Archive for the ‘Haiti Relief’ Category

As January Comes To A Close, Project iPhone Haitian Relief Wraps Up

We don’t have totals numbers in from all the developers, but I will post final totals as soon as possible. Along with the list of charities that received assistance from Project iPhone Haitian Relief. Also, I would like to apologize to anyone who did not receive a email reply, things have been very busy.

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Participating Apps So Far

Contributing to the relief project is as simple as purchasing any (or all) of the following apps. We hope to add more apps as developers get in touch with us.

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Tradui, Creole <-> English Translation For On-The-Ground Haitian Relief

A brilliant little iPhone/Android App created by Intridia for Crisis Commons as part of Crisis Camp DC, this free app can be used On-The-Ground in Haiti to translate words and phrases from English to Creole and back again. I have installed this App on my phone and it is a perfect example of what the [...]

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Dan Woolley, Buried In Haitian Rubble Uses iPhone To Stay Alive

Hat tip to Aileen Markowsky for sending this in: We have heard of iPhones helping people get rescued but this is just incredible. He apparently used Pocket First Aid & CPR on his iPhone to diagnose and treat his own wounds while trapped in the rubble. MSNBC has a good summary of the story as [...]

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Artist Christopher Cardinale Donates His Time

We would like to thank Chris Cardinale for his wonderful art commissioned just for Project iPhone Haitian Relief that we used for the masthead for the site. In the style of his latest graphic novel, Mr Mendoza’s Paintbrush, which can be found on Amazon, and will be shipping soon.

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Real-Time Updates On Man Traveling To Haiti To Find His Family

As thousands of Haitians flee the capital of Port-au-Prince, Marc Henry Bigot of Miami is going in to rescue what is left of his family. Wall Street Journal reporter Gina Chon is accompanying Marc on his journey. Follow his story here on Dispatch, and on Facebook.

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Social Networking Tool Working Saving Lives In Haiti

Project Ushadidi has built a mapping tool that allows people to keep informed on situations in Haiti in real-time. According to the BBC News: “I don’t know how, but most of the network infrastructure survived,” said Reynold Guerrier, a network engineer at the Haitian Association for the Development of Information and Communication Technology (AHTIC). Crisis [...]

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Magic Seth Pledges His Support!

Seth Raphael, the man, the magician, the legend and the iPhone developer has pledged his support. With a Bachelors in Magic and Technology and a Masters in Wonder from MIT, Seth Raphael is doing what he loves, and blowing people’s minds. His childhood passion of magic had to compete with his love of computers. At [...]

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KUNM’s Children’s Hour To Focus On Haiti

Haitian music, the story of Haiti, Martin Luther King Jr. and of course a mention for project iPhone Haitian Relief, all on The Children’s Hour – on New Mexico Public Radio, KUNM – Saturday (1-16-10) from 9 – 10am. Tune in online at http://kunm.org

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Thanks Alyssa Milano

Not sure if we love you more because • you are supporting this project • you are remarkably talented (and cute…) or that you use Twittelator on your iPhone but thanks again!

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