for young children</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/12/04/math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-children/" rel="bookmark">December 4th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4100" title="DragonBox" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-04-at-7.40.28-PM-150x143.png" alt="" width="150" height="143" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-04-at-7.40.28-PM-150x143.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-04-at-7.40.28-PM.png 198w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />In the era of tablets and smart phones, parents of small children may consider educational apps. Recently, the “Slashdot” online community <a href="http://slashdot.org/story/12/11/23/2353256/ask-slashdot-math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-kids">discussed</a> apps and kids. Nerdy parents chimed in with suggestions. This tech-savvy community is often reluctant to rely on apps, favoring “play time outside with soccer and baseballs, and inside with blocks, Hot Wheels, PlayDoh, etc.” But many parents found value in apps, at least occasionally.</p> <p>Here’s a list of ten apps that computer nerds turn to when they want to engage their young kids in math and science… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/12/04/math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-children/#more-4087" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Math and Science iOS apps for young children">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/12/04/math-and-science-ios-apps-for-young-children/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/games/" rel="tag">games</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/math/" rel="tag">math</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/science/" rel="tag">science</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-4015 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-learning tag-access tag-android tag-apps tag-books tag-free tag-ios tag-mobile tag-publishing" id="post-4015"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/12/what-is-a-dictionary-and-how-are-they-changing/" rel="bookmark">What is a dictionary? And how are they changing?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/12/what-is-a-dictionary-and-how-are-they-changing/" rel="bookmark">November 12th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-96898090/stock-photo-purebred-english-bulldog-puppy-and-book.html"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4026" title="Bulldog on a dictionary" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shutterstock_96898090-150x102.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="102" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shutterstock_96898090-150x102.jpg 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shutterstock_96898090-240x163.jpg 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shutterstock_96898090-545x371.jpg 545w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shutterstock_96898090.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>Imploded by the same forces that have disrupted the broader publishing industry, the dictionary business struggles to get a grip on the online/mobile world. “Our research tells us that most people today get their reference information via their computer, tablet, or phone” <a href="http://www.macmillaneducation.com/MediaArticle.aspx?id=1778">said Stephen Bullon</a>, Macmillan Education’s Publisher for Dictionaries, “and the message is clear and unambiguous: the future of the dictionary is digital.” <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/12/what-is-a-dictionary-and-how-are-they-changing/#more-4015" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What is a dictionary? And how are they changing?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/12/what-is-a-dictionary-and-how-are-they-changing/#comments">4 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/books/" rel="tag">books</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/free/" rel="tag">free</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/publishing/" rel="tag">publishing</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3714 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy tag-access tag-android tag-apps tag-ios tag-iphone tag-itunes tag-mobile-phone tag-museum tag-smartphone tag-social-media-2 tag-online-surveys" id="post-3714"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/" rel="bookmark">Museums still ignoring mobile, especially small museums</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/" rel="bookmark">April 16th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright" title="Who is making museum apps?" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-16-at-1.10.52-PM.png" alt="" width="325" height="174" />The vast majority of museums are totally ignoring mobile apps.</p> <p>At present, ~350 iPhone apps have been actually created by museums. Of those, only one out of ten was created by a U.S. museum (the rest are non-U.S.). The other 760 iPhone apps matching “museum” in their title or description were created by travel and culture publishers, most of which are poor quality.</p> <p>These pathetic numbers ignore smartphone reality. In the U.S. alone, <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/11/when-will-smartphones-reach-saturation-in-the-us/">half of all</a> mobile phone customers now have smartphones, and there will soon be <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/03/07/the-unrelenting-trends-in-the-us-smartphone-market/">1 million</a> new smartphone (smartphones run apps) subscribers a week. This will be virtually <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/11/when-will-smartphones-reach-saturation-in-the-us/">all U.S. households in 5-7 years.</a> Currently, Android and iOS are the two main app platforms. Numbers in Europe are similar. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/#more-3714" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Museums still ignoring mobile, especially small museums">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/#comments">8 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile-phone/" rel="tag">mobile phone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-surveys/" rel="tag">surveys</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3258 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-3d tag-access tag-app-store tag-apps tag-audience tag-augmented-reality tag-exhibits tag-free tag-ios tag-mobile tag-museum tag-singapore tag-touchpress tag-university-of-virginia-art-museum tag-video tag-virtual-reality tag-visualization" id="post-3258"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/29/put-3d-objects-at-your-visitors-fingertips-uvam-on-the-ipad/" rel="bookmark">Put 3D objects at your visitors’ fingertips: UVaM on the iPad</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/29/put-3d-objects-at-your-visitors-fingertips-uvam-on-the-ipad/" rel="bookmark">November 29th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3268" title="Hopi doll from UVaM" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-7.14.42-PM.png" alt="" width="142" height="165" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-7.14.42-PM.png 142w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-7.14.42-PM-129x150.png 129w" sizes="(max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px" />A Hopi doll with painted headdress springs to life, spinning under my finger tips on a new <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uvam/id478915134?mt=8">iPad app</a> from the <a href="http://www.virginia.edu/artmuseum/">University of Virginia Art Museum</a> (UVaM).