Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

The App that Keeps on Giving

In 2009 I started my first iPhone app. I purchased a first gen iPod Touch earlier in the year and I thought I’d take a stab at iPhone development. It was a part time thing and I had no clue how to actually develop in xcode (nor did I even actually have a Mac, but [...]

How to Create an iPhone App Showcase Screenshot

From http://www.tabletbucks.com/create-an-iphone-app-screenshot-to-showcase-your-app/

Ghetto iPhone Tripod Mount

What do you get when you mix a bunch of elastics, an old camera flash, some velcro and an iPhone?

Halloween 2010 Project – Spooky Sound Pad

It has occurred to me on more than one occasion that with as many people in the World as there are, a unique idea is very rare.  The likelihood that an idea I get is something that has not yet been done is very low.  This is the case with my latest small project – [...]

Thoughts on RIM, QNX and the PlayBook

When RIM first announced that they were bringing a tablet to the market, I was excited. I felt like the odd man out thought. Scouring the web, it was apparent that many were skeptical. Beyond skeptical actually, suggesting it was not a market that RIM should be entering, or that RIM is a company on [...]

What’s in a Smartphone? A Crackberry User’s Perspective

I’ve been pondering this for the last couple of days now. The new BlackBerry Torch has obvious shortcomings. For example, the lack of HD video recording is disappointing for me. For others, the lack of a dedicated GPU or the low resolution screen (compared to other 2010 smartphones) might be the deal breakers. But despite [...]

I Heart Kindle App

I bought an iPad. I don’t live in the US. Therefore, I’m stuck with a limited selection of iBooks content, and a selection that unfortunately doesn’t include any of the books that I’d otherwise be interested in. I’m not suggesting it’s a bad selection – Canadian content is great… just that it doesn’t necessarily interest [...]