Simple Zulu is a simple flash-card app to teach you Zulu words, that I wrote in conjunction with content from Funda Njalo. Both a limited free version and a full pro version are available on the Market.
Search Results Category: Android
February 10, 2012
August 16, 2011
DroidOrb
I have started my first open source project called DroidOrb. This is an extensible accessory for Android that most electronics hobbyists can build for themselves. The basic accessory will act as a phone dock and display notifications via the glowing “orb” in various colours. Extensions will allow the docked phone to control other systems, such as your home alarm or automation system.
For more information, please see the DroidOrb website: http://droidorb.com
August 2, 2011
Android accessory
I was extremely excited when Google announced the Open Accessories Development Kit (http://accessories.android.com/) at Google IO earlier this year. I decided that this was the ideal opportunity to bring together my hardware and software skills and create an interesting accessory.
So far, I have a working prototype, and more details will be posted once my accessory nears completion, but you can check out the current progress here: https://plus.google.com/118226948467140990198/posts/JzPAkmKWa6B
The idea is to see how close I can take my idea to a store store shelf…
May 24, 2011
Fancy app
I wrote the Android app “Fancy” for thingd, which includes a honeycomb-optimized tablet version. It is an Android client for the website thefancy.com. It has since been worked on by other developers.
Here is the Market blurb:
Fancy is for curators of style. It’s part blog, part magazine and part bookmarking tool.It’s a place to share and discover great stuff, to curate a collection of things that define your style, to create a museum of Me.
We built it because we love to show off the things we have and to window-shop for things we admire.
You can find it on the app market here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.thefancy.app&feature=search_result
See some screenshots below:
This app was featured on the Verizon Android app store, as can be seen in this image:
Fancy app on Verizon's Featured apps tab
December 14, 2010
SmsFu Android app
I’ve always wanted to get into mobile application development, and finally got down to writing my first Android application. It is called SmsFu. From my market blurb:
“SmsFu stops junk or spam SMS’s from irritating you, without you blacklisting them first. How? It silences notifications when the SMS is from a long number (or optionally, not in your phonebook).”
I wrote this application mainly out of irritation with “Jimmy’s Killer Prawns”, “Coco Bongo”, “Honda Midrand”, and other spammers who somehow got hold of my phone number and then started arbitrarily spamming me. I decided that the real irritation was that it got me excited about receiving an SMS, thus leading me to drop what I was doing, only to find out that I’ve been spammed.
SA Events Android app
SA Events is an Android app I wrote that lists the major South African events such as expo’s, shows, festivals, concerts, carvinals, cultural events, etc. It is a great way to quickly browse upcoming events and then add them to your calendar with a reminder, so that you don’t miss your favorite events.
BatteryFu battery saver Android app
BatteryFu is an Android application I wrote to save battery life (and data) on my HTC Dream (G1). After trying JuiceDefender from the market, I was quite disappointed at how bloated it was and how it actually ended up using memory and battery on my device which went against what it’s supposed to accomplish.
So I wrote BatteryFu as a proof-of-concept to see if a lean and mean battery saver would work. And boy, does it work! I can get almost 4 days of battery life under normal usage (using conservative settings).
Toby’s Corner on AndroidZA
I have a column on the AndroidZA website (South African Android community) called Toby’s corner, where I discuss Android development.
The idea of this column is to help the absolute beginner get started, and also have articles for intermediate to advanced Android developers where I will discuss tips, tricks, common pitfalls, etc. This is not a course on Android development, but rather a “learn as we go along” approach, which will hopefully benefit the developers out there.
