Blogs

The guys over at Tiny Hippos have been kicking ass on their mobile dev emulator Ripple. It’s a Chrome Extension that helps develop PhoneGap apps by simulating data from PhoneGap APIs.

Check out this PhoneGap Geo demo in Ripple:

Can’t wait to see what this crew does next! Check out their blog post on it here.

NS BASIC Corporation announced that it now supports PhoneGap. That means apps created with NS Basic/App Studio get more power under the hood and additional APIs and functionality including compass, contacts, camera, files and notifications. These apps also become portable to platforms that support JavaScript, HTML5 and Webkit.

Find out more about NS Basic/App Studio and PhoneGap.

We’re globetrotting this month, taking PhoneGap to various conferences in Europe and the US. I’m headed to BlackBerry DEVCON September 27-30 in San Francisco.

BlackBerry DEVCON is a great opportunity to see what’s new with BlackBerry apps and check out some new technologies for the first time. The conference is all about sharpening skills, meeting peers and learning about the latest developer tools, which is why we’ll be showcasing PhoneGap at the conference.

If you want to be there, you can get a $150 discount off the current registration price when you use the code DD6SSC when registering.

Conferences are also a great chance for us to meet more of the PhoneGap developer community. If you’re going to DEVCON, I hope you’ll come say hello. We’ll be demoing PhoneGap at a booth on the showroom floor. Hope to see you there!

Are you ready to up the ante for your PhoneGap apps?

Then don’t miss Advanced PhoneGap training online on July 8th, 2010 from 10 am to 1 pm PT. During this online session, you’ll learn everything you need to know to build complex, cross platform mobile apps with advanced GUIs and functionality using the PhoneGap open source framework.

You’ll learn how to:

• Extend PhoneGap and work with plug-ins
• Dive deep into mobile JavaScript to build complex apps
• Work with XUI
• Take your PhoneGap apps offline
• Work with GitHub and contribute back to the PhoneGap project.

Advanced PhoneGap Training - Online
Thursday July 8th, 10 am - 1 pm PT
Cost: $99
Register now

We hope you’ll join us for this informative session! Find out more about what you’ll learn at Advanced PhoneGap training.

As the calendar flips over to April, we’re stoked about some of the things Nitobi is up to this month. For starters, we’ll be at JSConf in Washington DC from April 17-18, 2010. If you haven’t been to JSConf you’re missing out on one of the best JavaScript programming events of the year. It’s sold out this year-likely because the theme is pirates-but be sure to put it on your calendar for 2011.

While we’re at JSConf, we’ll be connecting with the good people of Washington DC for a PhoneGap training session. We’ve been having a great time spreading the PhoneGap love across North America and we hope you’ll join us for this full-day workshop on April 16, 2010. You’ll learn how to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaScript while still taking advantage of core features of the Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian and Palm.

The Latham Hotel, 3000 M Street NW
Washington DC
April 16, 2010
9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Register today for the Washington DC PhoneGap Training Workshop.

See you in the Capital!

Learn the easiest way to use HTML, CSS and JavaScript to build cross-platform mobile apps.

Creators of PhoneGap, a ground-breaking mobile application development framework, will show web developers how to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaScript while still taking advantage of core features of iPhone, Google Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Palm mobile devices. This full-day PhoneGap training session takes place in Seattle on March 11, 2010. Attendees can register at http://mobileappdevtraining5.eventbrite.com/.

PhoneGap gained widespread recognition last year when the project won the LaunchPad competition at Web 2.0 Expo. Since then, hundreds, even thousands, of PhoneGap applications have been built and submitted to the Apple app store and directories.

In the training session, you’ll learn how to use your HTML/JavaScript skills to build app store ready applications for mobile platforms including iPhone, Google Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Palm. At the completion of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Set up your development environment
• Compile for multiple platforms
• Run code in a emulator
• Debug your HTML and JavaScript
• Access native APIs, including location, camera, accelerometer, contacts, and more via JavaScript
• Optimize your JavaScript for mobile devices
• Make security considerations
• Build a mobile application that runs offline
• Use CSS transitions, animations and transforms to create native looking interfaces
• Use the Canvas for advanced graphics
• Use mobile JS libraries, such as XUI and Dashcode to build mobile applications faster

Event Details
March 11, 2010 from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fee: $499 USD
World Trade Center, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle WA
Register: http://mobileappdevtraining5.eventbrite.com/

Hope to see you there!

In 2009, we taught in-person PhoneGap training sessions in San Francisco, Vancouver and New York. We also heard from PhoneGap users who couldn’t attend our classes and wanted an online alternative.

We’re happy to oblige-we’ve scheduled two online PhoneGap webinars for later this month. We’re offering an introductory session and an advanced class. Each course is three hours in duration and will be taught by the Nitobi developers who created PhoneGap. Here are the details:

Mobile App Development with PhoneGap - Introductory Course

In this hands-on tutorial you’ll discover how to use your HTML/JavaScript skills to build applications for mobile platforms including iPhone, Google Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Palm. Learn how to use PhoneGap to create platform-neutral mobile applications with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Get the tools and experience you need to build app store ready mobile applications.

January 21, 2010
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, PST
Cost: $99 USD
For more information and to register, click here.

Mobile App Development with PhoneGap - Advanced Course

Are you ready to take your PhoneGap apps to the next level? In this advanced mobile app development training workshop, you’ll learn how to:

• Extend PhoneGap and work with plugins
• Dive deep into mobile JavaScript to build complex apps
• Work with XUI
• Take your PhoneGap apps offline
• Work with GitHub and contribute back to the PhoneGap project.

At the end of this PhoneGap master class, you will have all the knowledge to build complex, cross-platform mobile apps with advanced GUIs and functionality using the PhoneGap open source framework.

January 28, 2010
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, PST
Cost: $99 USD
Fore more information and to register, click here

Earlier this month we were selected to present at the Web 2.0 Expo’s LaunchPad event, and even better we won the people’s choice award!! I was stoked, the whole team was! It was a big honor. I think my presentation was OK, but it’s really the team, the idea and the community behind PhoneGap that made it a winner!

Here’s my 5 min talk:

Here’s the questions from the judges:

The media, customer and investor interest we’ve had since has been nothing short of amazing.

Joe and I were on the Motorola Android Developer podcast this Wednesday morning. Enjoy.

The whole team at Nitobi is honored to have been picked as one of 5 companies out of 80 to present at the Launch Pad event at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. I get 5 minutes to convince a panel of judges and the crowd (voting in real-time with sms) that PhoneGap is the hottest technology product launching at the event. It’s described as “American Idol” for business…no pressure;-)

“For 2009, we continue the tradition of showcasing innovative and promising new companies at Web 2.0 Expo. While the definition of a launch has gotten cloudy in this age of public betas, we’re looking for new companies or products that make us take notice. And while venture capital has been the focus in past years, the reality of the market is that companies must gain the attention of customers. So our judging panel and criteria this year focus more on what is essential and transformational in today’s market than on ability to get funded. Along the way, we’re sure the VCs in the crowd will find several startups they’d like to talk to!”

Good luck to the other presenter and I hope we all manage to provide some value or at least entertainment to the crowd.

The event is at 1:15-2:15pm Thursday April 2nd in the Keynote Room (Ballroom - 3rd Level).

I have 2 free passes is anyone is interested. Just leave a comment or email me.