This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers. Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production. The Web Bluetooth API provides the ability to connect and interact with Bluetooth Low Energy peripherals. Note: This API is not available in Web Workers (not exposed via WorkerNavigator). Provides methods to query Bluetooth availability and request access to devices. Provides properties of a particular BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic. Represents a Bluetooth device inside a particular script execution environment. Represents a GATT Characteristic, which is a basic data element that provides further information about a peripheral's service. Represents a GATT Descriptor, which provides further information about a characteristic's value. Represents a GATT Server on a remote device. Represents a service provided by a GATT server, including a device, a list of referenced services, and a list of the characteristics of this service. The Bluetooth API extends the following APIs, adding the listed features. Returns a Bluetooth object for the current document, providing access to Web Bluetooth API functionality.
The Web Bluetooth API can only be used in a secure context. Access to the API is controlled by the Permissions Policy directive bluetooth. The default allowlist for the bluetooth policy is self, which enables Bluetooth usage in same-origin nested frames but prevents access by third-party content by default. Cross-origin access is enabled by specifying the allowed origins in both the Permissions-Policy: bluetooth HTTP header and the desired . In order to use the feature the user must first grant explicit permission (they will not be prompted for access if it is not allowed for other reasons, such as being blocked by a Permissions Policy). The permission prompt is displayed when calling Bluetooth.requestDevice() to request access to a new Bluetooth device for which permission is not granted (the owning global object must also have transient activation). You can use Bluetooth.getDevices() to retrieve any devices that have previously been granted permission for the site. The Permissions API navigator.permissions.query() method can be used with the bluetooth permission to test whether a site has permission to use Bluetooth devices. BCD tables only load in the browser with JavaScript enabled. Enable JavaScript to view data.
Have you ever wanted to try out a new personality? Since we're stuck with ourselves, day-in and day-out, our own personalities might sometimes feel a little tired from time to time. So what can we do about this? There are, of course, costumes, which are probably the reason so many people look forward to Halloween -- they can be their favorite superhero for a night and revel in a little creativity. But not all of us are willing to play dress up throughout the calendar year, mainly because doing so violates generally held social norms. After all, most Web sites that offer some kind of online community allow their users to create avatars, an electronic image that represents the person controlling it. Generally, members can be as creative as they like with their avatar, either fashioning it as close to their appearance and personality as possible or creating an entirely different personality.
One of these social networking services is Zwinky, a service launched in 2006 and owned by InterActiveCorp (IAC). Zwinky lets its members create their own cartoonish, large-headed and big-eyed avatars, which they can use in several different ways. One thing to keep in mind: Zwinky is open to anyone age 13 and older. If you're younger than 13, you won't be allowed to make your own account, not even with parental permission. Zwinky profiles can also be set to "private" if you're 18 or older, but profiles of Zwinky users younger than 18 are automatically set to private. So how does Zwinky work? What can someone with a Zwinky avatar do? And what kind of place is Zwinktopia, anyway? This may be a slightly unfamiliar approach for members of other social networking sites -- most simply request that you create a username and password and fill in some personal information, including e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
Zwinky, however, requires you to download a Zwinky icon onto your Web browser, which users click on to access the program's interface. When you've successfully installed the Zwinky program and opened up the program window, it's time to customize your Zwinky character. Every Zwinky has a personal wardrobe, which users can access by clicking on the "Open Wardrobe" button near the bottom of the screen. You can manipulate a Zwinky's appearance to make it look however you want, and users choose traits including gender, skin tone, hair style and color, and more. To move a Zwinky from one place to the next in a specific area, members simply use the mouse to point and click. You can make new friends or see a list of the ones you already have by clicking on the "View/Add Friends" button at the bottom of the interface. This button allows you to either send an e-mail to a fellow Zwinky requesting friendship or to see where in Zwinky's world your friends are.
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