</p> <p>The delightful app presents 19 different objects in 3D, to spin and zoom, providing an immediacy that rivals seeing an object in real life. In fact, it’s better in many ways than peering at an object through a protective case because the objects can be spun through a full 360°, view under bright lighting, at high resolution.</p> <p><strong>Personal exploration</strong></p> <p>The free app presents the mobile visitor with a grid of objects (below, left):</p> <p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3277" title="AVaM app" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-8.29.15-PM.png" alt="" width="555" height="211" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-8.29.15-PM.png 555w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-8.29.15-PM-150x57.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Screen-Shot-2011-11-28-at-8.29.15-PM-300x114.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px" /></p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/29/put-3d-objects-at-your-visitors-fingertips-uvam-on-the-ipad/#more-3258" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Put 3D objects at your visitors’ fingertips: UVaM on the iPad">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/11/29/put-3d-objects-at-your-visitors-fingertips-uvam-on-the-ipad/#comments">4 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/3d/" rel="tag">3D</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/app-store/" rel="tag">app store</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/augmented-reality/" rel="tag">Augmented reality</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/free/" rel="tag">free</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/singapore/" rel="tag">Singapore</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/touchpress/" rel="tag">TouchPress</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/university-of-virginia-art-museum/" rel="tag">University of Virginia Art Museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/virtual-reality/" rel="tag">virtual reality</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visualization/" rel="tag">visualization</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2986 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-android tag-apple tag-apps tag-audience tag-data tag-interactivity-2 tag-ios tag-itunes tag-mobile tag-museum tag-nina-simon tag-qr-code tag-redlaser tag-smartphone tag-video tag-visitors" id="post-2986"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/" rel="bookmark">What are QR Codes? And how are they useful for outreach?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/" rel="bookmark">September 5th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img.php_.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2991" title="QR code" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img.php_.png" alt="" width="108" height="108" /></a>QR codes are a way to send information to mobile devices (e.g., a smartphone) using its camera. You send a short blurb of text, or a web address (URL) by representing it as a code which people photograph from their phone.</p> <p>The codes are easy to generate. <a href="http://qrcode.kaywa.com/">Several</a> <a href="http://www.qrstuff.com/">web</a> <a href="http://goqr.me/">sites</a> and software programs will make the codes for you.</p> <p><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2994" title="Andy Warhol - total art" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-300x199.jpg 300w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01-150x99.jpg 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/qr-code-01.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>To read the codes, users need a QR reader app to take a snapshot of the code with their device’s camera. The app returns the decoded text or web URL.</p> <p>In the photo at left, a pedestrian takes a photo of a QR code promoting an Andy Warhol show.</p> <p>There are hundreds of barcode-reader apps (e.g., <a href="http://redlaser.com/">RedLaser</a> and <a href="http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/index.asp">QuickMark</a> for iOS and Android devices, and the <a href="http://reader.kaywa.com/phones">Kaywa</a> reader for dumber smartphones), and code-reading can be included in custom apps, e.g., a museum tour. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/#more-2986" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What are QR Codes? And how are they useful for outreach?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/09/05/what-are-qr-codes-and-how-are-they-useful-for-outreach/#comments">14 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/interactivity-2/" rel="tag">interactivity</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nina-simon/" rel="tag">nina simon</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/qr-code/" rel="tag">QR Code</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/redlaser/" rel="tag">RedLaser</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-879 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-learning category-strategy tag-android tag-ios tag-market-share tag-smartphone" id="post-879"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/16/ready-for-smartphones-data-on-growth-and-marketshare/" rel="bookmark">Ready for smartphones? Data on growth and marketshare</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/16/ready-for-smartphones-data-on-growth-and-marketshare/" rel="bookmark">February 16th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>More people are using fast smartphones, and expect to get their information on their phones. In the last quarter of 2010, approx 95 million smartphones shipped worldwide. Are you ready to reach these people? Following are some graphs relevant to how the public gets information:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-886" title="Smarter, faster mobile devices" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-16-at-11.43.43-AM.png" alt="" width="476" height="330" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-16-at-11.43.43-AM.png 476w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-16-at-11.43.43-AM-150x103.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-16-at-11.43.43-AM-300x207.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px" /></p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/16/ready-for-smartphones-data-on-growth-and-marketshare/#more-879" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Ready for smartphones? Data on growth and marketshare">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/16/ready-for-smartphones-data-on-growth-and-marketshare/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/market-share/" rel="tag">market share</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>