Google DevFest Istanbul 2011

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Ahmet YILDIRIM

Hi everybody,

I was at Google Chrome DevFest today, it was great in a lot of way , it has been very educating and entertaining in the same time. We’ve been introduced to some of the amazing – yet beta – features of chrome browser. I’ve got to admit that if this features goes mainstream and gets support by more browsers , It is going to change the way we think of the web. The Web might become a whole lot better intuitive & fun experience with this upcoming features. Not only it will change the user experience , but also it will create new possibilities for developers. As an enthusiast Web App. developer , all i can say is that we have to spread the modern browser usage , we’ve got to get more users to upgrade their browsers to one of the modern browsers.It will not only ease the development process but also it will enrich the materials we use to develop web apps and im sure that this will accelerate the innovation in web.

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Arduino Ethernet Shield has arrived.

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Ahmet YILDIRIM

Hi fellows,

Last week , my delivery – the arduino ethernet shield – from Farnell has arrived. I was totally excited about it but i didnt have much time to play with it last week because i had visa exams.Finally , yesterday i had some time to play with it. I tested some of the example source codes on it and i have to admit that it was dead easy to set up & get to running.There is a plethora of source codes available for the shield , not just source codes but also lots of demonstration videos of what others made with it.This – The Sharing – is one of the reasons i love Arduino Community. A community of makers and enthusiast those help each other . It is a community where imaginations come alive and get in touch with the physical world in a collaboration and im grateful to be part of it :P
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Bluetooth Watch Project – Behind the Scenes

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Ahmet YILDIRIM

English – Türkçe

If you are unfamiliar with the project please check out the posts linked below :
OBWIous – Opensource Bluetooth Watch Initiative Announcement
Update on the OBWIous

Hi my fellow readers ,

In this post , i wanted to share the story behind the bluetooth watch project and answer some questions like why , how and when…
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Maemo5 Apps those compete with Responsive & Userfriendly UI of Android – 2

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Ahmet YILDIRIM

This is the second post of the User-Friendly Maemo Apps Serie.It has been quite a while since the last post.In the meantime i discovered some nice apps. to share.

First One is : NPlayer
I’m telling you if you are still using an n900 and havent checked out this app. you are missing a lot.This app. called NPlayer is a youtube client.What makes this application special is its slick and kinetic UI that works greate both in Landscape & Portrait modes.Actually it’s UI Layout is very similar to Youtube UI on Ipad 2.
Basically supports everything you can do on youtube on a desktop browser.

Second One is : Sociality
Sociality is Facebook client application for Maemo5 with user friendly user interface.
Works both in the Landscape & Portrait Modes.
Kinetic Scrolling UI
Supports Facebook Chat
Run in background & Auto-Update Mode.
Notifications by Vibration
Nice Home Menu
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Update on the Open Source Bluetooth Watch Initiative

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Ahmet YILDIRIM

It has been more than month since Open Source Bluetooth Watch Initiative first announced.There has been some improvements.Hardware side of the project completed.But there is a lot to do on the software side to make it a nice developer-friendly watch.So i started programming an API for the watch.But this last month has been very very busy for me.But still there has been somethings done.

Hardware Updates :
5 pushbuttons added for navigation.
Tilt-Sensor added.

Software Updates:
I designed watch UI on top of Vertical Screens called Widgets.In these Widgets, we’ve got buttons , labels etc.

There still some lacks & issues to solved.As soon as i have some free time i will work on those and release source code with Android & Maemo Apps. to talk to watch.If there is anything about the code that is bothering you please dont hesitate to comment or contact me :) .Suggestions are welcome.

Here is a scheme of the Class Structure:
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