Apps

Android Apps

Big Brother (see details, Android Market link)

Big Brother was a very challenging project partly due to its size and partly its quick timeline. I was the senior developer on the project and handled all the API integration, most of the layouts, and the customized RenderScript for the Honeycomb version.

Rick Steves' Audio Europe (Android Market link)

I created the app base, the integration with our API to load the available tracks and their meta data, the download service that handles the actual downloads and resuming/error recovery/etc. (which one of my coworkers later expanded to be even more robust), and some other parts.

Survivor: Redemption Island (see details)

I created this app for the new season of Survivor. Since the base was already prepared from the previous season's app, I was able to focus on polishing the user interface both visually and in terms of responsiveness. The cast members have much higher resolution images than previously. Web images, such as the video thumbnails, are cached to give a much faster user experience. As before, Player of the Week, Fantasy, and videos are available in the app.

Survivor: Nicaragua (see details)

One other developer and I created this app. His focus was on the API integration and creating each initial screen, whereas I laid out the framework, handled the majority of the UI, and made improvements throughout. I also handled the video section, which lets users watch clips, videos about the cast, and entire episodes directly from an Android device.

CNET News (see details, Android Market link)

I developed the entire CNET News Android app myself. Having created both the server-side code and the on-device code, I am certainly proud of this app. It makes use of caching to give a fast user experience, and I incorporated a variety of Android-specific features.

CBS News (Android Market link)

I created the server-side code that handles manipulating story/video/Twitter/etc. data to make it more suitable for viewing on mobile devices as well as significantly faster to load. I also worked on the webview displays and JavaScript-based templating, AJAX calls, etc. In addition, I developed the homescreen widget that has an integrated alert system.

Predator Clock Widget (see details, Android Market link)

This was the first Android app that I developed entirely on my own. It is a 4x1 homescreen widget that displays the current time with Predator-style numbers. It has since been expanded to include multiple digit colors, toggle between Predator-style numbers and Arabic, countdown explosion with variable pitch beeps, and other features.

iOS Apps

CBS News (iPhone and iPad versions), CNET News, and others

I created the server-side code that handles manipulating story/video/Twitter/etc. data to make it more suitable for viewing on mobile devices as well as significantly faster to load. I also developed the webviews of the initial app that have been being replaced by native views in the newest versions of CBS News.

WebOS Apps

Survivor

I handled the on-device code that pulls and displays video data from a custom PHP platform. I also created the server-side code that generates all of the necessary meta-data that is passed to the app as JSON.