You know you've asked yourself that question - and the answer isn't as simple as you might think. Come join Griffin Technology's app development team to hear their input on how the iPad will impact the world of app development, user interface, and social networking – and give your own input in the free-form Q&A to follow. All level of developers and non-developers welcome.

1. is the iPad just a big iPhone?
Cameron Daigle
Jamin Guy
Mark Rowan
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2. Mark Rowan
President
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3. FAILMaker Double Bonus Slots 5 Card Touch
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4. Geoffrey
memory game
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5. iTalk Recorder
Top recording app for iPhone
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6. iTrip Controller iFM Controller
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7. Cameron Daigle
Interface Design
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8. NO.
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9. a new interface paradigm
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10. 3 reasons
surface
controls
feature focus
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11. the surface
(not the window)
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12. Find the scrollbar.
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14. the controls
(goodbye, cursor)
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16. users have to parse
5.12 x more pixels
that’s
512%
AS MANY PIXELS.
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17. the universal language
is gone
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18. ?
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19. more screen space
+
more elements
=
more potential for confusion
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20. feature focus
(the 20% rule)
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21. the average user utilizes
20%
of an application’s features.
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22. the average user utilizes
20%
of a desktop app’s features.
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23. Get Mail
Delete
Junk
Reply
Reply All
Forward
New Message
Note
To Do
Search
All your folders
All your mail
Settings panel
Resize handles
AND MORE!
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24. FILE
New Message
New Note
New To Do
New Viewer Window EDIT
Open Message 30 items
Close
Save VIEW
Save As ...
46 items
Save As Stationery ...
Attach File ...
Save Attachments ... MAILBOX
Quick Look Attachments ... 32 items
Add Account ...
Import Mailboxes ... YOU GET THE IDEA.
Add RSS Feeds ...
Print ...
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25. Go back
Select message
Swipe to delete
Refresh
Edit
Write new message
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26. Go back
Select message
Swipe to delete
Refresh
Edit
Write new message
+ message controls
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27. surface: bigger
controls: the same
feature focus: the same
BUT
the iPad is not just a big iPhone.
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28. the iPhone is just a small iPad
(that makes phone calls)
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29. Jamin Guy
Software Development
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30. When can I start iPad Development?
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31. Do I need 2 separate apps?
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32. Can I make an app for iPad only?
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33. Isn’t it hard to get approved?
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34. What about web apps?
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35. How much money can I make?
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36. Where can I find out more?
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37. it’s Q&A time!
Native app resources Web Development
http://developer.apple.com/iphone http://code.google.com/p/iui/
- iPad Programming Guide - IUI javascript animation library
- iPad Human Interface Guidelines http://www.apple.com/webapps/
- Sample Code - Directory of web apps for iPhone
- Getting Started Videos
http://joehewitt.com/post/the-three20-project/ Ad networks and analytics
- open source UI library
http://iphonemockup.lkmc.ch/ http://mobclix.com
- UI mockup tool http://www.admob.com
http://twitter.com/ravenme/iphone http://pinchmedia.com
- Raven Zachary's twitter iPhone list of iPhone devs
http://developers.facebook.com/connect.php?tab=iphone
- Facebook connect library
Monday, March 8, 2010