From Fugu With Love: New Capabilities for the Web
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Thomas Steiner, 
Pete LePage, Thomas Nattestad, Rory McClelland, Alex Russell, Dominick NgAuthors Info & Claims
Thomas Steiner, Pete LePage, Thomas Nattestad, Rory McClelland, Alex Russell, Dominick NgAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 135 - 138
Abstract
We present a greeting card web application that is useful in all modern browsers, but sees its experience progressively enhanced through new and upcoming browser capabilities such as native file system access, system clipboard access, contacts retrieval, periodic background sync, screen wake lock, web sharing features, and more.
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