PhoneGap: Inceptionby: Matt Rogish

(sourced from Nitobi and others)

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To Make Apps...

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• iPhone/iPad - Objective-C

• Android - Java

• Palm - HTML/JS/CSS

• BlackBerry - Java

• Windows Mobile - .NET

• Web - HTML/JS/CSS/Server Side

Write Code To...

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Enter: PhoneGap

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What is PhoneGap?

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PhoneGap

iOS

Palm

BlackBerry

Windows Mobile

Android

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Write Apps With...

• HTML5

• JavaScript

• CSS3

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Then Deploy To...

• Apple iTunes App Store

• Android Marketplace

• BlackBerry/Palm/etc.

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What Can it Do?

• Accelerometer

• GPS/Compass

• Vibration

• Pictures/Camera

• CSS Transitions

• And more!

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Native Apps

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How do I Store Data?

• Use built-in SQLite DB (iOS/Android 2.x)

• Lawnchair - simple JS key-value store

• Device local storage

• Images/Text stored in app

• Pull data from other sources (XHR, HTTP)

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References

• http://www.phonegap.com/docs

• http://www.phonegap.com/presentations/

• http://groups.google.com/group/phonegap

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