Libin Pan

This is how TapTapTap designed their iPhone Convert App:

Convert Design Evolution from tap tap tap on Vimeo.

Pretty amazing!

Here are the reasons beside of the awesome 3m camera:

Notes:

1. Peer-to-peer connectivity requires compatible applications, which can be downloaded from the App Store when available.
2. The original iPhone does not support using Bluetooth for peer-to-peer connectivity. It can use Wi-Fi and cellular data networks for peer-to-peer connectivity.
3. MMS is not available in all areas; fees may apply. See your carrier for availability.
4. Internet tethering is not currently offered in the United States and some other countries. See your carrier for availability.

I believe you already noticed the twitter updates on the sidebar. Yes, I am attending WWDC 2009 this week. It is a great conference and I believe you’ve already got the news from it too.

Just a day before I came here, I’ve launched a website for this event:

http://wwdc2009.com

Here’s how it works:

1. I create a new twitter account @2009wwdc
2. I use this account to follow all the people who attend this conference, not the one who just talk about this
3. I’ll follow people who will tweet the important things, especially the kind of people who don’t care NDA that much.
4. Server will automatic pick up who I follow and collect all their tweets and stats
5. Tweets are searchable on the site
6. Will archive the site couple of weeks after the conference ends

If you want to know more about WWDC 2009, it is the site you should go.

Enjoy!

Just bought my ticket for WWDC 2009!

Today is the last day for early bird price (Saving $300). I got it in Canada for CAD $1699. Really not cheap.

Funny story, I thought I can buy it cheaper in US store, but it turns out even worse. The final price will have tax be added onto original price USD $1295, which will be USD $1414 in total. And USD $1414 is about CAD $1728 as of today.

Look forward to it!

AT&T iPhone 3G vs. Sprint Palm Pre comparison Chart

Developing Applications for webOS: A Preview
Date: This event took place live on February 25 2009
Presented by: Mitch Allen
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes.

In this live, online event, Mitch Allen, Palm’s Software CTO and a member of the Palm webOS™ design team, will recap the material included in the introductory chapter of Palm webOS: Developing Applications in JavaScript Using the Palm Mojo™ Framework, a joint collaboration announced this week by Palm and O’Reilly, and will give you a preview into application development with the Mojo SDK. This is a great opportunity to hear an insider’s perspective on webOS development and get a glimpse into the development environment and toolset for this breakthrough mobile web platform.

More Links:

• http://developer.palm.com/
• First Chapter of “Palm® webOS™: Developing Applications in JavaScript Using the Palm Mojo™ Framework”
• PreDevCamp.Org
• Toronto PreDevCamp

Another gift:

• Use the code 4CAST in the O’Reilly’s shopping cart when you check out to take 40% off your order, not working in UK. Only valid through March 15, 2009

iPhone AppStore Secrets – Pinch Media

if you want to feel the power of the capacitive touchscreen we’re using, why not use the iphone exclusively without the home button?  Apple did not provide a way to do so, but now we got it!

Usage

• Slide Area

• Home State

1. Short slide from right to left -> Jump to the first page of your apps, just like single press on Home button
2. Long slide from right to left -> Open iPod Control Dialog if it’s playing, like double press on Home button
3. Short slide from left to right -> Open Power Dialog, which includes Lock, ReSpring, Reboot, Power Off and other options
4. Long slide from left to right -> Lock Screen
5. Long press 5 seconds to trigger Screenshot

• Application State

1. Short slide from right to left -> Open Exist Dialog, which includes back Home and iPod control if it’s playing
2. Long slide from right to left -> Quit from the current app, like single press on Home button
3. Short slide from left to right -> Open Power Dialog, which includes Lock, ReSpring, Reboot, Power Off and other options
4. Long slide from left to right -> Lock Screen
5. Long press 5 seconds to trigger Screenshot

Requirement

• Jailbroken iPhone
• Cydia

Links

Author mj(马骏)’s Home page

iHome 0.2 Release page (in Chinese)

Bug Report page (in Chinese)

Features

• 4MB Mac Plus
• Full screen or scrolling
• Full simulated keyboard
• Sound

Requirements

• Jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch
• iPhone OS 2.x
• Mac Plus ROM image
• Mac disk images

More Links:

Mini vMac

Source Code

Groups: Drag & Drop Contacts Management

Groups takes contacts group management to a totally different level. With a highly innovative user interface, you get to manage your contacts the iPhone way; drag them, drop them or trash them. As they say, “Drag & Drop is worth a thousand operations”… or something like that!

It is the most good looking app I’ve found on App Store so far. It makes the build-in ‘Contacts’ looks like a piece of …..