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Designing & Developing for Mobile
Sarah BlowFounder, Girl Geek Dinners
What is Mobile Really?
It used to be...
Now it’s this...
Could it become this...
Or this?
Tools of today
Visual Studio
J2ME
XCode
Use the emulator
Don’t avoid testing on devices though
What Language?
Almost any Language
Web Apps
On Device Apps
UI Challenges
Landscape/ Portrait
Accelerometers
Camera/ Video
Screen Size & Resolution
Touch vs Traditional
Sound – Use & Misuse
Battery Life
Sometimes Connected
Presence
Attention
Light
GPS
WiFi
3.5g
Tips
Think of the Usage Scenario
Think about saving battery
Us databases of resolution/ dpi
They are out there you just need to know where to look.
Plan for update over the air
Consider NFC & Zigbee
Don’t do it all on device if you don’t have to
Benefit from Cloud Computing
Do your research
Event Reminder
Location & Info
Date & Time:Saturday 14 March 2009 08:30-22:30
Venue:Brussels-Midi , London St Pancras Internationaland London Apple Store. Details here.
Sponsored by:Eurostar
Topic and speakers:A lecture by Molly Flatt, a Guardian blogger, and Jess Greenwood - Dep Ed, Contagious MagazineThe theme is likely to be around 10 top trends of the year including things like Location and Context Services, Apps Stores, Going Green, etc
Thanks To
• Clo for organizing the event
• The sponsors for their support and sponsorship
• The fantastic photographers who donated their pictures for us to use in this presentation!
• Those who inspire and encourage me!
