Monday 27 September 2010

bits and pieces

There are lots of bits and pieces of unfinished apps that are still waiting to be polished - as soon as I have time to get back to them, I'll post in here! :)

E.g. Barman app (XML parser) , Events app (SQLite), DateWid (widgets), ShakeIt (games), SunnyDay (google weather API), SoundLive (LiveWallpaper), Sueca (card game), …

meanwhile, just enjoy Upps! :)

Cheers,
Joana

Upps!

I've participated in the Portuguese Android Developer Challenge with Upps app.
(http://concurso.androidpt.com/)

Brief description: (and video links below)

Upps - gone, misplaced, missing, hopelessly unattainable, disoriented, forgot, need to report or you're just where you are not supposed to be? Use Upps.

With Upps you can have several options:

(settings video)

*Dude, where´s my phone? video
- When your phone is lost or stolen you will be able to use someone else´s phone to retrieve your phone´s location, using your pin number as your code.

*Where´s Bob? video
- You´re in a crowded punk concert. You can´t find Bob! Use Upps to get his GPS location and track him down if he also has Upps.

*Here am I! video
- If you don´t want to automatically send your location upon request, you can mask your position with this option. Imagine Anna, your (soon about to be ex-)girlfriend, is requesting your position. You can mask your location and send her a false GPS location.

*Are we there yet? video
- You´re on a train and want to take a nap. What if you miss your stop? Let Upps warn you 1km from your stop, based on your GPS location.

*Bread crumbs video
- “Where did I park my car?” “I forgot again, where does Richard live? Is it this way?” “Where was that lovely coffee shop that we used to go in London?” Never forget where your little wonderful special places are.

*I´m coming!! video
- Sick of call rings? You´re going to the theatre with your friend. Automatically warn him that you are about to get there, based on your GPS location.


*Block my phone video
- You lost your mobile, you know somebody has it and can misuse it. You can send an encrypted code to your phone that will delete all your personal details, block all applications and prohibit any calls. If you can decrypt the code this feature will be disabled. (some of these features will be available in Upps v2.0)

(Warning for all options: your friend needs to have Upps installed too.)

Sunday 26 September 2010

Geek Girls Dinners - Apresentação sobre Android

You can find here a presentation that I did around android.
This is a ppt that I did for the girl geek dinner (http://portugalgirlgeekdinners.com) on 25th of September 2010