Monday 30 January 2012

Saturday 28 January 2012

Weather Reporter - A Weather App-Widget



Hello guys, It is with great pride i announce that i have released an application into the Android Market.There has been a lot of effort and time put into making this Application right from design to development. I am hoping all that effort translates into a good User Experience.

This Post is going to discuss the Features of this application.As soon as you start your application you probably are going to come across a screen that looks something like this

The Apps Start Up Screen


Well You have not configured location as of yet and hence the N/A Sign.


The App was designed for Users to have Easy Access to Information without having to Launch the app and this is achieved via a Widget. Which Stays on your Home Screen and Updates on a periodic Basis.The Widget when configured looks something like this on your Home Screen.



If you however wish to have more information like forecast for the next four days then all you have to do is to tap the widget and you will be taken to the App's Main Screen.Which will display the Weather Details as follows.

The App Screen When Launched via Tap on the Widget
The Top Most which is called an Action Bar adds to the functionality of the application.

App's Action Bar

The Left Most Icon will present to you a list of configured locations and when you choose a certain location from the list the App Screen will display it's location details, hence giving to you the capability of Switching between locations of your Choice

The Configured Location List on Tap of a list Icon from the Top Left

The Weather data is updated on a periodic Basis. A User however has a choice of updating the Weather Data at his will Via a Refresh Button Placed on the Top Right of the Action Bar.

Whats a Weather App Which doesn't Let you browse trough the Weather Conditions of a Location of your choice, Well this App Lets you do so Without having to Configure a Widget, Tap the Location Name which is placed at the center of Action Bar and you will be presented with a Search Box Where you have to Input the Location of Your Choice and You will Get the Weather Details of the Location, the Weather Service is provided by worldweatheronline.com and there is a very little chance that you might not get the Details of a location of your choice. However the Searched location doesn't get added to your list of locations.

The Android Market Link for this app is 

QR Link to the Market


Available in Android Market










For any Further Help in configuring the Application, Checkout the Help Menu in the App which will help you in configuring a Widget. Hope you have fun with this App and Please do rate and comment this App and feel free make any suggestions for the Improving this App.






Thursday 29 December 2011

Asus Transformer Prime

Get over this gorgeous beauty because if you take a look at what this thing packs in you will understand why the tech world has been at buzz since its announcement, Transformer Prime is the Most happening Gadget in Media and Tech Guru's even tough it's delayed it holds the Distinction of being the most Pre Ordered Tablet ever.  


Processor

Ever since its announcement by Asus Chairman Mr. Jonney Shih the tech world is going ga ga over it.Lets take a look as to why, the heart of this thing is a Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad Core Processor with a 5th core that takes care of power consumption.Nvidia claims that this processor is 5x faster than Tegra2 ,3x faster GPU, with Stereo 3D which means this tab can play 3D for your Visual Pleasure.

Display

The display on the table is a 10.1 Inch LED BackLight Super IPS+ panel with WXGA (1280x800) Resolution encased in a Corning Gorilla glass . The viewing angles for the screen are 178-degrees.
The tablet has a rear 8MP camera with auto-focus and LED flash and a 1.2MP front facing camera. Other features include a MicroSD card reader, micro HDMI port, and access to Asus webstorage


Battery 

And if you are worried after looking at all those Specs that your tablet will run out of juice don’t because it packs a 25Wh Li-polymer Battery that will make this tab last for 12 hours, 18 hours if you hook this with its Keyboard because its Keyboard carries its own power source


Operating System

This Tab currently runs on android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. But, if you have a thing for the delicious Ice Cream Sandwich don’t worry because Asus is promising a upgrade to android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich very soon.

Diemensions
 
If you are thinking that after all this specs that you might end up with a bulky tab. Don’t because Asus have kept the tab at 8.3 mm thickness weighing a mere 586 grams

It also packs 1GB of RAM, GPS, a gyroscope, SonicMaster audio and a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera. Rounding out the list is an 8MP shooter with an auto-focusing f/2.4 lens and a back-illuminated CMOS sensor that captures 1080p video. Touch-to-focus is also an option here, and ASUS claims a 30 percent boost in color enhancement over competing tabs. It comes in two flavours a 32GB and 64GB one, pick yours when it starts Shipping.