AppIdeas http://blog.appideas.net Share your ideas for iPhone Apps posterous.com Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:25:00 -0800 Custom News Review http://blog.appideas.net/custom-news-review http://blog.appideas.net/custom-news-review

Daniel Eaton has posted a nice review of Custom News:

http://www.1stimpressions.mobi/2010/01/26/custom-news/

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:52:00 -0800 Using iPhone video output to demo your apps on the TV monitor http://blog.appideas.net/using-iphone-video-output-to-demo-your-apps-o http://blog.appideas.net/using-iphone-video-output-to-demo-your-apps-o

 

Wouldn't it be nice if we can demo our iPhone apps on a big screen TV monitor the way Steve Jobs does at Apple conferences? 

Well, some smart people have figured out a way to do this by using an undocumented API in the iPhone SDK. Erica Sadun posted the documentation for this API. Rob Terrell developed the original code for this unit. Kim Ahlberg improved upon it by adding support for on-the-fly orientation changes and touch indicators. He has kindly shared his code at TvOutSample.zip..

Here are simple step to implement this in your own code (*).
  • Download this file UIApplication_TVOut.m and add it to your project
  • Add MediaPlayer.framework to the project

  • Add the following line in the AppDelegate's applicationDidFinishLaunching method after [Windows makeKeyVisible];

    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] performSelector:@selector(startTVOut)];

  • Add the following method to the AppDelegate:

    - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didChangeStatusBarOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)oldStatusBarOrientation     {
         [[UIApplication sharedApplication] performSelector:@selector(reformatTVOutOrientation)];    
    }

  • Build the project
(*) You can not submit this app to the App Store since it uses undocumented APIs. But you can use it to build your own ad-hoc apps for demos.

You will also need one of these cables to connect the iPhone to the TV:

 Apple Component AV Cable: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB128LL/B

 Apple Composite AV Cable: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB129LL/B

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:36:00 -0700 101 Science App Released http://blog.appideas.net/101-science-app-released http://blog.appideas.net/101-science-app-released

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In the popular book, 101 Things Everyone Should Know About Science, kids, ages 8-12, are challenged with questions about Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science and General Science. Now, you can take all the fun of science from the book anywhere! With this quiz application, you can test your science knowledge on the go!

Kids: Get ready for school! Test your friends and siblings! Do they get better scores than you?

Parents: Make sure your kids stay on top of their science topics! Can you score as high as your kids?

If you like the quiz, don’t forget to get the book for even more fun! Order right from the application by tapping the info icon!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:51:00 -0700 Custom News Lite released http://blog.appideas.net/5342027 http://blog.appideas.net/5342027

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Custom News Lite  was released on the App Store today.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:38:00 -0700 Custom News Lite Submitted http://blog.appideas.net/custom-news-lite-submitted http://blog.appideas.net/custom-news-lite-submitted

Submitted Custom News Lite to App Store for review. It's a free ad-supported version of Custom News.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:15:00 -0700 Custom News iPhone App Demo HD http://blog.appideas.net/custom-news-iphone-app-demo-hd http://blog.appideas.net/custom-news-iphone-app-demo-hd
via youtube.com

This video was removed at the request of The Washington Post.

Link to App Store

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:10:00 -0700 Custom News Accepted http://blog.appideas.net/emailing-newsicon57x57png http://blog.appideas.net/emailing-newsicon57x57png

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After removing the icons in questions Custom New was accepted in 8 days. It will appear on the AppStore soon.

Link to App Store

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:03:00 -0700 Resubmitted App http://blog.appideas.net/emailing-settings2jpg http://blog.appideas.net/emailing-settings2jpg

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Removed the Safari and Landscape iPhone icons and resubmitted on September 11, 2009

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:50:00 -0700 Another silly iPhone app rejection? http://blog.appideas.net/another-silly-iphone-app-rejection http://blog.appideas.net/another-silly-iphone-app-rejection

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After 17 days in App review queue my Custom News app got rejected with this explanation:

We've reviewed Custom News  and determined that we cannot post this version of your iPhone application to the App Store because of an Apple trademark image.  We want to remind you of the importance of following Apple's posted Guidelines for Using Apple's Trademarks and Copyrights: <http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html>.

See the attached screenshot.

Which icon do they have problem with the Safari icon or the Landscape mode iPhone icon? Both came from Gyphish. I have seen the Safari icon used in other apps. I don't know about the horizontal iPhone icon.

Any thoughts?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:59:00 -0700 Custom News http://blog.appideas.net/custom-news-beta http://blog.appideas.net/custom-news-beta

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Resubmitted to App Store on August 23, 2009

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/196705/twitter-bird2.png http://posterous.com/users/4aQTsvE0zwRz AppIdeas AppIdeas Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:46:43 -0700 Introduction http://blog.appideas.net/introduction-140 http://blog.appideas.net/introduction-140 Just converted AppIdeas.net domain to Google Apps.

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